H5G:Glassed

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Glassed
Game:	Halo 5: Guardians
File name (?):	Cutscene: cin_060 Level: w1_meridian
Player:	Jameson Locke (Fireteam Osiris)
Date:	October 25, 2558
Location:	Meridian
Objective(s):	Reach Meridian Station and recover Spartan Blue Team.
Par Time:	00:16:00
	Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see H5G:Glassed/Walkthrough.

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Osiris must pursue Blue Team to a glassed world beyond UNSC jurisdiction.

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Glassed is the third campaign level of Halo 5: Guardians.

Completing the level on any difficulty unlocks the "Glasslands" achievement, worth 10 Gamerscore points. Completing the level without any player using Smart-Link unlocks "Shoot from the Hip" achievement, worth 10 Gamerscore points, while completing it without entering any vehicle will unlock "Going the Distance", also worth 10 Gamerscore points.

Transcript

{Cutscene}

Establishing shot: the UNSC Infinity.

Cut to the bridge of the Infinity. Dr. Catherine Halsey is speaking to Captain Lasky. Roland's hologram is above his desk.

• Halsey: "I tried to warn you this was happening! Cortana is no longer an asset, Captain. She is a danger. She has accessed the Forerunner Domain, a galaxy-spanning network-"

• Roland: "Cortana's alive?"

• Halsey: "-that allows her to control whatever devices caused this damage."

• Roland: "How is she-"

• Lasky: "The Master Chief believes she contacted him-"

• Halsey: "What? No. John must not speak to her."

• Lasky: "-and he's gone in search of her."

• Halsey: "You let him go?"

• Roland: "How is that-"

Sarah Palmer enters and interrupts him.

• Palmer: "Nobody lets the Chief do anything. He does what he wants."

• Lasky: "Until 0631 this morning, when he was declared absent without leave."

• Roland: "This isn't about the Master Chief."

Halsey interrupts him. Roland looks at her surprised.

• Halsey: "John is not equipped emotionally to deal with her as a threat-"

• Roland: "HEY! Is anyone going to answer me?!"

• Lasky: "You're out of line Roland."

• Roland: "Yes sir. But so is everyone else!"

Roland speaking to Dr. Halsey, Captain Lasky and Commander Palmer.

Roland gestures at Halsey, who looks at him mournfully.

• Roland: "You created Cortana, Doc, and now you're throwing her out the airlock with these accusations!"

• Lasky: "Roland."

• Roland: "You think she tricked the Master Chief into abandoning his post? Respectfully, sir, to what end? Why is Cortana the problem?! Because she refused to die when she was supposed to?"

Fade to black.

Fade in to a hangar on the Infinity. A Mammoth is being loaded away. Nearby, Jameson Locke and Edward Buck work at a small lab.

• Buck: "You're okay with this? Not just another target, you know."

• Locke: "Every target is just another target, Buck."

Buck picks up and moves a briefcase.

• Buck: "Yeah. For you maybe."

• Buck: "I loved being an ODST."

Buck raises his pistol Whispered Truth and mimes shooting it.

• Buck: "Point and shoot. None of this gray area BS."

Locke opens a machine that carries a gray disc suspended in anti-gravity. He takes it out of the machine.

• Buck: "I mean, how are we even supposed to bring them in? Ask politely?"

Locke activates the disc, and it begins to spin, glow red, and whir.

• Locke: "No."

Locke throws the device at Buck, and his armor locks in place. He struggles to move, as its shields flicker and its limbs become immobile.

• Buck: "The hell?"

Locke pulls the device off Buck's armor, letting him move again.

• Locke: "Armor restraint. Short circuit their suit systems."

Buck looks at the device worriedly as Locke walks away.

• Buck: "You know, Locke..."

Locke turns to face him as their Pelican rises up.

• Buck: "Every other Spartan... every soldier, when they hear about this... they're gonna hate us. You know that, right?"

Locke looks back at him coldly.

• Locke: "You're not the only one here because of him."

He turns and walks away. Buck doesn't look reassured.

Fade to black.

Mission Start

Pinnacle Station's orbital section.

Fade in on an orbital elevator high above the surface of Meridian. Osiris' Pelican Kilo 97 flies to its dock.

{Gameplay}

Fireteam Osiris is assembled in the orbital elevator's cab. The cab has large windows, showing a low orbit view of Meridian.

• Holly Tanaka: "The Covenant glassed this planet in '48. It was a UNSC colony then, but we never came back. Run by a private corp now. Chipping away the glass, making her livable."

• Buck: (annoyed) "Why are we taking the long way down?"

• Tanaka: "Because it's polite. Grew up on an indie colony like Meridian. Folks out here don't take kindly to the UNSC landing in the middle of town. Tend to see it as an act of aggression."

The elevator passes through atmosphere. Meridian's surface can be seen now. Explosions burst in the sky. A few burning pieces of debris fly by while Phaetons are also seen crashing and flying.

• Buck: "Speaking of acts of aggression..."

• Olympia Vale: "Those are Forerunner ships!"

• Tanaka: "What the hell are Forerunners doing here?"

• Locke: "Maybe we're not the only ones here for the Master Chief."

A new comm tag appears on the player's HUD.

• Governor Sloan (COM): "Whoever the hell is on my elevator- (static) -identify yourself."

• Locke: "This is Spartan Jameson Locke, UNSC."

• Sloan (COM): "Thugs! (static) The lot of you!"

• Locke: "To whom am I speaking?"

• Sloan (COM): "This is Governor Sloan. And you can get- (static)"

• Buck: "Governor didn't seem to want our help."

• Locke: "Well he's going to get it anyway."

• Elevator PA: "Approaching Meridian surface. Prepare to disembark."

The door opens and Osiris steps out of the elevator. Locke approaches an armed settler.

• Settler: "Spartans?! What the hell are Spartans doing here?"

• Locke: "What's going on?"

• Settler: "Meridian Station's under attack! Sloan's trying to put up a fight, but... I got family up there. They ain't armed."

• Locke: "Osiris, the people of Meridian Station need our assistance."

• Sloan (PA): "Sloan to all hands. Take up defensive positions. Do not panic."

• Elevator PA(Repeated): "Station under attack. Security protocols engaged."

• Settler: "What the hell are those things?"

• Settler: "Has anyone heard from Apogee Station?"

• Settler: "What is this? What's happening?"

If Osiris returns to the previous Settlers.

• Settler: "Get off Meridian, you monsters."

• Settler: "UNSC forces on Meridian."

• Settler: "Everyone remain calm. Governor Sloan's on top of the situation."

If Osiris approaches the console with the map of the station on it.

• Sloan (COM): "Elevator control report."

• Settler: "Governor, we got problems. Turret systems are offline."

• Sloan (COM): (grunt) "I can't seem to do anything here. Looks like a problem in the lock down procedures. Try a local reset."

If the switch is pressed at the console with the map on it.

• Settler (COM): "Governor Sloan. Come in, Governor. We're under attack! It's not Covenant. It's not UNSC. I don't know what they are, but we need help, now!"

Osiris arrives at the entrance to the space elevator. It's shut tight, with many armed settlers guarding it. A faint battle can be heard outside.

• Settler: "Why are Spartans here?"

• Settler: "Governor Sloan was right. The UNSC have come for us."

• Any member of Osiris: "Meridian control. We need you to open the doors to the space elevator."

• Kyle Kingawa (COM): "But it's overrun!"

• Any member of Osiris: "Open the doors so we can help."

• Franco Dimezzo (COM): "Dammit, Kyle! Do it!"

• Kingawa (COM): "Fine! Go!"

• Settler: "Spartans on Meridian. Never thought I would see the day."

The courtyard in front of Pinnacle Station.

The door slowly opens, revealing an outdoor security station courtyard being attacked by hordes of Promethean Crawlers and Soldiers.

• Settler: "They are running in."

• Settler: "There's still people out there. Fighting. We are just standing here doing nothing. We need to go out there."

• Vale: "Base is on lockdown. No way out."

• Buck: "There must be a way to shut down the security system."

• Tanaka: "Yeah. Eliminate the threat then lockdown ends."

• Sloan (PA): "All good people of Meridian. You are hereby ordered to take up arms and defend your home from these aggressors."

• Sloan (COM): "Elevator control. Get those automated turrets online."

• Kingawa (COM): "We're trying, Governor! Security tower door's jammed!"

• Buck: "Automated turrets? Those could be useful."

• PA: "Hostile activity detected. Lockdown engaged."

If the player climbs to the top of the left security station, they reach the turret control room. Two miners inspect its locked door.

• Settler: "Turret controls are in there, but the security shutter is jammed."

Locke smashes through the door. He presses a button inside, and turrets on the buildings open f