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[[Image:halo3_diorama_0335.jpg|300px|thumb|A battle depicted on Diorama.]]
[[Image:halo3_diorama_0335.jpg|300px|thumb|A battle depicted on Diorama.]]
'''Diorama''' is an interactive flash movie, a part of the [[Believe]] campaign for [[Halo 3]]. It is a fly-through of the [[John-117 Monument]].
'''Diorama''' is an interactive flash movie, a part of the [[Believe]] campaign for [[Halo 3]]. It is a fly-through of the [[John-117 Monument]], depicting the fictional [[Second Battle of Mombasa]], which never actually occurred. Rather, it is supposed to symbolically represent the [[Human-Covenant War]] as a whole, and [[John-117]]'s sacrifice for humanity.
 


== Summary ==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
 
*When you reach the Master Chief, and go into 180 mode, if you go turn the camera right and look carefully, you'll find a Grunt with no mask strangling a marine.
* When you reach the Master Chief, and go into 180 mode, if you go turn the camera right and look carefully, you'll find a Grunt with no mask strangling a marine.
*There were no [[Elites]] to be seen throughout the diorama even though the Elites are fighting alongside the humans at this point in the story.
 
*The music played in the background is measures 25-43, 60-64 of Frederic Chopin's Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15, nicknamed the "Raindrop Prelude"
* There were no [[Elites]] to be seen throughout the diorama even though the Elites are fighting alongside the humans at this point in the story.
*When you reach a bridge (right after the tank if you chose to go to the right), slowly move the camera and look at the brute holding a human. At one frame, an exclamation mark will appear in the gap between the brute's arm and its head.
 
*[[Sergeant Thomas Chang]] may be a reference to the character seen in the original Halo E3 video, when the Master Chief first made his debut. Though the video clearly showed the character being killed, because it is not considered "canon," it is possible that Chang was reckoned into surviving.
* The music played in the background is measures 25-43, 60-64 of Frederic Chopin's Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15, nicknamed the "Raindrop Prelude"
*Although numerous notes dot the tour, this battle is not officially canon, due to the fact that the [[Master Chief]] was not actually supposed to be in this battle. The diorama however, is canon and just represent the Human-Covenant War as a whole.
 
* When you reach a bridge (right after the tank if you chose to go to the right), slowly move the camera and look at the brute holding a human. At one frame, an exclamation mark will appear in the gap between the brute's arm and its head.
 
* [[Sergeant Thomas Chang]] may be a reference to the character seen in the original Halo E3 video, when the Master Chief first made his debut. Though the video clearly showed the character being killed, because it is not considered "canon," it is possible that Chang was reckoned into surviving.
 
* Although numerous notes dot the tour, this battle is not officially canon, due to the fact that the [[Master Chief]] was not actually supposed to be in this battle. The diorama however, is cannon and just represent the Human-Covenant War as a whole.
 
*Oddly, there is an Armor-class Chieftain (usually holding [[plasma cannons]] as such) wielding a Gravity Hammer.
*Oddly, there is an Armor-class Chieftain (usually holding [[plasma cannons]] as such) wielding a Gravity Hammer.
*A majority of Brute Chieftains with [[Gravity Hammer]]s have older models the similar [[Fist of Rukt]] except for maybe one or two with the updated version.
*A majority of Brute Chieftains with [[Gravity Hammer]]s have older models the similar [[Fist of Rukt]] except for maybe one or two with the updated version.
*Due to unknown reasons, all of the lower ranked brutes seen throughout the diorama are wearing [[Brute Stalker]] attire. This is probably to increase drama due to the amount of intimidation inflicted by the appearance of the Stalker uniform/armor.
*Due to unknown reasons, all of the lower ranked brutes seen throughout the diorama are wearing [[Brute Stalker]] attire. This is probably to increase drama due to the amount of intimidation inflicted by the appearance of the Stalker uniform/armor.
*If you look closely between the ending section of the mission, [[The Storm]] and the beginning to the end of the diorama, you can note that the scenery is almost the same in both buildings and terrain. With only damage to buildings making it difficult to see resemblances.
*If you look closely between the ending section of the mission, [[The Storm]] and the beginning to the end of the diorama, you can note that the scenery is almost the same in both buildings and terrain. With only damage to buildings making it difficult to see resemblances.