H2:Outskirts

This article is about the level. For the achievement, see Outskirts (achievement).

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Outskirts
Game:	Halo 2 (Anniversary)
File name (?):	03a_oldmombasa
Player:	Master Chief
Date:	October 20, 2552
Location:	Old Mombasa, Kenya, Earth
Objective(s):	Regroup with Marines in Old Mombasa and head to the bridge leading to New Mombasa
Par Time:	00:15:00 (Master Chief Collection)
Par Score:	8,000 (Master Chief Collection)
	Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see H2:Outskirts/Walkthrough.

“

Rally scattered marines, clear hostile contacts from the old-city.

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Outskirts is the fourth campaign level of Halo 2. As the Master Chief, you must battle your way through the streets of Old Mombasa, Earth, with Marines to reach the beach. From there you head to a highway tunnel, which leads to the next level, Metropolis. This is also the first level in which you will encounter Jackals, Jackal Snipers, Hunters, and Phantom Dropships, as well as the first Halo 2 level in which you can drive vehicles, as well as the first mission to take place on the Earth. This is also the only level in the Halo Trilogy to feature the Ruwaa-pattern Shadow.

Transcript

{Cutscene} {Anniversary Cutscene}

Three Pelicans rocket away from the In Amber Clad, jet engines thundering, and spear out towards New Mombasa. The Solemn Penance hovers high over the city, its gravity lift engaged.

• Cortana (COM): "The message just repeats. Regret, Regret, Regret."

The Master Chief watches from the stern of a Pelican as the clouds roll by below.

• Commander Keyes (COM): "Catchy. Any idea what it means?"

A convoy of Warthogs are seen as the Pelicans pass over them.

• Sergeant Johnson (COM): "Dear Humanity...we regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth."

Inside the cockpit of the Pelican, Johnson leans against the bulkhead behind the two pilots.

• Sergeant Johnson: "And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!"

• Pilots: (in unison) "Oo-rah!"

• Cortana (COM): "Regret is a name, Sergeant. The name of one of the Covenant's religious leaders. A Prophet. He's on that carrier, and he's calling for help."

A Marine sniper-spotter team lies prone on a rooftop, and the Pelicans fly over their position.

• Marine (COM): "Immediate: Grid kilo two-three is hot. Recommend mission abort."

• Pilot (COM): "Roger, recon. (to Johnson) It's your call, Sarge."

• Sergeant Johnson: "We're going in. Get tactical, Marines!"

Cut to the Pelican's troop bay. A Marine loads rounds into his Battle Rifle and cocks the gun, and a sharpshooter examines a magazine before slotting it into his Sniper Rifle. A third Marine puts on a helmet, tapping it to make sure it's tight. Master Chief stands silently, gazing at the streets below.

• Lord Hood (COM): "Master Chief, get aboard that carrier, and secure the Prophet of Regret. This is the only place on Earth the Covenant decided to land. That Prophet is going to tell us why."

• Pilot: "Thirty seconds out. Stand by to...whoa."

The pilot goes silent as a huge Protos-pattern Scarab lumbers into view. Its leg spears a truck, destroying it instantly. Its main gun then focuses and fires, destroying the lead Pelican. The two other Pelicans veer off, as a plasma turret on the Scarab's back track them. The leftward dropship, with Johnson and the Chief on board, catches a burst of plasma on its right flank, flips inverted, hits a building, and slides through a low brick wall, before blacking out the frame.

NOTE: In the Anniversary version, the rightward dropship is also cut down by the Scarab's plasma turret, leading to the events of Another Day At the Beach.

{Gameplay}

The Master Chief regains consciousness.

Cortana:

• (Easy): "You all right, Chief?"

• (Normal): "Hey, (fakes tapping helmet) Wake up."

• (Heroic): "Talk to me, should I start CPR? What's going on?"

• (Legendary): "Blink if you can hear me, Chief."

They'll Regret That Too

• Sergeant Johnson: "Shake it off, Marines. Clear the crash site! Go, go, go!"

A single Unggoy Minor walks up the alley towards the crashed Pelican. Upon seeing the UNSC force it tries to flee but is quickly killed. The Chief and the rest of the team arrive at a bombed-out building occupied by the Covenant. An enemy Phantom flies overhead.

• Marine: "Secure this area! Dig in fellas! For now, this is home."

• Marine: "Hoo-rah!"

Covenant Sangheili, Kig-Yar and Unggoy appear in the area, and upon sighting the team they open fire.

• Sergeant Johnson: "If they didn't know we're here before, they do now."

The courtyard in Halo 2 and Anniversary.

A few Covenant troops including Kig-Yar Snipers (on higher difficulties) appear on the rooftops.

• Sergeant Johnson: "Yep, here they come! Up high!"

• Sergeant Johnson: "I don't wanna kill ya, you're just too ugly to let live!"

After the first wave of Covenant forces are killed:

• Sergeant Johnson: "More on the street, left side!"

Two Marines and John-117 in combat after the Pelican crash.

After the second wave of Covenant are killed, another lance of Kig-yar led by a Sangheili Minor appear through the path the Chief came in.

• Sergeant Johnson: "We got Jackals in the courtyard!"

Later, a group of Yanme'e flies into the courtyard.

• Sergeant Johnson: "Buggers, headin' over the rooftops!"

Another wave of Covenant attacks.

• Sergeant Johnson: "Across the street! Down low!"

Later, the sound of a Phantom's engines drifts over the rooftop.

• Sergeant Johnson (COM): "Eyes up! Phantom's back!"

The Phantom drops off another wave of Covenant (which includes a Sangheili Zealot on legendary difficulty). After the UNSC forces deal with them, a Pelican arrives, hovering over the courtyard.

• Pilot (COM): "My girl's a little big for that courtyard, Sergeant. I see a good LZ on the other side of these buildings. Meet you there, over."

• Sergeant Johnson: "Copy that. Someone get a satchel on the gate!"

Before anyone can reach for a satchel, the gates begin to shake, raising dust. A few seconds later, they break, and a pair of Mgalekgolo arrive.

• Cortana: "Hunters!"

• Sergeant Johnson (COM): "Stand back, Marines. Let the Chief show you how it's done!"

Once the Mgalekgolo are elim