The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level): Difference between revisions

{{Center|''For more articles of the same name, see [[The Pillar of Autumn|The Pillar of Autumn (disambiguation)]].''}}

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|concurrent=''[[Escape (Halo: Fireteam Raven level)|Escape]]'' <br>(chronologically {{C|''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''}})

|next=''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''

|image=[[File:HCEA PillarOfAutumn Loadscreen.png|300px]]

|game=''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{C|''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Anniversary]]''}}

|devname=<code>a10</code>{{Ref/File|Id=HCEEK|HCEEK|HCEEK\tags\levels\a10\a10.scenario}}

|player=[[Master_Chief_(gameplay)#Halo:_Combat_Evolved|Master Chief]]

|place=Aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, in orbit of [[Installation 04]] in [[Soell system]]

|objective= Retrieve [[Cortana]] from the [[bridge]] and escape the ''Autumn''

|parscore=17,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}}

|partime=00:15:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}}

{{Article quote|Escape intact as Covenant forces board your ship.}}

'''''The Pillar of Autumn''''' is the first level in the [[campaign]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and the ''Halo'' game series overall. The {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, having escaped [[Fall of Reach|the destruction of Reach]], has arrived near a [[Installation 04|strange object]]. Unfortunately, the [[Covenant]], who are here as well, attack the ship. [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] is awakened from his cryo-sleep and makes his way to the bridge of the titular ship to be debriefed by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] about their current situation. After the brief meeting, the Master Chief, with his [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] companion [[Cortana]], makes his way off the ship via a [[Bumblebee]] escape pod.

[[File:Autumn Arrival.png|thumb|300px|The UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn'' approaching Installation 04.]]

*'''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]''': "Cortana, all I need to know is did we lose [[Covenant|them]]?"

*'''Cortana''': "But I've isolated approach signatures from multiple [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|CCS-class]] battle groups, make it three capital ships per group. And in about 90 seconds they'll be all over us."

[[File:HCEA Johnson&Marines.jpg|thumb|300px|Johnson giving his speech]]

*'''Johnson''': ''([[Legendary]])'': "Men, we led those dumb bugs out to the middle of nowhere to keep 'em from gettin' their ''filthy'' claws on [[Earth]], but we stumbled onto somethin' they're so hot for that they're scramblin' over each other to get it. Well, I don't care if it's [[Forerunner|God]]'s own anti-[[Flood|son-of-a-bitch]] machine or a giant hula hoop, we're not gonna let 'em have it! What we ''will'' let 'em have...is a belly full of lead and a pool of their own blood to drown in!" ''(turns around)'' "''Am I right, Marines?''"

[[File:ChiefThawing.png|thumb|300px|Technicians awakening the Master Chief.]]

===Reveille===

[[File:MasterChiefExitCryoPod.jpg|thumb|300px|The Master Chief exits his cryo pod.]]

*'''Marcus (PA)''': "His tube shows green. Cycle complete."

*'''Shephard''': "I gave you a double dose of the [[Stim-pack|wake-up stim]]. Take a quick walk around the cryo bay and join me at the optical diagnostics station when you're ready."

''If Chief does not face Shephard or begins to wander:''

*'''Shephard''': "Stand on the red square please."

 

*'''Shephard''': "Ok sir, look at me to begin."

[[File:HCEA Targeting test.png|thumb|300px|The targeting test.]]

*'''Shephard''': "Please follow me to the [[energy shield test station]]."

''The door breaks open and a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Major|Major]] enters, firing on Marcus.''  

''If Chief lingers around the area:''

''The Chief finds his way to a corridor intersection where (on Easy and Normal) he comes face to face with a [[Sangheili Minor]]. It growls at him but is suddenly attacked by Marines, and the Sangheili flees behind a closing door.''

[[File:2817468-gallery.jpg|thumb|300px|The Chief and Captain Keyes, discussing the situation.]]

*'''Cortana''': "A dozen Covenant superior battleships against a single [[Halcyon-class light cruiser|''Halcyon''-class cruiser]]. With those odds, I'm content with three - make that ''four'' kills." ''(to the Chief)'' "Sleep well?"

*'''Keyes''': "Alright then. I'm initiating [[Cole Protocol#Article 2|Cole Protocol, Article 2]]. We're abandoning the ''Autumn''. That means you too, Cortana."

*'''Cortana''': "With all due respect, sir, this [[Human-Covenant War|war]] has ''enough dead heroes''."

*'''Keyes''': "...which is where you come in, Chief. Get Cortana off this ship. Keep her safe from the enemy. If they capture her, they'll learn everything. Force deployment, weapons research...''[[Earth]]''."

[[File:KeyesChipCEA.png|thumb|300px|Captain Keyes gives Cortana's data chip to the Chief.]]

''Keyes hands his [[M6D magnum|pistol]] to the Chief.''

''If Chief lingers next to Captain Keyes:''

''If Chief stays on the bridge but not next to Captain Keyes:''

 

''If Chief uses the pistol to kill Captain Keyes or any crewmen:''

''The Chief steps over a body of a dead Marine and picks up an [[MA5B assault rifle|Assault Rifle]].''

''From here to the end of the level, if Chief takes a hit with his shields down:''

''The Chief clears the mess hall then heads out into the corridors. He comes across a group of three Marines fighting a Sangheili. After he helps them kill the Sangheili, the ship is rocked by a violent explosion.''

''An explosion comes from the airlock, caused by a [[Brhi Xur-pattern Leech|Covenant boarding vessel]] crashing into the ship, killing the two Marines standing guard next to it. Covenant troops pour into the corridor. The Chief and the Marines eliminate them. If John-117 enters the Covenant boarding craft:''

*'''Cortana''': "They're using ''our'' lifeboat airlocks to attach their boarding craft! We go out and they come in! Clever bastards..."

[[File:ChiefEliteCEA.jpg|thumb|300px|The Chief engages a [[Sangheili Minor]].]]

''After the battle on the ledges, the Chief climbs the staircase to the second floor. The Chief sees a [[lifepod]] launching with pulse lasers bursting all around the airlocks.''

[[File:AutumnDamagedCEA.png|thumb|300px|[[Bumblebee]] lifeboat [[Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43|LFA-43]] speeds away as the ''Autumn'' burns.]]

''The pilot seals her eye visor. The lifeboat launches out of the airlock.''

[[File:LFA-43 Halo.png|thumb|300px|John-117's lifeboat approaches [[Installation 04]].]]

*'''Cortana''': "I knew it! The ''Autumn's'' accelerating. Keyes is going in manually!"

''The ''Autumn'' accelerates and flies over the lifepod (past the pod's starboard side in ''Anniversary''). It is struck by multiple [[plasma torpedo]]es.''

[[File:BumblebeeAnniversary.png|thumb|300px|The Bumblebee lifeboat hits Installation 04's atmosphere.]]

*There is a glitch in the level that allows the player to [[Three weapons glitch|carry three weapons]] instead of only two. Get off the bridge very fast after Keyes gives the player the pistol.

*In the cinematic when the player goes to the bridge for the first time, the ''Pillar of Autumn'' is hit by an antimatter charge, and the bridge will shake. Captain Keyes and Master Chief will fall on the bridge, but the crewmen behind them are not affected in any way.

*After Keyes puts his cigar in his mouth, his lip becomes permanently tilted as if the cigar was there, even when it has been removed.

*Sometimes, in the cafeteria area, there are two Johnsons among the Marines. One of them comes out of the door where the Sangheili Minor is as normal. The other one is where the rest of the Covenant forces come out of the two doors at the other side of the cafeteria. The second Johnson is pointing his weapon at a pillar that's next to a table. He doesn't attack the Covenant or the player when the rest of the marines think of the player as a [[Treason|traitor]]. He won't budge unless the player or the Covenant kill him. He'll still do his speeches as normal.

*If one looks closely, the Master Chief's escape pod still has its rear hatch open when it launches.

===Easter eggs===

{{Main|Easter eggs}}

*In ''Anniversary'', the introductory cutscene is more faithful to the original version on [[Legendary]] difficulty: camera angles for the ''Autumn''{{'}}s arrival, Johnson's speech, and the cryo tube's unsealing, as well as the music, are nearly identical to the original ''Halo''.

*In ''Anniversary'', the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary skulls#Iron Skull|Iron Skull]] can be found in the cryo bay, behind a stack of crates that are at the left of the targeting lights.

*In ''Anniversary'', the [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)#The Terminals|first terminal]] is one of the computer consoles located on the left side of the Autumn's bridge. All of the console's screens flash "INCOMING MESSAGE" in red, and a crewman is standing beside it instead of manning the console.

**In the remastered version of the billboard on the ship's bridge, there is a movie poster titled ''Dark Planetoid Rising'' with an image of the [[Requiem|planet that appeared in the Legendary ending of ''Halo 3'']] - a reference to [http://web.archive.org/web/20160409095813/https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9274467&postcount=33832 a 2008 NeoGAF meme]. In addition, in the lower left corner there is an image of the "Troll Face" easter egg, which is a widely known internet meme.

*In the remastered version of the monitors in the cryo chamber control room, it is shown in a schematic that [[Linda-058]] is present.

*In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the Navy crewmembers' uniforms are very similar to those of the [[marathongame:BOB|BOBs]] from the ''[[Marathon]]'' series. However, in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', their uniforms are much more reserved, resembling the gray Navy service uniforms seen in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Halo Legends]]'', and other more recent media.

* In ''[[wikipedia:Forza Horizon 4|Forza Horizon 4]]'', the Autumn Showcase Remix version of ''[[The Halo Experience Showcase]]'' is named ''Pillar of Autumn''.

*Sergeant Johnson appears a few times in this level. Firstly, when he is giving his speech to the line of Marines and also as the driver of the Warthog in the background of the same cutscene. He is always in the mess hall fighting Covenant. He then sometimes appears guarding a lifeboat airlock, and then is killed in an explosion, and finally appears in the battle with the Covenant on the landing.

*Markings seen on the monitors at the front of the bridge and the tactical monitors at the center of the bridge bear strong resemblance to the [[reticule]] for the [[Vostu-pattern carbine|Covenant Carbine]] in ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''.

*The soundtracks played in this level include [[Brothers in Arms]], [[Enough Dead Heroes]], [[Perilous Journey]], and a small section from [[Suite Autumn]].

File:AnniversaryCoop.png|The second cutscene during cooperative play, as shown.

File:HCEA-EnergyShieldTestStation-Screen.jpg|The crewmen charge up MJOLNIR's energy shielding.

File:2817467-gallery.jpg|The Master Chief charging through the ''Autumn''{{'}}s corridors.

File:2817470-gallery.jpg|Two Unggoy near a set of blast doors.

 

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