Editing The Truth and Reconciliation

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{{Disambig header|the campaign level|other uses of "Truth and Reconciliation"|Truth and Reconciliation (disambiguation)}}

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|player=[[Master_Chief_(gameplay)#Halo:_Combat_Evolved|Master Chief]]

|objective=Board the [[Covenant]] [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] and rescue [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]]

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{{Article quote|Board a Covenant ship in an attempt to rescue Captain Keyes.}}

'''The Truth and Reconciliation''' is the third [[campaign]] level in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. The Master Chief and a team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] must rescue [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]], who is being held prisoner aboard the [[Covenant]] ship, the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. After boarding the ship by using its [[gravity lift]], the Master Chief fights his way through the interior of the Covenant battlecruiser to rescue Captain Keyes and several other prisoners from the ship's brig. This is the first level in which [[Mgalekgolo]], [[Sangheili Zealot]]s, and [[Stealth Sangheili]] are encountered.

===The Truth and Reconciliation===

[[File:TRArrivalCEA.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Echo 419]] arrives at the plateau.]]

''The view pans across a plateau with a Covenant {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} above it.''

*'''[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Parker]]:'''{{Ref/Note|The [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]] NPC appears in Parker's place in the game, although due to the character's death and his establishment as a separate character in ''Halo: The Flood'', this particular appearance of Johnson is not considered canonical.}} "There's a [[gravity lift]] that ferries troops and supplies between the ship and the surface. That's our ticket in."

*'''Sergeant Parker''': "Hit it, [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]], go go go! The Corps ain't payin' us by the hour!"

*'''Cortana''': "Stick to the higher ground on the right. We should be able to recon the Covenant position without being spotted. I'm detecting Covenant [[Rizsheda-pattern Shade|Stationary Guns]] near the next pass. I recommend using your [[SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle|Sniper Rifle]] to take out the gunners while I call for Marine support."  

*'''Cortana (COM)''': "Get ready to move in to support us, Sergeant. The [[John-117|Master Chief]] is going to covertly take out as many of the Covenant as he can. Don't open fire until you hear the enemy return fire on us. That should let us keep the element of surprise."

''More Covenant troops enter the area, but are eventually all eliminated. The area is secure.''

''As the UNSC forces takes out the last of the Covenant infantry, a [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]] dropship lands nearby and drops a [[lance]] of Covenant.''

[[File:TRGravLiftCEA.jpg|thumb|300px|[[John-117]] and his Marine squad boards the gravity lift.]]

*'''ODST #1''': "What, there's no Covenant here? Maybe nobody's home..."

''The bay doors open and a Stealth Sangheili attacks the squad, shortly followed by more Covenant troops.''

*'''ODST #2''': "Contacts! Lots of contacts!"

*'''ODST #3''': ''(sarcastically)'' "No Covenant! Ya had to open your mouth!"

''The Chief and the Marines fight off multiple waves of Covenant reinforcements attacking from all sides. After the last wave has been defeated, a pair of massive blast doors open to reveal a few [[Kig-Yar]] (or a pair of Mgalekgolo on higher difficulties). The team eliminates them.''

*'''ODST #2''': "Area secure, sir. We'd better keep moving. How about that door?"

''The team exits the cargo bay through the open doors the Kig-yar (or Mgalekgolo) came through. They head down the corridor but are stopped by a second set of blast doors:''

*'''ODST #2''': "The door's locked, sir. I can't bypass it. We can't get through here."

''or''

*'''ODST #3''': "The door's locked, sir. No way through."

''The Chief goes alone and makes his way through the corridors, eventually reaching a balcony overlooking another cargo bay.''

*'''ODST #3''': "All clear, sir!"

*'''ODST #1''': "Alright, everybody stay cool. Yell if you see anything."

''The team reaches the door on the other side, but the door is locked.''

*'''ODST #3''': "Hey, which way should we go now? All the doors on this level are locked!"

*'''Cortana (COM)''': "Wait a moment. I'm going to access the [[proselytization network|Covenant Battlenet]] and locate an override code to open a door."

*'''ODST #2''': "You'd better hurry Cortana, we can't hold them off all day."

''More Covenant, including another pair of Mgalekgolo, enter the shuttle bay, but are eliminated soon.''

''If every Marine on the team is dead:''

''The Chief leads the Marines up to the third level. The team eventually reaches the ship's bridge and kills all the Covenant forces inside, including the Shipmaster [[Lat 'Ravamee]].''

*'''ODST #1''': "This is a good spot, Chief. We'll mind the store here while you go find the Captain. Good luck, sir."

*'''Cortana''': "We must be in the brig. These look like holding cells. There are probably multiple detention stations. The Captain must be in one of them. We need to keep looking for him."

*'''Marine POW #3''': "That was amazing, sir, you really kicked the shi—"

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf6VzCDNDT8 '''{''Original Cutscene''}''']

 

[[File:Keyes Needler.jpg|thumb|300px|Captain Keyes arms himself and prepares to fight his way out of the Covenant cruiser.]]

*'''Keyes''': "Coming here was reckless. You two know better than this...Thanks."

*'''Keyes''': "Marines! Lock and load your weapons, let's be ready to move."

''The three freed Marines, each armed with a {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}, assemble in front of the Captain.''

*'''Cortana (COM)''': "One moment, sir. Accessing the Covenant Battlenet. ''(Pause)'' According to the data in their networks, the ring has some kind of deep religious significance. If I'm analyzing this correctly, they believe that "Halo" is some kind of weapon. One with vast, unimaginable power."

*'''Keyes''': "Then it's true... The Covenant kept saying that whoever controls Halo controls the fate of the universe."

*'''Cortana (COM)''': "Now I see... I have intercepted a number of messages about a Covenant search team, scouting for a "[[control room]]". I thought they were looking for the bridge of a cruiser that I damaged during the battle above the ring. But they must be looking for ''Halo's'' control room."

*'''Keyes''': "That's bad news. If Halo is a weapon, and the Covenant gain control of it, they'll use it against us and wipe out the entire human race." ''(Pause)'' "Chief, Cortana. I have a new mission for you. We need to beat the Covenant to Halo's control room. Marines! ''(points to the exit)'' Let's move!"

''If Keyes dies at some point between here and the end of the level:''

''After fighting their way back to the bridge, the Chief and the others discover that Sergeant Parker and his squad have been killed by two Stealth Sangheili with Energy Swords (three on Legendary). The Chief and the rescued UNSC survivors kills the Sangheili.''

*'''Cortana (COM)''': "Cortana to ''Echo 419'' - We have the Captain and need extraction on the double."

*'''Cortana (COM)''': "Acknowledged, Foe Hammer. Cortana out."

*'''Cortana''': "Air support is cut off, Captain. We need to hold here until she can move in."

*'''Keyes''': "Stow the bellyaching, soldier. Remember you're a leatherneck. Cortana, if you and the Chief can get us into one of those Covenant dropships, I can fly us outta here."

''They return to the shuttle bay, encountering a lance of Covenant, who are quickly dealt with. The Chief releases the dropship from the clamps or opens the shuttle bay doors on the floor below.''

 

[[File:TREscapeCEA.jpg|thumb|300px|Hijacking a Spirit dropship, Captain Keyes and the Chief escape the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.]]

''The Chief presses the holographic buttons. The Spirit dropship shakes.''

''The Spirit dropship shifts and opens up its troop bay doors for the Marines.''

*'''Keyes''': "Everybody, mount up! Let's get onboard."

''A pair of Mgalekgolo exits the doors in front of the Spirit and takes aim at the dropship.''

*'''Keyes''': "Hang on!"

*In the brig where Captain Keyes is being held, the player can actually kill him and the three Marines while the energy shields are still up just by aiming in a precise location while standing up against the shields. If the player kills Keyes and the Marines and then deactivates the shield doors, after the cutscene, not only Keyes and the Marines will be still alive, they will also turn against the player and open fire.

*It is possible to keep [[Parker|Sergeant Parker]] and his men alive by getting them stuck outside the bridge.

*Somewhere within the hallways of the vessel, there is a small patch of [[Flood]] blood on the ground. This is odd as the Flood were not released until later in the game. There is only one patch, and it is the same sickly green as the player encounters from the level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'' onward.

*The dead [[Stealth Elite]] lying next to the active camouflage in the hanger bay is, for unknown reasons, seen as a [[Sangheili Minor]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'s'' graphic mode.

*The player starts this level with a Sniper Rifle with a total of 68 rounds, exceeding the usual maximum of 28. When the player's ammo is less than 28, the normal cap will be in place.

*This is the only level in the game where the player cannot find an M6D Magnum at any point.  

*It is possible to perform a grenade jump that skips much of the level. A video is here: [http://www.highspeedhalo.net/?time&id=9]; the jump occurs after about 13 minutes. A video is also available on YouTube: [http://youtube.com/watch?v=gpnDWLe-vG4]; the jump is at around 2:47. This jump includes 3 plasma grenades and 1 frag. Three [[plasma grenade]]s are thrown near the Overshield, each one is lower than the other. Then, a frag is thrown at the ground. Grab the Overshield before jumping, so no damage occurs.

*If the player pays attention while searching for Captain Keyes throughout the level, the player will find random groups of marines lying dead in the hallways of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''. This is odd considering that all the marines that were with Captain Keyes went to the brig with him and the only other marines to enter the ship were with the Master Chief. It is also possible that they were a reconnaissance force sent in before the strike team. It is reinforced by the fact that in ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', it says that reconnaissance had confirmed Keyes was captured and there are also dead Sangheili below the ship and in the launch bay. However, it was also mentioned that Chief passed several groups of dead marines when traveling through the ship's corridors. It may also be that these Marines were captured along with Keyes and killed on the way to their holding cells, perhaps for trying to escape.

*If the [[Stealth Elite]] manages to successfully kill at least one marine upon entering the ship, there is a possibility that a pair of [[Hunter]]s will enter through the blast doors instead of a pair of [[Jackal]]s. But if the Elite is killed before managing to kill any of the marines, the Hunters will be replaced with the said pair of Jackals. On Legendary difficulty, Hunters will ALWAYS enter through the blast doors.

*In the beginning of the level, Cortana will never mark the Grunts heading to the Shades with NAV points nor will she alert the Master Chief as long as the player is not spotted or taking fire.

*In ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', the body count for this level is given as around thirty-six humans while the [[Covenant]] suffered six-score or one hundred and twenty loses. Six Shade turrets were also stolen for the defense of [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]].

*In a rare occasion, Captain Keyes can be killed by a fellow Marine through friendly fire when engaging in a firefight regardless of any difficulty.

*The corridors for the level were textured by [[Bungie]] artist [[Paul Russel]].{{Ref/X|docabominable|1515627882105741315|Paul Russel|Quote=@Halo posted this image, yesterday, so I’ll add that I built and textured the flood elite combat form and did the textures and materials for this environment.|D=22|M=11|Y=2024}}

File:HCE Menu 03 The Truth and Reconciliation.png|Preview of the level in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' menu.

File:HCE T&R Bow.jpg|A view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s bow.

File:HCE T&R Arrival.jpg|The Pelican prepares to deploy marines underneath the ship.

File:HCE Coop Snipers.jpg|Two Spartans sniping at Covenant during cooperative play.

File:HCE PlateauCombat.jpg|John and marines fighting Unggoy.

File:HCE-TnR-Plateau.png|The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' looming over the landscape.

File:Scrn 026.jpg|John-117 leads a Marine squad through the ''Truth and Reconciliation's'' interior.

File:CCS bridge.jpg|[[Lat 'Ravamee]], the ''Truth and Reconciliation's'' [[Shipmaster]], guarding the bridge.

File:HCE TaR Rescue.jpg|The Master Chief takes point, backed up by the rescued UNSC personnel.

 

File:HCEA TruthAndReconciliation GravityLift Concept.jpg|Concept art of [[John-117]] using the ''Truth and Reconciliation's'' [[gravity lift]].

File:HCEA-Concept-TnR-Hangar.jpg|Concept art of the Chief fighting alongside [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in the ''Truth and Reconciliation's'' hangar bay.

File:HCEA Menu 03 T&R.png|Preview of the level in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' menu.

File:HCEA TruthAndReconciliation Marines 1.png|Marines in the plateau underneath the ship.

File:HCEA-T29ShadeASG-Screen-02.jpg|John-117 operating a T-29 Shade in the plateau.

File:HCEA TruthAndReconciliation Reinforcements.png|''Echo 419'' drops off reinforcements.

File:CEA KeyesChiefTaR.png|John-117 finds Captain Keyes in the brig.

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