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|date=[[2531|February 23rd, 2531]]

|place= [[Shield 0459]]

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{{Article Quote|Forge and Recon Groups ECHO and INDIA start the search for Anders.}}

It is the first level in the ''Halo Wars'' campaign to feature [[the Flood]]. After the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} finishes its [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] travel to pursue a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ship holding [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]], they enter into orbit around an unknown planet, and as [[James Gregory Cutter|Captain Cutter]] orders Sergeant [[John Forge]] to the surface, they encounter units of new Covenant species, the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]]. As Sergeant Forge's [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|Elephant]] crew kills all of the Jiralhanae, they are assisted by Spartan Red Team. Two other Elephant crews on the surface, [[Recon Team Echo|Echo]] and [[Recon Team India|India]], however, reported attacks from unknown hostiles, before all contact from them was lost.

''Fades into Professor Anders and Sergeant John Forge, who are at the remains of the destroyed [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|V1 Scarab]]. Anders holds a small hand-held camera, documenting the Scarab's remains. Forge grabs a piece of debris and poses with it.''

[[File:HW2.png|thumb|Forge aims his M6C.]]

''Arbiter drops Anders and moves torwards Forge. He shoots the Arbiter with his pistol but it has no effect. The Arbiter activates his camouflage, moves behind Forge and cuts his Pistol in half with a swing of his Energy Sword. Forge falls down and the Arbiter moves to finish him with a stab. Anders runs in between them.''

''The Arbiter grabs Anders by her throat and walks into the [[Gravity lift]] of a [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] dropship hovering above. The ship flies away as the Spartan Red Team arrives with a [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] firing at it. After the ship goes away, the Spartans get off the Warthog and secure the area. One of them approaches Forge, who is still lying on the ground from the attack.''

 

*'''Serina''': "So...we left a note saying we're leaving, right?"

''Fades in to two ships coming out of slipspace in orbit, as seen in the atmosphere of an unknown planet. A piece of the landscape twitches, then turns around towards the camera as three small tentacles twitch around its chest, revealing an [[flood combat form|unknown lifeform]] that resembles a Sangheili.''

'''[[Shield 0459|UNKNOWN LOCATION]]'''

*'''Recon Team India (COM)''': "India, reporting in. Elephant unpacking. Hold for...wait. Over there...what the hell was that?"

[[File:Halo Wars Flood.jpg|thumb|Recon Team Echo's M312 Elephant covered by Flood biomass.]]

*'''Forge (COM)''': "Not Covenant, sir - something else, something worse. Much [[the Flood|uglier]]."

*'''Captain Cutter''': "Sergeant, I'm approving your beacon for a firebase site. Serina, prep [[pod]]s for launch."

*'''ODST #4''': "One of [[flood infection form|them]] bit me and ran off... Is that bad?"

*'''Forge (COM)''': "Spirit, any closer on that transponder's location?"

* This is the only level in the entire series where the Brutes are referred to as Jiralhanae, their proper names. This is also the first level in the series in which a Covenant species is referred to by its proper name in scripted dialogue, though the names of most Covenant species are sometimes said by NPCs in ''Halo 3''.  

* Sergeant Forge's report about the discovery of the Flood, ''"Not Covenant, sir - something else, something worse. Much uglier."'', is similar to dialogue between [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[John-117]] on the level ''[[The Storm]]'' in ''[[Halo 3]]'', when the [[Unidentified Flood-captured battlecruiser|Flood-captured battlecruiser]] arrives over [[Voi]]: 'Vadam asks, ''"What is it? More Brutes?"'', to which John replies, ''"Worse."''

* If the SPARTANs are used to hijack any of the Choppers at the beginning of the level, the player can not gain control of the SPARTANs until the hijacked Choppers have been destroyed.

* Serina's line ''"Well, this is new. And scary,"'' was first said in the original ''Halo Wars'' demo video. However, rather than the Flood, she was referring to the sudden appearance of a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]].

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