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*[[Sesa 'Refumee]], leader of an artifact retrieval team, encountered the [[Forerunner]] [[Monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]] in a [[Threshold gas mine]], and discovered through conversation with him that the true purpose of the [[Halo Array]] was to wipe out all life in the galaxy, not to help true believers ascend to a higher plane of existence. Thereafter, 'Refumee and [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|his soldiers]] began an open rebellion against the Covenant, which would have been grounds enough for the label of Heresy, but he also openly preached that the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]] was a lie, resulting in the creation of an Arbiter (see below) for the specific purpose of silencing him.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref> | *[[Sesa 'Refumee]], leader of an artifact retrieval team, encountered the [[Forerunner]] [[Monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]] in a [[Threshold gas mine]], and discovered through conversation with him that the true purpose of the [[Halo Array]] was to wipe out all life in the galaxy, not to help true believers ascend to a higher plane of existence. Thereafter, 'Refumee and [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|his soldiers]] began an open rebellion against the Covenant, which would have been grounds enough for the label of Heresy, but he also openly preached that the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]] was a lie, resulting in the creation of an Arbiter (see below) for the specific purpose of silencing him.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, the commander of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], failed to prevent the destruction of [[Installation 04|a Halo ring]] by [[John-117]]. This failure was deemed heresy, and he was branded with the [[Mark of Shame]] and sentenced to death. However, the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant chose to name him the latest successor to the rank of Arbiter instead of simply killing him, that he might regain his honor and serve the Covenant further.<ref name="heretic"/> | *[[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, the commander of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], failed to prevent the destruction of [[Installation 04|a Halo ring]] by [[John-117]]. This failure was deemed heresy, and he was branded with the [[Mark of Shame]] and sentenced to death. However, the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant chose to name him the latest successor to the rank of Arbiter instead of simply killing him, that he might regain his honor and serve the Covenant further.<ref name="heretic"/> | ||
*[[Atriox]], the leader of the [[Banished]], had been labeled a heretic when he began calling into question the Covenant's righteousness and orders during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Worried that his heresy would spread to other [[Jiralhanae]], the High [[Prophet of Truth]] tasked the [[Executioner]] to dispose of Atriox without turning him into martyr. After Atriox fought and killed a devoted comrade, the Executioner used this show of betrayal to sentence Atriox to a | *[[Atriox]], the leader of the [[Banished]], had been labeled a heretic when he began calling into question the Covenant's righteousness and orders during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Worried that his heresy would spread to other [[Jiralhanae]], the High [[Prophet of Truth]] tasked the [[Executioner]] to dispose of Atriox without turning him into martyr. After Atriox fought and killed a devoted comrade, the Executioner used this show of betrayal to sentence Atriox to a heretic's death. Atriox, however, rebelled and killed the Sangheili executioner, abandoning the Covenant with a handful of loyal followers.<ref name=roa2>'''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''', ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 2|Issue 2]]''</ref> | ||
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