H3:The Covenant
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Installation 00, in and around the Citadel |
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Stop and kill the Prophet of Truth. |
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00:20:00 (Master Chief Collection) |
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25,000 (Master Chief Collection) |
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Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see H3:The Covenant/Walkthrough. |
| “ | Breach the barrier. Stop Truth. | ” |
The Covenant is the title of the eighth campaign level of Halo 3. This level is significant as it is both the longest of the game and the Covenant's last stand. After the Covenant have been defeated, there is only one last threat the UNSC and Sangheili have to deal with: the Flood.
Upon completing it on the Normal, Heroic, or Legendary difficulties, the player will earn the Last Stand achievement and 40 Gamerscore. Earning over 50,000 points in the campaign meta-game on this level will give the player the Vanguard achievement and 10 Gamerscore.
Summary[edit]
On the Ark, the Master Chief must stop the Prophet of Truth from firing the rings. Before reaching Truth, the UNSC and Sangheili forces must deactivate three towers powering the defensive barrier protecting the Prophet's citadel. They deactivate two towers, but the initial assault on the third tower fails, resulting in Sergeant Johnson being taken prisoner. The Master Chief joins forces with the Arbiter and the other Sangheili and they launch a joint assault on the third tower. The Chief completes Johnson's task and deactivates the final tower, lowering the barrier. Before the Shadow of Intent can begin its assault, however, the Flood-infested High Charity emerges from slipspace and crashes into the Ark, damaging the Shadow of Intent in the process. The UNSC and Sangheili forces make one final ground assault on the citadel, facing off against a massive vehicular Covenant force, including two Scarabs at once.
After defeating the Covenant forces outside, the Master Chief and the Arbiter enter the citadel, only to discover that Truth is moments away from using Sergeant Johnson to activate the Halo Array. In a desperate effort to stop Truth, Miranda Keyes crash lands her Pelican into the citadel's control room and attempts to rescue Johnson. However, she is killed by Truth who then forces Johnson to activate the Ark. United by the common purpose of stopping the rings, the Gravemind offers an alliance with the Chief and the Arbiter. With the Flood's help, the Chief and the Arbiter defeat Truth's remaining followers and shut down the Halos. The Arbiter then personally executes Truth, ending the Human-Covenant war at last. Moments later, however, the Gravemind and the Flood turn against them. Johnson escapes in Keyes' Pelican while the Chief and the Arbiter fight their way back outside. Upon escaping, they finally discover Cortana's solution to the Flood: a newly-constructed Halo ring built to replace the destroyed Installation 04. When fired, the Halo will cleanse the Flood infestation upon the Ark while leaving the rest of the galaxy unharmed. The Chief realizes that in order to fire it, he must rescue Cortana from High Charity as she still possesses the Activation Index from the first Halo ring.
Transcript[edit]
Trident[edit]
Three teams. Three towers.
Five Pelicans fly in. They are followed by two Sangheili Phantoms. Behind them is the Sangheili CAS-class assault carrier Shadow of Intent. The view changes to a large energy barrier surrounded by Covenant forces
- Commander Miranda Keyes (COM): "We hit these three generators, and the barrier will fall?"
- 343 Guilty Spark (COM): "A small section, yes."
A patrolling Unggoy spots the dropships as they approach the mainland. It jumps and cowers.
- Commander Keyes (COM): "Good enough. Johnson, drop the Chief at the first generator, then head to the third. The Elites will punch right down the middle."
- Sergeant Johnson (COM): "Roger that."
The Pelicans and Phantoms break formation. Two Pelicans, including Hocus' bird carrying the Chief, head towards Tower 1. Anti-Air Wraith fire erupts around them.
- Hocus (COM): "Charlie Foxtrot! Tower One approach has active Triple-A!"
Gunfire hits one of the trailing Pelican's engines, causing it to collide into Hocus' Pelican, tossing its Warthog out onto the ground. The second Pelican swerves out of control and drops its Warthog as well.
- Damaged Pelican Pilot (COM): "Mayday! I can't control her!"
The Pelican drops out of sight followed by the sound of a crash and a muffled explosion.
- Hocus (COM): "Pelican down! Pelican down!"
- Sergeant Stacker (COM): "Brace yourselves; we're going in a little hot!"
Chief grabs a Spartan Laser as his Pelican makes a rough landing.
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