H3:The Ark
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Installation 00, in and around a Cartographer |
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Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see H3:The Ark/Walkthrough. |
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The Ark is the seventh campaign level of Halo 3. It takes place in a desert that comprises one of the center-most regions of the Ark, located 218 light-years outside the Milky Way galaxy's center. In this level, the Sangheili and the humans side with 343 Guilty Spark and his Sentinel allies to access the Cartographer and find The Prophet of Truth. Beating this level on Normal unlocks the EVA-class Mjolnir shoulder pads. Beating this mission on Heroic unlocks the shoulder pauldrons to the Elite Flight Harness armor permutation. Beating this level on Legendary gets you the EOD-class Mjolnir shoulder pads. Getting more than 50,000 Meta Game points will unlock the Ranger achievement, worth 10 Gamerscore.
Summary[edit]
The joint UNSC-Sangheili fleet crosses the Portal and arrives in orbit over a massive Forerunner structure. While Commander Miranda Keyes and Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum engage Truth's much larger fleet, John-117 and a contingent of Marines and ODSTs are deployed to the surface of the Forerunner structure. Upon landing, John-117 and a team of ODSTs head out on foot and clear out two large Covenant-held positions and stop the Jiralhanae from setting up an anti-aircraft battery. Keyes orders the Master Chief to clear a landing zone for the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.
The Chief and the ODSTs meet up with a group of Marines whose Pelican was shot down. The Marines inform the Chief that there's a good landing zone for the Forward Unto Dawn nearby. After retaking the Pelican crash site, John-117 and his allies commandeer an assortment of vehicles and drive off to secure the LZ. Along the way, the Chief discovers a large Forerunner wall built between the cliffs. The entrance to the wall is guarded by Sentinels which attack the Covenant but leave the humans alone. Johnson arrives in a Pelican and informs Commander Keyes that Hocus has found a structure located on the other side of the wall. Keyes deduces it's a Cartographer which they can use to locate the Prophet of Truth.
The Chief arrives at the Forward Unto Dawn's intended landing zone and defeats the Covenant forces occupying it including a pair of Anti-Air Wraiths. With the landing zone secure, the Forward Unto Dawn enters the installation's atmosphere and deploys reinforcements, including Scorpion tanks. Keyes orders the Master Chief to take the convoy through the wall and locate the Cartographer. John-117 takes a tank and leads the armored convoy against a large force of Covenant vehicles and infantry. 343 Guilty Spark accompanies the humans and opens the entrance to the wall, allowing John-117 to enter on foot. Inside, he activates a light bridge, allowing the UNSC convoy to pass through the wall.
Upon reaching the other side, the UNSC encounters another large force of Covenant vehicles, including a Scarab, guarding the structure containing the Cartographer. After a prolonged battle, the Chief and his allies prevail. At the same time, Shipmaster 'Vadum reports that Truth's fleet has been defeated. The Chief heads up to the top of the structure, where he teams up with Thel 'Vadam and a pair of Marines. 343 Guilty Spark opens the doors, allowing the Chief and his allies to enter. The group fights their way into the lower depths of the building and finally locate the Cartographer. Upon accessing the Cartographer, John-117 discovers that they are outside the Milky Way galaxy, and that this installation is, in fact, the real Ark. Guilty Spark locates the Prophet of Truth, who has activated a protective barrier around himself. Spark then discovers something else, but before he can reveal what it is, a hostile Phantom arrives. Johnson contacts the Chief and warns him that additional Covenant forces are heading their way. Thel 'Vadam hijacks a Banshee and engages the Phantom, while the Chief and the Marines head to the lower level to meet up with their evac. After defeating more Covenant troops, including a Jiralhanae Chieftain, the Chief is picked up by Johnson's Pelican. As they leave, a massive force of Sentinels are seen departing on an unknown priority mission. Though Guilty Spark wants to focus on finding Cortana's solution to the Flood, Commander Keyes states that they must stop the Prophet of Truth first.
Transcript[edit]
The Sangheili Ket-pattern battlecruisers and CAS-class assault carrier arrive at the other side of the slipspace portal. A colossal structure is below them, and a Covenant fleet straight ahead.
Cut to the bridge of the Shadow of Intent.
- Sangheili Major: "Brute ships. Staggered line! Shipmaster, they outnumber us, three-to-one!"
- Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum: "Then it is an even fight. (COM) All cruisers, fire at will! Burn their mongrel hides!"
ODSTs and Marines board a Pelican with John-117. Cuts to the cockpit of the same Pelican.
- Commander Miranda Keyes (COM): "Truth's ship isn't taking part in the attack. He must've gone to ground!"
- Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson: "Roger that, Ma'am! We're on him! (to Hocus) Kick the door."
Hocus nods, and presses a button on the controls. The Pelican drops out of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn along with six other Pelicans. The massive underside of the Shadow of Intent can be seen flying on top of the Forward Unto Dawn, which is seen leaving the Shadow of Intent's underside. As the dropships breach through the Covenant fleet, one of the Pelicans takes a hit from a Kai-pattern Seraph fighter-interceptor. Its starboard engine bursts into flame and it spirals out of control and explodes. The other Pelicans make it through unscathed. As they enter the atmosphere, the Chief checks on Johnson and Hocus in the cockpit, then returns to the back, where several Marines and ODSTs sit, readying themselves for battle.
- Johnson (COM): "We good, Hocus?"
- Hocus (COM): "She's a little cooked, Sergeant Major... But she'll hold."
The Master Chief picks up a sniper rifle holstered in the troop bay.
- Johnson (COM): "Alright. Pop the hatch!"
The Master Chief slams a magazine into his rifle. The troop bay hatch opens, revealing a massive desert (In Co-op, the Arbiter, with a Type-50 particle beam rifle, stands up from the right side of the troop bay and moves to sit on the left side). The Chief walks to the right side and sits down.
{Gameplay}
- ODST #1: "That's some view."
- Johnson (COM): "Enjoy it while you can, Marines. Soon as we land, we're right back to it. Priority one: secure a landing zone for the Commander's Frigate. Keep your eyes and ears open. We need all the intel we can get... on wherever the hell we are."
The Pelicans touch down on a cliff side.
- Johnson (COM): "Stand to, Marines!"
- Marines: "Oo-rah!"
- Johnson (COM): "Go, go, go!!"
Installation 00[edit]
Sharpshooter.
