SUMMARY
John-117, adrift on the back half of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn for over 4 years since the Battle of Installation 00, arrives at Forerunner Shield World 000, Requiem. He finds Covenant remnant leader Jul 'Mdama's fleet in orbit, and after a brief battle, John, along with the rest of the Forward Unto Dawn and many Covenant ships, fall through an opening in the world and crash onto the interior surface.
During his investigation of the shield world, John and Cortana pick up a signal from the UNSC Infinity, who arrived after detecting Cortana's distress signal from the Forward Unto Dawn. Attempting to locate the Infinity, John accidentally releases the Ur-Didact, an ancient Forerunner Warrior-Servant. The Didact then successfully traps the Infinity in Requiem's gravity well and forces the ship to crash-land onto the interior surface.
John regroups with the Infinity and helps fend off an attack while the crew repairs the ship and gets it back into orbit. John and Cortana chase the Didact, but he escapes to Gamma Halo and recovers the Composer. They then follow him to Earth, where the Didact uses the Composer on the surface before Cortana sacrifices herself to allow John to stop the Didact.
MISSION DEBRIEF
Join the Mission Debrief crew as they explore each mission in Halo 4, discussing the best and worst parts, tips and tricks, and exploring the lore of Halo. Mission Debrief for Halo 4 originally aired summer to fall 2019.
After four years adrift in space, Cortana awakens the Master Chief to investigate a disturbance on the Forward Unto Dawn.
Having survived the destruction of the Dawn, Master Chief and Cortana search for a way off of the mysterious Forerunner planet.
Master Chief tracks the Infinity's signal to Requiem's core in the hopes of returning Cortana to Earth to address her rampancy.
Following the Didact to Infinity's crash site, Chief and Cortana descend into the surrounding swamp to rescue UNSC survivors.
Infinity sends the Master Chief and Gypsy Company to neutralize the gravity well keeping them on Requiem.
As Infinity flees Requiem and Cortana's rampancy worsens, Master Chief struggles to stop Didact from pursuing the Composer.
The Master Chief's pursuit of the Didact leads him to a UNSC science station orbiting Installation 03.
With the Composer in the Didact's possession, Chief and Cortana must destroy the device before he turns it on his next target.
We discuss all the missions of Halo 4 and how the story fits into the overall Halo narrative.
UNSC joint operations begin on Requiem as Infinity mass deploys Spartan, Navy, Marine, Army and Air Force units.
We discuss all the missions of Halo 4 Spartan Ops and how the story fits into the overall Halo narrative.
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
A sampling of the Halo 4 soundtrack as provided by Spotify.
VISITED WORLDS
Following the Battle of Installation 00, John-117 finds himself on Requiem, and later chases the Didact to Earth.
FEATURED CHARACTERS
Halo 4 follows the return of John-117 and Cortana to the UNSC, who find themselves on Requiem, along with the crew of the UNSC Infinity, Jul ‘Mdama’s Covenant, and the Didact.
FEATURED WARSHIPS
The UNSC Infinity responds to a distress signal received from Cortana on the Forward unto Dawn. The Didact is released during the Battle of Requiem, and he escapes in his ship, Mantle’s Approach.
CREDITED CONTRIBUTORS