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| | #REDIRECT [[The Heretic]] |
| {{Era|H2}}
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| ''<center>Were you looking for the [[Heretics (Faction)|Heretics]], {{Levelname|Heretic}}, the [[Halo 3]] DLC map or the machinima series, [[The Heretic (Machinima Series)|The Heretic]]?''</center>
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| {{Level infobox
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| |prev=''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Credits]]''
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| |next=''{{Levelname|The Armory}}''
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| |game=''[[Halo 2]]''
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| |name='''''The Heretic'''''
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| |image=[[File:The Heretic Official.png|300px]]
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| |player=None
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| |date= [[2552#October 20, 2552|October 20, 2552]]
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| |place=Aboard ''[[High Charity (Structure)|High Charity]]'' and ''[[Cairo Station (Platform)|Cairo Station]]''
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| |Objective=None
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| |enemies=None
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| |nowalk=1
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| }}
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| {{Article Quote|For failure such as this, no punishment is too great."}}
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| '''The Heretic''' is the first level of ''[[Halo 2]]'', consisting entirely of the cinematics involving [[Thel 'Vadamee]]'s hearing by the Prophets, and [[John-117]] receiving his new armor, the [[Mark VI]].
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| ==Transcript==
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| [[File:Broken Ring.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The broken Installation 04]]
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKi0ubHaTpw '''{''Cutscene''}''']
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| ''Fade in on the broken pieces of [[Installation 04]], still burning. Groups of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] {{Class|CCS|Battlecruiser}}s prowl among them.''
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| ''An [[Assault Carrier]] flies by. The camera pans with it to a giant Covenant structure.''
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| '''Covenant Holy City, [[High Charity (Structure)|High Charity]]. [[Age of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]]'''
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| ''Close up of High Charity. Hundreds of Covenant ships swarm around it.''
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| ''Fade to a ledge across from tiers of stadium-like seats; several [[Banshee]]s patrol around. The camera slowly zooms toward a door on the back of the ledge.''
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| *'''[[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]]''': "There was only one ship."
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| ''Fade in to the [[Council Chamber]]. Rows of [[Honor Guard]] [[Elite]]s stand at attention. A single [[Zealot]] stands at the end, facing two [[High Prophet]]s.''
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| *'''[[Prophet of Regret]]''': "One? Are you sure?"
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| *'''Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee''': "Yes. They called it the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''."
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| ''The camera focuses on the stadium seats filled with Elite and [[Prophet]] [[Councilors]]. They mutter amongst themselves.''
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| *'''[[Prophet of Mercy]]''': "Why was it not destroyed, with the rest of their fleet?"
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| *'''Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee''': "It fled, as we [[Fall of Reach|set fire]] to their [[Reach|planet]]."
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| [[File:Battle of Reach.jpg|thumb|170px|The [[Human]] planet Reach being glassed by the Covenant fleet.]]
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| ''(Flashback): The ''Pillar of Autumn'' flees Reach as Covenant ships glass it.''
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| *'''Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee''': "But I followed with all the ships in my command."
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| ''(Flashback): a Covenant Cruiser approaches [[Installation 04]], several dozen smaller ships are already in orbit above it.''
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| *'''Prophet of Regret''': "When you first saw Halo, were you blinded by its majesty?"
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| *'''Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee''': "Blinded?"
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| *'''Prophet of Regret''': "Paralyzed? Dumbstruck?"
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| *'''Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee''': "No."
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| ''(End flashback) It is revealed that the Prophet of Regret is not actually here, but rather speaking through a holographic image of himself. Next to him is the Prophet of Mercy.''
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| *'''Prophet of Regret''': ''(angrily)'' "Yet the humans were able to evade your ships, land on the Sacred Ring, and desecrate it with their filthy footsteps!"
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| *'''Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee''': "Noble Hierarchs, surely you understand that once the [[Flood|parasite]] attacked-"
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| ''The Council members mutter angrily. Vadamee looks around at them.''
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| *'''Prophet of Mercy''': ''(bangs his fist down on his chair)'' "There will be order in this Council!"
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| ''The [[Prophet of Truth]] comes forward and raises his hand. The room falls into complete silence.''
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| *'''[[Prophet of Truth]]''': "You were right to focus your attention on the Flood. But this Demon, this "Master Chief"..."
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| ''(Flashback): The destruction of Halo''
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| *'''Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee''': "By the time I learned the Demon's intent, there was nothing I could do."
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| ''(End flashback) The Prophet Councilors stand up and yell angrily. Elite Councilors mutter to each other. [[Tartarus]], standing nearby, chuckles to himself.''
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| *'''Prophet of Regret''': ''(whispers to Truth)'' "Noble Prophet of Truth, this has gone on long enough. Make an example of this [[Thel 'Vadam|bungler]]. The Council demands it."
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| ''Truth holds up a hand, silencing Regret.''
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': ''(to 'Vadamee)'' "You are one of our most treasured instruments. Long have you led your [[Fleet of Particular Justice|fleet]] with honor and distinction. But your inability to safeguard Halo... was a colossal failure."
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| *'''[[Prophet of Objection]]''': ''(Stands up and shows a fist)'' "Nay, it was heresy!"
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| ''The Councilors yell. 'Vadamee looks back and forth between them.''
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| *'''Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee''': "I will continue my campaign against the humans!"
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': "No! You will not."
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| ''Truth glances at Tartarus, and the [[Brute]] [[Chieftain]] barks a command. Two Brutes approach 'Vadamee and try to grab him, but he shakes them off and he starts walking to his fate willingly. They escort him out.''
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| *'''Prophet of Truth''': "Soon the [[Great Journey]] shall begin. But when it does, the weight of your heresy will stain your feet. And you shall be left behind."
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| ''View fades to a new background. The circular ornament on the Prophet of Truth's headpiece is replaced by Earth's moon. The view then pans to [[Earth]] itself, focusing on three orbital [[MAC]] [[Orbital Defense Platform|stations]] in orbit. A few [[UNSC]] ships fly past.''
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| '''Earth Defense Platform, [[Cairo Station|Cairo]]. 10.20.2552 ([[Military Calendar]])'''
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| ''Cut to a close-up of the nearest platform.''
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| *'''[[Master Gunnery Sergeant (Armory)|Master Gunnery Sergeant]]''': "Your plating was about to fail, there's viscosity throughout the [[Hydrostatic Gel|gel]] layer..."
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| [[File:1223225634 Chief.jpg|thumb|right|John-117 with his new armor.]]
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| ''Cut to the armory of Cairo Station. The officer handles equipment on a table.''
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| *'''Master Gunnery Sergeant''': "Optics - totally fried. And let's not even talk about the [[MJOLNIR Power Supply Control Unit|power supply]]." ''The view shows the Chief's new helmet on the table'' "You know how expensive this gear is, son?"
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| ''The view pans up the Chief's body, showing off his new armor. He fits his helmet into place just in time to block the player's view of his face.''
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| *'''[[John-117]]''': "Tell that to the Covenant."
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| == Trivia ==
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| ===Mistakes===
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| *The ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' can be seen in this cutscene. It is a ''Halcyon''-class cruiser, although many think it is wrongly shown as a ''Marathon''-class cruiser, in fact, it is just a remodeled version of the former.
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| ===Easter Eggs===
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| {{Main|Easter Eggs}}
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| *By using modding tools, it is possible to see the [[Master Chief]] hidden behind one of the pillars above the [[Councilors]]. This is due to the fact that [[Bungie]] needed to place an avatar in cutscenes to allow for the AI, thus making cut scenes "unplayable" game play.
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| ===References===
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| *Near the conclusion of the cutscene, [[Thel 'Vadamee]]'s helmet creates a bursting graphic texture. [[Joseph Staten]] revealed this bug on the ''[[Halo 3]] [[Legendary Edition]]'' bonus disk and he stated that he could never fix the bug.
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| ===Miscellaneous===
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| *This level is one of the only levels in the entire ''[[Halo]]'' Trilogy in which you do not play; the other level being [[Arrival]].
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| *This level is not available in [[co-op]], since it contains only cutscenes, and is not necessary for co-op gameplay
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| *This is the first and only level in the entire ''[[Halo]]'' Trilogy where any member of the [[Covenant]], in this case the [[Prophet of Truth]], refers to [[John-117]] as the [[Master Chief]]. This is probably because Bungie doesn't want players to be confused when the enemy says "Demon".
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| *This is the first level in the ''[[Halo]]'' series that [[Councilors]], [[Prophets]] and [[Brutes]] are seen.
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| *In this level, [[Thel 'Vadamee]] mentions the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'', which is the second to last time in the trilogy which they reference the ship, the other being when [[Cortana]] says she will light the fusion reactors on "[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]]", she says she'll light them just like the ''Autumn'', but this is the last time that the ship itself is shown. However, a holographic representation is seen briefly in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <Gallery>
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| File:Walk-of-shame.jpg|Thel 'Vadamee before the Mark of Shame and becoming the Arbiter.
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| </Gallery>
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| {{succession box | before = ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Credits|Halo Credits]]'' <br />| title = [[Halo 2 Campaign|''Halo 2'' Campaign Missions]] | years = '''''The Heretic''''' |after = ''{{Levelname|The Armory}}''}}
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| [[Category:Levels|Heretic]]
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