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[[Image:SCAN0056.JPG|thumb|left|The Gravemind in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' Instruction Manual.]]

{{Quote|"Do not be afraid...I am peace...I am salvation."|Gravemind to Master Chief.}}

The Gravemind is one of the two primary antagonists in ''Halo 3'', the other deferentially being the [[Prophet of Truth]]. His presence can be felt earlier in the game, as he speaks through [[Cortana]] in periodic visions to [[John-117]] (damaged visions of [[Cortana]]). The Gravemind himself turns up later on in the game when first, a [[Covenant]] [[Flood Ship|battle cruiser]] taken over by the [[Flood]] crash-lands on [[Earth]] and promptly begins to infect the city of [[Voi]]. After [[John-117]] and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] clean up the mess, [[High Charity]] (along with the Gravemind) arrive at the [[Ark]] via a [[Slipspace]] jump. Gravemind allied with [[Master Chief]] and the [[Arbiter]] to stop the [[Prophet of Truth]] from activating the [[Halo array]]. Once they reached the Citadel's control terminal, [[Truth]]'s infection is initiated and Gravemind informs him that his "transition" to godhood is nothing more than a delusion and he is food for the [[Flood]] and nothing more. The [[Arbiter]] warns Gravemind not to infect [[Truth]], as he will have his revenge and allow him to see the "[[Demon]]" crush his plans. However, once the rings were deactivated and [[Truth]] was killed, Gravemind, again, turns against them. [[Master Chief]] and the [[Arbiter]] managed to escape from their foe and discover [[Cortana]]'s solution to the [[Flood]] -- a [[Installation 04 (II)|replacement Halo ring]] made by the [[Ark]]. To activate it, the Chief infiltrates [[High Charity]] to retrieve [[Cortana]], who has the [[Activation Index]] from the first Installation ([[Installation 04]]).

The Gravemind is one of the two primary antagonists in ''Halo 3'', the other deferentially being the [[Prophet of Truth]]. His presence can be felt earlier in the game, as he speaks through [[Cortana]] in periodic visions to [[John-117]] (damaged visions of [[Cortana]]). The Gravemind himself turns up later on in the game when first, a [[Covenant]] [[Flood Ship|battle cruiser]] taken over by the [[Flood]] crash-lands on [[Earth]] and promptly begins to infect the city of [[Voi]]. After [[John-117]] and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] clean up the mess, [[High Charity]] (along with the Gravemind) arrive at the [[Ark]] via a [[Slipspace]] jump. Gravemind allied with [[Master Chief]] and the [[Arbiter]] to stop the [[Prophet of Truth]] from activating the [[Halo array]]. Once they reached the Citadel's control terminal, [[Truth]]'s infection is initiated and Gravemind informs him that his "transition" to godhood, is nothing more than a delusion and he is food for the [[Flood]] and nothing more. The [[Arbiter]] warns Gravemind not to infect [[Truth]], as he will have his revenge and allow him to see the "[[Demon]]" crush his plans. However, once the rings were deactivated and [[Truth]] was killed, Gravemind, again, turns against them. [[Master Chief]] and the [[Arbiter]] managed to escape from their foe and discover [[Cortana]]'s solution to the [[Flood]] -- a [[Installation 04 (II)|replacement Halo ring]] made by the [[Ark]]. To activate it, the Chief infiltrates [[High Charity]] to retrieve [[Cortana]], who has the [[Activation Index]] from the first Installation ([[Installation 04]]).

As the Chief traveled deep into [[High Charity]], he faced multiple Flood forms and heard the Gravemind taunt him, showing demonic visions of the UNSC AI being tortured. The Gravemind became increasingly frustrated at the Spartan's progress, becoming suspicious of what Cortana is hiding from him, threatening to "feast upon [the Chief's] bones". After rescuing Cortana, he learned of her possession of the Index from Installation 04 and sent numerous Flood forms to kill them, but the Chief succeeded in destroying the city, presumably killing the Gravemind; however, it's discovered that he is attempting to rebuild himself on the replacement Halo built by the [[Ark]]. Too late, he was unable to stop Chief and Cortana from inserting the Index into the Control Room to fire the premature [[Installation 04 (II)|replacement Halo]]. But before he resigns to his eventual fate, he warns the Chief and the Arbiter that this defeat will only slow, not stop, the Flood's progress. In the end, the Gravemind is thought to be destroyed once and for all as Halo's activation destroys the Halo itself, and the Flood.

[[Image:Gravemind_Halo3.jpg|thumb|left|Gravemind in Halo 3. (Not quite a physical appearance, but his presence is felt in this Moment)]]

It should be noted that the Gravemind never appears in-game in his physical form, as he did in ''Halo 2''. The most that is ever seen of Gravemind are a number of tentacles in the control room of the Ark. Despite it having a good amount of dialogue spoken directly to the Chief (and by extension, the gamer, through [[moments]]), Gravemind's head is never seen. It is possible that Gravemind had changed a great deal, since the first time he met the Arbiter and the Chief, since the tentacles seen are different from those he used in ''Halo 2'', being a lot thicker in appearance and resembling the tentacles of an octopus rather than the roots of a Venus Fly trap. In the level [[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]], it was shown that he tried to stop the Arbiter and the Chief from escaping with Cortana in their possession, but failed when one of his tentacles were scorched by the escaping [[Pelican's]] engines. The game's instruction manual however, shows it to be the same form as it was seen in ''Halo 2''. In the locations where his tentacles appears, the locations were mostly cramped, leaving no room for his head to appear. However, he reaches up a second time, as the Pelican's wing is trapped in flood biomass. This time, it seems as if he actually frees the ship on purpose, when he could have extended several and captured the ship and its inhabitants, though this is a result of him weakened due to High Charity blowing up.

It should be noted that the Gravemind never appears in-game in his physical form, as he did in ''Halo 2''. The most that is ever seen of Gravemind are a number of tentacles in the control room of the Ark. Despite it having a good amount of dialogue spoken directly to the Chief (and by extension, the gamer, through [[moments]]), Gravemind's head is never seen. It is possible that Gravemind had changed a great deal, since the first time he met the Arbiter and the Chief, since the tentacles seen are different from those he used in ''Halo 2'', being a lot thicker in appearance and resembling the tentacles of an octopus rather than the roots of a Venus Fly trap. In the level [[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]], it was shown that he tried to stop the Arbiter and the Chief from escaping with Cortana in their possession, but failed when one of his tentacles were scorched by the escaping [[Pelican's]] engines. The game's instruction manual however, shows it to be the same form as it was seen in ''Halo 2''. In the locations where his tentacles appears, the locations were mostly cramped, leaving no room for his head to appear. However, he reaches up a second time, as the Pelican's wing is trapped in flood biomass. This time, it seems as if he actually frees the ship on purpose, when he could have extended several and captured the ship and its inhabitants, though this is a result of him being weakened, due to High Charity blowing up.

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 [[Image:SCAN0056.JPG|thumb|left|The Gravemind in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' Instruction Manual.]]
 {{Quote|"Do not be afraid...I am peace...I am salvation."|Gravemind to Master Chief.}}
-The Gravemind is one of the two primary antagonists in ''Halo 3'', the other deferentially being the [[Prophet of Truth]]. His presence can be felt earlier in the game, as he speaks through [[Cortana]] in periodic visions to [[John-117]] (damaged visions of [[Cortana]]). The Gravemind himself turns up later on in the game when first, a [[Covenant]] [[Flood Ship|battle cruiser]] taken over by the [[Flood]] crash-lands on [[Earth]] and promptly begins to infect the city of [[Voi]]. After [[John-117]] and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] clean up the mess, [[High Charity]] (along with the Gravemind) arrive at the [[Ark]] via a [[Slipspace]] jump. Gravemind allied with [[Master Chief]] and the [[Arbiter]] to stop the [[Prophet of Truth]] from activating the [[Halo array]]. Once they reached the Citadel's control terminal, [[Truth]]'s infection is initiated and Gravemind informs him that his "transition" to godhood is nothing more than a delusion and he is food for the [[Flood]] and nothing more. The [[Arbiter]] warns Gravemind not to infect [[Truth]], as he will have his revenge and allow him to see the "[[Demon]]" crush his plans. However, once the rings were deactivated and [[Truth]] was killed, Gravemind, again, turns against them. [[Master Chief]] and the [[Arbiter]] managed to escape from their foe and discover [[Cortana]]'s solution to the [[Flood]] -- a [[Installation 04 (II)|replacement Halo ring]] made by the [[Ark]]. To activate it, the Chief infiltrates [[High Charity]] to retrieve [[Cortana]], who has the [[Activation Index]] from the first Installation ([[Installation 04]]).
+The Gravemind is one of the two primary antagonists in ''Halo 3'', the other deferentially being the [[Prophet of Truth]]. His presence can be felt earlier in the game, as he speaks through [[Cortana]] in periodic visions to [[John-117]] (damaged visions of [[Cortana]]). The Gravemind himself turns up later on in the game when first, a [[Covenant]] [[Flood Ship|battle cruiser]] taken over by the [[Flood]] crash-lands on [[Earth]] and promptly begins to infect the city of [[Voi]]. After [[John-117]] and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] clean up the mess, [[High Charity]] (along with the Gravemind) arrive at the [[Ark]] via a [[Slipspace]] jump. Gravemind allied with [[Master Chief]] and the [[Arbiter]] to stop the [[Prophet of Truth]] from activating the [[Halo array]]. Once they reached the Citadel's control terminal, [[Truth]]'s infection is initiated and Gravemind informs him that his "transition" to godhood, is nothing more than a delusion and he is food for the [[Flood]] and nothing more. The [[Arbiter]] warns Gravemind not to infect [[Truth]], as he will have his revenge and allow him to see the "[[Demon]]" crush his plans. However, once the rings were deactivated and [[Truth]] was killed, Gravemind, again, turns against them. [[Master Chief]] and the [[Arbiter]] managed to escape from their foe and discover [[Cortana]]'s solution to the [[Flood]] -- a [[Installation 04 (II)|replacement Halo ring]] made by the [[Ark]]. To activate it, the Chief infiltrates [[High Charity]] to retrieve [[Cortana]], who has the [[Activation Index]] from the first Installation ([[Installation 04]]).
 As the Chief traveled deep into [[High Charity]], he faced multiple Flood forms and heard the Gravemind taunt him, showing demonic visions of the UNSC AI being tortured. The Gravemind became increasingly frustrated at the Spartan's progress, becoming suspicious of what Cortana is hiding from him, threatening to "feast upon [the Chief's] bones". After rescuing Cortana, he learned of her possession of the Index from Installation 04 and sent numerous Flood forms to kill them, but the Chief succeeded in destroying the city, presumably killing the Gravemind; however, it's discovered that he is attempting to rebuild himself on the replacement Halo built by the [[Ark]]. Too late, he was unable to stop Chief and Cortana from inserting the Index into the Control Room to fire the premature [[Installation 04 (II)|replacement Halo]]. But before he resigns to his eventual fate, he warns the Chief and the Arbiter that this defeat will only slow, not stop, the Flood's progress. In the end, the Gravemind is thought to be destroyed once and for all as Halo's activation destroys the Halo itself, and the Flood.
 [[Image:Gravemind_Halo3.jpg|thumb|left|Gravemind in Halo 3. (Not quite a physical appearance, but his presence is felt in this Moment)]]
-It should be noted that the Gravemind never appears in-game in his physical form, as he did in ''Halo 2''. The most that is ever seen of Gravemind are a number of tentacles in the control room of the Ark. Despite it having a good amount of dialogue spoken directly to the Chief (and by extension, the gamer, through [[moments]]), Gravemind's head is never seen. It is possible that Gravemind had changed a great deal, since the first time he met the Arbiter and the Chief, since the tentacles seen are different from those he used in ''Halo 2'', being a lot thicker in appearance and resembling the tentacles of an octopus rather than the roots of a Venus Fly trap. In the level [[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]], it was shown that he tried to stop the Arbiter and the Chief from escaping with Cortana in their possession, but failed when one of his tentacles were scorched by the escaping [[Pelican's]] engines. The game's instruction manual however, shows it to be the same form as it was seen in ''Halo 2''. In the locations where his tentacles appears, the locations were mostly cramped, leaving no room for his head to appear. However, he reaches up a second time, as the Pelican's wing is trapped in flood biomass. This time, it seems as if he actually frees the ship on purpose, when he could have extended several and captured the ship and its inhabitants, though this is a result of him weakened due to High Charity blowing up.
+It should be noted that the Gravemind never appears in-game in his physical form, as he did in ''Halo 2''. The most that is ever seen of Gravemind are a number of tentacles in the control room of the Ark. Despite it having a good amount of dialogue spoken directly to the Chief (and by extension, the gamer, through [[moments]]), Gravemind's head is never seen. It is possible that Gravemind had changed a great deal, since the first time he met the Arbiter and the Chief, since the tentacles seen are different from those he used in ''Halo 2'', being a lot thicker in appearance and resembling the tentacles of an octopus rather than the roots of a Venus Fly trap. In the level [[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]], it was shown that he tried to stop the Arbiter and the Chief from escaping with Cortana in their possession, but failed when one of his tentacles were scorched by the escaping [[Pelican's]] engines. The game's instruction manual however, shows it to be the same form as it was seen in ''Halo 2''. In the locations where his tentacles appears, the locations were mostly cramped, leaving no room for his head to appear. However, he reaches up a second time, as the Pelican's wing is trapped in flood biomass. This time, it seems as if he actually frees the ship on purpose, when he could have extended several and captured the ship and its inhabitants, though this is a result of him being weakened, due to High Charity blowing up.
 ==Personality==