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{{Title|''Memento Mori''}}
{{Status|Gameplay}}
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*''[[Memento Mori/Nothing Can Go Wrong|Nothing Can Go Wrong]]''
*''[[Memento Mori/Everything Has Gone Wrong|Everything Has Gone Wrong]]''
*''[[Memento Mori/The Cauldron Base|The Cauldron Base]]''
*''[[Memento Mori/Spartan Thorne|Spartan Thorne]]''
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|date=[[2558]]
|place=[[Requiem]]
|objective=''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]'' discovers the truth about [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean Knights|Prometheans]].
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'''''Memento Mori''''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Spartan Ops]]''. It was released on December 3, 2012. In this episode, [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s ultimate plan nears success, the ''Infinity''{{'}}s command crew makes a discovery that changes everything they thought they knew about the Forerunner Prometheans and the [[Spartan]]s must attempt to rescue [[Gabriel Thorne|one]] of [[SPARTAN-IV Program|their own]].

==Chapters==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; border:1px solid #999999; background: #FFFFFF;"
! #
! Name
! Location
! Description
|-
|1
|'''[[Memento Mori/Spartan Miller|Spartan Miller]]'''
|''[[The Gate]]''
|"''Infinity Science requests Spartan aid investigating anomalies in Requiem-wide portal system.''"
|-
|2
|'''[[Memento Mori/Nothing Can Go Wrong|Nothing Can Go Wrong]]'''
|''[[The Refuge (Requiem location)|The Refuge]]''
|"''Infinity Science has begun to understand Requiem's portal system and request assistance in its testing.''"
|-
|3
|'''[[Memento Mori/Everything Has Gone Wrong|Everything Has Gone Wrong]]'''
|''[[The Refuge (Requiem location)|The Refuge]]''
|"''The Refuge facility is the focus of heavy enemy activity. Additional UNSC forces are being deployed to the area.''"
|-
|4
|'''[[Memento Mori/The Cauldron Base|The Cauldron Base]]'''
|''[[The Cauldron]]''
|"''Forward Base Magma has placed a distress call. Fireteam Crimson is responding.''"
|-
|5
|'''[[Memento Mori/Spartan Thorne|Spartan Thorne]]'''
|''[[Quarry]]''
|"''Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne]] has been transported to Requiem, without weapons or comms. His current status is unknown.''"
|-
|}

==Opening cinematic==
''Fades from black to [[Galileo Base]].''
*'''[[Sarah Palmer|Palmer]] (COM)''': "[[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] has the situation on the ground covered. [[Fireteam Majestic|Majestic]], get that package off Galileo Base and back to the ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]'' pronto!"

''Fireteam Majestic comes out of a building, checking and securing the area around them as they head towards a [[D79H Pelican|Pelican]].''

*'''[[Madsen]]''': "So now we're Crimson's delivery service? How come we never get the interesting jobs?"

*'''[[Paul DeMarco|DeMarco]]''': "On me, [[Hoya]]."

''DeMarco and Hoya break off from the other three and move forward.''

*'''[[Tedra Grant|Grant]]''': "Moving out."

''The other three move but a [[fuel rod cannon]] round detonates in front of them.''

*'''DeMarco''': "Get to cover!!"

''Grant, Madsen and [[Gabriel Thorne|Thorne]] take cover, checking around.''

*'''Grant''': "Just had to open your big mouth again, Madsen."

*'''Madsen''': "We're not dead yet, Grant."

''Another cannon blast barely misses them.''

*'''Grant''': "Yet?"

*'''DeMarco''': "Regroup on me!"

''The three move. As another cannon fires, Grant rolls out of the blast into the building but Madsen and Thorne are still out.''

*'''DeMarco''': "Thorne, Madsen, move it!"

''Madsen taps Thorne's shoulder and the two join the rest of their fireteam.''

*'''Thorne''': "Anti-air's down!"

*'''DeMarco''': "Yes Thorne, I've noticed!"

''As Majestic looks on, a [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] and a couple of [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] block their way to the Pelican.''

*'''DeMarco''': "Alright Spartans, we're packing up this picnic. Everybody, get to the Pelican! Let's move!"

''DeMarco proceeds to move towards the Pelican but Madsen reaches out and stops him.''

*'''Madsen''': "Hey, hey, hey, woah, woah, woah!! We try to fly, we're dead!"

*'''Thorne''': "Hoya."

*'''Hoya''': "Yeah?"

''Thorne hands the "[[Didact's Gift]]" over to Hoya.''

*'''Thorne''': "Take this. Prep for lift-off. I've got an idea."

''Thorne gets up and runs from the group.''

*'''Madsen''': "Uhh?"

*'''DeMarco''': "Thorne, get back here!! That's an order!!!"

''Thorne runs over to the building ledge and jumps to [[Boarding (gameplay mechanic)|catch]] a Banshee flying between the canal.'' 

*'''Grant''': "We've got this, just go!"

''The rest of Majestic squad get up to run towards the Pelican while Thorne appears in the Banshee saluting the team. The view switches to a cliff side overlooking the base. The Phantom immediately explodes as Thorne attacks it with his stolen Banshee, crashing to the ground. [[Gek 'Lhar]] approaches Jul 'Mdama who is monitoring the activity.''

*'''Gek 'Lhar''': "Shipmaster 'Mdama! The humans have their prize! They are near escape!"

*'''Jul 'Mdama''': "Let them, Gek."

*'''Gek 'Lhar''': "They carry the soul of a Promethean Knight!"

*'''Jul 'Mdama''': "And we have made enough of a display trying to retrieve it."

''Cut to black.''

{{Center|'''HALO: INFINITY}}

''The view cuts to the package sitting on a table as [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] examines it.''

*'''Halsey''': "Taking a reading."

''The package burst open and the cover pieces float mid-air.''

*'''Halsey''': "Oh my..."

''Cut to Lasky who is looking inside the laboratory from outside.''

*'''Lasky''': "Doctor!"

*'''Halsey''': "A moment please."

''Dr. Halsey taps one of the floating pieces with her pen.''

*'''Halsey''': "Intriguing."

*'''Roland''': "Doc, this thing looks... kinda familiar."

*'''Halsey''': "Yes. It's very similar to an [[Riemann matrix|A.I. Matrix]]. But we expected that..."

''Dr. Halsey takes a closer look at the device, which releases an energy burst.''  

*'''Halsey''': "Woah!"

''Dr. Halsey falls to her back as the energy released from the device disrupts the surrounding lights and monitors.''

*'''Lasky''': "Dr. Halsey!"

''Lasky, Palmer, and Majestic squad rush into the room to help Halsey who pick herself up.''

*'''Halsey''': "Roland, freeze all monitors!"

''All the monitors freeze frame showing pictures of scenery.'' 

*'''Roland''': "Pictures?"

''Thorne approaches one of the pictures which shows several buildings.''

*'''Roland''': "Civilian life. Maybe a colony or something."

*'''Halsey''': "Not pictures...memories."

''Halsey turns around to look at the device.''

*'''Halsey''': "An alien A.I. full of human memories."

*'''Thorne''': "That's [[New Phoenix]]."

''Thorne turns around to face the group.''

*'''Thorne''': "I grew up there."

*'''Roland''': "Nah. That can't be right."

''Lasky and Palmer exchange looks.''

*'''Halsey''': "You knew this, didn't you, Captain Lasky."

*'''Lasky''': "The UNSC is aware that Prometheans are ancient humans."

*'''Halsey''': "That is not ancient. That is the [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on Earth from six months ago]]."

''Thorne turns around to face another monitor which shows the [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|mysterious Forerunner artifact]].''

*'''Thorne''': "You knew."

*'''Lasky''': "This is impossible, I...I have no idea how the hell these memories got from Earth to here."

''Thorne briefly looks at Lasky before storming out the room.''

*'''Palmer''': "Thorne."

''Thorne ignores Palmer and leaves the room. Dr. Halsey turns to look at the monitor he last observed.'' 

*'''Lasky''': "What is it, doctor?"

''Halsey also sees the artifact. Cut to the artifact. Lasky, Palmer, and Halsey (who is holding her datapad) proceed towards the artifact.''

*'''Halsey''': "I suspect we misunderstood the artifact's true purpose."

*'''Lasky''': "And that is?"

*'''Halsey''': "I'm working on it."

''Lasky and Palmer stop as Halsey walks closer to the artifact. The view cuts to a blue orb which shows Halsey typing on her datapad. Cut back to Halsey looking down at her datapad.''

<tt>'''H:PROMETHEAN SAMPLE..I FOUND EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID I WOULD'''<br>
>>'''</TT>

*'''Palmer''': "It's amusing to see you not have the answer to everything, for once." 

*'''Halsey''': "Enough has been kept from me. I've decided to start questioning all my prior assumptions."

*'''Lasky''': "Doctor, this is as much a surprise to us as it is to you."

*'''Halsey''': "I suspect that's a lie, Captain."

''Cut back to the blue orb. Jul 'Mdama is seen talking to it revealing that he is the unidentified individual that Halsey was communicating with.''

*'''Jul 'Mdama''': "So perhaps we can assist one another. You are familiar with the [[Librarian]]?"

*'''Halsey''': "The Librarian?"

*'''Lasky''': "Doctor?"

''Palmer walks over to Dr. Halsey and snatches the datapad out of her hand.''

*'''Palmer''': "What are you really doing?"

''Halsey attempts to get it back but Palmer holds her back. Palmer takes a look at the datapad.''

*'''Palmer''': "Who are you talking to?"

''Palmer tosses the datapad towards Lasky who catches it.''

*'''Halsey''': "You rude-"

''Palmer takes out her magnum and points it at Halsey's head.'' 

*'''Palmer''': "You want rude?"

''Lasky scrolls through the datapad with a pin.''

*'''Lasky''': "Palmer, take Dr. Halsey into custody."

''Cut back to the view screen. Jul 'Mdama observes Palmer taking Halsey away. Suddenly something activates in the background. Jul turns around.''

*'''Glassman''': "Haha! It works!"

''Glassman activates the shrine which now has a blue sphere around it. All the Sangheili including Gek proceed to bow.''

*'''Jul 'Mdama'''': "Glassman?"

*'''Glassman''': "Well at least...something... works."

''Jul 'Mdama stands next to Glassman and both individuals continue to observe the shrine. Cut to Thorne who is walking towards the artifact on ''Infinity''.''

*'''Thorne''': "Why did those people see you?"

''Thorne touches the artifact which activates. A portal appears on the artifact.''

*'''Thorne''': "What?"

''Thorne turns to escape, but he is sucked into the artifact. The artifact translocates Thorne to "[[the Cauldron]]" on Requiem. As Thorne gets up, [[seven]] [[Sangheili Storm]] approach him, activating their energy swords. Cut to black.''

==Trivia==
"Memento Mori" is a Latin phrase that is translated as "Remember your mortality", or "Remember you will die".<ref>[[wikipedia:Memento Mori|'''Wikipedia''': ''Memento mori'']]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Majestic - 2.png|[[Fireteam Majestic]] with the "[[Didact's Gift]]".
File:Madsen and Thorne.png|[[Madsen]] (left) and Thorne (right) with the artifact secured.
File:DeMarco - 2.png|[[Paul DeMarco]].
File:Madsen and DeMarco.png|Madsen (left) and DeMarco (right).
File:H4 SO Thorne Hijacks Banshee.jpg|Thorne with the hijacked Banshee
File:Gek overlooking Galileo Base.png|Gek.
File:Gek with 'Mdama.png|[[Jul 'Mdama]], along with [[Gek]], overlooking [[Galileo Base]].
File:Promethean AI Matrix.png|The "Didact's Gift" on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.
File:Promethean AI Matrix - Opened.png|The [[Promethean]] [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] matrix revealed.
</gallery>

==Sources==
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