2401 Penitent Tangent

2401 Penitent Tangent
File:PenitentTangent01.jpg
Biographical information
Began service:	More than 100,000 years ago
Ended service:	n/a
Gender:	n/a (Male Voice)
Description:	A Monitor, Currently glows red. Has a deeper voice than 343 Guilty Spark
Color(s):	Unknown, currently red
Political and military information
Affiliation:	Forerunner
Functionality:	Monitor of Halo Installation 05

"Of all the objects our Lords left behind, there are none so worthless as these Oracles! They know nothing of the Great Journey!"

— The Prophet of Regret

"And you know nothing of our containment! You have demonstrated complete disregard for even the most basic protocols!"

— 2401 Penitent Tangent

2401 Penitent Tangent is the Monitor of Installation 05. Although only shown briefly during the encounter with the Flood Gravemind deep in the bowels of Halo, 2401 Penitent Tangent is nearly identical to its brother monitor, 343 Guilty Spark, with the exceptions that its voice is deeper than Guilty Spark's and its light glows red instead of blue. This Monitor was captured by the Gravemind whilst in combat as it is in "defense mode" and glows dimly and its outer casing appears to be damaged.

The only other difference from 343 Guilty Spark apart from his deeper voice and red glow is that the holes on the side of 2401 Penitent Tangent are rectangular instead of round thus possible that Tangent is older. He is not encountered again after the Master Chief sees him beneath the Library of Installation 05, and he isn't seen when Gravemind occupies High Charity. It is unknown where he went after the first encounter.

Pentient Tangent is slightly younger that Guilty Spark due to that Insallation 05 was built after Intallation 04.

Appearances

• Halo 2
  • Gravemind Inside Job Cutscene
• Backwash