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|name='''''Prepare to Drop''''' | |name='''''Prepare to Drop''''' | ||
|player=[[The Rookie]] | |player=[[The Rookie]] | ||
|date=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], 1602 hours | |date=[[2552 #October|October 20, 2552]], 1602 hours | ||
|place=[[Earth]] low orbit, above [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] | |place=[[Earth]] low orbit, above [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] | ||
|Objective= | |Objective= | ||
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*'''[[Corporal]] [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]''': "'Course they did. It's Earth." | *'''[[Corporal]] [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]''': "'Course they did. It's Earth." | ||
*'''[[Lance Corporal]] [[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]''': "Better late than never." | *'''[[Lance Corporal]] [[Kojo Agu| Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]''': "Better late than never." | ||
*'''Dutch''': "How 'bout you show some respect, Romeo?" | *'''Dutch''': "How 'bout you show some respect, Romeo?" | ||
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''Dare brushes past Buck toward the pods. Buck sighs. Cut to the rest of the team, who are gearing up.'' | ''Dare brushes past Buck toward the pods. Buck sighs. Cut to the rest of the team, who are gearing up.'' | ||
*'''Mickey''': "What the hell [[ | *'''Mickey''': "What the hell [[ODST_armor#S-1.2FONI_Recon_BDU|kind of armor]] was she wearing?" | ||
*'''Romeo''': "Dunno, Mickey. I wasn't looking at her gear." | *'''Romeo''': "Dunno, Mickey. I wasn't looking at her gear." | ||
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*'''Dutch''': "Well, we're gonna be close-quarters." | *'''Dutch''': "Well, we're gonna be close-quarters." | ||
''Romeo grabs an [[M90 shotgun]] and offers it to Dutch.'' | ''Romeo grabs an [[M90 shotgun|M90 shotgun]] and offers it to Dutch.'' | ||
*'''Romeo''': "Exactly." | *'''Romeo''': "Exactly." | ||
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*This is the only level in which [[Dare]] wears her [[ODST Ballistic Battle Armor#S-1/ONI Recon BDU|helmet]]. | *This is the only level in which [[Dare]] wears her [[ODST Ballistic Battle Armor#S-1/ONI Recon BDU|helmet]]. | ||
*Unlike the other levels in the game, this level is not viewable in [[Theater]] mode. | *Unlike the other levels in the game, this level is not viewable in [[Theater]] mode. | ||
*It is possible to "play" this level in [[Firefight]] mode, but viewers can only move around in camera form. Finish a solo game, so the game will load "Prepare to Drop" and then go into the Firefight lobby, where the level name and difficulty setting should be stated. Select "Start Game" and the one should be in the debriefing room as a floating camera.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZCG_edH1-g '''YouTube''': ''Halo 3 ODST Glitch with cutscene "Prepare to Drop" Firefight'']</ref> | *It is possible to "play" this level in [[Firefight]] mode, but viewers can only move around in camera form. Finish a solo game, so the game will load "Prepare to Drop" and then go into the Firefight lobby, where the level name and difficulty setting should be stated. Select "Start Game" and the one should be in the debriefing room as a floating camera. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZCG_edH1-g '''YouTube''': ''Halo 3 ODST Glitch with cutscene "Prepare to Drop" Firefight'']</ref> | ||
*When starting this level on [[Legendary]], players can see a picture of an apparent girl on the left side of the [[Rookie]]'s [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] pod. [[Joseph Staten]] commented that the person in the image is the Rookie's "beautiful girlfriend", but is actually an image of [[Chris Butcher]] edited to resemble a woman. According to Butcher, [[Shi Kai Wang]] and [[Steve Scott]] were responsible for this Easter egg.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Od4VCsy9k& '''YouTube''': ''Halo Fest 2011 - Bungie: Hatching the Cosmic Halo Egg Panel! PART 3'']</ref> | *When starting this level on [[Legendary]], players can see a picture of an apparent girl on the left side of the [[Rookie]]'s [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]] pod. [[Joseph Staten]] commented that the person in the image is the Rookie's "beautiful girlfriend", but is actually an image of [[Chris Butcher]] edited to resemble a woman. According to Butcher, [[Shi Kai Wang]] and [[Steve Scott]] were responsible for this Easter egg.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Od4VCsy9k& '''YouTube''': ''Halo Fest 2011 - Bungie: Hatching the Cosmic Halo Egg Panel! PART 3'']</ref> | ||
*The monitors seen throughout the room in the cutscene actually display the same screens encountered on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Orbital]], set on the [[Quito Space Tether]]. | *The monitors seen throughout the room in the cutscene actually display the same screens encountered on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Orbital]], set on the [[Quito Space Tether]]. | ||
*The location of the Slipspace rupture and much of New Mombasa's aesthetic appearance are changed from ''[[Halo 2]]'''s.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2HpmoyALOc&feature=PlayList&p=B7844AD67E6BD152&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15 Slipspace Comparison of ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''Halo 2'']</ref> | *The location of the Slipspace rupture and much of New Mombasa's aesthetic appearance are changed from ''[[Halo 2]]'''s. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2HpmoyALOc&feature=PlayList&p=B7844AD67E6BD152&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15 Slipspace Comparison of ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''Halo 2'']</ref> | ||
*This is one of five unplayable levels in the ''Halo'' series, although players can still control where the Rookie looks. | *This is one of five unplayable levels in the ''Halo'' series, although players can still control where the Rookie looks. | ||
*As the Rookie "snaps" his M7S SMG into his pod's weapon holster, one might notice that the gun's flashlight is active. | *As the Rookie "snaps" his M7S SMG into his pod's weapon holster, one might notice that the gun's flashlight is active. | ||
