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During the [[Ages of Doubt|23rd Age of Doubt]], [[2524]] by the UNSC [[Military Calendar]], Regret held the post of Vice Minister of Tranquility. He was unique among the Prophets for his confrontational demeanor, a trait he gained from working with the [[Sangheili]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 155''</ref> He informed the [[Ministry of Fortitude|Minister of Fortitude]], [[Prophet of Truth|Ord Casto]] about the existence of [[Harvest]] and what they believed to be a vast repository of [[Forerunner]] artifacts. Tranquility sent a Sangheili crew to search for survivors of [[Minor Transgression|the ship]] that discovered Harvest and, at Fortitude's recommendation, told the Sangheili to execute survivors if they were found with stolen artifacts.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 156-157''</ref> After conspiring with Fortitude to gain these artifacts for their own use, he helped him by pretending to sympathize with those [[Roll of Celibates|blacklisted from reproducing]] due to inbreeding, which included the [[Prophet of Restraint]]. After pretending to be the father of two children Restraint had unlawfully fathered, Tranquility blackmailed Restraint into stepping down from his position as High Prophet.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 265-267''</ref>

At the [[Etran Harborage]], in a Forerunner installation known as the [[Apex Site]], Regret discussed with Ripa the state of the installation, and that the recently glassed human world [[Harvest]] had a [[Relic|Forerunner relic]] buried in the planet's northern polar region. Regret sent Ripa to go and recover the secrets the site held to hopefully get his key to the Apex Site.<ref name="OSG">'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 50''</ref> However, the relic on Harvest proved to be some sort of Forerunner mapping device, and with [[UNSC]] forces closing in however, Regret ordered that the relic be destroyed to prevent the retrieved information from falling into human hands. Against his instincts, the Arbiter obeyed.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Relic Approach]]''</ref> However, despite Covenant efforts, the site was not destroyed, allowing the humans to learn of the information Regret planned to use.

Later, at the Apex Site, Regret discussed with the Arbiter his plans to activate the [[Forerunner dreadnought]]s located there. When he could not activate the artifact himself, he ordered the Arbiter to capture the human female, [[Ellen Anders]], who they encountered at the "[[Relic|Ice Relic]]" and bring her to the Apex.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> Later when the Arbiter returned with her, Regret was in disbelief, saying "you would hardly think them a threat." When they learned the humans were closing in on them Regret evacuated to ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> However, Regret's plans to use the dormant ships were foiled when the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} induced the collapse of the Shield World's internal sun, destroying all the ships and the planet. The Arbiter was also killed by Sergeant [[John Forge]] during the battle, depriving Regret of his prized warrior.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Escape]]''</ref>

After landing in New Mombasa, Regret's forces searched the city for the Forerunner artifact, supported by [[Scarab]]s and many [[Phantom]] dropships. The humans, however, managed to [[Battle of Mombasa |rout Regret's forces in the city]], and also destroyed the remainder of his fleet, but not before his forces found at least some of the information they had been looking for. As the UNSC forces approached his carrier, Regret's ship initiated a [[slipspace]] jump in the middle of New Mombasa to [[Installation 05]]: from Regret's point of view, his troops had achieved their objective. The force generated by the jump heavily damaged the city. The move was so surprising that only the [[UNSC In Amber Clad|''In Amber Clad'']] and a few other UNSC ships were able to follow the carrier through the slipspace rupture.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis (level)|Metropolis]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 185''</ref> Not long after Regret had left, an [[Truth's fleet|additional fleet]] sent by the Prophet of Truth arrived at Earth and deployed forces in Mombasa to pick up where Regret had left off.<ref name="twenty"/>

Using data from the Luminary he had previously obtained at Meridian,<ref name="beholden"/> Regret's jump took ''Solemn Penance'' and ''In Amber Clad'' to Installation 05.<ref name="Delta Halo" />

Regret's carrier deployed ground and infantry forces onto the surface of [[Installation 05]], and set up a presence around a [[Temple (Installation 05)|temple]] in the middle of a lake, from which Regret began his religious sermons.<ref name="Delta Halo">'''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]''</ref> He transmitted an apology to the [[Prophet of Truth]], indicating that he couldn't have known that the humans would be on Earth or in such force. Truth responded that only [[Prophet of Mercy]] had spared him from public condemnation. Nevertheless, ''High Charity'' and the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]] rushed to the new Halo, and a flight of [[Type-52 Phantom|Phantoms]] was deployed to retrieve the Hierarch.<ref name="Regret">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref>

Regret's body was flung into the depths of the large lake surrounding the temple and later discovered by the [[Gravemind]] nested underneath the installation. His body was assimilated and reanimated by the Gravemind, although unlike many other Flood victims, he seems to have retained his individual consciousness even after his body had been completely absorbed by the Flood. After the Arbiter and John-117 were captured by the Gravemind, the Flood intelligence brought out Regret and the monitor [[2401 Penitent Tangent]] to demonstrate to the Arbiter the truth about the Halos. Regret was pleased to see Penitent Tangent and claimed that nothing could be done until his sermon was complete. However, Penitent Tangent denied this and accused Regret of knowing nothing about containment. Annoyed, Regret told the Arbiter that the Oracles were useless as they knew nothing about the Great Journey. Fed up with Regret and having made his point, the Gravemind lowered the High Prophet and monitor back where they had come from, causing Regret to scream in fear. The Gravemind, backed up by the Master Chief, told the Arbiter that Regret's Great Journey and Penitent Tangent's containment were the same and attempted to get the Arbiter to understand the truth about the [[Halo Array]].<ref name="Gravemind">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> It was later thanks to Regret that the Gravemind discovered the location of the gateway to [[Installation 00|the Ark]].<ref name="wpregret">'''Halo Waypoint''', ''"Regret"''</ref>

Regret was very fond of the Sangheili and showed compassion towards them.<ref name="TCP" /> He was not involved in the betrayal and massacre of the Sangheili as he died prior to the [[Great Schism]].<ref name="Regret" /> Regret likely would have opposed it, as evident of Truth marking him as a moderate that needed to be eliminated, as well as a scapegoat to kickstart the Schism.

After his death by [[John-117]] and assimilation into the Gravemind, Regret showed no remorse for his actions against humanity however, and continued to preach the Covenant dogma, though he may not have been fully aware of his condition.<ref name="Gravemind" />

File:RegretTerminal3.jpg|Regret looks on as his stewards reveal the location of the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]].

File:RegretH2.jpg| Regret in his temple on Delta Halo in ''Halo 2''.

File:FloodProphet01.jpg|Regret absorbed by the [[Gravemind]].

File:MercyRegret.jpg|Mercy and Regret witnesses the disgraced Commander Thel Vadamee return to High Charity.

File:Regret2401H2A.jpg|The Infected Regret argues with [[2401 Penitent Tangent]].