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| {{Title|The Covenant}} | | {{Ratings}}{{Era|H3}}<center>''Looking for the [[Covenant]], the main antagonists of the Halo games?''</center> |
| {{Status|Gameplay}} | | {{Article Quote|Break the barrier. Stop [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]].}} |
| {{disambig header|the campaign level|the main antagonists of the original [[Halo universe|Halo]] trilogy|Covenant}}
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| {{Level infobox | | {{Level infobox |
| |pagegamelabel=H3
| | |prev=''[[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]]'' |
| |prev=''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]'' | | |next=''[[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]]'' |
| |next=''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]'' | | |game=''[[Halo 3]]'' |
| |name='''''The Covenant''''' | | |name='''''The Covenant''''' |
| |image=[[File:H3 TheCovenant Loadscreen.png|300px]] | | |image=[[Image:Chiefarbiter.jpg|300px]] |
| |game=''[[Halo 3]]'' | | |player=[[SPARTAN-117]] |
| |devname=<code>100_citadel</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H3EK|H3EK|H3EK\tags\levels\solo\100_citadel\100_citadel.scenario}} | | |date= [[2552]] |
| |player=*[[Master_Chief_(gameplay)#Halo_3|Master Chief]] (player 1) | | |place=[[The Ark]] |
| *[[Arbiter_(player_character)#Halo_3|Arbiter]] (player 2)
| | |Objective=Kill the [[Prophet of Truth]], Save the galaxy |
| *[[Elite (co-op)|N'tho 'Sraom]] (player 3) | | |enemies= |
| *[[Elite (co-op)|Usze 'Taham]] (player 4) | | *[[Brute]]s |
| |date=[[2552#December|December 11, 2552]]{{ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herofortitude/bfe5038b-314a-4f17-a6be-f7613e0e3788|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Hero-Fortitude}}
| | *[[Grunt]]s |
| |place=[[Installation 00]], in and around the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]]
| | *[[Jackal]]s |
| |objective=Stop and kill the [[Prophet of Truth]].
| | *[[Hunter]]s |
| |partime=00:20:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}}
| | *[[Drone]]s |
| |parscore=25,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}}<br/>50,000 {{C|''Halo 3''}}
| | *The [[Flood]]}} |
| }} | | |
| {{Article quote|Breach the barrier. Stop [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]].}}
| | '''The Covenant'''<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVPNOkMe52c</ref> is the title of the seventh [[campaign]] mission of ''[[Halo 3]]''. |
| '''The Covenant''' is the title of the eighth [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 3]]''. This level is significant as it is both the longest of the game and the Covenant's last stand. After the Covenant have been defeated, there is only one last threat the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Sangheili]] have to deal with: the [[Flood]]. | |
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| Upon completing it on the [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], or [[Legendary]] difficulties, the player will earn the [[Last Stand (Achievement)|Last Stand]] [[achievement]] and 40 [[Gamerscore]]. Earning over 50,000 points in the campaign [[meta-game]] on this level will give the player the [[Vanguard]] achievement and 10 [[Gamerscore]].
| | It takes place on [[The Ark]]. In this level, you must deactivate the shield protecting the [[Prophet of Truth]]. Before reaching Truth, you must face off against a massive vehicular Covenant force, including two [[Scarab|Scarabs]]. Finally, united by the common purpose of stopping the rings, [[Master Chief]] and the [[Arbiter]] unite with the Flood, only to be betrayed when the threat has been dealt with. |
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| ==Summary==
| | Upon completing it on the [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], or [[Legendary]] difficulties, the player will earn the [[Last Stand (Achievement)|"Last Stand" achievement]] and 40 [[Gamerpoint]]s. It is the longest level in the game and the last level in which you fight the Covenant. This level is very important for being the final defeat of the Covenant. |
| On [[Installation 00|the Ark]], the [[Master Chief]] must stop the [[Prophet of Truth]] from firing the rings. Before reaching Truth, the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Sangheili]] forces must deactivate three towers powering the defensive barrier protecting the Prophet's [[Installation 00 Citadel|citadel]]. They deactivate two towers, but the initial assault on the third tower fails, resulting in Sergeant Johnson being taken prisoner. The Master Chief joins forces with the Arbiter and the other Sangheili and they launch a joint assault on the third tower. The Chief completes Johnson's task and deactivates the final tower, lowering the barrier. Before the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' can begin its assault, however, the [[Flood]]-infested [[High Charity]] emerges from slipspace and crashes into the Ark, damaging the ''Shadow of Intent'' in the process. The UNSC and Sangheili forces make one final ground assault on the citadel, facing off against a massive vehicular [[Covenant]] force, including two [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarabs]] at once.
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| After defeating the Covenant forces outside, the Master Chief and the Arbiter enter the citadel, only to discover that Truth is moments away from using Sergeant Johnson to activate the Halo Array. In a desperate effort to stop Truth, Miranda Keyes crash lands her Pelican into the citadel's control room and attempts to rescue Johnson. However, she is killed by Truth who then forces Johnson to activate the Ark. United by the common purpose of stopping the rings, the [[Gravemind]] offers an alliance with the Chief and the Arbiter. With the Flood's help, the Chief and the Arbiter defeat Truth's remaining followers and shut down the Halos. The Arbiter then personally executes Truth, ending the Human-Covenant war at last. Moments later, however, the Gravemind and the Flood turn against them. Johnson escapes in Keyes' Pelican while the Chief and the Arbiter fight their way back outside. Upon escaping, they finally discover [[Cortana]]'s solution to the Flood: [[Installation 08|a newly-constructed Halo ring]] built to replace the destroyed [[Installation 04]]. When fired, the Halo will cleanse the Flood infestation upon the Ark while leaving the rest of the galaxy unharmed. The Chief realizes that in order to fire it, he must rescue Cortana from High Charity as she still possesses the [[Activation Index]] from the first Halo ring.
| | The IWHBYD Skull is found on this level, as well as the Thunderstorm skull. (See [[Halo 3: IWHBYD (I Would Have Been Your Daddy) Skull]] for more details on how to acquire it). |
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| ==Transcript== | | == Transcript == |
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| ===Trident=== | | === Trident === |
| '''''Three teams. Three towers.'''''
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpLrYUtQwVU '''{''Cutscene''}''']
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| [[File:Trident11.jpg|thumb|300px|The UNSC Pelicans and their Sangheili allies' Phantoms approaching the barrier towers.]]
| | ''Five pelicans fly in, Followed by two Separatist [[Phantom]]s. Behind them is the carrier [[Shadow of Intent]]. Cut to a large energy barrier surrounded by Covenant Loyalists'' |
| ''Five [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican]]s fly in. They are followed by two [[Sangheili]] [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]]. Behind them is the Sangheili {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. The view changes to a large energy barrier surrounded by [[Covenant]] forces'' | |
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| *'''Commander [[Miranda Keyes]] (COM)''': "We hit these three generators, and the barrier will fall?" | | *'''[[Miranda Keyes]] (COM)''': "We hit these three generators, and the barrier will fall?" |
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| *'''[[343 Guilty Spark]] (COM)''': "A small section, yes." | | *'''[[343 Guilty Spark]] (COM)''': "A small section, yes." |
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| ''A patrolling [[Unggoy]] spots the dropships as they approach the mainland. It jumps and cowers.'' | | ''A Grunt spots the flight formation as it approaches the mainland, and cowers.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Good enough. [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]], drop the [[John-117|Chief]] at the first generator, then head to the third. The Elites will punch right down the middle." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Good enough. Johnson, drop the Chief at the first generator, then head to the third. The Elites will punch right down the middle." |
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| *'''[[Sergeant Johnson]] (COM)''': "Roger that." | | *'''[[Johnson]] (COM)''': "Roger that." |
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| ''The Pelicans and Phantoms break formation. Two Pelicans, including [[Kilo 023|Hocus' bird]] carrying the Chief, head towards Tower 1. [[Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|Anti-Air Wraith]] fire erupts around them.'' | | ''The Pelicans and Phantoms break formation. Two Pelicans, one carrying the Chief, head towards Tower 1. AA fire erupts around them.'' |
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| *'''[[Hocus]] (COM)''': "[[Charlie Foxtrot]]! Tower One approach has active Triple-A!" | | *'''[[Hocus]] (COM)''': "[[Charlie Foxtrot]]! Tower One approach has active Triple-A!" |
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| ''Gunfire hits one of the trailing Pelican's engines, causing it to collide into Hocus' Pelican, tossing its [[M12 Warthog|Warthog]] out onto the ground. The second Pelican swerves out of control and drops its Warthog as well.'' | | ''Gunfire hits one of the engines of the following Pelican, forcing it into the Chief's Pelican, tossing a Warthog out onto the ground. The Pelican swerves out of control.'' |
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| *'''Damaged Pelican Pilot (COM)''': "Mayday! I can't control her!" | | *'''Damaged Pelican Pilot (COM)''': "MAYDAY! I can't control her!" |
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| ''The Pelican drops out of sight followed by the sound of a crash and a muffled explosion.'' | | *'''Hocus (COM)''': "Pelican down, Pelican down!" |
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| *'''Hocus (COM)''': "Pelican down! Pelican down!" | | *'''ODST Sergeant ([[Sergeant Pete Stacker|Stacker]])''' "Brace yourselves; we're going in a little hot!" |
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| *'''Sergeant [[Stacker]] (COM)''': "Brace yourselves; we're going in a little hot!"
| | ''Chief grabs a Spartan Laser and jumps off the Pelican with the [[ODST]]s'' |
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| ''Chief grabs a [[M6 Spartan Laser|Spartan Laser]] as his Pelican makes a rough landing.'' | | {''Gameplay''} |
| | (Note: if you play on Co-Op, there will be two Pelican drop ships landing.) |
| | *'''ODST Sergeant''': "Pile out! Go go go! |
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| '''{''Gameplay''}''' | | *'''ODST Sergeant ([[Reynolds]])''': "Up the beach! Kill that Wraith! |
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| *'''[[ODST]] Sergeant ([[Reynolds]])''': "Pile out! Go, go, go! Up the beach! Kill that Wraith!"
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| ''or'' | | *'''ODST Sergeant (Stacker)''': "Alright, up the beach! Take out that Wraith! |
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| *'''ODST Sergeant ([[Stacker]])''': "Pile out! Go, go, go! Alright, up the beach! Take out that Wraith!" | | *'''Hocus (COM)''': "Commander, this is [[Kilo 23]]. Lost my Wingman and our only Hog. Over." |
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| *'''Hocus (COM)''': "Commander, this is ''Kilo 23''. Lost my wingman and our only 'Hog. Over." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Roger that, Hocus. Get out of there!" |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Roger that, Hocus. Get out of there!"
| | ''The Master Chief and his Squad secure the beach, and destroy the [[Anti-Air Wraith]]'' |
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| [[File:Cool odsts.jpg|thumb|300px|A team of ODSTs engage a Jiralhanae War Chieftain.]]
| | *'''ODST Trooper (COM)''': "Beach head secure, Commander. Hostile Anti-Air has been neutralized." |
| ''The Master Chief and the ODSTs storm the beach, eliminate the enemy infantry - including a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain]] and destroy the Anti-Air Wraith.'' | |
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| *'''ODST (COM)''': "Beachhead secure, Commander. Hostile Anti-Air has been neutralized." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Understood. I'm on my way. Shipmaster, begin diversionary bombardment." |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Hold position, I'm on my way. [[Shipmaster]], begin diversionary bombardment." | | *'''[[Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum]] (COM)''': "I will beat the Prophet's shield like a drum. By the time the barrier falls, he will beg for mercy." |
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| *'''[[Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum]] (COM)''': "I will beat [[Prophet of Truth|the Prophet]]'s shield like a drum. By the time the barrier falls, he will ''beg'' for mercy."
| | ''A Pelican drops off a Mongoose and Warthog for the Chief and the Squad.'' |
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| ''The ''Shadow of Intent'' starts firing plasma torpedoes at the barrier.'' | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Spark believes Truth can activate the rings at anytime. If he does, Earth... every being in the Galaxy... Halo will kill them ''all''." |
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| ''A Pelican drops off a [[M274 Mongoose|Mongoose]] and Warthog for the Chief and his Squad. If the existing squad have all died, replacements will also be dropped off.'' | | ''They mount up and head off for the first tower.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "[[343 Guilty Spark|Spark]] believes Truth can activate the rings at anytime. If he does, [[Earth]], every being in the galaxy... [[Halo Array|Halo]] will kill them ''all''." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Get to the first tower. Shut it down." |
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| ''They mount up and head off for the First Tower.'' | | ''As the Chief drives up the hill towards the 1st generator, he sees the Separatists' Phantoms battling with the other Loyalists' Phantoms on Tower 2.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Get to the First Tower. Shut it down." | | *'''Johnson (COM)''': "Ma'am, we're on the ground. Third Tower in sight." |
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| ''As the Chief drives up the hill towards the 1st generator, he sees the Sangheili Phantoms battling with the other Covenant loyalist Phantoms near the second tower.'' | | '''Keyes (Radio)''': "Good. The [[Arbiter]] and the Elites have touched down in No. 2." |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson (COM)''': "Ma'am, we're on the ground. Third Tower in sight."
| | -(Co-op change) '''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Good. The Elites have touched down in No. 2." |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Good. The Arbiter and the Elites have touched down at number 2." | | *'''ODST Trooper''': "Objective in sight! Watch for heavy armor!" |
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| ''(Co-op Change)'' '''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Good. The Elites have touched down at number 2." | | ''Prowlers, Ghosts, a Wraith and a Shade turret stand in the Chief and his squad's way, but the squad eventually clears the Armor and other resistance on the perimeter of the tower'' |
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| ''The strike team reaches the First Tower.''
| | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Chief. You've got to offline that tower." |
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| *'''ODST/Marine''': "Objective in sight! Watch for heavy armor!"
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| ''[[Qavardu Workshop Prowler|Prowlers]], [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]], [[Rizsheda-pattern Shade|Shade turrets]], and a [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]] surround the tower, but the squad eventually clears the area.''
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Chief. You've got to offline that tower." | |
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| ''Keyes' Pelican drops off weapons.'' | | ''Keyes' Pelican drops off weapons.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Get inside that tower. Take it down!" | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Get inside that tower. Take it down!" |
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| ''The Chief eliminates the Covenant troops guarding the door.''
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| *'''ODST/Marine''': "Perimeter secure. Get inside that tower!"
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| *'''ODST/Marine''': "Stick together! Check your corners!"
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| ''Master Chief gets inside and secures the bottom floor.''
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| *'''ODST/Marine''': "Sir, go on. Tower controls should be up top!"
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| ''The ODST and/or Marines hold the bottom floor while the Chief takes the elevator to the top floor.''
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| *'''ODST/Marine''': "We'll secure the area, sir."
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| *'''ODST/Marine''': "We'll hold things down here." | | *'''ODST Trooper''': "Perimeter secure. Get inside that tower! Stick together! Check your corners!" |
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| [[File:1223827034 Brute group.jpg|thumb|300px|The Jiralhanae Chieftain and his pack at the top floor of the tower.]]
| | ''(Master Chief gets inside and secures the bottom floor. The ODST and/or Marines hold while the Chief secures the top floor and deactivates the tower. The Chief secures the top floor, after an encounter with a Chieftain with a hammer)'' |
| ''On the top floor, the Chief finds a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] and its [[Jiralhanae Bodyguard]]s guarding the tower controls. He engages and eliminates the Jiralhanae [[pack]].''
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Chief, find the tower controls, and shut it down!" | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Chief, find the control panel, and shut it down!" |
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| ''The Master Chief deactivates Tower 1.'' | | ''The Master Chief deactivates Tower 1.'' |
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKVcfwocWH0 '''{''Cutscene''}'''] | | [[Video:Halo_3_"The_Covenant"_Barrier_Deactiviated|300px]] |
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| ''Tower 1 shuts down.'' | | ''{Cutscene}'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Good work, Chief! That's one. The Arbiter should be just about to..." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Good work, Chief! That's one. The Arbiter should be just about to..." |
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| ''(Co-op change)'' '''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Good work, Chief! That's one. The Elites should be just about to..."
| | -(Co-op change) '''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Good work, Chief! That's one. The Elites should be just about to..." |
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| ''Tower 2 shuts down.'' | | ''Tower 2 shuts down.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "...that's two! It's all up to Johnson's team now." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "...that's two! It's all up to Johnson's team now." |
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| ''The Chief and Commander Keyes watch Tower 3 for a moment. It remains active.'' | | ''Tower 3 remains active.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Get back outside, Chief. Wait for transport." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Get back outside Chief. Wait for transport. |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Johnson, come in. Over." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Johnson, come in. Over." |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson (COM)''': "[[Jiralhanae|Brute]] reinforcements, ma'am ''(static)''! We're pinned down!" | | *'''Johnson (COM)''': "Brute reinforcements, ma'am ''(static)''. We're pinned down!" |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "I'm on my way!" | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "I'm on my way!" |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson (COM)''': "Negative! Fire's too heavy! ''(to his squad)'' Everyone fall back! Now! ''(static and cut-off)''" | | *'''Johnson (Radio)''': "Negative! Fire's too heavy! ''(to his squad)'' Everyone fall back! Now! (Static and cut-off)" |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "[[Sergeant Major]]!" | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Sergeant Major!" |
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| ''No response.'' | | ''There is no response. The Chief hurries back downstairs.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Johnson! Can you hear me?! ''(No response)'' Chief, you need to link up with the Arbiter and proceed directly to the Third Tower. Make your way back to the beach." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Johnson! Can you hear me?! ''(no response.)'' Chief. You need to link up with the Arbiter and proceed directly to the Third Tower. Make your way back to the beach." |
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| ''(Co-op change)'' '''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Chief, you need to link up with the Elites and proceed directly to the Third Tower. Make your way back to the beach."
| | -(Co-op change) '''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Chief. You need to link up with the Elites and proceed directly to the Third Tower. Make your way back to the beach." |
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| ''The Chief hurries back to the elevator and heads back down. After clearing another group of [[Kig-Yar]] and Unggoy attacking the Marines holding the lower floor, the Chief and his squad get back outside to their vehicles, or meet up with transport if they have no vehicles left.'' | | ''After clearing a group of Jackals and Grunts attacking the Marines holding the lower floor, the Chief and his squad get back to their vehicles (if there are none, a Troop Transport Warthog will come to pick them up) and link up with Hornets on the beach.'' |
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| *'''Marine Driver''': "Get in, sir."
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| ''The Chief and the Marines head back to the beach. Once there, the Chief and his accompanying soldiers meet up with the [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] and other Marines who held the beach.'' | | *'''Hocus (COM)''': "I got a few birds that need an escort. Take a Hornet; get 'em safely to the Third Tower." |
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| *'''Hocus (COM)''': "Sir. Got a flight of birds that need an escort. Take the Hornet; get those Pelicans safely to the Third Tower."
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| ===If You Want It Done Right...===
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| | *'''Arbiter (COM)''': "Second Tower is clear Spartan, no need to land. Let us hasten to the Third Tower." |
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| ''The Chief gets in a Hornet. He assists the other Hornets in clearing the airspace of Tower 2, which is heavily saturated with [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] and a single Phantom.'' | | ''They proceed to Tower 3. They reach Tower 3 Airspace, with heavy resistance both in the air and on the ground.'' |
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| *'''Thel 'Vadam (Elite in Co-op) (COM)''': "Second Tower is clear, Spartan, no need to land. Let us hasten to the Third." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Understood. Chief, clear an LZ then get inside the tower." |
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| | ''After the airborne forces take out the Wraiths, the Separatist Phantoms arrive and drop off the Arbiter and his Elites for the Assault. The Chief lands the Hornet and joins them. They secure the lower floor of remaining armor and infantry defenses.'' |
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| ''They proceed to Tower 3, where they meet heavy resistance both in the air and on the ground.'' | | *'''Arbiter''': "Darken this tower and the barrier will fall. Go, Spartan! We have no time to waste." |
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| *'''Pelican Pilot (COM)''': "Objective in sight, Commander... No sign of Johnson or his team."
| | ''The Arbiter and Elites hold the lower level while the Master Chief heads up. The Chief secures the top floor, after encountering a Chieftain Support Gunner with Stealth Brutes.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Understood. Chief, clear an [[LZ]], then get inside the tower." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Hit the switch, Chief, and the barrier will fall!" |
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| [[File:H3 Brute Pack.png|thumb|300px|A Jiralhanae War Chieftain leads his pack against the aerial assault from the UNSC and the Sangheili.]]
| | ''The Chief deactivates the Third Tower.'' |
| ''A pair of Anti-Air Wraiths, a standard Wraith, Shade turrets and a large Jiralhanae pack led by a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] guard the Third Tower. After the [[UNSC]] airborne forces take out the Anti-Air Wraiths, the Sangheili Phantoms arrive and drop off Thel 'Vadam and a group of Sangheili. The Chief uses his Hornet to eliminate any remaining enemy armor and infantry. He then lands the Hornet and joins the Sangheili on the ground. The bodies of Johnson's team litter the tower's entrance, but Johnson himself is nowhere to be found.'' | |
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| ''Marines from the Pelicans and Hornets follow up, and secure the perimeter. The Chief, 'Vadam, and the Sangheili push on inside the tower, encountering a small pack of Jiralhanae at the doorway. Inside, they battle a swarm of [[Yanme'e]] and a [[Mgalekgolo]] pair. Eventually clearing out the opposition, the team moves deeper inside and encounters a larger pack of Jiralhanae, followed by another swarm of Yanme'e. The Chief, 'Vadam and their allies overcome the defenders and secure the bottom floor and the elevator.''
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| *'''Thel 'Vadam''': "Darken this tower and the barrier will fall. Go, Spartan! We have no time to waste."
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Hit the switch, Chief, and the barrier will fall!" | | *'''Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum (COM)''': "Now, Prophet... your end has come!" |
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| ''The Chief deactivates the Third Tower.'' | | ''A Slipspace Rupture suddenly appears. High Charity emerges and approaches the Ark.'' |
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| | *'''Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum (COM)''': "High Charity...?! By the Gods, brace for impact!" |
| [[File:Hive.jpg|thumb|300px|As ''Shadow of Intent'' approaches the Citadel, [[High Charity]] arrives at Installation 00.]]
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| ''The barrier falls. The ''Shadow of Intent'' advances on the Citadel.''
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| *'''Rtas 'Vadum (COM)''': "Now, Prophet... your end has come."
| | ''Debris strikes right through the [[Shadow of Intent]]'s hull. More is seen. A Flood-rock breaks apart in midair. Part of the rock crashes through the window right above the Chief. His body language expresses the fear he has for the Flood.'' |
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| ''A massive [[slipspace]] rupture suddenly appears directly above. [[High Charity]] emerges and plummets down to the Ark.'' | | {''Gameplay''} |
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| *'''Rtas 'Vadum (COM)''': "High Charity...? By the Gods. Brace for impact!" | | ''The Chief quickly manages to eliminate the few hostiles that arrived in the rock.'' |
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| ''Debris from High Charity strikes right through the ''Shadow of Intent's'' hull. A [[Flood dispersal pod]] then breaks apart in midair. Part of the pod crashes through the window right above the Chief. It stops as it hits the elevator window, glowing eerily. The Chief raises his rifle and prepares to engage the enemy he knows too well.'' | | *'''Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum (COM)''': "Significant damage! Weapon systems disabled!" |
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| '''{''Gameplay''}''' | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Move to a safe distance! Stay away from the Flood." |
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| ''Flood forms swarm towards the lone Spartan, infecting the corpses of the Jiralhanae in the room. After eliminating the hostiles in the area, the Chief takes the elevator back down.'' | | *'''Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum (COM)''': "Why would the Parasite come ''here''?!" |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Shipmaster, what's your status?" | | *'''343 Guilty Spark (COM)''': "The Ark is out of range, of all the active installations! Priority: We must contain this outbreak before-" |
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| *'''Rtas 'Vadum (COM)''': "Significant damage! Weapon system disabled!"
| | ''Keyes interrupts Guilty Spark.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Move to a safe distance, stay away from the Flood." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "No! First, we stop Truth! Then we deal with the Flood." |
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| *'''Rtas 'Vadum (COM)''': "Why would the Parasite come ''here''?!"
| | ''The Chief links up with the Elites and the Arbiter under attack. After eliminating the Flood in the tower, they get outside to meet Marines engaged in combat with the Flood, and assist. A Separatist [[Phantom]] arrives to pickup the Arbiter.'' |
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| *'''343 Guilty Spark (COM)''': "The Ark is out of range of all the active installations! Priority: We must contain this outbreak, before-" | | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "I must see the crash site; assess the damage done to the Ark." |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "No! First, we stop Truth. ''Then'' we deal with the Flood." | | *'''Arbiter''': "To the top of that hill, Oracle, no further! We cannot risk your capture by the Flood." |
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| ''The Chief links up with the Sangheili and the Arbiter, who are trying to hold back encroaching Flood forms. After clearing the room, they head back outside, eliminating more Flood forces (including several [[Flood carrier form|carrier forms]]). Arriving outside, they assist Marines engaged in combat with the Flood. A Sangheili Phantom arrives to pick up Thel 'Vadam. The Phantom's side gunner helps clear out any remaining Flood.'' | | ''The Arbiter takes 343 Guilty Spark with him. The Pelicans dropped a [[M12G1 LAAV]] Warthog, a Mongoose with a Rocket Launcher equipped Marine, and a Scorpion for the Assault on the Citadel. The Chief, Marines, and surviving Elites mount up.'' |
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| *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Quickly, I must see the point of impact; assess the damage to the Ark." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "The Shipmaster's [[Covenant Assault Carrier|Carrier]] is out of commission, Chief. I need you to take down Truth. The Flood's just going to put pressure on him and accelerate his plans. Punch through the cliffs! Get inside that Citadel!" |
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| *'''Thel 'Vadam''': "To the top of these hills, Oracle, no higher. We cannot risk your capture by the Flood."
| | === Journey's End === |
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| '''Vadam takes 343 Guilty Spark with him. Meanwhile, Pelicans drop a [[M12G1 Gauss Warthog|Gauss Warthog]], a Mongoose, and a [[M808 Main Battle Tank|Scorpion tank]] for the assault on the Citadel. The Chief, the Marines, and the remaining Sangheili mount up.'' | | ''The Assault Team gets through the snowy cliffs, where they first encounter few small Covenant encampments.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Shipmaster's carrier is out of commission, Chief. I need ''you'' to take down Truth. The Flood's just going to put pressure on him; accelerate his plans. Punch through the cliffs! Get inside that Citadel!" | | *'''Marine (COM)''': "Citadel in sight!" |
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| ===Journey's End===
| | *'''Marine #2 (COM)''': "Brutes are mobilizing everything they got." |
| '''''Storm the Citadel.''''' | |
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| ''The Assault Team gets through the snowy cliffs, where they encounter a few small Covenant emplacements. In the distance, [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] and [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] are battling each other.'' | | ''The Assault Team clears the cliff, facing Ghosts and Prowlers. Once then, a Wraith is the only thing standing in their path, and once taken out they meet with Hornet Gunships near the route down into the clearing.'' |
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| *'''Pelican Pilot (COM)''': "Citadel in sight! Brutes are mobilizing everything they've got." | | *'''Marine Sergeant (Stacker) (COM)''': "Hornets inbound!" |
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| ''The assault team advances across the cliff, facing infantry, Ghosts, Shade turrets, [[Covenant watchtower]]s, Prowlers, and a Wraith. Once the team breaks through the Covenant defenses, they meet up with two Hornet gunships near the route down into the clearing.'' | | ''Depending on choice, the Master Chief takes a Hornet and makes his way to the Citadel, when two Scarabs drop down from above.'' |
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| *'''Stacker (COM)''': "Hornets, inbound!" | | *'''Pelican Pilot (COM)''' "I count two Scarabs! Repeat: TWO Scarabs!" |
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| [[File:H3 CitadelBattle.jpg|thumb|300px|A Hornet flying above two Scarabs outside the Citadel.]]
| | ''With the choice Chief chooses, the Assault Team backs him up: Scorpion Tank (Wraith if you hijacked one and had a marine control it) fires from a far range, the Warthog and Mongoose move about under the Scarabs to assist Chief in taking their "legs" down, and the Hornet engages the Scarab from the air. But some Ghosts, Banshees and another Prowler help to defend the Scarabs.'' |
| ''The Master Chief takes a Hornet and makes his way to the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]] (alternatively, he can stay in whatever vehicle he's currently in). Two [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarabs]] drop down from above.'' | |
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| *'''Pelican Pilot (COM)''': "I count two Scarabs! Repeat: ''two'' Scarabs!"
| | ''The Chief takes out one of the Scarabs.'' |
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| ''The Chief engages the Scarabs. The Assault Team backs him up: The Scorpion tank fires from a far range, while the Warthog and the Mongoose move about under the Scarabs to assist Chief in taking their legs down. They are soon joined by a second Warthog. The Pelican and the other Hornets engage the Scarabs from the air. Several enemy Ghosts, Banshees and another Prowler defend the Scarabs.''
| | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "First Scarab's down! All units, concentrate your fire on number two." |
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| ''The Chief takes out the second Scarab.'' | | ''The Chief takes out the second Scarab.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Both Scarabs down, well done." | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Both Scarabs down, well done." |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Marines, kill the stragglers!" | | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Marines! Kill the stragglers!" |
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| ''A Sangheili Phantom decloaks and arrives at the platform leading to the entrance of the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]], dropping off Thel 'Vadam and 343 Guilty Spark. Any surviving enemy Banshees will flee at this point.'' | | ''A Separatist Phantom arrives at the Platform leading to the entrance of the Ark's Control Room, dropping off the Arbiter and 343 Guilty Spark and firing its main weapon at any enemies.'' |
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| *'''Thel 'Vadam (COM)''': "Spartan, come to me. This platform hides a path!" | | *'''Arbiter (COM)''': "Spartan, come to me. This ramp hides a path!" |
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| ''If the Chief stalls:'' | | ''The Chief lands and meets the Arbiter and 343 Guilty Spark at the top of the Platform.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Chief, Spark has found a way into the Citadel. He's waiting for you on the platform, Chief. Go!" | | *'''Arbiter''': "The Flood scales the citadel's far wall. Activate this bridge, [[343 Guilty Spark|Oracle]]! ''(To the Chief)'' The [[Prophet of Truth|Prophet]] will die by ''my'' hands, not theirs." |
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| ''The Chief lands and meets 'Vadam and 343 Guilty Spark at the top of the platform.'' | | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "''Calamity!'' If only we had more time!" |
| | (''Co-op change: The Arbiter has no in-game dialogue during co-op.'') |
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| *'''Thel 'Vadam''': "The Flood scales the Citadel's far wall. Activate this bridge, Oracle! ''(turning to the Chief)'' The Prophet will die by ''my'' hands, not theirs."
| | ''The Chief and the Arbiter enter alone. The door they entered through closes and bolts up. The entrance is a large hallway with screens mounted along the walls.'' |
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| *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "''Calamity!'' If only we had more time!" | | *'''Cortana (Cortana Moment)''': "[[Gravemind|It]] asked, and I answered. ''(Her tone turns bitter)'' For a moment of safety, I loosed damnation on the stars." |
| | (During The Cortana moment if you look at the screens on the walls you will see Cortana popup on the screens.) |
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| ''Spark activates a light bridge. The Chief and 'Vadam cross it and enter the Citadel alone. The door they entered through closes and bolts up behind them. The entrance is a large hallway with viewscreens mounted along the walls.'' | | *'''[[Truth]]''': "My faithful... stand firm..." |
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| *'''[[Cortana]] ([[Cortana Moment]])''': "[[Gravemind|It]] asked, and I answered. ''(turns bitter)'' For a moment of safety, I loosed damnation upon the stars."
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| *'''[[Prophet of Truth]] (Video COM)''': "My faithful...stand firm!"
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpbEx8tvmLw '''{''Cutscene''}''']
| | ''The screens light up. The Prophet of Truth is seen making another speech. The Chief and Arbiter rush to find a way up.'' |
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| ''Viewscreens around the Chief light up. The Prophet of Truth is seen making another speech. The Chief and 'Vadam hurry to find a way up.'' | | *'''Truth''': "Though our enemies crowd around us, we tread the blessed path! In a moment I will light the rings and all who believe... shall be saved." |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth (Video COM)''': "Though our enemies crowd around us, we tread the blessed path. In a moment, I will light the rings! And all who believe...shall be saved!"
| | Master Chief and Arbiter find an elevator, with a screen in front of it, showing Johnson behind Truth, held aloft by a [[Brute]]. Johnson punches the Brute in the face to no effect. |
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| ''Master Chief and 'Vadam discover an elevator with a screen in front of it showing Sergeant Johnson held aloft by a Jiralhanae. Johnson punches the Jiralhanae in the face, to no effect.''
| | *'''Miranda Keyes (COM)''': "Chief, how close are you?" |
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| ''They look up. The height is phenomenal.'' | | ''They look up. The height is phenomenal.'' |
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| *'''Master Chief Petty Officer John-117''': "Not close enough." | | *'''Master Chief''': "Not close enough." |
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| ''The view changes to the Control Center. Johnson is thrown to the floor.'' | | ''In the Control Center with Truth.'' |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson''': "That the best you got?" | | *'''Johnson''': "That the best you got?" |
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| ''A [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] gives him an amused huff, then picks him up around the neck and begins to strangle him.'' | | ''[[Brute Chieftain]] gives growls, then picks him up around the neck and begins to strangle him.'' |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson''': "Oh, come on. Impress me." | | *'''Johnson''': "Ooh, come on. Impress me!" |
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| ''Truth turns around and sees what is happening.'' | | *'''Truth''': "Stop, you imbecile! He ''wants'' you to kill him. ''(He turns back to The Ark's console)'' I would prefer that you did not." |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': "Stop, you imbecile! He ''wants'' you to kill him!" | | *'''Johnson''': "What's the matter, big shot? Can't start your own party?" |
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| ''He turns back to the Ark's activation console and speaks quietly.'' | | *'''Truth''': "I admit: I need your help. But that secret dies with all the rest." |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': "I'd prefer that you did not..."
| | ''Behind, a Pelican roars through a huge window and crashes onto the ledge next to them, pushing a Brute off. Truth is thrown off-screen.'' |
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| ''The Chieftain slams Johnson's head into the solid holographic console.'' | | ''A Brute Captain gets up, but Keyes blasts it with her Shotgun.'' |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson''': ''(to Truth)'' "What's the matter, big shot? Can't start your own party?" | | *'''Miranda Keyes''': "Johnson! ''(she ejects a shell from her shotgun)'' Sound off!" |
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| | *'''Johnson''': "(Coughing) Get out of here!" |
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| ''Truth leans forward so only Johnson can hear him.'' | | *'''Miranda Keyes''': "Not without you!" |
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| | ''[[Brute]]s surround Miranda and Johnson. Miranda fires away at the Brutes with a [[shotgun]].'' |
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| ''A [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican]] appears behind them unnoticed and rapidly approaches the main window.'' | | *'''Truth''': "You delay the inevitable. One of you ''will'' light the rings." |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': "But that secret dies with all the rest."
| | ''Miranda draws a Pistol and aims her weapons both ways.'' |
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| ''The Pelican smashes through the window and crashes onto the ledge next to them, slamming into a Jiralhanae and sending it flying. Scene fades to black briefly.'' | | *'''Truth''': "You cannot hope to kill them all!" |
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| ''Fade back in on the Control Center. Mere seconds have passed. A [[Jiralhanae Captain]] gets up, but Keyes blasts it with her [[M90 shotgun|shotgun]].'' | | ''Miranda lowers her weapons, thinking. She looks at her pistol.'' |
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| *'''Commander Keyes''': "Johnson! ''(ejects a shell from her shotgun)'' Sound off!" | | *'''Miranda Keyes''': "You're right..." |
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| ''Johnson climbs up from behind the control terminal, clutching his side.'' | | ''She aims the pistol at Johnson.'' |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson''': "''(coughing)'' Get - out of here!" | | *'''Johnson''': "Do it. Me...then you..." |
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| *'''Commander Keyes''': "Not without you!"
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| ''More Jiralhanae surround Miranda and Johnson. Miranda fires at the closest Jiralhanae with her shotgun. Its armor is damaged, but it remains standing.'' | | *'''Johnson''': ''(urgently)'' "Now!" |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': ''(off-screen)'' "You delay the inevitable. One of you ''will'' light the rings."
| | ''Keyes straightens up and aims. Several spiker shots are heard. Keyes gasps in pain and drops her weapons. Johnson starts to run to her aid.'' |
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| ''Keyes draws a [[M6G magnum|pistol]] and aims her weapons both ways.'' | | *'''Johnson''': "NO!" |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': ''(off-screen)'' "You cannot hope to kill them all!"
| | ''A Brute Captain restrains Johnson, who still struggles, horrified. Miranda collapses and dies, with several spikes in her back. Truth walks onscreen, a [[Type-25 Carbine|Spiker]] in hand.'' |
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| ''Keyes pauses and lowers her weapons. She looks at her pistol.'' | | *'''Truth''': "Your forefathers wisely set aside their compassion..." |
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| *'''Commander Keyes''': "You're right..."
| | ''He looks down at Miranda and gingerly tosses the Spiker away, and shakes a fist to emphasize his speech.'' |
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| ''She reluctantly aims the pistol at Johnson. He staggers towards her.'' | | *'''Truth''': "...''steeled'' themselves for what needed to be done." |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson''': "Do it. Me...then you..."
| | ''Truth walks up to Johnson.'' |
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| ''Keyes hesitates, lowering her pistol slightly with sadness on her face.'' | | *'''Truth''': "I see now why they left you behind." |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson''': "''Now!''"
| | ''Johnson is brought up to the control panel.'' |
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| ''Keyes straightens up and aims. Several Spiker shots are heard. Keyes gasps in pain and drops her weapons. Johnson starts to run to her aid.'' | | *'''Truth''': "You were weak - and gods must be strong." |
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| | ''He forces Johnson's hand down on the panel with a smug look. Instantly the Control Terminal begins to change and heighten. The Seven Holographic Halo Rings light up one by one. At the end of the corridor, the Chief and Arbiter emerge from the lift. Two Pure Flood Tank Forms drop from above. The Master Chief draws his Assault Rifle and aims, and Arbiter activates his Energy Sword.'' |
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| ''A Jiralhanae Captain restrains Johnson, who struggles, horrified. Keyes falls to her knees, collapses and dies with five glowing spikes in her back. Truth walks on screen gingerly holding a [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker|Spiker]] in one hand. He looks down at Keyes.'' | | *'''[[Gravemind]]''' (speaking through the Pure Flood Tank Forms): "Do not shoot, but listen! Let me lead you safely to ''our'' foe. Only you can halt what he has set in motion!" |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': "Your [[Forerunner|forefathers]] wisely set aside their compassion..."
| | ''They lower their weapons cautiously. Several [[Infection Forms]] scurry past as the Master Chief and the Arbiter look at each other.'' |
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| ''Truth walks up to Johnson, who is still being restrained by the Jiralhanae.'' | | ''Master Chief, Arbiter, and the Flood begin the assault on the Covenant. After crossing a bridge guarded by heavy weapons, they reach a room with holograms of Truth in the Forerunner systems.'' |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': "I see now why they left you behind." | | *'''Truth''': "How could I have known the Parasite would follow?! Undoubtedly this is the Heretics' doing! A final, bitter curse. Clear evidence of treachery long hidden!" |
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| ''Sergeant Johnson is brought up to the control panel.'' | | ''At the second bridge, the Covenant forces make their final resistance. At the second room, Truth holograms make a final message.'' |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': "You were ''weak''. And gods must be ''strong''." | | *'''Truth''': "So far are we along the path, that I must strain to hear the clumsy patter of their feet. Know this my brothers. They may foul the way with their charred and broken bones, but they will not stop the Journey." |
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| | ''The resistance on the third bridge has already been decimated by the Flood. A light bridge is all that remains to reach Truth.'' |
| ''He forces Johnson's hand down on the panel with a smug look. Johnson, still overcome with grief and shock, doesn't resist. Instantly, the Control Terminal begins to change and heighten. Truth raises his arms in triumph. The scene moves down the corridor, as six out of the seven holographic Halo rings light up one by one ([[Installation 04]] has not yet been replaced, so its ring does not light up). At the end of the corridor, the Master Chief and Thel 'Vadam emerge from the lift. Two Flood [[tank form]]s drop from above. The Master Chief draws his [[MA5C assault rifle|assault rifle]] and aims, and 'Vadam activates his [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]].'' | |
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| ''The pair lower their weapons cautiously. [[Pod infector]]s scurry between their feet toward their common enemy. The Master Chief and 'Vadam look at each other, obviously not trusting the Flood, but knowing that they have no other choice.'' | | ''The Chief and the Arbiter cross the light bridge, and come across Johnson, who is resting the dead Miranda Keyes on his lap by her head next to the Pelican. Johnson closes her eyes.'' |
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| | ''The Chief continues to stare at Miranda while the Arbiter approaches the crawling form of Truth, his [[Energy Sword]] turned off but at the ready. He grabs Truth by his robes and points his currently harmless sword in his face.'' |
| ''The Master Chief, the Arbiter, and the Flood begin their final assault on Truth. Three bridges stand between them and the Control Center. Resistance on the first bridge consists of Unggoy and Kig-Yar infantry led by a single [[Jiralhanae Captain]], backed up by [[Unggoy Heavy|Unggoy Heavies]]. The Chief and his allies quickly defeat these enemies and cross the first bridge.'' | |
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| ''The Chief enters a room with holograms of Truth in the Forerunner systems.'' | | *'''Truth''': ''(Weakly)'' "Can you see, Arbiter? The moment of salvation is at hand!" |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth (Hologram)''': "How could I have known the Parasite would follow?! Undoubtedly this is the Heretics' doing! A final, ''bitter'' curse. Clear evidence of [[Age of Conflict|''treachery'' long hidden]]!" | | *'''Arbiter''': ''(grabbing Truth by the throat)'' "It will not last!" |
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| | *'''Truth''': "Your kind never believed in the promise of the sacred rings." |
| ''At the second bridge, the Chief and 'Vadam encounter the final Covenant defenders - including a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] wielding a [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]] and his [[Jiralhanae Bodyguard|Bodyguards]], with Jump Pack Brutes as the main counter-attack force (on higher difficulties, the Jiralhanae are supported by a pair of [[Unggoy Heavy|Unggoy Heavies]] armed with [[Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun|fuel rod guns]]). With the help of the Flood, the Master Chief and the Arbiter defeat the last of Truth's followers. They cross the second bridge.'' | |
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| ''In the second room, Truth's holograms broadcast a final message.'' | | *'''Gravemind''': (speaking through Truth):"Lies for the weak! Beacons for the deluded!" |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth (Hologram)''': "So far are we along the path, that I must strain to hear the clumsy patter of their pursuit. Know this, my brothers: they may foul the way with their charred and broken bones, but they ''will not'' stop the [[Covenant religion|Journey]]."
| | ''At this moment, the Arbiter draws his Energy Sword back and activates it, ready to kill his former leader. The Master Chief points his Assault Rifle at Truth, in case he is completely taken by the Flood.'' |
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| ''Resistance on the third bridge has already been crushed by the Flood. The Chief and the Arbiter step over the bodies of fallen Jiralhanae, Unggoy, and combat forms and finally reach the Control Center. A large gap is now all that stands between them and Truth. The Chief activates a light bridge, allowing them to cross.'' | | *'''Arbiter'''': "I will have my revenge - on a Prophet, not a plague!" |
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| | *'''Truth''': "My feet tread the path; I shall become a god!" |
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| ''The Master Chief and Thel 'Vadam cross the light bridge. They pass by an inert Flood corpse, and come across a distraught Sergeant Johnson who is resting Miranda Keyes' lifeless body on his lap by her head next to the Pelican. The pair stop and stare into Keyes' empty eyes, until Johnson closes them gently.'' | | ''Tentacles begin to sprout on Truth as the Flood takes him.'' |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson''': ''(sighs)'' "Stop [[Halo Array|the rings]]. Save the [[Human|rest]]." | | *'''Gravemind''': (speaking through Truth): "You will be food - nothing more!" |
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| ''The Chief continues to stare at Miranda, shoulders slumped, obviously disheartened, while 'Vadam approaches the crawling form of Truth, his energy sword turned off but at the ready.'' | | ''The Chief approaches the Ark's Control Panel, ready to deactivate it.'' |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': ''(weakly)'' "Can you see, Arbiter? The moment of salvation is at hand." | | *'''Truth''': (realising what the Chief is about to do) "NO!" |
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| ''The Arbiter grabs Truth by the throat and points his currently deactivated sword in the Prophet's face.'' | | ''Chief deactivates the Ark. The Seven Holographic Halo Rings dim. A Flood body begins to stir.'' |
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| *'''Thel 'Vadam''': "It will not last!" | | *'''Truth''': ''(now being held aloft by the Arbiter, with an impressive view of the Core behind)'' "I... am... Truth! The voice of the Covenant!" |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': "[[Sangheili|Your kind]]...never believed in the promise of the sacred rings."
| | ''The Arbiter turns Truth away from him and grabs his neck violently. Truth's crown falls off as he pitifully gasps for air, trying to grab The Arbiter's hands.'' |
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| ''Flood biomass suddenly erupts from Truth's head. Spores spew from his mouth. The Prophet is infected.'' | | *'''Arbiter''': "And so...you must be silenced." |
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| *'''Gravemind (speaking through Truth)''': "Lies for the weak. Beacons for the deluded."
| | ''The Arbiter plunges his sword through Truth. It goes clean through him; the two points of the Energy Sword poke through his chest as he writhes and screams in pain. Flood spores shoot out of his mouth.'' |
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| ''At this moment, 'Vadam draws his energy sword back and activates it, ready to kill his former leader. The Master Chief points his assault rifle at Truth in case he is completely taken over by the Flood.'' | | ''The Arbiter lets Truth's corpse fall to the floor. The Arbiter lets out a roar of triumph and deactivates his sword. The Chief looks at the Arbiter and nods; they then turn to see Johnson carrying Miranda's body into the [[Pelican]]. Suddenly, the ground begins to tremble, and tentacles rise up out of the ground around them. Chief wields his Assault Rifle and the Arbiter reactivates his sword. They both stare up at the tentacles, with are now reaching high above them. The [[Gravemind]] laughs maniacally.'' |
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| *'''Thel 'Vadam''': "I ''will'' have my revenge. On a Prophet, not a plague!"
| | ''Johnson leaps into the cockpit and starts to take off. The Chief climbs onto the Control Panel of the Ark and jumps onto the Pelican's landing gear. The Arbiter grabs the Chief's hand and just before the Pelican is out of the hole in the Control Room window that Miranda made, both are knocked off by the tentacles, sending the Pelican spiraling out of control. On the ring, the tentacles swerve around them and multiple Flood forms appear.'' |
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| ''Truth regains control of his body.'' | | *'''Gravemind''': "Now the gate has been unlatched, headstones pushed aside, corpses shift and offer room, a fate you must ''abide''!" |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': "My feet tread the Path. I ''shall'' become a god!"
| | ''The Arbiter holds his sword at the ready, and the Chief takes aim. They come back to back. |
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| ''Tentacles begin to sprout on Truth as the Flood infection progresses.'' | | *'''Arbiter''': "We trade one villain for another." |
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| *'''Gravemind (speaking through Truth)''': "You will be ''food'' - nothing more."
| | ''The tentacles retreat and two Elite forms come up from the control panel'' |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': ''(realizing what he's about to do)'' "''NO!''" | | *'''Johnson (COM)''': "I can ''barely'' keep hold of her, Chief! No way I can pick you up! Head back to the lift... find a way down!" |
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| ''The Chief deactivates the Ark. The holographic Halo rings dim. The Flood body begins to stir.'' | | ''The duo fights their way through hordes of Flood, which have now betrayed them now that the Halos have been deactivated.'' |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': ''(being held aloft by 'Vadam)'' "I...am...''Truth!'' The ''voice'' of the Covenant!" | | *'''Cortana (Cortana Moment)''': "I'm a thief... but I keep what I steal." |
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| '''Vadam releases Truth briefly, then viciously grabs his neck from behind. Truth's crown falls off as he pitifully gasps for air, trying to grab 'Vadam's hand.'' | | ''Master Chief & Arbiter make it back. The lift is not working, so they jump down a shaft at the back of the room.'' |
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| ''The Arbiter pulls his sword out and lets Truth's corpse fall to the floor. He lets out a roar of triumph and deactivates his sword. He then turns to the Chief. The Chief gives the Sangheili a nod, acknowledging him for ending the life of the Prophet who declared war on humanity; they then turn to see Johnson carrying Keyes' body into the Pelican. There is a moment of silence as they realize that their victory has not been without loss, but the [[Human-Covenant War]] is finally over.'' | | *'''Arbiter''': "What do you see?" |
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| ''Suddenly, the ground begins to tremble, and massive tentacles rise up all around them. Chief wields his assault rifle and 'Vadam reactivates his sword. They both stare up at the tentacles which are now reaching high above them. The Gravemind laughs maniacally.'' | | ''With the Arbiter trailing far behind, the Chief looks around the corner. He sees a control panel. Cortana appears a second time, again for only a second, walking loftily (and spookily) towards it. She stops at the panel and disappears. The Master Chief goes to the panel and activates it.'' |
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| ''Johnson leaps into the Pelican's cockpit and starts to take off, heading for the hole in the window that Keyes made earlier. The Chief climbs onto the control panel of the Ark and jumps up, grabbing onto the departing Pelican's landing gear. 'Vadam deactivates his sword and grabs the Chief's hand. Just before the Pelican can get out, the tentacles knock both of them off. The Pelican spirals out of control and falls out of sight. 'Vadam and the Chief land in a heap on the Citadel's floor. The Gravemind's tentacles swerve around them and multiple Flood forms can be heard approaching.'' | | ''A view screen slides open, the Chief and the Arbiter step out onto a balcony to watch as a massive structure rises up out of thick fog. It's a Halo Ring, incomplete, rising from inside the Ark's Core. Cortana's plan is becoming clear.'' |
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| *'''Gravemind''': "Now the gate has been unlatched, headstones pushed aside… corpses shift and offer room, a fate you ''must'' abide!"
| | ''The Arbiter turns and looks at the Chief.'' |
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| [[File:H3-Arbiter and John-117.jpg|300px|thumb|Surrounded by Gravemind's tentacles, John-117 and 'Vadam stand back to back.]]
| | *'''Arbiter''': "A replacement. For the ring you destroyed." |
| ''The Chief and 'Vadam get back up. 'Vadam reactivates his sword, and the Chief takes aim with his assault rifle. They come back-to-back.'' | |
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| *'''Thel 'Vadam''': ''(almost exasperated)'' "We trade one villain for another." | | *'''Master Chief''': ''(To a blue glow behind him)'' "When did you know?" |
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| ''For a moment, the tentacles appear poised to strike. Then - as if sensing a threat (possibly the Sentinels) - the Gravemind suddenly retreats, leaving its minions behind to deal with the pair. Two combat forms jump up from behind the Control Panel.'' | | ''Spark hovers up from behind the Chief and the Arbiter and comes up to the Chief.'' |
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| '''{''Gameplay''}''' | | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': ''(sounding guilty)'' "Just now - but... I had my hopes. What will you do?" |
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| *'''Sergeant Johnson (COM)''': "I can ''barely'' keep hold of her, Chief! No way I can pick you up! Head back to the lift... find a way down!" | | *'''Master Chief''': "Light it." |
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| ''The Chief and 'Vadam kill the two combat forms and cross back over the light bridge. Both heroes fight their way through hordes of Flood, which have betrayed them now that the Halo rings have been deactivated. Fortunately, [[Sentinels]] have arrived and are fighting the Flood.'' | | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "...Then we are agreed! A tactical pulse will completely eradicate the local infestation! I will personally oversee the final preparations." |
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| ''The Chief reenters the room where Truth's first message was broadcasted.'' | | ''He flies enthusiastically around the Chief and Arbiter, who look at each other, and then flies off toward his new Halo, now talking to himself.'' |
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| *'''Cortana (Cortana Moment)''': "I'm a thief...but I keep [[Activation Index|what I steal]]." | | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Though it will take time to fabricate an activation index, I will see to the latter to..." ''(he becomes too far away and we can no longer hear him)'' |
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| ''Master Chief and Thel 'Vadam make it back to elevator. The lift is not working, so they jump down a shaft at the back of the room.'' | | *'''Arbiter''': "''How'' will you light it?" |
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LI30TaOKWU '''{''Cutscene''}''']
| | ''They both turn to look at High Charity, knowing that Cortana still has the Halo Index required to activate Installation-04.'' |
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| ''The Chief lands at the bottom of the shaft, landing in a room not unlike the entrances to the three shield towers. He looks beside him as the Arbiter comes down, and then stands up. A flickering, spooky image of Cortana appears in the hallway, running. She starts to turn the corner and disappears, after a split second. The Chief casually walks around the corner as though amused by Cortana's antics, but 'Vadam is confused.''
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| | ==Walkthrough== |
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| ''With 'Vadam trailing far behind, the Chief looks around the corner. He sees a control panel. Cortana appears a second time, again for only a second, walking loftily (and spookily) towards it. She stops at the panel and disappears. The Master Chief goes to the panel and activates it.'' | | This is it- the Covenant's last stand. For those of you who have been killing the Covenant since Halo 1, prepare yourselves for the longest level in the Halo franchise, and for the defeat of the Covenant. Grab your guns. |
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| | "Fire your guns, its time to run" - Breaking Benjamin |
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| | == Part 1: Trident == |
| '''Vadam turns and looks at the Chief.''
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| | As the level starts off, you will notice that you are armed with a Spartan Laser. There are two Spartan Lasers on this level, the second being at the Pelican crash site, but they only have five shots each, so don't waste ammo. Switch to the more versatile BR55HB SR Battle Rifle. Turning slightly to your left, nail the three Grunts with head shots, then throw a frag grenade at the retreating Covenant on your left. Aim for the glowing pod for maximum effect. Now, keep moving forward slowly, and pound the remaining Grunts and Brutes on your side of the beach head. |
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| | Now is the time to use your Spartan Laser. Cut around to the far left of your side of the beach head, zoom in on one of the Shade turrets, and destroy it with your first shot. You should have 80% battery left. |
| | Switch your aim, and fire upon the second turret. You should have 60% battery left. |
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| ''Spark hovers up from behind and comes up to the Chief.'' | | Okay, now that you have some room to breathe, mosey over to the ODST with the Shotgun, and trade your Spartan Laser for his pump gun. Now, this guy will be able to kill whole Brutes at ultra long range. But enough about that- now on to your job. Using your Battle Rifle, snipe any Grunts and Brutes that you may see, and once you are ready to move, charge up the ''left'' side of the beach head, and scale the rocks to get right up close to the AA Wraith. |
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| *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Just now - but...I had my hopes. What will you do?"
| | Here is where your pull out your requisitioned shotgun, and try to sneak up on the Fuel Rod Cannon wielding Brute Chieftain. If you can't, then start blasting and melee-ing and don't stop until the bastard's dead at your feet. After that, destroy the Wraith, and wait and if you do it right you can get in the aa wraith for the Pelican to show up. |
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| | Legendary tip: Try using the AA Wraith glitch and drive it up to the first tower this is much easier than going in a warthog but you may need to boost to get up the hill |
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| *'''343 Guilty Spark''': ''(overjoyed)'' "...Then we are agreed! A tactical pulse will completely eradicate the local infestation! I will personally oversee the final preparations."
| | Now, time for some arming up. Give one of your men the powerful Fuel Rod Cannon, and ditch the Shotgun entirely. You yourself have the choice of a Battle Rifle, Assault Rifle, or Mauler as a 2nd weapon, and keep your personal laser cannon. Under NO circumstances should you ditch the Spartan Laser, unless its bone dry on ammo. Now, the Pelican will drop off a Warthog and Mongoose. Although the Warthog has the added firepower of its Chaingun, the Mongoose presents a smaller target and has a lot more speed, so we're going to with the Mongoose. Make sure that the [[Fuel Rod Cannon]] Marine gets on the Mongoose with you, and then take off down the beach. You will be engaged by two Banshees, but the Marines Fuel Rod Cannon and the 'Hogs Chaingun should make short work of them,but if your lucky one will come down low enough to jump and board it. The two Ghosts that come down to greet you. |
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| | Anyway, as you move farther inland, a ledge bearing a Shade turret and a handful of Grunts and Jackals will try to stop your progress, but you should be able to be dispatched quickly. After that, just keep going up. |
| | As you reach level ground, the crap hits the fan. First off, let your Marines fry the two Ghosts that will try to kill you, and then move across the waterfall, and burn the Ghost and Shade that are on the ground. |
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| *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Though it will take time to fabricate an [[Activation Index]], I will see to the letter that..." ''(he flies too far away)''
| | All right, here is where it gets hard. If you look up, you'll notice the big bastard Wraith that is stationed next to the structure. DO NOT charge directly at it, but stay in the water, which should slow you down just enough to allow you to make sharp turns without toppling over, while still giving you enough speed to outrun the Plasma Mortars/Cannon rounds that the Covies will try to kill you with. Simply run around the big rock in the center of the pond, and a few strafing runs should decimate the tank. Two Prowlers will come in as backup, but a few more patterns of strafing runs will knock them out of the fight. After that, it should be a simple matter of blasting the Shade on the ledge, and the large amount of Grunts/Jackals/Brutes outside the structure. When the Pelican drops a few weapon pods for you, you will know that you finished ''this'' fight. |
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| | The weapon pods contain two Magnums, a Shotgun, an Assault Rifle, and a Battle Rifle. Much more than enough of ammo, but before we collect it, whip out your Spartan Laser, and nail the Shade placed directly in the hall in front of you. After that, use a Battle Rifle to pick off the Grunts, Jackals, and Brutes, and then, once they're dead as well, grab both Magnums if you wish, along with the Shotgun, and enter the room at the end of the hall. |
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| *'''Thel 'Vadam''': "How will you light it?"
| | As you skirt the glass partition, open fire on the Grunts, Jackals, and single Brute that are clustered in the room in front of you. With any luck, you will nail the first few before the rest can regroup. Or, if the Wraith from previously wasn't totally destroyed, use that to clear up the rest of the Covies. |
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| ''They both turn to look at the crashed [[High Charity]] in the distance, realizing that Cortana still has the Activation Index required to activate the new Halo ring.'' | | Now that the first room is cleaned up, grab a few grenades from the dead Covenant and also, should you want to, replace the Magnums with a Battle Rifle, since it'll come in handy during the long run. Walk up the stairs and eliminate the poor Jackals running from their cover. If you decide to peek around the corner, you'll see a large group of Jackals, Grunts, and a Brute or two on the ledge ahead. Common sense tell you to grenade them, right? Duh. Use Plasmas or Spikes, since Frags have a tendency to bounce off of your target. Two or so grenades should be enough to scatter/kill the rest. Jump up to the ledge and kill the remainder with your Battle Rifle/Magnum, then walk up to the lift. Alternatively, if you want to, you can run forward when you get to the lift and jump to the secret platform on the other side. There should be a few good weapons that you could use against the Brutes, along with a nice Terminal to add to the Marathon Man achievement. Once you've collected your weapons of doom, pull out your Spartan Laser/Shotgun, get onto the lift, and head on up. |
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| ==Achievements==
| | Once you're down, you should find two new marine reinforcements, being attacked by a small group of Grunts and Jackals. Waste them, then head on outside. If your Warthog/Mongoose is still intact, you'll have to drive that. If not, then a marine will be kind enough to give you a Troop Transport Hog. Pick either one, then head on back to the beachhead, where you can pick a [[Hornet]]. |
| The following [[achievement]]s can be unlocked on this mission on the [[Xbox 360]] edition of ''Halo 3''.
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| |Finish the seventh mission of the [[Campaign]] on [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], or [[Legendary]].
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Part 2: If You Want Something Done Right== |
| ===Glitches===
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| *If a weapon is dropped on either side of the two elevators the player will be unable to pick it up again, however ammunition can be retrieved from the weapon. However, if the player fires the weapon, the player can retrieve it by quickly holding the RB button when they sees the prompt.
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| *If one starts at Rally Point Alpha, and head back to the first tower, the elevator controls will be separated from the platform, and if one goes up, one will be stuck, because the controls remain at the bottom of the lift. If one does not go up the lift, the Hornets the player needs to continue the level with will disappear. If one destroys the two Hornets the Marine Pilots offer, the third Hornet will fly down to the player. One can get him out and drive this particular Hornet to the first tower and reach incredible heights. If one goes near the first tower entrance, the Hornet will disappear.
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| *Occasionally, when a Banshee pilot dies, or when the player boards one, the Brute will be holding a human Battle Rifle.
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| *The player can ride in certain Pelicans in this level by bringing their Hornet right up to the back of the Pelican, getting out, and holding "RB". If one does it correctly, one will be riding the Pelican.
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| *It is possible to get into the second tower that the Arbiter disabled using the [[Time travel glitch]]. The tower's interior is just an empty space with nothing inside, not even floors or walls as one can see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cvV8T7mELU here].
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| *After the player makes the Elites the enemy by betraying allies, if the player gets in a vehicle and allows an Elite to board the player, he will be unable to melee or melee the player out.
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| *The Scorpion Tank cockpit will be closed even before the player enters it, however if the player starts on Rally Point Bravo, the cockpit will be normally opened.
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| *The [[Phantom riding glitch]] can be performed on this level, making the player disappear in the level.
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| *The [[Two Arbiters glitch]] can be performed on this level.
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| *The [[Infected Brute Chieftain]] Glitch may be seen on this level.
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| *Occasionally, while a corpse is being infected by the Flood, without the first Pod infector dying, another Pod infector may enter it. Despite this, only one Pod infector will be present in the Combat Form. The other Pod infector will be attempting to dig into the corpse.
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| *The [[Secret Marine on The Covenant]] can be found on this level.
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| *If one gets to the texture fault where the hidden Marine is, [[Hall of Mirrors|one can see the other player's screen]]. If one drives into it, the player will be erased out of the map.
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| *During the battle with the two Scarabs, if the player boards one of the Hornets (as opposed to piloting it him/herself), then the Hornet's pilot will take the player to the Scarab, and return to pick up the player when the player destroyed the Scarab's core. The AI-piloted Hornet will then take the player to the second Scarab, and repeat the sequence.
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| *If the player destroys a Scarab's power core right after it lands, the player and everyone else on the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ev-IoalnQs Scarab will be thrown across the map]. It can also be performed if one rides in a Hornet and jump off when one is over the Scarab. Then one must bypass the enemies and melee the power core.
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| *On Co-op, if the player glitches into the Citadel, the Flood will become the enemy.
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| *Using the time travel glitch, one can trigger a special glitch seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2k-3bFcSno here.] As a hint of what will happen is that one scene will be interlaced with another one and the music will blend.
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| *If one retains 343 Guilty Spark by destroying the Separatist Phantom that comes to pick up Arbiter and deploy an Auto-turret facing Guilty Spark, the Auto-turret will shoot at him for unknown reasons.
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| *The player can jump over the chasm where they is supposed to activate a light bridge and reach Truth by using a Gravity Hammer and a Plasma Grenade. By grenade jumping backwards and using the Hammer at the peak of the jump, the player can be propelled across the chasm, but even if they lands safely, the bridge will strangely activate on its own, and the cutscene will play.
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| *After the cutscene where [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] has killed [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]], if the player melees the Prophet, the dead body will fall through the platform.
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| | Grab a Hornet, get two marines in it, and let loose. Up in the skies, you should see a bunch of Hornets and Banshees fighting, along with the Separatist Phantom leaving the battle. Don't worry; it'll come back soon enough. If you want to grab a few spare Plasma Rifles, drop down on the second tower and get some from the inside of the tower. They're by dead Elites there also is the thunderstorm skull here. First off, the AI is pretty stupid here, so they might get wasted by the AA Wraiths. Using your superior intellect and firepower, waste the AA Wraith and the other Brutes on a small island. Once you do, head on over to the 3rd tower. |
| *In the first cutscene, when the [[M12 Warthog|Warthog]] is knocked from the Pelican carrying [[John-117]] during the beach approach, it is intact and undamaged when it hits the ground, but when the player walks up to it in gameplay, it is destroyed and in pieces, most notably with the wheels missing. Also in the first cutscene, the Warthogs attached to the Pelicans are clearly troop transports, yet when the player surveys their wreckage during gameplay, the models actually have destroyed LAAGs.
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| *When gameplay first starts in the beginning of the level, there are 2 Pelicans dropping UNSC forces instead of only Hocus' Pelican. This is done mostly for 3-4 players co-op.
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| *The [[D77H-TCI|Pelican]] that crashes at the start flies past the wreckage and lands at the waterfall—it doesn't land where its crash site was positioned. Sometimes, its two pilots' bodies can be found in or around the water below the waterfall.
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| *When one deactivates the shield in the third tower where Johnson failed to do so, one is attacked by Flood who come crashing through the window. However, when the tower is seen from outside (the snowy area outside the Citadel), the glass is intact.
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| *When the player is in the area where the two Scarabs are, one can see a huge air battle in the sky, Hornets and multiple Banshees squadrons. This battle, however, is scripted and will repeat in every play-through. One can look at this battle closer with the Theater mode or at the Secret Marine emplacement. As observed in Theater mode, the Pelicans and Hornets are badly textured, but Banshees remain the same.
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| *There are marked landing spots on where the Scarabs land.
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| *During the first cutscene that takes place in the Citadel, the screens in the "foyer" show Johnson being held by a Brute Minor. Later in that cutscene, however, the Brute inexplicably changes into a Chieftain. It is possible that the Brute Minor had quickly "passed" Johnson to the Chieftain when the Master Chief and Arbiter gaze at the lift's height, however, no Minor is present later the cutscene, only the Chieftain's bodyguards.
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| *At the same screen mentioned above, the Prophet of Truth was already out of his gravity throne, as the 2 golden "spikes" on the throne were missing.
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| *In the same cutscene, when Miranda crashes her Pelican through the foyer, for a split second one can see the top of the control room fail to fully render before the top of the room inexplicably reappears as her ship goes down.
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| *In the opening cutscene of ''Revelation'', if one has the subtitles turned on, when the Gravemind says "halt", the subtitles read "stop".
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| *When the Prophet of Truth is killed by the Arbiter during the cutscene, he loses his crown. However, when the gameplay resumes and Truth is dead on the floor, he is still wearing his crown.
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| *Near the end of the cutscene in which the Arbiter kills the Prophet of Truth, two Brute Flood Combat Forms are seen climbing over the Ark's controls to attack the Chief and the Arbiter. However, when gameplay resumes, it is two Elite Flood Combat Forms that are standing in front of the Ark's controls.
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| | The third tower is very annoying. First off, destroy the Phantom, since its Plasma Cannons WILL waste you in a matter of seconds. Take care of any annoying Banshees that open fire on you as well. Once the skies are cleared, direct your attention to a large platform at the top of the tower, where there should be a pack of Brutes firing at you with Fuel Rod Cannons. There should be a bunch of explosives by them, so just fire one missile and watch the fireworks. Afterwards, take out the Shades and the AA Wraith, since they are most likely able to blast your allies out of the sky. Once that's done, direct your attention to the remaining blue Wraith and destroy it. Once they're all done, head on to the entrance of the platform but DO NOT GET OUT OF THE HORNET!!! At the entrance, there's gonna be a large pack of Brutes, and no sensible Spartan would dare run into that pack. Save yourself some ammo and just pummel them with machine guns and missiles until they're nothing more than corpses. Once they're all dead, get out of the Hornet and rejoin your fellow friend The Arbiter, then push into the facility. |
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| *The [[Halo 3 skulls#Thunderstorm|Thunderstorm]] and [[Halo 3 skulls#IWHBYD (I Would Have Been Your Daddy)|IWHBYD]] Skulls can be found on this level.
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| | At the 2nd entrance, you should be ambushed by a few Brutes. Hopefully you have a few Spikes or Plasmas left. If you do, stick them when the rush through the door. If you don't, just attack them like mad with your weapons. Inside, immediately head either left or right and pull out a controlled, short burst weapon, like a Battle Rifle. The drones that pour out of the lift should fly over to where you're hiding at in small numbers, allowing you to pummel lead and plasma into those bugs. Once they're dead, take care of the two hunters in the middle of the room, which should be easy to do without interference from those dumb bugs. Once you're done, head through the door at the end of the room. |
| *The first chapter of the level is named "''Trident''". This refers to the three towers and the Citadel. There are three spikes on a trident—a metaphor for the towers. The handle that the spikes lead up is a metaphor for the Citadel.
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| *In the opening cutscene, there are [[Seven|7]] ally dropships in total: 5 Pelicans and 2 Separatist Phantoms.
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| *The [[Marathon]] symbol can be seen in the middle of all the elevator control panels present in the level.
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| *The platform at the end of the Citadel could be a large Marathon symbol, due to the break in the large platform in the front, and the smaller circle in the center.
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| *The window of the Citadel becomes a prominent Marathon symbol after Commander Keyes crash into the Citadel.
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| | Walk up the ramp that you find, but don't rush blindly up the ramp, since the last door at the end of the hallway will be flooded with Brutes. Instead, use some more grenades and blow them up just as they're running through the door. These are the last Brutes you'll encounter in this floor of the tower, so finish them off quickly. Careful, as some of them have Maulers. Once they've been eliminated, walk up the ramp and carefully walk up to the lift. You'll be ambushed by a pack of Drones coming down the lift. Immediately take cover and pummel lead into them. Once they're dead, walk up to the lift and activate it. |
| [[File:71109171-Medium.jpg|thumb|The [[Marathon]] symbol that appears on the elevator control panels.]]
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| *The Legendary symbol, granted for completing this level on Legendary, can be seen in the Campaign lobby, and is one of the two symbols that is darker than the rest.
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| *This level is the last level in which the player fights the Covenant (excluding the Easter Egg [[Grunt]] on the final level). It is also one of only four levels that is cut into three rally points, rather than two—the others are the previous levels, ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]'', ''[[Sierra 117]]'', and ''[[Crow's Nest]]''.
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| *[[Bungie]] has stated that this is the longest level in the whole ''Halo'' Trilogy, partially because it is the Covenant's ''last stand'' against Humanity. It is also the only Campaign level where players can use [[AV-14 Hornet]]s.
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| *This is one of the only two levels where the player can achieve [[Too Close to the Sun]], the other being ''[[The Storm (level)|The Storm]]''.
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| *This is the second and last level in ''Halo 3'' to have [[ODST]]s fight alongside with the player.
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| *This is the only level in which friendly dropships can be destroyed. The two Separatist Phantoms that appear outside the third tower can be destroyed. Their door-mounted Plasma Cannons can also be blown off from the ground, and are very useful against the Drones inside the third tower.
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| *This is the only level in the Halo Trilogy that involves a battle against two Scarabs at the same time.
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| *This is the first and only level in the trilogy in which the [[Flood]] are allies to the player.
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| **Attacking your Flood allies will not cause them to turn against you, nor will the Arbiter react except for a few comments.
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| *This level and ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]'' are the only levels in the trilogy in which Brutes can be seen engaging the Flood.
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| *This level and ''[[Floodgate]]'' are the only levels in ''[[Halo 3]]'' to have [[Sangheili]] allies besides [[Thel 'Vadam]].
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| **It is also the only one of the two where the player can, by default, stick an Elite with a plasma grenade to get an Energy Sword on single-player. If the Mythic Skull is turned on, they can survive the stick, but only if the stuck Elite is a Major.
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| **If you wish to get a fully-charged sword, you must quickly trade weapons with the Elite as he is facing you, as he will slowly switch to his other weapon if you are not quick enough. (It is possible to do it on ''Floodgate'', but if you want your allies to live, it is much easier to do on co-op.)
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| *The Sangheili allies at the third tower will differ in number of [[Sangheili Minor|Minors]] and [[Sangheili Major|Majors]] depending on difficulty.
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| **Four minors and one major in Easy, three minors and two majors on Normal, two minors and three majors on Heroic, and one minor and four majors on Legendary.
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| **The only way for all the Elites to be Majors is to have the Thunderstorm skull on.
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| **This is also the only level where living Minors can be seen during gameplay.
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| *It is possible to get two Elites to ride in the Gauss Warthog if that is the preferred vehicle. One step is giving a Fuel Rod Cannon or a Rocket Launcher to the one closest to the warthog, as he will get in the passenger seat once you get in the driver seat. The second step is to head-shot the marine gunner, who will be replaced by a Sangheili manning the Gauss cannon. However, this will only work on single-player, as the NPC Elites will not progress further than the third tower on co-op.
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| *[[Drive an AA Wraith|Hijacking the first Anti-Air Wraith in the level]] will make progressing up to the first tower a lot easier; one will also be able to bombard the Covenant forces hiding in the hallway just before the tower's entrance. A video of this can be found here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoI0Ap9fUdU AA Wraith Glitch].
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| *This is the first level in which the player can use the [[Spartan Laser]].
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| *If played on Easy or Normal difficulties, there is a second [[Spartan Laser]] near the crashed Pelican at the beginning of the level.
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| *It is possible to progress through the level without destroying the Anti-air Wraith in the beginning. The Pelican will not arrive and no enemies will spawn in the canyon that one would otherwise drive through, until one reaches the area around the tower.
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| *It is possible to get a [[Mongoose]] or a [[Warthog]] onto the one of the Scarabs in the Scarab fight. Bungie has conveniently placed ramps leading up to both Scarabs as soon as they land. Grab a Mongoose or a Warthog and just line up the Scarab during the jump.
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| *At the point where the player reunites with the Arbiter and 343 Guilty Spark after defeating the [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarabs]], if there are any surviving [[Covenant]] forces nearby, 343 Guilty Spark will attack them with the same energy beam he uses against the player in the [[Control Room]] [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|later]] in the game.
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| *Upon entering the Citadel (after one defeated the two Scarabs), the Cortana Moment the player experiences before the cutscene is projected on the holoscreens in mirror image to what is in their visor.
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| *During the final fight with the Covenant, the door leading to the room that leads to Truth can only be opened when the Chieftain goes down.
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| | This resistance is much weaker than the last tower resistance in my opinion. Pull out your remaining grenades and fling them at the Brute with the Plasma Cannon. Hopefully a few of your throws will make contact and kill him. Either way, you should be able to kill him with six grenades, judging that you have the six. Once you do, take out a Battle Rifle/Carbine/Assault Rifle/Spiker and carefully examine the sides of the hallway. There are Brutes with cloaking, and, should you see anything suspicious, open fire. They are armed with Plasma Rifles, which can kill you easily in higher levels like Heroic and Legendary. Examine BOTH sides of the hallway, since there are Brutes on both sides. Also, a nice note to add is that they have Firebombs, which can get pretty annoying should they land on you. Thankfully, they make the Brutes easy to see when arming them, so blast them before they get a chance to incinerate you. Once all of the Brutes are dead, grab as many Firebombs as you can and deactivate the tower. You'll see a nice cutscene here where the Elites and Rtas Vadum aren't stopped by the Brutes, but a Flood Infested High Charity. A pod from the city will crash land into the room you're in, so pull out those Firebombs and turn those Flood into nothing more than flaming corpses. Make sure that ALL of the Flood Infection Forms are dead, as they have a tendency to reanimate the Brutes you killed. |
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| File:H3 CovenantBridgeConcept.jpg|Concept art of a bridge that did not make the finalized level.
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| | *It is possible in this level to have two Arbiters standing right next to each other, just after you kill the two Scarabs. Get up to the point where the green Phantom flys low to pick up the Arbiter and 343 Guilty Spark (this is just after you shut down the second tower). Use the Tank, the Gauss, or any weapons you have to take down the Phantom. Make sure the Arbiter is in it when you do it. Then, grab the Gauss and drive up near the Arbiter, and he should get in. After this, continue through the level, making sure the Arbiter stays safe. After you finish off the two Scarabs, drive the Arbiter up to the spot where he is usually dropped off. The SAME Phantom you destroyed will drop down and drop off another Arbiter and 343. Keep an eye on the Arbiter you took through the level. He has an amazing ability to completely disappear. Unfortunately, he can't be taken through into the Citadel building. This technique is not the only one. You can get two arbiters by using a glitch in the third tower. |
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| | *There is an interesting glitch on this level in the area with the two Scarabs. First, make sure you have a loaded shotgun. Then jump into a hornet and fly straight towards the Scarab on the left. Get next to it so that when you get out you will disembark towards it. As soon as it stops with the whole nose-in-the-air thing, jump off and run towards the control organisms. Blast away with the shotgun. You should be thrown very far in a random direction if you kill the Scarab in time. It is possible to get the 'Revelation' checkpoint if you are flung to the top of the Citadel. This can also be done if you land on it right away and blast it while it is still getting up. |
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| | *When you arrive at the destroyed Pelican, at the beginning, you walk until you are stopped by a invisible force or the Pelican armor and if you look down, you should see your legs separated from the body. |
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| | *At the end of the third tower (the one that Johnson needs to disable), the Arbiter will go to the Phantom Dropship but if you hurry and get the tank and shoot at the Phantom, it will get destroyed and it will appear a red elite with no weapons, if the Arbiter is inside and the phantom is still there sometimes the arbiter will also be unarmed, if you start to kill them (Elites) the unarmed elite will start hitting you or he maybe will go and take some weapon. |
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| | *Where you fight the first normal Wraith, climb up the tower that you are supposed to go under and then you will find a rift of snow where you can see your buddy on co-op. |
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| | *At the very end of the level (right after Truth gets killed) if you turn around and look above the glass that got broken, there is the marathon symbol. |
| File:H3 Menu 08 The Covenant.png|Preview of the level in ''Halo 3'' menu.
| | *Bungie said it for themselves that this is the longest level in the whole Halo Trilogy. It is also the only level with a drivable [[Attack_VTOL-14_Hornet |Hornet]]. |
| File:H3 TheCovenant Water Panorama.jpg|Panorama of the ocean on the level.
| | *Behind the crashed [[D77H-TCI_Pelican |Pelican]] in the beginning, hiding in the shadow of a rock, are two flowers. There are no flowers on any other Halo level. Possibly an Easter egg. |
| File:H3 TheCovenant Towers Panorama.jpg|Panorama of the barrier towers.
| | *The introductory cutscene bears striking resemblance to the introduction of the [[The Silent Cartographer (Level)|Silent Cartographer]] from [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]. Multiple Pelicans approach a Covenant-controlled Forerunner structure, initially traveling over water, and attempt to establish a beachhead on the coast, fighting off numerous enemies. |
| File:H3 TheCovenant Island Panorama.jpg|A panorama of the level.
| | *Additionally, In the [[The Silent Cartographer (Level)|Silent Cartographer]] a crashed pelican holds a Rocket Launcher, and in Halo 3, there is a crashed pelican with a Spartan Laser. In both you must travel with a warthog, (or mongoose, in Halo 3) to deactivate a Forerunner defense system. |
| File:Distant Islands.jpg|Islands off the main battleground's coast.
| | *If you manage to successfully execute the Anti-Air Wraith glitch after killing the chieftain, progressing up to the first tower is a lot easier, and you can bombard the Covenant hiding in the hallway just before the door into the tower. |
| File:Anti-Anti-Air.jpg|The UNSC fighting Covenant anti-air emplacements.
| | *The IWHBYD Skull is found on this level. See [[Halo 3: IWHBYD (I Would Have Been Your Daddy) Skull]] for more details on how to acquire it. |
| File:Barrier Covenant Battle.jpg|Three Phantoms containing the Arbiter's team flying to the second tower.
| | *During the beginning of the cutscene showing Johnson being held by a Brute, he is being held by a Brute Minor/(maybe stalker) on the screen, but when it cuts to him, it is a Chieftain that throws him to the ground, no Minor in sight. |
| File:Hog in the canyon.jpg|John-117 and two ODSTs drive through the canyon leading up to the First Tower.
| | *The Covenant is the longest level in Halo game history, followed by The Ark, Assault on the Control Room from Halo:CE, and if you are counting levels as distance traveled then Quarantine Zone from Halo 2 (though in terms of length of time taken to complete, Gravemind would be the longest level in Halo 2) though not in that order. The Covenant, on [[Legendary]], can take more than two hours to fully complete-even on co-op.{{verify source}} Bungie probably wanted to make the final stand of the Covenant full of the most action, giving the "tension feeling" to players. |
| File:John 117 Master Chief Petty Officer.jpg|John-117 and two ODSTs engaging Covenant forces in a Warthog.
| | *At the point where you reunite with the [[Arbiter]] and [[343 Guilty Spark]] after defeating the [[Scarabs]], if there are any surviving [[Covenant]] nearby, Spark will use the same energy beam he uses against you in the control room to take them out. |
| File:HTMCC-H3 Cooperative.png|John-117, Thel 'Vadam, N'tho 'Sraom, and Usze 'Taham on cooperative play.
| | *Throughout the level, there are few cutscene-subtitle spelling mistakes. |
| File:H3 BruteStalkers&WarChieftain.png|A group of Jiralhanae Stalkers being led by a Jiralhanae War Chieftain.
| | *In the part when you have to shut down the first and third towers to deactivate the barrier, the Marathon symbol is in the middle of the elevator control panel that takes you up to the Chieftain and the other Brutes. |
| File:H3-Sangheili.jpg|A group of Sangheili at the third barrier tower.
| | *It is possible to get an [[Energy Sword]] in this level. Just stick an Elite after deactivating the third tower. It should drop an energy sword [The energy sword is NOT fully charged, being at ranges from 60+ and lower in power.]. You can also get one by activating the lift and staying behind. Kill an Elite and then the arbiter and take the arbiter's sword. It should have full battery. |
| File:Bowl-large.jpg|The cliff sides of the citadel.
| | *This level is first and only level in the Halo Trilogy where you get flood allies, just before you stop Truth. |
| File:H3 TheCovenant CitadelDogfight.png|The dogfight raging above the citadel.
| | *This is the last level in the Halo Trilogy that you fight Covenant enemies if you don't count the [[Final Grunt]]. |
| File:H3 Scorpion firing at a Scarab.jpg|A Scorpion fires its weapons at the Scarab.
| | *After the Arbiter kills Truth and the Flood turn on you, if you tea-bag Truth's dead body 3-5 times, his corpse will fall through the platform he is lying on. |
| File:Ark - Citadel.jpg|A view of the citadel.
| | *If you sit the entire opening scene then restart and skip it the second time; a marine with a radio will be floating in the river in front of you dead. Flood infection forms will ignore marines. |
| File:HTMCC-H3 N'tho&Usze3.png|N'tho 'Sraom and Usze 'Taham in the Installation 00 citadel on cooperative play.
| | *It is possible to lock The Arbiter out of the Citadel building. Simply drive a vehicle (the Hornet works best if you still have it) into the door to the building. Almost all of the vehicles will not fit. When it gets stuck, back it up so it is just outside the door. Get out of the vehicle and run in the door. In most cases, he will not pass the vehicle, and the doors will close. However, he will appear after talking to the Flood, or occasionally during the Cortana moment. |
| File:ArbiterRoar-large.jpg|The Arbiter roars in triumph following the Prophet of Truth's death.
| | *In the Citadel, the hallway on the top floor with the ring statuses actually looks similar to the bridge in the [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] map [[Gephyrophobia]] |
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| | *It is actually possible to trade weapons with flood combat forms when they are allies. |
| | *When the Prophet of Truth is killed by the Arbiter, he loses his Crown. However, when the gameplay resumes and Truth is dead on the floor, he is still wearing his Crown. |
| | *When you deactivate the shield in the third tower where Johnson failed to do so, you are attacked by Flood who come crashing through a window. However, when you go outside (in the area with the 2 scarabs), the glass is not broken and is intact. |
| | *The beginning of the level is named "Trident". This relates to the fact that you have to deactivate 3 towers. There are 3 spikes on a trident. The handle that the spikes lead up to on the trident relates to the place where Truth is hiding. |
| | *Just before the fight with the two scarabs there is a cliff that you can climb that takes you to the top of the map and on legendary a marine will sometimes appear and shout random stuff at you, possibly a reference to the lone marine which is Sergeant Mendoza on 343 Guilty Spark (level). |
| | *When you fight the two [[Scarab]]s, if you look at the ground where the [[Scarab]]s land, you can see the two big, gray circles that are caused of the impact of their landing, even though the [[Scarab]]s are still in the air. |
| | *The [[Siege of Madrigal]] can be found on this level. |
| | *This is the only level in which friendly Dropships can be completely destroyed. The two Separatist [[Phantoms]] that appear outside the third tower can be destroyed. Their door-mounted Plasma Cannons can also be blown off from the ground, and are very useful against the Drones inside. |
| | *It is possible to get a Mongoose into the citadel. You first need to drive as far into the citadel as possible (up to the invisible anti-vehicle barrier) and turn it sideways to the door. Slowly push it into the door continuously. Once the door shuts you can get on to it and drive. Once the Cortana Moment occurs, though, it will dissapper.This can also be done on the Storm (after the Scarab battle).<references/> |
| | *After exiting the third tower, try and jump aboard the [[Phantom]] that [[343 Guilty Spark|Spark]] gets into. After a couple of seconds, the Phantom will become camouflaged, but you will also fall through it and to your death. |
| | *If you save your Spartan Laser from the beginning of the level, when you reach the second tower and go up and get the Thunderstorm skull, it is the perfect location to shoot down a Banshee and get the Too Close to the Sun achievment. |
| | *The [[Arbiter]] will appear with an [[Energy Sword]] when you get to the place where the [[Prophet of Truth]] is hiding even though he never had one in the rest of the level, he then loses it after the level continues. |
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