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{{ | {{Status|Gameplay}} | ||
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|pagegamelabel=H4 | |pagegamelabel=H4 | ||
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|next = ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]'' | |next = ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]'' | ||
|game = ''[[Halo 4]]'' | |game = ''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
|devname=<code>m10_crash</code> | |||
|name = Dawn | |name = Dawn | ||
|image = [[File:Dawn. | |image = [[File:H4 Dawn Loadscreen.png|350px]] | ||
|player = [[John-117]] | |player = [[John-117]] | ||
|date = [[2557|July 21, 2557]] | |date = [[2557|July 21, 2557]] | ||
|place = Onboard {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, orbiting [[Requiem]] | |place = Onboard {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, orbiting [[Requiem]] | ||
|objective = Find and eliminate boarders. | |objective = Find and eliminate boarders. | ||
|partime=00:15:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}} | |||
|parscore=25,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Article | {{Article quote|After four years adrift in space, Cortana awakens the Master Chief to investigate a disturbance on the Forward Unto Dawn.}} | ||
'''Dawn''' is the second [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 4]]'', and the first one with actual gameplay. After years of [[cryonics|cryo-sleep]], [[John-117]] awakens to fight the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|resurgent Covenant]] in the wreckage of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GTTV''' - ''Halo 4'']</ref> | '''Dawn''' is the second [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 4]]'', and the first one with actual gameplay. After years of [[cryonics|cryo-sleep]], [[John-117]] awakens to fight the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|resurgent Covenant]] in the wreckage of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GTTV''' - ''Halo 4'']</ref> | ||
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDgKn2PFYbk '''{''Cutscene''}'''] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDgKn2PFYbk '''{''Cutscene''}'''] | ||
[[File:H4fudback.jpg|thumb | [[File:H4fudback.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Forward Unto Dawn''{{'}}s remains.]] | ||
''A field of debris surrounds the rear half of the | ''A field of debris surrounds the rear half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.'' | ||
'''2557 - FOUR YEARS AFTER [[Battle of Installation 04|HALO EVENT]]''' | '''2557 - FOUR YEARS AFTER [[Battle of Installation 04|HALO EVENT]]''' | ||
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<tt>'''CREW CAPACITY'''</tt> | <tt>'''CREW CAPACITY'''</tt> | ||
[[File:H4 Chief in cryochamber.png|thumb | [[File:H4 Chief in cryochamber.png|thumb|300px|John-117, moments before his revival.]] | ||
<tt>''782''</tt> | <tt>''782''</tt> | ||
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<tt>'''INTEGRITY FAILED SUBDECK: 102'''</tt> | <tt>'''INTEGRITY FAILED SUBDECK: 102'''</tt> | ||
''Muffled explosions can be heard, | ''Muffled explosions can be heard, signaling multiple decompression events - the ship is being boarded. Increasingly agitated, Cortana brings up the cryo chamber's control interface. A schematic of a modified [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]] is displayed, alongside life signs and cryo-tube diagrams. A single prompt appears on-screen.'' | ||
<tt>'''REACTIVATE'''</tt> | <tt>'''REACTIVATE'''</tt> | ||
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<tt>''CRYOGENIC SYSTEM SHUTDOWN...''</tt> | <tt>''CRYOGENIC SYSTEM SHUTDOWN...''</tt> | ||
[[File:H4 Chief thaw.jpg|thumb | [[File:H4 Chief thaw.jpg|thumb|300px|Cortana awakening the Master Chief.]] | ||
<tt>''STASIS CONVERSION IN PROCESS...''</tt> | <tt>''STASIS CONVERSION IN PROCESS...''</tt> | ||
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* '''Cortana''': "I thought you'd never ask." | * '''Cortana''': "I thought you'd never ask." | ||
[[File:Chief Cortana.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 and Cortana | [[File:Chief Cortana.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 and Cortana prepare to leave the cryo bay.]] | ||
''John pulls Cortana out of the holo-tank and inserts her into his neural interface. John raises his [[MA5D assault rifle]], readying for combat.'' | ''John pulls Cortana out of the holo-tank and inserts her into his neural interface. John raises his [[MA5D assault rifle]], readying for combat.'' | ||
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* '''Cortana''': "I wouldn't bet on it!" | * '''Cortana''': "I wouldn't bet on it!" | ||
''Below the walkway leading out of the cryo chamber, a single computer terminal containing John-117's service record can be found. The terminal displays a picture of technicians assembling the Chief's [[MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor.'' | ''Below the walkway leading out of the cryo chamber, a single computer terminal containing John-117's service record can be found. The terminal displays a picture of technicians assembling the Chief's [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor.'' | ||
* '''System''': ''This is the service record for SPARTAN John-117. Would you like to continue?'' | * '''System''': ''This is the service record for SPARTAN John-117. Would you like to continue?'' | ||
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''Proceeding will prompt the terminal to narrate a concise summary of the Chief's involvement in the [[Human-Covenant War]], starting from the [[Battle of Installation 04]].'' | ''Proceeding will prompt the terminal to narrate a concise summary of the Chief's involvement in the [[Human-Covenant War]], starting from the [[Battle of Installation 04]].'' | ||
* '''System''': ''Frigate '' | * '''System''': ''Frigate'' {{Sic|Cruiser}} [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]] ''discovers [[Forerunner]] [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]], and deploys SPARTAN-117 to protect UNSC AI Cortana. Chief uncovers a plot to fire the weapon, and sacrifices the ''Autumn'' to destroy the Halo ring. Pursuing the [[Solemn Penance|Covenant flagship]] after [[Battle of Earth|an attack on Earth]], SPARTAN-117 arrives at Halo [[Installation 05]] to find the Covenant [[Great Schism|erupting into civil war]]. After preventing the Covenant from firing the ring, 117 followed them back to Earth in search of a Forerunner installation that can activate all the galaxy's Halos. The Covenant arrive at Earth, and open a [[The Portal|portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]], an extragalactic Forerunner installation that can fire the Halo array. SPARTAN-117 unites a joint [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili]]/[[UNSC]] team to pursue the [[Covenant]] to the Ark, where he successfully destroys the Installation and prevents the rings from being used. When SPARTAN-117 attempts to escape from the Ark aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} the slipspace portal that the ship is passing through collapses. Aboard the aft section of the Dawn, SPARTAN-117 is placed into cryo-sleep pending recovery by UNSC forces. AI Cortana to remain active [[rampancy|as long as is technically feasible]]. End of service record.'' | ||
''The next room contains a holo-projector, displaying a schematic of the ''Dawn''{{'}}s stern half.'' | ''The next room contains a holo-projector, displaying a schematic of the ''Dawn''{{'}}s stern half.'' | ||
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* '''John-117''': "Somebody should have found us by now." | * '''John-117''': "Somebody should have found us by now." | ||
[[File:H4-Dawn-OperationsRoom.jpg|thumb | [[File:H4-Dawn-OperationsRoom.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Dawn''{{'}}s operations room.]] | ||
''John enters an operations room, filled with inactive computer screens. A central holographic unit displays the Dawn being pulled from its predicted drift course towards a planetoid, designated "43121124". The same orange energy pulse suddenly returns, violently shaking the hull and disrupting nearby electronics.'' | ''John enters an operations room, filled with inactive computer screens. A central holographic unit displays the Dawn being pulled from its predicted drift course towards a planetoid, designated "43121124". The same orange energy pulse suddenly returns, violently shaking the hull and disrupting nearby electronics.'' | ||
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* '''Cortana''': "The good news is these Covenant aren't [[Storm harness|outfitted]] like [[Covenant military|standard military]]. It's possible we just came across a [[Covenant remnants|rogue]] salvage ship." | * '''Cortana''': "The good news is these Covenant aren't [[Storm harness|outfitted]] like [[Covenant military|standard military]]. It's possible we just came across a [[Covenant remnants|rogue]] salvage ship." | ||
''The blast shields fully open, revealing a {{ | ''The blast shields fully open, revealing a {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} fleet moving closer to the ''Dawn''. Behind the fleet, a [[Requiem|mysterious world]] ominously looms. A formation of [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]]s rapidly scream past the observation deck's windows.'' | ||
* '''Cortana''': "...''Or'' we might have stumbled into an ''entire'' [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant fleet]]." | * '''Cortana''': "...''Or'' we might have stumbled into an ''entire'' [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant fleet]]." | ||
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* '''John-117''': "Maybe they haven't recognized us." | * '''John-117''': "Maybe they haven't recognized us." | ||
''Two [[Type-44 | ''Two [[Type-44 Phantom|Phantoms]], equipped with boarding arms, descend into view.'' | ||
* '''Cortana''': "That's ''one'' possibility..." | * '''Cortana''': "That's ''one'' possibility..." | ||
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''The boarding arms breach the glass, depressurizing the Deck until force fields are deployed to seal the breach. Two Covenant lances exit the boarding arms and enter the ''Dawn''.'' | ''The boarding arms breach the glass, depressurizing the Deck until force fields are deployed to seal the breach. Two Covenant lances exit the boarding arms and enter the ''Dawn''.'' | ||
[[File:H4 - Cov Explosion.jpeg|thumb | [[File:H4 - Cov Explosion.jpeg|thumb|300px|The Chief kills Jul 'Mdama's Covenant boarders with a grenade.]] | ||
* '''System (PA)''': '''''Warning - atmosphere breach. Activating emergency barricades.''''' | * '''System (PA)''': '''''Warning - atmosphere breach. Activating emergency barricades.''''' | ||
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* '''Cortana''': "We're just about there." | * '''Cortana''': "We're just about there." | ||
''After fighting his way through more Covenant, including a [[ | ''After fighting his way through more Covenant, including a [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]] wielding a [[Elo'Nakada-pattern concussion rifle|concussion rifle]], John reaches an airlock.'' | ||
* '''Cortana''': "The auxiliary launch station should be to your left out of the airlocks." | * '''Cortana''': "The auxiliary launch station should be to your left out of the airlocks." | ||
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* '''Cortana''': "Chief, you need to find the missile controls." | * '''Cortana''': "Chief, you need to find the missile controls." | ||
[[File: | [[File:H4 campaign dawn.jpeg|thumb|300px|Jul 'Mdama's Covenant fleet around the ''Dawn''{{'}}s wreckage.]] | ||
''John makes his way over to the launch station, encountering [[Sangheili Ranger|Sangheili]], [[Kig-Yar Ranger|Kig-Yar]], and [[Unggoy Ranger|Unggoy]] Rangers.'' | ''John makes his way over to the launch station, encountering [[Sangheili Ranger|Sangheili]], [[Kig-Yar Ranger|Kig-Yar]], and [[Unggoy Ranger|Unggoy]] Rangers.'' | ||
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''John drifts through a gaping hole the impact left in the cruiser. Explosions continue throughout the crippled ship. A piece of debris suddenly hits the Chief at high speed. Cut to black.'' | ''John drifts through a gaping hole the impact left in the cruiser. Explosions continue throughout the crippled ship. A piece of debris suddenly hits the Chief at high speed. Cut to black.'' | ||
[[File:Halo 4 logo.png|center|400px|link=Halo 4]] | [[File:Halo 4 logo.png|center|400px|link=Halo 4]] | ||
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=== Easter eggs === | === Easter eggs === | ||
[[File:H4 Limited Edition InGame.png | [[File:H4 Limited Edition InGame.png|thumb|The ''Halo 4'' Limited Edition case in-game.]] | ||
* Several cases resembling that of the ''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]'' can be found floating in the ship's cryo chamber, observation deck, and airlocks.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQNdfYZ4nY '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 Easter Egg: Collector's Edition'']</ref> | * Several cases resembling that of the ''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]'' can be found floating in the ship's cryo chamber, observation deck, and airlocks.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQNdfYZ4nY '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 Easter Egg: Collector's Edition'']</ref> | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
===Concept art=== | |||
=== Concept | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4 DawnCryoBay Preproduction Concept.jpg|Extremely early pre-production concept art for the ''Dawn''{{'}}s cryo bay. | |||
File:H4_Iris_Concept_2.jpg|Early concept art of the level. | File:H4_Iris_Concept_2.jpg|Early concept art of the level. | ||
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Approach.jpg|Early concept art of the ''Dawn'' approaching Requiem. | File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Approach.jpg|Early concept art of the ''Dawn'' approaching Requiem. | ||
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File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Cryo.jpg|Early concept art of the cryo bay, with Jul's Covenant boarders surrounding the Chief. | File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Cryo.jpg|Early concept art of the cryo bay, with Jul's Covenant boarders surrounding the Chief. | ||
File:H4_ForwardUntoDawn_CryoRoom_Concept.jpg|Finalized concept art of the cryo bay. | File:H4_ForwardUntoDawn_CryoRoom_Concept.jpg|Finalized concept art of the cryo bay. | ||
File:H4 DawnHologramRoom Concept.jpg|Concept art for the holo table room. | |||
File:H4_JohnandCortana_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Chief and Cortana inside the ''Dawn''. | File:H4_JohnandCortana_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Chief and Cortana inside the ''Dawn''. | ||
File:H4-Concept-Dawn-ObservationDeck.jpg|Concept art of the Chief raising the observation deck's blast shields. | File:H4-Concept-Dawn-ObservationDeck.jpg|Concept art of the Chief raising the observation deck's blast shields. | ||
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File:H4Concept - SparthDawn 2.jpg|Another early concept of the level. Note the classic Mark VI armor. | File:H4Concept - SparthDawn 2.jpg|Another early concept of the level. Note the classic Mark VI armor. | ||
File:H4 Dawn room concept.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the ''Dawn''. | File:H4 Dawn room concept.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the ''Dawn''. | ||
File:H4 Dawn CryoGraphics.jpg|Floor graphics for the cryo bay. | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Screenshots === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:DawnInterior.jpg|A first-person view of the ''Dawn''{{'}}s cryo bay. | |||
File:H4-FUD John Minor battle.jpg|John-117 facing down a Sangheili Storm. | |||
File:H4-Dawn-Chief-Controls.jpg|John-117 raising the blast shields. | |||
File:HTMCC-H4 BoardingPhantom 3.png|Two Phantoms equipped for boarding action. | |||
File:HTMCC-H4 BoardingPhantom 6.png|The Covenant boards the ''Dawn''. | |||
File:Dawn Covenant boarders.jpg|John-117 engages Covenant boarders. | |||
File:2821575-gallery.jpg|John-117 encountering a [[lance]]. | |||
File:2821574-gallery.jpg|John combating a Sangheili with an [[MA5D assault rifle]]. | |||
File:H4-MasterChief-M6H-Campaign.jpg|John fighting boarders with an [[M6H magnum]]. | |||
File:HTMCC-H4 DawnAssassination.png|John assassinates a Sangheili. | |||
File:HTMCC-H4 PressKit Requiem.jpg|Jul 'Mdama's fleet holds its position around Requiem. | |||
File:HTMCC-H4 Dawn Airlock.png|The airlock onboard the ''Dawn''. | |||
File:HTMCC-H4 Jackal Space Sniper.png|A Kig-Yar Sniper on the ''Dawn''{{'}}s exterior. | |||
File:HTMCC-H4 Requiem Portal.png|A view of Requiem's entry portal. | |||
File:HTMCC-H4 PressKit Chief 1.jpg|John-117 with a BR85HB battle rifle. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{succession box | before = ''[[Prologue]]'' <br />| title = ''Halo 4'' Campaign Missions | years = '''''Dawn''''' |after = ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''}} | {{succession box | before = ''[[Prologue]]'' <br />| title = ''Halo 4'' Campaign Missions | years = '''''Dawn''''' |after = ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''}} | ||
{{ | {{Levels|H4}} | ||
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