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'''Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise''' is the fifth [[Bungie]] [[ViDoc]] released for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. It concentrates on the members of [[Noble Team]] and is narrated by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. | |||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
''Text appears on screen:'' | |||
'''''Bungie ViDoc:''''' | |||
'''''A [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] WILL RISE''''' | |||
''The screen fades to black.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Catherine Halsey''': "We knew [[Fall of Reach|this day]] would come. | |||
''View opens to show a towering, twin-peaked mountain on the surface of Reach. The wreckage of a [[UNSC frigate|UNSC Frigate]] can be seen atop a hill to the right, and fires rage on the ground, making the air thick with smoke.'' | |||
''Another shot shows an aerial battle raging over a glassed landscape.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': They have found our fortress among the stars. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] are on [[Reach]]." | |||
''A nighttime view of the city of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] is shown. Many of the skyscrapers and the bridges connecting them are severely damaged, with fires burning in some of them.'' | |||
''A wide-open daytime view of New Alexandria is shown. [[Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette|Covenant corvette]]s loom over the embattled cityscape, and in the foreground, a human ship is shot down by a [[Plasma turret|Plasma Torpedo]].'' | |||
''Another shot of the night-time city is shown. A [[UH-144 Falcon]] takes off from a burning building, and one of the damaged skyscrapers collapses in the background.'' | |||
''A [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] is shown in a desert, along with a damaged [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] hovering near it.'' | |||
''A [[Holography|hologram]] of [[Reach]] with several locations marked and highlighted is shown, displayed by a Covenant ship's [[holotank]].'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "They will [[Glassing|burn]] this planet, kill millions, and when Reach falls - and fall it will - there will be nothing left to stand between them and [[Earth]]." | |||
''Noble Team is shown, standing near a red signal flare. A Falcon hovers over them, and [[Jorge-052]] picks up his heavy machine gun from the ground.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "Yet, even in our darkest hour, hope remains. Now, who will protect it? Show me Noble Team." | |||
''[[Auntie Dot]]'s avatar swipes across the screen.'' | |||
''A close-up of [[Carter-A259]] is shown. Cuts to Carter leading [[Catherine-B320]] and [[Emile-A239]] in what appears to be an industrial site, signaling them to stop and split up.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "Carter, Noble One. Born leader. He turned Noble into more than just a collection of SPARTANs." | |||
''After being deployed to the ground by two Falcons, Carter gives a hand signal for the team.'' | |||
*'''[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] Carter-A259''': "Set up a perimeter." | |||
''Carter is shown in combat, along with Jorge and Noble Six, next to a downed [[Sangheili]].'' | |||
''Cuts to Carter briefing the team in a small cavern.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "They will need him now more than ever." | |||
''Auntie Dot's avatar swipes across the screen.'' | |||
''A close-up of [[Catherine-B320]] is shown.'' | |||
''Kat is shown opening a door with her [[Artificial limb|prosthetic arm]] and moving out, [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|M6 sidearm]] in her other hand, followed by Carter.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "Kat, Noble Two. She ''is'' brilliant." | |||
''A first-person view of Noble Six handing Kat a [[M4 Field Disk|recorder chip]] is shown. She quickly snatches it from Six's hand. Several computers and displays are seen in the background.'' | |||
*'''[[Lieutenant Commander]] Kat-B320''': "I'll take that. Not your domain." | |||
''Kat is shown hacking a door control panel while Carter covers her from enemy fire.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "There are no technical hurdles she can't overcome. But her curiosity borders on insubordination." | |||
''Cut to Emile tossing Kat a red device, while inspecting a site of a burning Warthog.'' | |||
''Cut to Jorge and Kat crossing a bridge while under fire from the Covenant. Kat takes cover behind Jorge as they move forward, both firing their weapons.'' | |||
*'''Kat-B320''': "Keep pressing." | |||
''Auntie Dot's avatar swipes across the screen.'' | |||
''[[Jun-A266]] is shown loading [[14.5×114mm|rounds]] into a [[Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel|sniper rifle]] magazine.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "Jun, Noble Three. As a sniper, his skills are unmatched." | |||
''Jun is shown firing his sniper rifle from a Falcon.'' | |||
''Cut to Jun taking cover behind a [[Covenant supply case|Covenant Supply Case]] to avoid a [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom]]'s searchlight in a nighttime environment.'' | |||
*'''[[Warrant Officer]] Jun-A266''': "I have visual on hostile infantry." | |||
''Shows five [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]], one of them firing its [[assault cannon]], in a nighttime environment.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "On this mission, distance may be a luxury he can't afford." | |||
''Cut to Jun in firing stance, lowering his weapon and backing to the shadows.'' | |||
''Auntie Dot's avatar swipes across the screen.'' | |||
''Shows [[Emile-A239]] with his [[M45 Tactical Shotgun|shotgun]], then cut to show him in a Pelican's troop bay, firing his [[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher|grenade launcher]] at two pursuing [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and a Phantom, while under fire from the aircraft.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "Emile, Noble Four. Is he bold enough? Without question. But we need courage and patience in equal measure." | |||
''Cut to Emile firing his shotgun whilst moving forward, and pulling his kukri out of its sheath.'' | |||
*'''Warrant Officer Emile-A239''': "Who's next?!" | |||
''Shows Emile pulling his kukri out of a [[Skirmisher]]'s body, inside a severely damaged building.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "We may require a more ''delicate'' approach." | |||
*'''Emile-A239''': "That's what you get when you mess with a [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]]." | |||
''Auntie Dot's avatar swipes across the screen.'' | |||
''A close-up of [[Jorge-052]] is shown.'' | |||
''Cut to Jorge firing his machine gun at an incoming [[Taaku Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit dropship]] in a rain-soaked courtyard.'' | |||
''Shows Jorge and an Army trooper covering a Warthog while under fire from the Covenant.'' | |||
''Cut to Jorge firing his machine gun from the back of a [[Spade|civilian flatbed truck]] driven by Noble Six, with Carter in the passenger seat. A Skirmisher barely evades the vehicle.'' | |||
''Cut to a zoom-in view of Jorge with his machine gun, at a rainy courtyard.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "Jorge, Noble Five. It's good to see him home again. But the [[Fall of Reach]] will weigh heavily upon him, and this mission will test every last ounce of his strength." | |||
''Shows Jorge leaping out of a Falcon. Kat, and the other members of the team do the same in the background.'' | |||
*'''Chief Warrant Officer Jorge-052''': "Let the big man do his job." | |||
''Auntie Dot's avatar swipes across the screen.'' | |||
''Shows SPARTAN-B312, turning to face the camera, beside an ONI computer with some of its internal components exposed.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "[[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]]. The team's most recent addition. My, my. So much black ink. Six has made entire [[Insurrectionist|militia groups]] disappear." | |||
''Cut to Six and Carter taking positions on both sides of a door. Carter throws in a fragmentation grenade, and the Spartans move inside.'' | |||
''Cut to a first-person gameplay, with Noble Six taking out Jackals, Grunts and an Elite with night vision active.'' | |||
''Shows Noble Six firing a Falcon's turret.'' | |||
''Cut to first-person gameplay of Noble Six firing a Falcon's turret at an incoming Banshee over New Alexandria.'' | |||
''Shows Noble Six jumping from a platform in an industrial area in New Alexandria and activating his [[Series 8 jetpack|jetpack]].'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "Curious. Hyper-lethal. There's only [[John-117|one other SPARTAN]] with that rating." | |||
''Cut to Noble Six assassinating a Jackal in combat.'' | |||
''Cut to Noble Six looking out of a Pelican's troop bay, flying over a damaged night-time New Alexandria while attaching an [[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle|M392 DMR]] to his back.'' | |||
''Auntie Dot's avatar swipes across the screen.'' | |||
''Shows Noble Team being briefed on their first mission by [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] in a UNSC outpost.'' | |||
''Cut to Noble Team moving out of the outpost, to two Falcons that take off and fly away.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "Yes, Noble Team will do. Yet only one of them can carry our last hope. Only one will hold our fate in their hands." | |||
''Cut to show Dr. Catherine Halsey from behind, in her lab by a large, transparent viewscreen. On the screen, the profiles of Jorge, Kat and Carter are visible, with [[Missing in action|"MIA"]] marked under them. Below them, a map of Reach and the Noble Team emblem can be seen.'' | |||
''Shows Halsey from the other side of the screen, shutting down a video feed of Noble Team's Falcons taking off. Halsey turns to face [[Cortana|an unseen individual]] and smiles.'' | |||
*'''Dr. Halsey''': "So, you've made your choice? Yes, well... great minds ''do'' think alike." | |||
''Halsey turns back to the viewscreen, and shuts it down with the push of a finger. The screen goes dark, only displaying the grid pattern associated with Auntie Dot. A single dot moves to the center of the screen and turns into Auntie Dot's avatar, which quickly flickers off, only leaving a black screen.'' | |||
''The '''Halo: Reach''' logo is shown.'' | |||
''View from the orbit of a glassed Reach, with [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]] in the horizon. Shows the text:'' | |||
'''''Remember Reach''''' | |||
'''''09.14.10''''' | |||
''The [[Bungie]] and [[Microsoft|Microsoft Game Studios]] logos are seen in the lower left and right-hand corners of the screen, respectively.'' | |||
''Video ends in the [[Xbox 360]] logo being shown on the screen.'' | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This | *This ViDoc is ''Halo: Reach''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s counterpart to ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''s "[[Halo 3: ODST ViDoc: Desperate Measures|Desperate Measures]]" ViDoc. Both serve as an introduction to their respective game's main characters and are narrated by a character from the game. | ||
*This is Halsey's first appearance in-game. | |||
*Several sequences seen in the ViDoc are not featured in the final game, or are featured in different locations than they actually occur in. | |||
*The location of the final scene of the trailer with Dr. Halsey in her lab is featured in the level [[The Package]]. It is also the location of the [[Tribute Room]] easter egg. | |||
*This is | {{ViDoc}} | ||
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