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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Halo Wars is set in the year 2531 right as human UNSC forces retake a planet called Harvest from the alien Covenant. The story of Halo Wars is told through the eyes and ears of the crew aboard Spirit of Fire, a UNSC support vessel. As the ship approaches the planet Harvest to begin a dangerous and urgent mission, Captain Cutter reflects on the long and bloody battle to retake Harvest from the Covenant. | [[Halo Wars]] is set in the year 2531, right as human UNSC forces retake a planet called [[Harvest]] from the crusading alien faction, the [[Covenant]]. The story of Halo Wars is told through the eyes and ears of the crew aboard the [[UNSC Spirit of Fire]], a UNSC support vessel. As the ship approaches the planet Harvest to begin a dangerous and urgent mission, [[Captain Cutter]] reflects on the long and bloody battle to retake Harvest from the Covenant. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
Cutter:"Captains report February 4th 2531. Five years, | Cutter:"Captains report February 4th 2531. Five years, five long years. That's how long it took us to get Harvest back..." | ||
[ | {Transcript Begin} | ||
[Several soldiers raced through a battlefield] | |||
Soldier:"Go Go Go" | Soldier:"Go Go Go!" | ||
[ | [They confront a lance of Elites. Then a Warthog runs over them. The camera then cut to the rear of the Warthog driving through a battlefield with the gunner firing the turret.] | ||
Soldier:"Keep firing" | Soldier:"Keep firing" | ||
[Three soldiers fire | [Three soldiers fire their weapons. The camera then cuts to a shot of several Pelican dropships arriving with several Warthogs racing through. The camera then shifts to a [[Marine]] beating an Elite from behind. The Elite falls down and was shot dead by another soldier. Then, it shifts to a panorama, showing 7 Marines and a Warthog overlooking the battlefield, a destroyed city with an object, presumably a UNSC ship in the distance.] | ||
Cutter:"At first it was going well" | Cutter:"At first it was going well..." | ||
[Black] | [Black] | ||
Cutter:"Then setback after setback" | Cutter:"Then setback after setback..." | ||
[ | [An Elite pierce a Marine with its energy sword. UNSC troops were overwhelmed by Plasma firing by Elites and Banshees. The camera then shifts to a scene where many Elites jumped over a crumbled wall and activate their energy swords; one of them dual wielding them.] | ||
Cutter:"Loss after loss" | Cutter:"Loss after loss..." | ||
[2 as yet [[Unknown Covenant Glassing Ship]]s begin to glass | [2 as yet, [[Unknown Covenant Glassing Ship]]s begin to glass Harvest] | ||
Cutter:"Made what was going to be a quick and decisive win" | Cutter:"Made what was going to be a quick and decisive win..." | ||
[ | [A surviving Marine crawled to safety when an Elite approached and slaughtered him with its energy sword.] | ||
Cutter:"Into five years of hell" | Cutter:"Into five years of hell..." | ||
[Camera turns toward the skies and another ship appears activating its energy weapon. White follows.] | [Camera turns toward the skies and another ship appears activating its energy weapon. White follows.] | ||
{Transcript Ends} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 05:20, July 15, 2008
- "Halo Wars is set in the year 2531 right as human UNSC forces retake a planet called Harvest from the alien Covenant. The story of Halo Wars is told through the eyes and ears of the crew aboard Spirit of Fire, a UNSC support vessel. As the ship approaches the planet Harvest to begin a dangerous and urgent mission, Captain Cutter reflects on the long and bloody battle to retake Harvest from the Covenant..."
- — Ensemble description of the trailer
Five long years is a halo wars cinematic preview released on the 14th of july 2008 depicting the five year long struggle to get harvest back. This Cinematic takes 1:29.
Summary
Halo Wars is set in the year 2531, right as human UNSC forces retake a planet called Harvest from the crusading alien faction, the Covenant. The story of Halo Wars is told through the eyes and ears of the crew aboard the UNSC Spirit of Fire, a UNSC support vessel. As the ship approaches the planet Harvest to begin a dangerous and urgent mission, Captain Cutter reflects on the long and bloody battle to retake Harvest from the Covenant.
Transcript
Cutter:"Captains report February 4th 2531. Five years, five long years. That's how long it took us to get Harvest back..."
{Transcript Begin} [Several soldiers raced through a battlefield]
Soldier:"Go Go Go!"
[They confront a lance of Elites. Then a Warthog runs over them. The camera then cut to the rear of the Warthog driving through a battlefield with the gunner firing the turret.]
Soldier:"Keep firing"
[Three soldiers fire their weapons. The camera then cuts to a shot of several Pelican dropships arriving with several Warthogs racing through. The camera then shifts to a Marine beating an Elite from behind. The Elite falls down and was shot dead by another soldier. Then, it shifts to a panorama, showing 7 Marines and a Warthog overlooking the battlefield, a destroyed city with an object, presumably a UNSC ship in the distance.]
Cutter:"At first it was going well..."
[Black]
Cutter:"Then setback after setback..."
[An Elite pierce a Marine with its energy sword. UNSC troops were overwhelmed by Plasma firing by Elites and Banshees. The camera then shifts to a scene where many Elites jumped over a crumbled wall and activate their energy swords; one of them dual wielding them.]
Cutter:"Loss after loss..."
[2 as yet, Unknown Covenant Glassing Ships begin to glass Harvest]
Cutter:"Made what was going to be a quick and decisive win..."
[A surviving Marine crawled to safety when an Elite approached and slaughtered him with its energy sword.]
Cutter:"Into five years of hell..."
[Camera turns toward the skies and another ship appears activating its energy weapon. White follows.]
{Transcript Ends}
Trivia
- It was put on The official Halo Wars community site after the E3 Business & Media Summit.
- This trailer is reminiscent of the beginning cinematic of another Ensemble game called Age of Mythology.Template:Fact
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