Echo 216

"This is UNSC Pelican Echo 216. Can you hear me?"

- Echo 216's pilot tries to hail a friendly signal.

Echo 216 is a Pelican dropship of the United Nations Space Command Armed Forces. At some point following the advent of late 2560 it and its pilot, after having been stranded around the remains of a shattered Halo installation for some time, had a chance encounter with John-117 and brought the Spartan-II aboard. Echo 216 was hit with some kind of electronic attack soon thereafter, which led its pilot to evacuate the rear bay so the Master Chief could go on the offensive.

Operational history
"Warning. Warning. Warning. Pressure building in lines four, seventeen, and thirty-three."

- An automated alert greets Fernando Esparza as soon as he is jolted awake.

At some point around May 2560, Echo 216 was present near a damaged Installation 07, where it had been stranded along with its pilot for some time. Eventually, the ship drifted into a collision with John-117, and the pilot was able to use the ship's internal power source to bring the SPARTAN's MJOLNIR (GEN3) armor system online. The armor's fusion reactor in turn almost instantly recharged the Pelican's depleted batteries, restoring functioning to Echo 216's internal lights and systems. Following this event, an attack generated electrical discharges throughout the Pelican, and enveloped it in a bright light. The pilot sealed himself in the Pelican's cockpit while John-117 opened the troop bay's external door so that he could go on the offensive.

On May 28, John and Fernando crash land on the damaged Halo ring, where John proceeds to assault AA guns.

Production notes
"Our real, concrete, goal was to speak to the theme of rebirth. The pilot resuscitates Chief. Chief brings life and courage to the pilot. The Pelican is brought back to life by Chief. It speaks to the potential of the world we're creating."

- Dan Chosich

Trivia

 * Echo 216 has the same terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) sounds as Boeing aircraft.

Gallery
 File:HI_DH_Echo216_EmergencyLighting_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the troop bay under emergency lighting. File:HI_DH_FirstPerson.png|The interior troop bay as seen through John-117's HUD. File:Halo Infinite E319 A Ring Vista.jpg|John-117 peering out the Pelican's cockpit. File:Halo Infinite E319 A Brand New Fight.jpg|The troop bay door opening for John-117. File:HI Screenshot PreRelease-JohnAndPilot.jpg|The pilot of Echo 216 and John-117 inside the troop bay. File:HINF ChiefDemo.png|John-117 in the troop bay after the Pelican crash lands on Installation 07. 

List of appearances

 * Halo: Infinite
 * Discover Hope