Editing Prototype

{{Title|''Prototype''}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Cleanup}}
{{Film infobox
|image = [[File:Prototype poster.jpg|250px]]
|name = Prototype
|director = Tomoki Kyoda<br>Yasushi Muraki
|studio = [[Wikipedia:Bones (studio)|Bones]]
|distributor = [[Wikipedia:Warner Brothers|Warner Bros.]]
|release date = February 16, 2010 (Full release)
|language = English and Japanese
}}
'''''Prototype''''' is one of the [[seven]] short films in ''[[Halo Legends]]'', the anime adaptation of the ''[[Halo]]'' universe.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=933040 Halo.Bungie.Org - Halo Legends: Polite Questions Answered Here]</ref><ref>[http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1007244p1.html IGN.com - SDCC 09: Halo Legends In-Depth]</ref>

The story follows [[Ghost (Marine)|Ghost]], a [[UNSC]] [[Marine]] sent to [[Algolis]] to destroy a [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS|prototype powered armor]]. When he arrives, he finds the planet is still defended by [[humans]] who are under siege by the [[Covenant]]. The suit is their only hope for survival.

==Plot Synopsis==
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Two Marines—Sergeant Ghost and an [[Unnamed Marine (Prototype)|unnamed female]]—take shelter in a forest on an unknown planet, surrounded by their dead comrades. The female marine asks her Sergeant about his call sign, "Ghost", while he dispassionately treats her wounds. With her dying words, she asks him, for once in his life, to "be human". The Marine's death and last words leave the usually-emotionless Ghost deeply disturbed. Having "died on the inside," he cried out to the sky and vowed to avenge his fallen platoon.

Three years later, the planet Algolis is under attack by the Covenant. The Marines defending [[UNSC]] [[Weapons Research Facility T12A]] are taking heavy casualties fighting Covenant air and ground forces, trying to buy time for the remaining civilians to evacuate. However, the [[Hades Corps]] of UNSC Engineers refuses to retreat until all weapons and navigational data are destroyed in compliance with the [[Cole Protocol]]. As Covenant forces began their final push towards the base, the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS]] the Marines were sent to destroy flies out of a nearby hangar.

The suit is being piloted by Ghost, who disobeyed the Cole Protocol in an effort to help the planet's civilians and his Marines escape. Ghost engages the Covenant on the ground and in the air, taking out large numbers of their forces with the armor's built-in weaponry. However, Ghost is eventually overwhelmed by Covenant infantry and the suit's [[Energy Shield|shielding system]] starts to fail. The ADS ends up completely disabled when a [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|plasma grenade]] severs its (and Ghost's) left arm.

As Ghost struggles to move inside the disabled armor, he looks up at the escaping shuttles and flashes back to the female Marine's death. He admits that the moment she died in his arms, a part of him was lost as well. He became a "ghost"—a shadow surrounded by death. A countdown on the suit's HUD finishes, and the onboard computer requests a voice command to activate the [[self-destruct]] function. Ghost turns to face the advancing Covenant for one last glance, and gives the command: "Be Human". The prototype suit explodes in a nuclear detonation, killing Ghost and all of the surrounding Covenant.

As the evacuees rendezvous with a [[UNSC frigate]] in orbit of Algolis, Ghost's commanding officer reports that the Cole Protocol has been successfully enforced; all navigational data and technology prototypes have been destroyed. He rescinds his previous request for Ghost's court-martial, listing him as [[Missing in Action|missing]] during heavy combat on Algolis and further stating that Ghost demonstrated great conduct as a Marine and human being. He then informs of their planned rendezvous with the {{UNSCShip|Heart of Midlothian}}.
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==Appearances==
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
*[[Ghost (Marine)|Sergeant "Ghost"]]
*[[Unidentified Marine (Ghost's platoon)|Unnamed Marine]]

|title-2=Species|
*[[Human]]
*[[Mgalekgolo]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Unggoy]]

|title-3=Organizations|
*[[Covenant]]
**[[Special Warfare Group]]
***[[Covenant Special Operations]]
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
**[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
***[[UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers]]
****[[Hades Corps]]

|title-4=Locations|
*[[Algol system]]
**[[Algolis]]
***[[Materials Group|Materials Group facility]]
****[[Weapons Research Facility T12A|UNSC Weapons Research Facility T12A]]

|title-5=Events|
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
**[[Algolis Invasion]]

|title-6=Vehicles|
*[[D77-TC Pelican]]
*[[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS]] (First appearance)
*[[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]]
*{{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}
*[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft]]
*{{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}
*[[Banta-class colony ship]]
*[[UNSC Destroyer]]
**{{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}} {{Mo}}
*[[UNSC frigate]]
**''[[Unidentified UNSC frigate (Algolis)|Unidentified frigate]]''

|title-7=Weapons|
*[[Assault cannon]]
*[[BR55 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle]]
*[[M7/Caseless Sub Machine Gun]]
*[[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System]]
*[[Sniper Rifle System 99D-Series 2 Anti-Matériel]]
*[[T261 Lucifer Arm-Mounted Gatling Gun]]
*{{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol]]
*{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}
*{{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}
*[[Type-51 Carbine]]
*{{Pattern|Pek|plasma cannon}}

|title-8=Other|
*[[Heads-up display]]
**[[Motion tracker]]
*[[Methane tank]]
*[[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform]]
**[[CH252 helmet]]
**[[M52B body armor]]
*[[Weapon attachment]]
**[[Flashlight]]
**[[Muzzle brake]]
**[[Telescopic sight]]}}

== Trivia ==
*After the first [[Banta-class transport|cargo ship]] lifts off and is destroyed, the next scene shows a [[Phantom]] with a {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} in the troop bay. This is inaccurate as vehicles are actually carried on the underside of Phantoms.
*All Covenant species depicted in this episode have blue blood, despite the Elites and Hunters having purple and orange blood, respectively.
*Strangely, the frigate that the Marines retreated to following the battle on the surface knowingly rendezvouses with the UNSC ''Heart of Midlothian'', while the [[Cole Protocol]] demands that if Covenant forces are detected, a ''random'' jump must be executed. However, as the Protocol also states that the jump must not be executed towards any human population centers, it is possible that the jump was not considered a violation.
*In his after-action report at the end of the episode, Ghost's superior officer rescinds his petition for Ghost to receive a "military court-martial". This is redundant as a [[Wikipedia:Court-martial|court-martial]] is (as indicated by its very name) is a military court.
*This episode serves as a prequel to the story ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' from ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''. [[Ghost (Marine)|Ghost]] and his actions are briefly thought about by [[Michael Baird]] at the beginning of the story and the {{UNSCShip|Heart of Midlothian}} is heading to check out [[Algolis]] after hearing from the survivors.
*During the final battle between Ghost and the Covenant, a [[Grunt]] can be seen dual-wielding a [[plasma pistol]] and a {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}.
*The cargo ships being used for evacuation are the same kind of cargo ships used for the same purpose during the [[Battle for Arcadia]] as seen in the ''[[Halo Wars]]'' level ''[[Arcadia City]]''.

==Gallery==
===Concept art===
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<gallery>
File:Prototype_Nighttime_Concept.png|Nighttime
File:Prototype_Facility_Concept.png|Facility
File:Prototype_Base_Concept.png|Base
File:Prototype_Distant_Concept.png|Distant
File:Prototype_Hangar_Concept.png|Hangar
File:Prototype_PowerLines_Concept.png|Power Lines
File:Prototype_RemoteWorld_Concept.png|Remote World
File:Prototype_Ledge_Concept.png|Ledge
File:Prototype_Departure_Concept.png|Departure
File:Prototype_CarbineAndNades_Concept.png|Carbine and 'nades
File:Prototype_Entrenched_Concept.png|Entrenched
File:Prototype_FuelRodCannon_Concept.png|Fuel Rod Cannon
File:Prototype_Banshee_Concept.png|Banshee
File:Prototype_BattleRifle_Concept.png|Battle Rifle
File:Prototype_PlasmaPistol_Concept.png|Plasma Pistol
File:Prototype_PlasmaRifle_Concept.png|Plasma Rifle
File:Prototype_AssaultRifle_Concept.png|Assault Rifle
File:Prototype_SubmachineGun_Concept.png|Submachine Gun
File:Prototype_SniperRifle_Concept.png|Sniper Rifle
File:Prototype_Base_Concept_2.png|Base
File:Prototype_Warthog_Concept.png|Warthog
File:Prototype_Wraith_Concept.png|Wraith
File:Prototype_Prototype_Concept.png|Prototype
File:Prototype_Versatile_Concept.png|Versatile
File:Prototype_EarlyDesign_Concept.png|Early Design
File:Prototype_EvacuationCraft_Concept.png|Evacuation Craft
File:Prototype_Phantom_Concept.png|Phantom
File:Prototype_Facility_Concept_2.png|Facility
File:Prototype_BeHuman_Concept.png|Be Human
File:Prototype_Alone_Concept.png|Alone
File:Prototype_Pelican_Concept.png|Pelican
File:Prototype_ChinGun_Concept.png|Chin Gun
File:Prototype_PlasmaTurret_Concept.png|Plasma Turret
</gallery>

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