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[[File:Carbine on Screen.jpg| | [[File:Carbine on Screen.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The [[Carbine]] displayed on the Covenant computer]] | ||
'''Halo2.com''' was a website part of ''[[Halo 2]]''<nowiki />'s marketing campaign. | '''Halo2.com''' was a website part of ''[[Halo 2]]''<nowiki />'s marketing campaign. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
[[File:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|180px|thumb|A guide to the cipher]] | [[File:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|180px|thumb|A guide to the cipher]] | ||
Prior to the release of ''[[Halo 2]]'', its official website, Halo2.com, was made over to appear as though it were a series of screens at the helm of a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ship during the [[Battle of Earth]]. The site made use of a substitution cipher to depict the [[ | Prior to the release of ''[[Halo 2]]'', its official website, Halo2.com, was made over to appear as though it were a series of screens at the helm of a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ship during the [[Battle of Earth]]. The site made use of a substitution cipher to depict the [[Covenant languages|Covenant language]] with characters composed of triangle groups in a way easily understood by determined ''Halo'' fans. The content of the text was mostly in character, but tended to stray into humor. | ||
==Site navigation== | ==Site navigation== | ||
===Front page=== | ===Front page=== | ||
Before the launch of the site in its Covenant theme, the front page featured a link to the ''Halo 2'' trailer in addition to a message in the Covenant language. This message read: ''"ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US AND WE LOVE BEES"'', referencing a popular Internet [[wikipedia: | Before the launch of the site in its Covenant theme, the front page featured a link to the ''Halo 2'' trailer in addition to a message in the Covenant language. This message read: ''"ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US AND WE LOVE BEES"'', referencing a popular Internet [[wikipedia:All_your_base_are_belong_to_us|meme]] as well as the [[i love bees]] [[Alternate reality game|Alternate Reality Game]], which was running at the time to promote ''Halo 2''. After the site's launch, the front page was replaced with a video depicting the control panels of a Covenant ship loading the program that made up the site's content. | ||
===Profiles=== | ===Profiles=== | ||
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File:Shadowed Prophet.jpg|A shadowed image of the [[Prophet of Truth]] | File:Shadowed Prophet.jpg|A shadowed image of the [[Prophet of Truth]] | ||
File:Elite Special Op.jpg|A profile of the [[Special Operations Sangheili]] | File:Elite Special Op.jpg|A profile of the [[Special Operations Sangheili]] | ||
File:Prophet Profile.jpg|A profile of the [[San'Shyuum]] | File:Prophet Profile.jpg|A profile of the [[San 'Shyuum]] | ||
File:Elite Minor.jpg|A profile of the [[Sangheili Minor]] | File:Elite Minor.jpg|A profile of the [[Sangheili Minor]] | ||
File:Brute Profile.jpg|A profile of the [[Jiralhanae]] | File:Brute Profile.jpg|A profile of the [[Jiralhanae]] | ||
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File:Needler profile.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] | File:Needler profile.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] | ||
File:PPistol profile.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]] | File:PPistol profile.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]] | ||
File:PGrenade profile.jpg|A profile of the [[ | File:PGrenade profile.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenade]] | ||
File:It Is Big.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|Brute Shot]] | File:It Is Big.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|Brute Shot]] | ||
File:Instant Death.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] | File:Instant Death.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] | ||
File:Plasma Rifle profile.jpg|A profile of the | File:Plasma Rifle profile.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]] | ||
File:Ownage Turret.jpg|A profile of the [[ | File:Ownage Turret.jpg|A profile of the [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Plasma Turret]] | ||
File:Galaxy map.jpg|A map of [[milky Way|the galaxy]] | File:Galaxy map.jpg|A map of [[milky Way|the galaxy]] | ||
File:Earth2552 Map.jpg|A map of Earth in 2552 | File:Earth2552 Map.jpg|A map of Earth in 2552 | ||
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File:Magnum profile.jpg|A profile of the [[M6C Personal Defense Weapon System|Magnum]] | File:Magnum profile.jpg|A profile of the [[M6C Personal Defense Weapon System|Magnum]] | ||
File:FGrenade profile.jpg|A profile of the [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|Fragmentation Grenade]] | File:FGrenade profile.jpg|A profile of the [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|Fragmentation Grenade]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
