Audio log (Halo 4): Difference between revisions

System: This is the service record for [[Spartan]] [[John-117]]. Would you like to continue?

 

System: [[Frigate]] ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' discovers [[Forerunner]] Halo [[Installation 04]] and deploys Spartan 117 to protect [[UNSC]] [[Artificial Intelligence|A.I.]] [[Cortana]]. Chief uncovers a [[Covenant]] plot to fire the weapon, and sacrifises the ''Autumn'' to destroy the Halo ring.  

 

System: Pursuing the Covenant flagship after an attack on earth, Spartan 117 arrives at [[Installation 05]] to find the Covenant erupting into civil war. After preventing the Covenant from firing the ring, 117 followed them back to Earth in search of a Forerunner installation that could activate all the galaxy's halos.  

 

System: The Covenant arrive at [[Earth]] and open a portal to the [[Ark]], an extragalactic Forerunner installation that can fire the Halo Array. Spartan 117 unites a joint Covenant/UNSC team to pursue the Covenant to the Ark, where he succesfully destroys the Installation and prevents the rings from being used.

 

System: When Spartan 117 attempts to escape from the Ark aboard the ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'', the slipspace portal that the ship is passing through collapses.  

 

System: Aboard the aft section of the dawn, Spartan 117 is placed into [[cryo]] sleep pending recovery by UNSC forces. A.I. Cortana to remain active as long as is technically feasible.

 

System: End of service Record.<ref name="Dawn">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''Dawn''</ref>

System: Weapon systems online.

 

System: Gravity controls  online.

 

System: Ship propulsion offline.

 

System: Bow hull integrity compromised.

 

System: Life support online.<ref name="Dawn"/>

Unknown voice: [[Catherine Halsey]] Research excerpt, 11 February [[2550]].

 

Halsey: A interesting factor here isn't that H-1 disabled the viral termination code I had implanted in [[Cortana|her]] matrix. These metrics imply its success wasn't just unlikely, but that even the acceptance of the 7-year life cycle estimates may not apply.  

 

Halsey: Thus far, I've determined that the unique circumstances of her creation have triggered what I can only refer to as a recessive variant in the [[A.I.]] seed.  

 

Halsey: As her architect, I'm currently at a loss as to the origin of the development of this rogue element. Very curious.<ref name="Requiem">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''Requiem''</ref>

'''Location:''' In a wreckage near the beginning of the level.<br>

'''Transcript:'''<br>

Cortana: Non-believers walk the sacred ground. Purge the heretics, so they not foul the air of Paradise. The time has come to enter the Great Light. The [[Promethean]] awakening is nigh, our reward is at hand.<ref name="Requiem"/>

'''Location:''' In a wreckage near the beginning of the level.<br>

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Unknown Elite: [[Didact]]... <small>(The same word is repeated every 30 seconds.)</small><ref name="Requiem"/>

'''Location:''' In the room where two [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]] are fought, shortly after clearing the hanger.<br>

'''Transcript:'''<br>

Tim: OK... Specimen 2006...

 

Tim: Artifact is believed to be the [[Activation Index]] for [[Installation 03|Gamma Halo]], based on anecdotal information from Alpha and Delta Halo mission logs.

 

Tim: Key component in the activation and firing of the Halo weapon, a few of us have been speculating lately if it has secondary and tertiary purposes as well.

 

Tim: Theories still forthcoming.<ref name="Composer">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''Composer''</ref>

'''Location:''' In the room where two Hunters are fought, shortly after clearing the hanger.<br>

'''Transcript:'''<br>

Dr. Tillson: Specimen 815, though that's a bit misleading as we've been seeing these things all over the Halo.

 

Dr. Tillson: Icon is similar to other [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyphs]], with the noted exception of a strong, vertical extrusion  

 

Dr. Tillson: Going to send this to Linguistics but... I don't know. My gut's telling me there's something else here.<ref name="Composer"/>

'''Location:''' In the room where two Hunters are fought, shortly after clearing the hanger.<br>

'''Transcript:'''<br>

Scientist: Specimen 1534. Initial suggest an imaging component, perhaps a piece of some large device or possibly a vehicle of some sort.

 

Scientist: Reticular hazing also implies use as a beam focuser: could have done double-duty as a weapon sight.  

 

Scientist: Passing off to SPEC-WAR for further testing.<ref name="Composer"/>

'''Location:''' In the room where two Hunters are fought, shortly after clearing the hanger. Also in the open area where the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Armor Defense System|Mantis']] can be found.<br>

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System: I'm sorry. We are currently experiencing system-wide outages. If you require immediate assistance, contact Infrastructure, 048.<ref name="Composer"/>

'''Location:''' A [[data pad]] on a desk, behind a window at the back of the room where two Hunters are fought.<br>

'''Transcript:'''<br>

Halsey: Catherine Halsey, personal observations - December 15, [[2554]].

 

Halsey: While the survey crews examining Gamma Halo may be what pass for experts at [[ONI]] now, they are woefully out of their league for a task of this scale.

 

Halsey: There has been one startling discovery, however.

 

Halsey: One of the teams stumbled upon [[Composer|a device]] remarkably similar to the AI Matrix Compiler currently in use by the UNSC.

 

Halsey: Seeing as how I designed that particular compiler, this finding, needless to say, has piqued my curiosity.<ref name="Composer"/>

'''Location:''' In the open area where the Mantis' can be found. Behind a Forerunner spire.<br>

'''Transcript:'''<br>

Tim: This is Tim Pherson. [[Sandra Tillson|Sandy]] asked me to make an addendum to the last observation log on Specimen 1101.

 

Tim: We're still going over the logs, but we now believe the transmission stopped emanating from the artifact approximately 0900 on the 21st.<ref name="Composer"/>

'''Location:''' In the open area where the Mantis' can be found. In front of a group of rocks on the see-through floor.<br>

'''Transcript:'''<br>

Scientist: Fourteen Thirty One hours. I don't know what's happening topside, but I was in the middle of rerunning the Gilwood-Elman Tests and the artifact started...

Scientist: I don't know WHAT it's doing. Rerunning the sensor leads now.<ref name="Composer"/>

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