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{{Title|Blue Team}}
{{Title|Blue Team}}
{{Era|RW}}
{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Center|This article is about the campaign level. For the Spartan-II team, see [[Blue Team]]. For the soundtrack, see [[Blue Team (music)]].}}
{{Disambig header|the campaign level|other uses|Blue Team (disambiguation)}}
{{Level Infobox
{{Level infobox
|pagegamelabel=H5G
|prev = [[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]
|prev = [[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]
|next = [[Glassed (level)|Glassed]]
|next = [[Glassed]]
|game = ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
|name = Blue Team
|name = Blue Team
|image = [[File:H5G-Waypoint-Blue Team.jpg|300px]]
|image = [[File:H5G-Waypoint-Blue Team.jpg|300px]]
|game = ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
|devname=<code>cin_030_map</code>
|player = [[John-117]] ([[Blue Team]])
|player = [[John-117]] ([[Blue Team]])
|date = [[2558|October 23, 2558]]
|date = [[2558|October 23, 2558]]
|place = Onboard ''[[Argent Moon]]''
|place = Onboard ''[[Argent Moon]]''
|objective = Investigate ''Argent Moon''.
|objective = Investigate ''Argent Moon''.
|partime = 00:29:00
}}
}}
{{Article Quote|The Master Chief is reunited with his Spartan II Blue Team for a routine investigation of the lost ONI research station ''Argent Moon''.}}
{{Article quote|The Master Chief is reunited with his Spartan II Blue Team for a routine investigation of the lost ONI research station ''Argent Moon''.}}
'''Blue Team''' is the second campaign level of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
'''Blue Team''' is the second campaign level of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.


Completing the level grants the player the achievement "[[Argent Moon (achievement)|Argent Moon]]", worth 10 gamerscore points. Escaping the [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]] pair in the laboratory and fighting them in the [[Prowler]]'s hangar unlocks "[[I Thought I'd Lost You]]" , worth 10 gamerscore points. In [[cooperative play]], [[assassination|assassinating]] two [[Sangheili|Elites]] simultaneously unlocks "[[On My Mark]]", worth 10 gamerscore points.<ref name="ahwu">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-5-guardians-achievements-revealed '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Achievements Revealed'']</ref>
Completing the level grants the player the achievement "[[Argent Moon (achievement)|Argent Moon]]", worth 10 gamerscore points. Escaping the [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]] pair in the laboratory and fighting them in the [[Winter-class prowler|Prowler's]] hangar unlocks "[[I Thought I'd Lost You]]" , worth 10 gamerscore points. In [[cooperative play]], [[assassination|assassinating]] two [[Sangheili|Elites]] simultaneously unlocks "[[On My Mark]]", worth 10 gamerscore points.<ref name="ahwu">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-5-guardians-achievements-revealed '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Achievements Revealed'']</ref>


== Transcript ==
== Transcript ==
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''Cut to the Pelican's exterior: it is flying towards an abandoned ship drifting in an asteroid belt, the ''[[Argent Moon]]''.''
''Cut to the Pelican's exterior: it is flying towards an abandoned ship drifting in an asteroid belt, the ''[[Argent Moon]]''.''


''[[Fred-104]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Linda-058]] are in the Pelican's troop bay preparing their gear.''
''[[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Linda-058]] are in the Pelican's troop bay preparing their gear.''


* '''Fred-104:''' "I haven't seen Chief press himself like this since we were in [[SPARTAN-II training|boot camp]]."
* '''Fred-104:''' "I haven't seen Chief press himself like this since we were in [[SPARTAN-II training|boot camp]]."
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* '''Linda-058:''' "Affirmative."
* '''Linda-058:''' "Affirmative."


''Linda opens the Pelican's exit ramp. John-117 starts to walk towards the rear of the Pelican.''
''Linda opens the Pelican's exit ramp. John-117 starts to walk towards the rear of the Pelican when Fred stops him.''


* '''Fred:''' "You good?"
* '''Fred:''' "You good?"
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''Blue Team activates their thrusters and jump out of the Pelican. They maneuver through a cluster of asteroids and head towards ''Argent Moon''.''
''Blue Team activates their thrusters and jump out of the Pelican. They maneuver through a cluster of asteroids and head towards ''Argent Moon''.''


''Inside ''Argent Moon'' a group of [[Sangheili]] soldiers are inside a room. A [[Sangheili Storm]] walks up to his [[Sangheili Commander|Commander]].''
''Inside ''Argent Moon'' a group of [[Sangheili]] soldiers are inside a room. A [[Sangheili Storm]] walks up to his [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]].''


* '''Sangheili Storm:''' "The [[Unggoy]] are resisting."
* '''Sangheili Storm:''' "The [[Unggoy]] are resisting."
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''Blue Team approaches the large window that leads to the room with the Sangheili. As they get close John opens fire to weaken the window and they all shatter the glass on impact. Entering the room, they use their thrusters to slow themselves down and land in front of the Sangheili Commander.''
''Blue Team approaches the large window that leads to the room with the Sangheili. As they get close John opens fire to weaken the window and they all shatter the glass on impact. Entering the room, they use their thrusters to slow themselves down and land in front of the Sangheili Commander.''


''The Sangheili all activate their [[energy sword]]s and charge towards Blue Team but are blown out into space. The Spartans activate the magnet systems in the boots, which keep them attached to the floor. The Sangheili Commander lunges at the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] with his sword but they dodge the attack and the Sangheili is blown out into space. The window's [[blast door]] closes and Blue Team prepares to move. Fade to black.''
''The Sangheili all activate their [[energy sword]]s and charge towards Blue Team but are blown out into space. The Spartans activate the magnet systems in their boots which keep them attached to the floor. The Sangheili Commander lunges at the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] with his sword but they dodge the attack and the Sangheili is blown out into space. The window's [[blast door]] closes and Blue Team prepares to move. Fade to black.''


=== BLUE TEAM ===
=== BLUE TEAM ===
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* '''Linda''': "Ship data center is just ahead. We can pull down ''Argent Moon''{{'}}s schematics there."
* '''Linda''': "Ship data center is just ahead. We can pull down ''Argent Moon''{{'}}s schematics there."


''The Spartans leave their land site. They pass a catwalk overlooking an enormous assembly bay, where an unknown ship is docked.''
''If the player stalls''
 
* '''John''': "Move toward the data center, Blue Team."
 
''The Spartans leave their landing site. They pass a catwalk overlooking an enormous assembly bay, where an unknown ship is docked.''


* '''Fred''' ''or'' '''Kelly''': "Impressive. Looks like they were designing a new stealth class vessel."
* '''Fred''' ''or'' '''Kelly''' ''or'' '''Linda''': "Impressive. Looks like they were designing a new stealth class vessel."


''or''
''or''
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* '''Kelly''': "They lost years of expensive R&D with this station."
* '''Kelly''': "They lost years of expensive R&D with this station."
''There are dead bodies around, skeletons in ONI uniforms. If the player examines the bodies.''
* '''Linda''': "What do we know about the experiments they were doing here?"
* '''John''': "We don't. And we don't ask."
* '''Fred''': "But I'd keep your helmet on tight just the same."


''If the player stalls.''
''If the player stalls.''
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* '''Linda''': "Someone didn't want it to be found and sent it in a direction no one would expect."
* '''Linda''': "Someone didn't want it to be found and sent it in a direction no one would expect."


''If the player stalls further.''
''There are dead bodies around, skeletons in ONI uniforms. If the player examines the bodies.''
 
* '''Linda''': "What do we know about the experiments they were doing here?"
 
* '''John''': "We don't. And we don't ask."


* '''John''': "Move toward the data center, Blue Team."
* '''Fred''': "But I'd keep your helmet on tight just the same."


''The Spartans open a door, to a room where two [[Unggoy]] manage computer terminals.''
''The Spartans open a door, to a room where two [[Unggoy]] manage computer terminals.''
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* '''Unggoy 2''': "Wish we were breaking glass. I like breaking glass."
* '''Unggoy 2''': "Wish we were breaking glass. I like breaking glass."


* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Hostile contact!"
* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Hostile contact."


''If the Unggoy are alerted to the Spartans' presence.''
''If the Unggoy are alerted to the Spartans' presence.''
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* '''Unggoy''': "Humans! How did humans find us?"
* '''Unggoy''': "Humans! How did humans find us?"


''The Spartans kill the Unggoy and encounter more Covenant in the room past them. They kill them all and head to the next room, where a map terminal awaits.''
''The Spartans kill the Unggoy and encounter more Covenant in the room past them.''
 
* '''Kig-Yar 1''': "Demon!" *Rest of the dialogue is ineligible.*
 
* '''Kig-Yar 2''': "Kill it. Collect its head."
 
* '''Sangheili''': "The demon walks among us."
 
''After they kill them all and head to the next room, where a map terminal awaits.''


* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Data center."
* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Data center is just ahead. Let's go."


* '''Linda''': "We've got a complete set of datasec keys for this station. We should be able to pull down ''Argent Moon''{{'}}s schematics and find a path to Central Control."
* '''Linda''': "We've got a complete set of datasec keys for this station. We should be able to pull down ''Argent Moon''{{'}}s schematics and find a path to Central Control."
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* '''John''': "Let's go."
* '''John''': "Let's go."
''If the player stalls.''
* '''Kelly''': "The Covenant seem particularly disorganized lately."
* '''Fred''': "They're falling apart."
* '''Linda''': "Finally."
* '''Fred''': "Would be strange, wouldn't it? Not to be fighting them? After all these years."
* '''Kelly''': "I wouldn't miss it."
''If the player stalls further.''
* '''Linda''': "Central Control is across that bay."


''The Spartans find an elevator leading down to the assembly bay. A ship with torn plating can be seen out its window.''
''The Spartans find an elevator leading down to the assembly bay. A ship with torn plating can be seen out its window.''
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* '''Fred''': "Scavengers. Taking what supplies they can find. [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|The Covenant]]'s [[Blooding Years|war against]] [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] must not be going well."
* '''Fred''': "Scavengers. Taking what supplies they can find. [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|The Covenant]]'s [[Blooding Years|war against]] [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] must not be going well."


* '''Linda''': "[[Jul 'Mdama]] is a lot of things, but he's no prophet."
* '''Linda''': "[[Jul 'Mdama]] is a lot of things, but he's no Prophet."


''The elevator opens to a platform, where Covenant troops pass below. A shed door blocks the entrance to their site.''
''The elevator opens to a platform, where Covenant troops pass below. A shed door blocks the entrance to their site.''
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* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Contact."
* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Contact."


''After battling through Jackals, Grunts, and Elites, including a [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]], the Spartans come to a platform looking a larger bay ahead. Near the stairs are weapons cases.''
* '''Sangheili''': "Fight for the glory of 'Mdama."
 
''After battling through Jackals, Grunts, and Elites, including a [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]], the Spartans come to a platform overlooking a larger bay ahead.''
 
* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Area's clear."
 
''Near the stairs are weapons cases.''


* '''John''': "[[Hydra MLRS|Hydra launcher]]."
* '''John''': "[[MLRS-1 Hydra|Hydra launcher]]."


''or''
''or''
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''If the player stalls.''
''If the player stalls.''
* '''Kelly''': "The Covenant seem particularly disorganized lately."
* '''Fred''': "They're falling apart."
* '''Linda''': "Finally."
* '''Fred''': "Would be strange, wouldn't it? Not to be fighting them? After all these years."
* '''Kelly''': "I wouldn't miss it."
''If the player stalls further.''


* '''Linda''': "Central Control is beyond this bay. Let's go."
* '''Linda''': "Central Control is beyond this bay. Let's go."
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''or''
''or''


* '''Linda''' ''or'' '''Kelly''': "Signage here for Central Control, through those doors."
* '''Linda''' ''or'' '''Kelly''': "Signage here for Central Control. Through those doors."


''A stack of crates go flying as a [[Mgalekgolo]] bursts out from a wall. The impact causes the walkway to shake and tilt.''
''A stack of crates go flying as a [[Mgalekgolo]] bursts out from a wall. The impact causes the walkway to shake and tilt.''
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* '''John''': "Mark a path."
* '''John''': "Mark a path."
''If the player stalls.''
* '''Fred''': "Path to Central Control is down. Don't follow ramps up."


''The Spartans go into the tunnels, where they encounter Unggoy guards.''
''The Spartans go into the tunnels, where they encounter Unggoy guards.''


* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Hostile contact."
* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Hostile contact."
''If the player stalls.''
* '''Fred''': "Path to Central Control is down. Don't follow ramps up."


''The Spartans exit the tunnels and find a room full of sleeping Unggoy. When the Grunts are killed, the opposite door opens, letting in more Grunts and two Elites who are [[active camouflage|cloaked]].''
''The Spartans exit the tunnels and find a room full of sleeping Unggoy. When the Grunts are killed, the opposite door opens, letting in more Grunts and two Elites who are [[active camouflage|cloaked]].''
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* '''Fred''': "Meridian's a backwater. If she's active, what's she doing so far out on the frontier?"
* '''Fred''': "Meridian's a backwater. If she's active, what's she doing so far out on the frontier?"
''If the player stalls''
* '''Fred''': "We've got a lot of ground left to cover. We should keep moving down."


''Blue Team leaves the room and enters another tunnel. As they go further down, they encounter [[suicide Unggoy|suicide Grunts]]. Deeper still, their tunnel shakes. A Mgalekgolo is dimly visible through a window, smacking it and cracking the glass, also knocking a large crate over.''
''Blue Team leaves the room and enters another tunnel. As they go further down, they encounter [[suicide Unggoy|suicide Grunts]]. Deeper still, their tunnel shakes. A Mgalekgolo is dimly visible through a window, smacking it and cracking the glass, also knocking a large crate over.''
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''The other Hunter dents another window with an arm then its head.''
''The other Hunter dents another window with an arm then its head.''
* '''Fred''': "We've got a lot of ground left to cover. We should keep moving down."


''A suicide Grunt rushes at them, wielding lit grenades. After the suicide Grunt is a pair of Jackals and another suicide Grunt.''
''A suicide Grunt rushes at them, wielding lit grenades. After the suicide Grunt is a pair of Jackals and another suicide Grunt.''
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''They pass a level lower and reach a room where Unggoy and Kig-Yar are chatting. After killing them, the opposite door opens, letting in a cloaked Sangheili Zealot.''
''They pass a level lower and reach a room where Unggoy and Kig-Yar are chatting. After killing them, the opposite door opens, letting in a cloaked Sangheili Zealot.''


* '''Zealot''': "For the glory of 'Mdama!"
* '''Zealot''': "Fight for the glory of 'Mdama!"


* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Zealot with an [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]]!"
* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Zealot with an [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]]!"
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* '''John''': "Reached level three. One more level down to elevator for Central Control."
* '''John''': "Reached level three. One more level down to elevator for Central Control."


* '''Kelly''': "Covenant battlenet just lit up."
* '''Kelly''': "[[proselytization network|Covenant battlenet]] just lit up."


* '''Fred''' ''or'' '''Linda''': "Because a pack of Covenant ships just arrived."
* '''Fred''' ''or'' '''Linda''': "Because a pack of Covenant ships just arrived."
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* '''Kelly''': "Covenant battlenet just lit up. And I think I know why. Covenant ships exiting slipspace."
* '''Kelly''': "Covenant battlenet just lit up. And I think I know why. Covenant ships exiting slipspace."


''Blue Team enters the room, and sees numerous [[Sangheili corvette]]s coming out of [[Slipstream space|slipspace portals]]. [[Type-57 Phantom|Phantom]]s fly past with them.''
''Blue Team enters the room, and sees numerous {{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}}s coming out of [[Slipstream space|slipspace portals]]. [[Mikpramu-pattern Phantom|Phantom]]s fly past with them.''


* '''John''': "Covenant ships exiting slipspace."
* '''John''': "Covenant ships exiting slipspace."
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* '''Linda''': "Neither is fighting half the Covenant in close quarters."
* '''Linda''': "Neither is fighting half the Covenant in close quarters."


* '''John''': "Then forget about reaching Central Control. The plan changes to asset denial. We scuttle the ''Argent Moon''."
* '''John''': "Then forget about reaching Central Control. The plan changes to asset denial. We [[self-destruct|scuttle]] the ''Argent Moon''."


''Blue Team enters an armory with many available weapons.''
''Blue Team enters an armory with many available weapons.''
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* '''Fred''': "The reactor core is just below us. Let's go."
* '''Fred''': "The reactor core is just below us. Let's go."
''If the player stalls.''
* '''Linda''': "We can use the air ducts to reach the reactor room."


''The Spartans approach a tube over their waypoint.''
''The Spartans approach a tube over their waypoint.''
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* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Schematics show a path to the reactor through here."
* '''Any member of Blue Team''': "Schematics show a path to the reactor through here."


''John breaks the lock on it, and the cap lifts up to reveal a hole leading to further below.''
''The player breaks the lock on it, and the cap lifts up to reveal a hole leading to further below.''


* '''PA''': "Venting system released."
* '''PA''': "Venting system released."
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''Once the Covenant hostiles are eliminated.''
''Once the Covenant hostiles are eliminated.''


* '''Kelly''': "Area's clear. Initiate the overload."
* '''Kelly''' ''or'' '''Fred''': "Area's clear. Initiate the overload."


''If the player stalls after clearing the Covenant.''
''If the player stalls after clearing the Covenant.''
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* '''Fred''': "Controls for the reactor will be nearby. Keep looking."
* '''Fred''': "Controls for the reactor will be nearby. Keep looking."


''John puts the password into the control panel. A wave of energy bursts off the reactor, and electrical sparks surround it.''
''The player puts the password into the control panel. A wave of energy bursts off the reactor, and electrical sparks surround it.''


* '''PA''': "Reactor failsafe disarmed. Failure imminent."
* '''PA''': "Reactor failsafe disarmed. Failure imminent."
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* '''John''': "If it's being moved, we should go with it."
* '''John''': "If it's being moved, we should go with it."
''If the player stalls.''
* '''Fred''': "Climb on the reactor before the station ejects it."


''The Spartans climb on top of the reactor, which descends down a tunnel leading to the coolant site.''
''The Spartans climb on top of the reactor, which descends down a tunnel leading to the coolant site.''
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* '''Linda''': "This whole plan fails if that coolant gets a chance to work."
* '''Linda''': "This whole plan fails if that coolant gets a chance to work."


* '''Kelly''': "Shame to lose the ''Argent Moon'', but I'd love to see the look on the Covenant's faces when she goes supernova."
* '''Kelly''': "Shame to lose the ''Argent Moon'', but I'd love to see the look on the Covenant's faces when she goes [[supernova]]."


''The reactor reaches the bottom and enters its cooling chamber. Blue Team arrives at an enormous facility, open to vacuum where [[Type-54 Banshee|Banshees]] fly about.''
''The reactor reaches the bottom and enters its cooling chamber. Blue Team arrives at an enormous facility, open to vacuum where [[D'nomlhe-pattern Banshee|Banshees]] fly about.''


* '''John''': "How do we stop it?"
* '''John''': "How do we stop it?"
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''The Spartans fly their Banshees through the [[shield door]] and exit to go back into the station. John spots [[ONI Acrisius|a docked Prowler]] through the windows.''
''The Spartans fly their Banshees through the [[shield door]] and exit to go back into the station. John spots [[ONI Acrisius|a docked Prowler]] through the windows.''


* '''John''': "There's the hangar bay."
* '''John''': "There's the hangar entrance."


''or''
''or''
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* '''Fred''': "Do it quick. I'd rather not be here when the station melts around us."
* '''Fred''': "Do it quick. I'd rather not be here when the station melts around us."
''The Spartans drop into a room right before the hanger.''
* '''PA''': "Evacuation protocols in effect. Proceed to escape vehicles immediately."


''The Spartans engage the numerous Covenant infantry inside the hangar.''
''The Spartans engage the numerous Covenant infantry inside the hangar.''
* '''Sangheili''': "The Demon and his crewmates."


* '''Linda''': "Marking the Prowler's control panel."
* '''Linda''': "Marking the Prowler's control panel."
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* '''John''': "Hold off the Covenant while we prep for launch."
* '''John''': "Hold off the Covenant while we prep for launch."
''While the Spartans are fighting the PA will say this.''
* '''PA''': "Cascading failure. Fires on all decks. All essential systems offline. Immediate evacuation advised."


''Many more Covenant fall in from the roof, mainly Grunts, Jackal Rangers, and a Hunter pair.''
''Many more Covenant fall in from the roof, mainly Grunts, Jackal Rangers, and a Hunter pair.''
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* '''John''': Board now, Blue Team.
* '''John''': Board now, Blue Team.
* '''PA''': "Cascade failure. Fires on all decks."


''The Spartans get to the boarding point.''
''The Spartans get to the boarding point.''
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''John looks back, sighs, and then joins them in the ship. Arriving inside, he presses a button to close its bay door. John watches it close.''
''John looks back, sighs, and then joins them in the ship. Arriving inside, he presses a button to close its bay door. John watches it close.''


''The security latches come off and the Prowler rises in the air. At full height it aims down a long runaway. Its engines charge and then blast, propelling it through and out of the exploding starship.''
''The security latches come off and the Prowler rises into the air. At full height it aims down a long runway. Its engines charge and then blast, propelling it through and out of the exploding starship.''


''The Prowler flies out of the sinking ''Argent Moon'', away from the expanding fireball, past exploding Covenant ships, through an asteroid field, and then vanishes as its cloaking activates.''
''The Prowler flies out of the sinking ''Argent Moon'', away from the expanding fireball, past exploding Covenant ships, through an asteroid field, and then vanishes as its cloaking activates.''
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* Eight pieces of [[Mission Intel]] can be found on the level.
* Eight pieces of [[Mission Intel]] can be found on the level.
* The Black Eye [[skull]] is hidden in the reactor room, inside a secret room reached by climbing pipes and breaking a shed roof.
* The Black Eye [[skull]] is hidden in the reactor room, inside a secret room reached by climbing pipes and breaking a shed roof.
** Alternatively, the secret room can be normally accessed through its door.
* The ''[[Blaze of Glory]]'' [[M45 shotgun|Shotgun]] can be found in the level, on a ledge by a Mission Intel pad, just before the catwalk to Central Control when leaving the assembly bay.
* The ''[[Blaze of Glory (weapon)|Blaze of Glory]]'' [[M45 shotgun|Shotgun]] can be found in the level, on a ledge by a Mission Intel pad, just before the catwalk to Central Control when leaving the assembly bay.
* Shooting two hidden switches over the vessel Blue Team observes will cause eight Banshees to fly out of it, which will still be there after passing through the data center.
* Shooting two hidden switches over the vessel Blue Team observes will cause eight Banshees to fly out of it, which will still be there after passing through the data center.
* A [[:File:H5G - Super secret ONI stuff.png|poster]] stating "AUTHROIZED [sic] FOR USE SO LONG AS IT'S SUPER SECRET [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] STUFF" can be found at various, hard to access emplacements in the level.
* A [[:File:H5G - Super secret ONI stuff.png|poster]] stating "AUTHORIZED [sic] FOR USE SO LONG AS IT'S SUPER SECRET [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] STUFF" can be found at various, hard to access emplacements in the level.
* A Banshee Ultra can be spawned by activating a hidden alien figurine along a pipe at the reactor coolant center, which the player can then hijack since the Banshee does not attack.
* A Banshee Ultra can be spawned by activating a hidden alien figurine along a pipe at the reactor coolant center, which the player can then hijack since the Banshee does not attack.
** However, this easter egg can only be activated on solo.
** However, this easter egg can only be activated on solo.
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=== Production notes ===
=== Production notes ===
* The opening cutscene was first revealed as [[Halo 5: Guardians Blue Team Opening Cinematic|a trailer]] on September 23, 2015.
* The opening cutscene was first revealed as [[Halo 5: Guardians Blue Team Opening Cinematic|a trailer]] on September 23, 2015.
* The achievement "I Thought I'd Lost You" is earned by skipping the first [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]] fight in the lab. Going past them to the ventilation shaft will cause them to follow the Spartans and emerge at the final hangar fight, resulting in battling four Hunters at once.<ref name="ahwu"/>
* The achievement "[[I Thought I'd Lost You]]" is earned by skipping the first [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]] fight in the lab. Going past them to the ventilation shaft will cause them to follow the Spartans and emerge at the final hangar fight, resulting in battling four Hunters at once.{{Ref/Reuse|ahwu}}


=== Miscellaneous ===
=== Miscellaneous ===
* Though there is no explanation in the level for what caused ''Argent Moon'' to end up in that condition or the experiments being conducted there, ''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' reveals that it was a [[bioweapon]] program set up by [[Intrepid Eye]] in [[2553]]. Blue Team and [[Veta Lopis]]' [[Ferret]]s thought they had foiled it during [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]] but Intrepid Eye was able to avoid discovery and continue [[Project Sleeping Star]] on ''Argent Moon'' undetected. The escape of the [[asteroidea merozoite]] bioweapon caused ''Argent Moon''{{'}}s state during the game.
* Though there is no explanation in the level for what caused ''Argent Moon'' to end up in that condition or the experiments being conducted there, ''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' reveals that it was a [[bioweapon]] program set up by [[Intrepid Eye]] in [[2553]]. Blue Team and [[Veta Lopis]]' [[Ferret]]s thought they had foiled it during [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]] but Intrepid Eye was able to avoid discovery and continue [[Project SLEEPING STAR]] on ''Argent Moon'' undetected. The escape of the [[asteroidea merozoite]] bioweapon caused ''Argent Moon''{{'}}s state during the game. The [[Mission Intel]] reveals some of the history during the bioweapon incident on ''Argent Moon'' while ''Halo: Retribution'' reveals the backstory to the incident.
*This is the first of two levels in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' that feature neither the Prometheans nor their weapons.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
File:H5G IndustrialHumanEnvironment Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of architecture aboard the station.
File:H5G IndustrialHumanEnvironment Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of architecture aboard the station.
File:H5G IndustrialHumanEnvironment Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of architecture aboard the station.
File:H5G IndustrialHumanEnvironment Concept 4.jpg|Concept art of architecture aboard the station.
File:H5G_HumanTechTapestry_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of generic technical details.
File:H5G_HumanTechTapestry_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of generic technical details.
File:H5G_HumanTechTapestry_Concept_3.jpg|Concept art of generic technical details.
File:H5G_HumanTechTapestry_Concept_4.jpg|Concept art of generic technical details.
File:H5G-Argent Moon elevator concept.jpg|Concept art of one of the elevators.
File:H5G-Argent Moon elevator concept.jpg|Concept art of one of the elevators.
File:H5G-Reactor concept.jpg|Concept art of ''Argent Moon''{{'}}s reactor room.
File:H5G-Reactor concept.jpg|Concept art of ''Argent Moon''{{'}}s reactor room.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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