The lost art of instruction manual lore intros

Halo CE -> Halo 2 -> Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition -> Halo 3 -> Halo 3 ODST -> Halo Reach

Do you have a favorite? Mine is probably the Halo 2 Collector's Edition intro. Getting the Arbiter's perspective serves as a perfect lead-up to the Heretic cutscene imo!

P.S. Halo 4 technically had a manual, but it was online-only so I'm not including it here -.-