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'''Two Giants''' is the codename for a canyon on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]], named for a pair of pulse-emitting towers on either side of the canyon. It saw occupation by both the [[Covenant remnant|Covenant]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]] during the [[Second Battle of Requiem]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===UNSC investigation and Covenant counterattack=== | ===UNSC investigation and Covenant counterattack=== | ||
In [[2558|February 2558]], the area known as Two Giants was under Covenant control. [[Mountain Squad]], a joint [[Spartan | [[File:H4 Ragnarok-1.jpg|300px|thumb|Two Giants' waterfront tower.]] | ||
In [[2558|February 2558]], the area known as Two Giants was under Covenant control. [[Mountain Squad]], a joint [[Spartan (branch)|Spartan]]/[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] unit, was deployed to the area to investigate a mysterious signal received at [[Galileo Base]]. Their [[D79-TC Pelican]] crashed behind enemy lines and they survivors came under fire. In response, [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] deployed Spartan [[Fireteam Crimson]] to the area, where they engaged a linked up with Mountain Squad's surviving Spartans. Though the Spartans of Mountain Squad were killed, Crimson investigated the southern tower, which Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] surmised to be the origin of the signal; at this time, the tower emitted a pulse into the sky, which alerted nearby Covenant forces.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine/Spartan Mountain|S1E3 - ''Spartan Mountain'']]</ref> | |||
Responding to the pulse emitted by the tower, a {{ | Responding to the pulse emitted by the tower, a {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}} arrived near Two Giants and deployed waves of [[Type-44 Troop Carrier|Phantom dropships]] to Crimson's position. Spartan [[Robert Dalton]] requested several [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Armor Defense System|Mantis assault mechs]] for the team, which they used to thwart the Covenant's reprisal. Eventually, {{UNSCship|Infinity}}'s ''Sub-vessel 3'' destroyed the cruiser and Crimson was redeployed.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine/Shootout In Valhalla|S1E4 - ''Shootout In Valhalla'']]</ref> | ||
===Later conflict=== | ===Later conflict=== | ||
The UNSC soon established a base at the inland tower. After Covenant | The UNSC soon established a base at the inland tower. After Covenant supreme leader [[Jul 'Mdama]] was reported to be present at the other tower, Fireteam Crimson was sent back to Two Giants. On their arrival, however, the Spartans encountered only [[Promethean]] constructs, which were soon reinforced by the Shipmaster's forces. 'Mdama had used the tower to [[Slipspace translocation|teleport]] himself to the [[Fortress (location)|Fortress]], a structure elsewhere on Requiem. After clearing the area, Fireteam Crimson entered a portal inside the tower, translocating them to the Fortress in pursuit of their target.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Didact's Hand/Rally Point|S1E4 - ''Rally Point'']]</ref> | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
Two Giants is the location of the ''Halo 4'' multiplayer map ''[[Ragnarok]]''; in-universe, the map is based on the conflict depicted in ''Spartan Ops'', as evidenced by the presence of Mountain Squad's crashed Pelican. In the real world, the map is a remake of the ''[[Halo 3]]'' map ''[[Valhalla]]'', which in turn is a spiritual successor to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''Blood Gulch'' and ''[[Halo 2]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''[[Coagulation]]''. ''Valhalla'' and ''Ragnarok'' are both named for elements of Norse mythology. | Two Giants is the location of the ''Halo 4'' multiplayer map ''[[Ragnarok]]''; in-universe, the map is based on the conflict depicted in ''Spartan Ops'', as evidenced by the presence of Mountain Squad's crashed Pelican. In the real world, the map is a remake of the ''[[Halo 3]]'' map ''[[Valhalla]]'', which in turn is a spiritual successor to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''Blood Gulch'' and ''[[Halo 2]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''[[Coagulation]]''. ''Valhalla'' and ''Ragnarok'' are both named for elements of Norse mythology. | ||
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File:H4 Ragnarok-3.jpg|Two [[man cannon]]s located on a Forerunner structure. | File:H4 Ragnarok-3.jpg|Two [[man cannon]]s located on a Forerunner structure. | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Requiem locations]] | [[Category:Requiem locations]] |