Exodus

For other uses of "Exodus", see Exodus (disambiguation).''

Exodus is the seventh level in the campaign of Halo: Reach.

Setting
The level begins on August 23, 2552, in New Alexandria, Eposz.

Plot
Noble Six stands before the crashed Covenant Supercarrier, having just dropped from orbit. After wandering through the wilderness, Six arrives at New Alexandria, which is in ruins. Looking at the three Covenant corvettes hovering over the city, the Lieutenant lets Jorge’s dog tags fall from his/her hand.

Noble Six then finds the way through the city and links up with Army forces to assist in the evacuation of Traxus Tower, while fighting Brutes for the first time. However, they arrive too late, as the corvette has already moved into position on top of the tower.

Noble Six then acquires a Jetpack and falls in with a group of ODSTs enacting an emergency plan to capture an executive landing pad. Six then proceeds to Traxus Tower where he and the ODSTs take the landing pad, allowing a group of civilians to evacuate in a Pelican.

Noble Six then rides in a Falcon to provide air cover for evacuation craft leaving the city. They take an alternate route to avoid the Covenant forces clustered in the middle of the city.

After a evacuation transport is shot down by a corvette, Noble Six assists Army forces in clearing the way to missile batteries further in the city. The missile batteries damage the corvette enough for the remaining transports to slip past and escape the city.

Kat contacts Noble Six, and instructs the Lieutenant to rejoin the rest of Noble Team. During the exchange, Noble Six alerts the team to Jorge's death on the corvette.

Transcript
{Cutscene}

''Noble Six, alone on a snowy landscape, holding his/her left arm, regains mobility. He/she slowly walks back to the reentry unit and grabs his pistol. He/she walked back to where he/she came to view from, stopped, stared at the crashed Long Night of Solace and then journeys on.'' Fades out.

''Fades in. Noble Six, now on a more tropical landscape, jogs closer to a cliff. He/she stops at the top, and New Alexandria, with 3 Covenant Corvettes over it, came into view. Explosions filled the sky.''

New Alexandria, Eposz

August 23, 2552 15:34 Hours

''Six let go of his grip holding Jorge-052's dog tag in shock of the Covenant's presence. Skips to a building's rooftop, Six, still holding his/her pistol, creeps beside the edge, jumps down. He/she walks past bullet holes on the wall and readies the pistol. He/she jumps down again on to another rooftop.  Switches to Six's point of view: He/she lands safely on the street and looks toward the road up ahead.''

{Gameplay}

{Cutscene} ''6 missile batteries shoots up into the sky, aiming for the Corvette. The missiles hits the corvette as a ship containing the civilians flies over the view.'' Six walks to an open area as the three transports speeds over him. Six looks around, as if he/she was responsible for the teammate's death. ''Six, still sad from the team's lost, throws smoke on to the ground. Six walks away as the view zooms out and shows the damaged Corvette retreating from the city.'' Fades out.
 * Pilot: "We're cleared to take off, go now!"
 * Trooper: "Civilian transports away. You saved a lot of lives today, Spartan."
 * Lieutenant Commander Catherine-B320: "Do you copy? ...Repeat, this is Noble Two. Noble Six, Noble Five, do you copy?"
 * Noble Six: This is Six. Go Ahead, Noble Two.
 * Catherine-B320: "We picked up your transponder about an hour ago but we could risk open comms. Covenant have this city sealed tight. We're getting nothing from Jorge."
 * Noble Six: "He didn't make it."
 * Catherine-B320: "Understood... What's the situation at Starport exit?"
 * Noble Six: "The last transport is away."
 * Catherine-B320: "Alright. We're bring you to us."

Trivia

 * When you first face Skirmishers at this level at the stairs of the civic center, four red posters can be seen, advertising a sporting event called the '2552 Reach Galactic Cup,' most likely a parody of the FIFA World Cup.
 * When the corvette fires at the transport hovering above the water, the resulting explosion occurs just before the actual plasma bolt impacts it.
 * This is the first level you fight Brutes, and the first level you get to use the Spiker and Gravity Hammer.
 * This is the first and only level in which you fight alongside the Bullfrogs.
 * Sergeant Major Duvall leading the UNSC forces in the last section of the mission is invincible, as he is considered a plot-critical character due to his radio exchanges with the evacuating civilian transports. However, he hangs back in the starting area and doesn't participate in the battle, unless he is ordered into a Warthog by the player.
 * Your pistol starts with 7|Seven rounds at the beginning of this mission.
 * The mission title is a reference to Exodus, the book from the Bible where the Jews escape Egypt.
 * Upon meeting Brutes for the first time there is a sign promoting Moa burgers from a fast food restraunt, priced at 7.77cR.