▁orders ▁a ▁gun ▁sal ute ▁in ▁Hung arian . ▁The ▁camera ▁cut s ▁to ▁another ▁scene ; ▁the ▁young ▁man , ▁T ark ov , ▁is ▁having ▁his ▁head ▁sh aved ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁a ▁mont age ▁of ▁scenes ▁dep ict ing ▁T ark ov ▁under going ▁rec ruit ▁training . ▁Again , ▁the ▁camera ▁cut s ▁ahead . ▁T ark ov ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁one - man ▁" drop ▁pod ", ▁known ▁in ▁universe ▁as ▁the ▁Single ▁Occ up ant ▁Ex o at mos pher ic ▁Insert ion ▁Ve h icle ▁( SO E IV ), ▁entering ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁an ▁al ien ▁planet , ▁onto ▁a ▁battle field . ▁He ▁emer ges ▁under ▁fire ▁alongside ▁several ▁other ▁soldiers , ▁moving ▁over ▁corps es ▁and ▁through ▁pl asma ▁fire ▁until ▁a ▁C oven ant ▁Br ute ▁knock s ▁him ▁aside , ▁sending ▁his ▁hel met ▁flying ▁and ▁sc arring ▁T ark ov ' s ▁face . ▁T ark ov ▁un hol sters ▁and ▁fires ▁his ▁M 6 S ▁( sil enced ▁M - 6 ▁mag num ) ▁side arm ▁at ▁the ▁Br ute ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁However , ▁he ▁is ▁saved ▁when ▁a ▁falling ▁B ans he e ▁crashes ▁into ▁the ▁Br ute , ▁killing ▁it . ▁The ▁film ▁j umps ▁ahead ▁again ; ▁T ark ov ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁veter an ▁soldier , ▁and ▁over se es ▁a ▁mem orial ▁service ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁fallen ▁com r ades ▁amid st ▁burning ▁ru ins ▁with ▁a ▁rec ruit ▁that