H3ODST:Uplift Reserve

This article is about the campaign level. For other uses, see Uplift (disambiguation).

Concurrent:	Mombasa Streets
Uplift Reserve
Game:	Halo 3: ODST
File name (?):	sc110
Player:	Dutch (player 1) ODST (co-op)
Date:	October 20, 2552, 1636 hours
Location:	Uplift Nature Reserve, New Mombasa, Earth
Objective(s):	Lead a Warthog charge and clear hostiles from the park.
Par Time:	00:04:00 (Master Chief Collection)
Par Score:	14,000 (Master Chief Collection) 60,000 (Halo 3: ODST)
	Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see H3ODST:Uplift Reserve/Walkthrough.

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Lead a Warthog charge, clear hostiles from the park.

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Uplift Reserve is the second flashback level in the Halo 3: ODST campaign. Played from Dutch's point of view, it takes place in the Uplift Nature Reserve in New Mombasa, as Dutch regroups with UNSC Marine forces and assists them in defending the park.

Completing this level on Normal or above unlocks the character Taylor Miles for Firefight.

The Firefight map Lost Platoon is based on this level, specifically the section where the player must assist Second Platoon.

Summary

30 minutes after the drop, as a UAV observes Dutch walking on the beach of Uplift Reserve. He watches the aircraft fly overhead toward New Mombasa before proceeding to move out of the park through heavy Covenant resistance, including Wraiths and multiple other vehicles. Several Marine platoons are also present in the area, and at one point Dutch is tasked with finding one of them. While driving into the last section of the park, Dutch witnesses the collapse of the Orbital Elevator. In the end, he manages to drive out of the park through a large gap in the perimeter wall caused by falling elevator debris and right into the streets of the city.

Transcript

{Cutscene}

DUTCH

Uplift Nature Reserve

30 minutes after drop

Dutch looks upwards to the sky at the F-99 Wombats.

Two F-99 Wombats fly toward the city over the Uplift Nature Reserve, one of the Drone's cameras zooms in on an SOEIV on the beach, and an ODST walking away from it. The ODST is Dutch who watches the fighters fly overhead before putting his helmet on and polarizing it. The view then switches to Dutch's perspective. He unlimbers his Spartan Laser and readies it.

• Corporal Taylor "Dutch" Miles: "Good hunting, boys... I'm keepin' my boots on the ground."

{Gameplay}

Dutch heads up a hill to a clearing where a group of Marines are taking cover near an overturned Warthog, under fire from Covenant infantry. Mortar fire from several Wraith tanks arch overhead as a group of Warthogs engage a unit of Covenant infantry and armor. One of the Marines near the flipped Warthog spots Dutch.

The flipped-over Warthog.

• Marine #1: "Trooper, over here! Help us secure this vehicle!"

Together they take out the enemy infantry attacking them.

• Marine #1: "Thanks for the assist, trooper! Get this Warthog movin', our CO needs us to clear this sector."

• Dutch: "Affirmative."

Dutch and the Marines mount up. The Warthog joins its compatriots and engage the Covenant force which includes a Wraith, Choppers and Ghosts.

• Marine #1: "Watch that Chopper! Hit it head on, and it'll tear us to pieces."

• Marine #1: "Keep movin'! Don't let that Wraith take a shot at us!"

• Marine #1: "Swing behind the Wraith! It's got less armor in back!"

After defeating the first Wraith, another moves up and a Phantom arrives dropping off reinforcements; those are soon defeated as well.

• Marine #1: "Colonel! Sector's clear, and we found some backup!"

• Colonel (COM): "Say again, Marine? I got Drones overhead and ONI brass yellin' in my ear!"

• Dutch: "ODST reporting for duty, sir!"

• Colonel (COM): "Nice of you to drop in, trooper. Head through the park to my second platoon's location! They're taking heavy casualties, need immediate assistance."

• Dutch: "Roger that, I'm Oscar Mike."

• Colonel (COM): "Where's the rest of your team, trooper?"

• Dutch: "Scattered, dead. I don't know."

• Colonel (COM): "That's too bad. We're gonna need all the men we can get."

Dutch and the Marines move to another section of the park where they encounter ground troops consisting of Unggoy and Kig-Yar soldiers, as well as a Jiralhanae pack augmented by a fuel rod gun wielding Unggoy Heavy near a Covenant watchtower. The Marines defeat these forces and advance, wiping out several Ghosts as well as strafing Banshees. The UNSC force come across a hill with a heavy Covenant force present, including several Shade turrets and more Choppers.

• Jiralhanae: "Stand firm! *Grunts* Don't let the humans breach our lines!"

They advance upwards, eliminating the Covenant forces as they go.

• Jiralhanae: "Warn the Chieftain! The enemy has breached our lines!"

A Jiralhanae tries to escape on a Ghost.

• Marine #1: "Kill that Ghost! Before it raises the alarm!"

Dutch and his allies clear the area.

• Colonel (COM): "Trooper, you're almost at second platoon's location. Give 'em a hand and push to the primary objective!"

• Dutch: "What is the objective, Colonel?"

• Colonel (COM): "You know the Covenant carrier that slipped away from the city? We need to secure its old LZ. Snatch a Tier One asset."

Dutch arrives at second platoon's location. They are under heavy fire from a number of Wraiths, along with other vehicles, Shade turrets and infantry.

• Marine #2: "Trooper, this is second platoon! See what you can do about those Wraiths!"

• Dutch: "Where's the Colonel?"

• Marine #2: "He's near the Covenant LZ! Once we clear this enemy armor, we can roll across the bridge to his location."

After a long battle, the UNSC forces begin to clear the heavy Covenant presence. Once most of the enemy force has been eliminated:

• Marine #2: "Trooper, drive toward the space elevator, it'll lead you to the bridge."

If the player takes too long:

• Marine #2: "Move your ass, trooper! Get across the bridge, now!"

Dutch leads a convoy of Warthogs across the bridge.

As Dutch and the Marines cross the bridge, the space elevator, already weakened from the Slipspace rupture, implodes in different sections and collapses, sending debris flying for miles.

• Marine #2: "Look, the elevator! INCOMING!!!"

A part of the elevator crashes into the building Dutch and the Marines are driving to.

• Dutch: "What the hell just happened?"

• Marine #2: "Slipspace rupture! Must have weakened the support rings."

The player progresses through the building at the opposite end of the bridge. A Phantom can be seen flying away from the landing zone with chains of engineers slung underneath it.

• Colonel (COM): "All units, (coughs) target assets are...on the move. Everyone clear the area...before more debris comes down. (coughs)"

• Marine #2: "Colonel? Sir? Damn it, he's gone. Trooper, head up the hill! We gotta find a way outta this park."

If the player stops:

• Marine #2: "Keep driving uphill, trooper. It's the only way out!"

Dutch and the other Marines engage more Covenant infantry and turrets, before advancing up the nearby hill. They soon arrive at the assault carrier's old LZ, where a group of Marines are pinned down by more Covenant troops.

If Dutch hangs around the Marines, he can find Dubbo and a Wounded Marine conversing.

• Crazed Marine: "No, no, no! You're not listening! It's a zoo, okay?"

• Dubbo: "Well, technically it's a corporate-funded wildlife reserve."

• Crazed Marine: "Semantics! This whole place is one...big...cage!"

• Dubbo: "Listen, Marine. You're wounded; you need to try and relax."

• Crazed Marine: "Except we, we're the zebras. All fenced in...and ready for the slaughter!"

• Dubbo: "And the Covenant?"

• Crazed Marine: "They're the lions...RAAAR!"

• Dubbo