Regret (Halo 2 level): Difference between revisions

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'''Regret''' is the ninth [[campaign]] level of ''[[Halo 2]]'': ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary|Anniversary]]''. Starting from the end of the previous level [[Delta Halo (Level)|Delta Halo]], the player travels on floating gondolas, in underwater elevators, and through various temple corridors to reach the [[Temple (Installation 05)|temple]] holding the [[Prophet of Regret]].

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpUYoosJMmc '''{''Cutscene''}''']

''Cortana snaps her fingers, the hologram starts speaking in English''

*'''Prophet of Regret (hologram)''': "I shall light this [[Halo|holy ring]], release its cleansing flame, and burn a path into the divine beyond!"

[[File:H2A - Prophet of Regret hologram.jpg|250px|thumb|The Master Chief learns Regret's true intentions.]]

''The Chief and his team engage the Covenant forces, which include a significant number of [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]s. Eventually they are able to proceed to a large platform, just in time to see an [[anti-gravity gondola]] being activated and speeds away.''

''A group of Kig-Yar Snipers and Sangheili defend the platform.  After a while, the Chief and his Marine companions clear the platform. An enemy [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] appears and drops off a [[Mgalekgolo]] pair. After a struggle, the Chief is able to bring the behemoths down.''

''Another gondola stops beside the UNSC teams one, sent from the far structure. A pair of Sangheili open fire on the humans while a small group of Yanme'e attempt to board. The Chief kills all Covenant present and the gondola moves on. The UNSC gondola reaches the far structure and the team are forced to deal with several Kig-Yar Snipers and [[Type-27 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun|Shade]] turrets. Moving inside, the team eliminate a large group of [[Kig-Yar]] and Yanme'e surrounding an elevator shaft.''

*'''Cortana''': "I've intercepted a secure transmission from Regret's [[Carrier]] to the something called ''[[High Charity]]''. It seems to be a formal apology to the [[Hierarchs|Prophets]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] and [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]]. Apparently, Regret jumped the gun when he attacked [[Earth]]. He's asking the other Prophets to 'forgive his premature arrival', arguing that 'no human presence was foretold.' That explains why there were so few ships in his fleet. But it's odd that a Prophet would have such bad intel about his [[human|enemy]]'s homeworld."

*'''Prophet of Regret (hologram)''': "Most of those we encountered in our search were compelled to join our Union. To take part in moment of promise, Freedom for Allegiance, Salvation for Service! But some, like the Humans, chose to impede our progress. Block our access to sacred sites, damage [[Halo|Holy Relics]]! For their transgressions, the Humans shall be hunted until none remain alive!"

*'''[[Marine]]''': "If you forget about the Covenant and the fact we're stuck on some freaky [[Halo|alien world]], it's actually kinda fun."

''The Chief starts the gondola. Two [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]]s emerge from the mountain behind them.''

*'''Commander Keyes (COM)''': "Roger that. I'm as close to the Library as I can get. There's some sort of ... [[Barrier Tower|barrier]]. We're trying to find a way around it. I'll keep you posted."

''The Chief fights off the Banshee's, as well as another gondola containing several [[Sangheili Ranger]]s and high-ranking Unggoy wielding [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|fuel rod guns]] (only on higher difficulties). As the gondola nears Regret's temple, a mass of Unggoy and Kig-Yar rush to defensive positions, manning several nearby Shade turrets. The team manage to eliminate all Covenant forces as the gondola docks with the temple.''

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpABAyziy_0 '''{''Cutscene''}''']

*'''Cortana''': "The Covenant fleet has launched multiple waves of [[Type-52 Phantom|Phantoms]]. Too many for me to track... we don't have much time."

''Despite Regret and his Honor Guards' best efforts to stop the Chief, the Spartan manages to defeat the Prophet by jumping onto his throne and repeatedly punching him in the head. The Prophet loses control of his throne which crashes, overloads and explodes. Any remaining Covenant in the area start to flee.''

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czkMkF5cbV0 '''{''Cutscene''}''']

''The Master Chief is standing outside the temple (running outside in the ''Anniversary'' version at a distant rumbling sound). A Covenant ship is directly overhead. An [[energy projector]] from a nearby Covenant ship hits the temple and begins destroying it The Chief turns, runs around a corner, and jumps a ledge, landing about several feet below where he was. He runs the entire length of the temple, as the temple starts exploding. He barely makes it off, and is flung into the water, where he slowly begins to sink with other bits of stone from the temple.''

''As the Chief continues to sink, a pair of tentacles (in the Anniversary just one tentacle) come/comes up from the bottom. A deep, disembodied voice speaks out.''

 

*Because Regret is the second part of a two-part level, the player's weapons will carry over from [[Delta Halo (Level)|Delta Halo]], unless one of the weapons is a Rocket Launcher. If the player finishes Delta Halo with a Rocket Launcher, he/she will start Regret with a Beam Rifle and an SMG. Sometimes the Rocket Launcher the player received in the beginning of Delta Halo will be carried over.

*When in the room that leads to the first underwater elevator, if the player has a sniper weapon, he/she can see the trio of Jackals spawning abruptly in the elevator after the Marine alerts the team of the Jackals' presence.

*The [[Regret Vacation]] glitch can be done on this level. It is used to reach many unintended locations throughout the level with multiple methods, like using the [[Sputnik]] skull and/or Feather Skull (one of the new skulls from [[Halo: Master Chief Collection]]). For example, if player equips Sputnik and Feather, avoids kill barriers, and goes under the lake, it is possible to reach [[Temple (Installation 05)|Regret's Shrine]], albeit, with a much lower polygonal count and with severely less detail in the original Halo 2 graphics. It is also possible to reach the start of Delta Halo, with the same affects previously mentioned, except drastically less detailed than the former.

 

===Easter Eggs===

*The [[Halo 2 Skulls#Assassins|Assassins Skull]] can be found on this level. Even though it can be found on lower difficulties, its effect will not activate.

The chant Regret sings at the beginning of the level is part of the Gregorian chant from the Halo Theme, though deeper.

*It is ironic that Regret would condemn humans for damaging Forerunner relics when he had ordered the destruction of a Forerunner [[Relic|structure]] on [[Harvest]] in [[2531]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Relic Approach]]''</ref>

*When on the Gondola to the Main Temple, two Banshees will attack; however, it is impossible to drive them. Even if the player does manage to kill the pilot and have it land on the Gondola in one piece, the player still wouldn't be able to drive them.

*This is the first level in which the player starts off with a [[Type-50 particle beam rifle]] while playing as [[John-117]] by default.

File:H2 header - Regret.png|The level's ''Halo 2'' header image.

File:Ship4.jpg|John-117 escapes.

File:Covie1.jpg|''[[High Charity]]'' and [[High Charity defense fleet|its defensive fleet]] coming out of slipspace.

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