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|prev=''[[Quarantine Zone]]''
|prev=''[[Quarantine Zone]]''
|next=''[[Uprising]]''
|next=''[[Uprising]]''
|game=''[[Halo 2]]'' (<small>''[[Halo 2: Anniversary|Anniversary]]''</small>)
|name='''''Gravemind'''''
|name='''''Gravemind'''''
|devname=<code>07a_highcharity</code>
|image=[[File:H2A Gravemind Loadscreen.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:H2A Gravemind Loadscreen.png|300px]]
|game=''[[Halo 2]]'' (<small>''[[Halo 2: Anniversary|Anniversary]]''</small>)
|player=[[John-117]]
|devname=<code>07a_highcharity</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H2EK|H2EK|H2EK\tags\scenarios\solo\07a_highcharity\07a_highcharity.scenario}}
|date= [[2552|November 3, 2552]]
|player=[[Master_Chief_(gameplay)#Halo_2|Master Chief]]
|date=[[2552|November 3, 2552]]
|place=Inside ''[[High Charity]]''
|place=Inside ''[[High Charity]]''
|objective=Rescue [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] allies and pursue the [[Prophet of Truth]]
|objective= Rescue [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] allies and pursue the [[Prophet of Truth]]
|partime=00:20:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}}
|partime=00:20:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}}
|parscore=11,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}}
|parscore=11,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''}}
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*'''Thel 'Vadamee''': ''(surprised)'' "Demon!"
*'''Thel 'Vadamee''': ''(surprised)'' "Demon!"


[[File:HTMCC-H2A NoSalvationOnThisRing.png|thumb|275px|The Gravemind reveals itself to John-117 and the Arbiter.]]
[[File:H2A-GravemindWithCaptives.jpg|thumb|right|275px|The Gravemind reveals itself to John-117 and the Arbiter.]]


''The Gravemind makes loud huffing sounds, and indicates the Master Chief (and drags him closer in ''Anniversary'').''
''The Gravemind makes loud huffing sounds, and indicates the Master Chief (and drags him closer in ''Anniversary'').''
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''It lowers its tentacles, and Regret shrieks in fear.''
''It lowers its tentacles, and Regret shrieks in fear.''


*'''Gravemind''': ''(to 'Vadamee)'' "Your Prophets have promised you freedom from a doomed existence, but you will find no salvation on this [[Halo|ring]]. Those who built this place knew what they wrought. Do ''not'' mistake their intent, or all will perish [[Forerunner-Flood War|as they did before]]."
*'''Gravemind''': ''(to 'Vadamee)'' "Your Prophets have promised you freedom from a doomed existence, but you will find no salvation on this [[Halo|ring]]. [[Forerunner|Those who built this place]] knew what they wrought. Do ''not'' mistake their intent, or all will perish [[Forerunner-Flood War|as they did before]]."


''At this moment, 'Vadamee stops struggling against the tentacles. He stares somewhat curiously at the [[Gravemind]].''
''At this moment, 'Vadamee stops struggling against the tentacles. He stares somewhat curiously at the [[Gravemind]].''
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''Master Chief and 'Vadamee disappear in teleportation rings. Fade to black, fade in on [[High Charity]].''
''Master Chief and 'Vadamee disappear in teleportation rings. Fade to black, fade in on [[High Charity]].''
[[File:H2A - Great Schism.jpg|thumb|275px|The beginning stages of the [[Great Schism]].]]
[[File:H2A - Great Schism.jpg|thumb|275px|The beginning stages of the [[Great Schism]].]]
''A swarm of Covenant ships attack each other outside of High Charity. Fade in on the walkway outside the Council Chamber, [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]] guard the gates from [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-yar]] rioters.''
''A swarm of Covenant ships attack each other outside of [[High Charity]]. Fade in on the walkway outside the Council Chamber, [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]] guard the gates from [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-yar]] rioters.''


*'''[[Prophet of Truth]]''': "We are, all of us, gravely concerned."
*'''[[Prophet of Truth]]''': "We are, all of us, gravely concerned."


''Cut to Council Chamber. A line of Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen stand at attention. An Unggoy cameraman focuses a holographic camera on Truth as he delivers his [[propaganda|speech]], while the [[Prophet of Mercy]] watches from aside.''
''Cut to Council Chamber. A line of Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen stand at attention. An Unggoy cameraman focuses a holographic camera on Truth as he delivers his [[propaganda]], while the [[Prophet of Mercy]] watches from aside.''


*'''Prophet of Truth''': "The release of the [[Flood|parasite]] was unexpected, unfortunate. But, there is no need to panic. In truth, this is a time to rejoice. A moment that all the Covenant should savor." ''(raises the [[Activation Index|Index]])'' "For the Sacred Icon has been found. With it, our path is clear, our entry into the Divine Beyond guaranteed! The Great Journey is nigh..." ''(the Unggoy notices the Master Chief appearing out of thin air behind him)'' "...and nothing, not even the Flood, can stop it!"
*'''Prophet of Truth''': "The release of the [[Flood|parasite]] was unexpected, unfortunate. But, there is no need to panic. In truth, this is a time to rejoice. A moment that all the Covenant should savor." ''(raises the [[Activation Index|Index]])'' "For the Sacred Icon has been found. With it, our path is clear, our entry into the Divine Beyond guaranteed! The Great Journey is nigh..." ''(the Unggoy notices the Master Chief appearing out of thin air behind him)'' "...and nothing, not even the Flood, can stop it!"
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*'''Cortana (COM)''': "You wouldn't believe the number of kill-systems the Covenant are throwing down around me. Not to worry, it's pretty sloppy stuff. I guess they never expected a hostile intelligence to penetrate their networks from the ''inside''."
*'''Cortana (COM)''': "You wouldn't believe the number of kill-systems the Covenant are throwing down around me. Not to worry, it's pretty sloppy stuff. I guess they never expected a hostile intelligence to penetrate their networks from the ''inside''."


''The door in front of the team opens, revealing a duel between an energy sword-wielding Sangheili Honor Guardsman and a Jiralhanae on a platform on the top floor of the first [[Valley of Tears A|Valley of Tears]]. Eliminating the victor of the duel as well as the [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]s in the distance, the team continues downwards, finding more Sangheili fighting a Jiralhanae under a [[Covenant watchtower]]. A group of Yanme'e fly down and attack another Mgalekgolo on the lower floor, but are soon intercepted by a pair of [[Sangheili Ranger]]s. The team hikes up and finds a door, guarded by a single Jiralhanae. They eliminate it and exit the Valley. Behind the door reveals a wide and long staircase, splattered with purple [[blood]]. They walk down the slope.''
''The door in front of the team opens, revealing a duel between an energy sword-wielding Sangheili Honor Guardsman and a Jiralhanae on a platform on the top floor of the first [[Valley of Tears A|Valley of Tears]]. Eliminating the victor of the duel as well as the [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]s in the distance, the team continues downwards, finding more Sangheili fighting a Jiralhanae under a [[deployable lookout tower]]. A group of Yanme'e fly down and attack another Mgalekgolo on the lower floor, but are soon intercepted by a pair of [[Sangheili Ranger]]s. The team hikes up and finds a door, guarded by a single Jiralhanae. They eliminate it and exit the Valley. Behind the door reveals a wide and long staircase, splattered with purple [[blood]]. They walk down the slope.''


[[File:H2A-Brutes vs Elites.jpg|300px|thumb|A bitter rivalry erupts into all-out war.]]  
[[File:H2A-Brutes vs Elites.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A bitter rivalry erupts into all-out war.]]  


*'''Cortana (COM)''': "The Covenant [[Great Schism|just destroyed two of their own ships]]! And I'm hearing reports of small arms fire throughout their fleet."
*'''Cortana (COM)''': "The Covenant [[Great Schism|just destroyed two of their own ships]]! And I'm hearing reports of small arms fire throughout their fleet."
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''The teams exits and finds a [[gravity conveyor]]. They step into it and begin to convey to the other side. A [[slipspace]] rupture opens on their far left, and the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} emerges from it.''
''The teams exits and finds a [[gravity conveyor]]. They step into it and begin to convey to the other side. A [[slipspace]] rupture opens on their far left, and the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} emerges from it.''


[[File:H2A-In Amber Clad In High Charity.png|thumb|300px|The {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, now overrun by the Flood jumps inside ''High Charity'' as the Flood prepare to crash it into the city.]]
[[File:H2A-In Amber Clad In High Charity.png|right|thumb|300px|The {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, now overrun by the Flood jumps inside ''High Charity'' as the Flood prepare to crash it into the city.]]


*'''Cortana''': "Slipspace rupture... It's ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]]''!"
*'''Cortana''': "Slipspace rupture... It's ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]]''!"
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*'''Cortana''': "This way, Chief."
*'''Cortana''': "This way, Chief."


[[File:H2ainambercladcrash.png|300px|thumb|Taken prisoner by Tartarus, Commander Keyes gazes upon the wreckage of the ''UNSC In Amber Clad'' as she is led to a Phantom.]]
[[File:H2ainambercladcrash.png|300px|thumb|right|Taken prisoner by Tartarus, Commander Keyes gazes upon the wreckage of the ''UNSC In Amber Clad'' as she is led to a Phantom.]]


''The exit opens, with several Stealth Sangheili (augmented by Sangheili Ultras on higher difficulties) and a sword-wielding [[Honor Guard Councilor]] running out. The Chief kills them and continues through the bridge.''
''The exit opens, with several Stealth Sangheili (augmented by Sangheili Ultras on higher difficulties) and a sword-wielding [[Honor Guard Councilor]] running out. The Chief kills them and continues through the bridge.''
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*'''Tartarus''': "Split them up. One in each Phantom."
*'''Tartarus''': "Split them up. One in each Phantom."


[[File:H2A - Tartarus smashing Flood.jpg|300px|thumb|Tartarus and the Honor Guards defend the Prophets from a swarm of Pod infectors.]]
[[File:H2A - Tartarus smashing Flood.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Tartarus and the Honor Guards defend the Prophets from a swarm of Pod infectors.]]


''The Jiralhanae do so rather brutishly. Keyes notices ''In Amber Clad'' in the tower before being pushed into the Phantom. The two Phantoms take off. Tartarus kneels before the Prophets.''
''The Jiralhanae do so rather brutishly. Keyes notices ''In Amber Clad'' in the tower before being pushed into the Phantom. The two Phantoms take off. Tartarus kneels before the Prophets.''
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''Tartarus looks at Truth in surprise.''
''Tartarus looks at Truth in surprise.''


[[File:H2A - Reluctant Tartarus.jpg|thumb|300px|The Prophet of Truth betrays Mercy and orders Tartarus to abandon him to the Flood before they flee ''High Charity''.]]  
[[File:H2A - Reluctant Tartarus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Prophet of Truth betrays Mercy and orders Tartarus to abandon him to the Flood before they flee ''High Charity''.]]  


*'''Prophet of Truth''': ''(to Mercy)'' "The [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]] waits for no one, brother… not even you."
*'''Prophet of Truth''': ''(to Mercy)'' "The [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]] waits for no one, brother… not even you."
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''Level ends.''
''Level ends.''
==Achievements==
The following [[achievement]]s can be unlocked on ''Gravemind'' across the [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|Windows Vista]] and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' editions of ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. The original [[Xbox]] release of ''Halo 2'' did not contain achievement unlocks.
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|-
! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo 2'' (Windows Vista)'''
! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S)'''
! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Steam)'''
! scope="col" style="width:175px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Title'''
! scope="col" style="width:350px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Unlock requirement'''
! scope="col" style="width:200px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Games'''
|-
|[[File:H2V Achievement Gravemind.png|center|64px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement Gravemind.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement Steam Gravemind.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Gravemind (achievement)|Gravemind]]'''</center>
|Beat Gravemind on any difficulty.
|<center>[[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' (Windows Vista)]]<br/>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement ForceofWill.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement Steam ForceofWill.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Force of Will]]'''</center>
|Beat the par time on Gravemind.
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement OfficialBusiness.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement Steam OfficialBusiness.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Official Business]]'''</center>
|Beat the par score on Gravemind.
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement Knowledgable.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement Steam Knowledgable.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Knowledgable]]'''</center>
|Activate [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal #10]] on Gravemind.
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement SkulltakerAnger.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement Steam SkulltakerAnger.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Skulltaker Halo 2: Anger]]'''</center>
|Find and claim the [[Halo 2 skulls#Anger|Anger Skull]].
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement Don'tMakeaGirlaPromise.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC Achievement Don't Make a Girl a Promise Steam.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Don't Make a Girl a Promise]]'''</center>
|Collect the Cortana toy in Gravemind.
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:HTMCC H2A Achievement He'sRunningaMarathon.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HTMCC Achievement He's Running a Marathon... Steam.jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[He's Running a Marathon...]]'''</center>
|Spot the developer in the opening cutscene of Gravemind on Legendary in Classic Mode.
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|-
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*When the player reaches one of the corridors, the [[Prophet of Truth]] says the last known sentence of the [[Sangheili|Elite]] [[Writ of Union]], "Thou, in faith, will keep us safe, whilst we find the path."
*When the player reaches one of the corridors, the [[Prophet of Truth]] says the last known sentence of the [[Sangheili|Elite]] [[Writ of Union]], "Thou, in faith, will keep us safe, whilst we find the path."
*The line that [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] says in this level - "There are those who said this day would never come... what are they to say now?" was quoted in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' commercial.
*The line that [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] says in this level - "There are those who said this day would never come... what are they to say now?" was quoted in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' commercial.
*The song "[[Blow Me Away]]" by Breaking Benjamin plays during this level at the point where the [[John-117|Master Chief]] reaches the Mausoleum of The Arbiter. The song is not instrumental, it simply has the voice volume lowered and does not feature the guitar solo, only the intro, outro verses and choruses.
*The song "[[Blow Me Away]]" by Breaking Benjamin plays during this level at the point where the [[John-117|Master Chief]] reaches the Mausoleum of The Arbiter. The song is not instrumental, it simply has the voice volume lowered and does not feature the guitar solo, only the verses and choruses.


===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
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File:H2-2401PT-J117.jpg|2401 Penitent Tangent recognizes John-117 as a Reclaimer.
File:H2-2401PT-J117.jpg|2401 Penitent Tangent recognizes John-117 as a Reclaimer.
File:War.jpg|Jiralhanae and Sangheili ships fighting around ''High Charity''.
File:War.jpg|Jiralhanae and Sangheili ships fighting around ''High Charity''.
File:Truth with Index.jpg|The Prophet of Truth announces the retrieval of the Sacred Icon to the splintering Covenant.
File:Truth with Index.jpg|The Prophet of Truth announces the retrieval of the Sacred Icon to the splintering Covenant.  
File:H2 CouncilChamber Battle.jpg|John-117 fighting Jiralhanae in the council chamber.
File:Master Chief Takes on Brute.jpg|John-117 encounters a berserk Jiralhanae.
File:Master Chief Takes on Brute.jpg|John-117 encounters a berserk Jiralhanae.
File:Tartarus.jpg|Johnson being held prisoner by Tartarus and his Jiralhanae.
File:Tartarus.jpg|Johnson being held prisoner by Tartarus and his Jiralhanae.
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===Halo 2: Anniversary===
===Halo 2: Anniversary===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H2A CovenantLamp Concept.jpg|Concept art for a Covenant lamp.
File:GravemindArbiterChief.jpg|The Gravemind speaking to John-117 and the Arbiter.
File:HTMCC-H2A ThisRingWillMakeUsBrothers.png|The Gravemind speaking to John-117 and the Arbiter.
File:H2AArbyChief.png|A close-up of Thel 'Vadamee and John-117 in the clutches of the Gravemind.
File:H2AArbyChief.png|A close-up of Thel 'Vadamee and John-117 in the clutches of the Gravemind.
File:H2A - RegretGravemind.jpg|The Prophet of Regret, revived and absorbed into the Gravemind.  
File:H2A - RegretGravemind.jpg|The Prophet of Regret, revived and absorbed into the Gravemind.  
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File:HTMCC-H2A Sangheili Minors.jpg|Sangheili Minors retreating from the attack of a Yanme'e swarm.
File:HTMCC-H2A Sangheili Minors.jpg|Sangheili Minors retreating from the attack of a Yanme'e swarm.
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{Succession box | before = ''[[Quarantine Zone]]'' <br />| title = [[halo 2|''Halo 2'' Campaign Missions]] | years = '''''Gravemind''''' |after = ''[[Uprising]]''}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Succession box | before = ''[[Quarantine Zone]]'' <br />| title = [[halo 2|''Halo 2'' Campaign Missions]] | years = '''''Gravemind''''' |after = ''[[Uprising]]''}}


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