Editing The Great Journey

{{Status|Apocrypha}}

{{disambig header|the Halo 2 campaign level||Great Journey}}

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|player=[[Arbiter_(player_character)#Halo_2|Arbiter]]

|date=*[[2552#November 3, 2552|November 3, 2552]] <br>

*Retold on [[2558#October|October 27, 2558]] {{C|''Anniversary''}}

|place=The surface of [[Installation 05]], in and around the [[Control Room (Installation 05)|Control Room]].

|objective=Stop [[Tartarus]] from activating Halo

{{Article quote|Form an unexpected alliance, keep [[Tartarus]] from activating the [[Installation 05|ring]].'''}}

'''The Great Journey''' is the fifteenth and final [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 2]]''.  

In [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]], upon completing this level on [[Normal]] or higher will reward the player "[[The Great Journey (achievement)|The Great Journey]]" [[Achievement]] and 30 [[Gamerscore]].

[[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]], reunited with [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and a [[Special Operations Sangheili]], heads to the "[[Bastion of the Brutes]]" to take control of a {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}. Defeating numerous [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghost]]s and three [[Muz-pattern Wraith|Wraith]]s, they reach the far end of the canyon, finding another Special Operations Sangheili as well as a [[Mgalekgolo]] pair. 'Vadum leaves the team to take control of a cruiser, while the Arbiter and the other Sangheili and Mgalekgolo continue on, freeing several imprisoned [[Sangheili Councilor]]s and more Mgalekgolo. They reach a landing pad, and stop a [[pack]] of [[Jiralhanae]] from executing [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]], [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Stacker]] and [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Banks]]. While the [[Sangheili]] kill the Brutes, Johnson takes his chance and commandeers the Scarab. Forming an unexpected alliance, 'Vadam takes a [[Oghal-pattern Banshee|Banshee]] and escorts Johnson and the Scarab to [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]]'s [[Control room]].  Johnson uses the Scarab's [[focus cannon|main cannon]] to destroy the Control room's door. 'Vadam then enters the Control Room and confronts [[Tartarus]], who is trying to force Miranda Keyes to activate Halo. Backed up by Johnson, 'Vadam gets 343 Guilty Spark to reveal Halo's true purpose to everyone.  However, Tartarus refuses to accept the truth and forces [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] to activate the ring. With no other choice, 'Vadam battles and kills the Chieftain.  Keyes removes the [[Activation Index]], stopping the ring from firing, but activating a fail safe mechanism in the process. Explained by [[343 Guilty Spark]], the fail-safe of the ring sends a signal to the [[Installation 00|Ark]], where all Halos will be activated from. Meanwhile, [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] returns to Earth on board the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], ready to finish the fight.

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGEWsBfYjaE '''{''Anniversary Cutscene''}''']

''Scene fades in on [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]], who is in a [[Muz-pattern Wraith|Wraith]] with its hatch open, conversing. The two are looking towards the [[Control Room]] of [[Delta Halo]]. The door has just slammed shut with a loud bang.''

'' 'Vadam turns to face the Control Room as Rtas 'Vadum enters his Wraith and closes the hatch behind him.''

''As they travel to where a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] is visible, docked up on a ledge.''

''A massive fight breaks out in the detention center. The [[Sangheili]] manage to free the prisoners and together they crush the [[Covenant]] forces. The Arbiter and his allies continue through a corridor, eventually stepping out onto the platform where they discover a group of Jiralhanae preparing to execute some [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] prisoners, including [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]].''

''[[Gunnery Sergeant (UNSC)|Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Marcus Stacker]] and [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Banks]] start firing at the Jiralhanae with concealed [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistol]]s, while Johnson jumps into the Scarab and heads inside it. The Scarab starts moving.''

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvAZdQiiC0Q '''{''Anniversary Cutscene''}''']

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*'''Sergeant Johnson''': "But if we don't do something, [[Tartarus|Mr. Mohawk's]] gonna activate this [[Halo Array|ring]]. And we're ''all'' gonna die."

*'''Sergeant Johnson (COM)''': "Well, I just happen to have a key." ''(The Scarab's cannon opens)'' "Come on. Grab a [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]] and give me some cover. He's gonna know we're comin'."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*'''Sergeant Johnson (COM)''': "...[[Tartarus|Mohawk's]] gonna activate this [[Halo Array|ring]]."

'' 'Vadam does so, Johnson fires the Scarab's main cannon and destroys an enemy [[Muz-pattern Wraith|Wraith]].''

''They approach the Control Room, fighting off more Wraiths, [[Wuzum-pattern Spectre|Spectre]]s, [[Eeo'Pimu-pattern Shade|Shade]] turrets and hostile Banshees.''

'''Vadam destroys several more Wraiths and Banshees in the area in front of the Control Room. The Scarab comes in firing range of the Control Room.''

''The Scarab's cannon fires, destroying the Control Room's door. A hostile Phantom lands and deploys a Wraith beside the Scarab. 'Vadam destroys the Wraith and flies toward the Control Room. (If 'Vadam does not have a Banshee than a friendly Sangheili will land one on the beach near the Scarab).''

'' 'Vadam lands his Banshee and enters the Control Room. He runs into a [[pack]] of Jiralhanae, including several [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]].''

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjHU8KkLXU '''{''Anniversary Cutscene''}''']

''Tartarus and four [[Jiralhanae Captain]]s approach and stand in front of the control panel, holding [[Miranda Keyes|Keyes]] and [[343 Guilty Spark]].''

*'''Tartarus''': "Come, human, it is easy." ''(He tries to get Keyes to insert the [[Activation Index]])'' "Take the Icon in your hands... ''(growls impatiently)'' And do as you are told!"

*'''Thel 'Vadam''': "Put down the Icon."

*'''Thel 'Vadam''': "There are things about Halo even the Hierarchs do not understand."

''Tartarus lowers 343 Guilty Spark to see Johnson approaching standing next to 'Vadam. He holds a [[Sulok-pattern beam rifle|beam rifle]] and aims it directly at Tartarus.''

''The Jiralhanae Captains growl and approach. Johnson raises the beam rifle to Tartarus' head.''

*'''Thel 'Vadam''': ''(to Guilty Spark)'' "The Sacred Rings, what are they?"

[[File:H2A - Tartarus with Rukt.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Tartarus]] activates [[Installation 05]] and readies himself to kill the Arbiter.]]

[[File:H2A - Delta Halo activated.jpg|300px|thumb|Halo's Control Room, now fully activated by Tartarus as it prepares to fire.]]

*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Under more controlled circumstances, I would suggest the [[Reclaimer]] simply remove the Index."

*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Reclaimer, please understand that interrupting the wave generation process will severely damage this installation."

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgFf-bfMbII '''{''Anniversary Ending Cutscene''}''']

''Cut to exterior of the Control Room. All the built up energy fires into space.''

*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "A beacon."

*'''343 Guilty Spark''': ''(a bit surprised)'' "The... other installations."

''343 Guilty Spark interfaces with the hologram, it [[star map|depicts]] the seven Halos, a red message points to one ring ([[Installation 04]], which has been destroyed).''

*'''Sergeant Johnson''': "Listen, tinkerbell, don't make me..."

*'''Commander Keyes''': "Then where? Where would someone go to activate the other rings?"

[[File:H2A - Earth and Dreadnought.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]] arrives at Earth amidst the ongoing space battle for control of the planet.]]

''Fade in on the [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]] exiting [[slipspace]], and heads straight to [[Earth]]. [[Covenant]] and [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ships are engaging each other.''

''Fade in on the interior of the [[Forerunner]] ship, [[John-117]] listens in.''

''Cut to [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'s bridge, everything looks damaged. (In the Anniversary version, the bridge is intact and Lord Hood stands at the main display screen as station personnel scramble to their stations.)''

[[File:H2A - Finishing the Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|The Chief returns to Earth to finish the fight.]]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YKY63ikeFQ '''{''Anniversary Epilogue''}''']

''Cuts to the Council Chamber, Gravemind's tentacles reach across.''

=== Friend or Foe? ===

{{Semi-canon|section}}

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQwRN1AjiSs '''{''Anniversary-only Cutscene''}'''] (later removed)

'''Vadam turns to his [[Swords of Sanghelios]].''

''The Swords of Sanghelios growl and raise their {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}s. Cut to Locke, who nods at other members of [[Fireteam Osiris]]: [[Holly Tanaka]], [[Edward Buck]], and [[Olympia Vale]]. The [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan-IVs]] turn around to face the [[Kmiro'sish-pattern Lich|Lich's]] door. 'Vadam and his Majors join them.''

[[File:MCC - Locke and Arbiter.png|thumb|300px|'Vadam, Locke and their respective forces preparing to [[Battle of Sunaion|fight]] together.]]

*The [[Great Journey vacation]] can be done on this level.

*If the player manages to lead the first two Hunters to the prison room, the captured Hunters will not be present. However, if the player frees the second pair of Hunters and then returns to the exterior bridge to recruit the first pair of Hunters, the player will have four Hunters accompanying him/her. This trick is particularly useful on [[Legendary]].

*If the player manages to bring a Spectre into the Control Room, they can get Johnson to ride onto it. If the player drives it away towards the entrance and come back, there will be another Johnson in his place. Using this glitch, there can be up to four Johnsons (3 on the Spectre, 1 on the ledge) helping the player for the mission which can be useful for taking out Tartarus' shields.

===Mistakes===

*If the player crouches in the lowest level of the Control Room's central platform, they will hit the death barrier and die immediately.

*Brutes driving ghosts at the beginning of the level will drop Elite Plasma Rifles instead of Brute Plasma Rifles when killed.

===Easter eggs===

{{Main|Easter eggs}}

*The [[Halo 2 skulls#Black Eye|Black Eye Skull]] can be found on this level.

*During the game's development, this level was known as ''deltacontrol''.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=25650 '''Bungie.net''': ''One Final Effort'']</ref><!-- As seen in Bungie's One Final Effort editorial, deltacontrol is not meant to be capitalized.-->

*The beginning portion of the level is extremely similar in design to the [[Assault on the Control Room (Level)|Assault on the Control Room]] in which the player has to fight through a canyon with a group of surviving allies to take control of a structure.

*It is possible to go through the [[Bastion of the Brutes]] with a Ghost.

*The [[Forerunner]] structure encountered by the unmanned Scarab is designed with almost exactly the same architecture as the entrance of [[Alpha Halo]]'s [[Cartographer]].

File:H2 header - The Great Journey.png|Preview of the level in ''Halo 2'' menu.

File:H2 Scarab Threatening.jpg|The Arbiter comes face-to-face with the Scarab.

File:H2 Tartarus Hits Johnson.jpg|Tartarus throws 343 Guilty Spark at Johnson.

File:H2 343GS Explains Ark.jpg|343 Guilty Spark explains the failsafe beacon to Keyes and Johnson.

File:H2 343 and reclaimers.jpg|Miranda Keyes and Johnson listening to 343 Guilty Spark.

File:H2A - ScarabConcept.png|Concept art of the Scarab backing up the Arbiter.

File:H2A_ControlRoom_Platform_Concept.jpg|Concept art for the spinning platform in the control room.

File:H2A - Rtas in Wraith.png|Rtas 'Vadum tells the Arbiter he has a plan for entering the Control Room.

File:HTMCC-H2A Marines Resistance.jpg|Marcus Stacker and Banks fighting their Jiralhanae captors.

File:H2A-Arbiter%26Johnson.jpg|Sergeant Johnson and the Arbiter confront Tartarus in Delta Halo's Control Room.

File:H2A-Arbiter&Co.jpg|The Arbiter joins Keyes and Johnson at the holographic display of the Halo array.

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