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Solitary
Map overview
Game:	Halo: Reach Anniversary Map Pack;
Map file name (?):	cex_prisoner
Lore information
Location:	Skycrypt in an unidentified Forerunner world
Gameplay overview
Terrain:	Forerunner structures
Recommended number of players:	2-8
Recommended gametype(s):	Team Slayer; Capture the Flag; Assault; Stockpile; Slayer;

Latest revision as of 07:14, December 29, 2024

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The security spire’s damaged interior only hints at the terrifying power of its previous inhabitant.

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Solitary is a multiplayer map included in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary for Halo Reach.^[2] It is a remake of Prisoner from Halo: Combat Evolved with several alterations to map layout.

Universe and lore[edit]

Solitary is set in a Forerunner skycrypt, which is typically used for containing or isolating dangerous beings.^[3] The tower itself is suspended above an icy world at a suborbital location to keep threats at bay. However, this particular skycrypt's window was seemingly breached by its prisoner during its escape.^[2]

Overview[edit]

Layout[edit]

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An overhead view of the map.
Solitary map in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Callouts[edit]

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

Ground Floor
Ground Floor Cells
Ground Floor Viewing
Monolith
Lift Room
Lower Ramp
Observation Deck
2nd Floor
Upper Ramp
3rd Floor
3rd Floor Cells
Overlook
Red Ramp
Blue Ramp
Red Loft
Blue Loft
Upper Chamber
4th Floor
Security Platform
Airborne
Lift Room

Variants[edit]

Prisoner Anniversary[edit]

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Trivia[edit]

The planet/moon this map is set on seems to be in a multiple star system with five stars.
There is a seven reference on this map. There are a total of 14 security spires (14/2=7).
A screenshot of Prisoner can be found on the underside of 2nd Floor's eastern catwalk under the broken window.

Gallery[edit]

Environmental concept art of Solitary.
A battle across different floors.
A battle on Ground Floor.
Lower Ramp.
4th Floor, seen from Red Loft.
Ground Floor Cells.
Buildup of ice on at the window.
Partial view of Ground Floor. Monolith is on the left with Lift Room straight ahead.
An airborne battle.
Two Spartans fighting on the 3rd Floor bridge.
A Spartans using the gravity hammer on the 3rd Floor.
Headhunter on Solitary.
Solitary panorama.
Exterior view of the Forerunner skycrypt.
A screenshot of Prisoner on the underside of the catwalk under the broken window.

Sources[edit]

^ Halo: Reach Editing Kit, game file HREK\tags\levels\dlc\cex_prisoner\cex_prisoner.scenario
^ ^a ^b Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11 (Retrieved on Nov 13, 2011) [archive]
^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 327

[HREK-1] Halo: Reach Editing Kit, game file HREK\tags\levels\dlc\cex_prisoner\cex_prisoner.scenario

[HB11911-2] Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11 (Retrieved on Nov 13, 2011) [archive]

[Enc22-3] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 327

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+|location=[[Skycrypt]] in an unidentified [[Forerunner]] world
+|terrain=Forerunner structures
+|gametypes=*[[Team Slayer]]
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+*[[Stockpile]]
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-'''Solitary''' is a multiplayer map included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' for ''[[Halo Reach]]''. It is a remake of [[Prisoner]] from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' with several alterations to map layout.
+{{Article quote|The security spire’s damaged interior only hints at the terrifying power of its previous inhabitant.}}
-{{clear}}
-==Locations==
+'''Solitary''' is a [[multiplayer]] map included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' for ''[[Halo Reach]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=HB11911|URL=https://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-11911-/290676|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11|D=13|M=11|Y=2011}} It is a remake of ''[[Prisoner]]'' from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' with several alterations to map layout.
-These are some, but not all, of the in-game locations on Solitary:
+==Universe and lore==
-*Ground Floor
+Solitary is set in a [[Forerunner]] [[skycrypt]], which is typically used for containing or isolating dangerous beings.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=327}} The tower itself is suspended above an icy world at a suborbital location to keep threats at bay. However, this particular skycrypt's window was seemingly breached by its prisoner during its escape.{{Ref/Reuse|HB11911}}
-*2nd Floor
-*3rd Floor
+==Overview==
-*4th Floor
+===Layout===
-*Security Platform
+{{Expand-section}}
-*Overlook
+<gallery>
-*Monolith
+File:HR Solitary Overhead.png|An overhead view of the map.
-*Ground Floor Cells
+File:HMCC_HR_Solitary_Map.png|Solitary map in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
-*Ground Floor Viewing
+</gallery>
-*Lift Room
+===Callouts===
-*Lower Ramp
+The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's [[heads-up display]] during gameplay:
-*Upper Ramp
+*'''Ground Floor'''
-*Red Ramp
+*'''Ground Floor Cells'''
-*Blue Ramp
+*'''Ground Floor Viewing'''
-*Red Loft
+*'''Monolith'''
-*Blue Loft
+*'''Lift Room'''
-*3rd Floor Cells
+*'''Lower Ramp'''
-*Observation Deck
+*'''Observation Deck'''
-*Airborne
+*'''2nd Floor'''
+*'''Upper Ramp'''
+*'''3rd Floor'''
+*'''3rd Floor Cells'''
+*'''Overlook'''
+*'''Red Ramp'''
+*'''Blue Ramp'''
+*'''Red Loft'''
+*'''Blue Loft'''
+*'''Upper Chamber'''
+*'''4th Floor'''
+*'''Security Platform'''
+*'''Airborne'''
+*'''Lift Room'''
+==Variants==
+===Prisoner Anniversary===
+{{Expand-section}}
+==Trivia==
+*The planet/moon this map is set on seems to be in a multiple star system with five stars.
+*There is a [[Seven|seven reference]] on this map. There are a total of 14 security spires (14/2='''7''').
+*[[Original map screenshot Easter egg|A screenshot of Prisoner]] can be found on the underside of 2nd Floor's eastern catwalk under the broken window.
 ==Gallery==
+{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
 <gallery>
-File:Solitary 01.jpg
+File:HR_Solitary_Concept.jpg|Environmental concept art of Solitary.
-File:Solitary 02.jpg
+File:Solitary 01.jpg|A battle across different floors.
-File:Solitary 052.jpg
+File:Solitary 02.jpg|A battle on Ground Floor.
-File:Solitary 09.jpg
+File:HR Solitary 03.jpg|Lower Ramp.
+File:HR Solitary 04.jpg|4th Floor, seen from Red Loft.
+File:HR Solitary 05.jpg|Ground Floor Cells.
+File:Solitary 052.jpg|Buildup of ice on at the window.
+File:Solitary 09.jpg|Partial view of Ground Floor. Monolith is on the left with Lift Room straight ahead.
+File:HR Solitary Action 1.jpg|An airborne battle.
+File:HR Solitary Action 2.jpg|Two Spartans fighting on the 3rd Floor bridge.
+File:HR Solitary Action 3.jpg|A Spartans using the gravity hammer on the 3rd Floor.
+File:HR Headhunter Skulls.jpg|[[Headhunter (game variant)|Headhunter]] on Solitary.
+File:SolitaryPanorama.jpg|Solitary panorama.
+File:HReach-Solitary-Prison-Forerunner.jpg|Exterior view of the Forerunner skycrypt.
+File:HR EE Screenshot Solitary.png|A screenshot of Prisoner on the underside of the catwalk under the broken window.
 </gallery>
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Level}}
+{{Levels|CEA|mode=yes}}
+[[Category:Halo: Reach multiplayer maps]]