H4:Infinity

This article is about the level. For articles of the same name, see Infinity (disambiguation).

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Infinity
Game:	Halo 4
File name (?):	m60_rescue
Player:	Master Chief
Date:	July 21, 2557
Location:	Requiem, in and around the crash site of the UNSC Infinity
Objective(s):	Search for UNSC forces and assist in driving off the attack on Infinity.
Par Time:	00:25:00 (Master Chief Collection-only)
Par Score:	25,000 (Master Chief Collection-only)
	Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see H4:Infinity/Walkthrough.

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Following the Didact to Infinity's crash site, Chief and Cortana descend into the surrounding swamp to rescue UNSC survivors.

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Infinity is the fifth campaign level of Halo 4, and the fourth one with actual gameplay.

Completing the level on any difficulty grants the player the "Infinity" achievement, worth 10 Gamerscore ponits, while completing the level with no preventable Marine deaths on Heroic or Legendary difficulty unlocks the "Bros to the Close" achievement, worth 20 Gamerscore points.

In Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the "Infinity" achievement can be unlocked with the same criteria and awards 10 Gamerscore points. "Bros to the Close", unlockable with the same requirements, awards only 10 Gamerscore points. Finding and accessing the terminal in the level unlocks the "Charum Hakkor" achievement, worth 5 Gamerscore points. Unlocking the "Ouroboros" and "Jungle Warfare" achievements require beating the level's 25 minute par time and 25,000 point par score, respectively.

Summary

John-117 arrives at UNSC Infinity's crash site to find UNSC forces overwhelmed by the Prometheans. After searching and finding a few squads of dead Marines, John eventually meets Thomas Lasky and Commander Sarah Palmer. Captain Andrew Del Rio orders ground teams to return to Infinity to repel the attackers, but Lasky cannot clear a landing zone. He asks John-117 to clear a landing zone for the UNSC forces in the swamp. John-117 finds an area occupied by the Covenant remnant, who have joined the Promethean forces, and clears it for a landing zone.

John-117 is then taken by a Pelican to Infinity's crash site, where he, along with several Spartan-IVs, clear a path to Infinity's hangar bay. Once he enters the ship, John-117 pilots a Mantis and heads through the service corridor to the top side of Infinity, where the Covenant remnant has set up three jammers to prevent the ship from firing her weapons at the Didact and the Covenant remnant's cruisers. John destroys the jammers, and holds out until he can reactivate the Infinity's MAC cannons. With Infinity's weapons all firing at his Cryptum, the Didact retreats after two Covenant Zanar-pattern light cruisers are destroyed.

Transcript

A Covenant aircraft fleet rapidly approaches the Infinity.

{Cutscene}

Fade in to John-117, traversing a forest on his trek towards the grounded UNSC Infinity.

• Cortana: "Stay low; recon sortie heading this way."

John hides himself beneath a tree as several Phantoms and Banshees speed towards the Infinity. The Didact's Cryptum holds position above the ship, sending out periodic scans over the hull.

• Cortana: "The ship looks intact."

• John-117: "Something tells me that's only because the Didact wanted it that way."

• Commander Thomas Lasky (COM): "This is Lasky to UNSC Infinity. We're up to our necks in bad guys down here! Does anyone read?"

• John-117: "This is Sierra-117 of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn. We're on station, ready to assist."

• Lasky (COM): "Negative copy, sounded like you said "Forward Unto Dawn"? Come again-"

The transmission breaks up, leaving only static.

• Cortana: "Signal's bouncing in and out; I can't clean it up."

• John-117: "Light up their friend-or-foe tags; we're gonna need something to zero in on."

John looks on as the Cryptum continues to scan the Infinity. Fade to black.

INFINITY

{Gameplay}

Another aerial squadron passes overhead while the Didact continues with his scans.

• Cortana: "I'm seeing numerous IFF tags below the tree line. Painting the closest one on your HUD."

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If the Chief approaches the cliff:

• John-117: "That scan's the same one we saw on the Dawn."

• Cortana: "Except now, the Didact's free to handle it personally."

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John turns around and heads deeper into the jungle.

• Captain Andrew Del Rio (COM): "Infinity to Commander Lasky, we've lost contact with your Pelicans. Report in!"

• John-117: "They must not have received his distress call."

John continues on and reaches an opening between the trees, leading to a small clearing in the jungle. Three Promethean Knights phase away from the area, leaving three Marine corpses.

• John-117: "Lasky?"

• Cortana: "One of them's an officer. Check his IFF tag."

John accesses one of the corpses' IFF tag.

• Cortana: "The tag IDs him as Jiminez, Paolo J."

• John-117: "Then Lasky's still out there somewhere."

(Subtitles only)

• Marine #1: "I mean, c'mon, Sarge - who sends a recon downrange in the middle of a firefight?"

• Marine #2: "What was that?"

• Marine #1: "Tangos on our six!"

• Marine #2: "Now they're be...AAAA"

John pushes on, fighting Prometheans, including Crawlers and Crawler Snipes. He reaches a small hilltop, where a Marine is being held in a chokehold by a Promethean Knight. The Marine defiantly shoves a grenade into the Knight, taking the Promethean with him. A small module is left behind after the Knight has dissolved.

• Cortana: "Hold up, what was that he dropped on the ground over there?"

John picks up the Promethean vision module. He activates it, tinting the environment in blue; the Promethean hostiles patrolling below him are highlighted in red.

• Cortana: "This is what they've been using to see through the fog."

John pushes on, eliminating the Prometheans he encounters.

• Cortana: "We've got another IFF on the far side of this thicket."

Another fallen Marine lies ahead. John accesses the nearby tag.

• Lasky (recording): "We should get eyes out there, looking for the others."

• Commander Sarah Palmer (recording): "Peters, you heard Commander Lasky."

• CPO Peters (recording): "CFB, ma'am. Bulldogs, on me! We're going for a walk."

• Cortana: "Lasky's been through here, recently by the timestamp."

John continues on deeper into the jungle.

• Cortana: "I've got another IFF tag, but as far as I can tell we're moving into a chokepoint. This may end up as a dead end."

John arrives at the entrance to a Forerunner structure, hidden beneath thick foliage. A stack of UNSC crates and weaponry lies outside the doorway, along with an IFF tag. Unlike the last tags, there are no nearby corpses.

• Cortana: "That's the friend-or-foe tag, but where's whoever it belongs to?"

John accesses the IFF tag record.

• Marine #3 (recording): "XO! We've got it!"

• Palmer (recording): "Move, move, move!"

• Marine #4 (recording): "Light's green!"

• Marine #3 (recording): "C'mon, crank it!"

• Lasky (recording): "Palmer, get your folks inside!"

• Palmer (recording): "Yes, sir! Fours, go!"

Several NAV points appear behind the entrance.

• Cortana: "Multiple IDs - Chief, they're friendlies!"

{Cutscene}

John and Palmer stand guard as Lasky communicates with Captain Del Rio.

Two SPARTAN-IVs exit as soon as the doorway opens, led by Sarah Palmer. They secure the area behind John as he observes them. Lasky approaches John.

• Lasky: "Afraid we'll have to give you an IOU on that welcome home party."

The Commander shakes the Chief's hand.

• Lasky: "Tom Lasky, First Officer of Infinity. Never thought I'd see you again."

• Palmer: "Seal her up!"

Palmer turns around and approaches John, smiling.

• Palmer: "I thought you'd be taller."

John stares at her wo