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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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*Penitent Tangent seems to be in a combat state while in the midst of the [[Gravemind]] (signaled by the red glow). | |||
* It could also be that he is [[Rampancy|Rampant]] because [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark's]] eye turned red when he went rampant. <ref>''[[Halo 3]]'' level [[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]</ref>. However, this red eye might be his original state. | * It could also be that he is [[Rampancy|Rampant]] because [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark's]] eye turned red when he went rampant. <ref>''[[Halo 3]]'' level [[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]</ref>. However, this red eye might be his original state. | ||
*It is unknown why Penitent Tangent did/could not escape [[Gravemind]], as [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|Spark]] was shown to use a sort of force field to push objects and people away. Why Tangent did not use this is a mystery, though it is possible he was too damaged to use that function. | *It is unknown why Penitent Tangent did/could not escape [[Gravemind]], as [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|Spark]] was shown to use a sort of force field to push objects and people away. Why Tangent did not use this is a mystery, though it is possible he was too damaged to use that function. | ||
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**Dereliction of Duty: 874068942 hours = approx. 99711.3 years with a margin of error of 61360 hours = approx. [[7]] years | **Dereliction of Duty: 874068942 hours = approx. 99711.3 years with a margin of error of 61360 hours = approx. [[7]] years | ||
*"Penitent" refers to ''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>, and "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> This name may reflect the Monitor's current actions; it could be described as sorrowfully digressing from one course of action (neglecting its Installation) and turning to another (wishing to activate the Halo). | *"Penitent" refers to ''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>, and "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> This name may reflect the Monitor's current actions; it could be described as sorrowfully digressing from one course of action (neglecting its Installation) and turning to another (wishing to activate the Halo). | ||
*His fate, as well as the fate of the Flood infestation on [[Installation 05]], are still unclear. | |||
*2401 divided by [[7]] is [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343]]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||