Halo 5: Guardians E3 Cinematic trailer

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The Halo 5: Guardians E3 Cinematic trailer was shown during the Xbox Media Briefing at E3 2015. It is followed immediately by the demo.

Transcript

Open to a wreckage in a valley under a dark sky. Fade to John-117 approaching a cliff, looking down at the wreckage.

• Edward Buck (voiceover): "Not just another target, you know."

Fade to black. Fade to the valley, where John scanning the area with his MA5D assault rifle.

• Jameson Locke (voiceover): "Every target is just another target, Buck."

John lowers his rifle and looks around. Fade to black. Fade to a Type-56 Lich flying towards the horizon, escorted by a group of Type-26 Banshees and followed by two Type-52 Phantoms and another group of T-26 Banshees. Fade to black.

• Thomas Lasky (voiceover): "At 0631 this morning, Master Chief was declared absent without leave."

Fade to John in the alley. He sees a blue light on the ground nearby, and slowly approaches it. Fade to Locke and Thel 'Vadam in a room, surrounded by holographic panels.

• Jameson Locke (voiceover): "I'm a Spartan now, sir."

'Vadam walks to a holographic panel and interacts with it with one hand. His other hand gestures Locke to pause.

• Thel 'Vadam: "I know who you are..."

Fade to John in the valley, standing in front of the blue light and about to touch it.

• Thel 'Vadam (voiceover): "...yet now you hunt another Spartan."

Fade to 'Vadam in front of a holotable, which displays a Sangheili city.

• Thel 'Vadam: "...the greatest of your clan."

Cut to Locke, unfazed. Fade to a human docking bay. Fireteam Osiris is following a Sangheili to a docked Lich.

• Edward Buck (voiceover): "Every other Spartan..."

Cut to the inside of the Lich approaching Sunaion. Locke approaches the members of his team preparing their weapons and equipment. Cut to Buck talking.

• Edward Buck: "...every soldier, when they hear about this..."

Cut to Fireteam Osiris approaching the Lich's door with other Sangheili soldiers as they put on their helmets. A Phantom flies past. Cut back to Buck talking.

• Edward Buck: "...they are gonna hate us. You know that, right?"

Fade to black. Cut to John in the valley. He looks up at a figure rapidly rising above him. Cut to a front view of him, showing a figure reflecting on his helmet's visor. Cut to Locke talking to Buck.

• Jameson Locke: "You are not the only one here because of him."

Cut to Fireteam Osiris and the Sangheili onboard the Lich, looking outside the Lich's door. Cut to an aerial battle above a Sangheili city. The Lich and two Phantoms zoom over the city and through the battle.

• Thel 'Vadam (voiceover): "Sunaion — the Covenant's final stronghold..."

Cut to Locke, behind his teammates. Cut to several Covenant soldiers watching the Lich and Phantoms fly past.

• Thel 'Vadam (voiceover): "That is where you'll find the Master Chief... "

Cut to Fireteam Osiris jumping out of the Lich and landing on a platform.

• Thel 'Vadam (voiceover): "...and the guardian he seeks."

The Spartans raise their weapons.