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{{Title|''The Commissioning''}} | {{Title|''The Commissioning''}} | ||
{{Status|RealWorld}} | |||
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'''''The Commissioning''''' is a live-action trailer for ''[[Halo 4]]'' that was released on June 5, [[2012]] at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]]. An extended cut was shown in the 2012 [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] ''Halo 4'' panel. | '''''The Commissioning''''' is a live-action trailer for ''[[Halo 4]]'' that was released on June 5, [[2012]] at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]]. An extended cut was shown in the 2012 [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] ''Halo 4'' panel.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Extended|35_pXjNsDUY|Gamespot|Halo 4 Flag Stabbing and Spartan Cosplay - Comic-Con 2012|Time=289|D=22|M=07|Y=2024}} It depicts the launch and early mission of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, the first almost-purely exploratory ship the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] has built in over a generation. The cinematic proper is 1:40 minutes long, though an in-game trailer begins around the 2:00 mark in the video. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
''A city on [[Earth]]. The UNSC Infinity and a {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}} | ''A city on [[Earth]]. The UNSC Infinity and a {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}} hover above the city. Several ranks of [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel line the flight deck in front of a podium. A UNSC dignitary is addressing the crowd. Behind him stand six officers in full [[UNSC Navy uniforms#Dress uniform|ceremonial dress]], including ''Infinity''{{'}}s commanding officer, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Andrew Del Rio]].<ref name="Glasslands 422">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 422''</ref>'' | ||
*'''Dignitary''': "It's been four years since the end of [[Human-Covenant War|the war]]. And today we send forth a vessel designed for battle, but now re-purposed. For peace." | *'''Dignitary''': "It's been four years since the end of [[Human-Covenant War|the war]]. And today we send forth a vessel designed for battle, but now re-purposed. For peace." | ||
[[File:Commissioning-1.jpg|thumb | [[File:Commissioning-1.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Infinity''{{'}}s crew attends the ship's commissioning ceremony.]] | ||
''The scene switches to space, near the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]]. The ''Infinity'' and an escort of {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s and [[F-41 Broadsword|Broadsword]] starfighters approaches the planet. Captain Del Rio stands at the view port on the bridge, watching the looming planet intently.'' | ''The scene switches to space, near the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]]. The ''Infinity'' and an escort of {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s and [[F-41 Broadsword|Broadsword]] starfighters approaches the planet. Captain Del Rio stands at the view port on the bridge, watching the looming planet intently.'' | ||
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*'''Andrew Del Rio''': "All engines! Reverse thrust!" | *'''Andrew Del Rio''': "All engines! Reverse thrust!" | ||
[[File:Commissioning-6.jpg|thumb | [[File:Commissioning-6.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Infinity's'' engines fail as the ship is pulled into the bowels of Requiem.]] | ||
''The ship is pulled inexorably toward Requiem. The effect is felt throughout the ship. Debris and people inside the ship are pulled toward the bow of the ship. A soldier's dog tags are pulled almost horizontally, completely countering gravity. A soldier runs down a corridor, fleeing an explosion. The ship lists dangerously, causing parked vehicles to crash into the walls of their hangar.'' | ''The ship is pulled inexorably toward Requiem. The effect is felt throughout the ship. Debris and people inside the ship are pulled toward the bow of the ship. A soldier's dog tags are pulled almost horizontally, completely countering gravity. A soldier runs down a corridor, fleeing an explosion. The ship lists dangerously, causing parked vehicles to crash into the walls of their hangar.'' | ||
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''Cuts to black.'' | ''Cuts to black.'' | ||
'''Director's Cut''': ''John-117, wielding an [[MA5D assault rifle]] and standing on a mountain inside Requiem, looks up and sees the UNSC ''Infinity'' emerging from the clouds.'' | '''Director's Cut''': ''John-117, wielding an [[MA5D assault rifle]] and standing on a mountain inside Requiem, looks up and sees the UNSC ''Infinity'' emerging from the clouds.''{{Ref/Reuse|Extended}} | ||
''The Didact's icon is shown, glowing orange and slowly spinning.''<br> | ''The Didact's icon is shown, glowing orange and slowly spinning.''<br> | ||
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''The icon pulses with bright orange light. Cuts to black.''<br> | ''The icon pulses with bright orange light. Cuts to black.''<br> | ||
'''HALO 4''' | '''HALO 4''' | ||
==Appearances== | |||
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5 | |||
|title-1=Characters| | |||
;Human | |||
*[[Andrew Del Rio]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Isaiah Cameron]] | |||
*[[John-117]] {{C|Extended Edition-only}} | |||
*[[Campbell (UNSC Infinity)|Campbell]] | |||
*[[Wolfkill]] | |||
|title-2=Species| | |||
*[[Human]]ity | |||
|title-3=Organizations| | |||
*[[Unified Earth Government]] | |||
**[[United Nations Space Command]] | |||
***[[UNSC Navy]] | |||
****[[SPARTAN-II program]] {{C|Extended Edition-only}} | |||
|title-4=Locations| | |||
*[[Milky Way]] | |||
**[[Epoloch system]] | |||
***[[Requiem]] | |||
**[[Sol system]] | |||
***[[Earth]] | |||
****[[Luna]] | |||
|title-5=Events| | |||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |||
**[[Battle of Requiem]] {{1st}} | |||
|title-6=Weapons| | |||
*[[M46 Vulcan]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[MA5 series]] | |||
**[[MA5D assault rifle]] {{1st}} | |||
|title-7=Vehicles| | |||
;Aircraft | |||
*[[D79-TC Pelican]] | |||
*[[F-41 Broadsword]] | |||
;Ground vehicles | |||
*[[M12B Warthog]] | |||
**[[M12 Chaingun Warthog]] | |||
*[[M510 Mammoth]] {{1st}} | |||
;Warships | |||
*{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}} | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} | |||
*{{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} | |||
*[[List of unidentified human ships#Infinity commission|Unidentified ship]] {{1st}} | |||
|title-8=Technology and equipment| | |||
*[[Flashlight]] | |||
*[[Holography]] | |||
*[[Maneuver drive]] | |||
**[[Fusion drive]] | |||
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] {{C|Extended Edition-only}} | |||
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI]] {{C|Extended Edition-only}} | |||
*[[Shield world]] | |||
*Uniforms | |||
**[[UNSC Navy Dress Uniform]] | |||
**[[UNSC Navy Service Uniform]] | |||
}} | |||
==Production notes== | |||
''The Commisioning'' concept artist [[:Category:Images by Jonathan Bach|Jonathan Bach]] concepted a scene in which a "young native boy" finds and touches some ancient, buried, [[Forerunner]] technology. It is unclear how this would have related to the rest of the trailer.{{Ref/Site|Id=Bach|URL=https://jbachdesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/halo-4-live-action-trailer.html|Site=jbachdesign|Page=Halo 4 Live-Action Trailer|D=22|M=07|Y=2024}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
One of the crewmen who is sucked out of the ''Infinity'' by explosive decompression is named in reference to [[Kiki Wolfkill]], an executive producer at [[343 Industries]]. | One of the crewmen who is sucked out of the ''Infinity'' by explosive decompression is named in reference to [[Kiki Wolfkill]], an executive producer at [[343 Industries]]. Another crewmember who is given a split-second close-up shot, [[Isaiah Cameron]], was later heavily featured in the [[2022]] novel ''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Development images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Bathroom.jpg|Concept art of one of the rooms on the ''Infinity''. | |||
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Quarters.jpg|Concept art of a common room on the ''Infinity''. | |||
File:TheCommisioning LivingQuarters Concept.jpg|A more detailed look at the individual parts of the previous room. | |||
File:H4-Storyboard-Commissioning.jpg|An early storyboard of the commercial. | |||
File:Commissioning-Concept-1.jpg|The ''Infinity'', holding position above the city. | |||
File:Commissioning-Concept-2.jpg|The ''Infinity''{{'}}s naval complement at their ship's commissioning. | |||
File:Halo4 ConceptArt Commissioning05.jpg|Concept artwork of the ''Infinity''{{'}}s interior. | |||
File:Commissioning-Concept-3.jpg|An explosion incapacitates several crewmen as the ''Infinity'' is pulled into [[Requiem]]. | |||
File:Commissioning-Concept-4.jpg|[[John-117]] observes as debris from the ''Infinity'' crashes into the jungle behind him. | |||
File:Commissioning-Concept-5.jpg|An unidentified woman discovering long-lost [[Forerunner]] ruins. | |||
File:Commissioning CorridorMattePainting.jpg|A matte painting of a corridor on the ''Infinity'' used as the background of a scene in the trailer. | |||
File:Commissioning RequiemMattePainting.jpg|A matte painting of Requiem used in one of the scenes. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Cinematic=== | ===Cinematic=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Commissioning-5.jpg|The ''Infinity'', hovering above a human metropolis. | File:Commissioning-5.jpg|The ''Infinity'', hovering above a human metropolis. | ||
File:Commissioning-2.jpg|The dignitary addresses the crowd. | File:Commissioning-2.jpg|The dignitary addresses the crowd. | ||
File:Cameronandcampbell.jpg|Two ''Infinity'' crewmen standing at attention. | File:Cameronandcampbell.jpg|Two ''Infinity'' crewmen standing at attention; crewman Cameron (right) was later heavily featured in ''The Rubicon Protocol''. | ||
File:Commissioning-Requiem.jpg|Captain Del Rio watches as the ''Infinity'' approaches Requiem. | File:Commissioning-Requiem.jpg|Captain Del Rio watches as the ''Infinity'' approaches Requiem. | ||
File:Commissioning-3.jpg|The ''Infinity'''s bridge. | File:Commissioning-3.jpg|The ''Infinity''{{'}}s bridge. | ||
File:Commissioning-4.jpg|Two [[Mammoth]]s crash against their hangar's hull as the ''Infinity'' lists. | File:Commissioning-4.jpg|Two [[Mammoth]]s crash against their hangar's hull as the ''Infinity'' lists. | ||
File:Crewman Wolfkill.png|Crewman Wolfkill. | File:Crewman Wolfkill.png|Crewman Wolfkill. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Trailer}} | {{Trailer}} | ||
[[Category:Canon]] | [[Category:Canon]] | ||
[[Category:Halo 4 trailers]] |