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|game=''[[Halo 3]]''

|name='''''Arrival'''''

|image=[[Image:Arbiter_Jungle2.jpg|300px]]

|player=[[SPARTAN-117]]

|date= [[2552|November 17, 2552]]

|place=[[Republic of Kenya]], [[Africa]]

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{{Big Quote|''Brace for impact.''}}

'''Arrival''' <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAASM944nTo</ref> is the first level of ''[[Halo 3]]''. It does not contain actual gameplay, consisting instead of a look inversion test on lower difficulties, and the game's opening cutscenes.

==Plot==

The Master Chief crashes in the jungle and is eventually recovered by [[Thel 'Vadam]] (the Arbiter), [[Sergeant Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]], and several [[Marines]]. This level consists of no game-play, save on [[Easy]] and [[Normal]] (in which you review the controls), only a cinematic cut scene.

 

In [[Heroic]] and [[Legendary]], the only point in doing this level is because you cannot get the Campaign Complete for the Heroic and Legendary Achievements without doing so.

 

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMo6AHwXWrY '''{''Cutscene''}''']

*'''[[Cortana (AI)|Cortana]]''' ''(V.O.)'': "They let me pick. Did I ever tell you that? Choose whichever Spartan I wanted."

''As the camera pans down, something comes into view entering the atmosphere, trailing flames splitting the night sky. Although it is not recognizable at this time, it is the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Dreadnought]].''

 

*'''Cortana''' ''(V.O.)'': "Like the [[SPARTAN-II|others]], you were strong and swift and brave. A natural leader."

*'''Cortana''' ''(V.O.)'': "But you had something they didn't. Something no one saw, but me."

''A second, lesser fireball breaks off from the main one. It moves at an oblique angle to the first, which is to say, towards the camera. It moves closer while the first vanishes behind a spray of trees.''

''The fireball roars past the camera and smashes into the ground with an earth-shattering impact. For a moment, we can see that the area is a jungle, quiet and peaceful, and now, full of light and sound. Cortana's last words are tinged with humor.''

''Pan down on the same forest, but now it's early morning, with the sun streaming through the trees onto the smoking ruin where the object hit ground. In the foreground, an armored gauntlet is visible. In the background, several [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] move around; [[First Squad]]. The one in the back wears a [[Sergeant]]'s cap. The Marines of First Squad anxiously observe an object just below the camera position. A dread silence permeates the jungle.''

''The Sergeant in the hat turns around and takes a long drag on his cigar.''

''The [[Sergeant]] blows out smoke. It is none other than [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery J. Johnson]].''

*'''Sergeant Johnson''': "Stay sharp!"

''The Marines move closer to the object while one aims his gun to the left then the right of the camera looking for any sign of the enemy. For the first time, we can see that it is the [[Master Chief]]. He lies at one end of his own personal crater, the result of falling about two kilometers. Despite the motionlessness of the man inside, the armor is neither scratched nor singed, apart from a large scrape across the upper right of the chestplate. The Chief lies in an odd position, like a dropped statue; the figure is still; hands raised awkwardly. The [[Spartan]] is still and silent. The Marines move closer to the Chief, taking up combat positions. One sits down beside him and takes out a small computer.''

*'''Sergeant Johnson''': "Corpsman?"

*'''Marine [[Corpsman]]''': ''(doubtfully)'' "His [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|armor]]'s locked up. Gel layer ''could'' have taken most of the impact..."

*'''Marine Corporal''': "I don't know, Sergeant Major."

''Johnson kneels by the side of his fallen friend and places a hand on his chest, feeling for breath, or any sign that the man is alive. He inadvertently breathes smoke into the Chief's face. After a few seconds, he sighs sadly, reaches behind the Chief's head and pulls [[Cortana (AI)|Cortana]]'s empty chip out of his helmet.''

*'''Sergeant Johnson''': "Radio for VTOL, heavy lift gear. We're ''not'' leaving him here."

''An armored hand reaches up and grabs his wrist. It is the Master Chief's.''

*'''Master Chief''': "Yeah. You're not."

''He pushes himself slowly to his feet.''

*'''Sergeant Johnson''': ''(gives off a small sigh of relief)'' "Crazy fool! Why do you always ''jump''? One of these days, you're gonna land on somethin' as stubborn as you are! And I don't do bits and pieces!"

''The Chief says nothing. Instead, he reaches down and takes Cortana's chip from the Sergeant's hand and lets go of his arm.''

*'''Cortana''' ''(V.O.)'': "Don't make a girl a promise... if you know you can't keep it."

*'''Master Chief''': "She stayed behind."

*'''Marine Corporal''': "Sorry, sir. ''(to Master Chief)'' Your armor's still in partial lockdown."

(Note: This sequence only appears if playing on Single Player and on [[Normal]] or [[Easy]].)

*'''Marine Corporal''': "Up here sir."

*'''Marine Corporal''': "Good." ''(to Johnson)'' Everything checks out, Sergeant Major."

===Cutscene===

''The Chief looks around, taking in his surroundings. Somewhere near him is a familiar sight... the heat-wave effect of a [[Covenant]] [[Active Camouflage]]. Johnson gives it a nod. An [[Elite]] decloaks, revealing itself to be [[Arbiter (rank)|the Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]]. The Master Chief moves with fluid grace, brushing aside Johnson and another Marine next to 'Vadam, drawing Johnson's [[M6G|Pistol]] from its holster.''

'''Vadam glares at the Master Chief, showing no sign of discomfort or making any move to point the gun away from himself. The Chief hesitates to lower his gun.''

''Johnson grabs the Chief's shoulder.''

*'''Sergeant Johnson''': "We got enough to worry about without you two tryin' to kill each other!"

*'''Thel 'Vadam:''' "Were it so easy."

''Thel Vadam makes to move past the Master Chief, but the Spartan pushes him back, and 'Vadam turns and walks away.''

*'''Thel 'Vadam:''' "We must go. The [[Brute]]s have our scent."

*'''Sergeant Johnson''': ''(Legendary, variant 5)'' "Then they must love the smell of [[Wikipedia:Bvlgari|Bvlgari]]. Yeah, I'm doing a little product placement! I gotta get paid, too!"

''He grabs an [[MA5C|Assault Rifle]] from a nearby Marine and holds it out to the Chief. Swiftly, the Spartan snatches it, as if annoyed by 'Vadam.''

*As soon as you can move, go forward and press the '''Y''' button about one second before the border fades out. Your Pistol will just randomly appear on the screen.

*The name may be a reference to Halo's predecessor, [[Marathon]], an earlier [[Bungie]] game, in which "Arrival" is also the name of the [[w:c:marathongame:Arrival (Level)|first level]].

*Arrival is the first tutorial level in the [[Halo]] series not to take place on a [[Human]] space vessel orbiting a celestial body. [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'s very first level was on the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]] orbiting the [[Halo]] mega-structure and ''[[Halo 2]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first level was set on the UNSC [[MAC]] defense platform [[Cairo]] in a geosynchronous orbit around [[Earth]].

*If you look closely at the data pad the [[Marine]] carries, you can see an X-Ray of Master Chief's helmet revealing his skull. To the left of the Master Chief's skull, there is a photo of what could be the Master Chief's face.

*However, the picture could be the Corpsman's for object identification purposes.

*Contrary to what players might think, the Master Chief did ''not'' land on Earth using just his [[MJOLNIR]] armor as protection. At the other end of the crater is a metallic object, suggesting the Chief ripped it out of the Forerunner Dreadnought and rode it down to [[Earth]]. A page in [[The Art of Halo 3]] supports this theory. Also, the metallic object appears to be a Forerunner door of some sort due to the support bracing on one side, as any player that remembers certain levels of Halo 2 will tell you. And in the [[Halo Encyclopedia]] it shows the Master Cheif using a piece of metal for protection as he enters the atmosphere.

*The Master Chief appears for the first time in ''Halo 3'' at precisely 1 minute and 17 seconds ([[seven|1:17]]) into the cutscene, when the camera descends to reveal his outstretched arm.

*It should be noted that in Arrival, re-entry occurs before sunrise, and in the Landfall miniseries, re-entry occurs after sunrise (though they ''are'' in different places). The Landfall miniseries takes place in Pakistan, accounting for the time difference.

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