Halo 3: Difference between revisions

<!-- When the game begins, [[Spartan]] soldier [[Master Chief|John-117]] returns to [[Earth]], where the [[Covenant Loyalists]] ([[Prophets]], [[Brutes]], [[Drones]], [[Grunts]], [[Hunters]] and [[Jackals]]), led by the [[Prophet of Truth]], have laid waste to most of the planet. Humankind's population has been reduced to at least 200 million people, and is backed up against a wall, fighting for its very survival. The only reason that they have survived for this long is that the [[Covenant]] is preoccupied by an excavation site a few miles from the ruins of the East African City [[New Mombasa]], which is presumably believed to be [[The Ark]], a massive [[Forerunner]] structure that has been buried under the planet's surface for thousands of years. -->[[Image:Master Chief & The Arbiter.jpg|left|300px|thumb|The [[Master Chief]] and the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]] in an African jungle in the level Sierra 117.]] The storyline begins several weeks after the events of the  ''[[Halo 2]]'' era. John-117 - the [[Master Chief]], after hitching a ride on the Prophet of Truth's [http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Dreadnaught Dreadnought] (an ancient Forerunner ship), enters [[Earth]]'s atmosphere and crash lands in an east African jungle. [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]], the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], and a handful of [[Marines]] retrieve him, but was presumed dead until the Master Chief said "Yeah, you're not." in response to Sergeant Major Johnson telling the Marines, "Radio for veto, heavy lift gear. We're not leaving him here." After coming to consciousness the Master Chief is questioned by Johnson about Cortana's location. The Chiefs reply is simply, "She stayed behind." After being questioned the Master Chief sees one of his old enemies, the Arbiter. He sprints toward the (unknown to John-117 at the time) [[Covenant]] Separatist, pistol in hand. However Johnson holds the Chief back, explaining to him that the Arbiter is "with us now", their ally in the war now, as they share a common enemy [The Prophets and their followers/Flood]. The group then makes their way through the jungle toward a designated extraction point. Covenant forces are sighted in the area and Johnson makes a strategical decision to split the group up to reduce their chances of getting spotted. Master Chief and the Arbiter continue on their way to the extraction zone with second squad, fighting off numerous Covenant troops in the process, but upon reaching the extraction zone, Avery Johnson's [[Pelican]] group consisting of two Pelicans, are ambushed and shot down by two [[Banshees]]. Johnson and his men are then captured and taken prisoner by a number of Brutes led by a Gravity Hammer wielding Chieftain. The Master Chief, Arbiter, and company fight their way through hordes of enemies and eventually rescue them, after which a Pelican arrives and picks them up.