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=== [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]] ===

*"Our fighters are mopping up the last of their recon picket now, nothing serious. But, I've isolated approach signatures from multiple ''[[CCS]]''-class battle groups, make it 3 capital ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us."

*"A dozen Covenant superior battleships against a single [[Halcyon-class Cruiser|''Halcyon''-class Cruiser]]. Given those odds I'm content with three ... make that four kills." - When [[Master Chief]] appears on the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bridge.  

*"With all due respect, Sir, this war has enough dead heroes." - To Captain Keyes.

*"...Yank me."  

*"The damage to the superstructure is extensive...I don't know how much more abuse the Autumn can take!" - In the damaged part of the ship.

*"If I had fingers, they'd be crossed..." - When the Bumblebee hit [[Installation 04|Halo]]'s atmosphere.

=== [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)|Halo]] ===

*"I'm reading thousands of types of flora. The [[Alpha Halo|ring]]'s ecosystem is incredibly sophisticated." - When the Master Chief explored the area.

*"This cave is not a natural formation. Someone built it, so it must lead somewhere. I've hacked into the Covenant [[Battlenet]]. They're actually broadcasting tactical data on unencrypted channels. We should show them who they're dealing with. Master Chief? I'm going to use your [[MJOLNIR|suit]]'s transponder system to monitor their chatter." - In the cave structure in the Halo's surface.

*"New traffic on the Covenant Battlenet...a lot more crew made it off the Autumn than I had predicted - the Captain really gave them hell! If we can find Captain Keyes and other survivors, we have a chance to coordinate an effective resistance."

*"New traffic on the Covenant Battlenet! I've found Captain Keyes! He's being held on a Covenant cruiser, the [[Truth and Reconciliation]], a ship I disabled before we abandoned the Autumn. The Truth and Reconciliation touched down on a desert plateau roughly three hundred kilometers upspin."  

*"There's our ride. Get aboard, and let's get out of here." - When Foe Hammer approaches.

=== [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]] ===

*"The enemy has captured Captain Keyes, and are holding him aboard one of their cruisers, the Truth and Reconciliation. The ship is currently holding position approximately three hundred meters above the other end of this plateau." - Over the radio, the beginning of the level Truth and Reconciliation.

*"Covenant forces detected up ahead. The path up on the left should let us sneak up around them." - Over the radio.

*"The Covenant use a [[Gravity Lift]] to ferry troops and supplies between the ship and the surface. We need to ambush them at the loading zone, and use the lift to enter the ship."

*"We're in. I've got a good lock on the Captain's [[Command Neural Interface|CNI transponder]]. No Covenant defenses detected." - On board the Truth and Reconciliation.

*"I'd like to see YOU crack a 128,000-bit modulating encryption key." - About opening the door, to the Master Chief.  

*"One moment, sir. Accessing Covenant Battlenet. According to the data in their networks, the [[Halo|ring]] has some kind of deep religious significance. If I'm analyzing this correctly...they believe that Halo is some kind of weapon. One with vast, unimaginable power." - After Captain Keyes and the Marines were set free.

*"Now I see...I have intercepted a number of messages about a Covenant search team, scouting for a "[[Control Room]]". I thought they were looking for the bridge of a cruiser I damaged in the battle above the ring. But they must be looking for Halo's control room."  

=== [[The Silent Cartographer (Level)|The Silent Cartographer]] ===

*"The Covenant believe that what they call "The Silent Cartographer," is somewhere under this island. The Cartographer is a map room that will lead us to Halo's Control Center. The island has multiple structures and installations and one of them contains the map room."

*"There, in the cliff wall; I'll bet the Silent Cartographer is somewhere inside that facility."  

*"They're already inside! We need to get in there quick, before they discover the location of Halo's Control Center!" - On [[Heroic]] and [[Legendary]] difficulty.  

*"Don't let them lock the doors!" - When fighting the Elites and Grunts guarding the door leading to the Silent Cartographer.

*"Interesting. I underestimated the Covenant's understanding of Halo's subsystems. They've locked the doors, and we don't have enough firepower to get through them. Cortana to Captain Keyes."

*"This isn't the map room. Analyzing... This is a Security Override Station for the main facility, located somewhere else on this island. Shut the system down so the Covenant won't be able to lock us out." - If you missed the facility with the Silent Cartographer and went straight to Security Station.

*"Chief, Bravo 22 was bringing us some [[Rocket Launcher|heavy weapons]]. After I saw we were up against Hunters, I thought you could use them. Let's move down the beach. Keep an eye out for any cargo we can salvage."

*"It'll be easier to hold them off from inside the structure. Can you get inside?" - In the Silent Cartographer facility, when Marines were attacked by the Covenant from the air.

*"Analyzing. Halo's Control Center is located there. That structure appears to be some sort of temple or shrine, if I've interpreted this correctly. Interesting. A shrine is an unlikely place to put such a significant installation. Cortana to Captain Keyes."

*"Keep trying. Let me know when you've reestablished contact, and then tell him that the Master Chief and I have determined the location of the Control Center. We'll be heading there as soon as we're topside." - To Foe Hammer.

*"Let's get moving. Foe Hammer. Here are coordinates and a flight plan I've worked out."

*"The Covenant did a thorough seismic scan. My analysis shows that Halo is honeycombed with deep tunnels, which circle the whole ring." - When Foe Hammer brought to Cortana's attention, that the coordinates lead to the underground.   

=== [[Assault on the Control Room]] ===

*"The Covenant presence here is stronger than I anticipated. They seem to have the entire region secured."

*"Interesting... the weather patterns here seem natural, not artificial. I wonder if the ring's environment systems are malfunctioning... or if the [[Forerunners|designers]] wanted the installation to have inclement weather." - On the first bridge.

*"I thought the Covenant had eliminated all the Marine forces in this area."  

*"We need to get up this ridge." Marines, hold your positions. We'll handle those guns. Master Chief, we should scale the ridge and get below those stationary guns."  

*"Resistance appears to be increasing. We must be close to the Control Center." - In the circular room, near the third chasm.

*"Analyzing. This must be the Control Room. Subtle. The entrance to the Control Room is at the top of that pyramid structure. Bring me up there and I should be able to get us inside."  

*"This is it. Halo's Control Center." - When the Master Chief entered the Control Room.

*"That terminal, try there." - Briefing the Master Chief, to put her chip into control panel.

*"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!"  

*"The Covenant found something, buried in this ring, something horrible, and now...they're afraid."  

*"The weapons caché he's looking for. It's not really -.. We can't let him get inside!"

*"There's no time. Get out of here, find Keyes, stop him! Before it's too late!"

=== [[Two Betrayals]] ===

*"I've spent the last 12 hours cooped up in here, watching you toady about, helping that thing get set to slit our throats!"

*"Oh? I didn't realize. He's your pal, is he? Your chum? Do you have any idea what that bastard almost made you do?!"  

*"You sure that's a good idea?" - Smiling ironically, when 343 Guilty Spark wanted to purge her.  

*"Do what? I have the Index! You can just float and sputter!"  

*"Left out that little detail, did he?"  

*"Chief, I'm picking up movement!"

*"We need to go, right now."  

*"We can't let the Monitor activate Halo. We have to stop him. We have to destroy Halo. According to my analysis of the available data, I believe the best course of action is somewhat... risky. An explosion of sufficient size will help destabilize the ring, and will cut through a number of primary systems. We need to trigger a detonation on a large scale, however. A star ship's fusion reactors going critical would do the job. I'm going to search what's left of the Covenant Battlenet, and see if I can locate the Pillar of Autumn's crash site. If the ship's fusion reactors are still relatively intact, we can use them to destroy Halo." - When the Master Chief is leaving the Control Room.  

*"That's the pulse generator. The center core is the signal amplifier. That's what we need to shut down. We need to interrupt the pulse generator's energy stream. I've adjusted your [[Energy Shield|shield]] system so that it will deliver an EMP burst to disrupt the Generator. You will need to walk into the beam, to trigger it. The EMP blast should neutralize the generator. But it will also drain your shields, and you will be vulnerable until they recharge."  

*"I've located the Pillar of Autumn. She put down twelve-hundred kilometers upspin. Energy readings show her fusion reactors are still powered up. The systems on the Pillar of Autumn have fail safes that even I can't override, without authorization from the Captain. We'll need to find him or his neural implants, to start the fusion core detonation. One target remaining. Lets take care of the final pulse generator."

*"No, that'll take too long."

*"There's a teleportation grid that runs throughout Halo. That's how the Monitor moves about so quickly. I learned how to tap into the grid when I was in the Control Room. Unfortunately, each jump requires a rather consequential expenditure of energy."

*"Ohh... I see! Coordinate data needs to be- " - When the Master Chief was teleported in upside down.

*"Right. Sorry." - When the Master Chief hit a part of his helmet with his fist.

*"Analyzing damage...This hole was caused by some kind of explosive. Very powerful if it tore through a ship's hull. All I detect down there are pools of coolant. We should continue our search somewhere else." - In a hangar with a large hole in the floor.

*"Warning! Threat level increasing!"

*"Trust me! It's deep enough to cushion our fall!"  

*"Chief, we need to jump now!" - When you're still refusing to jump to the hole.

*"Power source detected. There's the Gravity Lift. It's still operational! That's our way back in!" - When you've reached the Gravity Lift.

*"The Covenant Battlenet is a mess. I can't access the ship's schematics. My records indicate that a shuttle bay should be... Here." - Marking the target with a nav point.

*"Look, in the corners. The Flood are gathering bodies here." - In the large hangar.

*"He's delirious! In pain! We have to find him!"  

*"The Captain! His vitals are fading! Please, Chief, hurry!" - After the last message from Captain Keyes.

*"No human life-signs detected. The Captain! He's one of... them. We can't let the Flood get off this ring! You know what he'd expect... What he'd want us to do."  

=== [[The Maw]] ===

*"You did that on purpose, didn't you?" - When the Master Chief crashed the Banshee.

*"I need you to upload me into the control systems. The terminal is located next to the main viewscreen."  

*"I leave home for a few days, and look what happens. This won't take long." - When she appears from the terminal.

*"There. That should give us enough time to make it to a lifeboat and put some distance between ourselves and Halo before the detonation."

*"He's in my data arrays, a local tap!"   

*"At least I still have control over the comm channels." - To the Master Chief.

*I'm detecting taps throughout the ship, Sentinels most likely. As for the  Monitor... he's in Engineering. He must be trying to take the core offline! Even if I could get the countdown restarted ... I don't know what to do."

*"The ship was heavily damaged when it crashed. Head to the cyrochamber. We should be able to get to the engine room through there."  

*"Engine room located. We're here." - When you entered to the Engineering.

*"Alert! The Monitor has disabled all command access. We can't restart the countdown. The only remaining option is to detonate the ship's fusion reactors. That should do enough damage to destroy Halo. Don't worry, I have access to all of the reactor schematics and procedures. I'll walk you through it. First, we need to pull back the exhaust couplings. That will expose a shaft that leads to the primary fusion drive core."

*"Negative, negative! We have a wildcat destabilization of the ship's fusion core. The engines must have sustained more damage than we thought!" - When Foe Hammer asked her if everything is okay.

*"Analyzing! We have six/five minutes before the fusion drives detonate. We need to evac NOW!" - To the Master Chief, on Legendary difficulty it will be five minutes.

*"We won't make it like this, we'll need a vehicle!" - When you ignore the Warthog.

*"Cortana to Echo 419! Request extraction now, on the double!"  

*"Wait, stop! This is where Foe Hammer is coming to pick us up. Hold position here." - To the Master Chief.

*"Cortana to Echo 419! Two Covenant Banshees are approaching on your six! Evade, say again, evade!"

*"She's gone. Calculating alternate escape route. The ship's inventory shows one [[Longsword]] fighter still docked in Launch Bay 7. If we move NOW, we can make it!" - To the Master Chief.

*"We're cutting it close!"

*"Shut them down, we'll need them later." -  

*"Fancy a look?"

*"Scanning... Just ... dust and echoes. We are all that's left."  

==[[Halo 2]]==