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{{Center|This article is about the Halo 4 cinematic. For the Halo 2 music piece, see [[Prologue (music)]].}} | {{Center|This article is about the Halo 4 cinematic. For the Halo 2 music piece, see [[Prologue (music)]].}} | ||
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*[[Mission 1: Assault on CF-32|''Assault on CF-32'']] (chronologically) | *[[Mission 1: Assault on CF-32|''Assault on CF-32'']] (chronologically) | ||
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{{Article | {{Article quote|Catherine Halsey is interrogated deep within a secret ONI facility.}} | ||
'''Prologue''' is the first level of ''[[Halo 4]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[campaign]]. Rather than featuring gameplay, it is a cutscene depicting [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and her thoughts on the [[SPARTAN-II Program]]. | '''Prologue''' is the first level of ''[[Halo 4]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[campaign]]. Rather than featuring gameplay, it is a cutscene depicting [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and her thoughts on the [[SPARTAN-II Program]]. | ||
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''Open on a line of beds. They are made of plastic, with no sheets, and are enclosed by glass walls. Children inside them are sleeping. Pan to a boy sitting on one of the beds. His head is shaved and he wears a gray uniform that reads "[[John-117|JOHN]]". He looks up at his viewer, his eyes grave.'' | ''Open on a line of beds. They are made of plastic, with no sheets, and are enclosed by glass walls. Children inside them are sleeping. Pan to a boy sitting on one of the beds. His head is shaved and he wears a gray uniform that reads "[[John-117|JOHN]]". He looks up at his viewer, his eyes grave.'' | ||
[[File:Spartan candidate John-117.png | [[File:Spartan candidate John-117.png|thumb|Halsey's memory of a young John.|200px]] | ||
''Fade in to a closeup of Halsey's eyes. She seems tired and grave.'' | ''Fade in to a closeup of Halsey's eyes. She seems tired and grave.'' | ||
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*'''Interrogator''': "You kidnapped them." | *'''Interrogator''': "You kidnapped them." | ||
''Cut to John-117, now wearing a | ''Cut to John-117, now wearing a breathing mask, lying down on the bed as machines prepare to operate on him.'' | ||
*'''Halsey (voiceover)''': "Children's minds are more easily accepting of indoctrination, their bodies more adaptable to augmentation. The result was the ultimate soldier." | *'''Halsey (voiceover)''': "Children's minds are more easily accepting of indoctrination, their bodies more adaptable to augmentation. The result was the ultimate soldier." | ||
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''Cut to John, now fully armored and being inspected by technicians. He towers over all of them.''<!--The main Spartan featured throughout the cutscene has the number 117 written in Braille on his chest.--> | ''Cut to John, now fully armored and being inspected by technicians. He towers over all of them.''<!--The main Spartan featured throughout the cutscene has the number 117 written in Braille on his chest.--> | ||
[[File:Spartan-II MJOLNIR Armor fitting.png | [[File:Spartan-II MJOLNIR Armor fitting.png|thumb|John fully armored.|200px]] | ||
*'''Halsey''': "And because of our success, when the [[Covenant]] invaded, we were ready." | *'''Halsey''': "And because of our success, when the [[Covenant]] invaded, we were ready." | ||
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*'''Interrogator''': "Dr. Halsey, you're bending history for your favor and you know it. You developed the Spartans to crush [[Insurrection|human rebellion]], not to fight the Covenant." | *'''Interrogator''': "Dr. Halsey, you're bending history for your favor and you know it. You developed the Spartans to crush [[Insurrection|human rebellion]], not to fight the Covenant." | ||
''[[Type-26 | ''[[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]]s strafe and bomb the city as [[civilian]]s run for their lives.'' | ||
*'''Halsey (voiceover)''': "When one human world after another fell..." | *'''Halsey (voiceover)''': "When one human world after another fell..." | ||
''A [[Sangheili]] drives his [[Type-1 | ''A [[Sangheili]] drives his [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] through a fleeing civilian.'' | ||
*'''Halsey (voiceover)''': "When my Spartans were all that stood between humanity and extinction..." | *'''Halsey (voiceover)''': "When my Spartans were all that stood between humanity and extinction..." | ||
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''The Spartans land. A Sangheili snarls at them. The Spartans take cover and shoot down some of the Sangheili who return fire, flaring the shields on the Spartans' armor, while the lead Sangheili calmly steps forward and fires back. Cut to the Spartans advancing, still firing.'' | ''The Spartans land. A Sangheili snarls at them. The Spartans take cover and shoot down some of the Sangheili who return fire, flaring the shields on the Spartans' armor, while the lead Sangheili calmly steps forward and fires back. Cut to the Spartans advancing, still firing.'' | ||
[[File:Spartan-II defense - 2.png | [[File:Spartan-II defense - 2.png|thumb|The Spartans fighting the Covenant.|200px]] | ||
*'''Interrogator (voiceover)''': "So you feel in the end that your choices were ''justified''." | *'''Interrogator (voiceover)''': "So you feel in the end that your choices were ''justified''." | ||
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*'''Interrogator''': "The Master Chief is dead." | *'''Interrogator''': "The Master Chief is dead." | ||
*'''Halsey''': "His file reads 'missing in action'." | *'''Halsey''': "His file reads '[[missing in action]]'." | ||
*'''Interrogator''': "''Catherine'', [[ONI Directive 930|Spartans never die]]." | *'''Interrogator''': "''Catherine'', [[ONI Directive 930|Spartans never die]]." | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
*The Spartans' Mjolnir armor (despite representing the [[Mark IV]] and [[Mark V]]) resembles the upgraded [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] version that Cortana devised for John-117; however, Dr. Halsey was not aware of the existence of this suit at the time of her interrogation. [[Josh Holmes]] has confirmed that the appearance of John's unique armor in the cutscene is not canon. The development team recycled the existing Mark VI geometry because they had insufficient time to create canonically accurate models. | *The Spartans' Mjolnir armor (despite representing the [[Mark IV]] and [[Mark V]]) resembles the upgraded [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] version that Cortana devised for John-117; however, Dr. Halsey was not aware of the existence of this suit at the time of her interrogation. [[Josh Holmes]] has confirmed that the appearance of John's unique armor in the cutscene is not canon. The development team recycled the existing Mark VI geometry because they had insufficient time to create canonically accurate models.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=notIV|JoshingtonState|474224115608731650|Josh Holmes|Quote=We didn't have time to build S-II armor just for intro so we used the S-IV armor in its place. Canonically incorrect I know. :(|D=13|M=4|Y=2016}} The suits are shown to possess energy shields; while this may represent the field testing that began in [[2531]], it is more likely an example of artistic license of Halsey's imagination.<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', page 119</ref> | ||
**The Covenant Elites are likewise depicted wearing their patchwork equipment seen in the present day, under Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. They do however use the then-present Plasma Rifles. | **The Covenant Elites are likewise depicted wearing their patchwork equipment seen in the present day, under Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. They do however use the then-present Plasma Rifles. | ||
*According to ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', John met Cortana when her chip was inserted into his neural interface for the first time. This occurred just after he received his second-generation [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V Mjolnir armor]] and took place inside a large tent. However, the cutscene shows Cortana being introduced in holographic form outside his suit, which is depicted as the aforementioned Mark VI; the meeting seems to take place inside a bunker (likely inside [[CASTLE Base]]) rather than a surgical tent. The comic ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' also shows John being introduced to Cortana via her avatar, although John is correctly depicted as wearing his new Mark V suit. | *According to ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', John met Cortana when her chip was inserted into his neural interface for the first time. This occurred just after he received his second-generation [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V Mjolnir armor]] and took place inside a large tent. However, the cutscene shows Cortana being introduced in holographic form outside his suit, which is depicted as the aforementioned Mark VI; the meeting seems to take place inside a bunker (likely inside [[CASTLE Base]]) rather than a surgical tent. The comic ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' also shows John being introduced to Cortana via her avatar, although John is correctly depicted as wearing his new Mark V suit. | ||
*The ONI interrogator is portrayed by [[Bruce Thomas]], who is also John-117's motion capture performer.<ref>[[Halo 4 credits]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Halsey Interrogated.png|Dr. Halsey being interrogated. | |||
File:Mom, Son, & Daughter.png|Dr. Halsey bringing Cortana to John-117. | |||
File:Covenant assault - 2.png|The Covenant attacking a human world during the Human-Covenant War. | |||
File:H4 Elite with Sword and Plasma Rifle.jpg|An Elite with a Plasma Rifle | |||
File:Covenant assault - Aftermath.png|A Spartan-II walking among the rubble of a city. | |||
File:H4 SPARTAN-II against Jiralhanae.jpg|A Spartan-II fighting a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
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