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Shortly after this, however, the force received an ominous message from Echo Team, stating that they were under attack from "[[Flood|things]]," before dropping out of contact. India Team sent a similar message before dropping out of contact.{{Ref/Reuse|signal}} | Shortly after this, however, the force received an ominous message from Echo Team, stating that they were under attack from "[[Flood|things]]," before dropping out of contact. India Team sent a similar message before dropping out of contact.{{Ref/Reuse|signal}} | ||
Forge's team and the Spartans moved to investigate, encountering the Flood for the first time, including dozens of [[Pod infector|infection forms]] that resulted in a large number of Marines being lost. However, they successfully recovered both teams' Elephants and retreated back to the [[Firebase]] being constructed at the beacon site.{{Ref/Reuse|signal}} UNSC forces began to have problems with air transport, as the exterior surface's atmosphere was thick with dust, which caused the engines on [[D77 | Forge's team and the Spartans moved to investigate, encountering the Flood for the first time, including dozens of [[Pod infector|infection forms]] that resulted in a large number of Marines being lost. However, they successfully recovered both teams' Elephants and retreated back to the [[Firebase]] being constructed at the beacon site.{{Ref/Reuse|signal}} UNSC forces began to have problems with air transport, as the exterior surface's atmosphere was thick with dust, which caused the engines on [[D77 Pelican|Pelican dropships]] to fail within three flights.{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} | ||
Red Team discovered that a [[proto-Gravemind]] was coordinating the Flood forces and was also jamming Anders' transponder signal. However, before they could destroy the Gravemind, their [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]] was overturned and they had to be rescued by Forge's Marines. After contending with [[Flood swarm]]s and [[Flood thrasher form|Thrasher Forms]], the Marines were able to rescue the Spartans and destroy the proto-Gravemind.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' campaign level, ''[[The Flood (level)|The Flood]]''</ref> | Red Team discovered that a [[proto-Gravemind]] was coordinating the Flood forces and was also jamming Anders' transponder signal. However, before they could destroy the Gravemind, their [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]] was overturned and they had to be rescued by Forge's Marines. After contending with [[Flood swarm]]s and [[Flood thrasher form|Thrasher Forms]], the Marines were able to rescue the Spartans and destroy the proto-Gravemind.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' campaign level, ''[[The Flood (level)|The Flood]]''</ref> | ||
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[[File:ShieldWorldOpening.png|thumb|250px|The ''Spirit of Fire'' being pulled into the Shield World.]] | [[File:ShieldWorldOpening.png|thumb|250px|The ''Spirit of Fire'' being pulled into the Shield World.]] | ||
After destroying the proto-Gravemind, the ''Spirit of Fire's'' AI [[Serina]] located Anders' signal, which was apparently in the middle of an ocean. While the ''Spirit'' was hovering over the sea, the doors of a huge submerged entry into the planet opened and several [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]s flew out. The ''Spirit of Fire'' became locked into a powerful docking mechanism and inevitably began a controlled 'fall' into the rift.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0dXxJaGbPM&feature=player_embedded "Open Sesame Part Two"]''</ref> | After destroying the proto-Gravemind, the ''Spirit of Fire's'' AI [[Serina]] located Anders' signal, which was apparently in the middle of an ocean. While the ''Spirit'' was hovering over the sea, the doors of a huge submerged entry into the planet opened and several [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]s flew out. The ''Spirit of Fire'' became locked into a powerful docking mechanism and inevitably began a controlled 'fall' into the rift.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0dXxJaGbPM&feature=player_embedded "Open Sesame Part Two"]''</ref> | ||
The remaining UNSC forces on the Shield World's surface, composed of [[Alpha Platoon]], [[Bravo Platoon]], and [[Charlie Platoon]], had less than twenty minutes to fight their way past hundreds of Flood forms before being airlifted back to the ''Spirit of Fire''. [[Flood swarm]]s made air support almost useless, forcing the Marines to use large numbers of [[M9 Main Anti-Aircraft Tank|Wolverines]] to clear the air before tanks and infantry could clear landing zones of Flood growths. They managed to slow down the ''Spirit of Fire's'' descent by disabling Forerunner pylon towers powering the docking system with [[XRP12 Gremlin]]s, giving them a little longer. After evacuating the first two platoons, the team had to escort the final platoon back to the firebase for extraction after their [[D77 | The remaining UNSC forces on the Shield World's surface, composed of [[Alpha Platoon]], [[Bravo Platoon]], and [[Charlie Platoon]], had less than twenty minutes to fight their way past hundreds of Flood forms before being airlifted back to the ''Spirit of Fire''. [[Flood swarm]]s made air support almost useless, forcing the Marines to use large numbers of [[M9 Main Anti-Aircraft Tank|Wolverines]] to clear the air before tanks and infantry could clear landing zones of Flood growths. They managed to slow down the ''Spirit of Fire's'' descent by disabling Forerunner pylon towers powering the docking system with [[XRP12 Gremlin]]s, giving them a little longer. After evacuating the first two platoons, the team had to escort the final platoon back to the firebase for extraction after their [[D77 Pelican|Pelican]] was forced to abort its run. After extracting all UNSC forces, the firebase was abandoned to the Flood and the ''Spirit of Fire'' began her descent.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' campaign level, ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKbH5aXZgbw&feature=player_embedded "Descent"]''</ref> | ||
Fighting their way down through a service conduit inside the Shield World, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was attacked by even more Flood forms. Flood growths began to sprout on the ship's hull, and Marines and aircraft were forced to fight on the hull of the ship to remove the Flood forms. Furthermore, [[Sentinel]]s attacked the Flood, and while they initially provided some support to the UNSC, after passing through the first decontamination ring, the Sentinels identified them as possible infection vectors and relabeled them as targets. The UNSC forces managed to clear the hull of growths, removing the Flood and thus allowing the Sentinels to withdraw.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' campaign level, ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> After this, the ''Spirit of Fire'' accelerated out of the tunnel, and emerged into the interior of the Shield World.<ref name="freefall">'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcczaSAH4lU&feature=player_embedded "Freefall"]''</ref> | Fighting their way down through a service conduit inside the Shield World, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was attacked by even more Flood forms. Flood growths began to sprout on the ship's hull, and Marines and aircraft were forced to fight on the hull of the ship to remove the Flood forms. Furthermore, [[Sentinel]]s attacked the Flood, and while they initially provided some support to the UNSC, after passing through the first decontamination ring, the Sentinels identified them as possible infection vectors and relabeled them as targets. The UNSC forces managed to clear the hull of growths, removing the Flood and thus allowing the Sentinels to withdraw.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' campaign level, ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> After this, the ''Spirit of Fire'' accelerated out of the tunnel, and emerged into the interior of the Shield World.<ref name="freefall">'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcczaSAH4lU&feature=player_embedded "Freefall"]''</ref> | ||
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===Assault on the Apex=== | ===Assault on the Apex=== | ||
When the UNSC forces had secured the area, the ''Spirit'' put down close to the surface, to deliver Slipspace drive to the ground. It was attached to two [[D77 | When the UNSC forces had secured the area, the ''Spirit'' put down close to the surface, to deliver Slipspace drive to the ground. It was attached to two [[D77 Pelican|Pelicans]], which were to be used to transport it to the Apex main platform. On their way however, they were shot down, just under a towering hill comprised of a series of ramps, on top of which there was a teleporter which led to the Apex's control center.{{Ref/Reuse|reactor}} | ||
After an attempt at airlifting the drive failed, the mission was changed into a ground operation, with the intent of using an [[M312 Elephant]] to tow the reactor to the [[teleporter]] on the top of the hill, which was full of Covenant and Flood forces. The UNSC established a [[firebase]] on the bottom of the hill, and gradually ascended the towering hill up to the Apex Base Site, meeting determined resistance from the Covenant. They eventually reached a [[Slipspace translocation|teleporter]] that took [[John Forge|Sergeant John Forge]], a Marine lieutenant, and Red Team to the Apex's control center with the slipspace drive.{{Ref/Reuse|reactor}} | After an attempt at airlifting the drive failed, the mission was changed into a ground operation, with the intent of using an [[M312 Elephant]] to tow the reactor to the [[teleporter]] on the top of the hill, which was full of Covenant and Flood forces. The UNSC established a [[firebase]] on the bottom of the hill, and gradually ascended the towering hill up to the Apex Base Site, meeting determined resistance from the Covenant. They eventually reached a [[Slipspace translocation|teleporter]] that took [[John Forge|Sergeant John Forge]], a Marine lieutenant, and Red Team to the Apex's control center with the slipspace drive.{{Ref/Reuse|reactor}} | ||
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*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||