Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)

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"This is a time to rejoice, a moment that all fiction fans should savor. For the Halo 2: Anniversary Terminals can be found, and with them, your path will be clear; your entry into a greater understanding guaranteed. Your next Great Journey is nigh, and nothing – not even the Flood – can stop it..."

— Jeff Easterling on the terminals, paraphrasing the Prophet of Truth

Halo 2 Anniversary features Terminals accessible to the player in each level. Animated by Sequence, these terminals focus on the role of Thel 'Vadam as well as that of the Arbiters throughout Covenant history and have connections to the story of Halo 5: Guardians. The terminals are presented from three distinct points of view: target profiles by ONI agent Lt. Commander Jameson Locke, a Sangheili warrior doubting the Covenant religion, and a devout Covenant scribe.

The terminals have been stated to be placed in more conspicuous locations than in the earlier games, as 343 Industries wishes all players to be able to find them. Like the terminals of Halo 4, the Halo 2 Anniversary terminals will not be hosted on the game disc and will only be accessible online. There is thirteen terminals to be found in the game.

The Terminals

Prologue One

Beholden

“

Lighting the Sacred Path.

”

HUMAN COLONY OF MERIDIAN, 2551

The scene opens in high orbit between Meridian and its parent planet. The sound of a spacecraft can be heard, and then a hiss as it lands and offloads its cargo. Scene fades in to the surface of the planet, where two Special Operations Sangheili and a Kig-Yar have just exited a Covenant drop pod. The three approach the entrance to a large cave system.

• Spec. Ops Commander: "Activate the Kindler. Make haste; we have little time."

The Kig-Yar activates a small machine that floats through the cave system, sweeping it with violet light. As it scans the cave, the structure is filled in on a holographic readout carried by the Commander. The probe enters a large chamber dominated by Forerunner structures, and stops.

• Spec. Ops Elite: "It has been found, Commander."

• Spec. Ops Commander: "Very well. Mark the coordinates, and proceed with caution."

The Spec. Ops party enters the chamber, to see a dais on the other side of the room with a brightly glowing device.

• Spec. Ops Elite: "And to think, it has been under their noses all this time."

• Spec. Ops Commander: "Humans are foul animals. They lack the intellect and the purity to discern the ways of gods. Prepare the Luminary for retrieval. The Hierarch will reward us for our devotion."

The Kindler returns to its Kig-Yar handler.

Fade to the Solemn Penance in orbit above Meridian, and to Regret's chambers, where the Commander kneels with the Luminary before him.

• Regret: "Well done, Commander. Do you know what you found?"

• Spec. Ops Commander: "A Luminary, Hierarch. A divine instrument."

• Regret: "It is more than that, Commander. This is the one spoken of in the Prophecies. It lights the Sacred Path."

Fade to a large platform overlooking the ship's nature preserve, one year later. He turns his gravity throne to address the two San'Shyuum that have entered the room, conveying the Luminary on an anti-gravity device.

• Regret: "Stewards. Good news, I pray?"

• Steward: "It was not easy, Blessed One. The Luminary was not forthcoming with the holy words, but our hope proved true."

The Steward touches the Luminary, which projects a large hologram featuring the seven Halo Installations.

• Regret: "The Sacred Rings... Halo."

• Steward: "And not Halo alone, High Prophet. It also told of this."

A projection of the Ark appears above the images of the Halo rings.

• Steward: "The final home of the Forerunners, and the creation of the Sacred Rings. The Ark."

The scene rapidly shifts through split-second views of the Luminary's projection, a savanna on Earth, and an image of the fully activated Ark Portal.

• Regret: "By the gods... It is glorious. The stories were true! Where did the gods hide such a treasure?"

• Steward: "It lies far beyond the borders of our galaxy, accessible only by way of portal. The one portal the Luminary spoke of was here."

A projection of Earth appears.

• Steward: "The Forerunners called it 'Erde-Tyrene.'"

• Regret: "Our calling is clear. We must go there at once. We will take the ships in our command and go to this world immediately. This... Erde-Tyrene. Take heed, brothers. Your work signals the culmination of this Covenant's holy quest. Hold fast; the Great Journey is at hand."

As Regret speaks, the fleet powers up its engines and maneuver themselves into position. Slipspace ruptures begin to open in front of them as they prepare for their journey.

Prologue Two

Unyielding

“

Fred-104 and Linda-058 attempt to warn ONI before it's too late.

”

BORNEO SPACE TETHER, EARTH

The scene opens in high orbit over Earth at the Borneo Space Tether. Several UNSC naval ships are near the tether. An elevator shoots down the tether. The scene cuts to Linda-058 and Frederic-104 inside the elevator.

• Fred-104: "Roger that Chief. We'll meet you at the rendezvous point when we're done here. Blue Two out."

• Linda-058: "John should be here too. They'd listen to him."

• Fred-104: "Somebody needs to be getting work done while we deal with the red tape."

• Linda-058: "What do you think they want from us?"

• Fred-104: "It's Naval Intelligence, Linda. They want us to tell them that everything's going to be okay."

• Linda-058: "Hate to disappoint."

The elevator is heard reaching the bottom of the tether. Cut to Fred and Linda walking down a hallway. A door in front of them automatically opens and they enter the room. They stand on top of the ONI insignia on the floor and look towards the ONI council.

• ONI councilor: "Blue Team, where's the Master Chief?"

• Fred-104: "He asked that I answer the council's questions, sir."

• ONI councilor: (groans) "We've been reviewing your report."

A hologram of the Unyielding Hierophant space station forms between the Spartans and the council. The hologram begins to rotate.

• ONI councilor #2: "You found a Covenant command and control station. It says here that they were amassing an invasion fleet of more than five hundred ships."

• Fred-104: "The station was... sufficiently disabled. But the threat is still out there."

The hologram of the station explodes from the center and the rest of Unyielding Hierophant shatters into thousands of pieces.

• ONI councilor #3: "I have the report, but for the record of this council, what was this fleet's intended target, Spartan?"

Fred and Linda both turn to each other and stare. Fade to black. The scene cuts to Io Station orbiting Jupiter.

PROBE RELAY STATION IO, NEAR JUPITER

A UNSC naval crewman sits relaxed on his chair, asleep, with his feet kicked up onto his control console. Suddenly, an alarm sounds off and he awakes. His console flashes, reading "ALERT" in large, red letters. The crewman leans towards the console.

• Io Station crewman: "Station Control, can I get confirmation on Probe Charlie Three-One-Niner? Looks like it might be a faulty reading, but..."

As his console continues to flash with the alert warning, a voice in the station continues to repeat "Alert" over and over. The crewman begins typing on the console and the alarm stops.

• Io Station crewman: "This can't be right."

• Computer: "C-3-1-9 is active and functioning properly."

• Io Station crewman: "Station, alert Home Fleet immediately! They found us! The Covenant, they found Earth!"

The viewpoint's protective cover in front of the crewman begins to slide open, revealing Covenant ships outside the station. The crewman witnesses the Fleet of Sacred Consecration near Jupiter moving past Io Station.

Appearances

Characters 343 Guilty Spark Fred-104 Jameson Locke John-117 (Mentioned only) Linda-058 Prophet of Regret Sesa 'Refumee Thel 'Vadam Species Forerunner (Technology only) Human Kig-Yar San'Shyuum Sangheili Organizations Covenant Covenant fleet Fleet of Particular Justice Covenant remnants Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction Unified Earth Government United Nations Space Command UNSC Marine Corps UNSC Navy Naval Special Weapons SPARTAN-II program Blue Team Office of Naval Intelligence Locations Meridian Soell system Installation 04 Threshold Threshold gas mine Sol system Earth Borneo Space Tether (First appearance) Jupiter Io Station Installation 00

Events Human-Covenant war Battle of Installation 04 Battle of Meridian (First appearance) Vehicles CAS-class assault carrier Solemn Penance GA-TL1 Longsword Halcyon-class light cruiser Keyship Forerunner Dreadnought Paris-class heavy frigate Phantom gunboat Stalwart-class light frigate Unyielding Hierophant Weapons Energy projector Type-1 energy sword Type-25 plasma rifle Type-51 Carbine Technology Halo Array Luminary Monitor Sangheili combat harness Arbiter body armor Heretic variant Honor Guardsman variant Supreme Commander variant Zealot variant

Gallery

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  Locke's report on Thel 'Vadam.

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  Thel 'Vadamee with a dead Marine.

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  A human city is glassed.

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  A human colony is glassed.

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  Three San'Shyuum.