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From the beginning
You know the end
NOTE: This may not be 100% accurate. I've listed each number as a different character communicating.
1. "Gamma Station, this is Fermion RSO. Unconfirmed reports of an in-system slip space rupture."
2. "Impossible. Check your source."
1. "Reading multiple pings below the orbital defense grid."
2. "Oh this can't be happening."
3. "There's no mistake. It's them."
4. "Winter contingency has been declared. All units are mobilized and ready."
5. "This is Sierra 320 prepped for combat insertion."
6. "What the hell was that?"
7. "We're coming in hot. Hold on... We just lost our bird."
2. "Oh my god."
3. "What the hell is going on down there?"
7. "There's some people down here!"
3. "Okay. I've just dropped off my men."
7. "We're overrun. We'll hold position for as long as we can!"
2. "I need you in that fight Nova 1. Nova 1 come in. Nova 1, do you read me?"
8. "This is Sierra 259; you've got Spartans on the ground sir. We're not going anywhere."
A look at the Halo: Reach Trailer
Basically the intended purpose of this thread is to analyze all aspects of the Halo: Reach trailer with some mild speculation.
"From the beginning,
You know the end."
This quote is basically telling us the game will be a prequel. Microsoft has confirmed this. What strikes everyone is "You know the end." Does this mean that planet at the end of Halo 3 is Reach? Well it could. However, it probably isn't. As I break down the mysterious battle from the trailer, you'll understand why.
The first thing we see is the Planet Reach, nice and clean. You see what looks like two other planets and a ring (probably just space dust) orbiting the planet in the background.
Fermion RSO: "Gamma Station, this is Fermion RSO. Unconfirmed reports of an in-system slip space rupture."
Gamma Station: "Impossible. Check your source."
Apparently the covenant coming was a surprise attack just based off the fact that the man from Gamma Station was so surprised. Also the RSO could be multiple things. I checked the acronym online and some of the top results include Regional security officer, Radiation Safety Officer, and Recognized Security Organization. Recognized Security Organization seems the most logical to me because they would probably be the ones to pick up on an unauthorized fleet of alien warships coming into contact with a human planet =)
Fermion RSO: "Reading multiple pings below the orbital defense grid."
Gamma Station: "Oh this can't be happening."
3. "There's no mistake. It's them."
Now a third guy comes into play. He's sure it's the covenant. He must see the covenant cruisers from somewhere. Also the guy from Gamma Station seems to be an Admiral or some sort of high military rank.
4. "Winter contingency has been declared. All units are mobilized and ready."
Winter contingency is a term we have not heard of before in the Halo Universe. However, I do not think it is something to really speculation over too much.
http://www.lawrence.sd.us/Documents/Winter%20Storm%20Preparat ion.pdf
This is an example of a Winter Contingency plan thanks to the power of google. Basically this man is saying as a precaution, preperation has been set forth. All of our units are ready to go. As far as the winter part goes, I'm really not sure.
Sierra 320: "This is Sierra 320 prepped for combat insertion."
Finally a female spartan ready to go. Do you think we will be able to play as her?
6. "What the hell was that?"
The covenant have just bombarded the planet that's what. It seems the power has been knocked out on the surface below. This leads me to believe that the covenant were smart enough to suprise attack at night. Could we see some night time missions such as the Halo 1 days?
7. "We're coming in hot. Hold on...We just lost our bird."
2. "Oh my god"
Now we listen to a marine, Spartan, someone who just crash landed right in the battle.
3. "What the hell is happening down there?"
The guy we heard earlier must be on some sort of orbiting defense grid such as Gamma Station because he doesn't know what's happening on the planet.
7. "There's some people down here!"
3. "Okay. I've just dropped off my men."
7. "We're overrun. We'll hold position for as long as we can!"
This shows the attack was definitely a surprise to them because the civilians have been bombarded. The guy I've labled 3 could also be some sort of military leader or maybe part of the RSO planetary defense.
Gamma Station: "I need you in that fight Nova 1. Nova 1 come in. Nova 1, do you read me?"
Sierra 259: "This is Sierra 259; you've got Spartans on the ground sir. We're not going anywhere."
Clearly Nova 1 or "Nova One" would be Sierra 259. This "Admiral" for our sake wants Sierra 259 to come down to the surface. However, there are already spartans on the surface. I've also noticed this spartan seems to only speak if he has to kind of like Master Chief. This spartan is also arrogant as he is not listening to who is probably his superior officer. But the big question is "Where is Nova 1?" He is not on Reach so where is he? He can't be on any of the planetary defense grids can he? He says "We're not going anywhere." Who is he with? My guess is other spartans. Could he be at one of the two planets in the opening of the trailer?
One thing seems likely, where Nova 1 is would probably make more sense for the Halo 3 planet to be that Reach. There has got to be something there that is so significant that it would keep a spartan from disobeying his superior officer. It would make sense for the Chief to finish whatever his comrads started. Discuss....
[Edited on 06.08.2009 4:07 PM PDT]