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| | <center>''Looking for [[The Heretic (Machinima Series)|The Heretic]], the machinima series, or the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level, [[The Heretic (Level)|The Heretic]]?''</center> |
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| |name=Sesa 'Refumee | | |name=Sesa 'Refumee |
| |image=[[File:Enc22-Sesa.jpg|300px]] | | |image=[[Image:HereticLeaderPlasmaRifle08.jpg|270px]] |
| |homeworld=[[Feldokra]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=253}} | | |homeworld=Sanghelios |
| |birth=[[2499#July|July 11, 2499]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | | |birth= |
| |death=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]] | | |death=October [[2552]] |
| |causeofdeath=Killed by the [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]
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| |species=[[Sangheili]] | | |species=[[Sangheili]] |
| |gender=Male | | |gender= Male |
| |height={{Convert|221|cm|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | | |height=8'6 |
| |mass={{Convert|142|kg|lb|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | | |weapons=*[[Plasma Rifle]] |
| |hair= | | |equipment=*Rebreather Systems. |
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| | *[[Antigravity Pack]]s |
| |affiliation=*[[Covenant]]
| | *Modified [[Elite Personal Energy Shield]]. |
| **[[Ministry of Tranquility]] {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | | *[[Holo-Drone]]s. |
| *[[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction]] | | |vehicles=*[[Heretic Banshee]]s |
| |rank=Third Commander{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | | *[[Seraph]] fighter. |
| |sn= | | |hair= |
| |notable= | | |eyes=Unknown, but possibly Orange or Black.| |
| | |era= 9th [[Age of Reclamation]]. |
| | |affiliation=[[Covenant]], later [[Heretics (Faction)|Heretics]]. |
| | |hideb=true. |
| }} | | }} |
| {{Quote|The Elites are blind, [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]], but I will make them see.|Sesa 'Refumee}} | | {{quote|The Elites are blind, [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], but I will make them see.|Sesa 'Refumee}} |
| | '''Sesa 'Refumee''' was the leader of the [[Heretics (Faction)|Heretics]], referred to in ''Halo 2'' as simply the Heretic Leader <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]''</ref>, who had taken control of the [[Gas Mine]] on [[Threshold]] and a small [[Burial Mounds|base]] on [[Basis]], the gas giant's moon which [[Installation 04]] rests between. He is the first main antagonist of [[Halo 2]]. |
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| '''Sesa 'Refumee''' was the leader of [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|a group of heretics]] who had defected from the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] and taken control of a [[Forerunner]] [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]] over [[Threshold]] and a small [[Burial Mounds|outpost]] on [[Basis]], the gas giant's moon which [[Installation 04]] rested between.<ref name="arbiter">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref><ref name="oracle">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Oracle]]''</ref>
| | == Biography == |
| | === Heretic Uprising === |
| | [[Image:Holodrones.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'Refumee with 2 Holodrones]] |
| | [[File:GS-Heretic.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Alongside 'Refumee, 343 Guilty Spark preaches.]] |
| | {{quote|I wondered who the Prophets would send to silence me. An Arbiter? I'm flattered.|The Heretic Leader to [[The Arbiter]].}} |
| | The Heretic Leader commanded an Artifact Retrieval Group attached to the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet of Particular Justice|fleet]] at the first [[Halo]] ring, Installation 04. 'Refumee was busy investigating a [[Forerunner]] [[Gas Mine|mining facility]] in the upper atmosphere of the Gas-giant, Threshold, and was fortunate enough not to be on the Ringworld when the [[Master Chief]] destroyed it. Sesa 'Refumee first encountered Installation 04's monitor, [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]], a few days after the Halo’s destruction. The Monitor "edified" him about the true nature of Halo, the fate of the Forerunners, and the origins of the [[Flood]]. This knowledge inspired 'Refumee and the [[Elite]]s and [[Grunt]]s under his command to revolt against the [[Prophets]], a decision that led to outright [[Great Schism|civil war]] amongst them. He also began to preach the truth to other Elites and Grunts in hopes that others would rally to their cause, which infuriated the High Prophet, Truth. |
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| ==Biography==
| | Sesa was branded a traitor and Heretic by the [[High Prophet of Truth]], who sent the Arbiter to [[Battle of the Gas Mine|execute]] 'Refumee. First, 'Refumee tried to hide and protect himself by sending the Flood out to specific areas to kill the Arbiter and his [[Covenant Special Operations|strike team]] in the Gas Station, as a perilous and lethal Storm raged outside. The Arbiter cut the cable that prevented the station from falling into the gas giant, forcing 'Refumee to come out of hiding. As he attempted to make his escape in a [[Seraph]] Starfighter, the Arbiter found him and engaged him in battle. Despite his clever use of [[Holo-Drone]]s, the Arbiter successfully dispatched 'Refumee and took the Oracle from the station. |
| ===Heretic uprising===
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| {{Quote|I wondered who the Prophets would send to silence me. An [[Arbiter]]? I'm flattered.|'Refumee to [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]].}}
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| [[File:Refumee & Spark.png|thumb|left|250px|Sesa 'Refumee meets [[04-343 Guilty Spark|343 Guilty Spark]].]]
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| In [[2552#September|September 2552]], Sesa 'Refumee led an artifact retrieval group serving the [[Ministry of Tranquility]] within the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] alongside [[Loka 'Bandolee]]. After the fleet arrived at [[Installation 04]] in pursuit of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, 'Refumee's expeditionary group was sent to study a [[Forerunner]] [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]] above [[Threshold]] at the behest of the [[Prophet of Stewardship]]. [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee disapproved of the mission, believing that all military forces needed to be concentrated on the human forces on the installation.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]] (2010)''', ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} As such, 'Refumee was not on Installation 04 when [[John-117]] detonated the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s [[Fusion drive|engines]], destroying the ring. However, when most of the Fleet of Particular Justice had been destroyed or left the system, Sesa 'Refumee and his forces were left stranded on the gas mine facility.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 243''</ref>
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| [[File:H2Aterm-Sesa and GS 3.jpg|thumb|250px|Sesa 'Refumee and 343 Guilty Spark converse.]]
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| After Alpha Halo's destruction, Installation 04's [[monitor]], [[343 Guilty Spark]], travelled to Threshold's gas mine shortly after the Halo's destruction. The monitor encountered initially hostile [[Kig-Yar]] soldiers that were a part of 'Refumee's unit. However, a [[Sangheili]] soldier found the monitor and brought Guilty Spark to 'Refumee. The monitor "edified" him about the true nature of the [[Halo Array]], the fate of the Forerunners, and the origins of the [[Flood]]. Realizing that the [[San'Shyuum]]'s teachings were false, 'Refumee cut off communications to the remainder of the fleet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal 11]]''</ref> 'Refumee and Guilty Spark had a lengthy conversation over the [[history of the Covenant]] and the Sangheili. He initially considered conveying these revelations to his commander, Thel 'Vadamee, the only individual that he felt he could trust with 343 Guilty Spark's revelations. However, Thel's disgrace and appointment as [[Arbiter]] prevented any detailed conversations.<ref name="h2aterm">'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref> 'Refumee subsequently led the Sangheili, Kig-Yar, and [[Unggoy]] under his command to revolt against the Prophets. 'Refumee then proceeded to fortify the gas mine with defenses, anticipating a response from the Prophets. He attempted to spread the truth to the rest of the Covenant in hopes that others would rally to his cause, which infuriated the [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] and [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]].{{Ref/Reuse|arbiter}}
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| Sesa was branded a [[Treason|traitor]] and a [[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]] by Truth, who sent Thel 'Vadamee, the newly appointed [[Arbiter]], to [[Raid on the Threshold gas mine|execute]] 'Refumee and to quell his heretical movement. At first, 'Refumee tried to protect himself by releasing the Flood in specific areas to kill the Arbiter and his [[Covenant Special Operations|strike team]], but this backfired and 'Refumee's followers were forced into a two-sided war. In the meantime, a perilous and lethal storm raged outside. Hoping the storm would kill his pursuers, 'Refumee sealed himself within an impenetrable protected zone of the station. To force 'Refumee out of hiding, 'Vadamee cut the cable that prevented the station from falling into the gas giant.{{Ref/Reuse|arbiter}} As 'Refumee attempted to make his escape in a {{Pattern|Kai|Seraph}} fighter, the Arbiter found him and demanded to know the source of 'Refumee's heretical beliefs, causing 343 Guilty Spark to show himself. Though the Monitor began attempting to edify the Arbiter, 'Refumee decided to attack him rather than attempt to convert the Arbiter to his side. Despite 'Refumee's clever use of [[holo-drone]]s, 'Vadamee soon killed him and retrieved 343 Guilty Spark from the station.{{Ref/Reuse|oracle}}
| | With the Heretic Leader's death at the hands of the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]], and 343 Guilty Spark in the hands of [[Tartarus]] and the Hierarchs, the Heresy was quelled. |
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| ===Legacy=== | | == Combat == |
| With the death of 'Refumee and most of his followers at the hands of the Arbiter, and with 343 Guilty Spark in the hands of [[Tartarus]] and the Hierarchs, the heresy was quelled. However, 'Refumee's words had planted a seed of doubt into 'Vadamee's mind.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} After the Arbiter was presented the same message by the [[Gravemind]], John-117, and 343 Guilty Spark, he slowly came to believe 'Refumee's words.<ref name="gravemind">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> Ultimately, the ideals that Sesa 'Refumee's faction promoted were later revived during the [[Great Schism]] by the [[Covenant separatists]]. In the years following the war, Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee sought to recognize 'Refumee's efforts in changing the course of their species for the better, granting special dispensation to the members of 'Refum keep in the [[Swords of Sanghelios]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
| | [[File:Sesa_Firing.png|thumb|right|200px|Sesa 'Refumee firing his plasma rifles]] |
| | For all intents and purposes, Sesa 'Refumee, on his own, is just a [[Sangheili Ranger]] with differently-colored armor and shields that could withstand up to two [[Energy Sword]] lunges, making him accurately comparable to an [[Ultra Elite]]. He utilizes two [[holo-drones]] to assist him in a fight and as a method to stay away from harms reach. These holo-drones, when projected, create two identical models (albeit a darker armor tint) of himself and deals real damage upon the player. When one of the holo-drones is "killed", the model would dissipate and the holo-drone ball would simply fall on the floor. On higher levels, after the first drones are killed the real Sesa will fly into one of the pipes and several more drones will appear. However, the real Sesa will often hide in one of the pipes on the top of the room. He will not respond to damage and can be easily killed with a Carbine or Needler. |
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| ==Gameplay== | | == Production Notes == |
| For all intents and purposes, Sesa 'Refumee, on his own, is just a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Ranger|Ranger]] with differently-colored armor and shields that could withstand up to two [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] lunges, making him accurately comparable to a [[Sangheili Ultra]]. During his [[boss|boss fight]] he utilizes two [[holo-drone]]s to assist him in a fight and as a method to stay away from harm's reach. These holo-drones, when projected, create two identical models—albeit a darker armor tint—of himself, which deal real damage upon the player. When a holo-drone is "killed", the model will dissipate and the holo-drone ball will simply drop to the floor. On higher levels, defeating the first drones will make the real Sesa fly into one of the pipes and several more drones will appear. However, the real Sesa will often hide in one of the pipes on the top of the room. He will not respond to damage and can be easily killed with a [[Vostu-pattern carbine|Covenant carbine]] or [[Type-33 Needler|Needler]].
| | Sesa 'Refumee was voiced by [[Miguel Ferrer]] in ''Halo 2''. |
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| ==Production note==
| | [[Joyride Studios]] released a Heretic Leader [[Action Figures|Action Figure]] in series 8 of their ''Halo 2'' 8 inch action figure collection, and also released the hologram version of the heretic leader which is rare to find. [[WizKids]] produced a miniature figure of Sesa 'Refumee in their first set of [[Halo ActionClix]] products wielding dual [[Plasma Rifles]]. 'Refumee is one of the most powerful units in the initial release, being worth 200 points. |
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| Sesa 'Refumee is voiced by [[Miguel Ferrer]] in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and by [[John DiMaggio]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s terminals.<ref>'''Halo 2''', ''[[Halo 2 credits|credits]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Remaking the Legend]]''</ref> His voice actor in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s terminals is uncredited.
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *Even though 'Refumee left the [[Covenant]], he did not remove the "-ee" suffix from his name, which denotes service in the Covenant military. Out of universe, this is most likely a result of his name having been given before ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' established the meaning of the "-ee" suffix. | | *Sesa 'Refumee is the first known [[Elite]] to break away from the Covenant, and the first to possibly know the truth of Halo. Even though 'Refumee left the [[Covenant]], he didn't remove the warrior "ee" suffix from his name. Possibly this removal only applied to [[Covenant Separatists]] and not [[Heretic (Faction)|Heretics]]. |
| *Despite considering [[Thel 'Vadamee]] the one person he could trust with [[343 Guilty Spark]]'s revelations,{{Ref/Reuse|h2aterm}} when granted the opportunity during his final confrontation with Thel, he instead used Spark's appearance as a distraction rather than trying to use the "Oracle" to convince Thel of the truth.{{Ref/Reuse|oracle}} | | *The [[Heretic]] Leader's favored weapons are dual-wielded [[Plasma Rifle]]s, even though his [[Heretic]] warriors wield [[Covenant Carbine]]s, not [[Plasma Rifles]]. |
| *His homeworld is erroneously listed as Sanghelios in his Waypoint profile.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211105095037/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/sesa-refumee Halo Waypoint]</ref> | | *Despite the fact that Sesa was only in [[Halo 2]], he was released with the Halo Action Clix which were made to promote [[Halo 3]]. The figure is "''Super Rare''", according to the series key. |
| | *Sesa 'Refumee seemed to be a Heretic Leader for a very long time, yet he knew of Thel 'Vadamee's trial ("How did the Prophets buy your loyalty, Arbiter? With a new command, a new fleet,...or was it the promise ... their 'Great Journey'?"). This may be either an overlooked mistake by [[Bungie]], or an indication of corruption within the Covenant. |
| | *There is a glitch in which if you keep lunging at Sesa through the window on ''[[The Arbiter (level)|The Arbiter]]'', when he escapes on a [[Banshee]] you will go through, and then you should throw a plasma grenade at the [[Banshee]] so he can't get in it. If you push him off he will die (if you push him off with a [[Banshee]], he won't die, even if you attack him or if he falls out of the map). Also, you can watch the [[Elites]] and the [[Phantom]] shoot at him, as he is an enemy, but they don't know he's invincible. |
| | Sesa 'Rafumee could have been on the UNSC side because he had the same belief as the humans and was against the covenant. |
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| ==Gallery== | | == Sources == |
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| Image:HereticLeaderPlasmaRifle08.jpg|Sesa 'Refumee in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
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| File:Holodrones.jpg|'Refumee with two holo-drones.
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| File:GS-Heretic.jpg|Alongside 'Refumee, [[343 Guilty Spark]] discusses the Halo Array.
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| File:Sesa_Firing.png|'Refumee firing his plasma rifles.
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| File:CEA - Sesa Terminal.jpg|Sesa 'Refumee in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s terminals.
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| File:CEA - Sesa Terminal 2.jpg|'Refumee learning of the Prophets' lies.
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| File:H2A - Sesa model.jpg|An early model of 'Refumee for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
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| File:H2A-RefumeeRises.jpg|'Refumee engages the Arbiter in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
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| File:H2A-SesaRefumee.jpg|An up-close shot of 'Refumee's face in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
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| File:H2Aterm-SesaPlasmaRifle.jpg|Sesa 'Refumee examines a plasma rifle in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''{{'}}s [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]].
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| ==List of appearances== | | == See Also == |
| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | | *[[Heretics]] |
| **''[[Halo: The Flood#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
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