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{{Level infobox

|prev = [[The Breaking]]

|name = Guardians

|image = [[File:H5G-Waypoint-Guardians.jpg|300px]]

|date = [[2558|October 28, 2558]]

|place = [[Genesis]]

|objective = Free [[Blue Team]] from [[Cortana]]'s [[Cryptum]].

}}

Completing the level on any difficulty unlocks the "[[Sentinels (achievement)|Sentinels]]" achievement, worth 10 gamerscore points. Using a [[Spartan abilities#Ground Pound|ground pound]] on one of the exterior power cores unlocks the "[[Icy Cool]]" achievement, worth 10 gamerscore points. Simultaneously destroying two power cores on [[Heroic]] or [[Legendary]] difficulty unlocks the "[[Double Stuff]]" achievement, worth 10 gamerscore points.

== Transcript ==

=== LEAVE NO SPARTAN BEHIND ===

'''{''Gameplay''}'''

* '''Exuberant:''' The [[Gateway]]. I tried to warn them and - well, here we are.

* '''[[Holly Tanaka]]''': "The man'll do the right thing. Always has."

* '''Exuberant''': "Oh, this looks interesting. Or maybe this is terrible!"

* '''Exuberant''': "Cortana has activated a Cryptum."

* '''Exuberant''': "This is a Cryptum. It is a device for extended forced meditation. Cortana has placed the other humans inside, and is preparing for slipspace travel."

* '''Exuberent''': "Ah. You've noticed my humble collection. Just a few specimens the Guardians have brought to Genesis."

* '''Exuberent''': "I'm afraid this Soldier is not really happy to be locked down in the display case. But I cannot have them popping about. Terribly distracting."

* '''Exuberant''': "I had to keep them as a group. If I kept one by itself, it would just keep whining all the time."

''Another cell has three [[Unggoy|Grunts]]. Two of them are attacking the shield wall, yelling to be released, while the third sits calmly on a box, exuding methane gas.''

* '''Exuberant''': "I always thought the duty would fall to humans. And in a way, I suppose it has."

* '''Cortana (COM)''': "Well, Mister Locke, you don't give up easily."

* '''[[Sloan]] (COM)''': "Governor Sloan, the Free People of [[Meridian]]. I also stand with you, Cortana."

* '''Buck''': "Sloan... sonuva-"

* '''Exuberant''': "Those are the voices of your children calling to Cortana."

* '''Exuberant''': "Oh dear..."

''The Covenant and Prometheans in the area are defeated.''

* '''Buck''': "Hostiles cleared."

* '''Locke''': "Don't stop, Osiris. Cortana's not waiting for us."

''The door opens to reveal a large snowy valley. The Cryptum can be seen floating close overheard. It is covered in a blue glow.''

* '''Buck''': "There's the Cryptum."

* '''Exuberant''': "The Cryptum is held in place by gravitational cores, like the one directly ahead. Once those are disabled, we can attempt retrieval of your friends."

''The Spartans descend to the valley below. A purple core is ahead, surrounded by a spinning structure.''

''A Phantom deploys Covenant troops and Ghosts at the site. The Spartans fight them off. Prometheans engage them and the Spartans.''

* '''Exuberant''': "I see what Cortana means about your penchant for violence as a first solution. Still, the first core is deactivated. The others are nearby and easy to locate."

''If the player stalls.''

* '''Buck''': "I'll be honest... I'm not sure if we can do that. Cortana's five more steps ahead and it feels like we're just hearing there's a race."

''If the player stalls.''

* '''Tanaka''': "The Artemis could help find those other grav cores."

''When a second core is approached.''

* '''Locke''': "Keep up the pressure, Spartans."

* '''Locke''': "Stay focused, Osiris. Ignore her. Find the cores."

* '''Buck''': "Is she calling me old?"

* '''Vale''': "That's 'Spartan Vale'. And if you're reading my psych eval, you know it takes more than my father to get to me."

* '''Vale''': "How are we supposed to reach the Cryptum?!"

''Promethean troops warp in.''

* '''Buck''': "Hostiles incoming."

* '''Exuberant''': "I need you to activate the two auxiliary stations or all my works is for naught. Hurry! ...please."

* '''Exuberant''': "Perfect! The other one now!"

''If Buck activates it instead.''

* '''Exuberant''': "Yes! And just in time. Cortana was about to lock me out. I will open the access soon."

''More Promethean waves attack.''

* '''Locke''': "Take care of them, Osiris!"

* '''Vale''': "She's sending more Prometheans!"

* '''Buck''': "Now she's talking about us."

=== THE RECLAMATION ===

''The elevator continues lowering into a long hallway lit by an orange glow.''

* '''Cortana''': "What?! What are you doing? What happened?"

''Locke looks up to see Vale approaching to help him to his feet.''

* '''Cortana''': "What?! What are you doing? What happened?"

''Buck looks up to see Locke approaching to help him to his feet.''

* '''Cortana''': "What?! What are you doing? What happened?"

''Vale looks up to see Locke approaching to help her to her feet.''

''The second hit knocks Tanaka's shield to half. She cannot run, so she keeps walking ahead.''

''A third wave blasts off the Guardian.''

* '''Cortana''': "What?! What are you doing? What happened?"

''Tanaka looks up to see Locke approaching to help her to her feet.''

* '''Vale''': "Exuberant. What..."

''The ice below falls away as more Constructors fly out of it. A flash bursts as the Guardian's portal opens.''

''Fade in to the upper atmosphere of [[Earth]]. {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} flies past while hundreds of distress calls are overheard.''

* '''[[Roland]]''': "[[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]], distress calls, all channels."

* '''Roland''': "Her and the other AIs are shutting down everything from Earth to the Outer Colonies."

* '''Lasky''': "Roland?"

''The lieutenant activates the drive. Cut to outside view of the ''Infinity''. It flies past the Guardian and flees into slipspace while the construct prepares a blast. A sphere of energy forms at the Guardian's "head" and bursts. The wave knocks out the power of every ship, every starfighter, all the [[orbital defense platform]]s, and every city on the surface of Earth.''

* '''Cortana''': "The Mantle of Responsibility for the galaxy shelters all! But only the Created are its masters!"

''Cut to black.''

''The humans and Elites look up to see the incoming Pelican, ''[[India 127]]''. It maneuvers and lands, but the Arbiter, his men, and Palmer stay in a battle-ready stance.''

* '''Halsey''': "It took you long enough."

''She continues gazing at him, and smiles.''

'''{''Legendary-only scene''}'''

== Trivia ==

=== Gameplay ===

* Ten pieces of [[Mission Intel]] can be found on this level.

* The Tough Luck [[skull]] can be found by the left wing of a crashed Pelican with a [[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle|sniper rifle]], [[M739 SAW|SAW]], and [[BR85 battle rifle|battle rifle]].

* An [[Type-54 Ghost#Ghost Ultra|Ultra Ghost]] can be found by the Shade turrets in the core valley.

=== Mistakes and glitches ===

* Exuberant Witness's line "Cortana was about to lock me out." does not appear in the subtitles.

* Roland's line "from Earth to the Outer Colonies" does not capitalize the latter term.

* It is possible, through careful maneuvering and stacking of vehicles, to bring the Mantis and/or the Ghosts into the final arena.

* Using an energy sword to increase the player's walking speed will cause them to progress through the final corridor slightly faster, to the point of skipping the last Guardian pulse entirely. This further increases with the Vorpal Talon, which allows wielders to boost twice at a time.

* In the last cutscene, Buck is seen holstering his assault rifle on his back, but the weapon disappears for the rest of the cutscene.

=== Miscellaneous ===

<gallery>

File:Halo 5 - Cryptum.jpg|Blue Team's Cryptum.

File:Halo 5 - Osiris with Cryptum.jpg|Fireteam Osiris approaching Blue Team's Cryptum.

File:Halo 5 - MC's first visit to Sanghelios.jpg|John-117 and Jameson Locke reunited with Dr. Halsey.

</gallery>

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