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'''Prepare to Drop''' is the first [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. It does not contain actual gameplay, only the game's partially interactive opening [[cutscene]] that introduces [[Unidentified Shock Trooper squad|the Squad]].

[http://youtu.be/8lEazmdCJRk '''{''Cutscene''}''']

*'''[[Private First Class]] Michael "Mickey" Crespo''': "[[UNSC Navy|The Navy]] put up a good fight."

*'''[[Corporal]] Taylor "Dutch" Miles''': "'Course they did. It's Earth."

*'''[[Lance Corporal]] Kojo "Romeo" Agu''': "Better late than never."

*'''Dutch''': "No. They left it for us."

*'''[[Gunnery Sergeant]] Edward Buck''': "You know the music. Time to dance."

*'''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] Veronica Dare''': "Replacements?"

*'''Dare''': "My orders. And Buck? Call me Captain. I'll pass on that dance. But you can show me where to sit."

*'''Mickey''': "What the hell [[ODST armor#Recon|kind of armor]] was she wearing?"

''Dutch examines a [[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun|silenced M7 SMG]].''

''Romeo grabs an [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|M90 shotgun]] and offers it to Dutch.''

''Buck takes the shotgun from Romeo's hands, puts it back onto the rack, and angrily shoves a [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|sniper rifle]] into his hands instead.''

*'''Dutch''': "Relax Rookie. He don't mean nothin'. Besides. Now's one of those times? Pays to be the strong, silent type."

*'''Dare (COM)''': "We're heading exactly where I need to go!"

''The'' [[UNSC In Amber Clad]] ''can be seen moving towards the carrier.''

*'''Dare (COM)''': "No. The carrier's going to jump! It's a slip-space rupture! You need to-"

*'''Buck (COM)''': "Stabilize then pop your chutes! We're going in hard!"

''{Screen goes black}''

*This is the only level in which [[Dare]] wears her [[ODST Ballistic Battle Armor#Recon|helmet]].

*It is possible to "play" this level in [[Firefight]] mode, but viewers can only move around in camera form. Finish a solo game so the game will load "Prepare to Drop" and then go into the Firefight lobby, where the level name and difficulty setting should be stated. Select "Start Game" and the one should be in the debriefing room as a floating camera. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZCG_edH1-g</ref>

*When starting this level on [[Legendary]], players can see a picture of a girl in the left side of the [[The Rookie|Rookie]]'s [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] pod, which is possibly the Rookie's girlfriend or a relative. This may expand upon the Rookie's origins or simply is an [[Easter Egg]]. The person in the image is actually a male Bungie employee edited to be a woman.

*The location of the Slipspace rupture and much of New Mombasa's aesthetic appearance are changed from ''[[Halo 2]]'''s. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2HpmoyALOc&feature=PlayList&p=B7844AD67E6BD152&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15 Slipspace Comparison of ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''Halo 2'']</ref>

*This is one of three levels in the entire Halo Saga players cannot play in, although players can still control where the Rookie looks.

*As The Rookie "snaps" his M7S SMG into his pod's weapon holster, one might notice that the gun's flashlight is on and active.

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