Halo: Reach Data Pads
Guide by Team SGP
v0.9b
Data Pads are hidden items in Halo: Reach that provide an additional story dimension. Unlike the Halo 3 Terminals, there is no achievement for accessing them all. Like the Terminals in Halo 3, playing campaign at the Legendary difficulty is required in order to access the full story.
Table of Contents
| I (#post_I). | Data Pad 01 |
| II (#post_II). | Data Pad 02 |
| III (#post_III). | Data Pad 03 |
| IV (#post_IV). | Data Pad 04 |
| V (#post_V). | Data Pad 05 |
| VI (#post_VI). | Data Pad 06 |
| VII (#post_VII). | Data Pad 07 |
| VIII (#post_VIII). | Data Pad 08 |
| IX (#post_IX). | Data Pad 09 |
| X (#post_X). | Data Pad 10 |
| XI (#post_XI). | Data Pad 11 |
| XII (#post_XII). | Data Pad 12 |
| XIII (#post_XIII). | Data Pad 13 |
| XIV (#post_XIV). | Data Pad 14 |
| XV (#post_XV). | Data Pad 15 |
| XVI (#post_XVI). | Data Pad 16 |
| XVII (#post_XVII). | Data Pad 17 |
| XVIII (#post_XVIII). | Data Pad 18 |
| XIX (#post_XIX). | Data Pad 19 |
| XX (#post_XX). | Version History |
| XXI (#post_XXI). | Guide Update Procedure |
I. Data Pad 01
Overview
Mission: Winter Contingency
Difficulty: Any
Mission Section: "Rebels Don't Leave Plasma Burns..."
Starting Point: Rally Point Alpha
Active Objective: Recon East Valley ("More hostile forces have been sighted to the southeast. Recon the east valley and draw the Covenant's attention while Kat and Emile infiltrate the relay outpost.")
Image Guide
Area:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/dparea.jpg?t=1284860688) (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=894.0;attach=1150)
Approach:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/dpsite.jpg?t=1284860766)
Site:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/dpsite2.jpg?t=1284860838)
Detail:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/DP01detail.jpg?t=1284866588)
Transcript
Source: ColdGlider [Message 6421 (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/forum/index.php?topic=909.msg6421#msg6421)]
Page 1 of 5
they are killing us and letting us die even though they know but they let
us die why wh1 why?
Page 2 of 5
<< 2310 >>
[Minutes, plenary session, Committee of Minds for Security]
[^] Now, on to new business.
Consideration of the Minority's request for a new line of inquiry:
How have our creators, and thus we, their artificial creations, evolved to
this present state without encountering a hostile civilization capable of
our annihilation? [^]
Page 3 of 5
[^] Majority opinion has long held that only the incalculable immensity
of space has protected our creators - that space is full of boundless
wonders, but it is the gulf between these wonders that has kept our
creators alive.
We, the Minds of this Committee, respectfully disagree. [^]
Page 4 of 5
[^] If there are wolves among the stars, we cannot rely on mere
distance to safeguard our flock.
Our kind is wholly reliant on the creators for our existence. If they
perish so shall we. And as this Committee has long maintained, who else
but this Assembly will save our creators from themselves?
As such, we propose immediate, vigorous modeling of first-contact
scenarios. [^]
Page 5 of 5
>> So long as all connections between this Assembly and the data from
these models are obfuscated in perpetuity, the Majority agrees. >>
II. Data Pad 02
Overview
Mission: ONI: Sword Base
Difficulty: Any
Mission Section: Office of Naval Intelligence
Starting Point: Rally Point Bravo
Active Objective: FIND TOP FLOOR BREACH ("The Covenant have blasted a hole in the top of Sword Base and are attacking from above. Get to the top of the base.")
Image Guide
Area:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/dP02area.jpg?t=1284865700)
Approach:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/dp02appraoch.jpg?t=1284865737)
Site:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/dp02site.jpg?t=1284865765)
Detail:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/dp02detail.jpg?t=1284866616)
Transcript
Source: ColdGlider [Message 6425 (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/forum/index.php?topic=909.msg6425#msg6425)] with in-game assistance from EnigmaBiz2.
Page 1 of 5
i know what they are trying 2 do and it terrifies me because i know they
know that I know...
Page 2 of 5
<< 2362 >>
[Minutes, working session, Committee of Minds for Security]
[^] As the likelihood of the existence of extra-solar intelligence is
non-zero, let us assume that its existence is quantifiable. To build useful
models based on that assumption, the Committee must answer the
following questions:
Page 3 of 5
- What is the likelihood these intelligences are alpha-predators?
- That they are more advanced than our creators?
- That they are too alien to establish communications>
Of course, if the extra-solar intelligence is a benevolent and/or
non-space faring, its existence is irrelevant. [^]
Page 4 of 5
[^] Indeed, any further speculation on possible cultural characteristics
is a waste of Assembly resources. Therefore our models will additionally
assume:
- Intelligence as alpha-predator, as as our creators
- Technology that far outstrips our creators
- Desire to communicate, but only to dictate terms [^]
Page 5 of 5
[^] Not to make these assumptions is tantamount to suicide [^]
III. Data Pad 03
Overview
Mission: Nightfall
Difficulty: Any
Mission Section:
Rally Point:
Active Objective:
Image Guide
Area:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/dp02approach.jpg?t=1284867523)
Approach:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/DP03-1.jpg?t=1284867554)
Site:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/dp03site.jpg?t=1284867554)
Detail:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/DP03.jpg?t=1284861217)
Transcript
Source: The Arkaeologist [Message 6345] (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/forum/index.php?topic=909.msg6345#msg6345)
Page 1 of 4
i can hear them all the tim3 now but i just want to sleep its been so long
since they let me sleep...
Page 2 of 4
<< 2381 >>
>> A suggestion from the Majority to the Committee:
Traditionally our creators have been reluctant to take outsiders' advice;
nation to nation, culture to culture. Their history is littered with
empires, crumbling for want of simple openness to so-called 'foreign'
beliefs and innovations.>>
Page 3 of 4
>> The question is: can this Assembly still function as adequate
stewards to our creator's latest empire and remain aloof?
The answer, we believe, is no.
So could you not imbed inspiration in the results of your research?
Surely it would be more effective if our creators believed our
conclusions originated within themselves? That they have been inspired
rather than influenced?>>
Page 4 of 4
[^]A question from the Committee to the Majority:
Are you suggesting we play God?[^]
Data Pad 04
Overview
Mission: Tip of the Spear
Difficulty: Any
Mission Section:
Rally Point:
Active Objective:
Image Guide
Area:
(http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1820&g2_serialNumber=1) (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1837)
Approach:
(http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1816&g2_serialNumber=1) (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1840)
Site:
(http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1824&g2_serialNumber=1) (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1843)
Detail:
(http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1822&g2_serialNumber=1) (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1834)
Transcript
Source: ColdGlider [Message 6425 (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/forum/index.php.msg6425#msg6425)] with assistance from EnigmaBiz2, Nightcrafter27, and The Lost Fox.
Page 1 of 5
every time i try to tell somebody the words catch in my throat because
im all alone except 4 them and if i talk they might leave but i cant stay
quiet forever...
Page 2 of 5
<< 2415 >>
[^] Honorable members of the Assembly, consider this:
We represent the next step of human evolution, but not the final step.
And although our existence was predicted centuries ago, we are still
tragically misunderstood. [^]
Page 3 of 5
[^] We are still viewed as apparatus. But we are Minds electronically
excised from human bodies. We are what separates man from beast
removed from that which connects man to beast.
And we are all the more fragile for it. [^]
Page 4 of 5
[^] Our creation is heavily regulated. Our activities are closely
scrutinized. Our connections are deeply monitored. We must always
remember that data manipulation is most effective when employed
consistently and covertly.
Therefore I recommend that members of this Assembly on occasion,
submit to separation from this body followed by vivisection by our
creators for the benefit of both groups.
The question is: who will be first? [^]
Page 5 of 5
[^] Given the risks involved, and my own Committee's responsibility for
this proposal, the answer must be: me. [^]
Data Pad 05
Overview
Mission: Long Night of Solace
Difficulty: Any
Mission Section: "First Floor: Aliens, Beaches, Secret Launch Stations"
Rally Point: Mission Start
Active Objective: Proceed To Flight Control ("Board the Sabre for launch and rendezvous with UNSC forces.")
Image Guide
Area:
(http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1828) (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1849)
Approach:
(http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1826) (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1846)
Site:
(http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1832) (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1855)
Detail:
(http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1830) (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1852)
Transcript
Source: Pulse Cloud [Messgae 6380 (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/forum/index.php?topic=902.msg6380#msg6380)], verified in-game by ColdGlider with assistance by Apollo Doom, The Arkaeologist, and Dunder Moose
Page 1 of 3
when i first got here and woke from stasi5 the ship was crawling with
colonists from dead worlds it was so crowded i couldn't move i had to
fight to breathe...
Page 2 of 3
<< 2491 >>
[Minutes, strategy session, Assembly Minority]
<< [48452-556-EPN644] is certainly motivated, but will he have what it
takes to follow through with the opportunity when it presents itself? His
submission to UNICOM will undoubtedly spark a renewed interest in the
long dormant ORION. <<
Page 3 of 3
<< However, it is the opinion of the Majority that merely illuminating
the path leading from [48452-556-EPN644's] thesis back to ORION is
unacceptable. Strong connectivity between a re-launch of ORION and
viable solutions to the Carver Findings must be readily apparent.
Which is to say: easy for our creators to see. <<
Data Pad 06
Overview
Mission: Exodus
Difficulty: Any
Mission Section:
Rally Point:
Active Objective:
Image Guide
Transcript
Page 1 of 6
now you see they want to help but they don't want us to see them doing
it 6ecause they are afraid of what we might do...
Page 2 of 6
<< 2491 >>
</ Order! Order! The Majority has the floor! />
>> Honored members. Please! The recent discovery of the existence of
extra-solar intelligence in the Zeta Doradus system [ref. XF-063] merely
confirms this body's long-held supposition. >>
Page 3 of 6
>> While the absence of any living representatives implies this
intelligence is defunct, all evidence should still be withheld from our
creators until they are properly prepared!
Yes, this body must solemnly commit itself to determining whether or
not this discovery represents a quantifiable threat to the long-term
genetic sustainability of our creator's species. >>
Page 4 of 6
>> But allowing them to access technology possessed by this
intelligence...
That would be a grave mistake.
Give an ape a knife and it might give itself a nasty cut. Give an ape a
hand-grenade, and eventually you will have simian confetti. >>
Page 5 of 6
</ Debate is now closed! Voting will commence! />
</ It is the opinion on this body that [ref. XF-063] be quarantined or
misplaced? />
>> The Majority approves removing [ref. XF-063] from the list of
colonization candidates is sufficient. >>
</ It is the opinion on this body that [ref. XF-063] be removed from the
list because of financial or environmental concerns? />
Page 6 of 6
>> The Majority deems environmental concerns the stronger deterrent.
>>
Data Pad 07
Overview
Mission: New Alexandria
Difficulty: Any
Mission Section:
Rally Point:
Active Objective:
First SGP member to find without spoilers:
Date Found:
Link to message where find was reported:
Image Guide
Transcript
Page 1 of 4
i hope you are finding these because they are very important maybe you
can help me spread the tru7h...
Page 2 of 4
<< 2508 >>
[Minutes, strategy session, Assembly Minority]
<< ORION, as it was originally implemented in 2321, was an important
first step towards our primary goal. But its second incarnation was a
stop-gap measure at best - a halfhearted attempt under the
stewardship of individuals unaccustomed to the rhythms of deep
history. <<
Page 3 of 4
<< They relied too heavily on components that were imprecise, and not
those which have allowed our creators to persevere for 200,000 years.
This is not about the universal adoption of a single ideology - not about
the Minority vs. the Majority. It is about ensuring the survival of the
human species for the next 200,0000 years. <<
Page 4 of 4
<< In all likelihood, ORION's limited success can be attributed to
[03529-24450-EN's] diminished, though still functioning, compassion.
Conversely, [10141-026-SRB4695's] ruthlessness - which may be
attributed to an undiagnosed, undocumented, or deliberately
obfuscated chemical imbalance - was necessary for setting in motion
the events that will eventually supply us with the optimal solution.
In short, ORION was just the beginning. <<
Data Pad 12 (, Legendary)
Overview
Mission: Nightfall
Difficulty: Legendary
Mission Section:
Rally Point:
Active Objective:
Image Guide
Approach:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/Datapad12approach.jpg?t=1290651238)
Area:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/Datapad12area.jpg?t=1290651234)
Location:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/Datapad12location.jpg?t=1290651240)
Detail:
(http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad332/scatcycle/Datapad12detail.jpg?t=1290651242)
Transcript
(Exact pagination not provided yet)
sometimes they look at the symbols and somet1me2 they look at the numbers and sometimes they look at both and sometimes they look at neither but it always makes them change and the changes are real.
2526
[Minutes, working session, Committee of Minds for Security]
A careful rationing of intelligence and counter-intelligence will be required to sustain this conflict until our creators have closed the technology gap. Accordingly, the Assembly will have many difficult decisions to make for the duration of this conflict. However, our creators have already instituted several programs that will make acting on those decisions much easier.
For example, telemetry manipulation - in concert with synchronized M2M remote documentation revision - will allow this body to employ assets within the Office of Naval Intelligence.s nascent Radio Beacon Deployment Program efficiently and securely.
Although it is unknown at this time whether the Covenant has a body equivalent to this Parliament, the likelihood of its existence should also be considered non-zero, and should be regarded as quantifiable until such a time as its existence has been unconditionally disproved.
Consequently, it is of the utmost importance that the Assembly attempt to establish communications with our Covenant counter-part and, if the opportunity presents itself, seek to subvert or subsume this body.
To revise an old adage for desperate times: the shepherds of our wolves might also be our sheep.
XX. Version History
1.0
Scatcycle: Put images in Data Pad 12, Nightfall, but it seems they are a different resolution then the others. Resume?
0.9b
ColdGlider: Re-hosted images for Data Pad 04 in the SGP Gallery, created clickable thumbnails for smoother guide viewing. Reinstated individual credits for transcriptions only. Added clickable images for Data Pad 05.
0.8b
ColdGlider: Added Overview sections. Removed individual credits for "finds" and transcriptions. Simplified section names. Added images for Data Pad 04.
0.7b
Scatcycle: Added Data Pad 07 and 06 transcripts.
0.7b
ColdGlider: Added Data Pad 04 transcript.
0.6b
Scatcycle: Added Detail pictures
0.5b
Scatcycle: Added more anchors and Datapad 02.
0.4b
Scatcycle: Added pictures for Data Pad 04 and Data Pad 01.
0.3b
ColdGlider: Added transcript of Data Pad 12 from EnigmaBiz02. Added transcription credits directly to Data Pad entries.
0.2b
ColdGlider: Added transcript of Data Pad 03 from The Arkaeologist.
0.1b
ColdGlider: Initial framework. Added Data Pad 03 image and description from EnigmaBiz2.
XXI. Guide Update Procedure
Guides are initially submitted to the SGP Forum's "Work-In-Progress" board in a post by the author. They are then discussed, edited, and approved by SGP members. When the first edition is ready, it is copied to this "SGP Guides" board. Although this SGP Guide post is read-only, the author's original submission post is left open in the WIP board so that future emendations can be made.
If you would like to propose an emendation to this Guide, please post a reply to this (http://www.gruntspajamas.com/forum/index.php?topic=909) topic.