Prophet of Regret: Difference between revisions

In [[2551]], a small Covenant team found a Luminary on [[Meridian]] after a [[Battle of Meridian|battle]] on the [[moon]], and the Luminary was delivered to Regret. By late [[2552]], two [[Steward]]s assigned to decrypt the Luminary finally revealed its content to Regret: the locations of the Halo rings and the place where the rings were created: [[Installation 00|the Ark]], along with the location of a [[Portal at Voi|device]] which would generate a [[slipspace portal]] to the Ark, where the Covenant believed they could begin their "Great Journey" by activating the [[Halo Array]]. When Regret asked where the Portal was located, the Stewards revealed it was on a planet called "[[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]". Immediately after this revelation Regret, without informing the other Hierarchs, ordered [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|all ships]] at his disposal (two [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]]s and thirteen [[CCS-class battlecruiser|battlecruisers]]) to go to Erde-Tyrene.{{Ref/Game|Id=beholden|H2A|Detail=''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal - Beholden]]''}} Unbeknownst to Regret, Erde-Tyrene was humanity's homeworld, Earth. Even before the Prophet of Regret learning the location of human's homeworld, the [[Prophet of Truth]] knew of the human presence on Earth after discovering the planet following the [[Fall of Reach]], and he had kept it, along with his personal plans for the planet and the Covenant, a closely guarded secret as he assembled a [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] of over 500 ships, but was ultimately [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|delayed]] by the UNSC survivors of [[Reach]] and [[Battle of Installation 04|Installation 04]].<ref name="twenty">''[[Halo Waypoint]]'', ''"Ten Twenty"''</ref>

[[File:RegretHoloH2A.jpg|250px|thumb|right|John-117 and Cortana observing Regret's sermon.]]

Regret's carrier deployed ground and infantry forces onto the surface of [[Installation 05]], and set up a presence around a [[Temple (Installation 05)|temple]] in the middle of a lake, from which Regret began his religious sermons.{{Ref/Level|Id=Delta Halo|H2|[[Delta Halo]]}} He transmitted an apology to the [[Prophet of Truth]], indicating that he couldn't have known that the humans would be on Earth or in such force. Truth responded that only [[Prophet of Mercy]] had spared him from public condemnation. Nevertheless, ''High Charity'' and the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]] rushed to the new Halo, and a flight of [[Type-52 Phantom|Phantoms]] was deployed to retrieve the Hierarch.{{Ref/Level|Id=Regret|H2|[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]}}

[[File:H2A - RegretGravemind.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Regret as part of the Gravemind.]]

[[File:H2ACampaign ChiefVsRegret.png|right|thumb|250px|Prophet of Regret [[Boss (gameplay)|boss fight]] in ''Halo 2''.]]

The gravity throne allows Regret to [[slipspace translocation|teleport]] a short distance away. The most effective way to deal with the Prophet is to jump onto his gravity throne and beat him to death with melee attacks. Energy swords will not kill the Prophet, though they can reduce the number of melee hits required to kill him. [[M41 rocket launcher|Rockets]], and [[Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun|fuel rods]] are surprisingly ''ineffective'' against Regret. Although he will shout out and bleed when hit, the player must still board his throne and melee him to death. Explosives weapon ''cannot'' kill him but can deal considerable damage due to the blast range. Surprisingly, using the [[SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle|Sniper Rifle]] is also ineffective against Regret as even being sniped to the headshot multiple times, he still survives. Despite with any ordinances, melee him to death is the only way to execute Regret.

*Regret's title is, like all [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] Hierarchs, ironic, as he never showed any regret for his actions, even after his death and subsequent assimilation by the Flood. He did, however, apologize to the other Hierarchs for attacking Earth with insufficient numbers, although he may have actually been attempting to justify his actions.