Invasion (Spartan Ops)

Template:Article Quote Invasion is the seventh episode of Spartan Ops. It was released on January 28, 2013. In this episode, Lasky confronts Halsey for her actions, the Infinity is invaded by Promethean Knights and Sangheili terrorist Jul 'Mdama gets closer to unlocking the secrets of the Librarian.

Chapters

#	Name	Location	Description
1	Backup	Apex	"All fireteams are recalled to UNSC Infinity to repel Covenant invasion."
2	Home Field	Infinity	"Infinity hanger bay is overrun by with Covenant forces. Fireteam Crimson routed to eliminate hostile force."
3	Engine of Destruction	Infinity	"Havok nukes have been detected near Infinity engine rooms."
4	The Guns of Infinity	Infinity	"Covenant forces en route to retake Infinity engine room. Spartans are to defend against further incursion."
5	Victory Lap	Infinity	"Covenant threat has been neutralized, but scattered hostiles remain onboard Infinity. Fireteam Crimson are volunteered for cleanup duty."

Opening cinematic

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• Roland: "Can I ask you a question doc? What were you hoping to achieve with you little subterfuge. I mean captain Lasky put a lot of faith in you."

• Catherine Halsey: "Yes, his hospitality speaks wonders."

• Roland: "C'mon on doc. What is keeping secrets every really gained you?"

• Catherine Halsey: "What is hidden can be..useful."

• Roland: "Such as??"

• Catherine Halsey: "Such as the phrase...undid-iridium."

• Roland: "Un-un-did-un-un-did-undid-"

• Roland: "UNSC A.I. overiding instructions active doctor Catherine Halsey."

• Catherine Halsey: "Roland tell the guards outside that captain Lasky has requested my presence in his ready room and block all further communications."

• Roland: "Yes."

• Marine: "Captain asked to see you doctor."

Fade to black.

HALO: INFINITY

• Marine: "Have a seat doctor."

• Roland: "Thankyou gentlemen. You may go."

• Catherine Halsey: "Roland give me full access to this terminal."

• Roland: "Yes doctor Catherine Halsey."

• Catherine Halsey: "The Didact's Hand. If people would just share things with me I can solve all the worlds problems."

• Catherine Halsey: "Send everything the UNSC has on the librarian to my datapad."

• Roland: "Yes doctor Catherine Halsey."

• Catherine Halsey: "This is all my own research! I need new information. Anything that has been kept..from me."

• Roland: "Only one datapoint exist that is not your own research. Debriefing of Master Chief Petty Officer Spartan-117 post New Pheonix incident."

• Catherine Halsey: "John?"

• Catherine Halsey: "I..."

• Catherine Halsey: "Roland, prep a Pelican for immediate launch. And patch this terminal into the comms system's infiltrated by artifact."

• Roland: "Doc!!! Whatever you did to me-"

• Roland: "Yes doctor Catherine Halsey."

• Catherine Halsey: "Jul 'Mdama."

• Jul 'Mdama: "You...are Catherine Halsey."

• Catherine Halsey: "I have played your game quite long enough and we are both out of time."

• Catherine Halsey: "In our previous conversation you mentioned a systems."

• Jul 'Mdama: "How do you know...?"

• Catherine Halsey: "Who but the Didact's Hand could offer me a Promethean soul."

• Jul 'Mdama: "What is it that you want?"

• Catherine Halsey: "What we both want Jul...Librarian. A powerful name for me as well as you."

• Catherine Halsey: "Librarian is very found of humans."

• Catherine Halsey: "Did you know that?"

• Roland: "That was a dirty trick doc!"

• Roland: "My turn now!"

• Marine: "Stay right where you are doctor!"

• Thomas Lasky: "Doctor Halsey, I've underestimated you long enough."

• Thomas Lasky: "A cryo-tube should hold you unt-"

• Catherine Halsey: "John's alive. He was here on this ship. Nobody told me he was alive."

• Marine: "They're everywhere!"

• Sarah Palmer: "Hold the line!! Nothing gets past!!"

• Thomas Lasky (COMM): "Commander Palmer report!"

• Sarah Palmer: "Kind of busy captain!"

• Sarah Palmer: "Knock your face into the artifact."

• Sarah Palmer(COMM): "Don't worry, we'll keep them contained in the hanger."

• Thomas Lasky: "Too late, they're here too!"

• Thomas Lasky: "Halsey!!"

• Thomas Lasky: "Come one doctor!!"

• Thomas Lasky: "Captain Lasky to all hands, battlestations!! This is not a drill!!!"

• Catherine Halsey: "Lasky!!"

Trivia

In the opening cinematic, a Marine yells, "They're everywhere!"; this is a notorious line spoken by the BoBs in the original Marathon. However, Marathon is owned by Bungie, not 343 Industries, so it is more likely a coincidence rather than a deliberate reference.

Gallery

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  Captain Lasky wielding a M45 Shotgun.

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  Commander Sarah Palmer engaging Promethean forces aboard the UNSC Infinity.

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  Dr. Halsey talking with Jul 'Mdama.

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