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==''Halo 2 Anniversary''==
==''Halo 2 Anniversary''==
Terminals will appear in ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' and will have connections to ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcSk8Rx_JTo&t=10m30s '''YouTube''': ''Halo 2 Anniversary - Cairo Station Campaign Gameplay and...'']</ref>
Terminals will appear in ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' and will have connections to ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcSk8Rx_JTo&t=10m30s '''YouTube''': ''Halo 2 Anniversary - Cairo Station Campaign Gameplay and...'']</ref> These terminals follow the story of [[Thel 'Vadam]], the [[Arbiter]].<ref name="polygon">[http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/12/5802422/halo-5-spartan-locke-nightfall '''Polygon''': ''Halo 5's secret Spartan is Agent Locke, and his story will be revealed in Halo Nightfall'']</ref>


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This article is about the terminals in the games. For the terminal devices, see Z-9930 Information Vector Console. For other uses, see Terminal (disambiguation).

Terminals are objects found in Halo 3, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 4 and in Halo 2 Anniversary. Conceptually based upon similar terminals in Bungie's earlier Marathon game series, the Terminals fill the player in on the Halo backstory.

Halo 3

The exterior of a Halo 3 terminal.
Main article: Halo 3 Terminals

The Terminals in Halo 3 are in textual format, similar to the Terminals in Marathon. They are a continuation of the Iris alternate reality game used as viral marketing for Halo 3. They clarify a great deal of the Iris storyline by naming the authors of different messages and by explaining the circumstances of the original firing of the Halo Array. The Terminals follow the stories of the Librarian and the IsoDidact, Forerunner logs of the Flood attacks, and Mendicant Bias's progression into rampancy.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

The first terminal in Anniversary.
Main article: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Terminals

The Terminals in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary feature fully-animated cutscenes instead of text like in Halo 3. Most of them are logs narrated by 343 Guilty Spark and expand on the history of Installation 04. They also have connections to the stories of The Forerunner Saga and Halo 4.[1]

Halo 4

A Terminal seen in Halo 4.
Main article: Halo 4 Terminals

The Terminals return within Halo 4, and they feature fully-animated cutscenes, like the terminals in Anniversary.[2] The terminals are presented as fragments of information from the Domain, which recapitulate the events mentioned in The Forerunner Saga. They follow the Librarian and the Didact from their time together during the human-Forerunner wars to the Didact's fall from grace and imprisonment inside the shield world Requiem.

Halo 2 Anniversary

Terminals will appear in Halo 2 Anniversary and will have connections to Halo 5: Guardians.[3] These terminals follow the story of Thel 'Vadam, the Arbiter.[4]

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