Tsavo Highway

Tsavo Highway is the third campaign mission of Halo 3.

Upon completing it on the Normal, Heroic, or Legendary difficulties, the player will earn the "The Road" achievement and 20 Gamerpoints. Upon earning 15,000 points in Free-For-All Metascoring, the player will earn the Cavalier Achievement and 10 Gamerpoints.

Background
This mission starts with the Master Chief in the ruined garage of the destroyed UNSC base Crow's Nest. He mounts up on a Warthog and pushes his way across the ruined Savannah of Africa to reach the city of Voi. He navigates through the ruins of New Mombassa's Space Elevator which collapsed during the First Battle of Earth.

The road to Voi is via the Tsavo Highway. On route, Master Chief encounters blockades of occupying Covenant Loyalist Brutes, Jackals, and Grunts. The Chief and Marines fight through hordes of Brute Choppers, Wraith Tanks and other heavy vehicles to the tunnel that leads to Voi. The Arbiter will only appear in this level through Co-op.

Full Contact Safari
{Gameplay}

The Chief starts to come to.


 * Marine Sergeant (Reynolds): "What happened?"

''The Master Chief comes to in the wreckage of the elevator, with wounded Marines being treated and other Marines trying to regroup. The elevator shaft above is engulfed in flames.''


 * Commander Miranda Keyes (COM) (Signal with much static) : "Chief. What is your status. Over. If you can hear me, find transport. Head for the town of Voi."

(If you walk up to a Marine being treated by a Medic)
 * Wounded Marine: "Ah! I've got a broken rib."


 * Marine Medic: "Hey. You wanna bleed out?"


 * Wounded Marine: "No."


 * Marine Medic: "Then I've gotta keep pressure on the wound."

On the other side of the underground vehicle maintenance bay, a Marine Sergeant shows up at the other side of the elevator wreckage and begins to handle the situation.


 * Marine Sergeant (Reynolds): "(Coughs and coughs) Settle down Marines! Somebody hit the emergency power. (Cough)".


 * Marine #1: "On it, Sergeant."

or or
 * Marine #1: "Another bombing run?"
 * Marine #2: "Did we get everyone out sir?"
 * Marine #3: "'You think the Brutes know where we are?"


 * Marine #4: "Any word from Charlie 02? We got seperated."


 * Marine #5: "Nah, man. Alpha 06. They're all gone too."


 * Marine Sergeant (Reynolds): "If you can walk, set your boots on the line."

The Master Chief and any Marines fit for duty form up on the Sergeant on the other side of the maintenance bay, with two Warthogs parked and funtional.


 * Marine #5: "What's our situation, Sergeant?"


 * Marine Sergeant (Reynolds): "Not sure. Can't reach the Commander. Too far underground. Let's mount up. Get the hell outta these caves."


 * Marines: "Yes sir!"

Or if the Master Chief gets into a Warthog first


 * Marine Sergeant (Reynolds): "Chief's got the right idea, Lets mount up, get the hell out of these caves,"

The Master Chief and Marines get in the Warthogs.


 * Marine #2: "I'll get the door sir."

The Marine opens the door (or the Chief can too), and the Warthogs proceed down the tunnel.


 * Marine Sergeant (Reynolds): "Second Squad! Coming through!"

The Warthogs take out small resistance at the gate leading out of the caves, and head out.

or
 * Marine Sergeant (Reynolds): "Don't leave any of 'em standing."


 * Marine Sergeant (Reynolds): "Conserve ammo. Run 'em over!"

''After taking out a fleeing Lance they observe the massive wreckage from the Mombasa Orbital Elevator, along with a crashed Phantom. The Chief finds a cliff and sees a long line of the elevator wreckage.''


 * Female Marine #1 (COM): "The Mombasa Space Elevator."


 * Marine #5 (COM): "It collapsed when the city got glassed."


 * Female Marine #1 (COM): "But the tower was thousands of kilometers high."


 * Marine #5 (COM): "Yeah. Well now it's scattered all over the Savannah."


 * Female Marine #1 (COM) (Astonished whisper): "Holy crap!"

The Warthogs continue on.


 * Marine Sergeant #2 (Reynolds): "Chief, still can't get the Commander. COMs are a mess. Pelicans are scattered. Best thing now, get some distance between us and the base. Brutes are gonna be looking for survivors."

''The Warthogs keep pressing on, encountering a Phantom and it's many troops. The Phantom leaves and it doesn't take long before the Warthogs overpower the infantry.''


 * Marine Sergeant #3 (Stacker) (COM): "I repeat: My convoy's been hit. I've got wounded...(static). We're on the Tsavo Highway about..(static)..east of Voi. Someone, anyone, please, respond! (Static and cut-off).


 * Marine #5: "Tsavo Highway is just ahead, Chief."

(if you dismount and go into the small checkpoint where Sgt. Stacker is located)
 * Marine Sergeant #3 (Stacker): "We were en route to Voi Chief. Banshees jumped us, started strafing. Pretty much ruined our day."

''The Warthogs arrive at the Highway, encountering Brute choppers and several infantry hostiles. One chopper rams and destroys a fully manned attacking Warthog.''

After the Covenant who attacked the Supply Convoy are finally defeated, the Warthogs' journey forward into the tunnels is blocked off by a Shield Barrier.


 * Marine Sergeant #3 (Stacker): "Marines in Voi really needed my supplies, Chief. But I'm pretty sure they'll be plenty happy to see you."

If Chief waits for a while at the shield barrier..


 * Maine Sergeant #3 (Stacker): "Take down that barrier Chief. Power Supply should be inside the tunnel."


 * Maine Sergeant #3 (Stacker): "Chief, the barrier only works against vehicles. You should be able to walk right through."

''The Chief walks through the shield, and destroys its power source. The Warthogs continue along the Tsavo Highway. When they reach the bridge, a Covenant Cruiser soars ahead.''


 * ONI Recon 111 (COM): "Commander. This is ONI Recon one-eleven. The cruisers above...(silence). They found..(silence).


 * Miranda Keyes (COM): "Say again Recon? You're breaking up."


 * ONI Recon 111 (COM): "There's something in the crater, Ma'am. Something beneath the storm."

''The Warthogs reach a gap in the bridge and cannot continue. The Master Chief clambers across broken beams and bars and continues on foot.The marines follow.''

The Broken Path

 * Miranda Keyes (COM): "Master Chief? Finally, a good connection. Truth has excavated a Forerunner Artifact. We have to assume it's the Ark."


 * Johnson: "Keep pushing to the town of Voi, Chief. Resupply birds will meet you in the next valley."

''The Chief finds Marines pinned down and under heavy fire from Brutes and their allies. The Chief and the Marines eventually clear the sector.''


 * Female Marine #2: "We got reinforcements Marines!"

(Simultanious celebration)


 * Marine #6: "Woohoo! Yeah!"


 * Marine #7: "Booyeah!"


 * Marine #8: "Ohhhh yeah HAH!!"

A Phantom approaches with reinforcements.


 * Hocus (COM): "Sir. Recon spotted Covenant armor ahead. Pelicans are inbound with heavy weapons. You need to hold out 'til we arrive."

The Master Chief takes out the Phantom's reinforcements.


 * Marine #6: "Wraith! Get to cover!"

''A Wraith from further up the trail arrives. The Chief, lacking heavy weapons or ammo for heavy weapons, boards the Wraith and neutralises it.''


 * Female Marine #2: "Pelicans coming in."


 * Johnson (COM): "Brutes have plenty of armor between here and Voi Chief. But this Warthog should help you punch on through."

''The Master Chief has a choice of taking one of the Warthogs the Pelicans drop off, or the Wraith that previously attacked if not destroyed. The Tunnel onward on the Tsavo Highway is closed off, so the Chief goes on the trail where the Wraith came from, finding a short tunnel around back onto the Tsavo Highway.''

''About a dozen of Choppers, few Wraiths and Shade turrets defend the route back onto the highway. Despite being greatly outnumbered and outgunned, the Chief and the Marines clear the zone. The Chief takes a look at the massive storm over the vast crater beyond the cliff.''


 * Marine #9 (COM): "Look at the size of that thing! Wonder what the hell caused this?"


 * Marine #10 (COM): "Don't know. But I do know that ain't a normal storm."

The Chief observes the carriers over the crater.


 * ONI Recon 111 (COM): "Commander, I can see most of it now. Readings are all over the EM spectrum."


 * Commander Keyes (COM): "Roger that, Recon. Shut off your gear, fall back. I'll monitor from Kilo 23."

The Chief continues along the Highway.


 * Johnson (COM): "Chief. The gate to Voi is dead ahead. Smash the Brute blockade. Open her up!"

''The Master Chief goes on foot and encounters heavy defenses by the Brutes, led by a Cheiftain. He eventually clears it. The only thing left standing between the UNSC and Voi is another Shield Barrier in the tunnel. The Chief cuts the power source with ease.''

{Cutscene}

Pelicans, including Kilo 23, arrive and drop Warthogs and Marines, Commander Keyes piloting one of them.


 * Miranda Keyes: "Lord Hood. We made it."


 * Admiral Hood (Video COM): "Music to my ears, Commander. What about the Ark?"


 * Miranda Keyes: "Fully uncovered, sir."


 * Admiral Hood (Video COM): "Then we don't have much time. Marines... The Prophet of Truth doesn't know it yet, but he's about to get kicked right off his throne. You will take our city back. And drive our enemy into the grave they've been so happily digging. One final effort is all that remains."

''The Pelicans fly off. The Master Chief draws his MA5C and walks to one of the Warthogs to proceed to retake Voi back from the Covenant.

Trivia

 * Tsavo is a region of Kenya close to where the Tsavo and Athi rivers meet and was the place where the Uganda Railway passed over the Tsavo river. The bridge will not be encountered as it is on the other side of Voi.
 * In an article on IGN, it is said that Cortana's voice-over tells you about the stranded transport team. However, it is actually the voice of Miranda Keyes, whose new voice actor sounds similar to Cortana.
 * It is the first Halo 3 campaign mission to feature many of the usable vehicles.
 * Tsavo means 'Place of Slaughter.'
 * The ring shaped debris is the remains of the space elevator in New Mombasa, having collapsed after the slipspace destruction.
 * Tsavo is notable in that it was the site of the most famous instance of man eating lion attacks in the late 19th century as detailed in the book "Man-Eaters of Tsavo." More than 140 workers perished in the building of the railway. The event was made into the film The Ghost and the Darkness.
 * The Marathon logo is visible on the side of the CCS-Battlecruiser that passes overhead.
 * You can jump over the first break of the bridge to completely bypass the Brute-infested area after the gap. There are three ways to do this: drive a Warthog over a carefully-placed Grav Lift, rearrange the barriers (this can be done with either a Warthog or a Brute Chopper), or boost towards the protrusion on the left side of the bridge. Jumping is especially helpful on Legendary.
 * Tsavo Highway is a remake of the second half of Outskirts (Level) and the first half of Metropolis (Level), where the Chief gets on a Warthog to wipe out some Covenant armor defenses throughout the level, aided by other Warthogs. He then proceeds to wipe out a heavy Covenant armor resistance on a bridge which is in-between him and his objective.
 * This is the only stage where the Arbiter is never seen in single player Campaign mode.
 * In the campaign lobby, Mission Start is labeled as "Warning: Hitchhikers may have jetpacks". However, no Jump Pack Brutes appear before Rally Point Alpha.
 * If you get close to (or inside of) the crashed Phantoms you can hear snippits of the Brute's radio transmissions.
 * If you look at where the CCS battlecruiser appears from the cliff after the drone ambush, A glitch will happen where you will see the side of the cruiser before the ship actually appears.
 * There is a retarded brute in this level. In the first place where you see the choppers, if you kill every enemy except the one in the tower near the cliff, after all the enemies are dead, go up to the tower and there is a brute who is running into the wall, and if you attack him, he will stop, look at you, then continue. There are also versions of this where the brute is just standing there, not moving at all.

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 * - Tsavo Highway sequence starts at 1:13 minutes.(Note:It shows a cinematic.)

Route nationale de Tsavo (Niveau)