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"Are you ready, Reclaimer? This is how my story begins."

— 04-343 Guilty Spark in the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary terminals teaser.^[1]

The video game Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary features a Terminal accessible to the player in each level. Unlike the text-based Terminals in Halo 3, the Terminals feature animation, music, sound effects and narration by 343 Guilty Spark and a handful of other characters.^[2] The Terminals will also have connections to the story of Halo 4 and The Forerunner Saga.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The graphics and audio for the Terminals is produced by The Sequence Group,^[1] while most of the writing was done by 343 Industries Managing Editor Kevin Grace.^[6]

Just like the skulls, the terminals cannot be seen or accessed in Classic mode.^[7]

Locations

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The Pillar of Autumn

The terminal is one of the computer consoles located on the left side of the Autumn's bridge. All of the console's screens flash "INCOMING MESSAGE" in red, and a crewman is standing beside it instead of manning the console.^[8]

Halo

Near the start of the tunnel, you will come across a ledge leading to the next section. If you carry on the route rather than make the jump, you will drive past a small alcove. The second terminal is located at the far end of this alcove.

The Truth and Reconciliation

The third terminal is located within the vessel's bridge, in the middle of the front holographic displays.

The Silent Cartographer

The fourth terminal is located beside a structure near the centre of the island where the first Hunter pair is fought.

The Assault on the Control Room

The fifth terminal is located at the bottom of a pit in front of the Control Room structure at the end of the level. The terminal is on the ground, under the base of a large metal strut that runs diagonally down the front building.

343 Guilty Spark

The sixth terminal is found while riding the third elevator that will allow you to escape the underground facility. You'll find the terminal above the doorway you came out of. It can be reached by activating the elevator, then timing it correctly and jumping off onto the platform below (this may take a few attempts, but the elevator can be activated as many times as needed.)  

The Library

The seventh terminal is located on the Library's third floor. You will eventually come to a room with a large circular room, with the Index platform above it. Go either right of left and jump over the low barriers until you get to the opposite side. The terminal flashes yellow, and can be clearly seen across the chasm.

Two Betrayals

The eighth terminal is in the control room at the level's very beginning. walk around the the circular platform and the terminal can be found directly across from the central console.  

Keyes

The ninth terminal can be found after the player find Keyes absorbed into the Proto-Gravemind. Eliminate nearby Covenant and Flood forces, then search the sunken crevices to the side of the raised platform. The terminal is a red holographic panel, and will be on one the right crevice's wall.

The Maw

The tenth terminal in the game can be found in the Cryo Bay's second floor, where Sentinels are fighting a large Flood force. The terminal is a computer screen on the wall, similar to the first terminal.

Threshold

The eleventh and final terminal can only be accessed through a hidden function on Halo Waypoint. Pressing X in the main menu will reveal a set of circles with randomized colors, which correspond with the AXBY buttons on the Xbox 360 controller. Entering the correct left-to-right sequence will lead the player to a hexagonal "keyboard" with Forerunner symbols. Each unique five-character code shown at the end of a terminal will grant the player 7,000 cR in Halo: Reach. Entering all codes will grant the player 37,000 cR, as well as Terminal 11, allowing the player to receive a total of 107,000 cR.

Transcripts

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Sources

[Sequence-1] Sequence - Terminals Teaser

[2] Gamersyde: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary GamesCom Microsoft Presentation

[3] YouTube: Halo Anniversary Gamescom 2011 Interview

[4] YouTube: Halo Anniversary -- Gameplay & Interview w. Dan Ayoub (gamescom 2011)

[5] Halo Waypoint: Halo: Anniversary Terminal 1

[6] IGN: Halo Fest - Halo Universe

[7] Halo Waypoint: Halo: Anniversary Campaign

[8] GameTrailers: TGS11: New Campaign Features Walkthrough

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 {{quote|Are you ready, Reclaimer? This is how my story begins.|[[04-343 Guilty Spark]] in the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary terminals teaser|''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' terminals teaser]].<ref name= "Sequence">[http://thesequencegroup.com/blog/halo-anniversary-terminal-trailer '''Sequence - Terminals Teaser''']</ref>}}
 The video game ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' features a '''[[Terminal]]''' accessible to the player in each level. Unlike the text-based Terminals in ''[[Halo 3]]'', the Terminals feature animation, music, sound effects and narration by [[343 Guilty Spark]] and a handful of other characters.<ref>[http://www.gamersyde.com/stream_halo_combat_evolved_anniversary_gc_ms_presentation-22920_en.html '''Gamersyde''': ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary GamesCom Microsoft Presentation'']</ref> The Terminals will also have connections to the story of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcG-WpL-7lc '''YouTube''': ''Halo Anniversary Gamescom 2011 Interview '']</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpFXhNd-LA0 '''YouTube''': ''Halo Anniversary -- Gameplay & Interview w. Dan Ayoub (gamescom 2011) '']</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/halo-anniversary-terminal-video/7cf31fbd-7e5d-4aec-9235-4262e3cb35e5 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Anniversary Terminal 1'']</ref>
-The graphics and audio for the Terminals is produced by [[Sequence|The Sequence Group]].<ref name= "Sequence" /> Most of the terminals were written by [[343 Industries]] Managing Editor [[Kevin Grace]].<ref>[http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/halo-fest-halo-universe '''IGN''': ''Halo Fest - Halo Universe'']</ref>
+The graphics and audio for the Terminals is produced by [[Sequence|The Sequence Group]],<ref name= "Sequence" /> while most of the writing was done by [[343 Industries]] Managing Editor [[Kevin Grace]].<ref>[http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/halo-fest-halo-universe '''IGN''': ''Halo Fest - Halo Universe'']</ref>
-Just like the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Skulls|skulls]], the terminals cannot be seen in Classic mode.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/halo-anniversary-campaign/92cb4dec-3a52-417d-87c3-1232346ca997 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Anniversary Campaign'']</ref>
+Just like the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Skulls|skulls]], the terminals cannot be seen or accessed in Classic mode.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/halo-anniversary-campaign/92cb4dec-3a52-417d-87c3-1232346ca997 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Anniversary Campaign'']</ref>
 ==Locations==
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 ===The Pillar of Autumn===
-The terminal is one of the computer consoles located on the ''Autumn'''s bridge. All of the console's screens shows "INCOMING MESSAGE", and a crewman is standing beside it instead of manning the console.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/tgs11-new-halo-anniversary/721090 '''GameTrailers''': ''TGS11: New Campaign Features Walkthrough'']</ref>
+The terminal is one of the computer consoles located on the left side of the ''Autumn'''s bridge. All of the console's screens flash "INCOMING MESSAGE" in red, and a crewman is standing beside it instead of manning the console.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/tgs11-new-halo-anniversary/721090 '''GameTrailers''': ''TGS11: New Campaign Features Walkthrough'']</ref>
 ===Halo===
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 ===The Truth and Reconciliation===
-The third terminal is located within the vessel's bridge amongst the front holographic displays.
+The third terminal is located within the vessel's bridge, in the middle of the front holographic displays.
 ===The Silent Cartographer===
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 ===The Library===
-To get to the seventh terminal you must get to the third floor. You will eventually come to a room with a large circular room (the Index platform will be above it. Go either right of left and jump over the barriers until you get to the opposite side. The terminal will be plain as day before you even reach it.
+The seventh terminal is located on the Library's third floor. You will eventually come to a room with a large circular room, with the Index platform above it. Go either right of left and jump over the low barriers until you get to the opposite side. The terminal flashes yellow, and can be clearly seen across the chasm.
 ===Two Betrayals===
-The eighth terminal is in the control room at the beginning of the level, walk around the the circular platform and you'll find the terminal directly across from the control console.
+The eighth terminal is in the control room at the level's very beginning. walk around the the circular platform and the terminal can be found directly across from the central console.
 ===Keyes===
-The ninth terminal can be found after you find Keyes absorbed into the [[Proto-Gravemind]], kill the Covenant and Flood that attempt to ambush you, then search the sunken crevices to the side of the raised platform. The terminal will be down inside one of the two.
+The ninth terminal can be found after the player find Keyes absorbed into the [[Proto-Gravemind]]. Eliminate nearby Covenant and Flood forces, then search the sunken crevices to the side of the raised platform. The terminal is a red holographic panel, and will be on one the right crevice's wall.
 ===The Maw===
-The tenth terminal in the game can be found in the Cryogenic Storage Bay where Sentinels will be busy fighting the Flood. A glowing Control console on the wall will house the final terminal.
+The tenth terminal in the game can be found in the Cryo Bay's second floor, where Sentinels are fighting a large Flood force. The terminal is a computer screen on the wall, similar to the first terminal.
 ===Threshold===
-The eleventh and final terminal can only be accessed through a hidden function on [[Halo Waypoint]]. Pressing X in the main menu will reveal a set of randomized circular buttons. The buttons' colors correspond with the AXBY buttons on the Xbox 360 controller. Entering the correct sequence will lead the player to a Forerunner alphabet. Each unique five-character code shown at the end of a terminal will grant the player 7,000 [[Credit|cR]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. Entering all codes will grant the player 37,000 cR, as well as Terminal 11, allowing the player to receive a total of 100,000 cR.
+The eleventh and final terminal can only be accessed through a hidden function on [[Halo Waypoint]]. Pressing X in the main menu will reveal a set of circles with randomized colors, which correspond with the AXBY buttons on the Xbox 360 controller. Entering the correct left-to-right sequence will lead the player to a hexagonal "keyboard" with Forerunner symbols. Each unique five-character code shown at the end of a terminal will grant the player 7,000 [[Credit|cR]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. Entering all codes will grant the player 37,000 cR, as well as Terminal 11, allowing the player to receive a total of 107,000 cR.
 ==Transcripts==
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 ''Fade to a different scene. Several [[Forerunner body armor|armored]] Forerunners stand in various places in the chamber. Guilty Spark enters the room and flies toward the other monitors.''
-*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "It was most unusual to have this vessel of rebirth play host to such an event, even though Lifeworker ships were the only ones still allowed [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] permissions. Lifeworkers were responsible for getting us to our places on the active facilities of the Array. While all of this was in accordance with the plan, one entirely unsatisfactory breakdown remained. We had no contact with the [[Domain]]."
+*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "It was most unusual to have this vessel of rebirth play host to such an event, even though Lifeworker ships were the only ones still allowed [[slipstream space|slipspace]] permissions. Lifeworkers were responsible for getting us to our places on the active facilities of the Array. While all of this was in accordance with the plan, one entirely unsatisfactory breakdown remained. We had no contact with the [[Domain]]."
 ''Guilty Spark pauses and faces a Forerunner. The Forerunner bows his/her head, as if unhappy with what is to come. Guilty Spark moves on and flies into an adjoining chamber, where he meets [[03-049 Abject Testament|049 Abject Testament]].''
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 ''Guilty Spark is shown speeding down an underground tunnel. Molten lava flows below.''
-'''343 Guilty Spark''': "I suspected that monitor 2401 Penitent Tangent was not functioning correctly for sometime before his messages ceased."
+'''343 Guilty Spark''': "I suspected that monitor 2401 Penitent Tangent was not functioning correctly for some time before his messages ceased."
 ''Guilty Spark is shown floating through another room.''
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 '''343 Guilty Spark''': "This was quite routing. As I was led to believe that I was not capable of such a state. This was one of the gifts I was promised, an end to strife."
-''Spark is shown floating above a river.''
+''Spark is shown floating above a river. A serene field of grass rocks back and forth with the wind.''
 '''343 Guilty Spark''': "I am aware of the dangers of a system such as myself losing operational focus. Quite troubling. I wonder if my fellow monitors are experiencing similar states... Or if this is because of my particular path to this Installation."
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 ''A bright sun rises amidst a cloudy sky.''
-*'''Jacob Keyes''': "What did I- My name. I forgot... Uh! Keyes, Jacob. Captain. Service number 01928-19912-JK."
+*'''Jacob Keyes''': "What did I- My name. I forgot... Keyes, Jacob! Captain. Service number 01928-19912-JK."
-''Keyes' uniform is shown, with his name patch and medals.''
+''Keyes' name patch and medals are shown.''
 ''Fade to black, then to Keyes' closed eyes.''
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 *'''Jacob Keyes''': "Where am I?"
-''Keyes remembers a firefight in the [[Flood containment facility]], where his contingent of Marines are overwhelmed and consumed by the Flood. Bullets travel slowly, the Marines are almost frozen in place, and every sound is distorted as though underwater. Keyes is shown, screaming.''
+''Keyes remembers a firefight in the [[Flood containment facility]], where his contingent of Marines are overwhelmed and consumed by the Flood. Bullets travel slowly, the Marines are almost frozen in place, and every sound is distorted as though underwater. Keyes is shown screaming.''
 *'''Jacob Keyes''': "Covenant captured me. Didn't they? I - I can't, I can't remember..."
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 *'''Jacob Keyes''': "This - will - never - work, you Covenant bastards! ''I'll never lead you to [[Earth]]!''"
-''The [[UNSC Home Fleet]] is shown in Earth orbit. Fade through a human city, a desert highway, and [[Sydney]] at night.''
+''The [[UNSC Home Fleet]] is shown in Earth orbit. Fade through a human city, a desert highway, and [[Sydney|Sydney Harbour]] at night.''
 *'''Jacob Keyes''': "Keyes, Jacob... Captain. Service number...01928-19912-JK."
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 *'''Jacob Keyes''': "Oh God, you don't want Earth... You want ''everything''! ''Get out of my head!''"
-''Keyes' eyes look around in terror. A human combat form flashes by. Keyes screams again.''
+''Keyes' eyes look around in terror. A human combat form flashes by, as Keyes screams again.''
 *'''[[Gravemind]]''': "Everything..."
-''Zoom out on Keyes integrated into the Flood Proto-Gravemind.''
 ''Jacob imagines his daughter [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda]], as an adult and in her uniform.''
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 ''Zoom into the screen of a UNSC computer system. The screen experiences graphical glitches, then changes to 343 Guilty Spark.''
-*'''343 Guilty Spark''': Vexation! 100,000 years of careful maintenance and diligence. 100,000 years protecting the galaxy's future! 100,000 years spent fearing that our sacrifices - ''my'' sacrifice - was in vain!
+*'''343 Guilty Spark''': Vexation! 100,000 years of careful maintenance and diligence! 100,000 years protecting the galaxy's future! 100,000 years spent fearing that our sacrifices - ''my'' sacrifice - was in vain!
 ''[[John-117]] appears with a rocket launcher, combating the Flood.''
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 ''Guilty Spark scans the wreckage, pulling up a schematic of the nearby [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]]. Spark enters [[Threshold]]'s atmosphere.''
-''Inside the mine, an [[Unggoy]] is fiddling with one of the gas tanks. A nearby [[Kig-Yar]] beats the Unggoy with a [[Type-51 Carbine|Covenant Carbine]] just as 343 Guilty Spark enters the chamber. They are startled by his arrival. Several more Kig-Yar immediately surrounds the monitor.''
+''Inside the mine, an [[Unggoy]] is fiddling with one of the gas tanks. A nearby [[Kig-Yar]] beats the Unggoy with a [[Type-51 Carbine|Covenant Carbine]] just as 343 Guilty Spark enters the chamber. Startled by his arrival, a Kig-Yar [[lance]] immediately surrounds the monitor.''
 *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Greetings! I am 343 Guilty Spark, monitor of Install-"
-''A Kig-Yar brandishes an electrified baton and charges at the construct. Guilty Spark kills him with his directed-energy beam.''
+''A Kig-Yar brandishes an energy baton and charges at the construct. Guilty Spark kills him with his directed-energy beam.''
 *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Impertinent creature!"
-''Another Kig-Yar fires a [[plasma pistol]] shot at Guilty Spark, to little effect. He, too, is quickly killed by Spark. A Kig-Yar charges his plasma pistol, but a [[Sangheili]] officer arrives and slices the Kig-Yar's hand off with an [[energy sword]]. He then kneels in front of Spark.''
+''Another Kig-Yar fires a charged [[plasma pistol]] blast at Guilty Spark, to little effect. He, too, is quickly killed by Spark. A Kig-Yar behind Spark charges his plasma pistol, but a [[Heretic Sangheili Major|Sangheili officer]] arrives and quickly slices the Kig-Yar's hand off with an [[energy sword]]. He then kneels in front of Spark.''
-*'''Sangheili''': "I offer you my life as amends for this dishonor. An Oracle of the Gods should never suffer such...impertinence from vermin like these! I shall cast them all into the mists below for daring such a blasphemy, and-"
+*'''Sangheili''': "I offer you my life as amends for this dishonor. An Oracle of the Gods should never suffer such...impertinence from vermin like this! I shall cast them all into the mists below for daring such a blasphemy, and-"
 *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Oh my. Your people have grown so dramatic in the last 100,000 years. But please, no more deaths are required. We will need all the forces we can muster, if the [[Flood]] escapes the destruction of my Installation! I must speak to your commander immediately."
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 ''The Sangheili leads Spark to [[Sesa 'Refumee]].''
-*'''Sesa 'Refumee''': "Glorious day! The Prophets will be pleased that we have rescued an Oracle from the human violation of the Holy Temple!"
+*'''Sesa 'Refumee''': "Glorious day! The [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]] will be pleased that we have rescued an Oracle from the human violation of the Holy Temple!"
 *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Why do you keep calling it a temple? My Installation was a weapon! And one which we needed very, very badly."
-*'''Sesa 'Refumee''': "But Oracle...I do not understand. We were told the rings was our salvation - a gateway to paradise."
+*'''Sesa 'Refumee''': "But Oracle... I do not understand. We were told the rings was our salvation - a gateway to paradise."
 *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Told? By whom? Anyone who told you that is either a fool, or quite, quite mad. That Installation was a beautiful tool, designed to destroy everything the Flood might feed on."
-*'''Sesa 'Refumee''': "''Everything...''"
+*'''Sesa 'Refumee''': "''Everything...?''"
-*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Oh, quite everything. And if even one Flood spore survive the destruction of my ring, than protocol demands that all nearby sentient life must ''immediately'' be destroyed. An outbreak of the Flood cannot be allowed to take place. But...I am wasting our time. Surely you know all of this already?"
+*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Oh, quite everything. And if even one Flood spore survive the destruction of my ring, than protocol demands that all nearby sentient life must ''immediately'' be destroyed. An outbreak of the Flood cannot be allowed to take place. But... I am wasting our time. Surely you know all of this already?"
 '''Refumee is stunned by the revelation.''
-*'''Sesa 'Refumee''': "Communications, shut down all lines to the Fleet. We will not notify the Prohets of our discovery until I hear everything this Oracle have to say."
+*'''Sesa 'Refumee''': "Communications: shut down all lines to the Fleet! We will not notify the Prohets of our discovery until I hear everything this Oracle have to say."
 *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "I will gladly share what I am permitted, but we have little time. What has been unleashed here could soon destroy everything you have ever known."