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[[File:Five Long Years.jpg|thumb|250px|A group of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] cheering as a Covenant destroyer comes down.]] | {{#widget:YouTube|id=nDc6MSyFn5g|width=300|right}} | ||
[[File:HW Five Long Years.jpg|thumb|250px|A group of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] cheering as a Covenant destroyer comes down.]] | |||
{{Quote|Halo Wars is set in the year [[2531]] right as UNSC forces retake a planet called [[Harvest]] from the alien Covenant. The story of Halo Wars is told through the eyes and ears of the crew aboard [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|Spirit of Fire]], a UNSC support vessel. As the ship approaches the planet Harvest to begin a dangerous and urgent mission, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter|Cutter]] reflects on the long and bloody battle to retake Harvest from the Covenant...|[[Ensemble Studios|Ensemble]] description of the trailer<ref>http://halowars.com</ref>}} | {{Quote|Halo Wars is set in the year [[2531]] right as UNSC forces retake a planet called [[Harvest]] from the alien Covenant. The story of Halo Wars is told through the eyes and ears of the crew aboard [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|Spirit of Fire]], a UNSC support vessel. As the ship approaches the planet Harvest to begin a dangerous and urgent mission, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter|Cutter]] reflects on the long and bloody battle to retake Harvest from the Covenant...|[[Ensemble Studios|Ensemble]] description of the trailer<ref>http://halowars.com</ref>}} | ||
'''Five Long Years''' is the introductory cutscene of ''[[Halo Wars]]'', depicting the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s [[Harvest campaign|five-year campaign]] to retake [[Harvest]] from the [[Covenant]]. It was also released as a cinematic trailer on [[2008|July 14, 2008]]. | |||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
*'''Cutter:''' "Captain's report: February 4th, 2531. Five years - five long years. That's how long it took us to get Harvest back." | *'''Cutter:''' "Captain's report: February 4th, 2531. Five years - five long years. That's how long it took us to get Harvest back." | ||
[[File:Harvest battle.jpg|200px|thumb|Marines firing on several Elites]] | [[File:Harvest battle.jpg|200px|thumb|Marines firing on several Elites]] | ||
'' | ''Several Marines run through a battlefield and kill a group of oncoming [[Sangheili|Elites]]. A Marine is killed when a nearby wall explodes and he is engulfed by debris and [[plasma]]. The surviving Marines recover quickly and start to move forward.'' | ||
*'''Marine:''' "Go, go, go!" | *'''Marine:''' "Go, go, go!" | ||
'' | ''They confront a [[lance]] of slowly advancing Elites on the other side of a wall of debris. A few of the Marines yell out as they arrive. One Marine quickly joins in and starts to fire upon the Elites, only to be shot by a plasma bolt to the chest.'' | ||
*'''Marine:''' "I've been hit!" | *'''Marine:''' "I've been hit!" | ||
'' | ''An [[M12 Warthog]] then appears and runs the aliens over. The camera then cuts to the rear of the Warthog driving through a battlefield with the gunner firing the [[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun|turret]].'' | ||
[[File:Pelican on Harvest.jpg|200px|thumb|Pelicans disembarking troops on Harvest]] | [[File:Pelican on Harvest.jpg|200px|thumb|Pelicans disembarking troops on Harvest]] | ||
*'''Marine:'''"Keep firing!" | *'''Marine:''' "Keep firing!" | ||
'' | ''Three Marines fire their weapons. The camera then cuts to a shot of several [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropships arriving with several Warthogs racing through the drop zone. Marines then charge out of one of the landed Pelicans. There is a cut to a Marine hitting an Elite from behind, so that he falls down and is shot dead by another Marine. Then it cuts to a panorama, showing nine Marines cheering and a Warthog overlooking the battlefield; a destroyed city with a burning {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} in the distant sky, presumably shot down by UNSC forces.'' | ||
[[File:Human Execution.jpg|200px|thumb|An Elite impaling a wounded Marine]] | [[File:Human Execution.jpg|200px|thumb|An Elite impaling a wounded Marine]] | ||
*'''Cutter:'''"At first it was going well." | *'''Cutter:''' "At first it was going well." | ||
''Fade to black'' | |||
*'''Cutter:''' "Then setback after setback..." | *'''Cutter:''' "Then setback after setback..." | ||
'' | ''An Elite pierces a Marine with his [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]]. UNSC troops are overwhelmed by plasma fired by Elites and [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]]. The camera then cuts to a scene where three Elites jump over a crumbled wall, the two in the background wielding plasma rifles, the one in the foreground activating two energy swords.'' | ||
*'''Cutter:''' "Loss after loss..." | *'''Cutter:''' "Loss after loss..." | ||
'' | ''Two Covenant destroyers begin to glass Harvest.'' | ||
*'''Cutter:''' "Made what was going to be a quick and decisive win..." | *'''Cutter:''' "Made what was going to be a quick and decisive win..." | ||
'' | ''A surviving Marine attempts to crawl to safety when an Elite approaches and stabs him with his energy sword.'' | ||
*'''Cutter:''' "Into five years of hell." | *'''Cutter:''' "Into five years of hell." | ||
'' | ''Camera turns toward the skies and another ship appears and activates its energy weapon. White follows.'' | ||
''Transcript ends'' | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Marine who is strafed by the Banshee utters the famed [[wikipedia:Wilhelm scream|Wilhelm scream]] as he dies. | *The Marine who is strafed by the Banshee utters the famed [[wikipedia:Wilhelm scream|Wilhelm scream]] as he dies. | ||
*The Pelicans have the [[Legendary]] symbol on the nose of their fuselages. | *The Pelicans have the [[Legendary]] symbol on the nose of their fuselages. | ||
*A screenshot from this cinematic, showing Marines celebrating the destruction of a {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}, is seen in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' on a UNSC billboard. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H2A FiveLongYears Sign.png|A screenshot from this cinematic in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Trailer}} | {{Trailer}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:32, April 18, 2022
A group of UNSC Marines cheering as a Covenant destroyer comes down.
- "Halo Wars is set in the year 2531 right as UNSC forces retake a planet called Harvest from the alien Covenant. The story of Halo Wars is told through the eyes and ears of the crew aboard Spirit of Fire, a UNSC support vessel. As the ship approaches the planet Harvest to begin a dangerous and urgent mission, Captain Cutter reflects on the long and bloody battle to retake Harvest from the Covenant..."
- — Ensemble description of the trailer[1]
Five Long Years is the introductory cutscene of Halo Wars, depicting the UNSC's five-year campaign to retake Harvest from the Covenant. It was also released as a cinematic trailer on July 14, 2008.
Transcript[edit]
- Cutter: "Captain's report: February 4th, 2531. Five years - five long years. That's how long it took us to get Harvest back."
Several Marines run through a battlefield and kill a group of oncoming Elites. A Marine is killed when a nearby wall explodes and he is engulfed by debris and plasma. The surviving Marines recover quickly and start to move forward.
- Marine: "Go, go, go!"
They confront a lance of slowly advancing Elites on the other side of a wall of debris. A few of the Marines yell out as they arrive. One Marine quickly joins in and starts to fire upon the Elites, only to be shot by a plasma bolt to the chest.
- Marine: "I've been hit!"
An M12 Warthog then appears and runs the aliens over. The camera then cuts to the rear of the Warthog driving through a battlefield with the gunner firing the turret.
- Marine: "Keep firing!"
Three Marines fire their weapons. The camera then cuts to a shot of several Pelican dropships arriving with several Warthogs racing through the drop zone. Marines then charge out of one of the landed Pelicans. There is a cut to a Marine hitting an Elite from behind, so that he falls down and is shot dead by another Marine. Then it cuts to a panorama, showing nine Marines cheering and a Warthog overlooking the battlefield; a destroyed city with a burning Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer in the distant sky, presumably shot down by UNSC forces.
- Cutter: "At first it was going well."
Fade to black
- Cutter: "Then setback after setback..."
An Elite pierces a Marine with his energy sword. UNSC troops are overwhelmed by plasma fired by Elites and Banshees. The camera then cuts to a scene where three Elites jump over a crumbled wall, the two in the background wielding plasma rifles, the one in the foreground activating two energy swords.
- Cutter: "Loss after loss..."
Two Covenant destroyers begin to glass Harvest.
- Cutter: "Made what was going to be a quick and decisive win..."
A surviving Marine attempts to crawl to safety when an Elite approaches and stabs him with his energy sword.
- Cutter: "Into five years of hell."
Camera turns toward the skies and another ship appears and activates its energy weapon. White follows.
Transcript ends
Trivia[edit]
- The Marine who is strafed by the Banshee utters the famed Wilhelm scream as he dies.
- The Pelicans have the Legendary symbol on the nose of their fuselages.
- A screenshot from this cinematic, showing Marines celebrating the destruction of a CPV-class heavy destroyer, is seen in Halo 2: Anniversary on a UNSC billboard.
Gallery[edit]
A screenshot from this cinematic in Halo 2: Anniversary.
Sources[edit]
