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| {{disambig header|the High Prophet and former Minister of Fortitude|the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer map, or the Ministry he once led|Truth (level)|Ministry of Fortitude}}
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| |homeworld=''[[High Charity]]''<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 149''</ref> | | |death=[[2553]] |
| |birth=[[2396|March 15, 2396]]{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} | | |place of death= [[The Ark]] |
| |death=[[2552#December|December 11, 2552]]<ref name="halo.xbox.com">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herofortitude/bfe5038b-314a-4f17-a6be-f7613e0e3788 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Hero-Fortitude'']</ref> | | |rank=[[High Prophet]] of the [[Covenant]] |
| |causeofdeath=Fatally stabbed by [[Thel 'Vadam]]
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| {{Quote|Whosoever is gripped by fear, take heed. I am the Prophet of Truth... And I am not afraid.|The High Prophet of Truth inspiring the Covenant while High Charity falls to the Flood.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level [[High Charity (level)|''High Charity'']]</ref>}} | | {{quote|I... Am... Truth! The voice of the Covenant!|The Prophet of Truth's final words}} |
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| The '''High Prophet of Truth''', born '''Ord Casto'''{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} and formerly serving as the [[Ministry of Fortitude|Minister of Fortitude]], was the most prominent of the three [[San'Shyuum]] [[Hierarchs]] who ruled the [[Covenant]] [[High Council]] during the [[Age of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]]. Cunning and ruthless, Truth oversaw the Covenant's [[Human-Covenant War|genocidal campaign]] against [[human]]ity for twenty-seven years in a massive war. Truth also orchestrated the sudden [[Great Schism|expulsion and genocide]] of the [[Sangheili]] during the final year of the war. This betrayal would ultimately lead to [[Battle of the Citadel|his death]] in [[2552|December 2552]]. | | The '''High Prophet of Truth''' was the leader of three [[High Prophets|Hierarchs]] that lead the [[Covenant]] [[High Council]]. Since the Prophets of Mercy and Regret's death, he became the ''[[wikipedia:de facto|de facto]]'' leader of the entire Covenant. |
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| ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
| ===Early career=== | | ===Twenty Third Age of Doubt=== |
| Ord Casto was born on ''[[High Charity]]'' on [[2396|March 15, 2396]].{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} He began his political career as a [[junior staffer]] serving in the [[Ministry of Concert]]. During his time in the Ministry, a complaint was received from an [[Unggoy]] distillers' union that claimed faulty atmospheric controls on [[Kig-Yar]] naval vessels were tainting the Unggoy's batches of [[infusion]]—recreational narcotics often enjoyed by Unggoy. Ord Casto was tasked with the dispute due to its seemingly trivial nature. However, he unearthed a conspiracy by several radical Kig-Yar [[shipmaster]]s to poison infusion resources. The Kig-Yar planned to render the Unggoy infertile, as petty revenge for the displacement of Kig-Yar nests which had led to an increase in Kig-Yar infant mortality—caused by a recent boom in Unggoy population. Although Casto recommended stiff penalties, the [[Minister of Concert]] decided to simply fine the Kig-Yar involved. Casto lodged a formal complaint, but was rebuffed by his superiors who did not wish to anger the Kig-Yar. However, the "Infusion Incident" quickly escalated into a bloody civil war known as the [[Unggoy Rebellion]] in [[2462]], bringing about the [[Ages of Conflict|39th Age of Conflict]].{{Ref/Reuse|ch150}} After the Unggoy were pacified and brought back into the Covenant, the [[Ages of Doubt|23rd Age of Doubt]] began, and Casto was promoted to Minister of [[Ministry of Fortitude|Fortitude]] shortly after.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 156''</ref>
| | During the Age of Doubt [[2524]] by the [[UNSC]] calender, the Prophet of Truth was widely known as the Minister of Fortitude. He had gained his standing during a stint as junior staffer in the [[Ministry of Concert]]. At that time, he unearthed a conspiracy by several [[Kig-Yar]] ship captains to poison several recreational narcotics often enjoyed by [[Unggoy]], rendering them infertile and serving as petty revenge for the displacement of [[Kig-Yar]] nests caused by a recent Unggoy overpopulation. Despite the Prophet's warnings, the matter was ignored and soon escalated into a bloody skirmish known as the [[Grunt Rebellion]]. |
| | Truth found himself involved in a conspiracy when the Vice Minister of Tranquility, later known as the [[Prophet of Regret]], informed him of the massive amounts of "Forerunner artifacts" a [[Luminary]] had discovered on the planet [[Harvest]]. Truth planned to use these artifacts to spring himself into a position of high power, as a Hierarch of the Covenant. This marked the first alliance between the [[Prophets]] and the [[Jiralhanae]], as Regret wisely decided to use them to retrieve these artifacts, rather than upset the fine balance of power by allowing [[Sangheili]] to gain the treasures. |
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| As the Minister of Fortitude, Ord Casto served as an exceptional politician for decades.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/prophet-of-truth '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Prophet of Truth'']</ref> Throughout his service in this position, Fortitude worked hard to see that [[Forerunner]] technology was evenly distributed among the member races to prevent another Age of Conflict. Fortitude was on the [[Roll of Celibates]], a list of San'Shyuum not allowed to breed due to their weak genes. This did not, however, particularly bother him.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 264''</ref> He had several mistresses available to him when he desired contraceptive sexual intercourse.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', Chapter 16</ref> As the Minister of Fortitude, he was fond of smoking, yet he rarely used the [[hookah tobacco]]s favored by his senior staff.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 143''</ref>
| | In order to push the three current Hierarchs, [[Prophet of Tolerance|Tolerance]], [[Prophetess of Obligation|Obligation]] and [[Prophet of Restraint|Restraint]], from their positions Truth utilized blackmail against the third Prophet, Restraint. [[Regret]] had shown himself as a sympathizer for those blacklisted from reproducing due to inborn genes, after being urged to do so by Truth who was aware that Restraint had illegitimately fathered a child. The Prophet of Restraint offered Regret a high position if he would adopt the children, but the scheming Prophets instead used this to their advantage, forcing the Prophet to step down or have his scandalous affair made public. |
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| ===Rise to Hierarch===
| | Before their coup, the Prophets visited an "Oracle" within the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], an ancient [[AI]] known as [[Mendicant Bias]] that had stored itself in the ship and had not spoken for several hundred years. When the [[Luminary|Lumination]]s of [[Harvest]] were inputted into its matrix, it suddenly came to light and revealed the symbols had been misinterpreted-that [[humans]] stood as equals to the [[Forerunner]], and the Covenant had been mistaken in their beliefs. As it tried to launch the [[Dreadnought]] from [[High Charity]], the Prophets along with the [[Philologist]], leader of the ascetic priests and later the [[Prophet of Mercy]], disconnected the Oracle from the ship and decided that the humans must be eradicated once and for all, before any of the Covenant could learn of this and shatter. He chose the name "Truth" as a reminder to himself of the lies he would have to tell to prevent the Covenant from fragmenting as it would [[2552|27 years later]].<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref> |
| On [[2525|January 18, 2525]], Fortitude met with the [[Ministry of Tranquility|Vice Minister of Tranquility]], [[Prophet of Regret|Lod Mron]]. The Vice Minister informed him of the massive trove of "[[Forerunner]] artifacts" that had been discovered on [[Harvest|a planet]] outside of Covenant space by ''[[Minor Transgression]]''. Tranquility planned to use these artifacts to spring himself into a position of high power, as a [[Hierarchs|Hierarch of the Covenant]], and offered the same for Fortitude. Additionally, the Vice Minister had a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Rapid Conversion|vessel]] awaiting for orders near the planet. Intrigued, Fortitude had the Vice Minister order the ship under his command to confirm the artifacts' discovery. Rather than upset the fine balance of power by allowing the [[Sangheili]] to gain the treasures, Fortitude ensured that the Jiralhanae were the ones leading the search.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 154-158''</ref>
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| In order to push the three current Hierarchs—[[Prophet of Tolerance|Tolerance]], [[Prophetess of Obligation|Obligation]], and [[Prophet of Restraint|Restraint]]—from their positions, Fortitude utilized blackmail against the Prophet of Restraint. The Vice Minister of Tranquility had shown himself as a sympathizer for those blacklisted from reproducing due to inbred genes, after being urged to do so by Fortitude who was aware that Restraint had illegitimately fathered two children. The Prophet of Restraint offered Tranquility a high position if he would adopt the children, but the scheming Prophets instead used this to their advantage, blackmailing him and forcing the Prophet to step down or have his scandalous affair made public.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 266''</ref>
| | The three Prophets successfully implemented their plan and became the new rulers of the Covenant until the [[Ninth Age of Reclamation]]. |
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| Before their coup, the Prophets visited the [[Philologist]] [[Prophet of Mercy|Hod Rumnt]], leader of the [[Asceticism|ascetic priests]] aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] and keeper of the Oracle, which was actually the long-dormant [[Mendicant Bias]], an ancient [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] that had not spoken to anyone for thousands of years.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 271''</ref> When the Luminations of Harvest were inserted into its matrix, it suddenly reactivated and revealed that the basis of their religious institutions was in fact a misinterpretation. Not only were recently discovered humans considered equals to the Forerunners by the Oracle, but the hallowed "Reclamation" glyph in the Covenant faith actually meant "[[Reclaimer]]". They believed, erroneously, that humans were descended from the Forerunners, a fact that directly contradicted the central tenet of the Covenant religion, that none would be left behind when the Great Journey began. If humans were the chosen successors of the Forerunners — or were surviving Forerunners themselves — yet had not transcended when the Sacred Rings were last activated, then that meant that the Halos would not provide godhood to ''all'' who walked the divine path.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 275'' (''"'The Forerunners,' the Minister whispered. 'Some were left behind.'"'')</ref> The Oracle then tried to launch the central Forerunner Dreadnought from ''[[High Charity]]'' to find and bring the humans to [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Before it could succeed, the [[Lekgolo]] worms inside the Dreadnought short-circuited it and stopped Mendicant Bias.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 274-276''</ref> Fortitude, Tranquility, and the Philologist made the decision to disconnect the Oracle from the ship and decided to eradicate humanity before any of the Covenant learned that the most basic premise of their faith was false, and that [[human|"living gods"]] would probably replace the Prophets. They ascended to power, taking the names of Truth, Regret, and Mercy.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 381''</ref> When Fortitude realized the implications of what the Oracle had told them, he and the other two Hierarchs-to-be agreed not to tell the masses of their discovery, and decided that [[Human-Covenant War|the humans must be eradicated]] once and for all before any in the Covenant could learn the truth.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 385''</ref>
| | ===The Reach Campaign and [[The Arbiter]]=== |
| | The Prophet of Truth became the deciding factor in all issues for the three prophets, representing an inequality in power that put him at the top of the other two. <ref> '[[The Heretic (Level)|Heretic]],[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]'</ref> |
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| The three Prophets successfully implemented their plan and became the new rulers of the Covenant. This heralded the beginning of the [[Ninth Age of Reclamation]]. Fortitude chose the name "Truth" as a reminder to himself of the truths he must never tell, and the lies he would have to spin to prevent the Covenant from fragmenting.<ref name="Halo page 384">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 384''</ref>
| | Truth was the first [[Prophet]] ever mentioned by name, at the end of [[Halo: First Strike]]. He waited in ''[[High Charity]]'' on the [[Step of Silence]] for [[Tartarus]] to arrive, with what remained of an ancient [[Forerunner Crystal]] that could manipulate time and space. He ordered the reward and silence of the remaining survivors from [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]. |
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| Following the [[Battle of Netherop]] in [[2526]], the Prophet of Truth covered up [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]]'s actions and the true nature of the events on [[Netherop]], making it so that the [[Covenant World Registry]] made no mention of an [[orbital mine shell]] around Netherop, just the loss of the ''[[Radiant Arrow]]'' and the ''[[Steadfast Strike]]'' and that the Prophet of Truth had deemed the losses to be a sign of divine displeasure and forbade all Covenant vessels from entering the system.{{Ref/Novel|Out|4}}
| | ====The Heretics==== |
| | [[Image:Enter Truth.jpg|thumb|right|Truth during the trial]] |
| | Truth was first seen in [[Halo 2]], during the trial of the [[Arbiter (Character)|Supreme Commander of the Fleet of Particular Justice]]. With a nod, he ignored the requests of Regret and the council to execute the Commander, and instead chose to make him an [[Arbiter]]. He then sent his new Arbiter against the [[Heretic]] rebellion forming on the nearby [[Gas Mine]]. |
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| ===Rubble crisis=== | | ===The Great Journey=== |
| [[File:H2 Gemini Statue.png|300px|thumb|left|A newly erected statue of the High Prophet of Truth following his coronation.]]
| | ====Punishing Regret==== |
| Around [[2535]], Truth was approached by the [[Kig-Yar]] [[Reth]], who had brought information of [[the Rubble]] and of the resident humans' desire to trade with the Kig-Yar.<ref name="cp236">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''pages 236''</ref> Realizing that the trade could be used to map the human population, Truth secretly authorized Reth to begin trading weapons which had been modified for use by the humans, then sold to the [[Insurrectionist]]s living in the Rubble. This would hopefully allow the Covenant to track the weapons, finding new human worlds to glass. The institution of the [[Cole Protocol]] hindered this, but Reth had a plan to acquire the location of [[Earth|the human homeworld]] from his human contact [[Peter Bonifacio]]. Truth, who was wishing to minimize Sangheili control on the Covenant, promised the Kig-Yar a higher position in the Covenant if the task was successfully completed.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 229-231''</ref> Truth also approved of Reth's plans to construct a massive [[Unggoy]] army on the [[methane]]-rich [[moon]] of [[Metisette]] and eventually use it to attack Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|cp236}}
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| All went according to plan until the uninformed Regret sent [[Shipmaster]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]] to investigate the weapons, which had made their way to [[black market]]s on ''High Charity''. Truth made his way to the [[Charybdis system]], several days after the [[Battle of Charybdis IX]], to personally rebuke Regret aboard the latter's personal cruiser—''[[Infinite Sacrifice]]''. Truth decided to leave for the Rubble alongside Regret and his fleet to either aid the Kig-Yar's efforts, or help destroy the Rubble.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 285-286''</ref> Due to a failure of the humans to provide Earth's location, Reth ordered an attack on the Rubble and [[Habitat Exodus|Exodus]] [[asteroid]]s, which soon disintegrated along with Truth's plan. With the failure of the plan, Truth was about to have Thel and his soldiers executed, until Thel saved him from a [[Zhar (Sangheili)|disillusioned Sangheili Zealot]]. As a reward, Truth spared Thel on the condition that he "say nothing of what happened here".<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 340-342''</ref> After returning to ''High Charity'', Truth looked on the positive side, stating that they had purged possible human-sympathizing Kig-Yar and Unggoy, and because of the modified weapons, had found two more human worlds.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 347-348''</ref>
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| ===Divisive mandate===
| | While on [[Installation 05]], Regret transmitted an apology to Truth, apologizing for his reckless attack on [[Earth]]. Truth responded angrily, saying that it was only Mercy who had stopped Truth from publicly condemning Regret. Nevertheless, ''[[High Charity]]'' and its fleet rushed to Installation 05 and released a fleet of [[Phantom]] dropships full of forces to save Regret from the humans who had overwhelmed Regret's own army. His sermons were interrupted when the Chief burst in, and managed to attack and kill him. The rescue Phantoms were called back by Truth, and instead had a Covenant Cruiser decimate the ancient building with its weapons. It is likely that Truth allowed Regret to be killed as part of his plan to remove the [[Sangheili]] from power, as [[Rtas 'Vadum]] remarks they had called back his ships before the Prophet had been killed. |
| Obsessed with the Great Journey and keeping the Covenant intact, Truth would suffer no disloyalty. However, even well before the removal of the Sangheili from the [[Honor Guard]] and the Covenant's [[Great Schism]], Truth had begun to question the loyalty and the trustworthiness of the Sangheili. The seeds of this doubt were placed in the most recent incident concerning the [[Battle of the Rubble]] only strengthened these impressions when he and the Prophet of Regret were almost killed by a Sangheili. Furthermore, most damning, isolated Sangheili held secret doubts as to why the humans were being exterminated despite their stubborn resistance and bravery. They had not been offered a chance to be absorbed into the Covenant as other races had. Truth learned of these conversations from Jiralhanae spies stationed through the Covenant's fleet.{{Ref/Generic|Heading=[[Conversations from the Universe]]|Subheading=Elite Conversation}}
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| Terrified that the Sangheili might discover the true nature of Humanity as reclaimers or "living gods", Truth felt that given their honor bound nature the Sangheili would almost certainly revolt and their complete dominance of the Covenant military made them a grave threat to the future of the covenant, one which the San Shyuum could not contend with.
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| | After Regret was killed by the Master Chief, Truth began replacing the Elites with the [[Brutes]] as the Prophets' protectors. This ultimately led to the start of the [[Covenant Civil War]]. Shortly thereafter, while Truth was addressing the Covenant about the [[Flood]], [[The Index]] and The Great Journey, [[Spartan 117]] was teleported into his chamber and pursued as he tried to escape to the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. |
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| In contrast, Truth was pleased with the Jiralhanae for their eagerness to prove their loyalty, not to mention their battle prowess had earned them a place as the protectors of the Covenant. Such blind faith and vicious enthusiasm marked them as near perfect pawns for Truth to sacrifice, without the inherent risk that the honor-bound Sangheili held.{{Ref/Site|Id=bwu|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09|D=15|M=1|Y=2021}}
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| Realising the threat the Sangheili posed to the Covenant and with the perfect pawn to replace them, Truth to put his "divisive mandate" in motion. Secretly, he devised a complex scheme to eventually replace the Sangheili with the Jiralhanae as his personal guardians, as well as the primary warrior race of the Covenant. This started with subtle gestures that soon became [[Changing of the Guard|more and more drastic]], which later would ultimately culminate in the [[Great Schism]]. His plans were never made in haste; they were laid gradually and with great care.{{Ref/Reuse|bwu}}
| | As the two remaining Prophets and their human captives tried to escape, a mass of [[Flood]] [[infection forms]] attacked and killed the [[Prophet of Mercy]]. Truth sent Tartarus on to [[Installation 05]] to activate the rings while he escaped into the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. When the Master Chief questioned a dying Mercy, he told the Spartan that the Prophet was going to Earth, "to finish what we started". This implies that Truth might have been trying to activate The [[Ark]] or to exterminate all [[Humans|humans]]. |
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| ===Discovery of Earth=== | | ====Assault on Earth==== |
| The Prophet of Truth became the deciding factor in all issues for the three Prophets, representing an inequality in power that put him above the other two.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref>
| | After the assault on his Dreadnought by Spartan 117, Truth managed to break through the human fleet and land his ship on the newly unearthed device beneath the sands of Africa. He successfully activated this, opening a portal to the [[Ark]]. After traveling into this portal and traveling to an activation room on the installation, he shielded himself from attack and captured [[Sergeant Johnson]] to activate the rings for him. Despite his efforts, the UNSC and Elite forces broke through, as well as the newly Flood-controlled High Charity. |
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| Some time before the Prophet of Regret's mission to Earth, Truth had managed to discover Earth's location. For him, this was an opportunity to crush his enemies—both the humans and the Sangheili—once and for all. Instead of informing the rest of the Covenant or his fellow Hierarchs of this discovery, he secretly assembled a fleet of over five hundred warships, to a command-and-control station called ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''. All of these forces were commanded exclusively by the Jiralhanae, making it a simple matter to turn the fleet against the Sangheili once the humans had been crushed. This plan had more immediate advantages as well; leaving the Sangheili to scour Earth in search of the most sacred Forerunner artifact in existence, the [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[Portal at Voi|portal generator]], would have placed Truth's plan upon the shoulders of a species he had already decided to cast aside.<ref name="waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''"Ten Twenty" history entry''</ref>
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| | {{quote|And so...you must be silenced!|[[The Arbiter]]}} |
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| However, the UNSC forces discovered ''Unyielding Hierophant'' and its purpose, and a small team of [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers led by [[John-117|the Master Chief]] destroyed the station, along with all but a dozen of the ships in its charge.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
| | As the High Prophet tried to force Johnson to activate the ring, [[Commander Miranda Keyes]] crashed a [[Pelican]] into the Control Room, in hopes of rescuing Johnson, but found herself surrounded by Truth's [[Brute]] guards. |
| | [[Image:Truth Speaks.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Truth reminding a brute not to kill Johnson.]] |
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| After the destruction of ''Unyielding Hierophant'', Truth waited in ''High Charity'' in the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] for [[Tartarus]], [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], to arrive with what remained of an ancient [[Forerunner Crystal]] that could manipulate time and space. He ordered the reward and secret execution of the remaining survivors from [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]], so as not to cause panic in the Covenant by stories of how the [[Demon]]s had destroyed an entire fleet.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 406-408''</ref> Knowledge of the station's ultimate goal, and its eventual destruction, were suppressed by the Prophet of Truth—the ''Unyielding Hierophant''{{'}}s original purpose has since remained a closely guarded secret, even from the rest of the Hierarchs.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | | After his guards were killed, Truth found himself being overtaken by the Flood's infection. The Arbiter warned [[Gravemind]] to not infect the Prophet, desiring to take out his revenge on the Prophet before his conscious was expunged. Truth in his last moments still found himself deluded, believing he would transcend as a God. |
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| ===The Heretics and the new Arbiter===
| | [[Image:End Truth.jpg|230px|thumb|right|The Arbiter silences the Prophet of Truth.]] |
| [[File:H2A-TruthAndMercy.jpg|300px|thumb|Truth and Mercy preside over the trial of Thel 'Vadamee.]] | | Before his very last words, the Arbiter held him up by his throat so he could watch the [[John-117|Demon]] halt all of his plans by shutting down the Ark. He spoke his last words, referring to himself as the voice of the Covenant, before being run through by the Arbiter's [[Energy Sword]]. With his death, the Covenant collapsed, finally bringing the [[Human-Covenant War]] to an end. |
| {{Quote|The Council decided to have you hung by your entrails, and your corpse paraded through the city. But ultimately, the terms of your execution are up to me.|Truth speaking to the new Arbiter, Thel 'Vadamee.}}
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| Thel 'Vadamee, the former [[Supreme Commander]] of the ''[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'', was brought before the High Council to answer for his failure in protecting the holy [[Installation 04|Halo]] from its destruction at the hands of [[John-117|the Demon]]. The Council called 'Vadamee a heretic for the magnitude of his failure, and with a nod, Truth dismissed 'Vadamee from the Council Chamber, stating that when the Great Journey began the disgraced Sangheili would be left behind. 'Vadamee was later branded with the [[Mark of Shame]] by Tartarus in front of the population of High Charity. However, instead of executing 'Vadamee as the Council decided, Truth, backed by the High Prophets of Regret and Mercy, chose to make him an [[Arbiter]]. Knowing full well that the Arbiter's missions were suicide, the Council would have their corpse in the end. Truth then sent his new Arbiter against the [[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]] rebellion forming on the nearby [[gas mine]] on [[Threshold]]. Despite heavy resistance from the Heretics and an unexpected incursion by [[the Flood]], the Arbiter succeeded in his task and survived.
| | ==Personality== |
| | Seeing that during the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]]'s trial he expressed little emotion whatsoever despite the fact that Halo was destroyed, it would seem at first that Truth has a very calm and stoic nature. However, he is quick to become impatient and angsty towards those, like his fellow [[High Prophet|Hierarch]] [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]], who anger him, or do something foolish or reckless. An example of this is when Truth sends a transmission to Regret scolding him on how rash he was to attack the [[Humans|humans]]' [[Earth|homeworld]]. However, the reason he is harsh on him is probably because he worries that Regret will end up dead or worse according to a [[Conversations From the Universe|letter]] he wrote to [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]] saying that he is "perhaps worrying too much". After arriving on Earth, Truth appears noticeably more aggressive and impatient, possibly having grown more annoyed by the "Demon" and the Humans interfering in his plans. Interestingly, contrary to his name, Truth is very deceptive, often lying to accomplish his goals. He tells the Covenant that it was the Brutes who found the [[Sacred Icon]] instead of the [[Arbiter]], who truly discovered it. Truth also secretly orders the killing of the [[Arbiter]] by the Brute Chieftain [[Tartarus]] after he has finished using him, as well the assassination of the Elite council members. Another example is the fact that he stated that the Prophet of Mercy was by his side in the level "High Charity", when in fact, Mercy had died in an attack by the Flood moments earlier. Truth mercilessly denied him help, stating that "the Great Journey waits for no one". |
| | [[Image:Broadcast2.jpg|180px|thumb|left|A group of [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]] attentively watch Truth's broadcast.]] |
| | Another interesting thing to note is that throughout Halo 3 (and parts of Halo 2), Truth exhibits many psychopathic traits and even shows a slight sadistic side. It would seem that he loses his cool, calm behavior when face-to-face with a formidable enemy, such as the Arbiter or the Chief. |
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| ===Occupation of Earth===
| | Although inspiring and charismatic, he is most likely insane considering how fanatical and manipulative he is. He employed into play the Covenant Civil War, along with Mercy's and Regret's easily preventable deaths. |
| While Truth had kept the discovery of the human homeworld a secret even after the destruction of the ''Unyielding Hierophant'' and almost his original fleet, the Prophet of Regret managed to independently discover the location of the Portal from a [[Luminary]] [[Battle of Meridian#Second stage|retrieved]] from [[Meridian]].<ref name="terminal">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 14]]''</ref> Eager to exploit its power, Regret quickly departed with his [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|fleet]] of only fifteen ships, not realizing that this planet was in fact the most [[UNSC Home Fleet|heavily defended]] human world of all: Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
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| Soon after this, Truth learned of the Prophet of Regret's foolhardy move and sent a massive [[Truth's fleet|support and excavation fleet]], commanded by the Jiralhanae, to Earth to pick up where Regret had left off. Upon their arrival at Earth, Regret's forces were outnumbered and outgunned. In mere hours, Regret was forced to retreat.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
| | ==Motives== |
| | [[Image:Truth with Index.jpg|thumb|Truth with the [[Sacred Icon]]]] |
| | The motives for Truth's actions have been called into question as one of the biggest mysteries of the ''Halo'' universe. His choices in allowing both Mercy and Regret to die seem to suggest that he wants supreme power over the entire Covenant, yet he already seems to possess a high amount of power over the other Hierarchs. |
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| Several surviving ships from Regret's fleet were still under the command of the Sangheili. Once Truth gave the word, the scattered Jiralhanae troops left behind by Regret forcefully overtook the Sangheili and assumed complete control over the fleet, and slaying any remaining Sangheili stationed on the planet at will,{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H3RCoast|Game=Halo 3: ODST|Level=Coastal Highway}} with the ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' and at least 2 other [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|battlecruisers]] being the only remaining ships from Regret's original fleet.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', page 275</ref>{{Ref/Level|Id=kikowani|ODST|Kikowani Station}}{{Ref/Reuse|FTH}} Upon further orders from Truth, they aggressively deployed infantry directly into the human city of [[New Mombasa]], and picked up where Regret had left off until Truth's reinforcements arrived on the next day on October 21.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Site|Id=waypointvergil|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-vergil-reality|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Vergil Reality|D=15|M=06|Y=2021}} Once the UNSC forces had been defeated in the city of New Mombasa, Truth's fleet would start uncovering the Portal along with the remnants of Regret's fleet, preparing it for his arrival nearly a month later.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref> By this time, while only a handful of Truth's forces would engage the UNSC on Earth but left too disorganized as they were focusing most of their forces for the excavation effort of the Portal,{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos|Book=Halo Mythos|Page=117}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=FTH|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]|Detail=[[:File:LC 002 Doc 1.jpg|First Twelve Hours]]}} more and more Covenant reinforcements would continue to arrive and launch a global full-scale assault on Earth after the [[Cole Protocol]] was rendered moot by Regret's assault on Earth.{{Ref/Novel|Id=goo204|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=204-205}}
| | After the death of the [[Prophet of Regret]] the Prophet of Truth charged the Elites with no longer being able to guarantee their safety, and despite arguments that they could have stopped Spartan 117 if they had not been withdrawn due to his order, the Prophet began to set in motion a plan that seemed almost preconceived, the shifting of power within the Covenant that elevated the [[Brutes]] into the former Elite position of protector. |
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| | Although the Prophet has questioned and learned from [[343 Guilty Spark]], it is not truly known if he believes in and desires to transcend on the "Great Journey". As the Minister of Fortitude he learned from the AI stationed on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], [[Mendicant Bias]], that the humans were the true heirs of the Forerunner. Despite this knowledge, he had the AI's connections to the Dreadnought severed as much as possible and initiated the bloodbath that would become the [[Human-Covenant War]]. |
| | Although it is only speculation, it seems likely that Truth always intended to journey to the Ark, explaining why he was so eager to allow both [[Regret]] and [[Mercy]] to perish, clearing his path. He may have sought to activate the rings while safe in the Ark to clear all of his nemesis, both Elites and Humans alike. This theory is supported by the fact that on the [[Halo 3]] level, [[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]], in which he states that all the Covenant races will be saved from the rings, which also may lead to the fact that he told the Covenant the truth and what power the whole empire would wield during the beginning of the [[Covenant Civil War]]. |
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| | Truth's animosity towards the Elites may stem toward the fact that both races competed in a bloody war many decades before the forming of the Covenant, forcing a resignation for the race in Truth. |
| {{Quote|Your haste has jeopardized the fulfillment of our Covenant, threatened our grand design.|[[Cortana]], quoting Truth's words to Regret.}}
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| While on [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], Regret transmitted an apology to Truth, apologizing for his reckless attack on [[Earth]], having not anticipated a strong human presence there. Truth responded angrily, saying that it was only [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]] who had stopped Truth from publicly condemning Regret. Nevertheless, High Charity and its fleet rushed to Installation 05 and released a fleet of [[Phantom]]s full of forces to save Regret from a strike force led by John-117. His sermons were interrupted when John-117 gained entry to his inner sanctum, assassinating Regret and his Honor Guard. The rescue Phantoms were called back by Truth, and instead an [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]] destroyed the ancient building. It is probable that Truth ''allowed'' Regret to be killed, using the Demon to rid himself of Regret, and providing a long needed pretext for the replacement of the Sangheili Honor Guards.
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| | Evidence for Truth's knowledge of the Rings exists in his confidential conversation with [[Sergeant Avery Johnson]], where he tells the Sergeant that the secret of humanity's Forerunner inheritance will "Die with all the rest." He still strives to become "A God", but it is possible that the power he would gain from wiping out every contending race would garner him the kind of "Godliness" he imagines. |
| [[File:H2ATruth2.png|thumb|left|300px|The Prophet of Truth announces the retrieval of [[Installation 05]]'s [[Activation Index]].]]
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| Defying expectations, the Arbiter had found an Oracle calling itself [[343 Guilty Spark]], who had escaped the destruction of Halo. Carefully questioning the Oracle, the Prophets learned of the [[Activation Index]], which they called the Sacred Icon, required to activate a Halo ring.
| | ==Quotes== |
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| Truth and Mercy then dispatched the Arbiter and many high-ranking Elites, including Rtas 'Vadumee, to collect the Index from the [[Library]] of Delta Halo, fully expecting most, if not all, of them to be killed by the Flood, and secretly ordering Tartarus and his top Brute warriors to kill any Elites that made it to the Sacred Icon. This resulted in the attempted assassination of the Arbiter, and in [[Miranda Keyes]] and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] being taken prisoner.
| | *"One? Are you sure?" - To the [[Supreme Commander]] of [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], later [[Arbiter (rank)|Arbiter]], on level [[The Heretic (Level)|The Heretic]]. |
| | *"You were right to focus your attention on the [[Flood]]. But this [[Demon]], this [[Master Chief]]... - To the [[Supreme Commander]]. |
| | *"You are one of our most treasured instruments. Long have you lead your fleet with honor and distinction. But your inability to safeguard [[Alpha Halo|Halo]] ... was a colossal failure." - To the [[Supreme Commander]]. |
| | *"No! You will not." - To the [[Supreme Commander]], who said he will continue his campaign against the [[humans]]. |
| | *"Soon the [[Great Journey]] shall begin. But when it does, the weight of your heresy will stay your feet. And you shall be left behind." - To the [[Supreme Commander]] leaving the Council's Chamber. |
| | *"You may leave, [[Tartarus]]." - To [[Tartarus]], who brought punished [[Supreme Commander]] to [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]]. |
| | *"And take your [[Brutes]] with you." - When [[Tartarus]] shows his surprised. |
| | *"The Council decided to have you hung by your entrails and your corpse paraded through the city. But, ultimately, the terms of your execution are up to me." - To the [[Supreme Commander]] in level [[The Arbiter (level)|The Arbiter]]. |
| | *"Indeed. Do you know where we are?" - To the [[Supreme Commander]], in the [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]]. |
| | *"Quite so. Here rests the vanguard of the [[Great Journey]]. Every [[Arbiter (rank)|Arbiter]], from first to last. Each one created and consumed in times of extraordinary crisis." |
| | *"[[Alpha Halo|Halo]]'s destruction was your error and you rightly bear the blame. But the Council was... overzealous. We know you are no heretic. This is the true face of heresy, one who would subvert our faith and incite rebellion against the [[High Council]]. - To the [[Supreme Commander]], showing him the hologram of [[Sesa 'Refumee]]. |
| | *"[[Sesa 'Refumee|This heretic]], and those who follow him, must be silenced." |
| | *"Not as you are, no. But become the [[Arbiter (rank)|Arbiter]] ... And you shall be set loose against this heresy, with our blessing." - To the [[Supreme Commander]], offering him to become the [[Arbiter (rank)|Arbiter]] and wipe out his shame in honorable death. |
| | *"A Hierarch is dead, [[Commander]]." - To [[Rtas 'Vadum]], who's outraged that the Guards were changed. |
| | *"Are you questioning my decision?" - To [[Rtas 'Vadum]]. |
| | *"Re-commissioning the guard was a radical step. But recent events have made it abundantly clear that the [[Elites]] can no longer guarantee our safety." - Silencing [[Rtas 'Vadum]]. |
| | *"Politics ... How tiresome. Do you know, [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]], the [[Elites]] have threatened to resign, quit the [[High Council]], because of this exchange of hats?" - To the [[Arbiter]], who entered a chamber. |
| | *"These are trying times ... for all of us." - Explaining his decision to the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]]. |
| | *"Putting aside our sorrow, we renewed our faith in the prophecy that other rings would be found. And see how our faith has been rewarded." - Showing the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] [[Delta Halo]]. |
| | *"How to start this process? For ages, we searched for one who might unlock the secrets of the ring. An [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|Oracle]]. And with your help, we found it." - To the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]]. |
| | *"You will journey to the surface of the ring, and retrieve this [[Sacred Icon]]. With it, we shall fulfill our promise." |
| | *"And begin the [[Great Journey]]." - In response of [[Mercy]]'s words. |
| | *"We are, all of us, gravely concerned." - In the beginning of the level [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]. |
| | *"The release of the [[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. 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, and nothing, not even the [[Flood]], can stop it." - In the beginning of the level [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]. |
| | *"Kill the [[Demon]]!" - Shortly after the [[Master Chief]] appeared in the Council's Chamber. |
| | *"Fear not, my brothers! The [[Sacred Icon]] is secure. It was [[Tartarus]] and his [[Brutes]] who took the Icon from the [[Flood]], and for that they have our thanks." - Over the loudspeakers in [[High Charity]], level [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]. |
| | *"The [[Elites]] have failed to protect the [[Prophets]], and in doing so, have put all our lives at risk. Let no warrior forget his oath, 'Thou, in faith, shall keep us safe, whilst we find the Path." - Over the loudspeakers in [[High Charity]]. |
| | *"With my blessing, the [[Brutes]] now lead our fleets! They ask for your allegiance, and you shall give it." - Over the loudspeakers in [[High Charity]]. |
| | *"Creatures of the [[Covenant]]! The path is broad, and we shall walk it side by side." - Over the loudspeakers in [[High Charity]]. |
| | *"Be glad! A reward for all your toil and all your sacrifices in the year at hand." - Over the loudspeakers in [[High Charity]]. |
| | *"At this moment, the Council is gathered on [[Halo]], to see the [[Index|Icon]] secured." - Over the loudspeakers in [[High Charity]]. |
| | *"There are those who said this day would never come. What have they to say now?" - Over the loudspeakers in [[High Charity]]. |
| | *"I have listened to the [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|Oracle]], and confirmed our deepest hope. [[The Great Journey]] begins with [[Halo]]." - Over the loudspeakers in [[High Charity]]. |
| | *"Who would doubt the [[Prophets]]? What have they foretold that has not come to pass?" - Over the loudspeakers in [[High Charity]]. |
| | *"The hopes of all the [[Covenant]] rest on your shoulders, [[Chieftain]]." - To [[Tartarus]], near the end of the level [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]. |
| | *"Let him be. The [[Great Journey]] waits for no one, brother. Not even you." - To [[Tartarus]], later to the [[Prophet of Mercy]]. |
| | *"Shall we let the [[Flood]] consume our holy city? Turn [[High Charity]] into another of their wretched hives? No enemy has ever withstood our might. The [[Flood]] too shall fail." - Over the loudspeakers in infected [[High Charity]]. |
| | *"The [[parasite]] did not defeat the [[Forerunners]]... and it shall not defeat us." - Over the loudspeakers. |
| | *"Whosoever is gripped by fear, take heed. I am the Prophet of Truth. ...And I am not afraid. Noble [[Mercy]] is here at my side. His wise counsel ever in my ears." - Over the loudspeakers. |
| | *"This crisis will not be the end of us. It is but one last hurdle before the [[The Great Journey|Journey]] and salvation!" - Over the loudspeakers. |
| | *"Now is the time of our unworlding, a moment we shall all become... as gods." - Over the loudspeakers. |
| | *"If you will falter, know this... one final effort is all that remains." - The last sentence over loudspeakers in infected [[High Charity]]. |
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| {{Quote|With my blessing, the Brutes now lead our fleet. They ask for your allegiance, and you shall give it!|Truth, before fleeing High Charity.}}
| | *"You are, all of you, vermin. Cowering in the dirt, thinking...what, I wonder? That you might escape the coming fire? No! Your world will burn until its surface is but glass! And not even your [[Demon]] will live to creep, blackened, from its hole to mar the reflection of our passage; the culmination of our [[The Great Journey|Journey]]. For your destruction is the will of the gods! And I? I am their instrument!" - On the screens in [[Crow's Nest]]. |
| | *"Have you discovered how they plan to stop me?" - Communicating with [[Brute]] [[Chieftain]] over the Ops Center. |
| | *"Find out what I need to know, or your place on the path is forfeit. Tell me you understand!" - Communicating with [[Brute]] [[Chieftain]] over the Ops Center. |
| | *"Take heart, my brothers! Only our enemies should fear this raging storm." - Holographic pedestal in level [[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]. |
| | *"Darkened Skies And Lashing Fire are all that remains for them when we the worthy have passed to the beyond." - Holographic pedestal in [[The Storm]] level. |
| | *"My Dreadnought can not rise. Even now it is engaged; turn death into war for this new world. Do not relent until the [[Covenant Separatists|Heretic]] ships are smashed!" - Holographic pedestal in level [[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]]. |
| | *"I opened the portal to this safe haven from [[Halo]]'s fire, hoping that more of our [[Covenant]] may join us. But nay, save for a rabble of [[Covenant Separatist|Heretics]] and their [[Demon]] allies, we are all that remains on this new world." - COM, heard in the [[Scarab]] control room, level [[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]]. |
| | *"My faithful... stand firm..." - On level [[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]. |
| | *"Though our enemies crowd around us, we tread the blessed path! In a moment I will light the [[Halos|rings]] and all who believe... shall be saved." - Speech seen in the screen, on level [[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]. |
| | *"Stop, you imbecile! [[Johnson|He]] wants you to kill him. I would prefer that you did not." - To [[Brute Chieftain]] punching [[Johnson]]. |
| | *"I admit: I need your help. But that secret dies with all the rest." - To [[Johnson]], near the [[Installation 00|Ark]]'s console. |
| | *"You delay the inevitable. One of you will light the [[Halos|rings]]." - To [[Miranda Keyes]] and [[Johnson]]. |
| | *"You cannot hope to kill them all!" - To [[Miranda Keyes]], about [[Brutes]] assisting Truth. |
| | *"Your forefathers wisely set aside their compassion...steeled themselves for what needed to be done." - To [[Johnson]], after [[Miranda]]'s death. |
| | *"I see now why they left you behind. You were weak - and gods must be strong!" - Forcing [[Johnson]] to fire [[Halo]] rings from the [[Installation 00|Ark]]'s console. |
| | *"How could I have known the [[Parasite]] would follow?! Undoubtedly this is the [[Covenant Separatists|Heretics]]' doing! A final, bitter curse. Clear evidence of treachery long hidden!" - Truth's hologram, level [[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]. |
| | *"So far are we along the path, that I must strain to hear the clumsy patter of their feet. Know this, my brothers. They may foul the way with their charred and broken bones, but they will not stop the [[The Great Journey|Journey]]." - Truth's hologram on level [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]. |
| | *"Can you see, [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]]? The moment of salvation is at hand!" - To the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] coming to him. |
| | *"[[Elites|Your kind]] never believed in the promise of the [[Sacred Rings]]." - To the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]]. |
| | *"My feet tread the path; I shall become a god!" |
| | *"I... am... Truth! The voice of the [[Covenant]]!" - Just before being killed by the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]]; level [[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]. |
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| After Regret was killed by the Master Chief, Truth's duplicitous scheming came to full fruition. The Elite Honor Guard's failure to protect the Prophet of Regret afforded him with the final leverage needed to appoint the Brutes to the lofty position. Truth began [[Changing of the Guard|replacing]] the [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Elites]] with the [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Brutes]] as the Prophets' [[Honor Guard of the Covenant|protectors]]. This was a devastating blow to the Elites' honor, and they threatened to resign from the High Council in outrage. Shortly thereafter, while Truth was addressing the Covenant about the Flood, the Sacred Icon, and the [[Great Journey]], SPARTAN-117 was teleported into Truth's chamber by the [[Gravemind]], who had an interest in helping Chief prevent Halo from firing. Forced to flee from the Demon, Truth and Mercy tried to escape to the Forerunner Dreadnought located in the city's center. On the move, Truth, knowing that there was no chance of the Sangheili stepping down peacefully, secretly ordered the genocide of the Sangheili by the Jiralhanae. Initially, the Sangheili believed that the Jiralhanae had begun an insurrection against them and the Prophets. When [[Thel 'Vadam]] informed them otherwise, the Sangheili rebelled against the Covenant completely. The [[Great Schism|Covenant Civil War]] had begun.
| | *The Prophet of Truth is voiced by [[Michael Wincott]] in Halo 2 and by [[Terence Stamp]] in Halo 3. |
| | | *Even though Truth's crown falls off right before the Arbiter stabs him, it will still be on the head of Truth's corpse after the cutscene. |
| As the two remaining Prophets tried to escape with their human captives, a mass of [[Pod infector]]s attacked them. Most were destroyed by Tartarus and his Brutes, but one leaped towards Mercy, knocking the frail Prophet off his gravity throne, and began infecting him through the throat. Tartarus attempted to save the old Prophet, but Truth ordered Mercy be left behind as a final ploy to take absolute control of the Covenant. Truth's quest for power and godhood would not be dissuaded or threatened by anyone, even his fellow Prophets.
| | *After The Arbiter stabs Truth and the flood turns on you, if you go up to the platform he was on and [[teabag]] Truth perfectly 3-5 times, he will fall through the platform floor. |
| | | *Like other Prophets, his title is ironic. For "truth" it is that he lied constantly, the Human-Covenant War was started directly due to one of his lies, or that he knew the truth about [[Halo]] but continued on with the [[Great Journey]]. |
| Truth sent Tartarus to Delta Halo to activate the rings while he escaped into the Forerunner Dreadnought. When the Master Chief questioned a dying Mercy, he told the Chief that Truth was going to Earth, "To finish what we started."
| | *Like the [[Prophet of Regret]], the [[Gravemind]] speaks through the Prophet of Truth |
| | | *The Prophet of Truth is the only prophet who referred [[John 117]] as [[Master Chief]].{{verify source}} |
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| | *In the [[Art of Halo]] he is shown wearing the [[Prophet of Mercy]]'s crown. |
| [[File:Broadcast2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A hologram of Truth in [[Voi]].]]
| | *Holograms of Truth will occasionally flash to true color, rather than all turquoise like normal holograms. |
| {{Quote|You are, all of you, vermin! Cowering in the dirt, thinking... what, I wonder? That you might escape the coming fire? ''No!'' Your world will [[Glassing|burn until its surface is but glass]]! And not even your ''[[John-117|Demon]]'' will live to creep - blackened - from its hole to mar the reflection of our passage, the culmination of our Journey. For your destruction is the will of the gods. And I? I am their instrument!|Truth making a broadcast to the humans of Earth.}}
| | *Truth has one of the three remaining shards of the Forerunner Slipspace crystal and it may have been used when he escapes High Charity to earth in the Dreadnought. |
| | | * In the book Contact Harvest, Truth knew that the humans were the inheritors of all the Forerunners left behind. This was stated by the monitor Truth had captured. |
| Although Tartarus' attempt to activate Delta Halo had failed, ending in the Brute Chieftain's death, Truth was not deterred, going back to the artifact which Regret had sought. Truth departed from High Charity onboard the Forerunner Dreadnought, severing the ancient vessel from the city's power grid. Unknowingly carrying Spartan-117 onboard the ship, Truth headed for Earth, and after his fleet managed to defeat the orbital defenses, he landed the Dreadnought on the Forerunner artifact. His troops had nearly finished excavation during the four weeks since their arrival. While the digging was still in process, Truth broadcast to [[Crow's Nest (location)|a UNSC base]], declaring that human extinction was inevitable and not even their "Demon" could stop him.
| | *He is the most known prophetbeing the one with the most control. |
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| [[File:Truth and Johnson.png|thumb|300px|Truth forcing Johnson to activate [[Installation 00]], with Commander Keyes' Pelican approaching in the background.]]
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| After arriving at [[Installation 00]]—the real Ark—on [[2552#December|December 11]],<ref name="halo.xbox.com">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herofortitude/bfe5038b-314a-4f17-a6be-f7613e0e3788 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Hero-Fortitude'']</ref> Truth set down on the massive construct in his Dreadnought, eventually traveling to the Ark's [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]] from where he would activate the rings. Later that day, his forces captured [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]], whose status as a [[Reclaimer]] would be used to activate the rings for him. Despite the Prophet's efforts, the combined forces of the UNSC and the Elites deactivated a section of his shield and broke through, along with the newly Flood-controlled ''High Charity''. Truth's enemies closed in around him, assaulting the Citadel from all sides. In the Ark's Citadel, a [[Brute Chieftain]] proceeded to beat a captive Johnson, who goaded him on. Truth ordered the Chieftain to let him live, as only a human could activate Forerunner technology. As the High Prophet tried to force Johnson to activate the ring, Commander Keyes crashed a [[D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship|Pelican]] into the control platform in hopes of rescuing Johnson, but found herself surrounded by Truth's [[Brute Bodyguard]]s.
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| [[File:H3 TruthDead.png|thumb|left|300px|The dead High Prophet of Truth.]]
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| As Miranda held the Brutes back with her firearms, Truth told her she that she was only delaying the inevitable. Realizing he was right, Miranda decided to kill both herself and Johnson before either could be forced to activate the installations. However, she hesitated to kill Johnson, giving Truth the opportunity to shoot her in the back with a [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker|Brute Spiker]]. He then derisively commented to Johnson that he now understood why the Forerunners had left humanity behind: Humans were too weak and sentimental to be worthy of ascension to godhood.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]</ref> Truth forced Johnson's hand onto the control panel, activating the Halo Array.
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| Truth's plans were derailed, however, by the appearance of [[John-117]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]], who had formed a temporary alliance with the Gravemind and its Flood. Truth's guards were overwhelmed by the surge of Flood on the bridge, and by the time John-117 and Thel reached Truth, he was already succumbing to Flood infection. Declaring his vengeance on a Prophet, not a parasite, the Arbiter held Truth by the throat and forced him to watch helplessly as John-117 deactivated the Halo Array. Truth gave a final, defiant declaration of his holiness before being stabbed through the chest by 'Vadam's Energy Sword. The supreme leader of the Covenant was dead, and what was left of his empire crumbled away soon after.
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| ===Legacy===
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| [[File:Arbiter the return.jpg|thumb|300px|The death of Truth at the hands of [[Thel 'Vadam]] was fondly retold and remembered by the Sangheili.<ref name="Return2">[[The Return]] "...For six years since the High Prophet died at the hands of our champion, the Arbiter..."</ref>]]
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| The High Prophet of Truth was remembered as a notorious leader who doomed his people, by both those who rebelled against him,<ref name="damned">[[Halo: Broken Circle]] page 285 "Already the city was in complete chaos, wracked by all-out civil war. Then, in the corner of the screen, Zo saw something he could not believe. His Sanghieli companions came and stood near, gazing in shock at what the viewscreen conveyed. The immense Forerunner Dreadnought at the center of High Charity, which had for so long served as a reminder of the Writ of Union between San'Shyuum and Sangheili, had suddenly rent free from its moorings and begun to climb, a burning sun beaming from where its long-since-decommissioned engines were. The noble and ancient vessel shook the entire city, concussively reverberating through the air, and rumbling through the supply ship as it rose skyward to the upper parts of the dome. Zo gazed in horror at what he saw-the entire city began to dim and darken with the Dreadnought departing upward, having lost the source of much of its power. This truly was a sign of the times."</ref><ref>[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]] [[Hunting Party]] - | |
| "I am not Tartarus or some fanatic. I am not Truth. I am not Regret. I am their remedy."</ref> as well as those who were loyal to him.<ref>[[Halo: Fractures]] [[Halo: Shadow of Intent]] page 131 "Truth said and did many unfortunate things..." , [[Boru'a'Neem]]</ref> He had twisted certain aspects of the [[Covenant religion]] and lied, [[Great Schism|betrayed]] the Sangheili sparking a civil war, left a [[Prophet of Mercy|fellow Hierarch]] for dead, and abandoned High Charity with its [[Anodyne Spirit|power source]]; leaving the capital city without power to be [[Fall of High Charity|overrun]] by the [[Flood]].{{Ref/Reuse|damned}} Following the end of the war, the lies that Truth perpetuated had been exposed.
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| The story of [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] killing Truth was celebrated among [[Sangheili]] kind.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Return2}} Years after the severely damaged [[Installation 00|Ark]] had repaired itself, a [[Banished]] [[Unggoy]] named [[Yapyap]] was able to find the deceased Prophet's crown on the installation, stealing it for himself and crudely tying a small statue of the Ark onto it.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p458|Enc22|Page=458}}
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| ==Personality and traits==
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| [[File:HGN Shiek Truth.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Behind his collected and manipulative facade, the Prophet of Truth was torn by internal conflict over his knowledge of the very foundation of the Covenant being a lie.{{citation needed}}]]
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| In public, Truth displayed a calm, stoic personality. During Thel 'Vadamee's trial he expressed little or no emotion whatsoever despite the fact that Installation 04 was an irreplaceable relic. However, he was quick to become angry towards those, like his fellow Hierarch Regret, who did something foolish or reckless. If so angered, Truth was quick to dispose of his enemies, directly or through careful plotting. After arriving on Earth, Truth appeared noticeably more aggressive and impatient, possibly having grown annoyed by the "Demon" interfering in his ascent to godhood.
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| Contrary to his name, Truth is very deceptive, frequently lying or covering up certain events to accomplish his goals; he was well aware of the irony of his title, reflecting upon choosing his name that he would be forced to lie for the sake of the Covenant. In an attempt to boost the Jiralhanae's popularity within the Covenant, he announced to the Covenant that it was the Brutes who found the Sacred Icon instead of the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee. Truth also secretly ordered the killing of Thel 'Vadamee by the Brute Chieftain Tartarus, as well as the assassination of the Elite Council members, knowing of the Brutes' own rivalry with the Sangheili and manipulating that rivalry to suit him. Truth also lied that the Prophet of Mercy was by his side during the Flood's assault on ''High Charity'', when in fact, Mercy had died in an attack by the Flood moments earlier. Truth had mercilessly denied him help, stating that "the Great Journey waits for no one". Prior to the Human-Covenant War, he had acknowledged that he would have to be deceitful in order to "maintain the Covenant" by claiming that the humans were trying to steal and destroy Forerunner relics, when, in fact, the Forerunner glyphs were mistranslated as "Reclamation" instead of "[[Reclaimer]]."
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| Despite his manipulation and deception, Truth has been shown to be caring at times. Before his rise to power, in his early years he cared enough about the [[Unggoy]] to demand their justice when several [[Kig Yar]] sterilized many Unggoy at the onset of the [[Unggoy Rebellion]]. He argued his case to the [[Minister of Concert]] despite it being turned down.<ref name="ch150">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 150-152''</ref> Once Truth came to power and was given his title ''High Prophet of Truth'', he waged war on humanity to prevent the Covenant from learning the truth that the [[Covenant Religion|Great Journey]] was false. This can be seen as a selfless act as a means to preserve the Covenant and keep it from falling apart, or a career-serving selfish act to maintain his own power.
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| Although inspiring and charismatic, it is likely that Truth was at least partially insane. Despite being aware that humanity, not the Covenant, were the Forerunners' chosen successors, he was still fixated upon achieving godhood through the use of the Halo Rings. He seems to have rationalized this by claiming that humanity was "weak", and that the Forerunners had left them behind intentionally. Truth thus became obsessed with gaining more power for himself, to the point where he began to see himself as a god, ready to join the Forerunners that he worshipped.
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| Another potential possibility was that Truth was secretly aware of the Halos' purpose, and wished to fire them himself; then, having been shielded on the Halo he fired (or, alternatively, the Ark), he could have started a new age in which he ruled as one supreme god over all who survived on this Halo installation, leading him to be immortalized in the time afterwards. If this is the case, Truth lied to the entire Covenant, using the promise of the Great Journey to manipulate them into doing his bidding.
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| As evidenced by his desire to achieve divinity at the expense of the entire galaxy, Truth was a callous individual who disregarded the lives of both his allies and enemies. Truth was responsible for the Human-Covenant War and the twenty-three billion human lives lost in it, as well as the Great Schism, and the frequent betrayal of his allies. Truth also compromised the holy city of ''High Charity'' at a key moment during the Flood assault on the city, due to the Covenant civil war that he caused.
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| ===Motivation and goals===
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| As Truth allowed both the Prophet of Mercy and Prophet of Regret to die, it would seem that he wanted supreme power over the entire Covenant, not content to share amongst his fellow rulers.
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| After the death of the Prophet of Regret, the Prophet of Truth charged the Elites with no longer being able to guarantee their safety, and despite arguments that they could have stopped SPARTAN-117 if they had not been withdrawn due to his order, the Prophet began to set in motion a plan that was preconceived: the shifting of power within the Covenant from the Elites to the Brutes. In a sense, he "killed two birds with one stone" - one, giving himself greater power after Regret's death, and two, passing power to the more loyal Brutes before the Schism.
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| Though the Prophet questioned and learned from 343 Guilty Spark, the extent of his belief in the "Great Journey" is not entirely clear. As the Minister of Fortitude, he learned from the AI stationed on the Forerunner Dreadnought, Mendicant Bias, that the humans were the heirs of all the Forerunners left behind. Fortitude knew that revealing this truth to the Covenant would completely shatter the foundation of the Covenant religion, as it implied that humans, not the Covenant, were the worthy inheritors of the Forerunners. As a result, he lied and claimed that the humans had destroyed the reliquary on Harvest and declared the species to be an affront to the gods, initiating a war that would cost billions of lives for both humanity and the Covenant.
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| Truth refers to the Ark as "this shelter from Halo's fire" in one of his sermons to his followers. Although the Covenant's exact beliefs regarding the Great Journey are not entirely clear, this appears to contradict the notion of the Halos propelling the faithful into godhood and indicates Truth was aware of the Halos' destructive purpose. It is apparent that he sought to activate the rings while safe in the Ark to clear all of his nemeses, both Sangheili and humans alike. It is possible that after learning about the true purpose of the Halos, Truth construed the Great Journey as a means to eliminate the Covenant's enemies; with himself and his followers saved on the Ark and the rest of the galaxy purged, they would wield the so-called "godly" power promised by the Prophets for ages.
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| However, when Johnson asks Truth, "Can't start your own party?", Truth replies: "I admit. I need your help. But that secret dies with all the rest." This indicates that he ordered the Brutes to capture a human, but did not tell them why, supporting the idea that the Covenant at large remained oblivious to the [[Halo Array]]'s true function. He likely took advantage of the fact that the Jiralhanae are not as questioning as the Sangheili and that the promise of the Great Journey would reach them if they obeyed.
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| Although a description for the Prophet describes him as "deluded, possibly insane" as well as a true believer, it is noted that he has always been far less ascetic in his views, even while still the Minister of Fortitude, accepting the dogma but not usually acting in particular reverence toward it.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', page 148: "Fortitude was not as devout as other Prophets. He believed in the Great Journey, to be sure, but by vocation he was more technocrat than theologian. And yet, as the Minister rose through a pocket of less-crowded air, he couldn't help but feel a rush of spiritual invigoration as the Dreadnought's grand tripodal frame began to glimmer in the morning light."</ref> This continued later on in his career as a Hierarch, most likely because he was partially disillusioned to the Covenant religion by Mendicant Bias's revelations aboard the Forerunner Dreadnought, though not to the extent, unfortunately, that he knew that the Great Journey was a myth and that activating the Halos would destroy all sentient life in the galaxy.
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| All of Truth's actions can be seen as a means to preserve the Covenant. He declared war on humanity in order to keep the Covenant from learning that the Great Journey was a lie, which would tear it apart.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 384}} When Sangheili came closer to finding out that the Great Journey was a lie, as with [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]], he viewed them as a threat. Seeing the Sangheili as a threat to uncovering the truth, he made plans to [[Great Schism|eject them from the Covenant]] in order to stop the truth behind the Great Journey from spreading. As a leader, keeping the Covenant alive was one of his main goals if not the highest.
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| ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
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| ===Silver Timeline===
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| The '''Prophet of Truth''' is one of the three Hierarchs of the Covenant.{{Ref/Film|[[Halo: The Television Series]]}}
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| *In ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', both Truth and Tartarus are referred to as "it." Prophet, his title, is a masculine word, as opposed to "Prophetess." This was probably done simply because both individuals are non-human, whereas the rest of the book is told from the humans' viewpoint.
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| *The Prophet of Truth is voiced by [[Michael Wincott]] in ''Halo 2'' and by [[Terence Stamp]] in ''Halo 3''. The change was made due to the fact Wincott chose not to reprise his role in ''Halo 3''.<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive31.pl?read=939328 '''Halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Post of Incorrect Logical Leaps'']</ref>
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| *The Prophet of Truth is the only Covenant character who has referred to John-117 as the "Master Chief" (barring Thel 'Vadam during Halo 2 Anniversary's Epilogue, as well as the Halo 5 Guardians E3 2015 demo), though several Elites at least acknowledged him as "Spartan".
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| *In ''Halo: Contact Harvest'' (in which Truth was still known as Fortitude), it is stated that the design of Fortitude's apartment, which narrows as it gets higher until finally tapering to a point, is not only to serve as an anti-intruder measure, but also as a personification of Fortitude's political philosophy: At the top, there is only room for one. This foreshadows Truth's later betrayal of Regret and Mercy in order to become the sole head of the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 154''</ref>
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| *The Prophet of Truth was named #60 on IGN's Top 100 Video Game Villains list.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/videogame-villains/60.html '''IGN''': ''Prophet of Truth is number 60'']</ref>
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| *Truth's birthdate was chosen to echo "the Ides of March" account of Julius Caesar's assassination, as the Prophet of Truth was assassinated by the Arbiter.
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| *In the level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]'', [[Cortana]] comments that the Master Chief might actually be doing Truth a favor by killing the [[Prophet of Regret]] after listening to Truth's admonishing reply to Regret's message. Indeed, the Master Chief killing Regret opened the way for Truth to seize more power for himself.
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| | *[[Prophet of Mercy]] |
| File:BestiarumProphet.jpg|A profile of Truth in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
| | *[[Prophet of Regret]] |
| File:The Prophet Of Truth.jpg|The High Prophet of Truth.
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| File:Enter Truth.jpg|Truth's [[gravity throne]].
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| File:1225417639 Truth and mercy.jpg|The Prophets of Truth and Mercy.
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| File:H3_TheStorm_TruthHologram.png|A hologram of Truth in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
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| File:TruthDeath-large.jpg|The death of Truth at the hands of Arbiter Thel 'Vadam.
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| File:Truth ODST.jpg|Truth in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
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| File:H3ODST Truth&Huragok.png|The Prophet of Truth with two [[Huragok]].
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| File:Truth - Origins.png|The Prophet of Truth as seen in ''[[Origins]]''.
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| File:Prophet of Tru7h Odd One Out.jpg|The Prophet of Truth's non-canon appearance in ''[[Odd One Out]]''.
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| File:H2A - Truth model.jpg|A model of Truth for ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''.
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| File:H2A-POT.jpg|Truth's face in Halo 2 Anniversary
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| File:Hroa2 Truth.png|The Prophet of Truth in ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''.
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| File:Enc22 Hierarchs.jpg|Artwork of the Prophet of Truth (center) alongside Regret and Mercy for the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.
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| ==List of appearances==
| | {{Prophets}} |
| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[Origins]]''
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| **''[[Odd One Out]]'' {{C|Non-canon appearance}}
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[The Return]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}}
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| **''[[Wages of Sin]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| *''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
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| **''[[Hunting Party]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
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| **''[[Sacrifice]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Hologram only}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Age of Retribution]]'' {{Mo}}
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