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| '''"For failure such as this, no punishment is too great."'''
| | #REDIRECT [[The Heretic]] |
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| ==Summary==
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| The Heretic is the first level of [[Halo 2]], consisting entirely of cinematics.
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| ==Transcript==
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| [[Image:Broken Ring.jpg|150px|right]]
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| ''{Fade in on the broken pieces of [[Installation 04]], still burning. Groups of [[Covenant]] [[CCS-class|battle cruisers]] 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]]. [[Ages 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 fly around. The camera slowly zooms toward a door on the back of the ledge.}''
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| '''[[Arbiter|Elite Commander]] (voice over):''' "There was only one ship."
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| ''{Fade in to the [[Council Chamber]]. Rows of [[Honor Guard]] [[Elites]] stand at attention. A [[Zealot]] stands at the end, facing two [[High Prophets]].}''
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| '''[[Prophet of Regret]] (voice over):''' "One? Are you sure?"
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| '''Elite Commander (voice over):''' "Yes. They called it... ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]''."
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| ''(We see stadium seats filled with Elite and Prophet [[High Council|Councillors]]. 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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| '''Elite Commander:''' "They fled, as we set fire to their planet."
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| [[Image:Reach.jpg|150px|right]]
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| ''{Flashback: the ''Pillar of Autumn'' flees [[Reach]] as Covenant ships [[glassing|glass]] the planet}''
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| '''Elite Commander (voice over):''' "But I followed with all the ships in my command."
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| ''{Flashback: a Covenant Battle Cruiser approaches Halo, several dozen smaller ships are already in orbit of it.}''
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| '''Prophet of Regret (voice over):''' "When you first saw Halo, were you blinded by its majesty?"
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| '''Elite Commander (voice over):''' "Blinded?"
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| '''Prophet of Regret (voice over):''' "Paralyzed? Dumbstruck?"
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| '''Elite Commander (voice over):''' "No."
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| ''{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.}''
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| '''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!"
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| '''Elite Commander:''' "Noble Hierarchs, surely you understand that once the [[Flood|parasite]] attacked-"
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| ''{The Council members mutter angrily. The Commander looks around at them.}''
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| '''Prophet of Mercy:''' "There will be order in this Council!"
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| [[Image:Enter Truth.jpg|150px|right]]
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| [[Image:Prophet Councillors.jpg|150px|right]]
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| [[Image:Elite Councillors.jpg|150px|right]] | |
| ''(The [[Prophet of Truth]] raises his hands and comes forward. 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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| '''Elite Commander (voice over):''' "By the time I learned the demon's intent, there was nothing I could do."
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| ''{End flashback. The Prophet Councillors stand up and yell angrily. Elite Councillors 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 bungler, the Council demands it."
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| ''{Truth holds up a hand, silencing Regret.}''
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| '''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''!"
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| '''Prophet Councillor:''' "'' {Stands up and shakes fist} ''Nay, it was heresy!"
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| ''{The Councillors yell. The Elite Commander looks back and forth between them.}''
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| '''Elite Commander:''' "I will continue my campaign against the humans!"
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| '''Prophet of Truth:''' "No! You will not."
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| ''{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.}''
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| '''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."
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| ''{Fade in, Truth's crown's holographic [[Halo]] fades into [[Earth]]'s moon.}''
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| ''{Pan down to three [[MAC]] stations in Earth's orbit. A few [[UNSC]] ships fly around.}''
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| '''[[Earth]] Defense Platform, [[Cairo Station|Cairo]]. 10.20.2552 (Military Calender)'''
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| ''{Cut to a close-up of the nearest platform.}''
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| '''[[Master Sergeant Gunns]] (voice over):''' "Your plating was about to fail, there's viscosity throughout the gel layer.
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| ''(Cut to the armory of [[Cairo Station]]. The officer handles equipment on a table.}''
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| '''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?"
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| '''Master Chief:''' ''{puts on the helmet}'' "Tell that to the Covenant."
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| ''{fade to white}''
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| {{level}}
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| [[Category:Levels|Heretic]]
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