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The Halo 2 announcement trailer was an in-engine trailer using Bungie's early "pstencil" engine that screened at Microsoft's North American X02 event in August 2002.^[1] The trailer gives a basic introduction to Halo 2, showing that the Covenant had discovered and attacked Earth. It depicts Master Chief walking through an Orbital defense platform before jumping out of an airlock presumably to board a Covenant ship. This trailer was later re-imagined as the final cutscene in the game's first level, Cairo Station.

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A sentence appears on the screen:

:MISSION HISTORY
> LOADING

Cuts to Master Chief walking through a doorway, walking towards the camera. Various static messages are heard over the radio.

Pilot: "Sir! They just folded in, inside our formation!"

Admiral: "Son, I need you to calm down."

Pilot: "...additional contacts - moving to engage (static)"

Admiral: "(static) ...and get your picket back to rally point Alpha."

A rack of Battle Rifles automatically extends as Master Chief approaches; he takes one. Again the screen appears:

:EXPLORE DERELICT RING HABITAT
>COMPLETE

Cuts to the rack closing. Master Chief walks away from the camera into an elevator, and the doors close.

General: "Admiral, you can't let them maintain orbit."

Admiral: "I'm trying, General, but we've lost advantage within the lunar perimeter."

:DESTROY HOSTILE GROUND FORCES
>COMPLETE

Admiral: "My frigates are combat ineffective, and the fighters... they don't have enough punch to take out a Covenant assault carrier."

General: "Your pilots let up, but down here... it's the goddamn apocalypse!"

The elevator speed down its shaft. The trailer then cuts to the Master Chief who prepares his rifle.

:NEUTRALIZE ADAPTIVE PARASITIC LIFEFORM
>COMPLETE

General: "I'm asking you to retarget the orbitals!"

Admiral: "And let more of them slip the kill zone? That's insanity! There's nothing more I can do!"

The elevator door opens, and Master Chief steps out into a chamber.

:OUTWIT ANCIENT A.I. CONSTRUCT
>COMPLETE

Master Chief walks farther into the chamber, toward the camera.

Pilot: "The core defense is too intense. Our grid is maxed, I don't think we can last another run!"

Cortana: "Admiral, tell your men to hold their positions. Reinforcements are on the spoke."

Admiral: "The entire fleet is engaged, Cortana. With respect, what the hell sort of reinforcement have you got?"

Master Chief stops, and the camera turns to show Earth through an airlock window, various large explosions visible on its surface.

:STOP DESTRUCTION OF HUMAN RACE
(flashing)>IN PROGRESS

Tech: "It's passing below your position, ma'am. Proximity zero."

Master Chief opens a compartment and prepares to pull a lever.

Cortana: "What if you miss?"

Master Chief: "I won't."

Master Chief pulls the lever and the airlock doors open, causing air to be blown out. Master Chief rests against a pillar for a moment, and then flies out, shooting towards the camera. Fade to black, and fade in to Master Chief falling towards Earth, huge explosions evident on North America. A Covenant ship passes, allowing Master Chief to land on it. Fade to black and HALO 2 fades in.

Trivia[edit]

Gametrailers.com ranked the Halo 2 announcement trailer 95th on their list of the top 100 video game trailers in 2011.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

Concept art of the launch bay.
Concept art of the launch bay's console.

Sources[edit]

[1] Hail to the Master Chief! “Halo 2” Is Coming to an Xbox Near You

[2] Gametrailers Top 100 game trailers full video

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+{{Title|''Halo 2'' announcement trailer}}
-Shown in Sept of 2002<ref>
+{{Status|RealWorld}}
-[http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo2/page.aspx?section=AudioVideo&subsection=GameVideos&page=1 Halo 2 Audio/Video]</ref> there was an [[Announcement Trailer]] shown for the [[Halo 2|Halo 2 Game]]. The ads were shown in movie theaters in the United States, available as downloads off the internet and shown on TV.
+{{#widget:YouTube|id=luhXojiSVC0|width=400|right}}
+The '''''Halo 2'' announcement trailer''' was an in-engine trailer using Bungie's early "pstencil" engine that screened at Microsoft's North American X02 event in August 2002.<ref>[https://news.microsoft.com/2002/08/08/hail-to-the-master-chief-halo-2-is-coming-to-an-xbox-near-you/ Hail to the Master Chief! “Halo 2” Is Coming to an Xbox Near You]</ref> The trailer gives a basic introduction to ''[[Halo 2]]'', showing that the [[Battle of Earth|Covenant had discovered and attacked Earth]]. It depicts [[John-117|Master Chief]] walking through an [[Orbital defense platform]] before jumping out of an airlock presumably to board a Covenant ship. This trailer was later re-imagined as the final cutscene in the game's first level, [[Cairo Station]].
-==Halo 2 Announcement Trailer==
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-<div class="thumbcaption">2002 Halo 2 Announce Trailer </div>
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-</div>The '''Halo 2 "Announcement Trailer"''' gave a basic summary of the upcoming Halo 2 game and that namely the [[Battle of Earth|Covenant had arrived and attacked Earth]]. This video was recycled by Bungie for use in the Halo 2 cutscene [[Halo 2 Cinematic Cutscenes|Return to Sender]].
-At E3, a trailer was shown announcing the development of [[Halo 2]]. It depicts [[Master Chief]] walking through a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC Gun Orbital]], before jumping out an airlock to ride a [[Covenant]] ship down to [[Earth]]. The cinematic following the level [[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]] is an evolution of this.
 ==Transcript==
-Computer text appears on the screen:
+A sentence appears on the screen:
-''<nowiki>:</nowiki>MISSION HISTORY''<br />
+'':MISSION HISTORY''<br />
 ''> LOADING''
-Cut to Master Chief walking through a doorway, walking towards the camera. Various static messages are heard over the radio.
+''Cuts to Master Chief walking through a doorway, walking towards the camera. Various static messages are heard over the radio''.
-'''Pilot:''' "Sir! They just folded in, inside our formation!"
+*'''Pilot:''' "Sir! They just folded in, inside our formation!"
-'''Admiral:''' "Son, I need you to calm down."
+*'''Admiral:''' "Son, I need you to calm down."
-'''Pilot:''' "...look, additional contacts - moving to engage ''(static)''"
+*'''Pilot:''' "...additional contacts - moving to engage ''(static)''"
-'''Admiral:''' "''(static)'' ...and get your picket back to rally point Alpha."
+*'''Admiral:''' "''(static)'' ...and get your picket back to rally point Alpha."
-A rack of [[Battle Rifle]]s automatically extends as Master Chief approaches; he takes one. Again the screen appears:
+''A rack of Battle Rifles automatically extends as Master Chief approaches; he takes one. Again the screen appears'':
-''<nowiki>:</nowiki>EXPLORE [[Installation 04|DERELICT RING HABITAT]]''<br />
+'':EXPLORE [[Installation 04|DERELICT RING HABITAT]]''<br />
 ''>COMPLETE''
-Cut to the rack closing. Master Chief walks away from the camera into an elevator, and the doors close.
+''Cuts to the rack closing. Master Chief walks away from the camera into an elevator, and the doors close''.
-'''General:''' "Admiral, you can't let them maintain orbit."
-'''Admiral:''' "I'm trying, General, but we've lost advantage within the lunar perimeter."
+*'''General:''' "Admiral, you can't let them maintain orbit."
-Again we see the screen:
+*'''Admiral:''' "I'm trying, General, but we've lost advantage within the lunar perimeter."
-''<nowiki>:</nowiki>DESTROY [[Fleet of Particular Justice|HOSTILE GROUND FORCES]]''<br />
+'':DESTROY [[Fleet of Particular Justice|HOSTILE GROUND FORCES]]''<br />
 ''>COMPLETE''
-'''Admiral:''' "My [[UNSC Frigate|frigates]] are combat ineffective, and the [[Longsword|fighters]]... they don't have enough punch to take out a [[Assault Carrier|Covenant assault carrier]]."
+*'''Admiral:''' "My [[UNSC frigate|frigates]] are combat ineffective, and the [[gA-TL1 Longsword|fighters]]... they don't have enough punch to take out a [[Covenant assault carrier]]."
-'''General:''' "Your pilots let up, and down here its the goddamn apocalypse!"
+*'''General:''' "Your pilots let up, but down here... it's the goddamn apocalypse!"
-We watch the elevator speed down its shaft. Cut to the inside: Master Chief prepares his rifle. Again, the screen:
+''The elevator speed down its shaft. The trailer then cuts to the Master Chief who prepares his rifle''.
-''<nowiki>:</nowiki>NEUTRALIZE [[Flood|ADAPTIVE PARASITIC LIFEFORM]]''<br />
+'':NEUTRALIZE [[The Flood|ADAPTIVE PARASITIC LIFEFORM]]''<br />
 ''>COMPLETE''
-'''General:''' "I'm asking you to retarget the [[Orbital Defense Platform|orbitals]]!"
+*'''General:''' "I'm asking you to retarget the [[orbital defense platform|orbitals]]!"
+*'''Admiral:''' "And let more of them slip the kill zone? That's insanity! There's nothing more I can do!"
-'''Admiral:''' "And let more of them slip the kill zone? That's insanity! There's nothing more I can do!"
+''The elevator door opens, and Master Chief steps out into a chamber''.
-The elevator door opens, and Master Chief steps out into a chamber. Again:
+'':OUTWIT [[343 Guilty Spark|ANCIENT A.I. CONSTRUCT]]''<br />
-[[Image:Chief_5.jpg|150px|right]]
-''<nowiki>:</nowiki>OUTWIT [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|ANCIENT A.I. CONSTRUCT]]''<br />
 ''>COMPLETE''
-Master Chief walks farther into the chamber, toward the camera.
+''Master Chief walks farther into the chamber, toward the camera''.
-'''Pilot:''' "The core defense is too intense. Our grid is maxed, I don't think we can last another run!"
+*'''Pilot:''' "The core defense is too intense. Our grid is maxed, I don't think we can last another run!"
-'''Cortana:''' "Admiral, tell your men to hold their positions. Reinforcements are on the spoke."
+*'''Cortana:''' "Admiral, tell your men to hold their positions. Reinforcements are on the spoke."
-'''Admiral:''' "The [[UNSC Home Fleet|entire fleet]] is engaged, Cortana. With respect, what the hell sort of reinforcement have you ''got''?"
+*'''Admiral:''' "The [[UNSC Home Fleet|entire fleet]] is engaged, Cortana. With respect, what the hell sort of reinforcement have you ''got''?"
-Master Chief stops, and the camera turns to show Earth through an airlock window, [[Glassing|various large explosions visible on its surface]]. Once more, we see the screen:
+''Master Chief stops, and the camera turns to show Earth through an airlock window, [[Glassing|various large explosions visible on its surface]]''.
-''<nowiki>:</nowiki>STOP DESTRUCTION OF HUMAN RACE''<br />
+'':STOP DESTRUCTION OF HUMAN RACE''<br />
 (flashing)''>IN PROGRESS''
-'''Tech:''' "It's passing below your position, ma'am. Proximity zero."
+*'''Tech:''' "It's passing below your position, ma'am. Proximity zero."
-Master Chief opens a compartment and prepares to pull a lever.
+''Master Chief opens a compartment and prepares to pull a lever''.
-[[Image:Chief Falling.jpg|150px|right]]
-'''Cortana:''' "What if you miss?"
-'''Master Chief:''' "I won't." ''(pulls)''
+*'''Cortana:''' "What if you miss?"
-The airlock doors open, causing air to be blown out. Master Chief rests against a pillar for a moment, and then flies out, shooting towards the camera. Fade to black, and fade in to Master Chief falling towards Earth, huge explosions evident on North America. A Covenant ship passes, allowing Master Chief to land on it. Fade to black.
+*'''Master Chief:''' "I won't."
-- HALO 2
+''Master Chief pulls the lever and the airlock doors open, causing air to be blown out. Master Chief rests against a pillar for a moment, and then flies out, shooting towards the camera. Fade to black, and fade in to Master Chief falling towards Earth, huge explosions evident on North America. A Covenant ship passes, allowing Master Chief to land on it. Fade to black and HALO 2 fades in.''
-www.Bungie.Halo.org
+==Trivia==
+*Gametrailers.com ranked the ''Halo 2'' announcement trailer 95th on their list of the top 100 video game trailers in 2011.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ0PmR-TD4o Gametrailers Top 100 game trailers full video]</ref>
-==Trivia==
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:H2 Cairo Station Launch Bay Concept Art.png|Concept art of the launch bay.
+File:H2 ControlPanel Concept.jpg|Concept art of the launch bay's console.
+File:H2 Cairo Station Fighter Launch Bay.png
+File:H2 X02 Intro.jpg
+File:H2 X02 BR55s.jpg
+File:H2AnnounceTrailer 3.jpg
+File:H2AnnounceTrailer 6.jpg
+File:H2AnnounceTrailer 5.jpg
+File:H2 X02 BR55.jpg
+File:H2 X02 Mjolnir.jpg
+File:H2AnnounceTrailer John117.jpg
+File:H2 X02 Shadow.jpg
+File:H2 X02 LookUp.jpg
+File:H2 X02 Chief.jpg
+File:H2AnnounceTrailer 2.jpg
+File:H2 X02 Helmet.jpg
+File:H2 X02 Earth.jpg
+File:H2AnnounceTrailer FreeFall.jpg
+</gallery>
-* The original part of this is retained but changed. Instead of setting himself down to Earth as a "reinforcement" he in the final version is "giving" the Covenant back their bomb and destroys a Covenant carrier.
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-* In the original announcment Master Chief is over North America.Where in the game version they are on top of Africa.
+{{Trailer}}
-*
-* The cinematic takes place in [[Cairo Station]].
-==Sources==
+[[Category:Halo 2 trailers]]
-<references/>
-[[Category:Cinematics]]

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