Editing Dawn

{{Era|RW}}
{{New Content}}
{{Title|Dawn}}
{{Level Infobox
|prev=[[Prologue]]
|next=[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]
|game=''[[Halo 4]]''
|name=Dawn
|image=[[File:Dawn.jpeg|300px]]
|player=[[John-117]]
|date=[[2557|July 21, 2557]]
|place=Onboard {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, orbiting [[Requiem]]
|objective=Find and eliminate boarders.
}}

{{Article Quote|After four years adrift in space, Cortana awakens the Master Chief to investigate a disturbance on the Forward Unto Dawn.}}

'''Dawn''' is the second [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 4]]''. It involves [[John-117]] awaking from [[cryonics|cryo sleep]] and fighting the [[Covenant remnant]] in the remains of the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn''.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GTTV''': ''Halo 4'']</ref> Accessing John's service record during the level grants the player the [[Digging up the Past]] achievement, while completing the level on any difficulty unlocks the [[Dawn (achievement)|Dawn]] achievement. 

==Transcript==
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDgKn2PFYbk '''{''Cutscene''}''']

''Several ship parts are floating in space in a tight group.'' 

'''2557 - FOUR YEARS AFTER HALO EVENT'''

''As the largest part comes into closer view, the name "Forward Unto Dawn" becomes visible. Cut to the inside of the ship. An automated message is playing.'' 

*'''Cortana''': "Mayday Mayday Mayday- this is UNSC FFG201, Forward Unto Dawn requesting immediate evac. Survivors aboard- prioritization code victor zero five dash three dash sierra one one seven." 

''Scene shifts through in the ship as several ship parts float in the ship. Scene shifts to a core room, which starts shaking. Suddenly, a visible scan line appears that moves through the ship, scrambling some of the still active electronic parts. Scene continues to move, entering the cryoroom. A bright blue light is visible at the far end of the room. The light source is shown to be a sphere of blue light on an AI pedestal. As the ship shakes again, the sphere disappears as blue light shines on the pedestal, replaced by the figure of Cortana sitting down.''

''Cortana gasps and looks around. She stands up. A hologram appears in front of her, with the words "UNSC" visible on the top left. She starts moving things around. Cortana begins searching desperately, shaking her head and looking visibly scared. She reaches a status report, with red circles outlining hull breaches. 5 red circles are highlighted on the ship. She then brings up the cryostatis control page. One of the sections shows John-117's MJOLNIR armor. Cortana presses the command to reactivate after some consideration. The status update with the red words "ACTIVE" comes up. She closes her eyes and turns to the Chief's cryotube.'' 

*'''Cortana''': "Wake up, Chief. I need you." 

''The frost covering its glass surface thaws, and John-117 can be seen. Cut to black.''

*'''{''Gameplay''}'''

*'''John-117''': "Ungh..." (slams glass)

*'''Cortana''': "Chief! Easy. You've been out for a while."

*'''John-117''': "Where are we?"

*'''Cortana''': "We're still adrift on the ''Dawn''."

*'''John-117''': "Why did you wake me?"

*'''Cortana''': "Hang on. Bringing your systems online now."

''John's [[Heads-up display|HUD]] appears on his visor.''

*'''Cortana''': "I rewrote your suit's firmware while you were out."

*'''John-117''': "You've been busy."

*'''Cortana''': "Activating the ships's gravity generators."

''The drifting crates and debris in the room drop on the floor.''

*'''System''': "Partial system restoration. Initializing system diagnostics."

*'''Cortana''': "Chief, look up. You need to pull the maunual release."

''John looks up and pulls the cryo-tube's manual release lever. The cryo-tube opens and John steps out and walks over to the [[holotank]] that Cortana is occupying.'''

*'''Cortana''': "Seems like old times."

*'''John-117''': "Ready to get back to work?"

''Cortana crosses her arms.''

*'''Cortana''': "I thought you'd never ask."

[[File:DawnInterior.jpg|thumb|300px|A first-person view of the cryo bay of the ''Dawn''.]]
''John pulls Cortana out of the holo-tank and inserts it into his neural interface. John raises his [[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5D Assault Rifle]] in preparation for combat.''

*'''Cortana''': "We've got intrusion alerts lighting up on multiple decks. Our best bet to figure out who's boarding us is the observation deck - four floors up."

*'''John-117''': "Could it be a rescue team?"

''The ship shakes violently.''

*'''Cortana''': "I wouldn't bet on it."

''John enters a room with a holo-table displaying a hologram of Forward Unto Dawn.'' 

*'''System''':"Intrusion alert, intrusion alert." ''(repeats until player activates terminal)''

''If the player activates the terminal in front of the hologram:''

*'''System''': "Weapons systems online."

''If the player activates the terminal a second time:''

*'''System''': "Gravity controls online."

''If the player activates the terminal a third time:''

*'''System''': "Ship propulsion offline."

''A fourth time:''

*'''System''': "Bow hull integrity compromised."

''A fifth time:''

*'''System''': "Life support online." 

''At this point the intrusion alert will restart. The player may also start again with the weapons systems.''

''John-117 maneuvers down many hallways.''

*'''John-117''': "How long was I out?"

*'''Cortana''': "Four years, seven months, ten days."

*'''John-117''': "Somebody should have found us by now."

''John enters a circular room with a center console displaying a holographic replication of the Dawn's predicted drift course, showing the ship being pulled toward a red icon. Suddenly, a large, orange wave of energy scans the ship, producing a loud noise and disrupting all electronics.''

*'''John-117''': "What's that?"

*'''Cortana''': "Sensor scan, high intensity. Doesn't match any known patterns."

*'''John-117''': "How close are we to the observation deck?"

*'''Cortana''': "It's directly above us."

''John leaves the circular room and leads into another rectangular room with an elevator.

*'''Cortana''': "The elevator doors look sealed tight."

''John approaches the elevator doors and pries them open with his bare hands.''

*'''Cortana''': "Chief, be careful!"

''John successfully gets through the elevator doors. The elevator shaft has been depressurized causing a few crates to hit John from outside the elevator shaft. He grabs the side of the elevator shaft, avoiding falling debris from the top of the shaft, while slowly climbing the shaft to reach the next level.''

*'''Cortana''': "Because some areas might have lost pressure!"

*'''John-117''': "Right."

''John climbs a few feet. Debris falls from the top of the shaft and he is forced to act fast.''

*'''Cortana''': "Chief, watch out!"

''John-117 jumps to the left, managing to avoid the falling debris.''

*'''Cortana''': "I didn't realize the ship had deteriorated so badly."

[[File:H4-FUD-John117-MinorSword.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 struggles with a Sangheili at the shaft opening.]]
''John manages to climb to the top of the shaft, avoiding falling debris. After stepping into the opening to the next level at the top of the shaft, a [[Sangheili Storm|Sangheili]] wielding an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] emerges from the smoke. John blocks the Sangheili's sword strike, then grabs his face and punches it, then continuing to throw him down the depressurized elevator shaft. The shaft's door locks behind him.''

*'''John-117''': "I thought we had a truce with the Covenant."

*'''Cortana''': "A lot can happen in four years. Either way, he's probably not alone. We should be careful."

''John continues and enters the Observation Deck. The windows are covered by the blast shields. A Sangheili is fiddling with the console, while multiple [[Unggoy]] are patrolling on the lower deck. They open fire as soon as the Master Chief is sighted. John takes them out.''

*'''Cortana''': "That's the last of them. Find the override for the blast shields so we can see what we're up against."

''John heads for the controls and activates the override, the blast shields begin to open.''

*'''Cortana''': "The good news is these Covenant aren't outfitted like standard military. It's possible we just came across a rogue salvage ship."

''The blast shields open all the way. A Covenant fleet consisting of several [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s are seen holding position in front of the Dawn. [[Requiem|A mysterious planet]] can be seen in the background. A formation of Banshees fly close to the observation deck windows and flies away.''

*'''Cortana''': "''Or'' we might have stumbled into an entire Covenant fleet."

*'''John-117''': "Maybe they haven't recognized us."

''Two [[Type-44 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]], equipped with boarding arms, lower into view.''

*'''Cortana''': "That's one possibility..."

''The landing craft fly to both sides of the Observation Deck.''

*'''Cortana''': "Landing craft, flanking us!"

''The boarding arms breach the glass and the Deck begins to lose pressure until force fields are deployed to seal the breach around the boarding arms. Several Covenant troops exit the boarding arms and enter the the ''Dawn''.''

[[File:MC fighting against Storm.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 engages the invading Covenant troops.]]
*'''System''': "Warning. Atmosphere breach. Activating emergency barricades."

''John eliminates the forces in the area.''

*'''John-117''': "We need to get off this ship."

*'''Cortana''': "We've got bigger problems. We've got a cruiser on an intercept course. Head for the elevator banks."

''John heads for the elevators.''

*'''John-117''': "Didn't the ship's sensors say we still had weapon systems online?"

*'''Cortana''': "Yes, but since the ship was torn in half, we can't access the weapons stations. We'll have to fire them manually from the outer hull."

''John enters an elevator and rides it down a few floors until it opens to another hallway. He fights through more Covenant forces eventually reaching a stairway.''

*'''Cortana''': "That cruiser's shields are down! Assuming they don't raise them, that missile's going to be one heck of a surprise."

[[File:H4-MasterChief-M6H-Campaign.jpg|thumb|300px|John fighting boarders with an [[M6H Personal Defense Weapon System|M6H Magnum]] pistol.]]
''John continues on encountering more resistance.''

*'''John-117''': "These Covenant seem more fanatical than the ones we fought before."

''John encounters more Covenant forces, this time including [[Kig-Yar]].''

*'''John-117''': "How far to the missile?"

*'''Cortana''': "We're just about there."

''John enters a large room and meets more Covenant forces, defeating them. John eventually makes his way to an airlock.''

*'''Cortana''': "The auxiliary launch station should be on your left out of the airlocks."

''Some distortion appears on John's HUD.''

*'''Cortana''': (''distorted'') "You'll have to prime the launch for ignition."

*'''John-117''': "Cortana?"

*'''Cortana''': "It's nothing. Just get to the launch station."

[[File:H4_campaign_dawn.jpeg|thumb|300px|The Covenant fleet around the ''Dawn'''s wreckage.]]
''The airlock doors open, revealing the ''Dawn'' has moved closer to the mysterious planet.''

*'''Cortana''': "Uh, I'm sorry, did I miss us orbiting a ''Forerunner planet'' at some point?"

*'''John-117''': "One thing at a time."

''John makes his way over to the launch station encountering [[Sangheili Ranger|Sangheili]], [[Kig-Yar Ranger|Kig-Yar]], and [[Unggoy Ranger|Unggoy]] Rangers.''

*'''Cortana''': "Chief, you need to find the missile controls."

''John eventually reaches the launch station and activates the controls.''

*'''Cortana''': "Launch initiated."

''The silo door on the far side opens, a missile rises, preparing to launch, one of the blast doors is jammed.''

*'''Cortana''': "Great, the blast door's jammed! The missile won't fire until it's cleared. Get down there!"

''Phantoms drop more troops into the area, forcing John to take them out before he can launch the missile.''

''John eventually defeats the Covenant forces and approaches the blast door.''

'''{''Cutscene''}'''

''John pushes, and then kicks the blast door to its proper position.''

*'''Cortana''': "You did it! Get back."

''The missile launches, destroying the cruiser, which was charging its energy projector. The cruiser shatters into pieces and the debris drifts over the ''Dawn''. Suddenly, an orange light from the planet scans John.''

*'''Cortana''': "Chief?"

*'''John-117''': "The Covenant weren't the one's scanning us."

''A circular opening on the planet begins to open, emitting a bright blue light.''

*'''Cortana''': "So ''now'' can we worry about the giant metal planet?"

'''{''Gameplay''}'''

*'''Cortana''': "It's using a gravity well to pull us inside the surface!"

''Everything floating outside is pulled toward the planet.''

*'''Cortana''': "We've gotta hurry, the second we cross the dome's event horizon, its atmosphere is going to tear us apart."

*'''John-117''': "Where are the closest escape pods?"

*'''Cortana''': "Aft vehicle bay! I'm tagging the closest airlock, ''go!''"

''John heads for the airlock and makes it inside.''

*'''System''': "Hull integrity at 30%."

''John heads back into another hallway.''

*'''System''': "Warning. System depressurization."

''John goes a hallway, but the floor collapses slightly before he can reach the end.''

*'''System''': "Please immediately proceed to nearest lifestation. Hull integrity at 25%"

''John heads into a room with a few Unggoy and the floor collapses, forcing John to go around the perimeter of the room.''

*'''System''': "Emergency escape pods have been depleted in this area."

*'''Cortana''': "All but one of the grav generators just went dark."

*'''John-117''': "Just keep me pointed at that vehicle bay."

''John enters a large room with more panicking Unggoy, who are promptly crushed by falling debris. The ship continues to collapse around the Chief.''

*'''System''': "Hull integrity at 15%."

''The Spartan continues toward the vehicle bay, a wounded Sangheili limps down the hallway, falls down, struggles to get back up again, and then dies, his energy shields flicking off.''

*'''System''': "Hull integrity at 10%."

*'''Cortana''': "We're almost there!"

*'''System''': "Hull integrity at 5%. Personnel are advised to evacuate immediately."

''The Chief continues on.''

*'''System''': "Warning. Warning. Catastrophic depressurization."

''As John makes it to the vehicle bay, one of the doors is ripped out. The room depressurizes.''

'''{''Cutscene''}'''

*'''Cortana''': "Chief!"

''John tries to hold onto the door but can't. He manages to grab hold of a railing.''

*'''Cortana''': Hold on!"

''The railing eventually gets pulled out of the floor, and the Master Chief gets sucked out of the ship and into the debris field. Covenant ships are also being pulled into the planet.''

*'''Cortana''': "We're caught in the gravity well."

*'''John-117''': "Can you track the escape pods?"

*'''Cortana''': "Negative! ''Look out!''"

''John continues to drift through the debris. One of the pieces of ''Forward Unto Dawn'''s debris hits a cruiser, causing an explosion on the Covenant warship. John drifts through the hole in the cruiser the explosion left. (''Move analog stick to look around.'') Suddenly, a piece of debris flies at the Chief.

Cut to black as the debris hit him.''

'''HALO 4'''

''Level ends.''

==Trivia==
===Miscellaneous===
*This level is reminiscent of the level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|''The Pillar of Autumn'']] from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'': both levels involve the Master Chief awakening from cryosleep, retrieving Cortana, and defending a ship from Covenant boarders before crash-landing on a Forerunner installation. It is also similar to the level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]'' from ''[[Halo 2]]'', in which John repels boarders, fights on the eponymous station's outer hull, and destroys a Covenant ship with explosives. The only difference being that there are no Marines or other UNSC personnel also trying to repel the assault.

===Easter eggs===
*Several cases resembling that of the ''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]'' can be found floating in the ship's airlocks. One can also be found in the ship's observation deck.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQNdfYZ4nY '''YouTube''': ''Halo 4: Easter Egg - Halo 4 Collector's Edition'']</ref>
===Mistakes===
*John-117's service record misidentifies the {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} as a frigate.
*During his struggle with the Sangheili Storm, John-117 punched the Sangheili, however, it showed no signs of energy shielding. This is similar to the the mid-level cutscene of the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]'', in which [[SPARTAN-B312]] punched a Sangheili Zealot, who also showed no signs of energy shielding.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Halo4conceptart3.jpg|Concept art of the ''Forward Unto Dawn'''s wreckage.
File:Halo4conceptart2.jpg|Concept art of the ''Dawn'' entering Requiem.
File:2821575-gallery.jpg|John-117 encountering a Covenant [[lance]]. 
File:2821574-gallery.jpg|John combating an [[Sangheili|Elite]] with an [[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5D Assault Rifle]].
</gallery>

==Sources==
<references/>

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-{{Article quote|After four years adrift in space, Cortana awakens the Master Chief to investigate a disturbance on the Forward Unto Dawn.}}
-'''Dawn''' is the second [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 4]]'', and the first one with actual gameplay. After years of [[cryonics|cryo-sleep]], [[John-117]] awakens to fight the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|resurgent Covenant]] in the wreckage of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GTTV''' - ''Halo 4'']</ref>
-Completing the level on any difficulty unlocks the "[[Dawn (achievement)|Dawn]]" achievement, worth 10 Gamerscore points, while accessing John's service record during the level grants the player "[[Digging up the Past]]", worth 20 Gamerscore points.
+{{Article Quote|After four years adrift in space, Cortana awakens the Master Chief to investigate a disturbance on the Forward Unto Dawn.}}
-In ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', "Dawn" and "Digging up the Past" , unlockable with the same criteria, are each now worth 10 Gamerscore points. "[[Piece of Cake]]" and "[[Gunslinger]]", each worth 10 Gamerscore points, require beating the level's 15 minute par time and 25,000 point par score, respectively.
+'''Dawn''' is the second [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 4]]''. It involves [[John-117]] awaking from [[cryonics|cryo sleep]] and fighting the [[Covenant remnant]] in the remains of the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn''.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GTTV''': ''Halo 4'']</ref> Accessing John's service record during the level grants the player the [[Digging up the Past]] achievement, while completing the level on any difficulty unlocks the [[Dawn (achievement)|Dawn]] achievement.
-== Transcript ==
+==Transcript==
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDgKn2PFYbk '''{''Cutscene''}''']
+[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDgKn2PFYbk '''{''Cutscene''}''']
-[[File:H4fudback.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Forward Unto Dawn''{{'}}s remains.]]
+''Several ship parts are floating in space in a tight group.''
-''A field of debris surrounds the rear half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.''
+'''2557 - FOUR YEARS AFTER HALO EVENT'''
-'''2557 - FOUR YEARS AFTER [[Battle of Installation 04|HALO EVENT]]'''
+''As the largest part comes into closer view, the name "Forward Unto Dawn" becomes visible. Cut to the inside of the ship. An automated message is playing.''
-''The frigate comes into closer view, revealing the ship's nameplate. A giant shadow slowly looms over the ship. Inside the ''Dawn'', mechanical parts drift aimlessly in zero gravity. An automated message loops through the speakers.''
+*'''Cortana''': "Mayday Mayday Mayday- this is UNSC FFG201, Forward Unto Dawn requesting immediate evac. Survivors aboard- prioritization code victor zero five dash three dash sierra one one seven."
-* '''Cortana (PA)''': ''(looping)'' "Mayday, mayday, mayday. This is UNSC FFG-201 ''Forward Unto Dawn'', requesting immediate evac. Survivors aboard. Prioritization code: Victor Zero Five dash Three dash [[John-117|Sierra Zero One One Seven]]."
+''Scene shifts through in the ship as several ship parts float in the ship. Scene shifts to a core room, which starts shaking. Suddenly, a visible scan line appears that moves through the ship, scrambling some of the still active electronic parts. Scene continues to move, entering the cryoroom. A bright blue light is visible at the far end of the room. The light source is shown to be a sphere of blue light on an AI pedestal. As the ship shakes again, the sphere disappears as blue light shines on the pedestal, replaced by the figure of Cortana sitting down.''
-''The scene shifts through abandoned sections of the ship. Suddenly, an orange energy pulse moves through the ship, scrambling some of the still-active viewscreens. Inside the cryo chamber, a sphere of blue light hovers above a holographic projector. The sphere disappears in a flash of blue as the ship shakes again, replaced by the figure of Cortana.''
+''Cortana gasps and looks around. She stands up. A hologram appears in front of her, with the words "UNSC" visible on the top left. She starts moving things around. Cortana begins searching desperately, shaking her head and looking visibly scared. She reaches a status report, with red circles outlining hull breaches. 5 red circles are highlighted on the ship. She then brings up the cryostatis control page. One of the sections shows John-117's MJOLNIR armor. Cortana presses the command to reactivate after some consideration. The status update with the red words "ACTIVE" comes up. She closes her eyes and turns to the Chief's cryotube.''
-''Cortana gasps and looks around the room, then proceeds to stand up. She activates a holographic terminal, quickly browsing through a status report.''
+*'''Cortana''': "Wake up, Chief. I need you."
-<tt>'''SHIP STATUS:'''</tt>
+''The frost covering its glass surface thaws, and John-117 can be seen. Cut to black.''
-<tt>''CATASTROPHIC LOSS, ALL DECKS''</tt>
+*'''{''Gameplay''}'''
-<tt>'''SYSTEM STATUS:'''</tt>
+*'''John-117''': "Ungh..." (slams glass)
-<tt>''6% SHIP SYSTEMS ONLINE''</tt>
+*'''Cortana''': "Chief! Easy. You've been out for a while."
-<tt>'''LAST CONTACT WITH UNSC:'''</tt>
+*'''John-117''': "Where are we?"
-<tt>''4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS, 10 DAYS''</tt>
+*'''Cortana''': "We're still adrift on the ''Dawn''."
-<tt>'''LOCATION'''</tt>
+*'''John-117''': "Why did you wake me?"
-<tt>''UNKNOWN''</tt>
+*'''Cortana''': "Hang on. Bringing your systems online now."
-<tt>'''CREW CAPACITY'''</tt>
-[[File:H4 Chief in cryochamber.png|thumb|300px|John-117, moments before his revival.]]
-<tt>''782''</tt>
-<tt>'''CREW SURVIVING'''</tt>
-<tt>''1''</tt>
-''Cortana switches to a diagram of the ship. Several red rings circle the schematic, designating hull breaches.''
-<tt>'''INTEGRITY FAILED SUBDECK: 32'''</tt>
-<tt>'''INTEGRITY FAILED SUBDECK: 57'''</tt>
-<tt>'''INTEGRITY FAILED SUBDECK: 102'''</tt>
-''Muffled explosions can be heard, signaling multiple decompression events - the ship is being boarded. Increasingly agitated, Cortana brings up the cryo chamber's control interface. A schematic of a modified [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]] is displayed, alongside life signs and cryo-tube diagrams. A single prompt appears on-screen.''
-<tt>'''REACTIVATE'''</tt>
-''Cortana hesitates, but proceeds to access the prompt.''
-<tt>''FOD=9939 DECK 4 / CRYO SUBDECK. ARRAY=93''</tt>
-<tt>''CRYOGENIC SYSTEM SHUTDOWN...''</tt>
-[[File:H4 Chief thaw.jpg|thumb|300px|Cortana awakening the Master Chief.]]
-<tt>''STASIS CONVERSION IN PROCESS...''</tt>
-<tt>'''>>ACTIVE'''</tt>
-''Cortana sighs, then turns to observe cryo-tube 16.''
-* '''Cortana''': "Wake up, Chief."
-''Air is pumped into the tube's interior as part of the thawing process.''
-* '''Cortana''': "I need you."
-''The frost covering the tube's glass surface melts away, revealing [[John-117]] underneath. Cut to black.''
-'''{''Gameplay''}'''
-''The Chief slowly awakens inside the cryo-tube, groaning. He slams his gauntlets into the glass surface in confusion.''
-* '''Cortana''': "Chief! Easy. You've been out for a while."
-* '''John-117''': "Where are we?"
-* '''Cortana''': "We're still adrift on the ''Dawn''."
-* '''John-117''': "Why did you wake me?"
-* '''Cortana''': "Hang on. Bringing your systems online now."
 ''John's [[Heads-up display|HUD]] appears on his visor.''
-* '''Cortana''': "I rewrote your suit's firmware while you were out."
+*'''Cortana''': "I rewrote your suit's firmware while you were out."
-* '''John-117''': "You've been busy."
+*'''John-117''': "You've been busy."
-* '''Cortana''': "Activating the ship's gravity generators."
+*'''Cortana''': "Activating the ships's gravity generators."
-''The gravity system comes online. The drifting crates and debris in the room drop onto the floor.''
+''The drifting crates and debris in the room drop on the floor.''
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Partial system restoration. Initializing system diagnostics...'''''
+*'''System''': "Partial system restoration. Initializing system diagnostics."
-* '''Cortana''': "Chief, look up. You need to pull the manual release."
+*'''Cortana''': "Chief, look up. You need to pull the maunual release."
-''John looks up and pulls the cryo-tube's manual release lever. John quickly steps out as the tube opens, walking over to the [[holotank]] that Cortana is occupying.''
+''John looks up and pulls the cryo-tube's manual release lever. The cryo-tube opens and John steps out and walks over to the [[holotank]] that Cortana is occupying.'''
-* '''Cortana''': "Seems like [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|old times]]."
+*'''Cortana''': "Seems like old times."
-* '''John-117''': "Ready to get back to work?"
+*'''John-117''': "Ready to get back to work?"
 ''Cortana crosses her arms.''
-* '''Cortana''': "I thought you'd never ask."
+*'''Cortana''': "I thought you'd never ask."
-[[File:Chief Cortana.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 and Cortana prepare to leave the cryo bay.]]
-''John pulls Cortana out of the holo-tank and inserts her into his neural interface. John raises his [[MA5D assault rifle]], readying for combat.''
+[[File:DawnInterior.jpg|thumb|300px|A first-person view of the cryo bay of the ''Dawn''.]]
+''John pulls Cortana out of the holo-tank and inserts it into his neural interface. John raises his [[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5D Assault Rifle]] in preparation for combat.''
-* '''Cortana''': "We've got intrusion alerts lighting up on multiple decks. Our best bet to figure out who's boarding us is the observation deck - four floors up."
+*'''Cortana''': "We've got intrusion alerts lighting up on multiple decks. Our best bet to figure out who's boarding us is the observation deck - four floors up."
-* '''John-117''': "Could it be a rescue team?"
+*'''John-117''': "Could it be a rescue team?"
 ''The ship shakes violently.''
-* '''Cortana''': "I wouldn't bet on it!"
+*'''Cortana''': "I wouldn't bet on it."
-''Below the walkway leading out of the cryo chamber, a single computer terminal containing John-117's service record can be found. The terminal displays a picture of technicians assembling the Chief's [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor.''
+''John enters a room with a holo-table displaying a hologram of Forward Unto Dawn.''
-* '''System''': ''This is the service record for SPARTAN John-117. Would you like to continue?''
+*'''System''':"Intrusion alert, intrusion alert." ''(repeats until player activates terminal)''
-''Proceeding will prompt the terminal to narrate a concise summary of the Chief's involvement in the [[Human-Covenant War]], starting from the [[Battle of Installation 04]].''
+''If the player activates the terminal in front of the hologram:''
-* '''System''': ''Frigate'' {{Sic|Cruiser}} [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]] ''discovers [[Forerunner]] [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]], and deploys SPARTAN-117 to protect UNSC AI Cortana. Chief uncovers a plot to fire the weapon, and sacrifices the ''Autumn'' to destroy the Halo ring. Pursuing the [[Solemn Penance|Covenant flagship]] after [[Battle of Earth|an attack on Earth]], SPARTAN-117 arrives at Halo [[Installation 05]] to find the Covenant [[Great Schism|erupting into civil war]]. After preventing the Covenant from firing the ring, 117 followed them back to Earth in search of a Forerunner installation that can activate all the galaxy's Halos. The Covenant arrive at Earth, and open a [[The Portal|portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]], an extragalactic Forerunner installation that can fire the Halo array. SPARTAN-117 unites a joint [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili]]/[[UNSC]] team to pursue the [[Covenant]] to the Ark, where he successfully destroys the Installation and prevents the rings from being used. When SPARTAN-117 attempts to escape from the Ark aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} the slipspace portal that the ship is passing through collapses. Aboard the aft section of the Dawn, SPARTAN-117 is placed into cryo-sleep pending recovery by UNSC forces. AI Cortana to remain active [[rampancy|as long as is technically feasible]]. End of service record.''
+*'''System''': "Weapons systems online."
-''The next room contains a holo-projector, displaying a schematic of the ''Dawn''{{'}}s stern half.''
+''If the player activates the terminal a second time:''
-* '''System (PA)''': ''(looping)'' '''''Intrusion alert. Intrusion alert.'''''
+*'''System''': "Gravity controls online."
-''The Chief can activate a terminal in front of the hologram multiple times, gaining information on the ship's status.''
+''If the player activates the terminal a third time:''
-* '''System''': ''[[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system|Weapons systems - online]]. Gravity controls - online. Ship propulsion - offline. Bow hull integrity - compromised. Life support - online.''
+*'''System''': "Ship propulsion offline."
-''John-117 proceeds down several hallways. Cortana's pre-recorded distress call is still being looped on the ship's PA system.''
+''A fourth time:''
-* '''John-117''': "How long was I out?"
+*'''System''': "Bow hull integrity compromised."
-* '''Cortana''': "Four years, seven months, ten days."
+''A fifth time:''
-* '''John-117''': "Somebody should have found us by now."
+*'''System''': "Life support online."
-[[File:H4-Dawn-OperationsRoom.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Dawn''{{'}}s operations room.]]
+''At this point the intrusion alert will restart. The player may also start again with the weapons systems.''
-''John enters an operations room, filled with inactive computer screens. A central holographic unit displays the Dawn being pulled from its predicted drift course towards a planetoid, designated "43121124". The same orange energy pulse suddenly returns, violently shaking the hull and disrupting nearby electronics.''
+''John-117 maneuvers down many hallways.''
-* '''John-117''': "What's that?"
+*'''John-117''': "How long was I out?"
-* '''Cortana''': "Sensor scan, high intensity! Doesn't match any known patterns!"
+*'''Cortana''': "Four years, seven months, ten days."
-* '''John-117''': "How close are we to the observation deck?"
+*'''John-117''': "Somebody should have found us by now."
-* '''Cortana''': "It's directly above us."
+''John enters a circular room with a center console displaying a holographic replication of the Dawn's predicted drift course, showing the ship being pulled toward a red icon. Suddenly, a large, orange wave of energy scans the ship, producing a loud noise and disrupting all electronics.''
-''John leaves the room, arriving at the elevator entrance.''
+*'''John-117''': "What's that?"
-* '''Cortana''': "The elevator doors look sealed tight."
+*'''Cortana''': "Sensor scan, high intensity. Doesn't match any known patterns."
-''John approaches the doors and pries them open with his bare hands.''
+*'''John-117''': "How close are we to the observation deck?"
-* '''Cortana''': "Chief, be careful...!"
+*'''Cortana''': "It's directly above us."
-''John successfully opens the elevator doors. The shaft ahead has been depressurized; a pack of crates behind John is sucked into the vacuum, knocking him onto the other side of the shaft. He grabs a nearby ledge, stopping his fall. The crates continue downwards into the seemingly-bottomless shaft.''
+''John leaves the circular room and leads into another rectangular room with an elevator.
-* '''Cortana''': "Because some areas might have lost pressure!"
+*'''Cortana''': "The elevator doors look sealed tight."
-* '''John-117''': "Right."
+''John approaches the elevator doors and pries them open with his bare hands.''
-''John slowly climbs up the shaft.''
+*'''Cortana''': "Chief, be careful!"
-* '''Cortana''': "Chief, watch out!"
+''John successfully gets through the elevator doors. The elevator shaft has been depressurized causing a few crates to hit John from outside the elevator shaft. He grabs the side of the elevator shaft, avoiding falling debris from the top of the shaft, while slowly climbing the shaft to reach the next level.''
-''Debris fall from above. The Chief quickly jumps to another ledge to the left, managing to avoid the falling fragments. (If the debris is not avoided, it hits Chief, drains his shields, and sends him back down to where he started that section of the climb.)''
+*'''Cortana''': "Because some areas might have lost pressure!"
-* '''Cortana''': "I didn't realize the ship had deteriorated so badly."
+*'''John-117''': "Right."
-[[File:H4-FUD-John117-MinorSword.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 struggles with a Sangheili at the shaft opening.]]
+''John climbs a few feet. Debris falls from the top of the shaft and he is forced to act fast.''
-''John manages to climb to the entrance for the observation deck, avoiding more falling debris. A [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Storm|Storm]] wielding an [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] decloaks and immediately assaults the Chief. John blocks the Sangheili's sword strike.  The Sangheili snarls at him, but John punches it in the face, dazing it.  He then grabs the Sangheili by the mandibles and throws it into the elevator shaft. (If the player fails to press the melee button in time, then the Sangheili slashes at John, draining his shields, and shoves him down the shaft.)''
+*'''Cortana''': "Chief, watch out!"
-* '''John-117''': "I thought we had [[Treaty of 2552|a truce]] with the [[Covenant separatists|Covenant]]."
+''John-117 jumps to the left, managing to avoid the falling debris.''
-* '''Cortana''': "[[Covenant remnants|A lot can happen in four years]]. Either way, he's probably not alone. We should be careful."
+*'''Cortana''': "I didn't realize the ship had deteriorated so badly."
-''John enters the observation deck. The windows are covered by the blast shields. A Sangheili is attempting to access the controls on an elevated central platform, while multiple [[Unggoy]] are patrolling either side of the deck below. They open fire as soon as the Master Chief is sighted. John takes them all out.''
+[[File:H4-FUD-John117-MinorSword.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 struggles with a Sangheili at the shaft opening.]]
+''John manages to climb to the top of the shaft, avoiding falling debris. After stepping into the opening to the next level at the top of the shaft, a [[Sangheili Storm|Sangheili]] wielding an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] emerges from the smoke. John blocks the Sangheili's sword strike, then grabs his face and punches it, then continuing to throw him down the depressurized elevator shaft. The shaft's door locks behind him.''
-* '''Cortana''': "That's the last of them. Find the override for the blast shields so we can see what we're up against."
-''John heads for the controls and activates the override. The blast shields gradually rise.''
-<tt>'''BLAST SHIELD CONTROLS'''</tt>
-<tt>'''>OPEN<'''</tt>
-* '''Cortana''': "The good news is these Covenant aren't [[Storm harness|outfitted]] like [[Covenant military|standard military]]. It's possible we just came across a [[Covenant remnants|rogue]] salvage ship."
-''The blast shields fully open, revealing a {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} fleet moving closer to the ''Dawn''. Behind the fleet, a [[Requiem|mysterious world]] ominously looms. A formation of [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]]s rapidly scream past the observation deck's windows.''
-* '''Cortana''': "...''Or'' we might have stumbled into an ''entire'' [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant fleet]]."
+*'''John-117''': "I thought we had a truce with the Covenant."
-* '''John-117''': "Maybe they haven't recognized us."
+*'''Cortana''': "A lot can happen in four years. Either way, he's probably not alone. We should be careful."
-''Two [[Type-44 Phantom|Phantoms]], equipped with boarding arms, descend into view.''
+''John continues and enters the Observation Deck. The windows are covered by the blast shields. A Sangheili is fiddling with the console, while multiple [[Unggoy]] are patrolling on the lower deck. They open fire as soon as the Master Chief is sighted. John takes them out.''
-* '''Cortana''': "That's ''one'' possibility..."
+*'''Cortana''': "That's the last of them. Find the override for the blast shields so we can see what we're up against."
-''The Phantoms split up, taking opposite sides of the Deck.''
+''John heads for the controls and activates the override, the blast shields begin to open.''
-* '''Cortana''': "Landing craft, flanking us!"
+*'''Cortana''': "The good news is these Covenant aren't outfitted like standard military. It's possible we just came across a rogue salvage ship."
-''The boarding arms breach the glass, depressurizing the Deck until force fields are deployed to seal the breach. Two Covenant lances exit the boarding arms and enter the ''Dawn''.''
+''The blast shields open all the way. A Covenant fleet consisting of several [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s are seen holding position in front of the Dawn. [[Requiem|A mysterious planet]] can be seen in the background. A formation of Banshees fly close to the observation deck windows and flies away.''
-[[File:H4 - Cov Explosion.jpeg|thumb|300px|The Chief kills Jul 'Mdama's Covenant boarders with a grenade.]]
+*'''Cortana''': "''Or'' we might have stumbled into an entire Covenant fleet."
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Warning - atmosphere breach. Activating emergency barricades.'''''
+*'''John-117''': "Maybe they haven't recognized us."
-''The deck is locked down, forcing the Chief to engage the boarders in close-quarters.''
+''Two [[Type-44 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]], equipped with boarding arms, lower into view.''
-* '''Cortana''': "The decompression put the room into lockdown! It'll take a few minutes to repressurize."
+*'''Cortana''': "That's one possibility..."
-''If the Chief takes too long eliminating Covenant forces:''
+''The landing craft fly to both sides of the Observation Deck.''
-* '''Cortana''': "I'm still reading some stragglers. Clear them out."
+*'''Cortana''': "Landing craft, flanking us!"
-''John eventually clears the deck. The lockdown is lifted.''
+''The boarding arms breach the glass and the Deck begins to lose pressure until force fields are deployed to seal the breach around the boarding arms. Several Covenant troops exit the boarding arms and enter the the ''Dawn''.''
-----
+[[File:MC fighting against Storm.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 engages the invading Covenant troops.]]
-''If the Chief is next to the main window:''
+*'''System''': "Warning. Atmosphere breach. Activating emergency barricades."
-* '''John-117''': "Those ships could get us back to UNSC space."
+''John eliminates the forces in the area.''
-* '''Cortana''': "'Could' is a generous word... especially since we've got a cruiser heading our way that will blow us out of the sky long before that."
+*'''John-117''': "We need to get off this ship."
-* '''John-117''': "Are any of the ship-to-ship defenses online?"
+*'''Cortana''': "We've got bigger problems. We've got a cruiser on an intercept course. Head for the elevator banks."
-* '''Cortana''': "No, but why should that stop us?  Head for the elevators.  The Hyperion missiles technically still have power, but we'll have to fire them manually from the outer deck."
-----
-''If the Chief is not next to the main window:''
-* '''John-117''': "We need to get off this ship."
-* '''Cortana''': "We've got bigger problems... We've got a cruiser on an intercept course! Head for the elevator banks."
 ''John heads for the elevators.''
-----
-''If the Chief accessed the ship's systems:''
-* '''John-117''': "Didn't the ship's sensors say we still had weapons systems online?"
-* '''Cortana''': "Yes, but since the ship was torn in half, we can't access the weapons stations. We'll have to fire them manually from the outer hull."
-----
-''If the Chief did not access the ship's systems:''
-* '''John-117''': "Are any of the ship-to-ship defenses online?"
-* '''Cortana''': "Only the Hyperion missiles, but we'll have to fire them manually from the outer hull."
-----
-''John enters an elevator, which descends a few floors until it opens to another hallway. He fights through more Covenant forces, eventually reaching a stairway near a window.''
+*'''John-117''': "Didn't the ship's sensors say we still had weapon systems online?"
-* '''Cortana''': "That cruiser's shields are down! Assuming they don't raise them, that missile's going to be one heck of a surprise."
+*'''Cortana''': "Yes, but since the ship was torn in half, we can't access the weapons stations. We'll have to fire them manually from the outer hull."
-''John continues on, encountering increasingly thick resistance, including several [[Suicide Unggoy]].''
+''John enters an elevator and rides it down a few floors until it opens to another hallway. He fights through more Covenant forces eventually reaching a stairway.''
-* '''John-117''': "[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|These Covenant]] seem more fanatical than [[Covenant|the ones we've fought before]]."
+*'''Cortana''': "That cruiser's shields are down! Assuming they don't raise them, that missile's going to be one heck of a surprise."
-''John encounters yet more Covenant forces, including [[Kig-Yar]].''
+[[File:H4-MasterChief-M6H-Campaign.jpg|thumb|300px|John fighting boarders with an [[M6H Personal Defense Weapon System|M6H Magnum]] pistol.]]
+''John continues on encountering more resistance.''
-* '''John-117''': "How far to the missile?"
+*'''John-117''': "These Covenant seem more fanatical than the ones we fought before."
-* '''Cortana''': "We're just about there."
+''John encounters more Covenant forces, this time including [[Kig-Yar]].''
-''After fighting his way through more Covenant, including a [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]] wielding a [[Elo'Nakada-pattern concussion rifle|concussion rifle]], John reaches an airlock.''
+*'''John-117''': "How far to the missile?"
-* '''Cortana''': "The auxiliary launch station should be to your left out of the airlocks."
+*'''Cortana''': "We're just about there."
-''Purple fields of static suddenly appear on John's HUD.''
+''John enters a large room and meets more Covenant forces, defeating them. John eventually makes his way to an airlock.''
-* '''Cortana''' ''(distorted)'': "You'll have to prime the launch for ignition!"
+*'''Cortana''': "The auxiliary launch station should be on your left out of the airlocks."
-* '''John-117''': "Cortana?"
+''Some distortion appears on John's HUD.''
-* '''Cortana''': "It's nothing. Just get to the launch station."
+*'''Cortana''': (''distorted'') "You'll have to prime the launch for ignition."
-''The airlock doors open, revealing the ''Dawn'' has moved much closer to the mysterious planetoid.''
+*'''John-117''': "Cortana?"
-* '''Cortana''': "Uh, I'm sorry - did I miss orbiting a ''Forerunner planet'' at some point?"
+*'''Cortana''': "It's nothing. Just get to the launch station."
-* '''John-117''': "One thing at a time."
+[[File:H4_campaign_dawn.jpeg|thumb|300px|The Covenant fleet around the ''Dawn'''s wreckage.]]
+''The airlock doors open, revealing the ''Dawn'' has moved closer to the mysterious planet.''
-''If the Chief stalls:''
+*'''Cortana''': "Uh, I'm sorry, did I miss us orbiting a ''Forerunner planet'' at some point?"
-* '''Cortana''': "Chief, you need to find the missile controls."
+*'''John-117''': "One thing at a time."
-[[File:H4 campaign dawn.jpeg|thumb|300px|Jul 'Mdama's Covenant fleet around the ''Dawn''{{'}}s wreckage.]]
+''John makes his way over to the launch station encountering [[Sangheili Ranger|Sangheili]], [[Kig-Yar Ranger|Kig-Yar]], and [[Unggoy Ranger|Unggoy]] Rangers.''
-''John makes his way over to the launch station, encountering [[Sangheili Ranger|Sangheili]], [[Kig-Yar Ranger|Kig-Yar]], and [[Unggoy Ranger|Unggoy]] Rangers.''
+*'''Cortana''': "Chief, you need to find the missile controls."
-* '''Cortana''': "There's the launch station!"
+''John eventually reaches the launch station and activates the controls.''
-''The Chief proceeds to activate the console.''
+*'''Cortana''': "Launch initiated."
-<tt>'''MISSILE LAUNCH CONTROL'''</tt>
+''The silo door on the far side opens, a missile rises, preparing to launch, one of the blast doors is jammed.''
-<tt>'''>INITIATED<'''</tt>
+*'''Cortana''': "Great, the blast door's jammed! The missile won't fire until it's cleared. Get down there!"
-* '''Cortana''': "Launch initiated!"
+''Phantoms drop more troops into the area, forcing John to take them out before he can launch the missile.''
-''The silo door on the far side opens, revealing the Hyperion missile underneath. The missile fails to fire, however; the door mechanism is stuck in place.''
+''John eventually defeats the Covenant forces and approaches the blast door.''
-* '''Cortana''': "Great, the blast door's jammed! The missile won't fire until it's cleared. Get down there!"
-''Phantoms drop off more troops into the area, forcing John to take them out before he can launch the missile.''
-''John finally reaches the missile.''
 '''{''Cutscene''}'''
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 ''John pushes, and then kicks the blast door to its proper position.''
-* '''Cortana''': "You did it - get back!"
+*'''Cortana''': "You did it! Get back."
-''The missile launches, hitting the approaching cruiser, which is charging up a ventral weapon (possibly an [[energy projector]]). The cruiser shatters into pieces and the debris drifts over the ''Dawn''. Suddenly, a beam of orange light from the planet scans the Chief.''
+''The missile launches, destroying the cruiser, which was charging its energy projector. The cruiser shatters into pieces and the debris drifts over the ''Dawn''. Suddenly, an orange light from the planet scans John.''
-* '''Cortana''': "Chief?"
+*'''Cortana''': "Chief?"
-* '''John-117''': "The Covenant weren't the ones scanning us."
+*'''John-117''': "The Covenant weren't the one's scanning us."
-''Massive segments of the planetoid surface begin to retract, revealing a blinding white-blue energy field beneath. Covenant cruisers nearby are sucked into the opening.''
+''A circular opening on the planet begins to open, emitting a bright blue light.''
-* '''Cortana''': "So, ''now'' can we worry about the giant metal planet?"
+*'''Cortana''': "So ''now'' can we worry about the giant metal planet?"
 '''{''Gameplay''}'''
-* '''Cortana''': "It's using a gravity well to pull us inside the surface!"
+*'''Cortana''': "It's using a gravity well to pull us inside the surface!"
-''Everything not bolted down is pulled toward the planet.''
+''Everything floating outside is pulled toward the planet.''
-* '''Cortana''': "We've gotta hurry. The second we cross the dome's event horizon, its atmosphere is going to tear us apart!"
+*'''Cortana''': "We've gotta hurry, the second we cross the dome's event horizon, its atmosphere is going to tear us apart."
-* '''John-117''': "Where are the closest escape pods?"
+*'''John-117''': "Where are the closest escape pods?"
-* '''Cortana''': "Aft vehicle bay! I'm tagging the closest airlock, ''go''!"
+*'''Cortana''': "Aft vehicle bay! I'm tagging the closest airlock, ''go!''"
-''John makes it inside the airlock, which opens after being depressurized.''
+''John heads for the airlock and makes it inside.''
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Hull integrity at 30 percent.'''''
+*'''System''': "Hull integrity at 30%."
 ''John heads back into another hallway.''
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Warning - system depressurization.'''''
+*'''System''': "Warning. System depressurization."
-''John proceeds down a hallway, but the floor collapses slightly before he can reach the end.''
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Please immediately proceed to nearest life-station.'''''
-''John heads into an intersection full of Unggoy. Most of the floor suddenly collapses, forcing John to go around the perimeter of the room.''
+''John goes a hallway, but the floor collapses slightly before he can reach the end.''
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Hull integrity at 25 percent.'''''
+*'''System''': "Please immediately proceed to nearest lifestation. Hull integrity at 25%"
-* '''Cortana''': "All but one of the grav generators just went dark!"
+''John heads into a room with a few Unggoy and the floor collapses, forcing John to go around the perimeter of the room.''
-* '''John-117''': "Just keep me pointed at that vehicle bay."
+*'''System''': "Emergency escape pods have been depleted in this area."
-''John enters the vehicle bay; the panicking Unggoy inside are promptly crushed by falling debris.''
+*'''Cortana''': "All but one of the grav generators just went dark."
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Emergency escape pods have been depleted in this area.'''''
+*'''John-117''': "Just keep me pointed at that vehicle bay."
-''The ship continues to crumble around the Chief, who quickly exits the bay.''
+''John enters a large room with more panicking Unggoy, who are promptly crushed by falling debris. The ship continues to collapse around the Chief.''
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Hull integrity at 15 percent.'''''
+*'''System''': "Hull integrity at 15%."
-''A wounded Sangheili limps down the hallway and falls. He struggles to get back up again and expires shortly afterwards, his energy shields flicking off.''
+''The Spartan continues toward the vehicle bay, a wounded Sangheili limps down the hallway, falls down, struggles to get back up again, and then dies, his energy shields flicking off.''
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Hull integrity at 10 percent. Warning - critical ship damage.'''''
+*'''System''': "Hull integrity at 10%."
-* '''Cortana''': "We're almost there!"
+*'''Cortana''': "We're almost there!"
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Hull integrity at 5 percent. Personnel are advised to evacuate immediately.'''''
+*'''System''': "Hull integrity at 5%. Personnel are advised to evacuate immediately."
-''The Chief charges ahead, rushing past more fleeing Unggoy. By this point, the hallways are continuously bursting into flames.''
+''The Chief continues on.''
-* '''System (PA)''': '''''Warning - catastrophic depressurization.'''''
+*'''System''': "Warning. Warning. Catastrophic depressurization."
-''As John makes it to the escape pods, one of the doors is ripped from its hinges.''
+''As John makes it to the vehicle bay, one of the doors is ripped out. The room depressurizes.''
 '''{''Cutscene''}'''
-* '''Cortana''': "Chief!"
+*'''Cortana''': "Chief!"
-''John tries to hold onto the door, but fails. He manages to grab hold of a railing. The chamber rapidly depressurizes as the walls are peeled away, revealing a Covenant cruiser ahead.''
+''John tries to hold onto the door but can't. He manages to grab hold of a railing.''
-* '''Cortana''': "Hold on!"
+*'''Cortana''': Hold on!"
-''The railing eventually gives way as well, and the Master Chief is sucked out of the ship and into the debris field. A hull section slams into John, draining his shields.''
+''The railing eventually gets pulled out of the floor, and the Master Chief gets sucked out of the ship and into the debris field. Covenant ships are also being pulled into the planet.''
-* '''Cortana''': "We're caught in the gravity well!"
+*'''Cortana''': "We're caught in the gravity well."
-''A large segment of the ''Dawn'' smashes violently into a light cruiser, triggering secondary explosions that rip the Covenant warship apart.  The body of an Unggoy falls past him and crashes into the burning cruiser.''
+*'''John-117''': "Can you track the escape pods?"
-* '''John-117''': "Can you track the escape pods?"
+*'''Cortana''': "Negative! ''Look out!''"
-* '''Cortana''': "Negative - ''look out!''"
+''John continues to drift through the debris. One of the pieces of ''Forward Unto Dawn'''s debris hits a cruiser, causing an explosion on the Covenant warship. John drifts through the hole in the cruiser the explosion left. (''Move analog stick to look around.'') Suddenly, a piece of debris flies at the Chief.
-''John drifts through a gaping hole the impact left in the cruiser. Explosions continue throughout the crippled ship. A piece of debris suddenly hits the Chief at high speed. Cut to black.''
+Cut to black as the debris hit him.''
-[[File:Halo 4 logo.png|center|400px|link=Halo 4]]
+'''HALO 4'''
 ''Level ends.''
-== Trivia ==
+==Trivia==
-=== References ===
+===Miscellaneous===
-* There is a [[Seven|7 reference]]: John-117's cryo chamber is designated 16. 1 + 6 = '''7'''. Furthermore, on [[Cooperative play]], the second player will start from the cryo chamber designated 14. 14 ÷ 2 = '''7'''.
+*This level is reminiscent of the level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|''The Pillar of Autumn'']] from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'': both levels involve the Master Chief awakening from cryosleep, retrieving Cortana, and defending a ship from Covenant boarders before crash-landing on a Forerunner installation. It is also similar to the level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]'' from ''[[Halo 2]]'', in which John repels boarders, fights on the eponymous station's outer hull, and destroys a Covenant ship with explosives. The only difference being that there are no Marines or other UNSC personnel also trying to repel the assault.
-* This level is reminiscent of the level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]'' from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'': both levels involve the Master Chief awakening from cryo-sleep, retrieving Cortana, and defending a ship from Covenant boarders before crash-landing on a Forerunner installation. It is also similar to the level ''[[Cairo Station]]'' from ''[[Halo 2]]'', in which John repels boarders, fights on the eponymous station's outer hull, and destroys a Covenant ship with explosives.
-=== Miscellaneous ===
-* The cutscene depicting John dislodging the missile from its silo is one of the few occurrences in which he is depicted being equipped with the weapon that the player is using at that moment in a level. In most cutscenes, John is depicted being equipped with scripted weapons regardless of what weapon the player has at the time. The only other notable time that John is seen equipped with the weapon chosen by the player is during ''[[Halo 2]]''{{'}}s cutscenes.
-* This level marks the first campaign level in the ''Halo'' series (apart from ''[[Halo Wars]]'') that is not divided into distinctly titled sections. Even though there are rally points available in the campaign lobby, there are no names for the level's sections. There is a similar case in the ''Halo 2'' campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]'', where there is only one section in the entire level. It is also the first opening level in which no friendly units are present.
-* The Elite that John encounters at the elevator shaft is unaffected by the [[Halo 4 skulls#Thunderstorm|Thunderstorm skull]].
-=== Glitches ===
-* It is possible to obtain an [[Infinite Energy Sword on Dawn|energy sword with unlimited charge]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWhWH3ksbVM '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 Glitch: Secret Energy Sword with Unlimited Ammo'']</ref>
-* There is a glitch in when you are activating the magnetic clamps at the end of the level. If you are holding a Storm Rifle, it will appear as a Plasma Rifle on John's hip.
-=== Easter eggs ===
+===Easter eggs===
-[[File:H4 Limited Edition InGame.png|thumb|The ''Halo 4'' Limited Edition case in-game.]]
+*Several cases resembling that of the ''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]'' can be found floating in the ship's airlocks. One can also be found in the ship's observation deck.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQNdfYZ4nY '''YouTube''': ''Halo 4: Easter Egg - Halo 4 Collector's Edition'']</ref>
-* Several cases resembling that of the ''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]'' can be found floating in the ship's cryo chamber, observation deck, and airlocks.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQNdfYZ4nY '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 Easter Egg: Collector's Edition'']</ref>
+===Mistakes===
+*John-117's service record misidentifies the {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} as a frigate.
-=== Mistakes ===
+*During his struggle with the Sangheili Storm, John-117 punched the Sangheili, however, it showed no signs of energy shielding. This is similar to the the mid-level cutscene of the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]'', in which [[SPARTAN-B312]] punched a Sangheili Zealot, who also showed no signs of energy shielding.
-* John-117's service record misidentifies the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} as a frigate. It also incorrectly states that John prevented the firing of [[Installation 05]], when it was in fact [[Miranda Keyes]], with the help of [[Thel 'Vadam]], who prevented the firing.
-* John's grapple with the Sangheili Storm is similar to a vignette from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. In the level ''[[Winter Contingency]]'', [[SPARTAN-B312]] punches a Sangheili Zealot while pinned to the ground, narrowly saving him/herself from being stabbed by an [[energy dagger]]. In both cases, the Elites' shields do not flare when punched.
-* The post-war UNSC emblem is used aboard the ''Forward Unto Dawn'', despite the frigate having been out of contact with the UNSC since 2552. Curiously, the proper emblem is painted on the starboard wing during the establishing shot of the ''Dawn'', though it is barely visible. The UNSC weapons aboard the ''Dawn'' are also the post-war models as opposed to the variants encountered in ''Halo 3''; this is obviously a result of production considerations.
-* During the section in which John-117 is exposed in space, he shows no indication of being affected by zero gravity. Unlike in previous games, jump height is not affected.
-== Gallery ==
-===Concept art===
-<gallery>
-File:H4 DawnCryoBay Preproduction Concept.jpg|Extremely early pre-production concept art for the ''Dawn''{{'}}s cryo bay.
-File:H4_Iris_Concept_2.jpg|Early concept art of the level.
-File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Approach.jpg|Early concept art of the ''Dawn'' approaching Requiem.
-File:H4_ForwardUntoDawn_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of the ''Dawn''{{'}}s wreckage.
-File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Cryo.jpg|Early concept art of the cryo bay, with Jul's Covenant boarders surrounding the Chief.
-File:H4_ForwardUntoDawn_CryoRoom_Concept.jpg|Finalized concept art of the cryo bay.
-File:H4 DawnHologramRoom Concept.jpg|Concept art for the holo table room.
-File:H4_JohnandCortana_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Chief and Cortana inside the ''Dawn''.
-File:H4-Concept-Dawn-ObservationDeck.jpg|Concept art of the Chief raising the observation deck's blast shields.
-File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Entrance.jpg|Concept art of Requiem's entrance opening.
-File:H4_Iris_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of the ''Dawn'' entering Requiem.
-File:H4_Iris_Concept_3.jpg|Concept art of the ''Dawn'' dissolving as the ship enters Requiem's gravity well.
-File:H4Concept - SparthDawn 1.jpg|A series of exploration concepts of the atmosphere of the level.
-File:H4Concept - SparthDawn 2.jpg|Another early concept of the level. Note the classic Mark VI armor.
-File:H4 Dawn room concept.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the ''Dawn''.
-File:H4 Dawn CryoGraphics.jpg|Floor graphics for the cryo bay.
-</gallery>
-=== Screenshots ===
+==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:DawnInterior.jpg|A first-person view of the ''Dawn''{{'}}s cryo bay.
+File:Halo4conceptart3.jpg|Concept art of the ''Forward Unto Dawn'''s wreckage.
-File:H4-FUD John Minor battle.jpg|John-117 facing down a Sangheili Storm.
+File:Halo4conceptart2.jpg|Concept art of the ''Dawn'' entering Requiem.
-File:H4-Dawn-Chief-Controls.jpg|John-117 raising the blast shields.
+File:2821575-gallery.jpg|John-117 encountering a Covenant [[lance]].
-File:HTMCC-H4 BoardingPhantom 3.png|Two Phantoms equipped for boarding action.
+File:2821574-gallery.jpg|John combating an [[Sangheili|Elite]] with an [[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5D Assault Rifle]].
-File:HTMCC-H4 BoardingPhantom 6.png|The Covenant boards the ''Dawn''.
-File:Dawn Covenant boarders.jpg|John-117 engages Covenant boarders.
-File:2821575-gallery.jpg|John-117 encountering a [[lance]].
-File:2821574-gallery.jpg|John combating a Sangheili with an [[MA5D assault rifle]].
-File:H4-MasterChief-M6H-Campaign.jpg|John fighting boarders with an [[M6H magnum]].
-File:HTMCC-H4 DawnAssassination.png|John assassinates a Sangheili.
-File:HTMCC-H4 PressKit Requiem.jpg|Jul 'Mdama's fleet holds its position around Requiem.
-File:HTMCC-H4 Dawn Airlock.png|The airlock onboard the ''Dawn''.
-File:HTMCC-H4 Jackal Space Sniper.png|A Kig-Yar Sniper on the ''Dawn''{{'}}s exterior.
-File:HTMCC-H4 Requiem Portal.png|A view of Requiem's entry portal.
-File:HTMCC-H4 PressKit Chief 1.jpg|John-117 with a BR85HB battle rifle.
 </gallery>
-== Sources ==
+==Sources==
-{{Ref/Sources}}
+<references/>
-{{succession box | before = ''[[Prologue]]'' <br />| title = ''Halo 4'' Campaign Missions | years = '''''Dawn''''' |after = ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''}}
+{{Level|H4}}
-{{Levels|H4}}
-[[Category:Halo 4 campaign]]
+[[Category:Halo 4 Campaign]]