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{{quote|Are you ready, Reclaimer? This is how my story begins.|[[343 Guilty Spark]] in the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary terminals teaser|''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' terminals teaser]].<ref name= "Sequence">[http://thesequencegroup.com/blog/halo-anniversary-terminal-trailer '''Sequence - Terminals Teaser''']</ref>}}
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[[File:HCEA Terminal.jpg|thumb|300px|The most common form of design for Terminals across the [[campaign]].]]
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''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' features a '''[[Terminal]]''' accessible to the player in each level. Unlike the [[Terminal (Halo 3)|text-based terminals]] of ''[[Halo 3]]'', the ''Anniversary'' terminals feature animation, music, sound effects and narration by [[343 Guilty Spark]] and a handful of other characters.<ref>[http://www.gamersyde.com/stream_halo_combat_evolved_anniversary_gc_ms_presentation-22920_en.html '''Gamersyde''': ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary GamesCom Microsoft Presentation'']</ref> The terminals also have connections to the story of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcG-WpL-7lc '''YouTube''': ''Halo Anniversary Gamescom 2011 Interview '']</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpFXhNd-LA0 '''YouTube''': ''Halo Anniversary -- Gameplay & Interview w. Dan Ayoub (gamescom 2011) '']</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/halo-anniversary-terminal-video/7cf31fbd-7e5d-4aec-9235-4262e3cb35e5 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Anniversary Terminal 1'']</ref> After the player accessed the terminal in the campaign levels, the terminal can be watched in the game's main menu, in the "Extras", similar to the [[cutscenes]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
{{quote|Are you ready, Reclaimer? This is how my story begins.|[[04-343 Guilty Spark]]<ref name= "Sequence">[http://thesequencegroup.com/blog/halo-anniversary-terminal-trailer '''Sequence - Terminals Teaser''']</ref>}}


The graphics and audio for the Terminals were produced by [[Sequence|The Sequence Group]],<ref name= "Sequence" /> while most of the writing was done by [[343 Industries]] Managing Editor [[Kevin Grace]].<ref>[http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/halo-fest-halo-universe '''IGN''': ''Halo Fest - Halo Universe'']</ref>
The video game ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' features a '''[[Terminal]]''' accessible to the player in each level. Unlike the text-based Terminals in ''[[Halo 3]]'', the Terminals feature animation, music, sound effects and narration by [[343 Guilty Spark]].<ref>[http://www.gamersyde.com/stream_halo_combat_evolved_anniversary_gc_ms_presentation-22920_en.html '''Gamersyde''': ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary GamesCom Microsoft Presentation'']</ref> The Terminals will also have connections to the story of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcG-WpL-7lc '''YouTube''': ''Halo Anniversary Gamescom 2011 Interview '']</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpFXhNd-LA0 '''YouTube''': ''Halo Anniversary -- Gameplay & Interview w. Dan Ayoub (gamescom 2011) '']</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/halo-anniversary-terminal-video/7cf31fbd-7e5d-4aec-9235-4262e3cb35e5 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Anniversary Terminal 1'']</ref>


Just like [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary skulls|skulls]], terminals cannot be seen or accessed in Classic mode.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/halo-anniversary-campaign/92cb4dec-3a52-417d-87c3-1232346ca997 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Anniversary Campaign'']</ref> They can be seen and accessed on any difficulty and in Co-op mode. Once unlocked, the terminals can be viewed via [[Halo Waypoint]]. Starting from [[Series 7: Elite|Series 7]],  [[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]] allowed unlocked terminals to be viewed from the Extras menu.
The graphics and audio for the Terminals is produced by [[Sequence|The Sequence Group]].<ref name= "Sequence" /> Most of the terminals were written by [[343 Industries]] Managing Editor [[Kevin Grace]].<ref>[http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/halo-fest-halo-universe '''IGN''': ''Halo Fest - Halo Universe'']</ref>


== The Terminals ==
Just like the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Skulls|skulls]], the terminals cannot be seen in Classic mode.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/halo-anniversary-campaign/92cb4dec-3a52-417d-87c3-1232346ca997 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Anniversary Campaign'']</ref>
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== Trivia ==
==Locations==
*Terminal 7's description is a reference to the Latin saying ''[[Wikipedia:Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?|quis custodiet ipsos custodes?]]'' (''"Who watches the watchmen?"'').
{{Expand-Section}}
*Captain Keyes' mental struggle as he is slowly assimilated by the [[Proto-Gravemind]] is an adaptation of a passage from ''[[Halo: The Flood]]''. Several additions are present to integrate the scene with more recent canon - specifically, memories of his daughter, [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda]], and her mother, Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]].
===The Pillar of Autumn===
*The Installation monitors' gathering aboard a Lifeworker vessel over Installation 00 is adapted in the novel ''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', which further expands on 343 Guilty Spark's assignment to his installation.
The terminal is one of the computer consoles located on the ''Autumn'''s bridge. All of the console's screens shows "INCOMING MESSAGE", and a crewman is standing beside it instead of manning the console.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/tgs11-new-halo-anniversary/721090 '''GameTrailers''': ''TGS11: New Campaign Features Walkthrough'']</ref>
*A five-character code in Forerunner script appears briefly at each terminal's end, excluding Terminal 11. The characters correspond directly with the Latin alphabet. In order from the first terminal, they are as such: "343GS", "HALO4", "SPARK", "FLOOD", "EARTH", "DEMON", "RINGS", "ARRAY", "HUMAN", and "HAVEN".
*The input screen is based on the holographic  control spheres seen inside the [[relic]] on [[Harvest]] and at the [[Apex Site]] on [[Trove]] from ''[[Halo Wars]]'', as well as from ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[Origins]]''.
*In the 11th terminal, [[Kig-Yar]] are seen with the [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|Heretics]], despite not appearing with them in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
*The Covenant ship briefly seen in the 11th terminal is likely ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', the ship captured by Master Chief immediately after the destruction of Installation 04.


==Appearances==
===Halo===
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
Near the start of the tunnel, you will come across a ledge leading to the next section. If you carry on the route rather than make the jump, you will drive past the second terminal.
*[[001 Shamed Instrument]] {{1st}} {{C|Not mentioned by name}}
*[[007 Contrite Witness]] {{1st}} {{C|Not mentioned by name}}
*[[049 Abject Testament]] {{1st}}
*[[16807 Abashed Eulogy]] {{1st}} {{C|Not mentioned by name}}
*[[117649 Despondent Pyre]] {{1st}} {{C|Not mentioned by name}}
*[[2401 Penitent Tangent]]
*[[343 Guilty Spark]]
*[[Catherine Halsey]]
*[[Gravemind]]
*[[Jacob Keyes]]
*[[John-117]]
*[[Librarian]] {{Mo}}
*[[Miranda Keyes]]
*[[Sesa 'Refumee]]
*[[Truth and Reconciliation's AI|''Truth and Reconciliation's'' AI]] {{1st}}
*[[Ur-Didact]] {{Mo}}


|title-2=Species|
===The Truth and Reconciliation===
*[[Flood]]
The third terminal is located within the vessel's control room amongst the holographic displays.
*[[Forerunner]]
*[[Human]]
*[[Kig-Yar]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Unggoy]]


|title-3=Organizations|
===The Silent Cartographer===
*[[Covenant]]
The fourth terminal is located on the structure near the centre of the island where the first Hunter pair is fought.
**[[Covenant fleet]]
***[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]
**[[Covenant military]]
*[[Ecumene]]
**[[Ecumene Council]] {{Mo}}
**[[Lifeworker]]
**[[Warrior-Servant]] {{Mo}}
***[[Promethean]] {{Mo}}
*[[Ancient humanity]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]]
*[[Unified Earth Government]]
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
***[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
***[[UNSC Navy]]
****[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]
*****[[SPARTAN-II program]]


|title-4=Locations|
===The Assault on the Control Room===
*[[Installation 01]]
The fifth terminal is located at the bottom of a pit in front of the Control Room structure at the end of the level. The terminal is on the ground, under the base of a large metal strut that runs diagonally down the front building.
*[[Installation 02]]
*[[Installation 03]]
*[[Installation 05]]
*[[Installation 06]]
*[[Installation 07]]
*[[Soell system]]
**[[Threshold]]
***[[Installation 04]]
****[[Sector 1215]]
***[[Threshold gas mine]]
*[[Sol system]]
**[[Earth]]
***[[Africa]]
****[[Mount Kilimanjaro]]
***[[Australia]]
****[[Sydney]]
***[[Luna]]


|title-5=Events|
===343 Guilty Spark===
*[[Conservation Measure]]
The sixth terminal is at the Elevator that will allow you to escape the underground facility, you'll find the Terminal above the doorway you came out of. It can be reached by activating the Elevator, than timing it correctly and jumping off onto the platform below (this may take a few attempts, but the elevator can be activated as many times as needed.)


*[[Forerunner-Flood war]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
**[[Battle of Installation 04]]


|title-6=Vehicles|
===The Library===
*{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}
**''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''
*[[Covenant carrier]]
*[[D77-TC Pelican]]
*{{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}
**{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}
*[[M12 Warthog]]
**[[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]
*[[M808B Scorpion]]
*[[Type-26 Banshee]]
*[[Unidentified alien vessel]] {{1st}}


|title-7=Weapons|
===Two Betrayals===
*[[Class-2 directed energy cannon]]
*[[M41 rocket launcher]]
*[[M6D magnum]]
*[[MA5B assault rifle]]
*[[Nuclear weapon]]
*[[Orbital defense platform]]
*[[Type-1 energy sword]]
*[[Type-25 plasma pistol]]
*{{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}}


|title-8=Equipment and Technology|
===Keyes===
*[[Artificial intelligence]]
 
**[[Ancilla]]
===The Maw===
**[[Associated intelligence]]
 
*[[Domain]]
==Transcripts==
*[[Energy shielding]]
{{Expand-Section}}
*[[Flashlight]]
{{HideSpoiler
*[[Geas]]
|Title= Warning! Spoilers below.
*[[Guidance lock]]
|Color= Red
*[[Halo Array]]
|Content=<nowiki>
*[[Impulse drive]]
</nowiki>
*[[Methane tank]]
===Terminal 1===
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
{{Article Quote|The discovery of Halo becomes even more mysterious when the ''Pillar of Autumn'' receives a very familiar greeting.}}
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V]]
 
*[[Monitor]]
[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/titles/haloanniversary/video/halo-anniversary-terminal-1/37ca5bef-e602-405d-b0fd-99d232440fb7 '''{''Cutscene''}''']
*[[Forerunner personal armor]]
 
**[[Combat skin]]
''Zoom into the screen of a UNSC computer system. The screen experiences graphical glitches, then changes to a Forerunner map of star systems in the local area of the galaxy. [[04-343 Guilty Spark|343 Guilty Spark's]] voice is heard narrating:''
*[[Combat harness|Sangheili combat harness]]
 
**[[Sangheili Major|Major]] variant
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Warning! By order of [[Ecumene Council]], proximity to [[Installation 04]] is forbidden."
**[[Sangheili Minor|Minor]] variant
 
**[[Shipmaster]] variant
''The seven Halo rings are shown on screen. The fourth ring is highlighted. The ring's location is indicated in a cluster of stars.''
*[[Sentinel]]
 
**[[Aggressor Sentinel]]
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Your continued presence will result in most unpleasant countermeasures. I must insist that you change course and return to a minimum safe distance of one light-year."
*[[Slipspace portal]]
 
*[[Unggoy combat harness]]
''Zoom into the highlighted area of space. The {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} is shown to be well inside the 0.5 light-year radius of the exclusion zone around the installation. The ship is circled by a red line, and a 30-second countdown begins. As 343 Guilty Spark narrates further, he begins scanning the structure of the ''Pillar of Autumn''.''
*[[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform]]
 
*[[UNSC Navy Service Uniform]]
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "This has served as your one and ''final'' warning. I have activated defensive systems, and you now have thirty seconds to return to the minimum safe distance of - ''wait''. Curious."
*[[VTOL]]
 
*[[Weapon attachments]]
''Several scenes are briefly displayed: a group of prehistoric humans around a fire, a citizen of ancient [[Greece]], the Egyptian pyramids, a shot of an 18th-century city around the time of the Industrial Revolution, a soldier in [[World War II]], an [[Nuclear weapon|atomic bomb]] blast, [[Wikipedia:Neil Armstrong|Neil Armstrong]] standing on [[Luna|the Moon]], the [[Wikipedia:International Space Station|International Space Station]], humans testing an unknown device (possibly a [[Nuclear fusion|fusion reactor]] or [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]), an [[Orbital Defense Platform]], and a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]].''
**[[Telescopic sight]]
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Curious indeed! After all these years..."
 
''The countdown to the countermeasure against the ''Autumn'' is suspended, then cancelled. A trajectory for landing on the ring, followed by a readout of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR armor]] is displayed.''
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Greetings, humans, and welcome to Installation 04. Ignore prior warnings, and please continue. I have disabled defensive systems to allow your approach, but you must not exit your ship once you have arrived at the designated landing center. This ring contains significant dangers, and even with your assumed legacy, I must verify the presence and pitch of your [[geas]] before allowing full access. We have much to discuss, humans."
 
''343 Guilty Spark himself appears on-screen.''
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "I have been away far too long. ''You'' have been away far too long."
 
===Terminal 2===
{{Article Quote|In the aftermath of a terrible sacrifice, careful plans are laid for the [[Halo Array]].}}
[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/titles/haloanniversary/video/halo-anniversary-terminal-2/7cf31fbd-7e5d-4aec-9235-4262e3cb35e5 '''{''Cutscene''}''']
 
''[[Installation 00|The Ark]], [[intergalactic space]]. 343 Guilty Spark flies through a large debris field. Several Halos are orbiting the Ark.
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "I am experiencing such a mixture of anticipation and dread. All preparations are complete for my installation. In accordance with the final dictum of the Ecumene Council, I have released myself of all remaining connections to my former station."
 
''Guilty Spark is inside a [[Forerunner]] structure, gliding down a dimly lit hallway.''
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "This was not difficult. What was could never be again. We had seen to that ''quite'' thoroughly."
 
''Six [[monitor]]s of various colors converge on the center of a large round chamber, decorated with a [[Forerunner symbols|glyph]] on the floor.
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Prior to my final journey through the great portal, a gathering of my fellow monitors was convened upon the [[Lifeworker]]s' crèche to distribute the final [[Activation Index|Index]] collection."
 
''Fade to a different scene. Several [[Forerunner body armor|armored]] Forerunners stand in various places in the chamber. Guilty Spark enters the room and flies toward the other monitors.''
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "It was most unusual to have this vessel of rebirth play host to such an event, even though Lifeworker ships were the only ones still allowed [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] permissions. Lifeworkers were responsible for getting us to our places on the active facilities of the Array. While all of this was in accordance with the plan, one entirely unsatisfactory breakdown remained. We had no contact with the [[Domain]]."
 
''Guilty Spark pauses and faces a Forerunner. The Forerunner bows his/her head, as if unhappy with what is to come. Guilty Spark moves on and flies into an adjoining chamber, where he meets [[03-049 Abject Testament|049 Abject Testament]].''
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The history of all Forerunners was now lost to us. We relied upon the permanence of the Domain to preserve our record of the events that led to this point. But without that record, would future civilizations know anything about us? Or only of our weapons?"
 
''As Guilty Spark narrates, the view shifts through several different locations: a Forerunner planet emblazoned with glyphs, large Forerunner structures in an unknown location, a forest with a large Forerunner building rising above the treeline, two Forerunners watching a ship outside a large window, an unknown starship, and two Forerunners standing in a city. One is smaller than the other, possibly being a [[Manipular]].''
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "My fellow Monitor, 049 Abject Testament, had only one comment on this before we went our separate ways."
 
*'''049 Abject Testament''': "We deserve to be forgotten."
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Perhaps... perhaps."
 
''A massive [[slipspace portal]] opens in the space above the Ark, and the other side comes into a view: [[Installation 04]] is seen from the other side.''
 
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "But now, the portal opens, and through it, the familiar shape awaits. Halo. ''Home''."
 
===Terminal 3===
{{Article Quote|343 Guilty Spark meets his [[Covenant]] counterpart and is very, very disappointed.}}
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G3TJt7icX4 '''{''Cutscene''}''']
 
===Terminal 4===
{{Article Quote|After a thousand years, the excitement of maintaining a galactic superweapon starts to wear thin.}}[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgVAQlBfezQ '''{''Cutscene''}''']
 
===Terminal 5===
{{Article Quote|The crash of unknown visitors pits curiosity against duty.}}
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld130BO4tLc '''{''Cutscene''}''']
 
===Terminal 6===
{{Article Quote|With his hopes for outside contact now buried, 343 Guilty Spark is (somewhat) comforted by a reminder of how deadly his responsibilities on Halo truly are.}}
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhAz2SnUQTQ '''{''Cutscene''}''']
 
===Terminal 7===
{{Article Quote|Who monitors the Monitor?}}
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3sAky4kTlA '''{''Cutscene''}''']
 
===Terminal 8===
{{Article Quote|The destructive might of the Halo Array is remembered by one of the few survivors of its last firing.}}[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXr0_q_Nfl0 '''{''Cutscene''}''']
 
===Terminal 9===
{{Article Quote|[[Jacob Keyes|Keyes, Jacob]]. [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]]. [[Service number|Service number 01928-19912-JK]].}}
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt3crRP9oRA '''{''Cutscene''}''']
 
===Terminal 10===
{{Article Quote|Wherein 100,000 years of devotion and planning are lost to a few well-placed rockets.}}
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf49s5vqB6s '''{''Cutscene''}''']
}}
}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HCEA_CovenantTerminal_Concept.jpg|Concept art of a Covenant terminal.
File:TerminalEncrypted.jpg|The Forerunner character input screen.
File:TerminalDecoded.jpg|A translation of the symbols.
File:Pyramids.png|Art of Egypt used for the terminals.
File:HCEA-Terminal-MarkVI-Armor.jpg|Unused Mark VI helmet shot.
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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