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'''alphamoon''' is the working title of a cut [[campaign]] level produced during the development of ''[[Halo 2]]''. The level was set on [[Basis]], the moon of the gas giant [[Threshold]] - the planet around which [[Installation 04]] orbited. The level would have seen the player play as [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] in an assault against a [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|heretic]] camp on the moon. | '''alphamoon''' is the working title of a cut [[campaign]] level produced during the development of ''[[Halo 2]]''. The level was set on [[Basis]], the moon of the gas giant [[Threshold]] - the planet around which [[Installation 04]] orbited. The level would have seen the player play as [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] in an assault against a [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|heretic]] camp on the moon.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=stream|Qp86KNbeCA8|The Moa Archive <nowiki>[UncookedMoa]</nowiki>|Halo 2 E3 2003 Demo Stream from 343 + Never Before Seen Alphas/Betas (1080p 60 FPS)}} | ||
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The level is set in a heretic camp on the moon of Basis. While this concept did not make its way into the final ''Halo 2'' campaign, this idea is the basis for the setting of the multiplayer level [[Burial Mounds]]. | The level is set in a heretic camp on the moon of Basis. While this concept did not make its way into the final ''Halo 2'' campaign, this idea is the basis for the setting of the multiplayer level [[Burial Mounds]]. | ||
===Storyboards=== | |||
In addition to the gameplay featured in the September 2003 build of ''Halo 2'' alongside the E3 demo, a number of [[Halo 2 storyboards|storyboards]] released online by [[Lee Wilson]] showcase an alternate ending to the mission which would become [[The Oracle]] in the final game, likely intended from prior to alphamoon becoming alphagasgiant.{{Ref/Site|Id=H2Storyboards|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/68xkw5|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo 2 storyboards|Detail=|Quote=|D=28|M=12|Y=2020}} These storyboards showcase an encounter between the Arbiter and the Heretic leader [[Sesa 'Refumee]] similar to that of the gas mines, but instead taking place in the wreckage of the [[Control Room (Installation 04)|control room]] of Installation 04. The storyboards showcase a struggle between 'Refumee and the Arbiter, with both stopping their fighting as [[343 Guilty Spark]] enters the room. The two would begin listening to Spark, only for the crack of a [[Type-51 carbine|carbine]] to interrupt Spark, and the camera pan down to showcase the Heretic lifting a blood-soaked hand from his chest. The shooter would then be revealed to be [[Tartarus]], who subsequently captures Guilty Spark and then executes the now-injured heretic leader before walking away. | |||
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File:H2 AlphaMoon Storyboard Outro 1.jpg|Alphamoon outro storyboard 1. | |||
File:H2 AlphaMoon Storyboard Outro 2.jpg|Alphamoon outro storyboard 2. | |||
File:H2 AlphaMoon Storyboard Outro 3.jpg|Alphamoon outro storyboard 3. | |||
File:H2 AlphaMoon Storyboard Outro 4.jpg|Alphamoon outro storyboard 4. | |||
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File:H2 AlphaMoon Storyboard Outro 6.jpg|Alphamoon outro storyboard 6. | |||
File:H2 AlphaMoon Storyboard Outro 7.jpg|Alphamoon outro storyboard 7. | |||
File:H2 AlphaMoon Storyboard Outro 8.jpg|Alphamoon outro storyboard 8. | |||
File:H2 AlphaMoon Storyboard Outro 9.jpg|Alphamoon outro storyboard 9. | |||
File:H2 AlphaMoon Storyboard Outro 10.jpg|Alphamoon outro storyboard 10. | |||
File:H2 AlphaMoon Storyboard Outro 11.jpg|Alphamoon outro storyboard 11. | |||
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