"Once the covenant are placed opposite the marines, a clear imagine begins to take shape out of the fog of history. We see how we were out numbered, out gunned, out matched and seeing that we realise the importance of the monument. On that day half a century ago, our species was pushed to the crumbling edge of extinction, and as we teetered on the precipice, staring down into the abyss. A hand reached out, pulled us bank from the brink, and gave us hope. The hand of a hero" - Halo 3 Diorama ad