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|name = Guardians

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

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

|place = [[Genesis]]

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

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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."

* '''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."

* '''Exuberant''': "Lovely. One moment." ''(Gondola starts moving)''

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

''Hundreds more AIs' voices can be heard over the COM, pledging their allegiance to Cortana and the Created, as Osiris wanders a cavernous corridor.''

* '''Locke''': ''(To his fireteam)'' "Take 'em down."

''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."

* '''Vale''': "Can we use the Artemis to track them?"

* '''Locke''': "Good idea, Vale. Osiris, find and eliminate the gravitational cores."

''If the player stalls.''

* '''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?!"

* '''Buck''': "Well, where's that relay?"

* '''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.''

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

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

''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?"

''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]].

* The ''[[Vorpal Talon]]'' [[Type-1 energy sword|Energy Sword]] can be found on a ledge by the Alpha Core..

* The ''[[Twin Jewels of Maethrillian]]'' [[Z-750 binary rifle|Binary Rifle]] can be found on a ledge overlooking the Epsilon Core.

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

=== Mistakes and glitches ===

=== 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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