Battle of Sunaion (level)

This article is about the campaign level. For the battle, see Battle of Sunaion.

Battle of Sunaion is the eleventh campaign level of Halo 5: Guardians.

Transcript
{Cutscene}

''It is nighttime. Cut aircraft of the Swords of Sanghelios flying over the Csurdon Sea. They are headed for the city of Sunaion. Covenant ships are holding guard over it.''

''Cut to aboard a Sword Lich. Spartan Jameson Locke walks past allied Sangheili Storm to address his team.''


 * Locke: "Osiris. Form up."

His Spartans turn to face him.


 * Locke: "Everyone ready?"

''Spartan Buck stands up, carrying his helmet and assault rifle. Spartan Tanaka walks by him.''


 * Buck: "Actually... Tanaka, if I could ask a favor... would you say a word or two?"

Tanaka smiles and faces her team.


 * Tanaka: "Come a long way together. Long way yet to go. Let's make a good jump like we meant to, and handle fools like we need to."


 * Sangheili: "90 seconds to insertion point."


 * Tanaka: "And may Buck buy the first round when we get back."

''Buck chuckles. The Spartans put on their helmets and head for the edge of the Lich's deployment bay.''

''Cut to an outside view of the Lich. Allied aircraft, including Phantoms and Banshees, speed past. The Spartans and Elites gather on the edge.''


 * Buck: "We get through this, I'll buy the whole damn bar."

''Cut to the city of Sunaion. Explosions blast across its buildings as the Swords' aircraft fly by.''

''Cut to a building's deck. Covenant Elites and Grunts fire at the aircraft, but are shot down by the Lich and Banshees' weapons.''

Cut back to Locke on the ship.


 * Locke: "Fireteam Osiris..."

More Covenant are blasted off the balconies.


 * Locke: "The light is green!"

''The Spartans, and the Arbiter leap off the Lich and land on a building below. They ready their weapons.''

Cut to black.

FALL OF THE COVENANT
The Spartans and the Swords Sangheili rush at the Covenant infantry at their landing site.


 * Arbiter: "Swords of Sanghelios, with me! Target the air defense! Clear landing zones! For Sanghelios!"


 * Sangheili: "For Sanghelios!"

The remaining infantry are defending a firing Shrike turret.


 * Locke: "There's the first of the air defenses. Push forward. Take it out."

The infantry are all killed.


 * Locke: "All clear."


 * Arbiter: "Disable the air defenses. Target either the cannon itself or the power supply."

The humans and Elites open fire on the turret.


 * Arbiter: "Spartans, the Guardian is at the far end of the city. There are more anti-air emplacements in that direction."


 * Locke: "We'll clear out air defenses as we go."


 * Arbiter: "Good luck to you, Spartan."


 * Locke: "And to you, Arbiter."


 * Arbiter: "Excellent."

''The Shrike turret is destroyed. The Arbiter rallies his Elites.''


 * Arbiter: "Swords of Sanghelios, today Sunaion will fall, and with it the Covenant!"

The Arbiter raises his sword Prophet's Bane.


 * Arbiter: "To me, brothers!"

''The Storm Elites head back to the landing site. The Arbiter vaults up a wall, using his sword to pierce it and climb over, leaving the site.''


 * Locke: "All right, Spartans. There's ground to cover between here and the Guardian. Move out."

''Several Grunts attack from an opening door. The Spartans kill them and head through.''


 * Buck: "How do we know if Doctor Halsey's plan worked and the Constructor did its job?"


 * Tanaka: "Guardian'll start moving."


 * Olympia Vale: "Just need to be close enough to jump onboard when it does."


 * Flight Leader (COM): "Swords of Sanghelios! All ships report in!"


 * Sigtar Two (COM): "Havoc on station."


 * Lar Leader (COM): "Onslaught on station."


 *  Jardam Leader (COM): "Revolution on station."


 * Flight Leader (COM): "All ships, focus fire on Covenant air forces! Send them crashing to a watery grave!"


 * Locke: "The Arbiter's fleet is arriving. Bring down the air defenses so they stand a chance."

The Spartans head into a courtyard, where another Shrike is active.


 * Buck: "Eyes on anti-air emplacement."


 * Locke: "Shut it down. Give the Swords of Sanghelios some airspace."

If the player approaches the Shrike's power source.


 * Locke: "That's the air defense power core. Destroy it to disable the cannon."

When the turret is destroyed.


 * Locke: "Cannon's offline. Spartan Locke to Swords of Sanghelios. Air defenses down on my position."


 * Flight Leader: "Confirmed, Spartan. Sending air support."


 * Locke: "Keep moving. There's plenty more to do."

''Fireteam Osiris heads to the next turret. Covenant drop pods land nearby.''


 * Locke: "Covenant insertion pods!"

A Banshee crashes nearby, and the platform begins to shake.

The next turret is visible.


 * Locke: "More air defenses here. Get them offline"

When the second turret falls.


 * Locke: "Cannon destroyed. Swords of Sanghelios, another cannon down on my position."


 * Flight Leader (COM): "Affirmative, Spartan. All ships, the Spartans have opened more airspace. Move in and make your presence felt!"

Enemy reinforcements arrive at the courtyard.


 * Tanaka: "Covenant at the door!"

The Spartans defeat them and move on.

If the player stalls.


 * Tanaka: "Think the Constructor found its way through this chaos?"


 * Buck: "If it didn't, someone better come up with another solution real quick."


 * Locke: "Doctor Halsey said the plan would work. I trust her."

Multiple Shrike turret are in the next area.


 * Locke: "Three cannons here! Take them down quick! Our ride's going to leave without us!"

If the player stalls


 * Locke: "Take the cannons offline. Find their power source or target the cannons themselves."

If the player stalls further


 * Flight Leader (COM): "Spartans, what is your status clearing the turrets?"


 * Locke: "Stand by. We're on it."

''Nearby is a building with its door blocked off by a shield barrier. Grunts are inside, singing to a hologram of a Guardian.''


 * Buck: "Shield! Can't get in!"

If the player approaches a nearby battery


 * Locke: "Plasma battery!"


 * Vale: "That should take the shield down! Let's hack it!"

''Locke scans it with the Artemis, and the shield dissipates. The Grunts inside panic.''


 * Locke: "Shield's down."

The first cannon falls.


 * Buck: "One cannon down!"


 * Locke: "Good! Two more to go!"

The next turret falls.


 * Locke: "Second cannon down! Only one left!"

If the player stalls


 * Buck: "Where's the power source for this last cannon?"


 * Tanaka: "That building. Top floor."


 * Locke: "Take that last cannon down!"

The third cannon falls, as does the shield barrier.


 * Locke: "Last cannon destroyed! Good work, Spartans. Arbiter, cannons offline on our position."


 * Arbiter (COM): "My troops will arrive and secure your position. Move on towards the Guardian. You must reach the Master Chief in time."


 * Locke: "Copy that, Arbiter."

''A Swords Phantom arrives above the destroyed turrets. The Phantom drops off allied Sangheili.''


 * Vale: "Friendly Phantoms approaching."


 * Mahkee 'Chava (COM): "Spartan Locke. Come in."


 * Locke: "Mahkee. Hello again."


 * Mahkee (COM): "Air defenses still protect the skies between you and the Guardian. Too many for me to ferry you to your destination. You need another path. At your location there is passage to Sunaion's undercity which will allow direct access to the Guardian."


 * Locke: "Thank you, Mahkee. Osiris, Mahkee says there's a way down. Find it."


 * Vale: "There's an elevator to the undercity."

''The Spartans assemble on the elevator platform. Locke activates its controls.''


 * Locke: "Everybody on the elevator."

The elevator begins to travel down.


 * Locke: "Arbiter. We're heading to the undercity. I want to warn you. Before the Guardian jumps to slipspace, it sets off a series of concussive blasts. If you move your ships out of the way in time, the Covenant will take the brunt of it."


 * Arbiter (COM): "Victory and honor do not grow from timid seeds, Spartan. Your harvest shall be grand. When you see the Chief again... tell him I send my greetings."


 * Locke: "I will indeed, sir."


 * Vale: "Locke, I've never heard a Sangheili address a human like that-"


 * Locke: "I'll try not to let it go to my head."

''The elevator opens at the undercity. A loud broadcast is heard rallying Covenant troops.''


 * Sangheili (PA): "The heretics have breached our sacred city! Do not let the false Arbiter and the Swords of Sanghelios claim Sunaion! Brothers, the Covenant will not fall!"


 * Locke: "Mahkee said we'll get direct access to the Guardian from down here. But remember, we don't have the Swords of Sanghelios to distract these troops."


 * Vale: "Whatever gets us to the Guardian quickest."

''The Spartan head through the undercity and encounter Covenant troops. A Blockade Runner holds position nearby.''


 * Sangheili (PA): "The Covenant is the way!"

The Spartan climb and leap across the undercity platforms, fighting Covenant along the way.


 * Locke: "Guardian's still too far, Hurry!"

Multiple suicide Grunts attack the Spartans.


 * Sangheili (PA): "The humans tread on Sunaion! Kill them for their sacrilege!"

The Spartans cross into a building's turbine room.


 * Arbiter (COM): "Spartans. Be aware. New enemies join the battle above. Armored. Glowing."


 * Locke: "Prometheans. We'll be ready, Arbiter."


 * Tanaka: "The Constructor must've done its work."


 * Locke: "It means the Guardian will be awake soon. Double time, Osiris!"

''The Spartans engage more Covenant, including a pair of Hunters defending the exit. The Spartans take them down.''


 * Locke: "Hunters are down."


 * Buck: "End of the line. We have to go back up."


 * Tanaka: "Better hurry. Can't have too much longer to go."


 * Buck: "I hear some Grunts. Elevator door."

Inside the elevator are some arguing Grunts.


 * Grunt 1: "Do you think we'll be safe down here?"


 * Grunt 2: "Of course! They're all killing each other up there."


 * Grunt 1: "I don't know... I feel like we're gonna die!"

''The Grunts see the Spartans and panic. The Spartans kill the Grunts and enter the elevator.''


 * Locke: "Everybody on the elevator."

Locke activates it and the elevator starts heading up.


 * Locke: "Arbiter, this is Spartan Locke. Do you copy?"


 * Arbiter (COM): "(heavy static) Spartan Locke -- near the Guardian -- killing everyone-"


 * Locke: "Arbiter."


 * Arbiter (COM): "(static)"


 * Buck: "That's... no good."


 * Locke: "We should be close to the Guardian now."


 * Vale: "If we can help Arbiter...?"


 * Locke: "We do. But not at the risk of missing the Guardian. Reaching Master Chief is more important."