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I have looked around throughout the search bar and the past few pages and found nothing on this. Sorry if it is a repeat.
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Master Chief in Trailer?
In the trailer, you can clearly see from moments 32-40, directly after you pass the destroyed UNSC ship, another ship passing further down below it jettisoning a smaller craft towards the destroyed vessel. Watch it on a larger TV or blow it up if your computer has the image too small. Its a harder thing to notice, especially when the frigate takes your eye off everything else.
In Halo: Fall of Reach, there is a point when the Master Chief must board The UNSC Prowler Circumference in order to destroy its NAV equipment since it was unable to follow the Cole Protocol and dump all of its information regarding Earth and other human planets.
This exact mission starts on page 301 and continues for some time thereafter. In it, it describes as The Master Chief, along with Spartans James and Linda, board the Vessel as it is docked at the Reach Station Gamma.
Examining the destroyed vessel, you can see two win engines in the back end tail of the vessel from about 32 seconds on for the duration of its time on screen. The vessel looks quite foreign in comparison to the other UNSC ships we are used too, namely the Marathon Class and others briefly seen in Halo 2. Therefore, this vessel could in fact be the Stealth Prowler design and match the description of the Circumference.
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Flaws
There are quite a few, but we've already noted several inconsistencies with the trailer regarding Spartan placement and bombing displays. Not to mention...but we dont see any Covenant...
"Very Well Master Chief. We'll go with your suggestion. I'll plot a course over the docking station. Ready and prep two dropships. We'll launch you..."
-Commander Keyes (Page 303 of The Fall of Reach)
(The second dropship was heading planetside)
This one fragment sums it up. In the frame, we cant see the Orbital Gamma Station where the Circumference is docked. Furthermore, the Ship jettisoning a smaller craft would appear to be closer to the planet launching something upwards towards the ship. Furthermore, the Master Chief enters through the Orbital Station to access the Circumference. I've reread the section several times and I find it is a bit ambiguous as to whether or not the Circumference is physically in the 3km ring or merely attached to it. It seems impractical for a Hangar bay to stuff a ship inside it as large as a prowler (however small it is in comparison to other vessels). Not to mention that other ships like Marathon class vessels would also need to dock there. I would think they would attach differently.
Perhaps someone can read it and point out what I'm missing. When it comes down to it, the ship closer to the planet's surface is jettisoning something. Whether that object's trajectory is the damaged vessel or not, we can't tell. It is something to look at though and wonder about. The scenario above doesn't seem likely, but it is the only thing from "The Fall of Reach" that would fit the on screen description, however off it appears. Its always possible that this game may not line up with the novel completely although i think that would be a disservice to the fans.
EDIT: After conversing a bit with MLG Cheehwawa, perhaps what we view to be the ship, is in fact the station or orbital ring, which has obviously suffered some damage. The ship would therefore be inside of it. The other section of the ring appears missing however. But the smoke trail emitted could come from the C4 loaded Pelican the Spartans took to enter it. Thats all thanks to MLG Cheehwawa. Honestly, who knows at this point. Its only speculation.
[Edited on 06.02.2009 10:53 PM PDT]