Editing Uprising

{{Era|RW}}

|player=[[Thel 'Vadamee]]

|date= [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]

|place=The surface of [[Installation 05]].

|objective= Take revenge upon the [[Brute]] traitors and reach the canyon floor

''[[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee is seen arriving on a cliff face via [[Slipspace translocation|teleporting]] from the [[Gravemind]]. He then turns to his left and finds an abandoned [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]], lying on a rock stained with Sangheili [[blood]]. He picks it up and readies himself on the path ahead.''

[[File:H2A-ThelVadam GreatSchism Uprising.png|thumb|right|300px|The Arbiter gets ready for lies ahead.]]

''A [[Slipspace translocation|teleportation portal]] induced by the [[Gravemind]] is seen appearing on a cliff face, as [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee appears and falls through. He gathers himself before seeing the portal close behind him and turns to see the path ahead of him. He pauses with a shocked look in his eyes as he picks up, and examines, a [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]], before walking forward.''

 

''[[Type-25 Brute Shot|Brute shot]] grenades are seen going off in the distance, followed by Plasma Rifle bursts firing in the air.''

'''Vadamee encounters a badly wounded Sangheili lying on the ground with an [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] lying next to him.''

''The Sangheili move through another corridor scattered with dead Sangheili, Unggoy, and more weapons. The room after the corridor is occupied by more Jiralhanae and Kig-Yar, including a Jiralhanae-operated [[Type-27 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Shade turret]]. Another fight starts as the two forces meet, and more Jiralhanae enter the room to aid their allies. They are all taken out. The Sangheili move on, to a large door.''

''As the Sangheili head forward, a Jiralhanae Captain rides a [[Type-32 Rapid Attack Vehicle|Ghost]] into the area and disembarks. A pack of Jiralhanae follow, some wielding human [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|shotguns]] and augmented by a [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]. They clash with the Sangheili force. The Covenant are soon eliminated. A few more Ghosts sit unused near the position. The Arbiter pilots one of them, and the Sangheili follow.''

'''Vadamee takes the vanguard and surprise-attacks the nearby Jiralhanae camp head-on. The Sangheili follow, as a big battle takes place between the two sides.  After the initial garrison is defeated, Covenant reinforcements appear.  'Vadamee and his allies defeat them and move on to the next camp, where a cowering Unggoy is being threatened by a Kig-Yar. The Sangheili eliminate the Kig-Yar, and the Unggoy mounts a nearby Shade turret to aid the Sangheili. More Jiralhanae-controlled Ghosts and even a [[Type-46 Infantry Support Vehicle|Spectre]] try to stop the Sangheili forces, but fail.''

''A small Kig-Yar camp awaits in the next area, and is easily taken care of by the Sangheili. Some of the Sangheili take the opportunity to pilot the Ghosts throughout the camp. A [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] dropship flies overhead, but pays no attention to the conflict below.''

[[File:H2A - Rtas and Thel.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Arbiter informs 'Vadumee of the massacre of the Councilors at the hands of the [[Jiralhanae]] outside Halo's Control Room.]]

''The river stops at a waterfall, and in front of a Forerunner structure guarded by multiple Jiralhanae and two [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraiths]]. A huge battle begins, with more Jiralhanae coming out from the structure. In addition, many Kig-Yar Snipers try to engage the Sangheili from long range, but they too are defeated. Once most of the area is cleared of Jiralhanae, two more Covenant orbital insertion pods land and reinforce the Sangheili. The group moves on into a room, which appears to have been used as an armory by the Jiralhanae. Many weapons and equipment, both human and Covenant are stored all over the room. One of the Sangheili Minors stops, and looks around.''

'''Vadamee exits the door. He spots a Wraith approaching him slowly. The Arbiter readies his weapon (a carbine in ''Anniversary''). The Wraith stops in front of him. The hatch opens to reveal [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee. The Arbiter calms and lowers his weapon''

''They look up and see two [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]]s flying over them. One flies over the Control Room while the second stops above the platform of the Installation 05 Control Room. [[Tartarus]] emerges from the [[gravity lift]], with [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] and [[343 Guilty Spark]] in captivity. Four Jiralhanae guards awaits behind the Control Room door. Tartarus stops momentarily, sniffs the air, and continues into the Control Room. Tartarus enters, and the doors slams shut behind him with a loud bang. Fades to black.''

*One can receive unlimited [[Plasma Pistol]]s on this level. First give a Grunt a [[Fuel Rod Gun]] or a [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|Rocket Launcher]] then drive in a vehicle toward him, he will dive out of the way and drop his weapon and pull out a [[Plasma Pistol]] with 100% ammo.

*If the Grunts that joined the forces in the first cavern room are still with the player when he/she gets to the three-leveled room, one will notice that they will not follow any further. Even if pushed toward and off the edge, they will not follow the crowd like the Elites will if they are pushed down. The Grunts, however, will appear again when the player reaches to the second chapter, near the door.

*At the top of the mountains by where the [[Spectre]] comes, when the player gets to the end of a pathway in the mountain, he/she can spot two trees mysteriously floating like the one in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' campaign level [[Two Betrayals]].

*If the player walks by a certain tree he/she will see part of [[Thel 'Vadamee|his]] body and if he/she shoots it the player will take damage.

*Driving a Ghost out the last door will trigger the cutscene with a Ghost in the background.

*It is possible to gain two extra Spec Ops Elite allies near the beginning of the level, at the expense of two Grunts. When the first Spec Ops Elite begins to say, "By the Prophets, what have these Brutes done?" rush into the next room so that the Zealot and two minor Elites can't drop down from the sky. Therefore, the player will only have the one Elite as an ally, plus the two Grunts. If the Grunts are killed, two extra Spec Ops with Plasma Rifles will appear, usually accompanying the first one. Be sure not to betray the Grunts outright, or the Elites will attack the player. After clearing the first room, go back and allow the Zealot and two Minor Elites to drop from the sky, however, the Zealot and two Minor Elites will not follow through out the rest of the level in this glitch. *During the vehicle section of the level (before ''Fight Club''), allies who are walking (notably the Sangheili Zealot) will get stuck near the waterfall, walking up and down, leaving the player along with the others who drive vehicles.

*This level contains several instances of the [[Halo 2 skulls|Thunderstorm skull]] not working properly. Even with the skull activated, two of the Brutes at the start of the level can still appear as Minors or Majors instead of Captains. Another example of this phenomenon affects several allied Grunts in the level [[Sacred Icon (level)|Sacred Icon]].

===Easter Eggs===

*This level and [[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]] are the only levels in ''Halo 2'' where a Zealot Elite appears on any difficulty. They are also the only levels where Zealots appear as allies in the whole trilogy.

*When beginning the mission, go to the second rock to the north east, after that turn a little bit left to see the other wall, there is grass forming a bird head and if looks more up there are horns which might mean this is another devil bird like the one in [[Zanzibar]].

*In the Fight Club part, there is a Brute with a [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|Shotgun]] that, if not killed, can be seen trying out the Shotgun on the wall.

*In the beginning of the level, one can see sparks of blueish light streaming around of the edge of the cliff. They have a resemblance to the [[holo-drone]]s from when fighting [[Sesa 'Refumee]].

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