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'''"For failure such as this, no punishment is too great."''' | |||
==Summary== | |||
The Heretic is the first level of [[Halo 2]], consisting entirely of cinematics. | |||
==Transcript== | |||
[[Image:Broken Ring.jpg|150px|right]] | |||
''{Fade in on the broken pieces of [[Installation 04]], still burning. Groups of [[Covenant]] [[CCS-class|battle cruisers]] prowl among them.}'' | |||
''{An [[Assault Carrier]] flies by. The camera pans with it to a giant Covenant structure.}'' | |||
'''Covenant Holy City, [[High Charity]]. [[Ages of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]]''' | |||
''{Close up of High Charity. Hundreds of Covenant ships swarm around it.}'' | |||
''{Fade to a ledge across from tiers of stadium-like seats; several [[Banshee]]s fly around. The camera slowly zooms toward a door on the back of the ledge.}'' | |||
'''[[Arbiter|Elite Commander]] (voice over):''' "There was only one ship." | |||
''{Fade in to the [[Council Chamber]]. Rows of [[Honor Guard]] [[Elites]] stand at attention. A [[Zealot]] stands at the end, facing two [[High Prophets]].}'' | |||
'''[[Prophet of Regret]] (voice over):''' "One? Are you sure?" | |||
'''Elite Commander (voice over):''' "Yes. They called it... ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]''." | |||
''(We see stadium seats filled with Elite and Prophet [[High Council|Councillors]]. They mutter amongst themselves.}'' | |||
'''[[Prophet of Mercy]]:''' "Why was it not destroyed, with the rest of their fleet?!" | |||
'''Elite Commander:''' "They fled, as we set fire to their planet." | |||
[[Image:Reach.jpg|150px|right]] | |||
''{Flashback: the ''Pillar of Autumn'' flees [[Reach]] as Covenant ships [[glassing|glass]] the planet}'' | |||
'''Elite Commander (voice over):''' "But I followed with all the ships in my command." | |||
''{Flashback: a Covenant Battle Cruiser approaches Halo, several dozen smaller ships are already in orbit of it.}'' | |||
'''Prophet of Regret (voice over):''' "When you first saw Halo, were you blinded by its majesty?" | |||
'''Elite Commander (voice over):''' "Blinded?" | |||
'''Prophet of Regret (voice over):''' "Paralyzed? Dumbstruck?" | |||
'''Elite Commander (voice over):''' "No." | |||
''{End flashback. We see Regret is not actually here, but rather transmiting his image into a hologram. Next to it is the Prophet of Mercy.}'' | |||
'''Prophet of Regret:''' "Yet the humans were able to evade your ships, land on the Sacred Ring! (angrily) And desecrate it with their filthy footsteps!" | |||
'''Elite Commander:''' "Noble Hierarchs, surely you understand that once the [[Flood|parasite]] attacked-" | |||
''{The Council members mutter angrily. The Commander looks around at them.}'' | |||
'''Prophet of Mercy:''' "There will be order in this Council!" | |||
[[Image:Enter Truth.jpg|150px|right]] | |||
[[Image:Prophet Councillors.jpg|150px|right]] | |||
[[Image:Elite Councillors.jpg|150px|right]] | |||
''(The [[Prophet of Truth]] raises his hands and comes forward. The room falls into complete silence.}'' | |||
'''Prophet of Truth:''' "You were right to focus your attention on the Flood. ''But'' this demon, this "[[Master Chief]]"... | |||
''{Flashback: the destruction of Halo}'' | |||
'''Elite Commander (voice over):''' "By the time I learned the demon's intent, there was nothing I could do." | |||
''{End flashback. The Prophet Councillors stand up and yell angrily. Elite Councillors mutter to each other. [[Tartarus]], standing nearby, chuckles to himself.}'' | |||
'''Prophet of Regret:''' " ''{whispers to Truth}'' Noble Prophet of Truth, this has gone on long enough. Make an example of this bungler, the Council demands it." | |||
''{Truth holds up a hand, silencing Regret.}'' | |||
'''Prophet of Truth:''' "You are one of our most treasured instruments. Long have you lead your [[Fleet of Particular Justice|fleet]] with honor and distinction. But your inability to safeguard Halo was a ''colossal failure''!" | |||
'''Prophet Councillor:''' "'' {Stands up and shakes fist} ''Nay, it was heresy!" | |||
''{The Councillors yell. The Elite Commander looks back and forth between them.}'' | |||
'''Elite Commander:''' "I will continue my campaign against the humans!" | |||
'''Prophet of Truth:''' "No! You will not." | |||
''{Truth looks at Tartarus, and the [[Brute]] barks a command. Two Brutes approach the Commander and try to grab him, but he shakes them off. They escort the Elite out.}'' | |||
'''Prophet of Truth (voice over):''' "Soon the [[Great Journey]] shall begin. (pause) But when it does, the weight of your heresy will stay your feet," ''{close up of Truth}'' "And you shall be left behind." | |||
''{Fade in, Truth's crown's holographic [[Halo]] fades into [[Earth]]'s moon.}'' | |||
''{Pan down to three [[MAC]] stations in Earth's orbit. A few [[UNSC]] ships fly around.}'' | |||
'''[[Earth]] Defense Platform, [[Cairo Station|Cairo]]. 10.20.2552 (Military Calender)''' | |||
''{Cut to a close-up of the nearest platform.}'' | |||
'''[[Master Sergeant Gunns]] (voice over):''' "Your plating was about to fail, there's viscosity throughout the [[Hydrostatic Gel|gel]] layer. | |||
''(Cut to the armory of [[Cairo Station]]. The officer handles equipment on a table.}'' | |||
'''Sgt. Gunns:''' "Optics, totally fried. And lets not even talk about the power supply." ''{we see the Chief's helmet on the table}'' "You know how expensive this gear is, son?" | |||
'''Master Chief:''' ''{puts on the helmet}'' "Tell that to the Covenant." | |||
''{fade to white}'' | |||
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[[Category:Halo 2 Campaign]] | |||
[[Category:Levels|Heretic]] | |||
