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Chapter 5 — Beyond the Grave — 007 First Light Walkthrough

Overview

Beyond the Grave is the shortest chapter in the game and the most cinematic of the first arc. Bond and Greenway escape Aleph (Bawma helps them get out — he’s turned ally after the Chapter 4 finale) and push into a massive ship graveyard outside the city to recover 009’s final secrets while the Aleph antagonists try to silence them.

It’s mostly a combat chapter. Less stealth, more shootouts, tighter resource management. By the end, the case appears closed — but the trail is already pulling Bond toward London and Sir Nicholas Webb.

Spoiler note: 009 dies off-screen in this chapter. M orders the case closed at the end. Chapter 6 is Bond defying that order.

Objectives (in order)

  1. Escape Aleph via the desert road (Land Rover).
  2. Reach the ship graveyard.
  3. Infiltrate the wreckage — combat-heavy mid-section.
  4. Survive the climactic shootout — unwinnable by design. Hold out long enough for the cutscene.
  5. Cutscene wrap closes the Aleph arc.

Walkthrough

Drive sequence. Linear desert road. Take the right at every fork; left forks are decorative.

Wreckage infiltration. The mid-section is one of the harder fights in the game on Purist. Treat it like a defensive holding action, not a sweep. Patrol routes cross multiple wreck decks; pulling enemies into the lower corridors funnels them past your line.

The unwinnable shootout. This is the design choice the chapter is built around. Greenway feeds Bond clips until he runs out, then the cutscene takes over — you cannot win this fight. Stay in cover, take only high-percentage shots, conserve every mag. Players who try to push aggressive get caught between two flanking patrols.

Bridging segment — Out of the Ashes. The chapter flows into a brief MI6 return. Q-Lab access opens, the Facial Composite intel appears, and M closes the 009 case. Bond and Greenway leave with their orders ignored.

Collectibles

Beyond the Grave is light on collectibles. The bridging “Out of the Ashes” segment that flows from it carries one important intel pickup.

#TypeNameLocation
1IntelFacial Composite”Out of the Ashes” bridge. Q-Lab → lift to Operations → behind the lifts, back-left corner, on a cabinet.
2VariousWreckage pickupsScattered through the ship graveyard combat section.

Notable Challenges (selection)

  • Pacifist: Beyond the Grave — combat-light routing through the wreckage approach.
  • Ghost: Beyond the Grave — undetected to the final shootout.
  • Assault: Beyond the Grave — survive the final fight with elimination targets.
  • Last Stand — holdout duration variant.

Tips

  • Don’t waste ammo trying to win the final fight. It’s scripted unwinnable.
  • Equip combat gadgets — Missile Pen (if you have Clearance 15) or Dart Phone for crowd control. Stealth-only loadouts struggle here.
  • Hold the lower wreckage decks. Funnels the enemy push.
  • The cutscene only triggers after Greenway runs dry on clips. Don’t break cover early.
  • The Facial Composite intel in the bridge is the load-bearing collectible from this stretch — don’t skip the Q-Lab detour.