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| John and Cortana subsequently make a crash-landing on the Forerunner Dyson sphere [[Requiem]], entering the sphere via an entrance in the superstructure.<ref name="Game Informer May 2012"/> | | John and Cortana subsequently make a crash-landing on the Forerunner Dyson sphere [[Requiem]], entering the sphere via an entrance in the superstructure.<ref name="Game Informer May 2012"/> |
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| ===Infinity and the Prometheans===
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| {{Quote|I have long dreamt of this day, Reclaimer.|Unknown <ref name="Waypoint E3 demo">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/halo-4-e3-2012-stage-demo/f9f55508-8bf8-496d-9c85-203eaf8bdcc5 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 E3 2012 Stage Demo'']</ref>}}
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| [[File:H4-E3-Campaign-12.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Prometheans are revealed.]]
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| Days after their arrival on Requiem,<ref name="GTTV E3 Frankie">[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2012-halo-4/730977? '''GameTrailers.com''' ''E3 2012: Press Conference Interview]</ref><ref group="note">Frank O'Connor states that the events that transpired in their ''Halo 4'' demonstration at the E3 2012 Xbox Press Briefing took place a "''third of the way into the game.''"</ref> a human warship, the 5.6 kilometer-long {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, enters Requiem's system and is promptly scanned by alien forces, who remotely seize its controls. The advanced warship is then dragged down through Requiem's external protective casing and crash-lands on the planet encapsulated within. John-117 and Cortana, exploring an arid mountain area, witness the ship breaking through the atmosphere and fly over their position. As the two watch ''Infinity'' descend rapidly to the surface, a [[Cryptum]], a sealed capsule for Forerunners who desire to exile themselves, appears before the Spartan and his AI companion. The Cryptum proceeds to scan the immediate landscape and John-117 before quickly pursuing the crashing UNSC warship.<ref name="Waypoint E3 demo"/>
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| Upon finishing the 78-kilometer journey to the ''Infinity'' crash site in a mountainous jungle, John-117 spots upon the Cryptum hovering high above the landscape observing Covenant forces hunt for survivors of the crash. The Covenant force, consisting of a [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|''Banshee'']] squadron, a section of [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|''Phantoms'']], and small scattered units of Sangheili-led infantry, encircle the crashed ''Infinity'' with patrols in the surrounding area attempting to track down and kill its crew. Quickly dispatching a scout team of [[Kig-yar]] and [[Unggoy]], the patrol's leader, a Sangheili, charges at the Spartan with his [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|sword]] drawn. His attempts are futile, as he walks into the sights of an unknown enemy who disintegrates him sitting high atop the jungle surface; before either of them can identify this potential ally, the combatant [[Slipspace translocation|translocates]] from the area. Soon after, John-117 comes face-to-face with a quadrupedal and highly mobile defense construct known as the [[Promethean Crawler|Crawler]], approximately 20 of which engage the Spartan before retreating deeper into their territory.<ref name="Waypoint E3 demo"/>
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| Pursuing these creatures at full sprint, John-117 is taken by surprise as a large bipedal creature, the [[Promethean Knight|Knight]], jumps from above the clearing and tackles him to the ground, lowering his shields. The enemy, which displays a predominantly cybernetic structure, has a skull implanted within its helmet resembling that of a [[human]] which he uses to intimidate the bewildered Spartan. Eventually after fighting the Knight, John is able to subdue his opponent, though its built-in aerial drone known as a [[Promethean Watcher|Watcher]] retreats back to warn others of his movements. Cortana, who instructs John to pick up the [[Lightrifle|enemy weapon]], identifies its design and technology as that of the [[Forerunner]], inferring that his slain enemies were the long-vanished ancient race. Venturing further into the jungle, John leaps into a small foggy clearance that appears empty, though upon activating John's [[Promethean vision]], it is discovered that he is surrounded by eight Knights, one of which tackles the Spartan to the ground and attacks him with its blade.<ref name="Waypoint E3 demo"/>
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| ==Features== | | ==Features== |
