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'''''Halo: Nightfall'''''<ref name="E3">'''E3 2014 Microsoft Media Briefing'''</ref> is | '''''Halo: Nightfall'''''<ref name="E3">'''E3 2014 Microsoft Media Briefing'''</ref> is a live-action ''Xbox Originals'' webseries for the [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox 360]], and other [[Microsoft]] devices to be released in [[2014]].<ref name="Xbox.com">[http://news.xbox.com/2014/04/ent-xbox-originals-unveil '''Xbox.com''': ''Xbox Originals: Coming Soon to a Screen Near You'']</ref> Consisting of five episodes,<ref name="amazon">[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Master-Chief-Collection-Xbox-One/dp/B00KSQHX1K/ref=zg_bs_videogames_1 '''Amazon''': ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'']</ref> the series was created by [[Wikipedia:Scott Free Productions|Scott Free Productions]] in conjunction with [[343 Industries]]. Acclaimed filmmaker [[Wikipedia:Ridley Scott|Ridley Scott]] was the show's executive producer along with Scott Free TV President [[Wikipedia:David W. Zucker|David Zucker]]; it was directed by television director [[Wikipedia:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan|Sergio Mimica-Gezzan]].<ref name="Xbox.com">[http://news.xbox.com/2014/04/ent-xbox-originals-unveil '''Xbox.com''' - ''Xbox Originals: Coming Soon to a Screen Near You'']</ref> In the series, ''"A strange and treacherous world exposes elite UNSC operatives to a much deeper danger."'' The five episodes of ''Nightfall'' aired on the [[Halo Channel]] weekly, on Tuesdays at 4 PM PST, starting on [[2014|November 11, 2014]] and concluding on December 9, 2014.<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/halo-nightfall '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Nightfall description'']</ref> | ||
Serving as an origin story for [[Jameson Locke|Agent Locke]], a secondary playable character in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'',<ref name="SDCC panel">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaZOLp6pYCE '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Nightfall Panel - SDCC 2014'']</ref> ''Nightfall'' | Serving as an origin story for [[Jameson Locke|Agent Locke]], a secondary playable character in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'',<ref name="SDCC panel">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaZOLp6pYCE '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Nightfall Panel - SDCC 2014'']</ref> ''Nightfall'' is intended to connect the stories of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''Guardians''.<ref name="xbox wire SDCC">[http://news.xbox.com/2014/07/ent-halo-nightfall-sdcc-announcement '''Xbox Wire''': ''SDCC 14: 343 Industries and Scott Free Productions Offer First-Look of Halo: Nightfall'']</ref><ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/09/microsoft-bets-big-that-multibillion-dollar-game-series-halo-will-thrive-on-television/ '''Venturebeat''': ''Microsoft bets big that multibillion-dollar game series Halo will thrive on television'']</ref> An [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Locke's team|unit]] under Locke's command is deployed on the distant [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Sedra]] to investigate [[terrorism|terrorist]] activity. Sedra is described as a backwater world harboring a disdain for the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the UNSC. During their investigation, a Sedran city is attacked by [[Sangheili]] terrorists wielding a [[bioweapon|biological weapon]] that only affects humans.<ref name="first look">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw2oqtZoc8s/ '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Nightfall First Look'']</ref> Locke's team is forced to work together with [[Sedran Colonial Guard]] commander [[Randall Aiken]] and his troops to track down the origin of the bioweapon. During their search, the unit is drawn to [[Alpha Shard|a partially intact section]] of [[Installation 04]], the [[Halo Array|Halo]] ringworld destroyed by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] in the [[Halo: Combat Evolved|first ''Halo'' game]].<ref name="PAX">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGn4YXXZyDo '''YouTube''': ''Halo and the Journey of the Master Chief- PAX Prime 2014'']</ref><ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/08/30/pax-offers-more-details-on-halo-nightfall-and-what-to-expect-from-the-halo-channel.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''PAX Offers More Details On Halo: Nightfall And What To Expect From The Halo Channel'']</ref><ref>[http://ca.ign.com/videos/2014/08/30/halo-nightfall-how-the-ring-fits-into-the-story-pax-prime '''IGN''': ''Halo Nightfall - How The Ring Fits into the Story - PAX Prime '']</ref> A grave threat present on the ancient construct soon turns the mission into a desperate fight for survival.<ref name="waypoint"/><ref name="wgtc">[http://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/halo-nightfall-tense-trailer-rounds-cast/#!bzGqF2 '''We Got This Covered''': ''Halo: Nightfall Gets A Tense First Trailer, Rounds Out Cast'']</ref> | ||
''Nightfall'' will have narrative connections to ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.<ref name="gigaom">[http://gigaom.com/2014/04/28/bonnaroo-halo-and-soccer-microsoft-aims-high-with-xbox-originals/ '''Gigaom''': ''Bonnaroo, Halo and soccer: Microsoft aims high with Xbox Originals'']</ref> The series will also incorporate interactive features with the upcoming [[Halo Channel]] application for Xbox One.<ref name="SDCC panel"/> Viewers can complete challenges related to the series to unlock features that can be used in ''Halo'' games. Each episode has several challenges and "Second Story" videos that expand on events that were not shown in the series. Additionally, viewers can access the Halo Channel's new "Halo Encyclopedia" to gain information on characters, locations, weapons, and vehicles that are featured in ''Halo: Nightfall''.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb/halo-channel '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo Channel'']</ref> | ''Nightfall'' will have narrative connections to ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.<ref name="gigaom">[http://gigaom.com/2014/04/28/bonnaroo-halo-and-soccer-microsoft-aims-high-with-xbox-originals/ '''Gigaom''': ''Bonnaroo, Halo and soccer: Microsoft aims high with Xbox Originals'']</ref> The series will also incorporate interactive features with the upcoming [[Halo Channel]] application for Xbox One.<ref name="SDCC panel"/> Viewers can complete challenges related to the series to unlock features that can be used in ''Halo'' games. Each episode has several challenges and "Second Story" videos that expand on events that were not shown in the series. Additionally, viewers can access the Halo Channel's new "Halo Encyclopedia" to gain information on characters, locations, weapons, and vehicles that are featured in ''Halo: Nightfall''.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb/halo-channel '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo Channel'']</ref> | ||
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Locke and Macer watches the ring being destroyed and return to Sedra. While there Locke walks though the outdoor market in Sedra City while in deep thought. In these sequences, a final monologue from Aiken is heard: | Locke and Macer watches the ring being destroyed and return to Sedra. While there Locke walks though the outdoor market in Sedra City while in deep thought. In these sequences, a final monologue from Aiken is heard: | ||
''"Death will come to all of us. Especially soldiers. It will come | ''"Death will come to all of us. Especially soldiers. It will come inevitably as the sun. It is only to be feared if you fear what is in the other side of it, if you see darkness in your soul rather than light. In a way, I suppose soldiers are gods. You give your live away so others will live in peace, even if is only fleeting. The ones who live carries parts of you with them, your deeds becomes seeds for them. The sacrifice carries forward. And in their final moments as a soldier you know they will have to answer the same question you did: with your life will you only create death, or with your death will you create life? That is my question to you, Commander Locke, how you'll die? And for what?"'' | ||
===Second Stories=== | ===Second Stories=== | ||