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The '''Tribute Room''' is an easter egg that can be found in the campaign level [[The Package (level)|The Package]] of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The room can be thought of as [[Bungie]]'s indirect thanks to parties who have expanded the Halo franchise completely independently of [[Microsoft]] and Bungie.

The easter egg can be found on Rally Point Bravo of The Package, on the [[Legendary]] difficulty. The room can be found on the far left side of Halsey's lab entrance, though the door will not open initially. Access to the room can be achieved by completing the objective without opening Halsey's door, then traveling to the end of the map directly opposite to the Lab entrance. Once across the bridge bear left to a caged area. Behind and below this cage, outside of the map's boundary, is a switch, which requires one to activate it and quickly get within the maps boundary again, lest the timer will expire and they will die.

There are two methods to hit the button that opens the Tribute Room. For the first method, the player must use a jetpack to fly from the top of the building down to where the switch is and hit the switch while hovering. The second and much easier method is by using sprint. Once the player reaches the cage-like area, they must sprint '''around '''the building, or they may be killed by the death barrier. Once they hit the switch, then they must again sprint around the building and jump over the fence to survive. Due to the difficulty of this task it is recommended to complete the level on split screen or online with a friend, to prevent being sent back to the checkpoint upon every unsuccessful attempt. It is possible to survive using either method.

Once the switch has been pressed, all of your AI allies (Carter and Jun)will disappear and 7 [[Sangheili General]]s will leave through the door. They can run very fast, but they will only attack with swords and grenades and so are relatively easy to defeat. After entering through the door and at the far end of the room, you will be teleported to the corridor from the level's ending cutscene, with your loadout switched to the Assault Rifle, no ammo or grenades, and no armor ability.

The room itself is [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]'s lab from the level's ending cinematic. As the player enters the chamber, two songs can be heard on a loop: one is [[Siege of Madrigal]], which marks the second time in the game (the first being the [[Club Errera easter egg]]), and the other is [[From the Vault]], a song unique to the Tribute Room that plays various pieces of other songs from the ''Halo'' series.

Inside the Tribute Room are [[seven]] databases that hold a collection of information in the form of textual documents, similar to the [[data pads]]. The documents, mostly written from Halsey's point of view, reference to [[Bungie]]-related topics, most of them dedicated to the fan community; the [[Seventh Column]], [[Halo.bungie.org]], [[Red vs. Blue]], [[Warthog Jump]] and the [[Bungie.net]] forum moderators. One terminal is dedicated for Bungie's charity projects, including "Fight the Flood" after [[Wikipedia:Hurricane Katrina|hurricane Katrina]] in 2005 and "Be a Hero" during the [[Wikipedia:2010 Haiti earthquake|2010 Haiti earthquake]].

Several Bungie- and Halo-related posters can be seen in the hidden chamber:A picture of the Chief rushing the beach in the Silent Cartographer Level from Halo: Combat Evolved, a ''[[Halo 2]]'' launch poster featuring the Master Chief dual-wielding a pair of SMGs, a landscape image of Master Chief standing with his weapon in the [[cease fire|alert position]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''<nowiki />'s [[Sierra 117]] level, and the first frame of the opening cutscene from Halo 3: ODST. Bungie's "carnage zone" warning sign can be seen on the wall near the entrance, and a picture with [[W:C:Bungie:Ling ling|Ling-Ling's head]] is shown on one of the desks.<ref name="youtube">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZk_Ko5VD64 '''Youtube''': ''<nowiki>[Halo Reach]</nowiki> The Monument to All Your Sins'']</ref> A picture of Marty O'Donnell and Jason Jones can also be found, as well as a photo of Bungie's [[7 Steps to World Domination]], ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''s title screen, and a Bungie "Don't Make Us Kick Your Ass" logo placed on a desk. Multiple Xbox 360 can also be seen in the room, under one of the terminals. The consoles are upside down and their lights are colored blue instead of the actual green. [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] can be found next to Cortana's terminal, which also has a screen that displays an exchange between Cortana and Halsey, concerning Cortana's transfer to another [[The Package (data storage unit)|storage unit]]. There is a door switch next to the room's entrance - activating the switch will trigger the ending cutscene, completing the mission. It may prove useful to keep a Ghost ready from the previous battle.

===Red vs. Blue===

*There are [[7]] [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili General|Generals]] guarding the entrance into the room, and 7 Databases referencing Bungie's fandom, an obvious reference to "7".

*On the screen next to the Xboxes, there is concept art of [[Noble Team]].

*There is a screen that has the faces of every current Noble Team member with their corresponding names below. Their pictures in question are taken from [[:File:Nobleteamconcept.jpg|an early concept art piece]], only now tinted in black and white. Starting from the right, panning to the left the images begin to fade. Next to Emile, there is a completely blank spot labeled "YOU!" where the name would be, referencing the fact that you are Noble Six.

*There are several Easter egg pictures in the room as well, such as a picture of Marty O'Donnel when he was younger and Jason Jones (Bungie's founder)sitting on the floor in his underwear.

*The terminal with "I LIKE PIE" is actually a picture from Bungie day 09's Bungie vs. world.

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