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|name=2401 Penitent Tangent  
|name=2401 Penitent Tangent  
|image=[[Image:PenitentTangent01.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:HTMCC-H2A 2401PenitentTangent.png|300px]]
|began=More than 100,000 years ago
|began= c. [[97,445 BCE]]
|ended=n/a
|ended=
|gender=n/a (Male Voice)
|gender= Male
|description=A Monitor, Currently glows red. Has a deeper voice than [[343 Guilty Spark]]
|description=Floating, round-edged cube, with one "eye" sign
|color=Unknown, currently red
|color= Red illuminations with silver casing
|affiliation=[[Forerunner]]
|affiliation=[[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]]
|function=[[Monitor]] of [[The Halos|Halo]] [[Installation 05]]
|function=[[Monitor]] of [[Installation 05]]
|battles=
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}}
{{Quote|Greetings! I am 2401 Penitent Tangent. I am the monitor of Installation 05.|2401 Penitent Tangent introducing himself to [[John-117]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee{{Ref/Level|Id=gra|H2|Gravemind (level)|Gravemind}}}}


'''05-2401 Penitent Tangent''' was the [[monitor]] of [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 05]].{{Ref/Reuse|gra}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=136}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=371}}


{{Quote|Hello, I am 2401 Penitent Tangent. I am the monitor of Installation 05.| 2401 Penitent Tangent greeting the Master Chief and the Arbiter.}}  
==Biography==
2401 Penitent Tangent, as well as the other six monitors, was present at the dispersion of the [[activation index|activation indexes]] prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array|Halo weapons]] near the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Game|HCEA|Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminal 2}}


{{quote|Of all the objects our Lords left behind, there are none so worthless as these Oracles! They know nothing of the Great Journey!|The Prophet of Regret.}}
Penitent Tangent was charged with regularly scheduled communications with the other Halo array monitors for updates. Several millennia after the rings were fired, though, he ceased sending these messages. Penitent Tangent was the last monitor to send a message to [[343 Guilty Spark]] on [[Installation 04]], though Guilty Spark described his final messages as "incomplete and quite perplexing," and logged his concerns about Penitent Tangent's ability to perform his duties, believing he had not been functioning correctly for some time before his messages ceased.<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Terminals]], Terminal 4</ref> These reports were recieved by the [[Edom Terminal\Juridical]] on [[Mars]], and later noted by [[Catalog]] around the [[2558]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Catalog|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/query-catalog-old/7fbf60e8-92f7-4826-ac2a-ab1b5e4e3603/posts?page=5|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Query: Catalog(old)|D=29|M=12|Y=2019|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Query: Catalog(old)}}


{{quote|And ''you'' know nothing about containment! You have demonstrated complete disregard for even the most basic protocols!|2401 Penitent Tangent.}}
===Flood outbreak===
At some point, [[Unidentified ancilla (Installation 05)|another artificial intelligence construct]] warned 2401 Penitent Tangent of a pending outbreak in one the installation's [[Flood]] [[Flood containment facility|containment facilities]]. The monitor continued to ignore this warning, and those that followed, for millennia. Within [[2552|99,779 years]], the containment facility had been overrun by the Flood, with lockdown protocols in effect within the Halo's [[teleportation grid]] to prevent further infestation.{{Ref/Map|H3|Cold Storage|Detail=[[Cold Storage Reports]]}} By around the year [[93 BC]], the Edom Terminal\Juridical had received an incomplete [[Cold Storage Reports|report]] filed by an ancilla on Delta Halo (presumably the same as the aforementioned), and responded in kind by requesting that the Delta Halo ancillae continue the correspondence through properly-secured channels. These events were also noted by Catalog in 2558.{{Ref/Reuse|Catalog}}


'''2401 Penitent Tangent''' is the [[Monitor]] of [[Installation 05]]. Although only shown briefly during the encounter with the [[Flood]] [[Gravemind]] deep in the bowels of Halo, 2401 Penitent Tangent is nearly identical to its brother monitor, [[343 Guilty Spark]], with the exceptions that its voice is deeper than Guilty Spark's and its light glows red instead of blue, possibly indicating a state of Rampancy. This Monitor was captured by the [[Gravemind]] whilst in combat as it is in "defense mode" and glows dimly and its outer casing appears to be damaged.
Eventually, the [[Quarantine Zone]] was established and the full force of the installation's [[Sentinel]]s and [[Enforcer]]s was mobilized.{{Ref/Level|H2|Sacred Icon}}{{Ref/Level|H2|Quarantine Zone}}


The only other difference from [[343 Guilty Spark]] apart from his deeper voice and red glow is that the holes on the side of 2401 Penitent Tangent are rectangular instead of round. He is not encountered again after the [[Master Chief]] sees him beneath the Library of [[Installation 05]], and he isn't seen when [[Gravemind]] occupies [[High Charity]]. It is unknown where he went after the first encounter, it is unknown if he is even alive.
===Battle of Installation 05===
{{Main|Battle of Installation 05}}
{{Quote|And you know nothing about containment! You have demonstrated a complete disregard for even the most basic protocols!|2401 Penitent Tangent rebuking the [[Prophet of Regret]]}}
By [[2552#November|November 2, 2552]], 2401 Penitent Tangent had been captured by the Flood and was held captive by the [[Gravemind]] that had manifested on Installation 05. After the battle on the ring had raged for some time, the Gravemind absorbed and reanimated the [[Prophet of Regret]], one of the [[Hierarchs]] of the [[Covenant]]. Later, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee were also captured by the Gravemind. Upon seeing John, a [[Reclaimer]], the monitor urged the Spartan to activate the ring. This was immediately objected to by Regret, who insisted that nothing could be done until he had completed his sermon in preparation for the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]. The monitor countered that the installation had a firing record of 1.2 trillion simulated, and one actual thus making the ring fully prepared to fire on demand. The Hierarch then retorted that the "Oracles" were the most worthless artifacts that had been left by the Forerunners, prompting the monitor to berate Regret for his lack of regard for protocol. Amid the argument, the Gravemind insisted that the four factions represented in the meeting shared a common goal: preventing the ring from being activated. Shortly thereafter, the Gravemind used the monitor's control of Installation 05's [[teleportation grid]] to send the Spartan to ''[[High Charity]]'' and 'Vadamee to  Halo's [[Control Room (Installation 05)|control room]], respectively, in an attempt to stop the activation of the Halo array.{{Ref/Reuse|gra}} The current status of 2401 Penitent Tangent is unknown.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


Penitent Tangent is slightly younger than 343 Guilty Spark due to that Installation 05 was built after Installation 04.
== Trivia ==
 
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
== Quotes ==
*2401 Penitent Tangent was voiced by [[John Michael Higgins]].
[[Image:Tanget.JPG|thumb|right|Monitor 2401 Penitent Tangent]]
*Like all monitors, 2401 Penitent Tangent's numerical designation is derived from seven raised to one less than the number of his installation (7<sup>n-1</sup>). This is one of [[Bungie]]'s numerous references to the number [[seven]] in the ''Halo'' series.
*"Greetings. I am 2401 Penitent Tangent. I am the [[Monitor]] of [[Installation 05]]." - In the beginning of level [[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]].  
*"Penitent" means ''feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and [being] disposed to atonement and amendment''" and is synonymous with "repentant".<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/penitent '''Dictionary.com:''' penitent]</ref> "Tangent" is part of the idiom "off on a tangent", which refers to ''digressing suddenly from one course of action or thought and turning to another''.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tangent '''Dictionary.com:''' tangent]</ref>  
*"A [[Reclaimer]]? Here? At last! We have much to do! [[Installation 05|This facility]] must be activated if we are to control this outbreak." - When he saw the [[Master Chief]].
*2401 Penitent Tangent appears in the ''Halo 2'' multiplayer map ''[[Backwash]]''. He hovers around the map and is invulnerable to damage.
*"Not true. [[Installation 05|This installation]] has a successful utilization record of 1.2 trillion simulated and one actual. It is ready to fire on demand." - To the half - [[Flood]] form of the [[Prophet of Regret]].
*"And you know nothing about containment! You have demonstrated a complete disregard to even the most basic protocols!" - To the half - [[Flood]] form of the [[Prophet of Regret]].
 
== Appearances ==
*[[Halo 2]]
**[[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]] <small>[[Halo 2 Cinematic Cutscenes|Inside Job Cutscene]]</small>
*[[Backwash]] (Multiplayer map on the [[Multiplayer Map Pack]]).


== Trivia ==
==Gallery==
* 2401 when added together equals seven, a number often referenced to in the Halo games (2+4+0+1=7).
<gallery>
* 2401 is also 7^4, or seven to the fourth power.
File:PT2401.JPG|Penitent Tangent in ''Halo 2''.
* 2401 Penitent Tangent appears on the [[Halo 2]] multiplayer map [[Backwash]].
File:PenitentTangentCEA.jpg|2401 Penitent Tangent in one of his garbled transmissions to [[343 Guilty Spark]].
* 2401 Penitent Tangent' s color may be his normal color or rampancy color.
File:H2_Backwash_2401PT.jpg|2401 Penitent Tangent on [[Backwash]].
* 2401 penitent tangent is mentioned in the most recent weekly update, in the section about smuggler:
File:H2-2401PenitentTangent.png|A cutout of Penitent Tangent.
File:2401 Penitent Tangent Render.png|A render of Penitent Tangent.
File:H2-2401PT-J117.jpg|2401 Penitent Tangent addresses John-117 in ''Halo 2''.
File:H2AChief&2401.png|2401 Penitent Tangent and John-117 in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A2401&Regret.png|2401 Penitent Tangent arguing with an infected Prophet of Regret.
File:Enc22 PenitentTangent.png|Artwork of Penitent Tangent in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.
</gallery>


REPORT: CONTAINMENT FAILURE
==List of appearances==
LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility; [delta site] has experienced catastrophic specimen containment failure. All apertures into facility will be locked until further notice. Atmosphere evacuation and [reduction of ambient temperature] protocols have already been enacted. Request maintenance and security detail [at earliest opportunity]. [8 minutes] elapsed since initial containment failure.
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
REPORT: CONTAINMENT FAILURE
*''[[Halo 3]]''
Waiting for maintenance and security detail. [32 minutes, 9 seconds] elapsed since request.
**''[[Bestiarum]]'' {{Mo}}
REPORT: CONTAINMENT FAILURE
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
Still waiting for maintenance and security detail. [24 hours] elapsed since request.
**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
REPORT: SECURITY BREACH
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility; [delta site] has experienced a security breach via emergency [slip stream space] transportation conduits. Emergency [slip stream space] transportation conduits have been placed in recursive mode to contain unauthorized hostile lifeforms. Request emergency security detail. Still waiting for primary maintenance and security detail. [2512332 hours, 14 minutes, 6 seconds]elapsed since initial request.
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
REPORT: DERELICTION OF DUTY
2401 [PENITENT TANGENT] has been lax in the areas of maintenance and security.


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}


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2401 Penitent Tangent
2401 Penitent Tangent.
Biographical information

Began service:

c. 97,445 BCE

Gender:

Male

Description:

Floating, round-edged cube, with one "eye" sign

Color(s):

Red illuminations with silver casing

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Forerunner ecumene

Functionality:

Monitor of Installation 05

 

"Greetings! I am 2401 Penitent Tangent. I am the monitor of Installation 05."
— 2401 Penitent Tangent introducing himself to John-117 and Thel 'Vadamee[1]

05-2401 Penitent Tangent was the monitor of Halo Installation 05.[1][2][3]

Biography[edit]

2401 Penitent Tangent, as well as the other six monitors, was present at the dispersion of the activation indexes prior to the firing of the Halo weapons near the end of the Forerunner-Flood war.[4]

Penitent Tangent was charged with regularly scheduled communications with the other Halo array monitors for updates. Several millennia after the rings were fired, though, he ceased sending these messages. Penitent Tangent was the last monitor to send a message to 343 Guilty Spark on Installation 04, though Guilty Spark described his final messages as "incomplete and quite perplexing," and logged his concerns about Penitent Tangent's ability to perform his duties, believing he had not been functioning correctly for some time before his messages ceased.[5] These reports were recieved by the Edom Terminal\Juridical on Mars, and later noted by Catalog around the 2558.[6]

Flood outbreak[edit]

At some point, another artificial intelligence construct warned 2401 Penitent Tangent of a pending outbreak in one the installation's Flood containment facilities. The monitor continued to ignore this warning, and those that followed, for millennia. Within 99,779 years, the containment facility had been overrun by the Flood, with lockdown protocols in effect within the Halo's teleportation grid to prevent further infestation.[7] By around the year 93 BC, the Edom Terminal\Juridical had received an incomplete report filed by an ancilla on Delta Halo (presumably the same as the aforementioned), and responded in kind by requesting that the Delta Halo ancillae continue the correspondence through properly-secured channels. These events were also noted by Catalog in 2558.[6]

Eventually, the Quarantine Zone was established and the full force of the installation's Sentinels and Enforcers was mobilized.[8][9]

Battle of Installation 05[edit]

Main article: Battle of Installation 05

"And you know nothing about containment! You have demonstrated a complete disregard for even the most basic protocols!"
— 2401 Penitent Tangent rebuking the Prophet of Regret

By November 2, 2552, 2401 Penitent Tangent had been captured by the Flood and was held captive by the Gravemind that had manifested on Installation 05. After the battle on the ring had raged for some time, the Gravemind absorbed and reanimated the Prophet of Regret, one of the Hierarchs of the Covenant. Later, Spartan John-117 and Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee were also captured by the Gravemind. Upon seeing John, a Reclaimer, the monitor urged the Spartan to activate the ring. This was immediately objected to by Regret, who insisted that nothing could be done until he had completed his sermon in preparation for the Great Journey. The monitor countered that the installation had a firing record of 1.2 trillion simulated, and one actual thus making the ring fully prepared to fire on demand. The Hierarch then retorted that the "Oracles" were the most worthless artifacts that had been left by the Forerunners, prompting the monitor to berate Regret for his lack of regard for protocol. Amid the argument, the Gravemind insisted that the four factions represented in the meeting shared a common goal: preventing the ring from being activated. Shortly thereafter, the Gravemind used the monitor's control of Installation 05's teleportation grid to send the Spartan to High Charity and 'Vadamee to Halo's control room, respectively, in an attempt to stop the activation of the Halo array.[1] The current status of 2401 Penitent Tangent is unknown.[3]

Trivia[edit]

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  • 2401 Penitent Tangent was voiced by John Michael Higgins.
  • Like all monitors, 2401 Penitent Tangent's numerical designation is derived from seven raised to one less than the number of his installation (7n-1). This is one of Bungie's numerous references to the number seven in the Halo series.
  • "Penitent" means feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and [being] disposed to atonement and amendment" and is synonymous with "repentant".[10] "Tangent" is part of the idiom "off on a tangent", which refers to digressing suddenly from one course of action or thought and turning to another.[11]
  • 2401 Penitent Tangent appears in the Halo 2 multiplayer map Backwash. He hovers around the map and is invulnerable to damage.

Gallery[edit]

  • Penitent Tangent in Halo 2.

    Penitent Tangent in Halo 2.

  • 2401 Penitent Tangent in one of his garbled transmissions to 343 Guilty Spark.

    2401 Penitent Tangent in one of his garbled transmissions to 343 Guilty Spark.

  • 2401 Penitent Tangent on Backwash.

    2401 Penitent Tangent on Backwash.

  • A cutout of Penitent Tangent.

    A cutout of Penitent Tangent.

  • A render of Penitent Tangent.

    A render of Penitent Tangent.

  • 2401 Penitent Tangent addresses John-117 in Halo 2.

    2401 Penitent Tangent addresses John-117 in Halo 2.

  • 2401 Penitent Tangent and John-117 in Halo 2: Anniversary.

    2401 Penitent Tangent and John-117 in Halo 2: Anniversary.

  • 2401 Penitent Tangent arguing with an infected Prophet of Regret.

    2401 Penitent Tangent arguing with an infected Prophet of Regret.

  • Artwork of Penitent Tangent in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).

    Artwork of Penitent Tangent in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo 2, campaign level Gravemind
  2. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 136
  3. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 371
  4. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Terminal 2
  5. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Terminals, Terminal 4
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint Forums, Query: Catalog(old) (Retrieved on Dec 29, 2019) [local archive] [external archive]
  7. ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map Cold Storage: Cold Storage Reports
  8. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Sacred Icon
  9. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Quarantine Zone
  10. ^ Dictionary.com: penitent
  11. ^ Dictionary.com: tangent

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