Victor 933

""Dropship Victor 93-(static)-the Pillar of Autumn-(static)-need assistance. We are under attack-(static)- by some kind of hostile-(static)-it isn't Covenant. (Static) Captain Keyes has been captured by hostiles. (static)-dug in at a large structure in a swampy area. We need to pull out. Please-(static)-I will set this message to repeat at-(static)-given interval. Dropship Victor 933, clear.""

— Victor 933

Pelican V933

Victor 933 was a United Nations Space Command Pelican dropship attached to the UNSC Pillar of Autumn in 2552. When the Autumn was shot down over Installation 04 that year, Victor 933 escaped intact, and was used by the Marines of Alpha Base. It appears however, that the Marines did not take any of the heavier weaponry, such as the shotguns that can be found on easy. It is found near the begining of the level 343 Guilty Spark.

It was sent out with Captain Jacob Keyes, Staff Sergeant Johnson, and a few other Marines (including Privates Wallace Jenkins, Bisenti, and Manuel Mendoza) in hopes of finding a Covenant weapons cache. Twelve hours after the last transmission from the Pelican, the Master Chief dropped into the swamp aboard Echo 419 and found the wreckage of Victor 933. Apparently, the Pelican had been ambushed on takeoff and crashed into the swamp. One of the pilots managed to record a last message, in case anyone found the dropship:

"Dropship Victor 93-(static)-the Pillar of Autumn-(static)-eed assistance. We are under att-(static)-attack by some kind of hostile-(static)-it isn't Covenant. (Static) Captain Keyes has been captured by hostiles. (static)-dug in at a large structure in a swampy area. We need to pull out. Please-(static)-I will set this message to repeat at-(static)-given interval. Dropship Victor 933, clear."

The recording is loudest in the back of the passenger bay, by the cockpit.

The vessel was likely shot down by the Flood with repurposed heavy weapons, as implied by the recording saying: "attack by some kind of hostile-(static)-It isn't Covenant.

Quotes

"Dropship Victor 93-(static)-the Pillar of Autumn-(static)-eed assistance. We are under att-(static)-attack by some kind of hostile-(static)-it isn't Covenant. (Static) Captain Keyes has been captured by hostiles. (static)-dug in at a large structure in a swampy area. We need to pull out. Please-(static)-I will set this message to repeat at-(static)-given interval. Dropship Victor 933, clear."

"LZ looks clear! I'm bringing us down!"

Trivia

• In later missions, such as the Silent Cartographer, the body used for Victor 933 is actually the second pelican which drops off marines. You can see the label V-933 on the side. And after you discover the location of the map room and you go out of the structure,you see a pelican downed (the one who brings in a warthog and some rocket launchers), if you see the label on its side, it actually says V933.

• At the beginning of the mission recording from Jenkins' helmet, you can see right before the marines jump out, the "already" crashed V-933 very faintly.