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{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{disambig header|the [[Halo Infinite]] campaign level|the location|Silent Auditorium (location)}}
{{disambig header|the [[Halo Infinite]] campaign level|other uses of "Silent Auditorium"|Silent Auditorium (disambiguation)}}
{{Level infobox
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|devname=
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|name = Silent Auditorium
|name = Silent Auditorium
|image =[[File:HINF SA Central Chamber.png|300px]]
|image =[[File:HINF CampaignMenu 14 SilentAuditorium.png|300px]]
|player = [[John-117]]
|player = [[John-117]]
|date =  c. [[2560#May|May 28–31, 2560]]{{Ref/Generic|Id=Premiere|[[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere]]}}
|date =  c. [[2560#May|May 28–31, 2560]]{{Ref/Generic|Id=Premiere|[[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere]]}}
|place = [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]], [[Installation 07]]
|place = [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]], [[Installation 07]]
|objective =* Locate the Silent Auditorium
|objective =* Locate the Silent Auditorium
* Defeat [[the Harbinger]]
* Defeat The [[Harbinger]]
|partime=
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|parscore=
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==Overview==
==Overview==
{{Article quote|The [[John-117|Master Chief]] and [[the Weapon]] reach the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]], once the seat of [[Cortana]]'s power, now claimed and controlled by [[the Harbinger]]. Their enemy reveals Auditorium was where the [[Forerunner]]s passed judgment upon [[Xalanyn|her species]], the Endless, and sentenced them to indefinite imprisonment inside [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. The Harbinger sought to utilize her uneasy alliance with the [[Banished]] to free her people — a plan that nearly succeeded before it was disrupted by the Master Chief. Finally defeated, the Harbinger says her people have been found, and that the Endless will, at long last, be unleashed. The [[Reformation]] is averted. The Auditorium begins to collapse. Chief and the Weapon escape through a portal to an unknown destination.}}
{{Article quote|The [[John-117|Master Chief]] and [[the Weapon]] reach the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]], once the seat of [[Cortana]]'s power, now claimed and controlled by The [[Harbinger]]. Their enemy reveals Auditorium was where the [[Forerunner]]s passed judgment upon [[Xalanyn|her species]], the Endless, and sentenced them to indefinite imprisonment inside [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. The Harbinger sought to utilize her uneasy alliance with the [[Banished]] to free her people — a plan that nearly succeeded before it was disrupted by the Master Chief. Finally defeated, the Harbinger says her people have been found, and that the Endless will, at long last, be unleashed. The [[Reformation]] is averted. The Auditorium begins to collapse. Chief and the Weapon escape through a portal to an unknown destination.}}


==Transcript==
==Transcript==
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*'''[[Cortana]] (memory)''': ''"There's not much time. Too many variables. I need a constant."''
*'''[[Cortana]] (memory)''': ''"There's not much time. Too many variables. I need a constant."''
 
[[File:HINF SA ResidueData 1.png|thumb|300px|John-117 and the Weapon looking at a small cloud of data residue.]]
''Another ball of data appears and flies in a circle directly in front of the Chief before fading away.''
''Another ball of data appears and flies in a circle directly in front of the Chief before fading away.''


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*'''Weapon''': "Hmm. This door requires a [[power seed]]. There must be one nearby. Look around."
*'''Weapon''': "Hmm. This door requires a [[power seed]]. There must be one nearby. Look around."
 
[[File:HINF Cortana echo.png|thumb|300px|An echo of Cortana appears.]]
''After a quick search, the Chief finds and retrieves a power seed, which he inserts into the Crucible. The door opens and he steps through. Upon entering the next room, he's met by the ghostly echo of Cortana, who walks towards him.''
''After a quick search, the Chief finds and retrieves a power seed, which he inserts into the Crucible. The door opens and he steps through. Upon entering the next room, he's met by the ghostly echo of Cortana, who walks towards him.''


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*'''Atriox (memory)''': ''"He did not stop me when I crushed his skull. [[Battle over Installation 07|Threw him into the void.]]"''
*'''Atriox (memory)''': ''"He did not stop me when I crushed his skull. [[Battle over Installation 07|Threw him into the void.]]"''
 
[[File:HINF Cortana Consequences.png|thumb|300px|Cortana and a hologram of John-117 stranded in space.]]
''The image of Atriox vanishes and is replaced with that of the Master Chief's seemingly lifeless body floating in space.''
''The image of Atriox vanishes and is replaced with that of the Master Chief's seemingly lifeless body floating in space.''


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''The Chief encounters a group of Banished led by a Sangheili Ultra.''
''The Chief encounters a group of Banished led by a Sangheili Ultra.''


*'''[[Unggoy]]''': "He's coming for [[the Harbinger]]! We gotta warn her!"
*'''[[Unggoy]]''': "He's coming for The [[Harbinger]]! We gotta warn her!"


''The Chief eliminates the Banished and proceeds into the next room, where he encounters more Banished troops led by another Sangheili Ultra. A squadron of hostile [[Sentinel]]s is also present. He fights his way through these enemies.''
''The Chief eliminates the Banished and proceeds into the next room, where he encounters more Banished troops led by another Sangheili Ultra. A squadron of hostile [[Sentinel]]s is also present. He fights his way through these enemies.''


*'''Whispers''': ''"[[Cortana (level)|I tried to stay hidden, but there was no escape! He cornered me, wrapped me tight, and brought me close.]]"''
*'''Whispers''': ''"[[Cortana (level)|I tried to stay hidden, but there was no escape! He cornered me, wrapped me tight, and brought me close.]]"''
 
[[File:HINF Silent Auditorium Atriox Cortana.png|thumb|300px|A memory of Atriox confronting Cortana.]]
''The Chief arrives at a ledge overhanging a chasm. He accesses a nearby terminal to activate a [[light bridge]]. Doing so triggers another one of Cortana's memories. Again, Atriox is shown confronting Cortana.''
''The Chief arrives at a ledge overhanging a chasm. He accesses a nearby terminal to activate a [[light bridge]]. Doing so triggers another one of Cortana's memories. Again, Atriox is shown confronting Cortana.''


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''As he approaches the door at the end of the hallway, it opens to reveal [[Adjutant Resolution]] waiting for him on the other side. The Sub-Monitor is not here to fight, however.''
''As he approaches the door at the end of the hallway, it opens to reveal [[Adjutant Resolution]] waiting for him on the other side. The Sub-Monitor is not here to fight, however.''


*'''[[Adjutant Resolution]]''': "Accept my apology! Immediately. My [[Spire (Halo Infinite level)|earlier]] [[The Command Spire|efforts]] to delete you were misguided. I thought [[The Harbinger|she]] wanted to rebuild this installation. To [[Reformation|restore]] it. But I was wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Please hurry."
*'''[[Adjutant Resolution]]''': "Accept my apology! Immediately. My [[Spire (Halo Infinite level)|earlier]] [[The Command Spire|efforts]] to delete you were misguided. I thought [[Harbinger|she]] wanted to rebuild this installation. To [[Reformation|restore]] it. But I was wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Please hurry."


''The Chief follows him into the next room.''
''The Chief follows him into the next room.''
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*'''Cortana (memory)''': ''(talking to herself)'' ''"If Atriox takes control..."''
*'''Cortana (memory)''': ''(talking to herself)'' ''"If Atriox takes control..."''
 
[[File:HINF Silent Auditorium Cortana elevator.png|thumb|300px|A memory of Cortana devising a plan to stop Atriox.]]
''With every utterance, she vanishes and simultaneously reappears elsewhere, almost as if there are multiple Cortanas talking to each other.''
''With every utterance, she vanishes and simultaneously reappears elsewhere, almost as if there are multiple Cortanas talking to each other.''


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*'''Weapon''': "It's a courtroom. A prison. A place of execution. All these things. Together. Why?"
*'''Weapon''': "It's a courtroom. A prison. A place of execution. All these things. Together. Why?"


*'''[[The Harbinger]]''': ''"To cover their sins. We stood. Silent. Unable to speak as they passed judgment."''
*'''The [[Harbinger]]''': ''"To cover their sins. We stood. Silent. Unable to speak as they passed judgment."''


''The Chief looks up as golden energy starts flowing from the pillars surrounding the seal.''
''The Chief looks up as golden energy starts flowing from the pillars surrounding the seal.''
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*'''Harbinger''': ''"Hear this, Forerunners! Your Auditorium has fallen. The Endless found. Your sins undone."''
*'''Harbinger''': ''"Hear this, Forerunners! Your Auditorium has fallen. The Endless found. Your sins undone."''
 
[[File:HINF Silent Auditorium final battle begins.png|thumb|300px|The Harbinger reveals herself.]]
''Zoom in on the sphere as it erupts in a flash of blinding white light, and the Harbinger herself emerges.''
''Zoom in on the sphere as it erupts in a flash of blinding white light, and the Harbinger herself emerges.''


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*'''Weapon''': "No idea. But I doubt it's good. Wait! There's something else here. Something's helping me..."
*'''Weapon''': "No idea. But I doubt it's good. Wait! There's something else here. Something's helping me..."


''Even more Banished and Skimmers, now led by a [[Jiralhanae Warlord|Warlord Chieftain]] wielding a [[Type-2 gravity hammer|Gravity Hammer]], enter the Auditorium. The Chief eventually kills them all.''
''Even more Banished and Skimmers, now led by a [[Horatius|Warlord Chieftain]] wielding a [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity Hammer]], enter the Auditorium. The Chief eventually kills them all.''


*'''Weapon''': "There! Last one's down!"
*'''Weapon''': "There! Last one's down!"
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*'''Cortana (memory)''': ''"It won't be me..."''
*'''Cortana (memory)''': ''"It won't be me..."''
 
[[File:HINF SA Reunion 1.png|thumb|300px|A memory of Cortana speaking to John-117 and the Weapon.]]
''He slowly turns around and sees Cortana approaching him.''
''He slowly turns around and sees Cortana approaching him.''


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*'''Weapon''': "Scratch that... We need to get out of here! Like now!"
*'''Weapon''': "Scratch that... We need to get out of here! Like now!"
 
[[File:HINF SA Collapse.png|thumb|300px|The Auditorium collapses around the Chief.]]
''Huge pieces of rubble come crashing down all around the Chief. He starts running but is cut off by the falling debris.''
''Huge pieces of rubble come crashing down all around the Chief. He starts running but is cut off by the falling debris.''


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*'''Weapon''': "Chief, I think the better question... is ''when'' are we?"
*'''Weapon''': "Chief, I think the better question... is ''when'' are we?"
 
[[File:HINF-TimeDialation.png|thumb|300px|John-117 after being teleported to some totem rings on the other side of the ring.]]
''Scene rotates to reveal that the Chief is standing underneath a row of [[seven]] [[Ring artifact]]s.''
''Scene rotates to reveal that the Chief is standing underneath a row of [[seven]] [[Totem ring]]s.''


*'''Weapon''': "I don't know how, but we've been gone for days. ''Three'' days to be precise."
*'''Weapon''': "I don't know how, but we've been gone for days. ''Three'' days to be precise."
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*'''Pilot''': ''(overjoyed)'' "Chief! Chief!"  
*'''Pilot''': ''(overjoyed)'' "Chief! Chief!"  
 
[[File:HINF Ending Hug.png|thumb|300px|The Pilot hugs the Chief.]]
''He hugs the Chief, who doesn't seem to know how to respond.''
''He hugs the Chief, who doesn't seem to know how to respond.''


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*'''Esparza''': "Alright, here we go!"
*'''Esparza''': "Alright, here we go!"
 
[[File:HINF-Finale.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117, the Weapon, and Esparza in the cockpit.]]
''He gives an excited laugh and looks over his shoulder at the Chief and the Weapon as they join him inside the cockpit.''
''He gives an excited laugh and looks over his shoulder at the Chief and the Weapon as they join him inside the cockpit.''


*'''Esparza''': "Get ready!"
*'''Esparza''': "Get ready!"


''The Pelican takes off, the trio onboard ready to finish the fight.''
''Esparza looks forward again, smiling brightly.''


''Cut to black.''
''Cut to black.''
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*'''[[Despondent Pyre]]''': "The [[Cylix]]es are ready. As is the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Auditorium]]. ''(pause)'' Grand Edict, this is most... unprecedented."
*'''[[Despondent Pyre]]''': "The [[Cylix]]es are ready. As is the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Auditorium]]. ''(pause)'' Grand Edict, this is most... unprecedented."


*'''Grand Edict''': "The [[Endless]] must be contained. I will inform the Criterion to proceed."
*'''Grand Edict''': "The [[Endless]] must be contained. I will inform the [[Criterion]] to proceed."


*'''Despondent Pyre''': "[[Endless|They]] believe we are here to help."
*'''Despondent Pyre''': "[[Endless|They]] believe we are here to help."
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*'''Despondent Pyre''': "I fear I cannot do this alone."
*'''Despondent Pyre''': "I fear I cannot do this alone."


*'''Grand Edict''': "You shall not be alone... [[The Criterion]] has given the order. [[Offensive Bias]] has been deployed."
*'''Grand Edict''': "You shall not be alone... The Criterion has given the order. [[Offensive Bias]] has been deployed."


'''{''Post-Main Campaign Gameplay''}'''
'''{''Post-Main Campaign Gameplay''}'''
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===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Statues.png|Statues inside the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF SA Start.png|John-117 storms the Auditorium.
File:HINF Elite Brute Banished Shield.png|Banished troops defending the Auditorium.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Cylixes.png|Cylixes inside the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Cylixes.png|Cylixes inside the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Ardent Hunter auditorium.png|A pair of [[Ardent Mgalekgolo]] in the Auditorium.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Hallway.png|A hallway inside the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Hallway.png|A hallway inside the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Diminisher Ultra.png|John-117 storms the Auditorium.
File:HINF HardlightWeaponry.png|A Jiralhanae Chosen Warrior and a Sangheili Ultra using Forerunner weapons.
File:HINF Elite Brute Banished Shield.png|Banished troops defending the Auditorium.
File:HINF Adjutant Apology.png|Adjutant Resolution returns to assist the Chief.
File:HINF Ardent Hunter auditorium.png|An Ardent Hunter battles the Chief inside the Auditorium.
File:HINF Cortana Infinite Model.png|Close up of an echo of Cortana.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Atriox Cortana.png|A memory of Atriox confronting Cortana.
File:HINF Offensive Bias hologram.png|A hologram of [[Offensive Bias]].
File:HINF Adjutant Apology.png|Adjutant Resolution apologizes to the Chief.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Statues.png|Statues inside the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Cortana elevator.png|A memory of Cortana devising a plan to stop Atriox.
File:HINF Cortana Sacrifice.png|Cortana speaking to Atriox.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Cortana sacrifice.png|Cortana's sacrifice.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Cortana sacrifice.png|Cortana moments before her sacrifice.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium final battle begins.png|The battle with the Harbinger begins.
File:HINF SA Central Chamber.png|The Silent Auditorium's main chamber.
File:HINF Harbinger Battle.png|The Harbinger during her battle against John-117.
File:HINF Harbinger Battle.png|The Harbinger during her battle against John-117.
File:HINF Silver Chieftain.png|A Warlord Chieftain charging at John-117.
File:HINF Harbinger boss battle.png|John-117 confronted by the Harbinger inside the Auditorium's central chamber.
File:HINF Shielded Silver Chieftain.png|A closer view of the shielded Warlord Chieftain.
File:HINF SA HarbingerBattle.png|The Harbinger during the final battle.
File:HINF Harbinger boss battle.png|John-117 battles the Harbinger inside the Auditorium's central chamber.
File:HINF SA HarbingerBattle Teleport.png|The Harbinger teleporting during the battle.
File:HINF Silver Chieftain.png|The Warlord Chieftain [[Horatius]] charging at John-117.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Harbinger Defeated.png|The Harbinger is defeated.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Harbinger Defeated.png|The Harbinger is defeated.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Harbinger death.png|The death of the Harbinger.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Harbinger death.png|The death of the Harbinger.
File:HINF Cortana final.png|John-117 and the Weapon listening to a message from Cortana.
File:HINF Cortana final.png|A memory of Cortana speaking to John-117 and the Weapon.
File:HINF SA Reunion 2.png|John-117 and the Weapon listening to a message from Cortana.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium portal.png|John-117 escapes the Auditorium via a portal.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium portal.png|John-117 escapes the Auditorium via a portal.
File:HINF-TimeDialation.png|John-117 after being teleported to some [[Ring artifact]]s.
File:HINF Ending Echo216.png|''Echo 216'' arrives to pick up John-117 and the Weapon.
File:HINF-Finale.jpg|John-117 and his allies ready to finish the fight.
File:HINF Ending Chief.png|John-117, given an assault rifle after boarding the Pelican.
File:HINF Ending Pilot.png|Fernando Esparza shares his name.
File:HINF Ending Weapon.png|The Weapon smiles, having thought of a name for herself.
File:HINF post credits mysterious device.png|An unidentified device used to find the Endless in the post-credits scene.
File:HINF post credits mysterious device.png|An unidentified device used to find the Endless in the post-credits scene.
File:HINF post credits endless found.png|The Endless are found in the post-credits scene.
File:HINF post credits endless found.png|The Endless are found in the post-credits scene.
File:HINF-AtrioxpostSarlaac.jpg|Atriox is revealed to be alive in the post-credits scene.
File:HINF AtrioxPostSarlaac.png|Atriox is revealed to be alive in the post-credits scene.
</gallery>
</gallery>