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{{Title|''Know Your Enemy''}}
{{Title|''Know Your Enemy''}}
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{{Center|''"Know Your Enemy" redirects here. For the ''Halo Wars 2'' story ViDoc see [[Halo Wars 2 ViDoc: Know Your Enemy]].''}}
{{Center|''"Know Your Enemy" redirects here. For the ''Halo Wars 2'' story ViDoc see [[Halo Wars 2 ViDoc: Know Your Enemy]].''}}
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The '''''Halo Wars 2'' Official E3 Trailer''', also called '''''Know Your Enemy''''', is a video advertisement for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. It was released on [[2016|June 13, 2016]] at [[E3]] 2016, and depicts the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} fighting the [[Banished]] for control over [[Installation 00]]. It is set to the original song "[[I Know You]]" by [[Wikipedia:The White Buffalo (band)|The White Buffalo]].  
The '''''Halo Wars 2'' Official E3 Trailer''', also called '''''Know Your Enemy''''', is a video advertisement for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. It was released on [[2016|June 13, 2016]] at [[E3]] 2016, and depicts the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} fighting the [[Banished]] for control over [[Installation 00]]. It is set to the original song "I Know You" by [[Wikipedia:The White Buffalo (band)|The White Buffalo]].  


== Transcript ==
== Transcript ==
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''One of the Marines gestures for his squad to move forward, but as they do so, a low pulse is heard. Cut to a Marine's face, as his mouth widens in shock.''
''One of the Marines gestures for his squad to move forward, but as they do so, a low pulse is heard. Cut to a Marine's face, as his mouth widens in shock.''


''The wall he's facing shatters in slow-motion, as a [[Jiralhanae]] smashes it with his [[gravity hammer]].''
''The wall he's facing shatters in slow-motion, as a [[Jiralhanae]] smashes it with his [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]].''


''Cut to the other Marines opening fire with their shotguns and battle rifles. Despite their attempt, the Brute effortlessly sends them flying.''
''Cut to the other Marines opening fire with their shotguns and battle rifles. Despite their attempt, the Brute effortlessly sends them flying.''
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* '''Song:''' "From inside."
* '''Song:''' "From inside."


''The shots came from two [[Blisterback]] walkers ahead. Their hulls open to fire more [[Annihilator missile]]s at the humans. Cut to the missiles, flying high and then ducking to streak toward their targets.''
''The shots came from two [[Gydrozka Workshop Blisterback]] walkers ahead. Their hulls open to fire more [[Annihilator missile]]s at the humans. Cut to the missiles, flying high and then ducking to streak toward their targets.''


* '''Song:''' "Reckless rage."
* '''Song:''' "Reckless rage."
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''The scene un-pauses and the missiles resume flying. It impacts the other Warthog, sending its flaming hull rolling away.''
''The scene un-pauses and the missiles resume flying. It impacts the other Warthog, sending its flaming hull rolling away.''


''Numerous [[HRUNTING Mark III Cyclops|Cyclops]] run out to battle the Blisterbacks. The scene slows as Cutter walks ahead of them, looking forward grimly.''
''Numerous [[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Cyclops|Cyclops]] run out to battle the Blisterbacks. The scene slows as Cutter walks ahead of them, looking forward grimly.''


* '''Song:''' "I know the weakness."
* '''Song:''' "I know the weakness."
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'''KNOW YOUR ENEMY'''
'''KNOW YOUR ENEMY'''
==Trivia==
===Production notes===
*Two versions of this trailer exist:
**The official version revealed at E3 2016, which included an extended musical outro, a different title reveal, and also altered the color of lighting on certain assets, such as the bright light on Atriox's gauntlet.<ref name="hw2e3">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O-bFXqbqKQ '''Youtube.com''' - ''Halo Canon: Halo @ E3 2016'']</ref>
**The official version released on Youtube on the same day, which extended the outro, opting for subtle piano, while showing a new wide-angle of the battle, revealing it took place in the crashed remains of the then-unnamed ''Enduring Conviction''. Additionally, the different title card revealed the game's release date.<ref name="hw2e3youtube">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN1eWhzPeA '''Youtube.com''' - ''Xbox: Halo Wars 2 Official E3 Trailer'']</ref>
===Miscellaneous===
*The song was made by the singer Jake Smith, better known as ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Buffalo_(band) The White Buffalo]''.<ref>[http://thewhitebuffalo.com/the-white-buffalo-in-halo-wars-2-trailer/ '''The White Buffalo''' - ''The White Buffalo in Halo Wars 2 Trailer!'']</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:HW2-Trailer-Crashed assault carrier.png|The battlefield is revealed to be a ''CAS''-class assault carrier that was split in half
File:HW2-Trailer-Crashed assault carrier.png|The battlefield is revealed to be a ''CAS''-class assault carrier that was split in half
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==Trivia==
The song was made by the singer Jake Smith, better known as ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Buffalo_(band) The White Buffalo]''.<ref>[http://thewhitebuffalo.com/the-white-buffalo-in-halo-wars-2-trailer/ '''The White Buffalo''' - ''The White Buffalo in Halo Wars 2 Trailer!'']</ref>
==Sources==
==Sources==
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