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''Cut to a side shot of Halsey's face. The interrogator, who is framed in shadow, sits at the other end of their table.'' | ''Cut to a side shot of Halsey's face. The interrogator, who is framed in shadow, sits at the other end of their table.'' | ||
*'''Interrogator''': | *'''Interrogator''': ''Dr. Halsey''. | ||
''Halsey looks at her speaker defiantly. He is framed in shadow.'' | ''Halsey looks at her speaker defiantly. He is framed in shadow.'' | ||
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*'''Halsey''': And because of our success, when the [[Covenant]] invaded, we were ready. | *'''Halsey''': And because of our success, when the [[Covenant]] invaded, we were ready. | ||
''Cut to a | ''Cut to a {{Class|CAS|assault carrier hovering over a human city. Dozens of aircraft fly out of its launch bay.'' | ||
''Cut back to the interrogation.'' | ''Cut back to the interrogation.'' | ||
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*'''Halsey''': When one human world after another fell... | *'''Halsey''': When one human world after another fell... | ||
''An [[Sangheili|Elite]] drives his [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]] through a fleeing | ''An [[Sangheili|Elite]] drives his [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]] through a fleeing civilian.'' | ||
*'''Halsey''': When my Spartans were all that stood between humanity and extinction... | *'''Halsey''': When my Spartans were all that stood between humanity and extinction... | ||
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*'''Halsey''': My work ''saved'' the human race. | *'''Halsey''': My work ''saved'' the human race. | ||
*'''Interrogator''': | *'''Interrogator''': Do you think the Spartans' lack of basic humanity helped? | ||
''Halsey looks at him worriedly, as the interrogator, now standing, backs away from the table.'' | ''Halsey looks at him worriedly, as the interrogator, now standing, backs away from the table.'' | ||
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*'''Halsey''': His file reads "Missing in Action". | *'''Halsey''': His file reads "Missing in Action". | ||
*'''Interrogator''': ''Catherine'' | *'''Interrogator''': ''Catherine'', [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|Spartans never die]]. | ||
''Cut to a Spartan's foot stepping down on a puddle. The Spartan leads a crowd of military personnel. The fighting has stopped but the city is clouded in smoke.'' | ''Cut to a Spartan's foot stepping down on a puddle. The Spartan leads a crowd of military personnel. The fighting has stopped but the city is clouded in smoke.'' | ||
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{{Main|List of inconsistencies in the Halo series}} | {{Main|List of inconsistencies in the Halo series}} | ||
Several elements in the cutscene are different from how they occurred | Several elements in the cutscene are different from how they canonically occurred. The most prominent is that the Spartans are all shown wearing MJOLNIR Mark VI, specifically the heavily modified version Cortana devised for John. Halsey could not have known this variant existed, and she has shown distaste for alterations to "her" armor.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]'' Halsey: "What have you done with my armor?"</ref> Several elements of John's upgraded suit, such as its thruster pack, were also not applied to the mainline MJOLNIR models except as attachments, such as the built-in thruster pack the cutscene's Spartans use to slow their descent, which would have been useful to Red Team during their orbital drop at the [[Fall of Reach]]. The Sangheili seen in the cutscene have the same physiology and wear the same armor as those from the [[Covenant remnant]], though these may represent an outright retcon rather than artistic license. Also, the lead Elite's plasma rifle is shown firing alternately from the top and bottom prongs, rather than from the firing channel. | ||
The [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] are depicted differently than in ''[[Scanned]]''. In the commercial, the Spartans | The [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] are depicted differently than in the ''[[Scanned]]'' trailer. In the commercial, the Spartans are built like heavily muscled young adults, whereas in Halsey's memory John looks like a preteen, if not younger. This change may arguably be more accurate, as the augmentations were intended to be applied just before puberty, though John clearly looks far younger than fourteen. The surgery and procedure also look different, as the trainees are shown in enclosed chambers while the procedure is done by machine, rather than in an open surgical theater. | ||
Some of the events | Some of the events can be assumed as representative rather than exact. When and where the battle in the city occurred is unclear, but it is likely not meant to be a specific battle; rather, it could be considered a summation of the entire war. Likewise, the scene in which Halsey presents Cortana to John did not occur as such, as evidenced by John's armor and him meeting Cortana by hologram: canonically, as seen in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', John met Cortana after she was inserted into his neural interface for the first time. Overall, most questionable aspects of the cutscene could be due to Halsey's embellishment; elements that Halsey could not have known, such as John's unique armor, should be considered mere artistic license. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||