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[[File:H2A Terminals - Mausoleum of the Arbiter.jpg|thumb|300px|The interior of the Mausoleum of the Arbiter.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - Mausoleum of the Arbiter.jpg|thumb|300px|The interior of the Mausoleum of the Arbiter.]] | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The Mausoleum of the Arbiter contained the recoverable remains of every [[Sangheili]] that has ever been designated as the Arbiter. A total of one hundred eighty-two caskets are present, spreading far up into the ceiling. In the center of the chamber is a large suspended sarcophagus that held the [[Arbiter body armor|armor of the Arbiter]]. | The Mausoleum of the Arbiter contained the recoverable remains of every [[Sangheili]] that has ever been designated as the Arbiter. A total of one hundred eighty-two caskets are present, spreading far up into the ceiling. In the center of the chamber is a large suspended sarcophagus that held the [[Arbiter body armor|armor of the Arbiter]].{{Ref/Reuse|h2arbiter}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
After Thel 'Vadam was branded with the [[Mark of Shame]], he was taken to the mausoleum by Tartarus and his two [[Jiralhanae]] ushers. The [[Prophet of Truth]] and the [[Prophet of Mercy]] ordered Tartarus to release 'Vadamee and leave. After this, they started to converse with him about [[Sesa 'Refumee|a heretic leader]] and the past Arbiters, ultimately appointing him the new Arbiter and giving him the ornate armor of the Arbiter there. | After Thel 'Vadam was branded with the [[Mark of Shame]], he was taken to the mausoleum by Tartarus and his two [[Jiralhanae]] ushers. The [[Prophet of Truth]] and the [[Prophet of Mercy]] ordered Tartarus to release 'Vadamee and leave. After this, they started to converse with him about [[Sesa 'Refumee|a heretic leader]] and the past Arbiters, ultimately appointing him the new Arbiter and giving him the ornate armor of the Arbiter there.{{Ref/Reuse|h2arbiter}} | ||
With the outbreak of the [[Great Schism]], and open conflict within ''High Charity'', the mausoleum was used as a final defensive position by the Sangheili, who were under attack by the Jiralhanae-led Covenant. Bolstering their forces with several [[Mgalekgolo]], the Sangheili furiously fought against their attackers. Ultimately all Covenant forces were wiped out when [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] attacked during his rampage through the city with the goal of retrieving [[Installation 05|Installation 05's]] [[activation index]] from the Prophet of Truth.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> Too late to stop Truth, [[Tartarus]] and their prisoners [[Miranda Keyes]] and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]] from leaving the city, the Chief was forced to once again pass through the Mausoleum tower ahead of the newly-arrived [[Flood]] to reach a [[High Charity conduit|conduit]] leading to the city's [[Forerunner Dreadnought]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> | With the outbreak of the [[Great Schism]], and open conflict within ''High Charity'', the mausoleum was used as a final defensive position by the Sangheili, who were under attack by the Jiralhanae-led Covenant. Bolstering their forces with several [[Mgalekgolo]], the Sangheili furiously fought against their attackers. Ultimately all Covenant forces were wiped out when [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] attacked during his rampage through the city with the goal of retrieving [[Installation 05|Installation 05's]] [[activation index]] from the Prophet of Truth.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> Too late to stop Truth, [[Tartarus]] and their prisoners [[Miranda Keyes]] and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]] from leaving the city, the Chief was forced to once again pass through the Mausoleum tower ahead of the newly-arrived [[Flood]] to reach a [[High Charity conduit|conduit]] leading to the city's [[Forerunner Dreadnought]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
In an early version of the level ''Cortana'', John-117 would have passed through the Mausoleum, encountering a large number of Flood-infected Arbiters. | In an early version of the level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]'', John-117 would have passed through the Mausoleum, encountering a large number of Flood-infected Arbiters.{{Ref/Site|Id=GDC1|URL=https://www.bungie.net/en/aboutus#page=publications&publication=12662|Site=Bungie Publications|Page=Halo 3 Flood Alien Level Autopsy|D=10|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=GDC2|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/images/Inside/publications/presentations/Bungie_EnvDesign_GDC.pptx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 Flood Alien Level Autopsy|Detail=Original presentation download link|D=18|M=1|Y=2021}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:MausoleumConcept.jpg|Early ''[[Halo 3]]'' concept art of the Mausoleum and [[John-117]]. | File:MausoleumConcept.jpg|Early ''[[Halo 3]]'' concept art of the Mausoleum and [[John-117]]. | ||
File:H2A | File:H2A Render - Mausoleum.jpg|A render of the Mausoleum for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. | ||
File:Homeofarbiter.jpg|Exterior view of the Mausoleum. | File:Homeofarbiter.jpg|Exterior view of the Mausoleum. | ||
File:Mausoleum Interior.jpg|An interior shot as seen in ''Halo 2''. | File:Mausoleum Interior.jpg|An interior shot as seen in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:H3 Cortana Mausoleum of the Arbiter.jpg|The Mausoleum of the Arbiter in ruins as seen in ''Halo 3''. | |||
File:H2A MausoleumConcept.jpg|Concept art of the Mausoleum in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'''s [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]]. | |||
File:H2A Terminals - Dead Arbiter.jpg|Sangheili adding a dead Arbiter to the crypt. | |||
File:H2A - Mausoleum of the Arbiter.jpg|An exterior view of the Mausoleum as it is seen in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. | File:H2A - Mausoleum of the Arbiter.jpg|An exterior view of the Mausoleum as it is seen in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo 3]]'' | *''[[Halo 3]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal | **''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{High Charity Locations}} | {{High Charity Locations}} |