Editing The Last Bastion

{{Status|Gameplay}}
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|image=[[File:HW2-The Last Bastion.jpg|300px]]
|game= ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' (''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare|Awakening the Nightmare]]'')
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|map=
|location=[[Installation 00]]
|date=
|playernumber=1vE, 2vE, and 3vE
|gametypes=[[Terminus Firefight]]
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|terrain=Grasslands, [[Forerunner]] structures
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{{Article quote|Protect the [[Terminus]] from the onslaught of enemies.}}
'''The Last Bastion''' is a [[multiplayer]] map in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' introduced in the game's ''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare|Awakening the Nightmare]]'' expansion. It is exclusively used in the expansion's [[Terminus Firefight]] gamemode, focusing on a tower defence-like scenario where players must hold off against waves of increasingly-difficult enemies. While the primary enemies encountered on the map are [[Flood]], the game will also spawn hostile [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]], [[Banished]], and [[Sentinel]]s.

==Universe and lore==
{{Main|Terminus}}
The Last Bastion is set around a [[Forerunner]] [[Terminus]] site on [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Terminuses are a crucial part of the Ark's defensive apparatus, making their protection a top priority.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Terminus}} While The Last Bastion does not depict a canonical battle in the [[Second Ark Conflict]], it is this framing for which the map is presented.

==Overview==
===Layout===
The Last Bastion has a broadly trilateral symmetrical layout, with the Terminus at the map's centre and three main paths radiating away from it. Each path in turn branches into two, eventually reaching a [[teleporter]] spawn point for waves of enemy forces that spawn throughout the mission. As with most ''Halo Wars 2'' maps, The Last Bastion changes the playable bounds of the mission depending on playercount, with a third of the map becoming locked off in one and two-player matches.
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File:HW2 TheLastBastion 1Player Map.png|One player layout.
File:HW2 TheLastBastion 2Player Map.png|Two player layout.
File:HW2 TheLastBastion 3Player Map.png|Three player layout.
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The Terminus is protected by a weak [[Energy shielding|energy shield]] and several turret sites, and additionally protects a [[Heal and Repair|healing aura]] capable of repairing any player units stationed in the immediate vicinity of the structure. The central region surrounding the Terminus has 1-3 [[socket base]] sites depending on player count (one for each player in the game). These are the only bases available for players to use, though several [[minibase]] slots also exist to be claimed throughout the map.
*One-slot minibases present at the entrance to each path away from the Terminus.
*Two-slot minibases present where the paths branch into two.
*Three-slot minibases present at the end of each path, on the outermost edge of the map and close to enemy spawns.

In total this means that each player is able to take responsibility for a third of the map and can, in theory, each own a single minibase of each type. However, the minibases getting more powerful closer to the map's edge puts them more at risk from enemy attack, becoming a vital tradeoff. In return, minibases grant the player who owns them an additional {{HW2Pop|10}}, a score multiplier, and the ability to construct turrets.

The pathways around the map are also covered by a kind of building slot unique to this map (and a handful of [[campaign]] levels in ''Awakening the Nightmare''): barricades. Barricades are a kind of fortification that can be built in specialised building slots on the map and consist of various kinds of barriers to hinder or delay enemy passage. These include standard walls alongside things like [[Lotus anti-tank mine|minefields]], [[Floor Blades|spike traps]], [[Unstable Barrels|player-detonated explosive charges]], and even [[UNSC Barricade|bunker-barricades]] among others. The UNSC and Banished each have a set of unique barricade types. Barricades are accompanied by sites for building turrets, allowing the player to form checkpoints which funnel and disrupt enemy forces.

Periodically throughout the game, Bonus Drops will spawn at various points on the map. When destroyed these drops deposit {{HW2Supplies|Supplies}}, {{HW2Power|Power}}, and Veterancy that can be picked up by units.

===Strategies===
{{Main|Terminus Firefight#Strategies}}

==Achievements==
{{Main|Achievements (Halo Wars 2)#Terminus Firefight}}
All Terminus Firefight-specific achievements can be unlocked on The Last Bastion.

==Gallery==
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===Concept art===
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File:HW2 ATN Terminus Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of the Terminus.
File:HW2 ATN Terminus Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of the Terminus.
File:HW2 ATN Terminus Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of the Terminus.
File:HW2 TerminusFirefight Concept.jpg|Concept art for a Firefight match on The Last Bastion.
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===Screenshots===
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File:HW2-Terminus Firefight 01.jpg
File:HW2-Terminus Firefight 02.jpg
File:HW2-Terminus Firefight 03.jpg
File:HW2-Terminus Firefight 04.jpg
File:HW2ATN PK Terminus Screenshot.jpg
File:HW2-Terminusfirefight.jpg
File:Halo-Wars-2 Screen-Shot Attack-1.jpg
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==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

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[[Category:Halo Wars 2 multiplayer maps]]
[[Category:Firefight maps]]