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| {{AI infobox | | |image=[[File:2401pt.jpg]] |
| |name=2401 Penitent Tangent
| | |race=[[AI|Artificial Intelligence Construct]] |
| |image=[[File:PenitentTangent01.jpg|250px]] | | |faction=[[The Forerunner]] |
| |began=More than 100,000 years ago | |
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| |gender=N/A (Male Voice)
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| |description=A Monitor. Currently glows red. Has a deeper voice than [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]]
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| |color=Likely Blue, only seen in game as combat state of red | |
| |affiliation=[[Forerunner]]
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| |function=[[Monitor]] of [[The Halos|Halo]] [[Installation 05]]
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| |battles=*[[Forerunner-Flood War]]
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| {{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]]}}
| | '''2401 Penitent Tangent''' is the [[monitor]] of [[Installation 05]], referred to by the humans as "Delta" Halo. 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 exception that it glows a dim red instead of bright blue. It speaks with the same upbeat, artifical voice that all [[monitor|Monitors]] appear to have, and expresses excitement at the sight of the [[Master Chief]], because a [[Reclaimer]] can activate the facility and contain the [[Flood]] outbreak. A short argument with a semi-deceased [[High Prophet of Regret]] demonstrates that Penitent Tangent employs the same amount of regulation and protocol when it comes to dealing with the threat of the parasite. This is much to the dismay of Regret, who insists that "...of all the objects [the [[Forerunners]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> left behind, there are none so worthless as these [Monitors]!" |
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| '''2401 Penitent Tangent''' is the [[Monitor]] of [[Installation 05]].<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'' level [[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]]. "Greetings! I am 2401 Penitent Tangent. I am the Monitor of Installation 05."</ref>
| | Also revealed by Penitent Tangent is the fact that the ring(s) have been activated exactly once before, and is/are quite capable of being activated again. It shouts at Regret for the [[The Covenant|Covenant's]] "blatant disregard of protocol" in controlling the Flood. Before anything more can be said, 2401 Penitent Tangent is taken away. |
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| == Summary ==
| | Even so, however, suggestions, and fans say that this, along with Guilty Spark, should play an important role when meeting even another monitor in [[Halo 3]], if such a game will be created. Anyone who has played through [[Halo 2]], and watched the cutscenes, saw that there were seven halos, and if the [[Bungie]] team makes another Halo game, there should be a time where all three monitors meet, to solve a very big problem. However, this is purely speculation. |
| Although only shown briefly during the encounter with the [[Gravemind]] deep in the bowels of Installation 05's Library, 2401 Penitent Tangent is obviously almost identical to its brother monitor, [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]], with the exceptions that its voice is deeper than Guilty Spark's and its "eye" glows red instead of blue (although this could be because of [[Rampancy]] from interference by the gravemind). The holes on the side of 2401 Penitent Tangent are rectangular instead of round. He behaves much like 343 Guilty Spark does in his non-rampant state, and still shows regard for protocol.
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| According to a [[Forerunner]] artificial intelligence, Tangent neglected repairs of his Installation's [[Flood Containment Facility]], resulting in several breaches by the xenoform and possibly the catastrophic outbreak that resulted in the organism's possession of the area around Installation 05's [[Library]]. There is a high chance that this Monitor was captured by the [[Gravemind]] while in combat as it is still in "combat mode" and glows dimly with its outer casing appearing to be damaged.
| | Penitent Tangent also appears in the [[Multiplayer]] map '[[Backwash]]', where he hovers around the air, occasionally talking quietly to himself. He serves no strategic or combat value whatsoever and will not acknowledge the presence of players. |
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| He is not encountered again after [[Master Chief]] meets him beneath the Library of [[Installation 05]] (when he was captured is still uncertain), and he is not seen when Gravemind occupies ''[[High Charity]]''. His fate following the Battle of Installation 05 is uncertain.
| | ==Trivia== |
| | Also of interest is the fact that Penitent Tangent's number (2401) is 7 to the power of 4 whilst Guilty Spark's number (343) is 7 to the power of 3, as the number 7 is used frequently in Bungie games and mythology. Also, 2+4+0+1 = 7. |
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| It is also possible that his default color is red, as he is seen humming to himself in a calm
| | Also, one must note that there are seven unique letters in "Penitent Tangent". |
| state on the [[Halo 2]] map [[Backwash]], yet he is still red.
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| ==[[Cold Storage (Level)|<font color="black">Cold Storage</font>]] Transmission==
| | In an earlier Bungie series, namely [[Marathon]], names were often found to be sevens. A numerology grid was used as shown:<br> |
| | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9<br> |
| | a b c d e f g h i j<br> |
| | k l m n o p q r s t<br> |
| | u v w x y z |
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| | Penitent Tangent is thus<br> |
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| | P e n i t e n t<br> |
| REPORT: CONTAINMENT FAILURE
| | 5+4+3+8+9+4+3+9=45, 4+5=9<br> |
| | T a n g e n t<br> |
| | 9+0+3+6+4+3+9=34, 3+4=7 |
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| 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.
| | 9+7=16, 1+6=7. |
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| | ==Images== |
| REPORT: CONTAINMENT FAILURE
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| Waiting for maintenance and security detail. [32 minutes, 9 seconds] elapsed since request.
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| REPORT: CONTAINMENT FAILURE
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| Still waiting for maintenance and security detail. [24 hours] elapsed since request.
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| REPORT: SECURITY BREACH
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| 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 life forms. Request emergency security detail. Still waiting for primary maintenance and security detail. [2512332 hours, 14 minutes, 6 seconds]elapsed since initial request.
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| REPORT: DERELICTION OF DUTY
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| 2401 [PENITENT TANGENT] has been lax in the areas of maintenance and security.
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| LOG: QUERIED ADJACENT FACILITIES
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| LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility [alpha, beta, gamma, epsilon, zeta, and kappa sites] have all replied [systems normal] within expected constraints. This would tend to signify that the containment failure was purely mechanical in nature; perhaps a manufacturing flaw. As no [outside agent] has accessed [delta site] in the past [874068942 hours, 4 minutes, 46 seconds]—[allowing for a 61360 hour, 54, minute, 2 second margin of error]—sabotage would seem unlikely.
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| LOG: REQUEST UNANSWERED
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| LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility; [delta site] is currently being held at [.01 atm] / [184K]. Local maintenance and security hubs have failed to reply within expected constraints. [Bumping maintenance and security request up] to [quadrant oversight].
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| LOG: REQUEST UNANSWERED
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| LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility; [delta site] is currently being held at [1 atm] / [278K] as atmospheric seals were showing signs of stress. [Quadrant oversight] has failed to reply within expected constraints. [Bumping maintenance and security request all the way up] to 2401 [PENITENT TANGENT].
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| LOG: UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO FACILITIES
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| LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility; [delta site] emergency [slip stream space] transportation conduits have been accessed by unauthorized parties.
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| LOG: FILED COMPLAINT TO INSTALLATION 00
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| 2401 [PENITENT TANGENT], monitor of Installation 05, has been lax in the areas of maintenance and security. Requests for aid in said areas have gone unanswered by both 2401 and [subservient] systems well beyond expected constraints.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=14034 Bungie.net Weekly Update] (2008-06-06) Archived on 2009-03-19 at [http://www.webcitation.org/5fP4PTGw7 WebCite]</ref>
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| == Dialogue ==
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| [[File:Tanget.JPG|thumb|right|2401 Penitent Tangent in the clutches of the [[Gravemind]].]]
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| (At the beginning the level Gravemind, 2401 Penitent Tangent is involved in a brief conversation with the [[Prophet of Regret]].)
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| {Gravemind raises two tentacles, one wrapped around a red Monitor, the other merged with a half-Flood Prophet of Regret}
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| Monitor: ''"Greetings! I am 2401 Penitent Tangent. I am the Monitor of Installation 05."''
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| Prophet of Regret: {Regret's voice is hoarse and he seems to have difficulty speaking} ''"And I am the Prophet of Regret, Councilor most high, Hierarch of the Covenant!"''
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| {2401 Penitent Tangent sees the Master Chief.}
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| 2401 Penitent Tangent: ''"A Reclaimer? Here? At last! We have much to do. This facility must be activated if we are to control this outbreak."''
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| Prophet of Regret: ''"Stay where you are! Nothing can be done until my sermon is complete!"''
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| 2401 Penitent Tangent: ''"Not true. This installation has a successful utilization record of 1.2 trillion simulated and one actual. It is ready to fire on demand."''
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| Prophet of Regret: (To the Arbiter) ''"Of all the objects our Lords left behind, there are none so worthless as these Oracles! They know nothing of the Great Journey!"''
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| 2401 Penitent Tangent: ''"And you know nothing about containment! You have demonstrated a complete disregard to even the most basic protocols!"''
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| Gravemind: ''"This one's containment ... "'' {gives a disgusted huff} ''"And this one's 'Great Journey' ... "'' {He lowers his tentacles, Regret shrieks in fear} ''"Are the same."'' ''"Your Prophets have promised you freedom from a doomed existence, but you will find no salvation on this ring. Those who built this place knew what they wrought. Do not mistake their intent, or all will perish as they did before ... "''
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| == Appearances ==
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| *[[Halo 2]]
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| **[[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]]
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| **[[Backwash]]
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| == 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).
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| *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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| *Some interesting facts are that 2401 Penitent Tangent's number is 343 Guilty Spark's number multiplied by [[7]], Bungie's famed favorite number. Also, 2401 is 7<sup>4</sup>, or seven to the fourth power, and 2+4+0+1=[[7]].
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| * He is only seen briefly in a [[Halo 2]] Campaign level [[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]] cutscene. He is also seen in the downloadable Halo 2 [[Multiplayer]] level [[Backwash]].
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| *The Gravemind may have only manipulated it just as [[032 Mendicant Bias]] had been by the original Gravemind, because he still had intentions to activate [[Installation 05]].
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| *The Generator object on the [[Halo 3]] map [[Orbital (Level)|Orbital]] has the number 2401 on it.
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| * 2401 Penitent Tangent was voiced by [[John Michael Higgins]] in Halo 2.
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| *The amount of time passed in hours in the Cold Storage Transmission translates to:
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| **Security Breach: 2512332 hours = approx. 286.6 years
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| **Dereliction of Duty: 874068942 hours = approx. 99711.3 years with a margin of error of 61360 hours = approx. [[7]] years
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| *"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). This is interesting, as Penitent is a synonym for Guilty, and Tangent is similar to Spark. It has been theorized that all Monitors were named following this pattern.{{Verify}}
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Summary
Template:Infobox2
2401 Penitent Tangent is the monitor of Installation 05, referred to by the humans as "Delta" Halo. 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 exception that it glows a dim red instead of bright blue. It speaks with the same upbeat, artifical voice that all Monitors appear to have, and expresses excitement at the sight of the Master Chief, because a Reclaimer can activate the facility and contain the Flood outbreak. A short argument with a semi-deceased High Prophet of Regret demonstrates that Penitent Tangent employs the same amount of regulation and protocol when it comes to dealing with the threat of the parasite. This is much to the dismay of Regret, who insists that "...of all the objects [the Forerunners] left behind, there are none so worthless as these [Monitors]!"
Also revealed by Penitent Tangent is the fact that the ring(s) have been activated exactly once before, and is/are quite capable of being activated again. It shouts at Regret for the Covenant's "blatant disregard of protocol" in controlling the Flood. Before anything more can be said, 2401 Penitent Tangent is taken away.
Even so, however, suggestions, and fans say that this, along with Guilty Spark, should play an important role when meeting even another monitor in Halo 3, if such a game will be created. Anyone who has played through Halo 2, and watched the cutscenes, saw that there were seven halos, and if the Bungie team makes another Halo game, there should be a time where all three monitors meet, to solve a very big problem. However, this is purely speculation.
Penitent Tangent also appears in the Multiplayer map 'Backwash', where he hovers around the air, occasionally talking quietly to himself. He serves no strategic or combat value whatsoever and will not acknowledge the presence of players.
Trivia
Also of interest is the fact that Penitent Tangent's number (2401) is 7 to the power of 4 whilst Guilty Spark's number (343) is 7 to the power of 3, as the number 7 is used frequently in Bungie games and mythology. Also, 2+4+0+1 = 7.
Also, one must note that there are seven unique letters in "Penitent Tangent".
In an earlier Bungie series, namely Marathon, names were often found to be sevens. A numerology grid was used as shown:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
a b c d e f g h i j
k l m n o p q r s t
u v w x y z
Penitent Tangent is thus
P e n i t e n t
5+4+3+8+9+4+3+9=45, 4+5=9
T a n g e n t
9+0+3+6+4+3+9=34, 3+4=7
9+7=16, 1+6=7.
Images
File:2401PT.jpg File:Tangent.jpg
