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{{Title|Kikowani Station}}
{{Title|Kikowani Station}}
{{Era|RW}}
{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Center|''For the location in [[New Mombasa]], see [[Kikowani Station]]. For the [[achievement]], see [[Kikowani Station (achievement)]].''}}
{{Center|''For the location in [[New Mombasa]], see [[Kikowani Station (location)]]. For the [[achievement]], see [[Kikowani Station (achievement)]].''}}
{{Level infobox
{{Level infobox
|image=[[File:ODST Campaign Kikowani03.jpg|300px]]
|pagegamelabel=ODST
|prev=''[[NMPD HQ (level)|NMPD HQ]]''
|name='''''Kikowani Station'''''
|next=*''[[Mombasa Streets]]'' {{C|Chronologically}}
|image=[[File:H3ODST KikowaniStation Loadscreen.png|300px]]
*''[[Data Hive]]'' {{C|Following the story}}
|concurrent=''[[Mombasa Streets]]''
|game=''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
|game=''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
|name='''''Kikowani Station'''''
|devname=<code>sc150</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H3ODSTEK|H3ODSTEK|H3ODSTEK\tags\levels\atlas\sc150\sc150.scenario}}
|player=[[Edward Buck]]
|player=*[[ODST_(player_character)#Buck|Buck]] (player 1)
*[[ODST_(player_character)|ODST]] (co-op)
|date=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], 2101 hours
|date=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], 2101 hours
|place=[[Kikowani]], [[New Mombasa]], [[Earth]]
|place=[[Kikowani]], [[New Mombasa]], [[Earth]]
|objective=Capture and protect the Squad's Phantom
|objective=Capture and protect the Squad's Phantom
|enemies=*[[Jiralhanae]]
|partime=00:10:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}}
**[[Jiralhanae Minor|Minor]]
|parscore=42,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}}<br/>50,000 {{C|''Halo 3: ODST''}}
**[[Jiralhanae Major|Major]]
**[[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]]
**[[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalker]]
**[[Jump Pack Jiralhanae|Jump Pack]]
**[[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]]
*[[Unggoy]]
**[[Grunt Minor|Minor]]
**[[Grunt Major|Major]]
**[[Grunt Heavy|Heavy]]
*[[Kig-yar]]
**[[Jackal Minor|Minor]]
**[[Jackal Major|Major]]
*[[Huragok]]
*[[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]]
*[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]]
*[[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]]
**[[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|Anti-Air Wraith]]
*[[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]]
|weapons=[[Human]]
*[[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun]]
*[[M6C/SOCOM]]
*[[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5C Assault Rifle]]
*[[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|M90 Shotgun]]
*[[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade|Frag grenade]]
[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]]
*[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]]
*[[Type-25 Carbine|Spiker]]
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle/Jiralhanae variant|Brute Plasma Rifle]]
*[[Type-52 Pistol|Mauler]]
*[[Type-51 Carbine|Covenant Carbine]]
*[[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|Brute Shot]]
*[[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]]
*[[Type-1 Antipersonnel grenade|Plasma grenade]]
*[[Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation grenade|Spike grenade]]
*[[Type-3 Antipersonnel/Antimatériel Incendiary grenade|Flame grenade]]
*[[Type-52 Directed Energy Support Weapon|Plasma Cannon]]
}}
}}
{{Article Quote|Aerial combat in the flooded city.}}
{{Article quote|Aerial combat in the flooded city.}}


Kikowani Station is a [[campaign]] level in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. In this level, the player takes control of [[Edward Buck|Buck]]. Chronologically, this is the last flashback level of the game, and also the last time the player play as any of the other squad members other than [[the Rookie]].<ref name="ods">''[[Halo 3: ODST]] level, Kikowani Station''</ref>
'''Kikowani Station''' is a [[campaign]] level in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. In this level, the player takes control of [[Edward Buck|Buck]]. Chronologically, this is the last flashback level of the game, and also the last time the player play as any of the other squad members other than [[the Rookie]].<ref name="ods">''[[Halo 3: ODST]] level, Kikowani Station''</ref>
 
Completing this level on [[Normal]] or above unlocks the [[Kikowani Station (achievement)|Kikowani Station achievement]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Five hours after the drop, after the [[NMPD HQ (Level)|skirmish atop NMPD headquarters]], the squad carries a wounded [[Romeo]] toward [[Kikowani Station]]. Buck has a plan to escape the city through the [[MagLev Train]] tunnels leading to [[Old Mombasa]], only to realize that the area has been flooded by water. Out of options, Buck administers [[biofoam]] to Romeo's wound and, in a risky move, decides to hijack a [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] and fly it out of the city. Buck and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] make their way through heavy Covenant defenses on a station platform, where Mickey manages to steal a Phantom. While [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] and Romeo man its turrets, Buck pilots a Banshee and escorts the Phantom though Covenant lines, which include [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]], [[Type-26 ASG|Shades]], and [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|Anti-Air Wraiths]]. After surviving close-quarters aerial dogfights and a few foot skirmishes through tunnels, between high-rises, and over flooded areas of the city, the squad encounters and defeats a [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]]. Clear of the city, Buck ditches his Banshee mid-air and boards the Phantom to rejoin his men. A comment by Romeo allows Buck to realize where [[Veronica Dare|Dare]] is, and he abruptly orders Mickey to turn around the ship so he can go find her.<ref name="ods"/>
Five hours after the drop, after the [[NMPD HQ|skirmish atop NMPD headquarters]], the squad carries a wounded [[Romeo]] toward Kikowani Station. Buck has a plan to escape the city through the [[Maglev train]] tunnels leading to [[Old Mombasa]], only to realize that the area has been flooded by water. Out of options, Buck administers [[biofoam]] to Romeo's wound and, in a risky move, decides to hijack a [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] and fly it out of the city. Buck and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] make their way through heavy Covenant defenses on a station platform, where Mickey manages to steal a Phantom. While [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] and Romeo man its turrets, Buck pilots a Banshee and escorts the Phantom though Covenant lines, which include [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]], [[Rizsheda-pattern Shade|Shades]], and [[Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|Anti-Air Wraiths]]. After surviving close-quarters aerial dogfights and a few foot skirmishes through tunnels, between high-rises, and over flooded areas of the city, the squad encounters and defeats a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]]. Clear of the city, Buck ditches his Banshee mid-air and boards the Phantom to rejoin his men. A comment by Romeo allows Buck to realize where [[Veronica Dare|Dare]] is, and he abruptly orders Mickey to turn around the ship so he can go find her.{{Ref/Reuse|ods}}


==Transcript==
==Transcript==
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*'''Dutch''': "Better get going, Gunny. The sooner we get him out of here, the better."
*'''Dutch''': "Better get going, Gunny. The sooner we get him out of here, the better."


''Buck and Mickey advance, engaging the Covenant troops dropped off by that Phantom and another that lands soon after, also dropping off some Huragok. The second Phantom leaves after it drops off it's troops, but the first stays.''
''Buck and Mickey advance, engaging the Covenant troops dropped off by that Phantom and another that lands soon after, also dropping off some Huragok. The second Phantom leaves after it drops off its troops, but the first stays.''


*'''Mickey''': "Gunny, more of those floating squids. Should we smoke 'em?"
*'''Mickey''': "Gunny, more of those floating squids. Should we smoke 'em?"
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*'''Buck''': "They're between us and that Phantom, what do you think?"
*'''Buck''': "They're between us and that Phantom, what do you think?"


[[File:HTMCC-H3ODST Buck&Mickey 3.jpg|thumb|300px|Buck watches while Mickey enters the Phantom.]]
''Once the area is clear, the two of them advance towards the first Phantom.''
''Once the area is clear, the two of them advance towards the first Phantom.''


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*'''Mickey (COM)''': "Ugh, cabin secure. Flight controls read green across the board...well, purple, but she's good to go...I think."
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "Ugh, cabin secure. Flight controls read green across the board...well, purple, but she's good to go...I think."


*'''Buck''': "OK, I'll grab a [[Banshee]], you go get Dutch and Romeo."
*'''Buck''': "OK, I'll grab a [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]], you go get Dutch and Romeo."


*'''Mickey (COM)''': "On my way."
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "On my way."
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*'''Dutch (COM)''': "Affirmative. Romeo, let's man these turrets."
*'''Dutch (COM)''': "Affirmative. Romeo, let's man these turrets."


''If the player flies upward, he can see CCS-Class Battlecruisers flying around a burning crater.''
''If the player flies upward, he can see {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s flying around a burning crater.''


*'''Mickey (COM)''': "What do you see, Gunny?"
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "What do you see, Gunny?"


*'''Buck''': "A whole lot of Covenant, scattering around the Slipspace crater. I wonder what they're looking for."
*'''Buck''': "A whole lot of Covenant, gathering around that slipspace crater. I wonder what they're looking for."


*'''Mickey (COM)''': "I bet the Captain would have known."
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "I bet the Captain would have known."
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''The squad moves forward, being engaged by Covenant from nearby platforms and balconies. After they clear the area the door opens and a pair of banshees fly out.''
''The squad moves forward, being engaged by Covenant from nearby platforms and balconies. After they clear the area, the door opens and a pair of Banshees fly out.''


*'''Romeo (COM)''': "Ah! Banshees, comin' through the tunnel."
*'''Romeo (COM)''': "Ah! Banshees, comin' through the tunnel."
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*'''Mickey (COM)''': "Head through the tunnel, Gunny. Go on Gunny, take the lead! Everyone watch their elbows, it's gonna be a tight squeeze."
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "Head through the tunnel, Gunny. Go on Gunny, take the lead! Everyone watch their elbows, it's gonna be a tight squeeze."


[[File:H3ODST KikowaniPhantomHuragok.png|thumb|300px|A Phantom carrying Huragok.]]
''The squad makes it out into the next area where a Phantom is dropping off [[Huragok]] at a [[Huragok Recharge Station|Recharge Station]]''
''The squad makes it out into the next area where a Phantom is dropping off [[Huragok]] at a [[Huragok Recharge Station|Recharge Station]]''


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*'''Mickey (COM)''': "We're stuck here until you open that door, Gunny!"
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "We're stuck here until you open that door, Gunny!"
''If the player stalls:''
*'''Dutch''': "Gunny! Get out of your Banshee and hit the switch!"


''Buck lands near the door and opens it manually.''
''Buck lands near the door and opens it manually.''
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*'''Mickey (COM)''': "That did it! Door's open."
*'''Mickey (COM)''': "That did it! Door's open."


''Buck makes his way back to his Banshee, heads to the other end of the tunnel and spots a [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]] near the next door.''
''Buck makes his way back to his Banshee, heads to the other end of the tunnel and spots a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] near the next door.''


*'''Buck''': "Troopers, I got bad news."
*'''Buck''': "Troopers, I got bad news."
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*'''Buck''': "Keep her steady Mickey. ''(to Romeo)'' You doin' okay?"
*'''Buck''': "Keep her steady Mickey. ''(to Romeo)'' You doin' okay?"


*'''Romeo''': "Just glad we didn't go with your first plan. Look at those tunnels. Ones that aren't flooded are probably...packed with [[Drones|Buggers]]. Hell, I wouldn't go down there even if you ordered me to."
*'''Romeo''': "Just glad we didn't go with your first plan. Look at those tunnels. Ones that aren't flooded are probably...packed with [[Yanme'e|Buggers]]. Hell, I wouldn't go down there even if you ordered me to."


''This triggers something in Buck's memory.''
''This triggers something in Buck's memory.''
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''Cutscene ends. Fade to black.''
''Cutscene ends. Fade to black.''
==Achievements==
The following [[achievement]]s can be unlocked on Kikowani Station across the [[Xbox 360]] and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' editions of ''Halo 3: ODST''.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: 3: ODST'' (Xbox 360)'''
! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Xbox One)'''
! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Steam)'''
! scope="col" style="width:175px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Title'''
! scope="col" style="width:350px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Unlock requirement'''
! scope="col" style="width:200px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Games'''
|-
|[[File:H3ODST Achievement Kikowani Station.png|center|64px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H3ODST Achievement KikowaniStation.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H3ODST Achievement KikowaniStation Steam.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Kikowani Station (achievement)|ONI Alpha Site]]'''</center>
|Complete Kikowani Station on [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], or [[Legendary]]. {{C|''Halo 3: ODST''}}<br/> Complete Kikowani Station on any difficulty. {{C|''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''}}
|<center>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''<br/>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:Feet Don't Fail Me Now.jpg|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H3ODST Achievement FeetDon'tFailMeNow Steam.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Feet Don't Fail Me Now]]'''</center>
|Beat the par time on Kikowani Station.
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:Squid Jackpot!.jpg|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H3ODST Achievement SquidJackpot Steam.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Squid Jackpot!]]'''</center>
|Beat the par score on Kikowani Station.
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:Fast and Low.jpg|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC Achievement Fast And Low Steam.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Fast and Low]]'''</center>
|Splatter 7 enemies with a Banshee on Kikowani Station.
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:Like a Broken Record.jpg|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H3ODST Achievement LikeaBrokenRecord Steam.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Like a Broken Record]]'''</center>
|Find [[Siege of Madrigal#Halo 3: ODST|a legendary hidden music cue]].
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Kikowani Station Beacon.jpg|thumb|right|150px|This mission's beacon is a [[Biofoam]] canister previously used to keep Romeo together.]]
*The beacon object of this level is a [[biofoam]] canister, used by the squad to heal Romeo, found lying on the floor outside the Kikowani train station. This is the only flashback beacon that has appeared at the beginning of the level, rather than the end like most of the others.
[[File:H3ODST Easter Egg Marty.jpg|thumb|The Marty O'Donnell Animation, found at the Siege of Madrigal on Legendary.]]
*The beacon object of this level is a [[biofoam]] canister, used by the squad to heal Romeo, found lying on the floor outside the [[Kikowani Station|Kikowani train station]].
*This is the only level where [[Huragok Recharge Station]]s appear.
*This is the only level where [[Huragok Recharge Station]]s appear.
*This is also the only level in campaign where no Firefight maps are based off on.
*This is also the only level in campaign where no Firefight maps are based off on.
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*Even if Mickey is given another weapon before going up the lift, an SMG can still be heard killing the pilots.
*Even if Mickey is given another weapon before going up the lift, an SMG can still be heard killing the pilots.
*Try to stay away from the Huragok Recharge Stations, as they cause a huge explosion and may kill the player instantly.
*Try to stay away from the Huragok Recharge Stations, as they cause a huge explosion and may kill the player instantly.
*This level is similar to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'s'' [[Two Betrayals]] and ''[[Halo 2]]'s'' [[The Arbiter (level)|The Arbiter]] as they both require the player to pilot a Banshee to complete an objective.
*This level is similar to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'s'' ''[[Two Betrayals]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]'s'' ''[[The Arbiter]]'' as they both require the player to pilot a Banshee to complete an objective.
*The [[Siege of Madrigal]] can be heard on this level, as well as a hidden Marty o'Donnell easter egg on [[Legendary]].
*The [[Siege of Madrigal]] can be heard on this level, as well as a hidden Marty O'Donnell easter egg on [[Legendary]].
*It is rather implausible that Romeo was able to survive two hours with a punctured lung before he started having problems breathing and needed Biofoam.
**In ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', Marty O'Donnell was replaced with [[Hamish Beamish]].
*After Mickey has hijacked the Phantom and heads over to pick up Romeo and Dutch, Romeo can be seen struggling to get up and then jogging over to the Phantom, completely ignoring his injury. He may have been motivated by the escape.
*After Mickey has hijacked the Phantom and heads over to pick up Romeo and Dutch, Romeo can be seen struggling to get up and then jogging over to the Phantom, completely ignoring his injury. He may have been motivated by the escape.
*There is a Wraith in this level that the player can use without using the AA-Wraith glitch.
*There is a Wraith in this level that the player can use without using the AA-Wraith glitch.
*Originally, the level was apparently supposed to be set at a metro station in Kilindini district, but the name was changed at one point, possibly to avoid confusion with [[Kilindini Station|Kilindini train station]] featured in the ''Halo 2'' multiplayer map [[Terminal (level)|Terminal]].<ref>[[:File:H3ODST_KikowaniStation_Exterior_Concept.jpg|''Halo 3: ODST'' concept art]]</ref>
*Originally, the level was apparently supposed to be set at a metro station in Kilindini district, but the name was changed at one point, possibly to avoid confusion with [[Kilindini Station|Kilindini train station]] featured in the ''Halo 2'' multiplayer map ''[[Terminal (map)|Terminal]]''.<ref>[[:File:H3ODST KikowaniStation Exterior Concept.jpg|''Halo 3: ODST'' concept art]]</ref>
*Despite telling Romeo that Dare never told him what her mission was at the end of ''[[Tayari Plaza (level)|Tayari Plaza]]'', Buck suddenly knows where to look for her when Buck realizes that Dare has gone to complete her mission.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H3ODST_KikowaniStation_Exterior_Concept.jpg|Near-final concept art of the station exterior. Note the labeling as "Kilindini Metro Station".
File:H3ODST_KikowaniStation_Exterior_Concept.jpg|Near-final concept art of the station exterior. Note the labeling as "Kilindini Metro Station".
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File:H3ODST_KikowaniStation_Breakdown_Concept.jpg|A detailed concept piece of the station.
File:H3ODST_KikowaniStation_Breakdown_Concept.jpg|A detailed concept piece of the station.
File:H3ODST KikowaniStation Flooded Concept.png|Concept art of the flooded tracks.
File:H3ODST KikowaniStation Flooded Concept.png|Concept art of the flooded tracks.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:H3ODST Menu 08 Kikowani Station.png|Preview of the level in ''Halo 3: ODST'' menu.
File:H3ODST AlphaNine Kikowani.jpg|Alpha-Nine arrives at the flooded train station.
File:HTMCC-H3ODST RomeoWounded.jpg|Romeo, wounded, waits for Buck and Mickey to hijack a Phantom.
File:HTMCC-H3ODST DutchGuards.jpg|Dutch remains with Romeo.
File:HTMCC-H3ODST Buck&Mickey 2.jpg|Buck and Mickey in combat.
File:ODST Campaign Kikowani03.jpg|Dutch enters Mickey's Phantom.
File:HTMCC-H3ODST KikowaniCrater.jpg|The slipspace crater with three ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers circling above.
File:HTMCC-H3ODST KikowaniHuragok.jpg|Alpha-Nine's Phantom fires at a Huragok.
File:Phantomstation.jpg|A Phantom hovering above a Huragok recharge station.
File:H3ODST KikowaniPhantomHuragokExplosion.png|Alpha-Nine destroys the Huragok being carried by a Phantom.
File:HTMCC-H3ODST KikowaniScarab 1.jpg|Buck's Banshee comes across a Scarab.
File:H3ODST Easter Egg Marty.jpg|The Martin O'Donnell Easter egg found with the ''[[Siege of Madrigal]]'' on Legendary (Xbox 360 version).
File:HTMCC H3ODST Beamisheasteregg.png|The Beamish Easter egg found with the ''[[Siege of Madrigal]]'' on Legendary (''The Master Chief Collection'' version).
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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Latest revision as of 13:30, June 29, 2024

Concurrent:

Mombasa Streets

Kikowani Station
H3ODST KikowaniStation Loadscreen.png

Game:

Halo 3: ODST

File name (?):

sc150[1]

Player:

Date:

October 20, 2552, 2101 hours

Location:

Kikowani, New Mombasa, Earth

Objective(s):

Capture and protect the Squad's Phantom

Par Time:

00:10:00 (Master Chief Collection)

Par Score:

42,000 (Master Chief Collection)
50,000 (Halo 3: ODST)

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Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see Kikowani Station/Walkthrough.

 
Aerial combat in the flooded city.

Kikowani Station is a campaign level in Halo 3: ODST. In this level, the player takes control of Buck. Chronologically, this is the last flashback level of the game, and also the last time the player play as any of the other squad members other than the Rookie.[2]

Summary[edit]

Five hours after the drop, after the skirmish atop NMPD headquarters, the squad carries a wounded Romeo toward Kikowani Station. Buck has a plan to escape the city through the Maglev train tunnels leading to Old Mombasa, only to realize that the area has been flooded by water. Out of options, Buck administers biofoam to Romeo's wound and, in a risky move, decides to hijack a Phantom and fly it out of the city. Buck and Mickey make their way through heavy Covenant defenses on a station platform, where Mickey manages to steal a Phantom. While Dutch and Romeo man its turrets, Buck pilots a Banshee and escorts the Phantom though Covenant lines, which include Banshees, Shades, and Anti-Air Wraiths. After surviving close-quarters aerial dogfights and a few foot skirmishes through tunnels, between high-rises, and over flooded areas of the city, the squad encounters and defeats a Scarab. Clear of the city, Buck ditches his Banshee mid-air and boards the Phantom to rejoin his men. A comment by Romeo allows Buck to realize where Dare is, and he abruptly orders Mickey to turn around the ship so he can go find her.[2]

Transcript[edit]

{Cutscene}

BUCK

Kikowani Station

5 hours after drop

Cutscene opens as the Squad approaches the entrance to Kikowani Station. Buck is helping Romeo to walk, while Mickey jumps the rail to scout ahead.

Romeo starts to have difficulty breathing and protests.

Buck puts Romeo against a wall.

  • Buck: "Dutch, medkit."

Dutch kneels down, Buck looks through Dutch's pack for a medkit.

  • Buck: "He's got a punctured lung, can't breathe."

Romeo begins coughing and choking, Buck finds a Biofoam Canister and fills the wound with biofoam, Romeo takes in several deep breaths.

  • Buck: "Better?"
  • Romeo: "N...now what?"
  • Buck: "Trains ran underground up to the old city, we're gonna find one of the tunnels, walk on outta here."

Romeo pulls out the canister.

  • Romeo: "Ugh...you gonna carry me all the way, sweetheart?"
  • Buck: "Was planning on it, but, now that you're feeling better..."

A Phantom suddenly flies overhead, carrying some Engineers underneath it.

  • Buck: "Get the door!"

Dutch reaches inside a ticket booth and hits the button to close the security shutter. The view switches to a Superintendent's camera. It watches the Phantom flies away, then shows a confused face at the closing shutter.

  • Superintendent: "LOST-AND-FOUND ITEM! DISABLING SECURITY SHUTTER!"

The shutter stops just before being fully closed. The view switches back to the ODSTs, Buck offers Romeo a hand up and Romeo places the empty canister in Buck's hand. Romeo gets up, and Buck casually tosses the Canister away, where it rolls under the door for the Rookie to find later.

Buck, Dutch and Romeo head down the stairs into the tunnel, the view switches to another Superintendent camera, this one in the tunnel; it shows the tunnels have been flooded. The camera than starts to zoom in on the squad, the avatar showing a happy face. The view switches back to them, as Buck looks around.

  • Mickey: "This means we're screwed, right?"

The camera then shows two trains, one apparently damaged, before returning to the squad. Buck looks up.

  • Buck: "Not yet."

They watch a Phantom pass by, then the view switches to Buck's point of view.

  • Buck: "Wait here. We're gonna steal that ride. It's landing, now's our chance! Mickey! You're with me!"

Mickey looks and shrugs, Buck nods.

{Gameplay}

  • Mickey: "Gunny, I can fly a Pelican, but a Phantom? It's been years since I even ran a simulation!"
  • Buck: "Well, let's see what you remember trooper, move!"

If the player stalls:

  • Romeo: "Sure, what's the hurry, right? I'll just sit here bleeding through my foam."
  • Dutch: "Better get going, Gunny. The sooner we get him out of here, the better."

Buck and Mickey advance, engaging the Covenant troops dropped off by that Phantom and another that lands soon after, also dropping off some Huragok. The second Phantom leaves after it drops off its troops, but the first stays.

  • Mickey: "Gunny, more of those floating squids. Should we smoke 'em?"
  • Buck: "They're between us and that Phantom, what do you think?"
Orbital Drop Shock Troopers from Alpha-Nine (Edward Buck and Michael Crespo) hijacking a Ru'swum-pattern Phantom at Kikowani Station during Battle of Mombasa, as seen in the Halo 3: ODST campaign level Kikowani Station.
Buck watches while Mickey enters the Phantom.

Once the area is clear, the two of them advance towards the first Phantom.

  • Buck: "Go, Mickey. Up the lift, kill the pilots."
  • Mickey: "Here goes nothing!"

Mickey goes up the Phantom's lift, soon SMG shots are heard as Mickey takes out the pilots.

  • Mickey (COM): "Ugh, cabin secure. Flight controls read green across the board...well, purple, but she's good to go...I think."
  • Buck: "OK, I'll grab a Banshee, you go get Dutch and Romeo."
  • Mickey (COM): "On my way."

Buck finds a Banshee while Mickey goes and picks up Dutch and Romeo.

  • Mickey (COM): "All set back there?"
  • Dutch (COM): "Affirmative. Romeo, let's man these turrets."

If the player flies upward, he can see Ket-pattern battlecruisers flying around a burning crater.

  • Mickey (COM): "What do you see, Gunny?"
  • Buck: "A whole lot of Covenant, gathering around that slipspace crater. I wonder what they're looking for."
  • Mickey (COM): "I bet the Captain would have known."
  • Buck: "Yeah... I bet you're right."

If Buck's Banshee takes too much damage at any point between here and the end of the level:

  • Mickey (COM): "Banshee's pretty beat up, Gunny. Might want to grab a new one."

The squad moves forward, being engaged by Covenant from nearby platforms and balconies. After they clear the area, the door opens and a pair of Banshees fly out.

  • Romeo (COM): "Ah! Banshees, comin' through the tunnel."
  • Buck: "That's the way we're headed, take 'em out!"

The squad quickly defeats them and heads into the tunnel, engaging more Covenant forces including a tower, and a Wraith.

  • Mickey (COM): "Head through the tunnel, Gunny. Go on Gunny, take the lead! Everyone watch their elbows, it's gonna be a tight squeeze."
A Ru'swum-pattern Phantom's Huragok being destroyed during the Battle of Mombasa. From Halo 3: ODST campaign level Tayari Plaza.
A Phantom carrying Huragok.

The squad makes it out into the next area where a Phantom is dropping off Huragok at a Recharge Station

  • Dutch (COM): "Well, look at that. I think we found us a squid house."
  • Romeo (COM): "Give me an angle, I'm gonna burn it to the ground."

The squad destroys the Recharge Station.

  • Romeo (COM): "That's right, you damn aliens. Doesn't feel so good does it?"
  • Dutch (COM): "Well, like the good book says, payback's a bitch."
  • Mickey (COM): "I don't think it actually says that, Dutch."
  • Dutch (COM): "I'm paraphrasin', ya heathen!"

The squad approaches the door, but it doesn't open.

  • Mickey (COM): "Damn! Covenant must've locked the door to the next area. I see an override switch, Gunny. Hang on, I'll set a beacon."

If the player hesitates, or engages the newly arrived squad of Banshees:

  • Mickey (COM): "We're stuck here until you open that door, Gunny!"

If the player stalls:

  • Dutch: "Gunny! Get out of your Banshee and hit the switch!"

Buck lands near the door and opens it manually.

  • Buck: "Door's open, I'll go first."
  • Mickey (COM): "Roger that, following your lead."

Inside the next section, a large squad of Grunts are waiting, but, are easily destroyed by the Banshee. Farther in, another Phantom is dropping more Huragok into another Recharge station, but Buck fires on the station blowing it up, causing the Huragok still on the Phantom to explode, damaging the dropship. The Phantom then tries to take off towards the next area but is easily destroyed.

In the next area there are several more Recharge stations, and a Phantom drops off an AA Wraith. Heavily armed Grunts and Brutes also fire on them from a balcony. The squad soon defeats the Covenant defenders. The door to the next area, like before, is locked.

  • Mickey (COM): "Gunny, another locked door, hit the override."

Buck hits the override but only the smaller doors open, the larger section remains closed.

  • Mickey (COM): "Damn, door's jammed. Must've lost power."
  • Buck: "I'll head through on foot, see if I can find a work around inside the tunnel."
  • Dutch (COM): "Go on in, Gunny, we'll cover the door, make sure no one gets in behind you."

Buck heads into the tunnel, and is engaged by multiple enemy forces, including Brute Stalkers and a Brute Chieftain; he soon defeats them.

  • Mickey (COM): "Gunny, check the far end of the tunnel, might be a back up generator."

If the player stalls:

  • Mickey (COM): "I bet there's a generator right here! Let me place a beacon."

Buck soon finds another room, and another switch, which opens both doors.

  • Mickey (COM): "That did it! Door's open."

Buck makes his way back to his Banshee, heads to the other end of the tunnel and spots a Scarab near the next door.

  • Buck: "Troopers, I got bad news."
  • Romeo (COM): "What, you really are gonna make us walk outta this city?"
  • Buck: "We got a Scarab, right by our exit."
  • Romeo (COM): "Ah! This is the best mission ever!"
  • Dutch (COM): "Take out its legs, and it'll stop moving, Gunny!"

Buck fires at one of the Scarab's legs, immobilizing it.

  • Dutch (COM): "Get behind it! Shoot it in the ass!"

Buck destroys the Scarab.

  • Dutch (COM): "Oorah Gunny, let it burn!"
  • Mickey (COM): "Head into the tunnel, before another one shows up."

The squad heads into the last tunnel, which is covered with Recharge Stations.

  • Romeo (COM): "Ah, damn! We hit the squid jackpot!"
  • Dutch (COM): "Take 'em out, Gunny, so we can get through."
  • Buck: "Stay clear, this is gonna be one hell of a chain reaction!"

If the player stalls:

  • Dutch (COM): "I'll do it, Gunny. Move back!"

The Phantom advances. Dutch and Romeo fire on the Recharge Stations, causing a large explosion.

Quick fade to white.

{Cutscene}

The explosion from the Recharge Stations reaches outside, as Buck and the others burst through. Buck flies up to the Phantom, exits the Banshee, and is picked up by the grav lift. The Banshee falls into the water.

  • Buck: "Keep her steady Mickey. (to Romeo) You doin' okay?"
  • Romeo: "Just glad we didn't go with your first plan. Look at those tunnels. Ones that aren't flooded are probably...packed with Buggers. Hell, I wouldn't go down there even if you ordered me to."

This triggers something in Buck's memory.

  • Buck: (flashback) "Come on, Veronica! What could be more important than that carrier?"
  • Dare: (flashback) "My orders. And Buck? Call me Captain."

Buck suddenly realizes where Dare could be.

  • Buck: "Mickey, turn around! Find a safe place to set us down!"
  • Mickey: "What? Why?"
  • Buck: "I lost something! (whispering) Now I know where to find her."

Mickey turns the Phantom around and they head back into the city.

Cutscene ends. Fade to black.

Achievements[edit]

The following achievements can be unlocked on Kikowani Station across the Xbox 360 and Halo: The Master Chief Collection editions of Halo 3: ODST.

Halo: 3: ODST (Xbox 360) Halo: MCC (Xbox One) Halo: MCC (Steam) Title Unlock requirement Games
H3ODST Achievement Kikowani Station.png
HTMCC HR Achievement Kikowani Station achievement art
Steam Achievement Icon for the Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3: ODST achievement Kikowani Station
ONI Alpha Site
Complete Kikowani Station on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. (Halo 3: ODST)
Complete Kikowani Station on any difficulty. (Halo: The Master Chief Collection)
Halo 3: ODST
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
N/A
Feet Don't Fail Me Now.jpg
Steam Achievement Icon for the Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3: ODST achievement Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Beat the par time on Kikowani Station.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
N/A
Squid Jackpot!.jpg
Steam Achievement Icon for the Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3: ODST achievement Squid Jackpot!
Squid Jackpot!
Beat the par score on Kikowani Station.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
N/A
Fast and Low.jpg
Steam Achievement Icon for the Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3 ODST achievement Fast and Low
Fast and Low
Splatter 7 enemies with a Banshee on Kikowani Station.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
N/A
Like a Broken Record.jpg
Steam Achievement Icon for the Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3: ODST achievement Like a Broken Record
Like a Broken Record
Find a legendary hidden music cue.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Trivia[edit]

  • The beacon object of this level is a biofoam canister, used by the squad to heal Romeo, found lying on the floor outside the Kikowani train station. This is the only flashback beacon that has appeared at the beginning of the level, rather than the end like most of the others.
  • This is the only level where Huragok Recharge Stations appear.
  • This is also the only level in campaign where no Firefight maps are based off on.
  • The Phantom and the Ghost that appear near the first close Huragok Recharge Station in the alleyway can be easily destroyed by destroying the Station itself.
  • This is the last flashback mission and the only time the player gets to fly a Banshee in the campaign. This is also the second time the player plays as Buck.
  • Even if Mickey is given another weapon before going up the lift, an SMG can still be heard killing the pilots.
  • Try to stay away from the Huragok Recharge Stations, as they cause a huge explosion and may kill the player instantly.
  • This level is similar to Halo: Combat Evolved's Two Betrayals and Halo 2's The Arbiter as they both require the player to pilot a Banshee to complete an objective.
  • The Siege of Madrigal can be heard on this level, as well as a hidden Marty O'Donnell easter egg on Legendary.
  • After Mickey has hijacked the Phantom and heads over to pick up Romeo and Dutch, Romeo can be seen struggling to get up and then jogging over to the Phantom, completely ignoring his injury. He may have been motivated by the escape.
  • There is a Wraith in this level that the player can use without using the AA-Wraith glitch.
  • Originally, the level was apparently supposed to be set at a metro station in Kilindini district, but the name was changed at one point, possibly to avoid confusion with Kilindini train station featured in the Halo 2 multiplayer map Terminal.[3]

Gallery[edit]

Concept art[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo 3: ODST Editing Kit, game file H3ODSTEK\tags\levels\atlas\sc150\sc150.scenario
  2. ^ a b Halo 3: ODST level, Kikowani Station
  3. ^ Halo 3: ODST concept art