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[[Image:Early Halo 2 Script.png|thumb|The early cinematic script.]]
[[File:Early Halo 2 Script.png|thumb|The early cinematic script.]]
In the Behind the Scenes show on the DVD that comes with the Limited Collector's Edition of [[Halo 2]], [[Joseph Staten]] flips rapidly through an '''early cinematic script of Halo 2'''. All that can be transcribed is here. The undecipherable material has been denoted by question marks.
The "Behind the Scenes: The Making of ''Halo 2''" feature included with the [[Limited Collector's Edition Disc (Halo 2)|Limited Collector's Edition]] of ''[[Halo 2]]'', [[Joseph Staten]] flips rapidly through an '''early ''Halo 2'' script'''.  


Note that "Dervish" was an early word for "[[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]]".
All that can be transcribed is here. The undecipherable material has been denoted by question marks, and speculative material is colored <span style="color:red">red</span>.
 
Note that "Dervish" was an early word for "[[Arbiter]]".


==The Script==
==The Script==
===First Page===
===First Page===
A white title fades onto the black screen.
[[File:C3earlyH2script1.png|thumb|right|The first page.]]
:'''(x01_1) EXT. SPACE - NEAR RUINS OF ALPHA HALO'''
:A white title fades onto the black screen.


:On and on shall old war go,
::On and on shall old war go,
:Without respite my blood will flow
::Without respite my blood will flow
:O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see
::O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see
:The impossibility of victory.
::The impossibility of victory.
:--Excerpt from the Writ of Union
::--Excerpt from the Writ of Union
:Unknown Covenant Author
::Unknown Covenant Author


The title fades away, leaving a BLACK SCREEN. Beat.
:The title fades away, leaving a BLACK SCREEN. Beat.


FADE IN on the massive Covenant Holy City, "High Charity", hanging on orbit above the gas-giant, "Threshold".
:FADE IN on the massive Covenant Holy City, "High  
:Charity", hanging on orbit above the gas-giant,  
:"Threshold".


As the camera ZOOMS slowly forward, distant voices emit from inside the High Charity’s Council-Chamber.
:As the camera ZOOMS slowly forward, distant voices emit  
:from inside the High Charity’s Council-Chamber.


::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
::::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
::There was only one.
::There was only one.


::PROPHET OF TRUTH (V.O.)
::::PROPHET OF TRUTH (V.O.)
::One? Are you sure?
::One? Are you sure?


::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
::::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
::Yes.
::Yes.


Beat…
:Beat.


::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
::::ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)


::The Demon.
::The Demon.
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::::::::FADE IN
::::::::FADE IN


'''C205_20 INT. HIGH CHARITY – COUNCIL CHAMBER – CONT.'''
:'''C205_20 INT. HIGH CHARITY – COUNCIL CHAMBER – CONT.'''
 
:From the back, DOLLY PAST a row of seated PROPHET
:COUNCILORS and toward the center of the Council Chamber. The
:PROPHET COUNCILORS comment amongst themselves.
 
::::PROPHET COUNCILORS
::(excited murmuring)
 
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==="He-re-tic" Page===
[[File:Mark of Shame scene.png|thumb|The "He-re-tic" page.]]


From the back, DOLLY PAST a row of seated PROPHET COUNCILORS and toward the center of the Council Chamber. The PROPHET COUNCILORS comment amongst themselves.
::GRUNT CACKLES
::??? * He-re-tic *


::PROPHET COUNCILORS
??? too ??? hairy paw ??? the crowd ???.
::(excited muttering)


===Other Pages===
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[[Image:Elevator scene.png|thumb|A glimpse of the scene.]]
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==="Elevator" Page===
[[File:Elevator scene.png|thumb|The "elevator" page.]]
'''??? - COMMAND DECK - CONT.'''
'''??? - COMMAND DECK - CONT.'''


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[[Image:Holotank scene.png|thumb|A glimpse of the scene.]]
::CORTANA
::The data I retrieved was ??? indecisive. How can ONI be so ???


???? away from the holo-tank on MIRANDA. She and JOHNSON can get a better look. LORD HOOD ???
==="Holotank" Page===
[[File:C3earlyH2script2.png|thumb|right|The "holotank" page.]]
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">
::::CORTANA
::<span style="color:red">The Covenant</span> data I retrieved was
::<span style="color:red">hardly deci</span>sive. How can ONI be so
::<span style="color:red">certain?</span>
 
:<span style="color:red">??????????????????</span> away from the holo-tank on MIRANDA. She  
:<span style="color:red">???????????????</span> and JOHNSON can get a better idea. LORD  
:<span style="color:red">HOOD ????????</span>


::LORD HOOD
:::LORD HOOD  
::Station, bring up this morning’s tac-record, time stamp delta-four-eleven.
::Station, bring up this  
::morning’s tac-record, timestamp
::delta-four-eleven.
 
:<span style="color:red">CLOS</span>E ON the HOLO-TANK. Earth is in the center of the
:<span style="color:red">ta</span>nk. The COVENANT fleet is packed tightly together a
:<span style="color:red">g</span>ood distance away from Earth. The human fleet is
:<span style="color:red">por</span>trayed in a loose line between Earth and the Covenant
:<span style="color:red">fle</span>et.
</span>
   


FULL ON the HOLO-TANK. Earth is in the center of the tank. The COVENANT fleet is packed tightly together a good distance away from Earth. The human fleet is displayed in a loose line between Earth and the Covenant fleet.
{{clear}}
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[[Image:Hood scene.png|thumb|A glimpse of the scene.]]
==="Whole Career" Page===
::LORD HOOD
:[[File:C3earlyH2script3.png|thumb|The "whole career" page.]]
::??? Commander?


??? squares her shoulders. This is the ??? working for her whole career.
:
::::<span style="color:red">LORD</span> HOOD
::<span style="color:red">Are you ready,</span> Commander?


::MIRANDA
:<span style="color:red">MIRANDA then salutes an</span>d squares her shoulders. This is the
::Yes, sir!
:<span style="color:red">moment she has been w</span>aiting for her whole career.


??? smiles at MIRANDA. She’s just like her father. ??? toward the MASTER CHIEF.
::::MIRANDA  
::<span style="color:red">Sir! Y</span>es sir!


::LORD HOOD
:<span style="color:red">LORD HOOD smil</span>es at MIRANDA. She’s just like her father.
::Master Chief, you will lead the assault on the Covenant vessel.  
:<span style="color:red">He turns tow</span>ard the MASTER CHIEF.


ZOOM on the MASTER CHIEF and JOHNSON.
::::LORD HOOD
::Master Chief, you will lead the
::assault on the Covenant vessel.
 
:<span style="color:red">ZO</span>OM on the MASTER CHIEF and JOHNSON.
 
::::LORD HOOD (O. C.)
::Sergeant Johnson and the In
::Amber Clad’s company of ODSTs
::will provide support.


::LORD HOOD (O. C.)
::Sergeant Johnson and the In Amber Clad’s company of ODSTs will provide support.
{{clear}}
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[[Image:ODST scene.png|thumb|A glimpse of the scene.]]
??? an elite ??? they are trained for ??? "Human Entry Vehicles"


??? and is built to ??? a high-impact ??? line both sides of the ???
==="Jump-To-It" Page===
[[File:C3earlyH2script4.png|thumb|The "jump-to-it" page]]
 
:<span style="color:red">?????????????????????????????????????????</span> and is built to  
:<span style="color:red">??????????????????????????????? withsta</span>nd a high-impact  
:<span style="color:red">????????????????????????????????????</span> line both sides of the  
:<span style="color:red">???????????????????????</span>
 
:<span style="color:red">???????????????????????????????</span>. He stands by his HEV’s hatch
:<span style="color:red">?????????????????????????????</span> to jump-to-it.


???. He stands by his HEV’s hatch ??? to jump-to-it.
::::<span style="color:red">JO</span>HNSON
::<span style="color:red">Hurry to your</span> cans, sardines!


::JOHNSON
:<span style="color:red">The elite soldiers h</span>ustle past JOHNSON, grab hold of their
::??? cans, sardines!
:<span style="color:red">individual HEV re-</span>entry bars, and swing into position.


??? hustle past JOHNSON, grab hold of their ??? entry bars, and swing into position.  
::::JOHNSON (O. C.)
::<span style="color:red">I</span> wanna hear those bindings pop!


::JOHNSON (O. C.)
:'''<span style="color:red">(x03_</span>11) INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.'''
::I wanna hear those bindings pop!
 
 
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==="HEV" Page===


'''???11) INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.'''
'''???11) INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.'''
{{clear}}
{{clear}}
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[[Image:Shark Simile scene.png|thumb|A glimpse of the scene.]]
==="Shark" Page===
[[File:Shark Simile scene.png|thumb|The "shark" page.]]
'''??? EARTH – CONT.'''
'''??? EARTH – CONT.'''


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[[Image:No Wars scene.png|thumb|A glimpse of the scene.]]
??? A hairy paw ???? loudly against the ???


??? He does not move.
==="No Wars" Page===
[[File:C3earlyH2script5.png|thumb|The "no wars" page.]]


::ELITE COMMANDER
:<span style="color:red">????????????????????????????????????????????????</span> A hairy paw
::??? you call me out…
:<span style="color:red">????????????????????????????????????????</span> loudly against the
:<span style="color:red">???????????????????????????</span>


??? COMMANDER. He opens his eyes.
::::<span style="color:red">BRUTE</span> JAILER
::<span style="color:red">????????? call you</span> out.
 
:<span style="color:red">?????????????????? COMMAND</span>ER. He does not move.
 
::::ELITE COMMANDER
::<span style="color:red">But would</span> you call me out
 
:<span style="color:red">????????????????</span> COMMANDER. He opens his eyes.
 
::::ELITE COMMANDER (CONT’D)
::...if there were no wars?


::ELITE COMMANDER (CONT’D)
::…if there were no wars?
{{clear}}
{{clear}}
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[[Image:Moments of Crisis scene.png|thumb|A glimpse of the scene.]]
==="Moments of Crisis" Page===
??? all those ???, a Dervish.
[[File:C3earlyH2script6.png|thumb|The "moments of crisis" page]]
 
::::<span style="color:red">PROPHET OF TR</span>UTH (O.C.)
::<span style="color:red">?????????????????????</span> the
::<span style="color:red">???????????????????</span>, the
::<span style="color:red">?????????????????</span> all those
::<span style="color:red">???????????????</span>ure, a Dervish.  
::<span style="color:red">???????????</span>


??? PROPHET OF MERCY
:<span style="color:red">??????????? PROPHET</span> OF MERCY


::PROPHET OF MERCY
::::PROPHET OF MERCY  
::??? will always be moments of crisis when honor matters less than swift resolution.
::<span style="color:red">There</span> will always be moments of  
::<span style="color:red">cri</span>sis when honor matters less  
::<span style="color:red">th</span>an swift resolution.


??? the PROPHET OF TRUTH.
:<span style="color:red">????????</span> the PROPHET OF TRUTH.


::PROPHET OF TRUTH
::::PROPHET OF TRUTH
{{clear}}
{{clear}}
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[[Image:Working Grunt scene.png|thumb|A glimpse of the scene.]]
==="Working Grunt" Page===
[[File:Working Grunt scene.png|thumb|The "working grunt" page.]]
??? of ??? fighter is ??? for the best. The ???
??? of ??? fighter is ??? for the best. The ???


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[[Image:Wounded Elite scene.png|thumb|A glimpse of the scene.]]
==="Wounded Elite" Page===
[[File:Wounded Elite scene.png|thumb|The "wounded Elite" page.]]
::WOUNDED ELITE
::WOUNDED ELITE
::??? to you… Commander.
::??? to you… Commander.
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[[Image:Garland scene.png|thumb|A glimpse of the scene.]]
==="Garland" Page===
???? and motions to the group of ????
[[File:C3earlyH2script7.png|thumb|The "garland" page.]]


::BRACKTANUS
:<span style="color:red">???????????????????????????????</span> and motions to the group of
::of the Hierarchs.???? saving this system.  
:<span style="color:red">BRUTES.</span>


::::<span style="color:red">TART</span>ARUS
::<span style="color:red">??????????????</span>r of the Hierarchs.
::<span style="color:red">Come, we are</span> leaving this system.


, dumbfounded as TARTARUS ????? control room. The two BRUTE ????? lift the ????? them, and heft it away from the
:<span style="color:red">The DERVISH star</span>es, dumbfounded, as TARTARUS exits the
:<span style="color:red">remains of the c</span>ontrol room. The two BRUTE GUARDS lift the  
:<span style="color:red">container w</span>ith them, and heft it away from the  
:<span style="color:red">?????????</span>


??? is the DERVISH. Slowly, he raises his head to ???? that he has caught the MONITOR’S garland.  
:<span style="color:red">CLOSE O</span>N the DERVISH. Slowly, he raises his head to  
:<span style="color:red">???????</span> that he has caught the MONITOR’S garland.


???? SLOW ZOOM toward the garland until one third ???? perimeter fills the right side of the frame.
:<span style="color:red">WIDE AN</span>GLE. SLOW ZOOM toward the gruesome ???? ??? ???
:<span style="color:red">???????</span> perimeter fills the right side of the frame.


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The early cinematic script.

The "Behind the Scenes: The Making of Halo 2" feature included with the Limited Collector's Edition of Halo 2, Joseph Staten flips rapidly through an early Halo 2 script.

All that can be transcribed is here. The undecipherable material has been denoted by question marks, and speculative material is colored red.

Note that "Dervish" was an early word for "Arbiter".

The Script[edit]

First Page[edit]

Image of Halo 2’s early cinematic script and a transcription of its readable content.
The first page.
(x01_1) EXT. SPACE - NEAR RUINS OF ALPHA HALO
A white title fades onto the black screen.
On and on shall old war go,
Without respite my blood will flow
O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see
The impossibility of victory.
--Excerpt from the Writ of Union
Unknown Covenant Author
The title fades away, leaving a BLACK SCREEN. Beat.
FADE IN on the massive Covenant Holy City, "High
Charity", hanging on orbit above the gas-giant,
"Threshold".
As the camera ZOOMS slowly forward, distant voices emit
from inside the High Charity’s Council-Chamber.
ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
There was only one.
PROPHET OF TRUTH (V.O.)
One? Are you sure?
ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
Yes.
Beat.
ELITE COMMANDER (V.O.)
The Demon.
FADE IN
C205_20 INT. HIGH CHARITY – COUNCIL CHAMBER – CONT.
From the back, DOLLY PAST a row of seated PROPHET
COUNCILORS and toward the center of the Council Chamber. The
PROPHET COUNCILORS comment amongst themselves.
PROPHET COUNCILORS
(excited murmuring)

"He-re-tic" Page[edit]

The "He-re-tic" page.
GRUNT CACKLES
??? * He-re-tic *

??? too ??? hairy paw ??? the crowd ???.

"Elevator" Page[edit]

The "elevator" page.

??? - COMMAND DECK - CONT.

??? closed elevator door. The elevator comes to ??? audible ??? off-camera. ??? just as the CHIEF's elbow ??? The elevator door opens with a ??? MIRANDA exits the elevator, followed by MASTER CHIEF, JOHNSON ??? frozen in a painful wince.

??? on the Command Deck. Station ??? tasks with quick determination. They have a ??? win.

MIRANDA, MASTER CHIEF, and JOHNSON ??? center of the Command Deck where LORD HOOD ???

"Holotank" Page[edit]

Image of Halo 2’s early cinematic script and a transcription of its readable content.
The "holotank" page.

CORTANA
The Covenant data I retrieved was
hardly decisive. How can ONI be so
certain?
?????????????????? away from the holo-tank on MIRANDA. She
??????????????? and JOHNSON can get a better idea. LORD
HOOD ????????
LORD HOOD
Station, bring up this
morning’s tac-record, timestamp
delta-four-eleven.
CLOSE ON the HOLO-TANK. Earth is in the center of the
tank. The COVENANT fleet is packed tightly together a
good distance away from Earth. The human fleet is
portrayed in a loose line between Earth and the Covenant
fleet.


"Whole Career" Page[edit]

Image of Halo 2’s early cinematic script and a transcription of its readable content.
The "whole career" page.
LORD HOOD
Are you ready, Commander?
MIRANDA then salutes and squares her shoulders. This is the
moment she has been waiting for her whole career.
MIRANDA
Sir! Yes sir!
LORD HOOD smiles at MIRANDA. She’s just like her father.
He turns toward the MASTER CHIEF.
LORD HOOD
Master Chief, you will lead the
assault on the Covenant vessel.
ZOOM on the MASTER CHIEF and JOHNSON.
LORD HOOD (O. C.)
Sergeant Johnson and the In
Amber Clad’s company of ODSTs
will provide support.

"Jump-To-It" Page[edit]

Image of Halo 2’s early cinematic script and a transcription of its readable content.
The "jump-to-it" page
????????????????????????????????????????? and is built to
??????????????????????????????? withstand a high-impact
???????????????????????????????????? line both sides of the
???????????????????????
???????????????????????????????. He stands by his HEV’s hatch
????????????????????????????? to jump-to-it.
JOHNSON
Hurry to your cans, sardines!
The elite soldiers hustle past JOHNSON, grab hold of their
individual HEV re-entry bars, and swing into position.
JOHNSON (O. C.)
I wanna hear those bindings pop!
(x03_11) INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.


"HEV" Page[edit]

???11) INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.

"Shark" Page[edit]

The "shark" page.

??? EARTH – CONT.

??? "up" toward the camera. ??? ?-t's aft, rotates 180 degrees and, thrashing like a shark’s in bright water, ???? away from the camera.

??-ound, "beneath" the IN AMBER CLAD. The FLEET has visibly split to deal with the two-man attack.

???_17 INT. IN AMBER CLAD – HEV – CONT.

"No Wars" Page[edit]

Image of Halo 2’s early cinematic script and a transcription of its readable content.
The "no wars" page.
???????????????????????????????????????????????? A hairy paw
???????????????????????????????????????? loudly against the
???????????????????????????
BRUTE JAILER
????????? call you out.
?????????????????? COMMANDER. He does not move.
ELITE COMMANDER
But would you call me out
???????????????? COMMANDER. He opens his eyes.
ELITE COMMANDER (CONT’D)
...if there were no wars?

"Moments of Crisis" Page[edit]

Image of Halo 2’s early cinematic script and a transcription of its readable content.
The "moments of crisis" page
PROPHET OF TRUTH (O.C.)
????????????????????? the
???????????????????, the
????????????????? all those
???????????????ure, a Dervish.
???????????
??????????? PROPHET OF MERCY
PROPHET OF MERCY
There will always be moments of
crisis when honor matters less
than swift resolution.
???????? the PROPHET OF TRUTH.
PROPHET OF TRUTH

"Working Grunt" Page[edit]

The "working grunt" page.

??? of ??? fighter is ??? for the best. The ???

???? Grunts at the second site. ????? the time they have found, but ????

???? ELITE at the third site. He takes a ??? the wars as the Grunt works.

"Wounded Elite" Page[edit]

The "wounded Elite" page.
WOUNDED ELITE
??? to you… Commander.

???? DERVISH. He smiles, and squeezes the ??? soldier.

???? background, the SPEC-OPS OFFICER is engaged in a ???? discussion with a life-size holographic image of the PROPHET OF TRUTH and the PROPHET OF MERCY.

"Garland" Page[edit]

Image of Halo 2’s early cinematic script and a transcription of its readable content.
The "garland" page.
??????????????????????????????? and motions to the group of
BRUTES.
TARTARUS
??????????????r of the Hierarchs.
Come, we are leaving this system.
The DERVISH stares, dumbfounded, as TARTARUS exits the
remains of the control room. The two BRUTE GUARDS lift the
container with them, and heft it away from the
?????????
CLOSE ON the DERVISH. Slowly, he raises his head to
??????? that he has caught the MONITOR’S garland.
WIDE ANGLE. SLOW ZOOM toward the gruesome ???? ??? ???
??????? perimeter fills the right side of the frame.


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