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{{Article Quote|This site pays homage to the [[Kradal conflict]], a somber Forerunner civil war which saw the loss of countless warriors.<ref name="ign live">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa431nkoUSA '''YouTube''': ''IGN Live Presents Halo: The Master Chief Collection'']</ref>}}
{{Article quote|This site pays homage to the [[Kradal conflict]], a somber Forerunner civil war which saw the loss of countless warriors.{{Ref/Map|Id=WarlordDescrip|H2A|Warlord|Detail=map description}}}}
'''Warlord''' is a multiplayer map in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. It is a remake of [[Warlock]] from ''[[Halo 2]]'', with some minor changes. Warlock is one of the seven ''Halo 2'' multiplayer maps that have been completely re-imagined in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s remastered multiplayer component.<ref name="tb">[http://teambeyond.net/warlock-coming-halo-2-anniversary/ '''Team Beyond''': ''Warlock coming to Halo 2: Anniversary'']</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/519196187207815169 '''Twitter''': ''Official Halo Twitter account'']</ref>


==Layout==
'''Warlord''' is a symmetrical multiplayer map in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. It is a remake of [[Warlock]] from ''[[Halo 2]]'', with some minor changes. Warlock is one of the seven ''Halo 2'' multiplayer maps that have been re-imagined in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s remastered multiplayer component.<ref name="tb">[http://teambeyond.net/warlock-coming-halo-2-anniversary/ '''Team Beyond''': ''Warlock coming to Halo 2: Anniversary'']</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/519196187207815169 '''Twitter''': ''Official Halo Twitter account'']</ref><ref name="ign live">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa431nkoUSA '''YouTube''': ''IGN Live Presents Halo: The Master Chief Collection'']</ref>
===Changes from Warlock===
 
*While Warlord retains Warlock's basic aesthetic design of overgrown Forerunner stone ruins, the central spire of the map now projects a beam of energy up to the sky. The beam and the playable area of the map are surrounded by a vortex of clouds and lightning. Assorted [[Forerunner symbols]] are engraved on the stone walls. The bases are more prominently color-coded with team-colored lights and [[gravity lift]]s. The red and blue bases also feature distinct symbols.<ref name="tb"/>
==Universe and lore==
Warlord is within a stone monument made by the [[Forerunner]]s in dedication to the [[Kradal conflicts]], now in ruin and overtaken by plant growth.{{Ref/Reuse|Warlord}} The Kradal conflicts were a series of bloody civil wars that took place in the [[Milky Way|galactic]] center at some point prior to the [[Human-Forerunner wars]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sil29|Sil|Chapter=String 29}} The [[Ur-Didact]]'s parents were the leaders of at least one of these rebellions against the [[ecumene]], an effort which had started out as [[reparation movement|a peaceful movement]] to bring back the [[rate]]s that the [[Builder]]s had assimilated, but turned violent when the Builders tried to silence the [[Didact's father]]. At the height of the conflict, half of the occupied worlds were on the rebels' side.{{Ref/Novel|Epi|11}} [[Bitterness-of-the-Vanquished]] commanded [[Warrior-Servant]] forces during these conflicts,{{Ref/Reuse|Sil29}} suffering the loss of countless warriors.{{Ref/Reuse|WarlordDescrip}}
 
==Overview==
[[File:HMCC H2A Warlord Map.png|thumb|right|300px|The layout of Warlord.]]
===Layout===
Warlord is a rotationally symmetrical arena map, its layout nearly identical to that of ''[[Halo 2]]''{{'}}s [[Warlock]], as well as ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''{{'}}s [[Wizard]] before it. The map consists of four corners, each with identical raised platforms and cover, only differentiated by a different color: red, blue, green, and yellow. Each corner also features a single [[gravity lift]] used to access the rear raised platform. Between each corner is a two-way [[teleporter]] which connects to the teleporter directly across from it on the other side of the map. In the center of the map is a spire with two floors.{{Ref/Reuse|Warlord}}


*Pieces of cover have been added to the passageways between the bases and the four raised platforms around the center of the map. These added features also allow players to jump to the bases. Similar structures are also found on the other side of the platforms, beside the ramps that serve as the primary means of access to the top; a [[M90 shotgun|shotgun]] spawns on each of these added structures. The jump to the center platform from the four side platforms is easier due to these extensions. To provide more cover to players on the platforms, the pillars on top of the ramps have been widened.<ref name="tb"/>
===Callouts===
The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's [[heads-up display]] during gameplay:
*Crimson Altar
*Gold Altar
*Azure Altar
*Sage Altar
*Spire
*Alcove


*A [[Sentinel beam]] spawns in the area below the central platform.<ref name="tb"/>
===Changes from Warlock===
*While Warlord retains Warlock's basic aesthetic design of overgrown Forerunner stone ruins, the central spire of the map now projects a beam of energy up to the sky. The beam and the playable area of the map are surrounded by a vortex of clouds and lightning. Assorted [[Forerunner symbols]] are engraved on the stone walls. The bases are more prominently color-coded with team-colored lights and [[gravity lift]]s. The red and blue bases also feature distinct symbols.{{Ref/Reuse|tb}}
*Pieces of cover have been added to the passageways between the bases and the four raised platforms around the center of the map. These added features also allow players to jump to the bases. Similar structures are also found on the other side of the platforms, beside the ramps that serve as the primary means of access to the top; a [[M90 shotgun|shotgun]] spawns on each of these added structures. The jump to the center platform from the four side platforms is easier due to these extensions. To provide more cover to players on the platforms, the pillars on top of the ramps have been widened.{{Ref/Reuse|tb}}
*A [[sentinel beam]] spawns in the area below the central platform.{{Ref/Reuse|tb}}


==Trivia==
==Achievements==
Finding and destroying the [[BLAST]] soda can on this map unlocks the [[Rule Your Thirst!]] [[achievement]].
The following achievements can be unlocked on Warlord on ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="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:Rule Your Thirst!.jpg|center|115px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement Steam Rule Your Thirst.jpg|40px|center|65px]]
|<center>'''[[Rule Your Thirst!]]'''</center>
|Destroy the [[BLAST]] soda can on Warlord.
|''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|[[File:Power Play.jpg|center|115px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement Steam Power Play.jpg|40px|center|65px]]
|<center>'''[[Power Play]]'''</center>
|In multiplayer, get five centre powerups that become available in one game.
|''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:HTMCC Warlord concept-art.jpg|Concept art of Warlord's skybox.
File:H2A-Warlord-Concept-2.jpg|Concept art of the central structure.
File:H2A Warlord Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of Warlord in a much more dilapidated state.
File:H2A Concept CornerWarlord.jpg|Concept art of the one of the map's corners.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HMCC H2A Warlord Map.png|Map of Warlord.
File:H2A-Warlord-Hallowed Ground.jpeg|View of the lower area of the map.
File:HTMCC Warlord concept-art.jpg|Concept art.
File:H2A-Warlord-Timeworn.jpeg|The raised platforms.
File:H2A-Warlord-Concept-2.jpg|Another concept piece.
File:H2A-Warlord-Lightbulb.jpeg|A [[Spartan-II|Spartan]] holding the [[Oddball]] on Warlord.
File:H2A-Warlord-Hallowed Ground.jpeg
File:H2A-Warlord-Fireman.jpeg|An enemy Spartan prepares to attack the ball carrier.
File:H2A-Warlord-Timeworn.jpeg
File:H2A-Warlord-Fireball Express.jpeg|Another view of the ball carrier.
File:H2A-Warlord-Lightbulb.jpeg
File:H2A-Warlord-Fireman.jpeg
File:H2A-Warlord-Fireball Express.jpeg
File:Halo_2_Aniversary_Warlord_symbols.png|Forerunner symbols on the green corner of the map.
File:Halo_2_Aniversary_Warlord_symbols.png|Forerunner symbols on the green corner of the map.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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


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{{Levels|H2A|mode=yes}}

Latest revision as of 13:03, September 16, 2024

For other uses, see Warlord (disambiguation)
Warlord
H2A-Warlord-Secrets of the Dead.jpeg
Map overview

Game:

Halo 2: Anniversary

Map file name (?):

ca_warlock[1]

Lore information

Location:

Forerunner monument to the Kradal conflicts[2]

Gameplay overview

Terrain:

Overgrown Forerunner structures[3]

Map layout:

Symmetrical[3]

Recommended number of players:

8

Recommended gametype(s):

Oddball

 
“ This site pays homage to the Kradal conflict, a somber Forerunner civil war which saw the loss of countless warriors.[2] ”

Warlord is a symmetrical multiplayer map in Halo 2: Anniversary. It is a remake of Warlock from Halo 2, with some minor changes. Warlock is one of the seven Halo 2 multiplayer maps that have been re-imagined in Halo 2: Anniversary's remastered multiplayer component.[4][5][6]

Universe and lore[edit]

Warlord is within a stone monument made by the Forerunners in dedication to the Kradal conflicts, now in ruin and overtaken by plant growth.[3] The Kradal conflicts were a series of bloody civil wars that took place in the galactic center at some point prior to the Human-Forerunner wars.[7] The Ur-Didact's parents were the leaders of at least one of these rebellions against the ecumene, an effort which had started out as a peaceful movement to bring back the rates that the Builders had assimilated, but turned violent when the Builders tried to silence the Didact's father. At the height of the conflict, half of the occupied worlds were on the rebels' side.[8] Bitterness-of-the-Vanquished commanded Warrior-Servant forces during these conflicts,[7] suffering the loss of countless warriors.[2]

Overview[edit]

The layout of Warlord.

Layout[edit]

Warlord is a rotationally symmetrical arena map, its layout nearly identical to that of Halo 2's Warlock, as well as Halo: Combat Evolved's Wizard before it. The map consists of four corners, each with identical raised platforms and cover, only differentiated by a different color: red, blue, green, and yellow. Each corner also features a single gravity lift used to access the rear raised platform. Between each corner is a two-way teleporter which connects to the teleporter directly across from it on the other side of the map. In the center of the map is a spire with two floors.[3]

Callouts[edit]

The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's heads-up display during gameplay:

  • Crimson Altar
  • Gold Altar
  • Azure Altar
  • Sage Altar
  • Spire
  • Alcove

Changes from Warlock[edit]

  • While Warlord retains Warlock's basic aesthetic design of overgrown Forerunner stone ruins, the central spire of the map now projects a beam of energy up to the sky. The beam and the playable area of the map are surrounded by a vortex of clouds and lightning. Assorted Forerunner symbols are engraved on the stone walls. The bases are more prominently color-coded with team-colored lights and gravity lifts. The red and blue bases also feature distinct symbols.[4]
  • Pieces of cover have been added to the passageways between the bases and the four raised platforms around the center of the map. These added features also allow players to jump to the bases. Similar structures are also found on the other side of the platforms, beside the ramps that serve as the primary means of access to the top; a shotgun spawns on each of these added structures. The jump to the center platform from the four side platforms is easier due to these extensions. To provide more cover to players on the platforms, the pillars on top of the ramps have been widened.[4]
  • A sentinel beam spawns in the area below the central platform.[4]

Achievements[edit]

The following achievements can be unlocked on Warlord on Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Halo: MCC (Xbox One) Halo: MCC (Steam) Title Unlock requirement Games
File:Rule Your Thirst!.jpg
HTMCC H2A Achievement Steam Rule Your Thirst.jpg
Rule Your Thirst!
 Destroy the BLAST soda can on Warlord. Halo: The Master Chief Collection
File:Power Play.jpg
HTMCC H2A Achievement Steam Power Play.jpg
Power Play
 In multiplayer, get five centre powerups that become available in one game. Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Gallery[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.

Concept art[edit]

  • Concept art of Warlord's skybox.

    Concept art of Warlord's skybox.

  • Concept art of the central structure.

    Concept art of the central structure.

  • Concept art of Warlord in a much more dilapidated state.

    Concept art of Warlord in a much more dilapidated state.

  • Concept art of the one of the map's corners.

    Concept art of the one of the map's corners.

Screenshots[edit]

  • View of the lower area of the map.

    View of the lower area of the map.

  • The raised platforms.

    The raised platforms.

  • A Spartan holding the Oddball on Warlord.

    A Spartan holding the Oddball on Warlord.

  • An enemy Spartan prepares to attack the ball carrier.

    An enemy Spartan prepares to attack the ball carrier.

  • Another view of the ball carrier.

    Another view of the ball carrier.

  • Forerunner symbols on the green corner of the map.

    Forerunner symbols on the green corner of the map.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary Multiplayer Editing Kit, game file H2AMPEK\tags\levels\sway\ca_warlock\ca_warlock.scenario
  2. ^ a b c Halo 2: Anniversary, multiplayer map Warlord: map description
  3. ^ a b c d Halo 2: Anniversary, multiplayer map Warlord
  4. ^ a b c d Team Beyond: Warlock coming to Halo 2: Anniversary
  5. ^ Twitter: Official Halo Twitter account
  6. ^ YouTube: IGN Live Presents Halo: The Master Chief Collection
  7. ^ a b Halo: Silentium, String 29
  8. ^ Halo: Epitaph, chapter 11

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