Halo (Halo 3 level): Difference between revisions

==Transcript==

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwHh4TvqKKo '''{''Cutscene''}''']

*'''Johnson (Video COM)''': "Roger that. And ma'am? It's good to have you back."

*'''Cortana''': "Halo. It's so new... Unfinished. I'm not exactly sure what will happen when we fire it..."

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

*'''Cortana''': "Yank me, Chief."

*'''343 Guilty Spark''': ''(his eye turns back to blue)'' "You are the [[human|child]] of my [[Forerunner|makers]]. [[Reclaimer|Inheritor]] of ''all'' they left behind. You ''are'' Forerunner! But this ring... ''(his eye turns red again)''...is ''mine''."

'''{''Gameplay''}'''

*'''Cortana''': ''(Pauses; looks sadly at Johnson's body)'' "Chief... I'm ''so'' sorry."

''The Master Chief says nothing. He makes a slight gesture with his hand. Cortana bows her head, eyes closed, and presses her hand to the core, activating Halo. She uploads herself back into her chip.''

'''''Pedal to the Metal.'''''

*'''[[Thel 'Vadam]]''': "I am sorry, Spartan. But come."

*'''Cortana''': "Drive, Chief. Head for the [[Charon-class light frigate|frigate]]."

*'''Cortana''': "Come on! Faster!"

''The Warthog makes it out of the hallway battle, to an area where the frigate can be seen from a distance.''

*'''Cortana''': "80% charged!"

''The Scorpion flies out towards the Chief. He ducks his head just in time as it flies over him, narrowly missing the Chief but smashing the floor behind him and falling back towards Halo. The Chief begins to climb back up to Cortana, finally making it to the holotank. Meanwhile, the Arbiter makes it to the bridge and sits down at the controls. The Chief braces behind the panel, inserting Cortana back into his helmet.''

*'''Cortana''': "If we don't make it..."

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clt7zsx6aJQ '''{''Finale''}''']

''On a hillside near the [[Portal at Voi]], which has now been shut down, [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] gather. Fleet Admiral Lord [[Terrence Hood]] removes his hat, and begins his speech.''

''Later, the Arbiter approaches Lord Hood, standing alone in front of [[Voi Memorial|the Memorial]], which appears to be a Pelican wing, decorated with pictures of the fallen, including [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]] and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]], along with flowers, medals, ribbons, and other tokens of respect.''  

''Under the UNSC emblem is an inscription commemorating the dead:''  

*'''Thel 'Vadam''': ''(quietly)'' "[[Arrival|Were it so easy]]."

''The Arbiter leaves the Memorial. His [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] heads back to the ''Shadow of Intent'', hovering in about the same position as the Portal to the Ark once was. The Arbiter meets Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum on the [[bridge]]. 'Vadum is looking at a holographic image of Earth.''

''The Master Chief looks at a gaping hole in the hallway. He drifts to his floating [[MA5C assault rifle|assault rifle]] and holsters it, then begins to drift to the end of the hallway.''

*'''John-117''': "What happened?"

*'''Cortana''': "I'll miss you."

*'''John-117''': "[[Dawn|Wake me]]. [[Halo 4|When you need me]]."

''Game ends''

==Trivia==

===Mistakes===

*At the beginning of the level, Thel 'Vadam passes an Assault Rifle to the Chief in the cutscene. However, if the player got to this level by completing the level Cortana right before, the player will start with whatever weapon they took from that level, if they have the Cortana Skull, they will spawn with a Spartan Laser and if they didn't play the previous level, they have a rocket launcher and shotgun.

*In gameplay, the Arbiter's primary weapon is a {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} and an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] as the secondary. During the cutscene in the Control Room, he is oddly shown wielding a [[Type-51 Carbine|Covenant Carbine]].

*Johnson's position in the gameplay section of the Control Room is different from his position in the cutscenes. During the cutscenes, he's directly in front of the Control Room's console, whereas in gameplay he is positioned nearly outside of the circular walkway.

*If one heads over to the large crevasse next to the [[Control Room]] in the beginning of the level, one can look down and see an almost endless series of catwalks. One can only explore the crevasse in theater mode. In addition, after destroying 343 Guilty Spark, if one rechecks the crevasse it will be distorted by energy waves caused by the rings activation in the control room. This crevasse may be similar to the 'Honeycomb' channels that are used for faster travels, power storage and that [[Carol Rawley|Foehammer]] comes out of in the beginning of the level, ''[[Assault on the Control Room]]'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.

*Throughout the fight on the ground floor with the first waves of Flood, a [[M41 SPNKR|Rocket Launcher]] and a [[Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun|Fuel Rod Gun]] can be found near the lower structures of the tower, each carrying eight Rockets, and 20 Fuel Rods, respectively.

*The soundtrack for the second half of the level is called "Greatest Journey", however during the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] Theme part, there are some musical parts that are not featured in the shipped version of the soundtrack title but they are featured in "To Kill a Demon" and "Three Gates" soundtrack titles.

*There are hidden vehicles on this level during the Warthog Run. They are 4 Ghosts, 2 Choppers and a Mongoose (The Ghosts can only be found if Legendary Co-Op), making it so players can finish the level on four player Co-Op in all different vehicles.  Also, getting out of a Ghost while in midair during the final jump can result in the ending cutscene starting before the players enter the cargo bay.

*Completing this level with four people over Xbox Live on Legendary with the Iron skull on and all four players in a [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghost]], will reward players with the [[Vidmaster Challenge: Annual]] Achievement.

*Regardless of what weapons you have before killing Spark, your loadout will be always reset to the [[MA5C assault rifle]] with 32/96, no secondary weapon, and no grenades. However, should the level load during the second rally point, you will start with the assault rifle, a shotgun, and possess grenades.

*In the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' version of ''Halo 3'', the epilogue and after credits scene are depicted as a separate non-playable level called ''Epilogue''. It also lacks the end credits between the memorial scene and the Master Chief and Cortana on the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} wreckage. In this version of the game, the player can access the Legendary ending simply by playing ''Epilogue'' on Legendary. They do not need to play the whole game on Legendary to get the ending showing [[Requiem]] in ''The Master Chief Collection''.

==Gallery==

===Concept art and matte paintings===

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File:HTMCC-H3 DualWieldingDuo.png|Thel 'Vadam and John-117 on their way to the Warthog.

File:3Way2-large.jpg|Aggressor Sentinels fighting Flood combat forms.

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