A trio of armed Cyclops' charge forward, and time slows once more, with Cutter once again appearing, ever calm and silent. Time speeds up, and the missiles destroy the Warthog. Time slows down, and Atriox, the Brute Chieftain, walks by, sliding his hands over the frozen missiles. Two new Covenant vehicles, known as Blisterbacks, deploy, firing missiles towards the UNSC forces. Another Warthog appears, but is destroyed. A Warthog appears from behind him, killing a Jiralhanae with its main gun, and ramming another. While this occurs in slow motion, James Cutter walks silently and calmly forward, walking past the Jiralhanae. One marine retaliates with a shotgun blast, but is then attacked by another Jiralhanae. The marines prepare to move forward, but are attacked by a Jiralhanae. Afterwards, a short scene of the Brute Chieftain turning away and ordering his cohorts to "hunt them down" is seen.Į3 2016 Main Article: Halo Wars 2 E3 2016 TrailerĪt E3 2016, Creative Assembly showcased the official trailer for Halo Wars 2. During the opening of the trailer, Cutter is shown walking through debris, while a squad of marines set up infront of him. The 343 Industries and Creative Assembly logos follow in succession, finally followed by the title for Halo Wars 2. He taunts the Spartans, before the scene cuts to black. Next, the camera cuts to the aforementioned Brute Chieftain, who appears to be holding an energy mace. Having no way to defend himself, he lets his arm, carrying his gun, slip to the floor, and his grip loosens. After this, the camera cuts to Douglas trying to line up a fourth shot, but his pistol clicks empty. Finally, after cutting to Douglas firing one final shot, several shots of Red Team trying to retaliate (to no avail) are shown. This time, it cuts to Red Team being attacked from several different angles by presumably more Jiralhanae. Cuts back to Douglas being dragged along, who fires another shot off into the darkness.
They encounter a large Jiralhanae, who picks one of them (presumably Douglas) up off the ground, and throws him. The screen cuts to Red Team, sweeping an area with their flashlights. As he is dragged along, Douglas draws his M6C magnum, takes a moment to aim, and then fires. Jerome-092 radios in that Douglas is down and requests assistance. In the trailer, Douglas-042 is being dragged by another member of Red Team away from some form of enemy, most likely the Brute Chieftain seen later.
Released at Gamescom 2015, the Halo Wars 2 Announcement Trailer officially confirmed the development of Halo Wars 2. Standard Edition Ultimate Edition Marketing Promotions and Release Trailers Announcement Main Article: Halo Wars 2 Announcement Trailer "Ancient truths are buried beneath the creeping land."
"The wrath of an awakened giant scars the land." "Captain Cutter dispatches a strike team to launch an attack against Atriox's lieutenant, Decimus." The Halo Wars 2 campaign will consist of thirteen levels. Together, they must defeat the Banished and stop Atriox from unlocking the secret to activating the Halo Array. During their investigation they come across Isabel, the AI overseeing the outpost and the only survivor of the Banished's attack.Īlone and without the support of the UNSC, the crew of the Spirit of Fire are outnumbered and outgunned. After arriving on the installation, Red Team is deployed to investigate an abandoned research outpost, where they are forced to fall back after encountering the Banished.
The Spirit of Fire, still drifting, arrives over the Ark, where they encounter a Covenant splinter faction called the Banished led by a cunning and brilliant Jiralhanae tactician named Atriox. Halo Wars 2 will take place thirty years after the events of Halo Wars.