Assault on the Control Room: Difference between revisions

{{Era|RW}}

|player=[[John-117]]

|place= On the surface of [[Installation 04]], in and around the control room

|partime=00:15:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}}

|parscore=18,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}}

{{Article quote|Defend the [[Control Room]] against wave after wave of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] troops.}}

'''Assault on the Control Room''' is the fifth and longest campaign level in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. It is the first and only level the player can utilize a Scorpion tank, and the first level the Ghosts and Wraiths are seen in action.

The level follows the [[John-117|Master Chief]] on a mission to reach [[Installation 04|Halo]]'s Control Room. The Covenant are deployed in greater numbers and in a more superior force than previously seen in the game, using [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraiths]], [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]] and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]]. The majority of the level is set in a snowy, outdoor environment. Although the level seems to be natural, there are networks of tunnels and [[elevator]]s built by the [[Forerunner]] that connect sections of the constructs into the Control Room.

The level is known for its variety and well roundness. It allows the player to use every weapon and vehicle in the game (except the [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|Shotgun]]), and is the only level in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' that allows the Master Chief to use a [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion]] tank. Although the level is famous for its snowy outdoor battles and large bridges, there are also a variety of indoor skirmishes, including standoffs with [[Sangheili Zealot]]s. There is a mix of vehicle, long-range, and close quarters combat. The player is assisted by a handful of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] after their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] crashes, but the level is mostly a solitary experience.

At the end, the Master Chief reaches the Control Room and [[Cortana]] interfaces with the computers. She is horrified to learn that [[Installation 04|Halo]] houses the [[The Flood|Flood]], and the weapons cache that [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] is looking for will lead him straight to the parasite. Cortana elects to stay behind, while the Chief rushes off to find the Captain.

[[File:AotCRIntroCEA.png|thumb|right|300px|An Unggoy Minor is startled by Echo 419's arrival.]]

*'''[[Cortana]] (COM)''': "Roger that. We can find our way to the [[Control Room|Control Center]] from here."

''A [[Sangheili Zealot]] runs out of a door at the opposite side of the bridge and awaits the Chief, supported by a lance of Unggoy.  The Chief kills them all and enters another structure and descends to the ground level, where he returns to the canyon. A large number of Covenant have three [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] with an overturned [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] cornered.  More dead Marines lie nearby. A Covenant [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraith tank]] fires plasma mortars as [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Shade]] turrets and [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]] vehicles strafe the Marines.''

[[File:ScorpionControlRoom.png|right|thumb|300px|John-117 commandeering a Scorpion tank.]]

''After the Chief engages and defeats the Mgalekgolo, a Covenant [[Type-28 Spirit|Spirit]] appears from behind the cliffs and drops in on the ridge he just descended from.''

''They eliminate all enemies in the area, including a [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]] fighter and two [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghosts]], and approach a door in the cliffs.''

[[File:AnniversaryControlRoom.png|right|thumb|300px|Installation 04's control room.]]

*'''Cortana''': "This ring isn't a cudgel, you barbarian, it's something else... something much more important. The Covenant were right... this ring... it's [[Forerunner]]. Give me a second to access... yes, the Forerunners built this place, what they called a "fortress world", in order to... no, that can't be. Oh, those Covenant fools, they must have known, there must have been signs!"

* If the player brings a Banshee into the control room and kill him/herself and destroy the Banshee by using the Fuel Rod on the Banshee, the player will still move on to the cutscene, and the Banshee will be blue.

* If player rides a banshee with full speed before the cutscene is triggered, there's a chance that the player will die when the cutscene begins. The cutscene will still carry on but the player can see that the Master Chief is dead or frozen, as result of the glitch running over by the Banshee when the cutscene is triggered.

* The [[Three dead Grunts]] [[:Category:Easter eggs|Easter egg]] are found on this level.

* The music called [[Siege of Madrigal]] can be found at the end of this level. It can be found by flying a Banshee on the second bracket above the Control Room. Land the Banshee on the bracket and walk to the right until you reach the edge. Wait a few seconds and the music will start playing. It can also be found at the beginning if you fly a Banshee down the big shaft and stand on the right spot on the ledges.

* Despite its name, the level's in-game description outlines a defensive mission, rather than the lengthily offensive that takes place in the level itself.

* The first chapter in this level is "I Would Have Been Your Daddy", which is also a line Sergeant Stacker says in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and is the name of a skull in ''[[Halo 2 skulls#I Would Have Been Your Daddy|Halo 2]]'' and ''[[IWHBYD skull (Halo 3)|Halo 3]]''.

* The control room is shaped like the ''[[Marathon]]'' symbol if observed from a bird's eye view.

* During the level's ending cutscene, Cortana phases between a pattern of three symbolic colors being green/yellow, blue/crimson, and red/blue. These three color patterns may reference the colors of the three UESC AI encountered throughout the ''Marathon'' franchise: Durandal, Leela, and Tycho.

* This level features the largest number of Mgalekgolo in a campaign level in Halo: Combat Evolved, a total of 20. As many are encountered in places the player has access to vehicles, they are particularly vulnerable to splatters.

* The second Marine Sergeant (the one who is part of the Marine squad being chased by Hunters) uses a Marine Sergeant model but with a Marine regular's combat dialogue, the only such instance in Halo: Combat Evolved.