CEV:Boarding Action
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Aboard Triumph of Tolerance |
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| “ | Infiltrate a Covenant research ship in search of strategic targeting data. | ” |
Boarding Action is the first level in the Operation: METEORITE prequel campaign in Halo: Campaign Evolved, and the eleventh mission overall.[1] The mission (and the Operation: METEORITE campaign as a whole) is available to play from the first launch of Campaign Evolved without needing to play the game's main campaign, though Halo Studios recommends playing the main campaign first anyway due to the METEORITE missions' lack of tutorials and harder difficulty.[2]
Plot summary
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The mission involves the start of a mission, depicting John-117 and Avery Johnson conducting a naval boarding of a Covenant starship, Triumph of Tolerance.[1]
Transcript
The mission opens with a text crawl:
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| 2551. Approximately one year before the Halo Event. An alien alliance known as the Covenant has invaded human space, destroying our worlds and decimating our fleets. The United Nations Space Command has been desperate to strike at the heart of the alien empire but have yet to learn its location. Above the glassed human colony of Promise orbits a massive Covenant research ship—a prize that the UNSC hopes will point the way to the Covenant home world—and ultimately to victory for humanity. |
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Achievements
The following achievements and trophies can be unlocked on Boarding Action across all editions of Halo: Campaign Evolved.
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| File:CEV Achievement BeforeTheFall.png | Before The Fall | Complete Boarding Action. | |
| File:CEV Achievement Souvenirs.png | Souvenirs | Find all skulls and terminals in Boarding Action. |
Trivia
- Upon emerging from the dropship, the Master Chief tells an Unggoy "boo", causing the alien to flee in terror. This is a reference to the Halo 2 level Gravemind where the same thing happened after the Spartan was teleported aboard High Charity by the Gravemind.
Gallery
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Concept art
A comparison between concept art of Boarding Action and a pre-release screenshot of the level.
Sources
- ^ a b GameInformer, Halo: Campaign Evolved - Exclusive Hands-On Impressions Of The Bonus Missions (Retrieved on Jun 18, 2026) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, June Community Q&A (Retrieved on Jun 22, 2026) [archive]
| Preceded by The Maw |
Campaign Evolved Campaign Missions Boarding Action |
Succeeded by The Most Dangerous Game |
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