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Set sometime between [[2553#March|March 2553]] and [[2557#July|July 2557]], ''Halo: Spartan Assault''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main narrative explores the SPARTAN-IVs' first Spartan Ops<!--This is the in-universe term, not the game mode.--> during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].<ref name="gameplay 1">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halospartanassault/mediadetail?title=halo-spartan-assault-defend&id=984bc596-d52b-49e4-be4c-93457bd55bf3&category=Videos '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault - Defend'']</ref><ref name="gameplay 2">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halospartanassault/mediadetail?title=halo-spartan-assault-clear&id=8704efa0-1cc1-4920-8209-5c9e13440c97&category=Videos '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault -Clear'']</ref> This battle is part of the [[Reclamation conflict|second war]] between the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and the [[Covenant remnant|remnants]] of the [[Covenant]], which is still being waged during the events of ''Halo 4''.<ref name="official"/><ref name="Reed">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2013/06/04/coming-this-summer-a-new-halo-for-windows-phone-8.aspx Coming this summer: '''Windows Phone Blog''' ''A new Halo for Windows Phone 8'']</ref> The story unfolds through the [[UNSC Tactical Simulator|UNSC TACSIM]], a historical computer simulation which the SPARTAN-IVs use for combat analysis and training, much like ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[War Games]] mode,<ref name="firsttrailer"/><ref name="pareport''>[http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/the-next-halo-game-is-coming-to-hardware-you-dont-have-and-software-you-don '''The PA Report''': ''The next Halo game is coming to hardware you don’t have, and software you don’t want'']</ref> though the framing story takes place at some point after ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign.<ref group="note">[[Roland]] was activated on December 5, 2557, roughly five months after the [[First Battle of Requiem]], to replace ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s previous AI, [[Aine]]. The game's framing story thus takes place after the events of ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign, though when it occurs in relation to [[Spartan Ops]] is unclear. However, ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' indicates that ''Infinity'' returned directly to Earth after [[Requiem]]'s destruction, suggesting that the framing narrative takes place in the gap between Roland's creation and the [[Second Battle of Requiem]].</ref> This framing structure explains some of the game's arcade-like elements, such as weapons' ability to fire continuously;<ref name="gameplay 1"/><ref name="gameplay 2"/> indeed, [[Roland]] jests that the TACSIM doubles as "a fun game you can play in your spare time".<ref>''Halo: Spartan Assault'', opening cutscene</ref> | Set sometime between [[2553#March|March 2553]] and [[2557#July|July 2557]], ''Halo: Spartan Assault''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s main narrative explores the SPARTAN-IVs' first Spartan Ops<!--This is the in-universe term, not the game mode.--> during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].<ref name="gameplay 1">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halospartanassault/mediadetail?title=halo-spartan-assault-defend&id=984bc596-d52b-49e4-be4c-93457bd55bf3&category=Videos '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault - Defend'']</ref><ref name="gameplay 2">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halospartanassault/mediadetail?title=halo-spartan-assault-clear&id=8704efa0-1cc1-4920-8209-5c9e13440c97&category=Videos '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault -Clear'']</ref> This battle is part of the [[Reclamation conflict|second war]] between the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and the [[Covenant remnant|remnants]] of the [[Covenant]], which is still being waged during the events of ''Halo 4''.<ref name="official"/><ref name="Reed">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2013/06/04/coming-this-summer-a-new-halo-for-windows-phone-8.aspx Coming this summer: '''Windows Phone Blog''' ''A new Halo for Windows Phone 8'']</ref> The story unfolds through the [[UNSC Tactical Simulator|UNSC TACSIM]], a historical computer simulation which the SPARTAN-IVs use for combat analysis and training, much like ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[War Games]] mode,<ref name="firsttrailer"/><ref name="pareport''>[http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/the-next-halo-game-is-coming-to-hardware-you-dont-have-and-software-you-don '''The PA Report''': ''The next Halo game is coming to hardware you don’t have, and software you don’t want'']</ref> though the framing story takes place at some point after ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign.<ref group="note">[[Roland]] was activated on December 5, 2557, roughly five months after the [[First Battle of Requiem]], to replace ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s previous AI, [[Aine]]. The game's framing story thus takes place after the events of ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign, though when it occurs in relation to [[Spartan Ops]] is unclear. However, ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' indicates that ''Infinity'' returned directly to Earth after [[Requiem]]'s destruction, suggesting that the framing narrative takes place in the gap between Roland's creation and the [[Second Battle of Requiem]].</ref> This framing structure explains some of the game's arcade-like elements, such as weapons' ability to fire continuously;<ref name="gameplay 1"/><ref name="gameplay 2"/> indeed, [[Roland]] jests that the TACSIM doubles as "a fun game you can play in your spare time".<ref>''Halo: Spartan Assault'', opening cutscene</ref> | ||
The campaign has two protagonists, Spartans [[Sarah Palmer]] and [[Edward Davis]], whose first meeting is depicted in the ''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' limited comic series.<ref name="Reed"/> Rather than the in-engine cutscenes used in most ''Halo'' games, ''Spartan Assault'' instead makes use of motion comic-style animations between missions, much like the [[terminal]]s in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and ''Halo 4''.<ref name="windows8only"/> | The campaign has two protagonists, Spartans [[Sarah Palmer]] and [[Edward Davis]], whose first meeting is depicted in the ''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' limited comic series.<ref name="Reed"/> Rather than the in-engine cutscenes used in most ''Halo'' games, ''Spartan Assault'' instead makes use of motion comic-style animations between missions, much like the [[terminal]]s in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and ''Halo 4''.<ref name="windows8only"/> [[Halo: Spartan Assault/Quotes|Various quotes]] are displayed in the game's mission loading screens, some acting as gameplay tips while others provide backstory for the events of the game. | ||
===Campaign=== | ===Campaign=== | ||
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===Characters=== | ===Characters=== | ||
====UNSC==== | ====UNSC==== | ||
*Spartan [[Edward Davis]] {{1st}}<ref name="windows8only"/> | *Spartan [[Edward Davis]] {{1st}}<ref name="windows8only"/> | ||
* | *Spartan [[Sarah Palmer]]<ref name="official"/> | ||
*[[Roland]]<ref>[https://vine.co/v/hmgIb1VATxb '''Vine.co''' - ''Xbox: Meet Roland, your A.I. guide in Halo: Spartan Assault'']</ref> | *[[Roland]]<ref>[https://vine.co/v/hmgIb1VATxb '''Vine.co''' - ''Xbox: Meet Roland, your A.I. guide in Halo: Spartan Assault'']</ref> | ||
*Private | |||
*Spartan [ | ''The following characters are only mentioned in [[Halo: Spartan Assault/Quotes|pre-mission quotes]]:'' | ||
*Lieutenant Sasha Wu {{ | *Private Aaron Landvik {{First mentioned}} | ||
*Lieutenant Scott Pham {{ | *Lieutenant Abbi Strand {{First mentioned}} | ||
*Doctor Sheila Nerrivik {{ | *Sergeant Albert Sessa {{First mentioned}} | ||
*Lieutenant Stefan Morris {{ | *Private Alexandra Tran {{First mentioned}}<ref name="HSA E3w343">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-14IYU9C3A '''YouTube''' - '' Halo Spartan Assault gameplay w/ 343i employee Jay Frechette (E3 2013)'']</ref> | ||
*Lieutenant Tara Nguyen {{ | *Private Amber Penzak {{First mentioned}} | ||
*Sergeant Tom Winter {{ | *Private Andy Dimotta {{First mentioned}} | ||
*Private Victor Quintana {{ | *Lieutenant Benjamin Wallace {{First mentioned}} | ||
*Spartan [[Bethany Kossup]] {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Captain Brad Falkenrath {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Lieutenant Brendan Hale {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Lieutenant Caitlin De Sauveterre {{First mentioned}}<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxIhLBpS6Mw '''YouTube''' - ''PC 1080p | Halo: Spartan Assault Gameplay'']</ref> | |||
*Lieutenant Chandana Pasternack {{First mentioned}}<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u5wo4ZNsLQ '''YouTube''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault Launch Party Demo'']</ref> | |||
*Private Charlie Sultan (ODST) {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Christopher Olsen {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Corporal Craig Prinz {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Dave Moriarty {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Edward Levesque {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Lieutenant Elizabeth Kwan {{First mentioned}}<ref>[https://www.youtubhttps://vine.co/v/hmgIb1VATxb.com/watch?v=M9lvzTHSbXg '''YouTube''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault on Surface Pro @E3 2013'']</ref> | |||
*Major Geraldine McNally {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Gerry Payne {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Guy Amjad {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Lieutenant Han Quigley {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Harold Amundsen {{First mentioned}}<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPpJvbrjQ7I '''YouTube''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault On Surface RT gameplay'']</ref> | |||
*Sergeant Harry Benton {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Lieutenant Henry Darzi {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Jamie O'Neal {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Lieutenant Jim Nikolai {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private John Rosenfeld {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Kelly Tremblay {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Sergeant Lindsay Asturias {{First mentioned}}<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvP7pJhFztI '''Youtube''' ''Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level A-1 (Part 1)'']</ref> | |||
*Lieutenant Mark El-Hashem {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Sergeant Mary Russo {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Matt Salamanca {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Molly Markozi {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Monica Ernst {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Captain Nada Rand {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Nick Rhee {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private First Class Nozomi Li {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Lieutenant Patton Liao {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Paul Voclain {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Peter Zhou {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Sergeant Ramone Dakota {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Commander Richard Moe {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Rob Petersen {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Roger Alfarsi {{First mentioned}}<ref name="YSAG">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epVymGith5A '''YouTube''' - ''Halo Spartan Assault Impressions (inc Gameplay) '']</ref> | |||
*Private Samantha Hass {{First mentioned}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x_8tkluobE '''YouTube''' - ''Halo: Spartan Assault for Windows Phone 8 @E3 2013'']</ref> | |||
*Lieutenant Sasha Wu {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Lieutenant Scott Pham {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Doctor Sheila Nerrivik {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Lieutenant Stefan Morris {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Lieutenant Tara Nguyen {{First mentioned}}<ref name="HSA E3">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYD81rFPuew '''YouTube''' - ''E3 2013: Halo Spartan Assault'' ]</ref> | |||
*Sergeant Tom Winter {{First mentioned}} | |||
*Private Victor Quintana {{First mentioned}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM3sTiCA12M '''YouTube''' - ''vgBR na E3 2013 - Gameplay de Halo Spartan Assault'']</ref> | |||
====Covenant==== | ====Covenant==== | ||
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*[[Type-52 Special Applications Rifle]] | *[[Type-52 Special Applications Rifle]] | ||
;Forerunner | ;Forerunner | ||
*[[Z-510 | *[[Z-510 focus turret]] | ||
{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||