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|distributor = [[Wikipedia:Warner Brothers|Warner Bros.]] | |distributor = [[Wikipedia:Warner Brothers|Warner Bros.]] | ||
|release date = Part I: December 5, 2009<br>Part II: December 12, | |release date = Part I: December 5, 2009<br>Part II: December 12, | ||
2009 (Limited)<br>Making of The Package: December 19, 2009<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/halolegends#schedule]</ref><br> | 2009 (Limited)<br>Making of The Package: December 19, 2009<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/halolegends#schedule '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo Legends'']</ref><br> | ||
February 16, 2010 (Full release) | February 16, 2010 (Full release) | ||
|language = English and Japanese | |language = English and Japanese | ||
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|srclink = http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/halolegends#video_1 | |srclink = http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/halolegends#video_1 | ||
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'''''The Package''''' is one of the [[seven]] short films comprising the anime adaptation of the ''[[Halo]]'' universe, ''[[Halo Legends]]''<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=933040 Halo.Bungie.Org - Halo Legends: Polite Questions Answered Here]</ref><ref>[http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1007244p1.html IGN.com - SDCC 09: Halo Legends In-Depth]</ref>. A CGI film, ''The Package'' follows the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and a squad of [[SPARTAN-II]]s as they execute a top-secret mission to retrieve an incredibly valuable [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|asset]] on a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Assault Carrier]]. | '''''The Package''''' is one of the [[seven]] short films comprising the anime adaptation of the ''[[Halo]]'' universe, ''[[Halo Legends]]''<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=933040 Halo.Bungie.Org - Halo Legends: Polite Questions Answered Here]</ref><ref>[http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1007244p1.html IGN.com - SDCC 09: Halo Legends In-Depth]</ref>. A CGI film, ''The Package'' follows the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and a squad of [[SPARTAN-II]]s as they execute a top-secret mission to retrieve an incredibly valuable [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|asset]] on a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Assault Carrier]]. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
{{Main|Raid on the Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence}} | {{Main|Raid on the Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence}} | ||
Aboard an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Unnamed Stealth Spacecraft|stealth ship]], a team of [[Spartan-II|Spartans]] consisting of John-117, [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Solomon-069]] and [[Arthur-079]], are briefed by an intelligence officer. A [[Covenant Fleet]] is momentarily trapped in the system. One of the ships is carrying an important "[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|package]]" which the Spartans must retrieve. The stealth craft de-cloaks and deploys the Spartans in [[OF92/EVA|Booster Frames]]. | Aboard an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Unnamed Stealth Spacecraft|stealth ship]], a team of [[Spartan-II|Spartans]] consisting of John-117, [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Solomon-069]] and [[Arthur-079]], are briefed by an intelligence officer. A [[Covenant Fleet]] is momentarily trapped in the system. One of the ships is carrying an important "[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|package]]" which the Spartans must retrieve. The stealth craft de-cloaks and deploys the Spartans in [[OF92/EVA|Booster Frames]]. | ||
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*The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV]] armor worn by John-117 and his fellow SPARTAN-IIs appears very similar appearance to the Mark VI and their HUDs resemble that of the Mark VI in ''Halo 3'', including a shield meter, although the Mark IV did not have shields. Though some of these details are due to stylistic interpretation, the suits themselves are a variant of the Mark IV armor.<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=971433 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Halo panel at ECCC'']</ref> | *The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV]] armor worn by John-117 and his fellow SPARTAN-IIs appears very similar appearance to the Mark VI and their HUDs resemble that of the Mark VI in ''Halo 3'', including a shield meter, although the Mark IV did not have shields. Though some of these details are due to stylistic interpretation, the suits themselves are a variant of the Mark IV armor.<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=971433 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Halo panel at ECCC'']</ref> | ||
*Kelly says "We've got three minutes," when the SPARTANs board the assault carrier; the SPARTANs had ten minutes to complete the mission, meaning the SPARTANs had spent [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] minutes fighting in space: (10-3=7). The battle between John-117 and 'Lodamee lasts seven seconds. When 'Lodamee throws John-117 an energy sword, fourteen rounds remain in John's assault rifle: (14/2=7). | *Kelly says "We've got three minutes," when the SPARTANs board the assault carrier; the SPARTANs had ten minutes to complete the mission, meaning the SPARTANs had spent [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] minutes fighting in space: (10-3=7). The battle between John-117 and 'Lodamee lasts seven seconds. When 'Lodamee throws John-117 an energy sword, fourteen rounds remain in John's assault rifle: (14/2=7). | ||
*Before John-117 takes out his SMGs, his HUD shows that he has no more assault rifle ammunition. Later, when he meets Thel 'Lodamee again, he tries to kill the Elite with a burst from the assault rifle, even though there is no way he could have gotten more ammo. It is possible that he did have more ammunition and reloaded his weapon while he was offscreen. | *Before John-117 takes out his SMGs, his HUD shows that he has no more assault rifle ammunition. Later, when he meets Thel 'Lodamee again, he tries to kill the Elite with a burst from the assault rifle, even though there is no way he could have gotten more ammo. It is possible that he did have more ammunition and reloaded his weapon while he was offscreen. Additionally, during the scene where Solomon realizes he has stepped into a trap, his HUD shows that he is holding a Spartan Laser as his primary weapon and an SMG as his secondary weapon. However, he is actually holding an assault rifle rather than SMGs. This is obviously an oversight. | ||
*The Jackals seen when the trio make it aboard the flagship wear air tanks on their backs, similar to Grunts, even though they breathe oxygen; this may be because they were preparing to engage in extravehicular activity outside the ship's atmosphere. | *The Jackals seen when the trio make it aboard the flagship wear air tanks on their backs, similar to Grunts, even though they breathe oxygen; this may be because they were preparing to engage in extravehicular activity outside the ship's atmosphere. | ||
*When John and Kelly are fighting their way through the corridor, it is shown that the Grunts, the Elites, and the Brutes have green blood, while Grunts actually have blue blood, and Brutes and Elites have dark red and purple blood, respectively. | *When John and Kelly are fighting their way through the corridor, it is shown that the Grunts, the Elites, and the Brutes have green blood, while Grunts actually have blue blood, and Brutes and Elites have dark red and purple blood, respectively. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
File:SpartansLegends.jpg|Four of the Spartan-IIs being briefed on the mission. (From left to right: Fredric-104, Arthur-079, Solomon-069 and Kelly-087.) | File:SpartansLegends.jpg|Four of the Spartan-IIs being briefed on the mission. (From left to right: Fredric-104, Arthur-079, Solomon-069 and Kelly-087.) | ||
File:CCS Legends.jpg|A ''CCS''-class Battlecruiser firing its plasma weaponry. | File:CCS Legends.jpg|A ''CCS''-class Battlecruiser firing its plasma weaponry. | ||
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File:Fred 2.jpg|Fred-104 firing a Spartan Laser aboard the Covenant carrier. | File:Fred 2.jpg|Fred-104 firing a Spartan Laser aboard the Covenant carrier. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||