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As [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] departed from the ''Anodyne Spirit'' during the Forerunner ship's descent into Earth's atmosphere, [[S. Hartley|an]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] [[Battle of Sector Six|fighting]] in [[Sector Six]] managed to use a [[laser designator]] to determine the Master Chief's trajectory.{{Ref/Film|Id=landfall|Film=Halo: Landfall}} This allowed several squads of Marines led by [[Avery Johnson]] to locate the Spartan after he crashed into a [[Tanzania]]n jungle south of [[Mount Kilimanjaro]].{{Ref/Level|Id=arrival|[[Halo 3]]|[[Arrival]]}} | As [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] departed from the ''Anodyne Spirit'' during the Forerunner ship's descent into Earth's atmosphere, [[S. Hartley|an]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] [[Battle of Sector Six|fighting]] in [[Sector Six]] managed to use a [[laser designator]] to determine the Master Chief's trajectory.{{Ref/Film|Id=landfall|Film=Halo: Landfall}} This allowed several squads of Marines led by [[Avery Johnson]] to locate the Spartan after he crashed into a [[Tanzania]]n jungle south of [[Mount Kilimanjaro]].{{Ref/Level|Id=arrival|[[Halo 3]]|[[Arrival]]}} | ||
Covenant ground forces would heavily occupy swathes of territory in [[Kenya]], overwhelming UNSC defenders along the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]] and in the city of [[Voi]], where they would station heavy defences including numerous [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]] and [[ | Covenant ground forces would heavily occupy swathes of territory in [[Kenya]], overwhelming UNSC defenders along the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]] and in the city of [[Voi]], where they would station heavy defences including numerous [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]] and [[Skar'wa-pattern Mantis|Mantis]] emplacements as part of a network of extensive perimeter defenses for the Ark's portal.{{Ref/Level|Id=storm|[[Halo 3]]|[[The Storm]]}} Remaining UNSC personnel were scattered and cut off from friendly forces, forced to hunker down and fight for their lives against heavy Covenant opposition.{{Ref/Level|Id=tsavo|[[Halo 3]]|[[Tsavo Highway]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} The final remaining UNSC stronghold in the region was a re-purposed 20th-century base, [[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]], located within close proximity to the city of Voi. From here, the UNSC would co-ordinate their remaining forces and treat [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] wounded in the field. After [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]]' arrival at Earth from [[Installation 05]], she would assume command of the base.{{Ref/Reuse|crows}} | ||
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{{Quote|You are, all of you, vermin. Cowering in the dirt, thinking what, I wonder? That you might escape the coming fire? No. Your world will burn until its surface is but glass! And not even your demon will live to creep, blackened from its hole to mar the reflection of our passage... the culmination of our journey. For your destruction is the will of the gods! And I? I ''am'' their instrument!|[[Prophet of Truth|The Prophet of Truth]] threatening UNSC personnel in Crow's Nest.{{Ref/Reuse|crows}}}} | {{Quote|You are, all of you, vermin. Cowering in the dirt, thinking what, I wonder? That you might escape the coming fire? No. Your world will burn until its surface is but glass! And not even your demon will live to creep, blackened from its hole to mar the reflection of our passage... the culmination of our journey. For your destruction is the will of the gods! And I? I ''am'' their instrument!|[[Prophet of Truth|The Prophet of Truth]] threatening UNSC personnel in Crow's Nest.{{Ref/Reuse|crows}}}} | ||
[[File:Truthhack.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Prophet of Truth hijacks Crow's Nest's operations center monitors.]] | [[File:Truthhack.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Prophet of Truth hijacks Crow's Nest's operations center monitors.]] | ||
[[Miranda Keyes|Commander Keyes]] arrived at Crow's Nest's landing pad to meet John-117, Thel 'Vadam and Sergeant Johnson. After greeting the Spartan, she escorted the group towards the operations center, briefing the Spartan about the previous events following Truth's arrival at Earth before confirming that she had managed to stop [[Installation 05]]'s activation sequence, but the [[Halo Array]] remained on standby and ready to activate from the [[Installation 00|Ark]], which she believed to be the main focus of the Covenant in Kenya. John then reported in to [[Terrence Hood|Admiral Hood]], who was confident in Keyes' plan to neutralize one of the [[ | [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Keyes]] arrived at Crow's Nest's landing pad to meet John-117, Thel 'Vadam and Sergeant Johnson. After greeting the Spartan, she escorted the group towards the operations center, briefing the Spartan about the previous events following Truth's arrival at Earth before confirming that she had managed to stop [[Installation 05]]'s activation sequence, but the [[Halo Array]] remained on standby and ready to activate from the [[Installation 00|Ark]], which she believed to be the main focus of the Covenant in Kenya. John then reported in to [[Terrence Hood|Admiral Hood]], who was confident in Keyes' plan to neutralize one of the [[Skar'wa-pattern Mantis|Mantis Anti-Aircraft Cannons]] in Truth's array of defenses with the support of the Spartan, allowing [[Battle Group Victory|a battle group]] from the tattered UNSC Home Fleet to assault the excavation site, believed by the UNSC to be the Ark but in reality was the [[Portal at Voi]] that would lead to the installation. Before Hood could continue, the power cut out completely, before the High Prophet of Truth himself broadcasted a message to the base, promising to reduce Earth to [[Glassing|glass]] and telling them that even the [[Covenant religion#Demons|"Demon"]] would perish. After Truth cut the broadcast, Keyes immediately ordered the base's personnel to prepare for departure, knowing that the Covenant would soon attack. Johnson and Thel remained to guard the operations center while John moved towards the hangar which the Phantoms would use to deploy troops. As Marines assembled [[AIE-486H machine gun|machine gun turrets]] and other defences, a series of tremors shook the base as Covenant forces begun their offensive. The Master Chief made his way into the base's vehicle access, arriving too late to save a [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Warthog]]'s destruction from [[Type-1 plasma grenade|plasma grenades]]. John and his Marines pushed down the vehicle access, defeating Covenant troops before arriving at the hangar, where they provided assistance for the locally-stationed Marines in repelling several Phantom's and their complements of infantry sent from a nearby {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}. Once all Covenant were defeated, a Pelican was able to undock and descend, allowing the Marines in the hangar to exfiltrate from the base.{{Ref/Reuse|crows}} | ||
[[File:H3 Brute Chieftain and Bodyguards.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Jiralhanae Chieftain and his bodyguards in Crow's Nest's motor pool.]] | [[File:H3 Brute Chieftain and Bodyguards.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Jiralhanae Chieftain and his bodyguards in Crow's Nest's motor pool.]] | ||
At this time, the Covenant attack on the base intensified. The operations center came under heavy Covenant attack prompting Sergeant Johnson to recall the Master Chief. At the same time, [[Yanme'e]] infiltrated Crow's Nest through the base's ventilation system and the barracks was attacked by a large [[Jiralhanae]] [[pack]] led by a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]], which would see the majority of it's personnel massacred and several survivors tortured and killed for sport. In the cave before the operations center, a massive swarm of Yanme'e burst out of the ventilation pipes behind the Marine defenders. Due to the timely arrival of John-117, the Drones were all taken out. In the operations center, Commander Keyes radioed in from ''[[Kilo 023]]'', revealing to John the [[Improvised UNSC bomb|bomb]] that Marines were rigging to detonate to wipe out the Covenant attackers after all UNSC personnel had evacuated. Johnson led the Chief to a door that would lead to the barracks, where they had lost contact from the Marines within. John advanced into the base's motor pool, fighting a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] and his pack. After clearing the motor pool, John made his way to the barracks, where Thel revealed that the Jiralhanae had taken prisoners. The two fought through the barracks, rescuing the few Marines that lived and killing every Covenant soldier in the vicinity including a War Chieftain. They led the surviving Marines onto an elevator to the landing pad. Unfortunately, ''Kilo 023'' was attacked by a unit of Jiralhanae [[Jiralhanae Jumper|Jumpers]] attempting to destroy her engines. John, Thel and the Marines subsequently defeated the Brutes, with Sergeant Johnson and a small group of Marines arrived immediately after, on the run from the operations center which had been overrun by the Covenant. Keyes ordered John to return to the operations center and re-arm the bomb. Johnson, Thel and the surviving Marines boarded ''Kilo 023'' and left the base, leaving John as the only living human still in Crow's Nest.{{Ref/Reuse|crows}} | At this time, the Covenant attack on the base intensified. The operations center came under heavy Covenant attack prompting Sergeant Johnson to recall the Master Chief. At the same time, [[Yanme'e]] infiltrated Crow's Nest through the base's ventilation system and the barracks was attacked by a large [[Jiralhanae]] [[pack]] led by a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]], which would see the majority of it's personnel massacred and several survivors tortured and killed for sport. In the cave before the operations center, a massive swarm of Yanme'e burst out of the ventilation pipes behind the Marine defenders. Due to the timely arrival of John-117, the Drones were all taken out. In the operations center, Commander Keyes radioed in from ''[[Kilo 023]]'', revealing to John the [[Improvised UNSC bomb|bomb]] that Marines were rigging to detonate to wipe out the Covenant attackers after all UNSC personnel had evacuated. Johnson led the Chief to a door that would lead to the barracks, where they had lost contact from the Marines within. John advanced into the base's motor pool, fighting a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] and his pack. After clearing the motor pool, John made his way to the barracks, where Thel revealed that the Jiralhanae had taken prisoners. The two fought through the barracks, rescuing the few Marines that lived and killing every Covenant soldier in the vicinity including a War Chieftain. They led the surviving Marines onto an elevator to the landing pad. Unfortunately, ''Kilo 023'' was attacked by a unit of Jiralhanae [[Jiralhanae Jumper|Jumpers]] attempting to destroy her engines. John, Thel and the Marines subsequently defeated the Brutes, with Sergeant Johnson and a small group of Marines arrived immediately after, on the run from the operations center which had been overrun by the Covenant. Keyes ordered John to return to the operations center and re-arm the bomb. Johnson, Thel and the surviving Marines boarded ''Kilo 023'' and left the base, leaving John as the only living human still in Crow's Nest.{{Ref/Reuse|crows}} | ||
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The convoy of UNSC vehicles continued down the Tsavo Highway until they reached the entrance to [[Traxus Factory Complex 09]], which had been heavily occupied by Covenant forces in the preceding hours. After dismounting from his [[M831 Troop Transport Warthog|vehicle]], John and a group of Marines made their way inside, ambushing Covenant troops listening to a holographic sermon from the Prophet of Truth and opening several doors allowing their supporting [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Chaingun Warthog]] to advance. After killing a large group of Covenant in the next tunnel, John proceeded into the first of several lake beds, where an [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraith]] was attacking several [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] that were engaged in aerial dogfights with [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] above the factory. Eventually clearing out the AA Wraith and its accompanying unit of [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghosts]], John re-entered the factory, assisting a group of Marines in flushing out Covenant troops in a nearby office. Once the way was clear, the Marines opened the doors into the next section of the factory for the Spartan. In the next room, a [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] deployed a swarm of [[Yanme'e]] through a shattered glass roof, which failed to halt the UNSC advance. John met up with a Marine anti-tank unit in the tunnel leading to the second lake bed. Mounting up on a [[M274 Mongoose|Mongoose]] with a [[M41 SPNKR|rocket launcher]]-armed passenger, John entered the second lake bed, where more Ghosts and [[Type-25 Chopper|Choppers]] defended a pair of Anti-Aircraft Wraiths. Despite the heavy Covenant presence, the anti-tank unit was able to make short work of them, as well as several waves of reinforcements brought in by Phantoms. The Covenant made a last-ditch attempt to retake the lake bed, deploying a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] into the area. The human forces were able to weaken the Scarab by attacking it's vulnerable leg joints and allowing John to board the walker. The Spartan engaged the crew in close quarters before destroying the Scarab's power core, completely destroying the assault platform. With the lake bed clear, more Pelicans arrived to drop off reinforcements, including [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]].{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} | The convoy of UNSC vehicles continued down the Tsavo Highway until they reached the entrance to [[Traxus Factory Complex 09]], which had been heavily occupied by Covenant forces in the preceding hours. After dismounting from his [[M831 Troop Transport Warthog|vehicle]], John and a group of Marines made their way inside, ambushing Covenant troops listening to a holographic sermon from the Prophet of Truth and opening several doors allowing their supporting [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Chaingun Warthog]] to advance. After killing a large group of Covenant in the next tunnel, John proceeded into the first of several lake beds, where an [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraith]] was attacking several [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] that were engaged in aerial dogfights with [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] above the factory. Eventually clearing out the AA Wraith and its accompanying unit of [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghosts]], John re-entered the factory, assisting a group of Marines in flushing out Covenant troops in a nearby office. Once the way was clear, the Marines opened the doors into the next section of the factory for the Spartan. In the next room, a [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] deployed a swarm of [[Yanme'e]] through a shattered glass roof, which failed to halt the UNSC advance. John met up with a Marine anti-tank unit in the tunnel leading to the second lake bed. Mounting up on a [[M274 Mongoose|Mongoose]] with a [[M41 SPNKR|rocket launcher]]-armed passenger, John entered the second lake bed, where more Ghosts and [[Type-25 Chopper|Choppers]] defended a pair of Anti-Aircraft Wraiths. Despite the heavy Covenant presence, the anti-tank unit was able to make short work of them, as well as several waves of reinforcements brought in by Phantoms. The Covenant made a last-ditch attempt to retake the lake bed, deploying a [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] into the area. The human forces were able to weaken the Scarab by attacking it's vulnerable leg joints and allowing John to board the walker. The Spartan engaged the crew in close quarters before destroying the Scarab's power core, completely destroying the assault platform. With the lake bed clear, more Pelicans arrived to drop off reinforcements, including [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]].{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} | ||
[[File:1216050538 Scarab.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A Scarab engaging UNSC forces.]] | [[File:1216050538 Scarab.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A Scarab engaging UNSC forces.]] | ||
The victorious UNSC forces re-entered the factory, passing through an aid-station that had been set up to deal with injured Marines and [[civilian]] factory workers. Reports coming in revealed that the Covenant fleet was pulling back to the portal as well as the presence of a [[Indulgence of Conviction|single]] Covenant ship that had arrived in-system. John and Thel entered the warehouse section of the factory complex, where Jiralhanae forces were attacking scattered Marines and slaughtering civilian workers. After clearing out several sections of warehouse and recruiting a number of Marines and armed civilians to their side, the group proceeded to the other side of the factory, killing a [[Mgalekgolo]] pair that had just wiped out a group of fleeing civilians. A Jiralhanae [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] and an assortment of other Covenant troops defended the path to the nearby [[ | The victorious UNSC forces re-entered the factory, passing through an aid-station that had been set up to deal with injured Marines and [[civilian]] factory workers. Reports coming in revealed that the Covenant fleet was pulling back to the portal as well as the presence of a [[Indulgence of Conviction|single]] Covenant ship that had arrived in-system. John and Thel entered the warehouse section of the factory complex, where Jiralhanae forces were attacking scattered Marines and slaughtering civilian workers. After clearing out several sections of warehouse and recruiting a number of Marines and armed civilians to their side, the group proceeded to the other side of the factory, killing a [[Mgalekgolo]] pair that had just wiped out a group of fleeing civilians. A Jiralhanae [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] and an assortment of other Covenant troops defended the path to the nearby [[Skar'wa-pattern Mantis|Mantis]] anti-aircraft emplacement while the Prophet of Truth gave encouragement from a nearby [[holotank]]. Despite this, they failed to stop John and his forces. The group moved forward towards their objective as UNSC [[Battle Group Victory]] began their approach. With their time running out, the group launched an attack on the heavily-defended plateau that the cannon was stationed on. After a furious battle, they emerged victorious and John destroyed the anti-aircraft cannon's rapidly overheating core, neutralizing the battery. With a hole now punched in the Covenant defenses, the battle group approached, bombarding the Prophet's [[Anodyne Spirit|vessel]] sitting in the center of the portal. Their attack failed to damage the [[Forerunner]] [[keyship]], and the portal was activated. The ''Anodyne Spirit'' ascended into the portal to the Ark, with the rest of the Covenant fleet following. As Admiral Hood ordered the UNSC forces to regroup, the [[Flood]]-infested {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} ''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]'' exited slipspace over Voi and crashed into the opposite side of the Traxus factory complex. As Thel pondered the arrival of the ship as more Covenant reinforcements, John knew that it was [[Flood|something even worse]].{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} | ||
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