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{{Era|RW}}
{{Status|Gameplay}}
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<center>''Were you looking for [[Urban Holland]], the commanding officer of [[Noble Team]]?''</center>
{{Center|''Were you looking for [[Urban Holland]], the commanding officer of [[Noble Team]]?''}}
{{Level Infobox
{{Level infobox
|prev = ''[[Halo 3: ODST Credits]]''
|pagegamelabel=HR
*''[[Escape]]'' (Chronologically)
|prev=''[[Halo 3: ODST credits]]'' {{C|''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''}}
|next = ''[[Winter Contingency (level) |Winter Contingency]]''
|next=''[[Winter Contingency]]''
|name='''''Noble Actual'''''
|image=[[File:HR NobleActual Loadscreen.png|300px]]
|game=''[[Halo: Reach]]''
|game=''[[Halo: Reach]]''
|name='''''Noble Actual'''''
|devname=<code>m05</code>{{Ref/File|Id=HREK|HREK|HREK\tags\levels\solo\m05\m05.scenario}}
|image=[[File:Noble Briefing.png|300px]]
|player=[[Spartan_(multiplayer)#Campaign_and_Firefight|Noble Six]]{{Ref/Note|Id=Customization|Despite the mission being cinematic only with no player control, spartan customization options will still display during play.}}
|player=[[SPARTAN-B312]]
|date=[[2552#July|July 24, 2552]]<ref>[http://gamersyde.com/stream_halo_reach_gc_presentation_part_1-16673_en.html '''Gamersyde''': ''Halo Reach - GC: Presentation part 1'']</ref>
|date=[[2552#July|July 24, 2552]]<ref>[http://gamersyde.com/stream_halo_reach_gc_presentation_part_1-16673_en.html '''Gamersyde''': ''Halo Reach - GC: Presentation part 1'']</ref>
|place=[[Reach]], [[Epsilon Eridani System]]
|place=[[Reach]], [[Epsilon Eridani System]]
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{{Article Quote|Welcome to [[Reach]].}}
{{Article quote|Welcome to [[Reach]].}}
'''Noble Actual''' is the first level in the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[campaign]], consisting entirely of a [[Cutscene|cinematic cutscene]] involving [[SPARTAN-B312]]'s introduction to [[Noble Team]] and the briefing for the game's [[Winter Contingency (level)|first mission]] by [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]].<ref name="SPOILERS">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfME5KwKLfg '''YouTube''': ''Halo Reach opening cinematic and beginning of first level'']</ref>
'''Noble Actual''' is the first level in the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[campaign]], consisting entirely of a [[Cutscene|cinematic cutscene]] involving [[SPARTAN-B312]]'s introduction to [[Noble Team]] and the briefing for the game's [[Winter Contingency|first mission]] by [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]].<ref name="SPOILERS">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfME5KwKLfg '''YouTube''': ''Halo Reach opening cinematic and beginning of first level'']</ref>


==Transcript==
==Transcript==
[http://youtu.be/QKEAhtPec4o '''{''Cutscene''}''']
[http://youtu.be/QKEAhtPec4o '''{''Cutscene''}''']


''Several views of a [[Glassing|glassed]] [[Reach]] are shown, first the entire planet, then closer shots from low orbit and finally, from near the ground, facing a towering mountain. Its tip has been divided in two by the glassing. A crashed [[UNSC Frigate]] can be seen on a hill to the right. The camera moves down to reveal a severely damaged MJOLNIR helmet lying on the smoking ground.''
''Several views of a [[Glassing|glassed]] [[Reach]] are shown, first the entire planet, then closer shots from low orbit and finally, from near the ground, facing a towering mountain. Its tip has been divided in two by the glassing. A crashed [[UNSC frigate]] can be seen on a hill to the right. The camera moves down to reveal a severely damaged MJOLNIR helmet lying on the smoking ground.''


''The screen fades to white.''
''The screen fades to white.''
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''Both Falcons land in the camp, and the Warthog pulls to a stop. B312 gets out of the Warthog, and moves toward a building.''
''Both Falcons land in the camp, and the Warthog pulls to a stop. B312 gets out of the Warthog, and moves toward a building.''


*'''Col. [[Urban Holland]] (COM)''': "Contact with [[Visegrad Relay]] was lost last night. All signals flatlined at twenty-six hundred hours."
*'''[[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] (COM)''': "Contact with [[Visegrad Relay]] was lost last night. All signals flatlined at twenty-six hundred hours."


''[[Jun-A266]], sitting outside a Falcon's passenger cabin, watches as B312 passes by, quietly placing [[14.5x114mm|rounds]] into a [[Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel|sniper rifle]] magazine.''
''[[Jun-A266]], sitting outside a Falcon's passenger cabin, watches as B312 passes by, quietly placing [[14.5×114mm|rounds]] into a [[Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel|sniper rifle]] magazine.''


*'''Urban Holland (COM)''': "I responded with [[UNSC Army|trooper]] fire teams, which have since been declared [[Missing in action|MIA]]."
*'''Urban Holland (COM)''': "I responded with [[UNSC Army|trooper]] fire teams, which have since been declared [[Missing in action|MIA]]."
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*'''Carter-A259''': "And now you're sending us."
*'''Carter-A259''': "And now you're sending us."


*'''Holland (COM)''': "The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] believes deployment of a Spartan team is a gross mis-allocation of valuable resources. I disagree."
*'''Holland (COM)''': "The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] believes deployment of a Spartan team is a gross misallocation of valuable resources. I disagree."


''B312 reaches the door, and glances at [[Emile-A239]] sharpening his [[wikipedia:Kukri|kukri blade]] against his shoulder pauldron, and attempts to enter, but is immediately stopped by [[Catherine-B320]].''
''B312 reaches the door, and glances at [[Emile-A239]] sharpening his [[wikipedia:Kukri|kukri blade]] against his shoulder pauldron, and attempts to enter, but is immediately stopped by [[Catherine-B320]].''


*'''Catherine-B320''': "[[Commander]]."
*'''Kat-B320''': "[[Commander]]."


''Carter and [[Jorge-052]] turn to look at SPARTAN-B312.''
''Carter and [[Jorge-052]] turn to look at SPARTAN-B312.''
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*'''Emile-A239''': "Kat, you read his/her file?"
*'''Emile-A239''': "Kat, you read his/her file?"


*'''Catherine-B320''': "Only the parts that weren't covered in black ink."
*'''Kat-B320''': "Only the parts that weren't covered in [[Office of Naval Intelligence|black ink]]."


''Carter turns back to the screen, ignoring the new arrival.''
''Carter turns back to the screen, ignoring the new arrival.''
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''Jorge and Emile stand up. Carter grabs his helmet from the table and turns to face B312.''
''Jorge and Emile stand up. Carter grabs his helmet from the table and turns to face B312.''


[[File:Noble Briefing.png|thumb|Noble Six joins NOBLE Team.]]
*'''Carter-A259''': "[[Lieutenant]]."
*'''Carter-A259''': "[[Lieutenant]]."


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The level description is a direct quote from Carter A-259 at the end of the cinematic.
*The level description is a direct quote from Jun-A266 at the end of the cinematic.
*A noticeably different early script of the cinematic was used in the [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|2009 Video Games Awards trailer]].
*A noticeably different early script of the cinematic was used in the [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|2009 Video Games Awards trailer]].
*"Noble Actual" is also the name of [[Bungie]]'s [http://www.nobleactual.com/ ''Halo: Reach'' development blog] and Colonel Urban Holland's call sign.
*"Noble Actual" is also the name of [[Bungie]]'s [http://www.nobleactual.com/ ''Halo: Reach'' development blog] and Colonel Urban Holland's call sign.
*During the part when [[Noble Six]] pulls on his/her helmet, the interior of the helmet is always the same, no matter what helmet the player equips, with the exception of the Haunted Helmet, which obstructs the inside with the base of a human skull.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWPou6zcAk8 '''Youtube:''' ''All Halo reach helmets in the first cutscene'']</ref>
*During the part when [[Noble Six]] pulls on his/her helmet, the interior of the helmet is always the same, no matter what helmet the player equips, with the exception of the Haunted Helmet, which obstructs the inside with the base of a human skull.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWPou6zcAk8 '''Youtube:''' ''All Halo reach helmets in the first cutscene'']</ref> This is especially noticeable with helmets that have big visors, such as the EVA and JFO helmets.
*This level is one of the only four levels in the entire ''Halo'' series in which there is no gameplay; the others being ''[[The Heretic]]'' in ''[[Halo 2]]'', and the ''[[Prologue]]'' and ''[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]'' in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
 
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