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</div>In the deleted scenes on the [[Collector's Edition DVD]] [[Joseph Staten]] describes and shows some of the [[Covenant]] History.  Specifically he shows a pre-render [[:Category: Cinematics|cinematic]] of the Covenant Murals. 


The [[Covenant]] kept a series of '''murals''' in [[High Charity]] which depicted important social, cultural, and [[Covenant religion|religious]] events that occurred in the hegemony's [[History of the Covenant|thousands-year history]].{{Ref/Novel|Bc|Chapter=15}} The murals would have been likely destroyed after the [[fall of High Charity]] in [[2552]]. Sometime after the [[Human-Covenant War]], a [[Sangheili]] Shipmaster seeking [[Asylum seeker|asylum]] provided useful intel to the [[UNSC]] and replicated the murals for them in hand-drawn sketches.{{Ref/Novel|Env|Chapter=13}}
{{BigQuote|''[[CJ Cowan]] We have this fantastic story arc that we're trying to get across and we have all this back story that we're trying to get across. And there comes a point where we look at the amount of time we have left to finish this game and we realize that we're just crazy and we're not going to be able to do all of this.  So we pick our battles with what we can cut out...''}}


==Production notes==
The seven murals show the seven "ages" of Covenant history  There are a number of scenes that were cut from the game that show some murals that depict the [[Covenant]]'s.  
{{Quote|We have this fantastic story arc that we're trying to get across and we have all this back story that we're trying to get across. And there comes a point where we look at the amount of time we have left to finish this game and we realize that we're just crazy and we're not going to be able to do all of this. So we pick our battles with what we can cut out...|[[CJ Cowan]]}}
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In the deleted scenes on the [[Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition|''Halo 2'' Limited Collector's Edition DVD]], [[Joseph Staten]] displays an unfinished cut [[:Category:Cinematics|cinematic]] of the Covenant murals which depict the seven different types of "ages" of Covenant history.
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|style="border:1px solid black"|[[File:1_mural.jpg|center|200px|thumb|{{Center|First Mural}}]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|[[Image:First Mural BG.jpg|center|200px|thumb|<CENTER>First Mural</CENTER>]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|{{Quote|So when you look at the first mural you see it's a representation of the conflict between the Prophets and Elites, and this one shows the Elites function in the Covenant, which is as the enforcers.|Joseph Staten}}
|style="border:1px solid black"|'''[[Joseph Staten]]:''' So when you look at the first Mural you see it's a representation of the conflict between the Prophets and Elites, and this one shows the Elites function in the Covenant, which is as the enforcers.  
 
This age is also known as the [[Age of Conflict]]. This Age may have lasted for thousands of years, because the war went on for an extremely long time, but it definitely ended with a truce, when the Prophets told the Elites of the [[Forerunners]].


This mural depicts the [[War of Beginnings]] and the [[Ages of Conflict|First Age of Conflict]].
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|style="border:1px solid black"|[[File:2_mural.jpg|200px|thumb|center|{{Center|Second Mural}}]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|[[Image:TamingOfHunters.jpg|200px|thumb|center|<CENTER>Second Mural</CENTER>]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|The second mural depicts the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]], when the [[Lekgolo]] were forced to join the [[Covenant]] as the first species after the truce between the [[Sangheili]] and the [[San'Shyuum]].
|style="border:1px solid black"|{{Main|Taming of the Hunters}}The Taming of the Hunters was a period in the history of The Covenant when the Prophets and Elites used force to obtain new species/races of the Covenant. The "Taming" is when the Hunters were forced to join [[The Covenant]]. This is a progressive movement towards a new age, the [[Age of Conversion]], though this would have been one of the shortest ages. However, it was probably recorded as an age because of its major significance.


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|style="border:1px solid black"|[[File:3_mural.jpg|center|200px|thumb|{{Center|Third Mural}}]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|[[Image:Third Mural.jpg|center|200px|thumb|<CENTER>Third Mural</CENTER>]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|This mural clearly shows the San'Shyuum and Sangheili having power over the other species as the new species of the Covenant are bowing to them. It depicts the [[Ages of Conversion]], during which the Sangheili and San'Shyuum incorporated the other races into the Covenant, either through conquest or religious conversion.
|style="border:1px solid black"|This mural clearly shows the Prophets and Elites having power over the other species as the new species of the Covenant are bowing to them. It depicts the [[Age of Conversion]], which was the time that the Elites and Prophets incorporated the other races into [[The Covenant]], either through conquest or religious conversion.  
 
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|style="border:1px solid black"|[[File:4_mural.jpg|center|200px|thumb|{{Center|Fourth Mural}}]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|[[Image:Fourth Mural.jpg|center|thumb|<CENTER>Forth Mural</CENTER>|200px]]
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This mural is hard to understand, yet it is speculated that it represents the [[Ages of Discovery|Age of Discovery]], and that the mural stands for the Sangheili and San'Shyuum either finding, or understanding the technology left by the [[Forerunners]]. The picture depicts a hidden [[Type-1 energy sword|sword]], which could symbolize hidden technologies. Both the Sangheili and San'Shyuum are reaching for it together in harmony.
This mural is hard to understand, yet we speculate that it is indeed the [[Age of Discovery]], and that the mural stands for the Elites and Prophets either finding, or understanding the technology left by the Forerunners. The picture depicts a hidden [[Energy Sword|sword]], which could symbolize hidden technologies. The Elite's and the Prophet's hand are reaching for it together in harmony. Notice the Elites weapon in this mural, and the ones before. It's a spear. After this, the weapon of the Elite is replaced by the energy sword. The reasoning behind our speculation is that in the First, Second, and Third Mural/Age of the Covenant, no Forerunner technology is found. Only very simplistic weapons like knives, and spears are shown. The Fourth Age is the turning point for the Covenant, the point in time in which technology is found. Between this age, and the current 7th age, complete understanding of the technology is understood, thus the ability to start the [[Great Journey]]. 


Notice the Sangheili's weapon in this mural, as well as in the previous murals, is a simple, almost crude, spear. In all the other murals after this point, the weapon of the Sangheili is replaced by the more complex energy sword, likely due to the discovery of new Forerunner technology, as depicted in this mural.


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|style="border:1px solid black"|[[File:5_mural.jpg|center|200px|thumb|{{Center|Fifth Mural}}]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|Fifth Mural
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This mural is believed to show the locations of each of the seven [[Halo Array|Halos]]. This symbolizes the Covenant's search for the [[Halo Array]] or the "Sacred Rings" which form the basis of the religious doctrine of the "Great Journey" (i.e. devout believers being transformed into gods when activating the Halos).
The 5th mural is not able to be shown, and the image is not very well reconized on the video, yet it does show the locations of each of the seven [[Halos]]. This most likely means that while in the fourth age of the Covenant when they found the Forerunner technology, it led them to the locations. Which then led to speculation throughout the Covenant. (i.e. being transformed into a God when activating the Halos). The 5th age of the Covenant would have been full of rumors, dreams, and new found religons of the Halo Prophecy.


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|style="border:1px solid black"|[[File:6_mural.jpg|center|200px|thumb|{{Center|Sixth Mural}}]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|[[Image:Second Mural.jpg|center|200px|thumb|<CENTER>Sixth Mural</CENTER>]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|This mural depicts the races of the Covenant (in the form of Forerunner glyphs) under a glowing, activated Halo ring with an eye in the middle. This symbol may reflect the Covenant belief that the Forerunners were watching their actions, and that by activating the Halos the Covenant could achieve godlike status, following the Forerunners' footsteps. Ironically, activation of the Halo rings would have made the Covenant much like the Forerunners; dead by their own hand.
|style="border:1px solid black"| After learning about the Halos and the locations, this mural depicts the races of the Covenant(In the form of Forerunner or Covenant glyphs) under a Halo, with an eye in the middle. (Probably representing godly power). In this age, the Covenant would have planned [[The Great Journey]]. They would have also started a religious movement to rather "campaign" for the [[Great Journey]]. All of the Glyphs depicted are unknown glyphs, though they are most likely covenant symbols for six species in the Covenant.


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|style="border:1px solid black"|[[File:7_mural.jpg|center|200px|thumb|{{Center|Seventh Mural}}]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|[[Image:Seventh Mural.jpg|center|200px|thumb|<CENTER>Seventh Mural</CENTER>]]
|style="border:1px solid black"|The last mural shows the Sangheili and San'Shyuum embarking on the Great Journey. Note the glyph of the eye and the glowing (activated) Halo ring similar to the one on the mural seen above, and the stylized energy sword held by the Sangheili.
|style="border:1px solid black"|The last Mural shows the Elites and Prophets embarking on [[The Great Journey]]
 
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==Trivia==
[[Category:Deleted Material]]
*There are seven murals; this is probably yet another one of Bungie's [[seven]] references.
*Se7en created re-renders of the murals on the [[Bungie]] forums, and Bungie acknowledges them as correct. They may be viewed [http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/hallofmurals.html here].
*[[Sangheili (language)#Mural type|Reimaginings]] of the iconography used in the cut ''Halo 2'' murals can be found in the ancient [[Sangheili]] ruins in [[Nuusra]] in the [[Sanghelios]] levels of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]'' {{Mo}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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