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'''Diorama''' is an interactive flash movie, a part of the ''[[Believe]]'' ad campaign for ''[[Halo 3]]''. It is a fly-through of the [[John-117 Monument]] representing the [[Human-Covenant War]] and [[John-117]]'s sacrifice for humanity.

{{Article quote|Years after the great war, an immense monument was built, remembering those who fought for our survival, and paying tribute to the hero who led us from the brink.}}

The flash player loads a video of a camera that flies through the diorama (supposedly based on the [[Battle of Mombasa]]). The scene is very dark, and very dirty. [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] are seen, dead and alive, trying to fight the many [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] that fill the streets. As the camera continues along its path, it goes down a hill, showing more ruined buildings, [[Kig-yar|Jackals]], a [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]], and a [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion]]. This location seems to be the only strong point for the Marines. The camera goes up a hill, where a lone group of Marines are in a Warthog, fighting off the many surrounding Brutes. It then pans over a broken bridge, where a [[Special Operations Unggoy|Spec Op Grunt]] is grouped with many Brutes, over to the top of a high structure. A few Marines use it as a vantage point, to snipe off [[Covenant]] forces.

The next view is of the "Hill", a Covenant-controlled landmark. There is a large trench next to it, where Marines take a stand against them. A [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Brute Chieftain]], a [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]], and others battle the few surviving Marines. The camera circles around the hill, where it shows the captured [[John-117|Master Chief]], holding a [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenade]]. Once the camera reaches a certain point, an animation of the Chief looking up slowly is shown. The bridge, a large choke point, is shown again from a higher view; it was destroyed by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] in order to stop the flow of Covenant. The camera flies by a ruined building where a group of Marines are gathered, and then it returns to the beginning. A viewer may fly through the diorama again from this point.

*An interactive viewing of a fly-through of the New Mombasa diorama, which can be controlled by a keyboard or mouse, forwards or backwards, and can be auto-played.

*360-degree views of key locations, showing everything happening around those points.

*All videos of the Believe campaign can be watched while in the viewer.

[[File:IanCallahan.png|thumb|200px|right|Ian Callahan.]]

'''SERVICE NUMBER:''' 10056-00254-IC

Turns out two Jackals had me. I tried to resist but after a swift kick to my wounded leg, I was in too much pain to fight back. They searched through all my equipment, checking my radio for power. No dice. Without a working radio or weapon I was of little use to them. One of them pulled out his [[type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistol]] and aimed it right in my face. I closed my eyes and thought of home. That's when I heard two blasts from an [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|M90]]. I opened my eyes and saw what was left of my captors in crumpled heaps. I never saw the marine that fired those shots. I hope he knows how grateful I am."

[[File:Thomas Porter.JPG|thumb|200px|Thomas P. Porter.]]

'''SERVICE NUMBER:''' 19190-54121-TP

"Riding in a Scorpion Tank is literally like being in the middle of an explosion. All around you are the sounds of small-arms fire being deflected off your armor, and the head-bashing boom of the 90mm gun. All that combined with the constant grind of the tread leaves little room for anything else to penetrate your ears. It's the sound of war. I know, I listened to it for much too long."

'''SERVICE NUMBER:''' 10082—00055-JL

I awoke hours later, covered in dirt, about 40 feet from my smoldering vehicle. No one else in my patrol survived the attack. I walked away with 4 cracked ribs and a broken arm.”

'''SERVICE NUMBER:''' 64040-11144-SW

Eventually the Covenant sent a couple of [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] to take us out and regain the high ground. As we ran for cover, they peppered us with automatic plasma fire. I still have the burn marks up and down my right side to prove it.”

[[File:Russel Tinnier.JPG|thumb|200px|Russel Tinnier.]]

'''SERVICE NUMBER:''' 10032-00154-RT

"After the bridge was blown they came up the cliff in droves. My platoon was ordered to intercept, but we were out-manned and out-gunned. The [[jiralhanae|bravo kilos]] quickly saw they could force us back into a trench and trap us like rats. That's when I saw the glow of the plasma grenades. It was all I could do to scramble up that wall. No one else even had the chance. I watched a lot of brave men die that day."

'''SERVICE NUMBER:''' 10072-00026-TM

At around 1400 hours the orders came through and BOOM, down it went. We all cheered like hell at the destruction, that is until the dust settled and we were able to see that the Covenant was already pushing a wave through the valley. They didn't even give a second look to their forces who died on that bridge, they just kept rushing forward."

'''SERVICE NUMBER:''' 66200-16524-EL

Within two minutes every soldier in my squad was locked and loaded, ready to charge into battle behind him. We all felt stronger when he was around, like we were on the brink of winning back our world."

[[File:Wp_marine_form.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Corporal James Dessen.]]

'''SERVICE NUMBER''': 00578-48433-JD

[[James Dessen|Corporal James Dessen]] was killed in action along the northern ridge of the Battle for New Mombasa. Due to the field reports of the [[77th Marine Regiment]] concerning the bravery of the corporal's actions under fire, he was posthumously awarded the [[UNSC Legion of Honor]].

[[File:Wp_marine_grenade.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sergeant Thomas Chang]]

'''SERVICE NUMBER''': 01866-10032-TC

Immediately following the initial battle, Sergeant Chang was given a field promotion and ordered to the western shore of the Mombasa Quays. It was here, while on routine patrol, that Sgt. Chang was killed by Covenant air assault.

==Trivia==

*''[[Halo 3]]''

*''[[Believe]]''

==References==