Microsoft HALO-COMBAT EVOLVED User Manual

The Marines
A rugged and diverse assortment of soldiers, the Marines
on the Pillar of Autumn are fighting a losing battle against
the Covenant’s superior weaponry and numbers. Under
the leadership of Captain Keyes they continue to wage
a furious struggle against the Covenant, even as their
numbers dwindle. They’re the best of the best—but
they’re only human.
Cortana
Cortana is the highly advanced AI at
the heart of the Pillar of Autumn . Her
design allows her to be uploaded
into an appropriately configured
battle suit for safekeeping. She is
capable of hacking into alien
computer systems, and has used
this skill to intercept Covenant
communications during combat. She
interprets this data to provide her
caretakers with directional
waypoints and the best available
information about troop movement
and strategy.
Captain Jacob Keyes
Twenty-six years into his military
career, Captain Keyes commands
respect as a keen strategist and
inspirational leader of his men. He
became a minor hero early in his
career, when he led a small group of
security troops against a Covenant
ambush of the colony ship
Meriwether Lewis and held them off
long enough for the ship to escape.
His many decorations and years of
combat experience against the
Covenant made him a natural choice
to command the Pillar of Autumn and
its secret cargo.
The Pillar of Autumn is a Halcyon-class warship that has
seen decades of service. An aging but sturdy vessel, and
one of the smallest cruisers in the human fleet, the military
High Command chose it specifically as an inconspicuous
launch pad for a covert offensive against the Covenant.
Genetically-engineered cyborg soldiers in state-of-the-art
battle suits were supposed to board a Covenant vessel and
locate the Covenant home world. A surprise Covenant attack
on the human military base on the planet Reach annihilated
all but one of the SPARTAN-II soldiers. The remaining
SPARTAN-II, known only by his rank of Master Chief, was
stored in a cryosleep chamber upon the Pillar of Autumn
shortly before the ship made a blind jump across the galaxy
in a desperate effort to lead the Covenant away from Earth.
The Master Chief is easily the best soldier aboard the Pillar
of Autumn , but many of the human military’s finest also call
the ship home.
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Microsoft HALO-COMBAT EVOLVED Specifications

General

Brand	Microsoft
Model	HALO-COMBAT EVOLVED
Category	Video Game
Language	English