The Halo Experience Showcase: Difference between revisions

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| game = [[Wikipedia:Forza Horizon|''Forza Horizon 4'']]

| image = [[File:FH4 John-HaloExperienceShowcase.png|300px]]

| place = Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]

| objective = Complete the training program by escaping the Halo ring.

'''The Halo Experience Showcase''' is a Showcase Event in the 2018 racing game [[Wikipedia:Forza Horizon 4|''Forza Horizon 4'']] developed by [[Wikipedia:Playground Games|Playground Games]].

This Showcase Event is a 5.0 mi (8.0 km) long Cross Country route, represented by the icon of the front of a [[D79-TC Pelican]]. It is unlocked after the player qualifies for the Horizon Roster. Unlike the other four Showcase Events in ''Forza Horizon 4'', this event does not use a specific season, instead defaulting to the current one. It is located on the Bamburgh Castle Beach course, north of the Bamburgh Castle and right next to the Bamburgh Beach Drag Strip.

* '''[[Cortana]]''': "Chief! I need you! Hurry. We've got to get out of here."

''The camera pans around the player's current vehicle. The player can choose to do the event solo, cooperatively, or as part of Rivals. The player makes their choice.''

 

* '''Cortana''': "Initializing [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] Training Protocol 165F-D."

 

''Only the Warthog is now seen alongside a few [[List of UNSC crates|UNSC crates]] used during the [[Fall of Reach]] with [[health pack]]s and a disabled [[fusion core]] next to them.''

''A [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] clad in [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI#GEN2|GEN2 MJOLNIR Mark VI MOD]] armor is seen walking towards the Warthog, with the camera changing to show him from the front. The Spartan is revealed to be none other than [[John-117]]. He stops walking and briefly observes his vehicle.''

''John then turns around to see a [[D79-TC Pelican]] touch down in front of him and walks back to his Warthog while still facing the Pelican. Unintelligible radio chatter is then heard. The camera cuts back to the front of the Warthog for several seconds, and the environment is changed to show the Bamburgh Castle Beach during a minimally cloudy afternoon, with a [[Halo Array|Halo ring]] in the background. John is seen relaxing by the driver's side of his Warthog.''

 

''As John gets closer to the first checkpoint, which is marked by a pair of blue signal flares, the player assumes control. Indestructible Covenant props and [[Covenant portable shield|shield generator]]s litter the surroundings while a pair of [[Type-54 Banshee|Banshee]]s fly through the sky and pursue the Pelican, which is flying towards the landing zone on the beach and trying to evade the Banshees, neither of which attack.''

[[File:FH4 - Chief chasing Pelican.png|thumb|right|300px|John follows the Pelican to the landing zone while being pursued by Banshees.]]

 

''If the Chief makes a hard crash anytime during the event.''

 

''The Chief continues on the railroads and reaches the tenth checkpoint, which eventually leads to a diagonal right turn that leads into grassland dominated by tall bushes. Covenant props are seen splattered everywhere.''

''The eleventh checkpoint is ahead, situated on more farmland along with a few farmland houses. Chief reaches this checkpoint and turns his vehicle to the right to continue the event. He once again continues following the Marines up hilly farmland to reach the twelfth checkpoint.''

''As John drives his Warthog through the tunnel, he encounters another Marine named Navarro. He eventually enters the tunnel, which is marked by wrong way signs at the ceiling of the entrance. He then drives his Warthog through the tunnel, turning left and right to avoid Covenant military objects.''

[[File:FH4 - Halo Showcase Finish Line.png|thumb|right|300px|John reaches the landing zone to finish the event.]]

''The event ends, with John looking at a large screen detailing the player's earnings from the event.''

=== References ===

* This event is highly reminiscent of the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' mission ''[[The Silent Cartographer]]'', as both missions involve John-117 assisting Marines on a beach situated on a Halo ring while driving a Warthog.

* This event is also reminiscent of the final missions of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'': ''[[The Maw]]'' and ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]'', respectively. All three events involve escaping a Halo ring in a Warthog (in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s case, [[Installation 04]]; In ''Halo 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s case, [[Installation 08]]; and in ''Forza Horizon 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s case, a currently unidentified Halo ring).

** Her line "Hey! Keep your head down! There's two of us in here now!" is derived from the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 3'' missions ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]'' and ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]'', respectively.<ref name="hce-topa">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]'' ("Keep your head down! There's two of us in here now, remember?")</ref><ref name="h3-halo">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]'' ("Just keep your head down... There's two of us in here now, remember.")</ref>

** When Chief enters the highway tunnel, Cortana jokingly and confusedly comments, "This cave is not a natural formation..." This is an infamous line that was first heard in the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' mission ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''.<ref name="hce-halo">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]'' ("This cave is not a natural formation.")</ref>

* The tunnel run sequence is reminiscent of the ending of the ''[[Halo 2]]'' mission ''[[Outskirts]]'', which also involves John using an [[M12 Warthog]] to drive through the underground tunnels of [[New Mombasa]].

** The major differences between the two tunnel runs are that ''The Halo Experience Showcase'' features no combat and only nonstop driving, and that the ''Forza'' version has a much shorter tunnel run with only shallow S-bend turns and a ramp.

* With the exception of Navarro, all of the Marines featured in the event (Banks, Stacker, Chips Dubbo, Perez, and Reynolds) have appeared in at least one ''Halo'' game.

** Excluding ''Anniversary'' titles of the ''Halo'' series, ''Forza Horizon 4'' is the first appearance of these Marines (at least by name) in a video game since ''Halo: Reach''.

* If the player views their replay of the event, the Banshees will appear like normal, but once the player uses Photo Mode and exits it, the Banshees disappear.

* Cortana's line "Pilot, this would be a very good time to leave." does not have the "a" between "would" and "very" in the in-game subtitles.

* This is the first Showcase Event in any of the ''Forza Horizon'' games where the player does not have to race against another mode of transport. In this case, the player simply has to complete the event as quickly as possible.

** It is also the first Showcase Event to feature multiple AI-controlled Drivatars; in this case, Marines in Warthogs. However, the player actually never races against them.

* John-117's armor is identical to the one he wears in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', albeit with some minor changes:

** His techsuit is now colored a much darker shade of green, and all red paint on the techsuit is now colored white.

** His visor is now fixed, much like before [[Unconfirmed|his violent altercation]] with [[Jameson Locke]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', and has a slightly brighter shade of orange.

* Unlike any of the ''Halo'' games, where John speaks either in cutscenes, gameplay, or both, in ''Forza Horizon 4'', he never speaks at all. This is the same for other driver characters in the game.

* ''Forza Horizon 4'' marks John-117's first full appearance in a ''Forza'' game, in contrast to ''Forza Motorsport 7'', which featured an [[:File:FM7 MasterChief DriverGear.png|unlockable set of Driver Gear modeled after him]].

* The game does not address the individual Marines or Kilo by their actual names in the subtitles, instead referring to each of them as simply "Marine" or "Pelican", respectively.

FH4 Halo Showcase Map.png|The map showing the event's route.

FH4 - D79-TC Pelican.png|The D79-TC Pelican in the event.

FH4 - T-54 Banshee.png|A Type-54 Banshee in the event.

FH4 - M12S and John.png|John driving his M12S Warthog.

FH4 - John close-up.png|A close-up of John.

FH4 - Marine in M12S.png|A Marine in an M12S Warthog.

== References ==

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