Swords of Sanghelios (level)

This article is about the campaign level. For the post-war Covenant splinter faction, see Swords of Sanghelios.

Swords of Sanghelios is a campaign level of Halo 5: Guardians.

Transcript

{Cutscene}

Open on the Template:UNSCship floating in space. Cut to its hangar interior. A Pelican passes over Sarah Palmer and Dr. Halsey, who are bringing luggage avoard another Pelican with the help of Marines. Locke and Vale approach them.

• Locke: "You're loading up, Commander?"

• Palmer': "We're going to see if Halsey can learn to speak Guardian."

• Halsey': "I'll have a briefing for you by the time we reach Sanghelios."

• Locke': "See you planetside."

Palmer nods, then Locke and Vale walk away.

• Vale': "So, you wrote a target dossier on the Arbiter when you were with ONI."

• Locke': "That was six years ago. What's your point?"

• Vale: "You recommended assassinating him."

• Locke: "After he killed millions of our people."

• Vale: "So why didn't you?"

• Locke: "Things changed."

The two Spartans stop to face Captain Lasky, escorting an allied Sangheili Storm. Unlike those of the Covenant, he wears sleeved red armor.

• Sangheili: "The Arbiter is engaged in combat. We will escort you to him."

Vale follows the Sangheili, while Locke steps aside to speak with Lasky.

• Lasky: "Locke. The planet's deep in a civil war. If this all goes sideways-"

• Locke: "I understand, sir. It's not my first mission that doesn't exist."

Lasky nods.

• Lasky: "Good luck Spartan."

Locke nods back and walks past, Lasky watching him with a worried expression. Cut to the hangar's edge, where the Spartans and Sangheili step into a red-armored Lich. With them aboard, the Lich flies off the Infinity, carrying a Phantom docked underneath it.

{Cutscene}

Open on the Urs system. The Lich flies past two moons, still carrying its docked Phantom. The Phantom separates from the Lich's gravity lift and flies toward Sangheilios.

Cut to the surface of the planet. In the distance, the Phantom flies over a desert region.

SANGHELIOS 27 OCTOBER, 2558
HOMEWORLD OF THE ELITES

Cut to a valley. The Phantom comes to a stop and hovers over a creek. It activates its turret and its gravity lift. Fade to white and then black.

SWORDS OF SANGHELIOS

{Gameplay}

Fireteam Osiris descends from the Phantom, dropping into the creek below. There are cliffs and statue ruins all around them. Their Phantom flies away.

• Mahkee 'Chava (COM): "Arbiter has united the keeps and formed a new alliance — the Swords of Sanghelios. With Arbiter's victories and the death of Jul 'Mdama, the Covenant remnants grow desperate. They have began an assault on 'Vadam lands, targeting Arbiter specifically."

• Locke: "And Arbiter's location?"

• Mahkee: "You will find Arbiter at the Elder Council Chambers. Victory to clan and kin, Spartans. Mahkee out."

• Vale: "I'm impressed. Arbiter has females in his ranks. War has traditionally been a male's job on Sanghelios."

The Spartans follow the creek. There is an ocean on their left, where distant buildings can be seen.

• Holly Tanaka: "What are those buildings over there?"

• Vale: "Suniaon. That's where the Guardian is located."

• Tanaka: "Gonna need serious backup to get anywhere near it."

• Locke: "We need the Swords of Sanghelios. And that means we need Arbiter."

Trivia

The campaign level takes place on the same date as the release of Halo 5: Guardians, albeit 543 years in the future.