H3ODST:Coastal Highway
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90,000 (Master Chief Collection) |
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Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see H3ODST:Coastal Highway/Walkthrough. |
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Coastal Highway is the last Halo 3: ODST Campaign level.
Completing this level on Normal or above unlocks the map Last Exit on Firefight mode.
Summary[edit]
As the Battle of Mombasa enters its final stages, the Rookie, Buck, Dare, and Vergil fight their way to the city's Coastal Highway, where Dare and Vergil board an Olifant. Buck and the Rookie escort them along the Covenant-infested highway with various Warthogs and a Scorpion, hoping to reach the shipyards for extraction. However, a Scarab manages to cripple the Olifant, forcing the group to divert off the highway to a nearby building. There they fight off waves of Covenant until they are finally saved by the Phantom that they captured earlier. Reunited at last, the squad leaves the war-torn city just as it is glassed by assault carriers and battlecruisers.
Transcript[edit]
Buck backs into elevator, removing his helmet. Dare, The Rookie, and the Huragok are already inside.
- Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck: "Whew! Lord, that thing stinks. Kinda reminds me of my-"
Dare punches Buck in the face.
- Buck: (coughs) "What was that for!?"
- Captain Veronica Dare: "Abandoning the mission."
- Buck: "What mission? You dropped off the grid! My squad was scattered-"
Dare walks up to Buck and kisses him. Buck relaxes and puts his arms around Dare.
- Buck: (murmuring) "And that?"
- Dare: "For coming back."
The Rookie and Vergil look awkwardly at Dare and Buck, then at each other.
Switch to the Rookie's perspective.
- Dare: "Thank you."
- Buck: "You did good Rookie, no doubt. But we're not out of this yet."
As Buck walks off the elevator, Dare teasingly looks back at the Rookie, before following Buck.
{Gameplay}
- Buck: "Captain, how about you hang back? Let us clear a path."
- Dare: "Agreed. I'll stay with the asset, give it close cover."
Buck and the Rookie come across a Covenant patrol, with a Deployable Lookout Tower and plasma cannons.
- Dare: "Buck, that turret has us pinned. We can't advance!"
- Buck: "Flank the watchtower, Trooper! Take it out!"
If Vergil comes under fire:
- Buck: "Careful, Rookie! The asset's taking fire!"
Buck and the Rookie eliminate the Covenant outpost.
- Buck: "All clear, Captain. Let's move!"
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- Buck: "That's the last of them! Captain, let's move!"
- Dare: "Where are we going exactly?"
- Buck: "Waterfront Highway! Fastest way out of the city."
Dare and Vergil come to them as they move down a small street.
- Buck: "Can't that thing move any faster?"
- Dare: "All the shooting, it's...frightened."
- Buck: "Want me to give it a little push?"
- Dare: (whispering) "What do you think?"
- Buck: "Just trying to help."
If the player stalls:
- Buck: "Follow me, trooper. Double time!"
They enter a building.
- Buck: "This way, should be an elevator right through here."
Once the Rookie reaches the elevator:
- Buck: "Sit tight. We'll need the alien to power on the switch."
The Engineer powers on the switch.
- Buck: "Okay, we're all set. Hit it, Rookie."
If the player stalls:
- Dare: "Go on, trooper. Activate the switch."
The Rookie activates the switch, and they enter the elevator.
View of the Highway at dawn opens. Cut to Dare, The Rookie, Buck, and Vergil moving forward. Covenant Ket-pattern battlecruisers fly above. Dare points to one.
- Dare: "When did this happen?"
- Buck: "They started showing up right before I went underground."
- Dare: "And you waited until now to tell me that?"
Buck takes off his helmet.
- Buck: "Oh, I'm sorry, I was a little busy. Making sure perfume (points to Huragok) over here didn't take a round and blow us all up!"
The Huragok looks sad, and floats away.
- Dare: "Eddie Buck, always thinking with his gun. You haven't changed one bit!"
- Buck: "Me? What about you? Oh, so full of big ONI secrets, couldn't even give a guy a yes or no answer!"
- Dare: "That's not fair."
- Buck: "Oh, you got that right!"
The Rookie tries to motion to the two that the Huragok is gone, but to no avail.
- Dare: "I never thought I'd see you again!"
- Buck: "Yeah? Well...here I am!"
A cruiser drops out of slipspace attracting the attention of the squad.
- Dare: "We need to move. Now. Were you too busy to plan our exit?"
- Buck: "I stole a Phantom. Yes. Thank you. I hid it in the shipyards down the highway. (looks towards a nearby Warthog) But I only have room for two, so...that thing's gonna have to sit on your lap."
Buck points to where the Engineer was, then realizes that it is gone.
- Dare: "The Engineer, where did it go?"
Everyone looks around in panic, and then to the Olifant next to them. The hatch opens, and the Huragok's tentacle appears. The Huragok sounds the horn twice. Dare runs up to the Olifant.
- Dare: "Keep me covered. And try to keep up."
- Buck: "Take my advice, Rookie. If you ever fall for a woman, (puts on his helmet) make sure she's got balls."
Buck nods and moves out, as the Rookie looks on.
{Gameplay}
- Buck: "Take the wheel, Rookie. I'll ride shotgun."
If the player stalls:
- Buck: "Get in the driver seat, trooper. We gotta roll!"
If the player further stalls:
- Buck: "Listen, Marine, we ain't going anywhere until you drive us there!"
If the player tries to walk away:
- Buck: "It's too far to walk, Rookie. Get in the Warthog!"
If the player keeps walking:
- Buck: "What are you, crazy? Stop moving around, and drive this Hog!"
The Rookie gets in the Warthog. He drives ahead of the Olifant, which is leaning off the main road.
- Buck: "Hey, uh, Captain? Pick a lane."
- Dare (COM) (a little irritated): "It's a little crowded in here. The Engineer is doing something