Uplift Reserve: Difference between revisions

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{{Title|Uplift Reserve}}

 

|image= [[File:ODST UpliftReserve07.jpg|300px]]

|prev=''[[Tayari Plaza (level)|Tayari Plaza]]''

|next=''[[Kizingo Boulevard (level)|Kizingo Boulevard]]''

|player= [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]]<ref name="vidoc">[[Halo 3 ODST ViDoc: Terra Incognita]]</ref>

|date=[[2552 #October|October 20]], [[2552]]

|Objective=Lead a [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] charge, clear hostiles from the park.

|enemies=*[[Jiralhanae|Brutes]]

*[[Kig-yar|Jackals]]

*[[Unggoy|Grunts]]

*[[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]]

'''Uplift Reserve''' is a ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' [[Campaign Mode|Campaign]] level. Played from [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]]'s point of view, it takes place in the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]] in [[New Mombasa]].

Completing this level on [[Normal]] or above unlocks the [[Uplift Reserve (Achievement)|Uplift Reserve]] achievement, as well as [[Dutch]]'s player model for [[Firefight]].<ref name="vidoc"/>

Uplift Reserve is chronologically the second flashback level of the game. The level opens 30 minutes after the drop, as a [[F-99 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle|UAV]] observes Dutch walking on the beach of Uplift Reserve. He watches the aircraft fly overhead toward New Mombasa before proceeding to move out of the park through heavy [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] resistance, including [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraiths]] and multiple other vehicles. Several [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[platoon]]s are also present in the area, and at one point Dutch is tasked with finding one of them. While driving into the last section of the park, Dutch witnesses the collapse of the [[New Mombasa Orbital Elevator|Orbital Elevator]]. In the end, he manages to drive out of the park through a large gap in the perimeter wall caused by falling elevator debris and right into the streets of the city.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]] level Uplift Reserve''</ref>

 

'''''{Cutscene}'''''

''Two [[F-99 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle|Drone Fighters]] fly toward the city over the Uplift Nature Reserve, one of the Drone's cameras zooms in on an [[SOEIV]] on the beach, and an ODST walking away from it. The ODST is Dutch who watches the Fighters fly overhead. View then switches to Dutch's perspective.''

*'''[[Lance Corporal]] [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]''': "Good hunting, boys... I'm keepin' my boots on the ground."

''Dutch heads up a hill to a clearing where Marines are engaging Covenant armor and infantry, a group of Marines are taking cover near an overturned Warthog, one of the Marines spots him.''

''Together they take out the enemy infantry.''

''They engage heavy Covenant armor, including Wraiths, Choppers and Ghosts.''

''After defeating the first Wraith, another moves up and a Phantom arrives dropping off reinforcements; those are soon defeated as well.''

*'''[[Unnamed UNSC Colonel|Colonel]] (COM)''': Say again, Marine? I got Drones overhead and [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] brass yellin' in my ear!

*'''Colonel (COM)''': "Nice of you to drop in, trooper. Head to the next section of the park, to my second platoon's location! They're taking heavy casualties, need immediate assistance."

*'''Colonel (COM)''': "Where's the rest of your [[Dare's Shock Trooper Squad|team]], trooper?"

''The Marines move to another section of the park where they encounter [[Shade]]s, [[Chopper]]s, [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and more infantry, the Marines head up the hill taking out the Covenant defenses.''

*'''Brute''': "Warn the Chieftain! The enemy has breached our lines!"

''A Brute tries to escape on a Ghost.''

*'''Marine #1''': "Take out that Ghost! Before it raises an alarm!"

*'''Colonel (COM)''': "Trooper, you're almost at second platoon's location. Give 'em a hand and push toward the primary objective!"

*'''Colonel (COM)''': "You know the Covenant [[Regret's Carrier|Carrier]] that slipped away from the city? We need to secure its old LZ. Snatch a [[Vergil|Tier One asset]]."

''Dutch arrives at second platoon's location. They are under heavy fire from more Covenant armor and infantry.''

*'''Marine #2''': "He's near the Covenant LZ! Once we take out this enemy armor, we can roll across the bridge to his location."

*'''Marine #2''': "Trooper, drive toward the [[New Mombasa Orbital Elevator|Space Elevator]], it'll lead you to the bridge."

''As Dutch and the Marines cross the bridge, the Space Elevator, already weakened from the Slipspace rupture, implodes in different sections and collapses, sending debris flying for miles.''

*'''Marine #2''': Look, the elevator! INCOMING!!!

*'''Marine #2''': "Colonel? ''Sir?'' Damnit, he's gone. Trooper, head up the hill! We gotta find a way outta this park."

''Dutch soon arrives at the Assault Carrier's old LZ, where a group of Marines are pinned down by more Covenant troops. Eventually he reaches the top of the hill, and is faced by one final Wraith, a [[War Chieftain]] and many Covenant forces.''

*'''Marine #2''': "Find a hole in the wall, trooper! Drive right through it!"

'''{''Cutscene''}'''

*'''Dutch''': "So...was that a yes or a no?"

*When the player first encounter Shade Turrets in Section B, if he/she turns left towards the shore he/she can find a dead zebra without eyeballs. Two more zebras are located near the entrance to this section.

*An audio glitch occurs when the player gets a certain Checkpoint marked by a [[F-99 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle|UAV]] passing overhead. If the player die or revert to that particular Checkpoint, the [[F-99 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle|UAV]] no longer makes any noise.

*Near the Covenant landing zone with the gravity lift base in Section C, [[Wounded Marine|a crazed Marine]] with a broken ankle is among the group of Marines taking cover behind a ridge. [[Chips Dubbo|Another Marine]] tries unsuccessfully to calm him down. This is a reference to the [[AWOL Marine]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'''s [[Suicidal Marine|suicidal marine]].

*The Covenant landing zone appears to be an aesthetically upgraded version of the one encountered on [[The Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|The Truth and Reconciliation]] in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.

*Wraiths in this level self-destruct if the pilot is killed, much like the [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|Anti-Air Wraiths]] in ''Halo 3.'' However, they can be commandeered using the same [[Drive an AA Wraith|method]]. Because Wraiths were not intended for the player to use in this level, if the player drives one over the cliff using the aforementioned method, it will transform into a Warthog, a Ghost, or a Chopper.

*The player can see a section of the [[New Mombasa Coastal Highway]] while on the suspension bridge where he/she witness the collapse of the orbital elevator. The bridge itself can be spotted on a certain section of the [[Coastal Highway]] level.

*The [[Firefight]] level [[Lost Platoon]] is based on this level.

*The Optics Package for the Drone that crashes can be seen in the end of the game being toyed with by Vergil.

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File:Uplift Reserve.jpg|The "beacon" object for the level.

File:Uplift covent lz.jpg|The Covenant landing zone seen in the level.

File:Reserve uplift.png|Wraith shots dominating the reserve's sky.

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