Regret
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Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see Regret (Halo 2 level)/Walkthrough. |
Regret is a Halo 2 campaign level. Starting from the end of the previous level Delta Halo, the player travels on floating gondolas, in underwater elevators, and through various temple corridors to reach the temple holding the Prophet of Regret.
Transcript
Master Chief starts to walk past a hologram of Prophet of Regret chanting a sermon.
- Cortana: "Wait, go back."
Master Chief puts Cortana in the holo-projector, her avatar appears.
- Cortana: "That's what I thought he said. The Prophet of Regret is planning to activate Halo!"
- Master Chief Petty Officer John 117: "Are you sure?"
Cortana snaps her fingers, the hologram starts speaking in English
- Prophet of Regret (Hologram): "I shall light this holy ring, release its cleansing flame, and burn a path into the divine beyond!"
Cortana snaps her fingers again, and the hologram freezes.
- Cortana: (smugly) "Pretty much."
- John-117: "Commander, we've got a problem."
The view changes into In Amber Clad's bridge, where Keyes studies a hologram of the Index.
- Commander Keyes: "But from what I understand, the Prophet will need an object, the Index, to activate the ring."
Commander Keyes changes the hologram to the Library.
- Commander Keyes: "I've located a Library similar to the one you found on the first Halo. If the rings work the same way, the Index should be inside."
- Commander Keyes: "Then, we'd better beat them to it, Sergeant. Extract your men, and meet me at the Library."
- Sergeant Johnson (COM): "Yes, ma'am."
The view changes back to the Chief and Cortana.
- Commander Keyes (COM): "I'll secure the Index, Chief."
Master Chief puts Cortana back in his armor.
- Commander Keyes (COM): "You take out the Prophet. He's given us all the intel we need."
{Gameplay}
Testament
A swarm of Drones descend upon the Chief. After defeating them, he and two Marines proceed outside, where ruins are infested with Covenant forces.
- Cortana: "You know, I think the Forerunners built these new structures around the old, to protect them, to honor them. Pure speculation, mind you. I'd need to make a thorough survey to be sure."
The Chief proceeds to a large platform, just in time to see a Gondola being activated and speeds away.
- Cortana: "I wish I had more time to decipher these inscriptions. The Forerunners revere this place, that much is clear. But was it a temple, or a university... I can't say."
Once the Chief and his Marine companions clear the platform, an enemy Phantom appears and drops off a pair of Hunters. The Chief deals with them.
- Commander Keyes (COM): "Cortana, the Covenant are getting nosy. I don't want to give away my position, so I'm rerouting a few stragglers back to you. I apologize; these Pelicans are all the support you're gonna get."
- Cortana: "Understood, ma'am."
- Cortana: "A gondola's launching from the far towers. Big surprise, it's full of Covenant reinforcements."
After all hostiles are eliminated by the Chief:
- Cortana: "Well, they were nice enough to bring us a ride."
If either Private Chips Dubbo and/or Sergeant Stacker are with the Chief.
- Pvt. Chips Dubbo: "Alright, everyone aboard."
- Pvt. Chips Dubbo: "What's to drive? It comes here, it goes there."
If the player waits around the Gondola.
- Cortana: "This gondola won't get us all the way to the main temple, but it'll get us close. Let's get on board."
If the player continues to wait:
- Cortana: "If you hit the activation switch, it should drive itself."
The Chief activates the Gondola.
One-Way Ticket
The Chief and the two Marines are attacked by a swarm of Drones as they cross the lake. The trio eliminates them.
- Cortana: "This lake couldn't have been created by volcanic action, which means it was either built this way on purpose, or was created by some other cataclysmic event... Sorry, were you trying to kill something?"
After the Chief and the Marines clear the Gondola, they move inside a structure and clear out Covenant forces surrounding an elevator.
- Cortana: "Ah, now I see. There's a submerged section that connects these towers to the outlying structures. Looks like we're going down. Unless you'd... prefer to swim."
- Pvt. Chips Dubbo: "Full car, comin' up!"
If the player waits around for too long:
- Cortana: "All right, let's see where this elevator goes."
As the Chief and the Marines journey underwater in the elevator, and peer around the murky depths.
- Cortana: "I've intercepted a secure transmission from Regret's Carrier to the something called High Charity. It seems to be a formal apology to the Prophets of Truth and Mercy. Apparently, Regret jumped the gun when he attacked Earth. He's asking the other Prophets to 'forgive his premature arrival', arguing that 'no human presence was foretold.' That explains why there were so few ships in his fleet. But it's odd that a Prophet would have such bad intel about his enemy's homeworld."
Once the Chief and the Marines that are alive clear the current area of Covenant, in a large chamber, looking at a huge hologram of the Prophet of Regret.
- Cortana: "And people say I've got a big head."
If the player stares at Regret's hologram for long enough:
- Prophet of Regret (Hologram): "Most of those we encountered in our search were compelled to join our Union. To take part in moment of promise, Freedom for Allegiance, Salvation for Service! But some, like the Humans, chose to impede our progress. Block our access to sacred sites, damage Holy Relics! For their transgressions, the Humans shall be hunted until none remain alive!"
- Pvt. Chips Dubbo: "Oh man, he's so dead."
If the player stalls:
- Cortana: "Keep moving. Let's find our way back to the surface."
When the Chief and surviving Marines reach another submerged elevator and go underwater again.
- Cortana: "Regret's carrier just received a response from High Charity. A very well encrypted message from the Prophet of Truth. Listen to this: 'Your haste has jeopardized the fulfillment of our Covenant, threatened our grand design. That you shall be spared a public display of our contempt is thanks only to Mercy and his wise counsel.' Truth, Mercy, Regret. Three Prophet Hierarchs. Killing Regret should shake up the Covenant leadership. But frankly, it sounds like you might be doing Truth a favor."
After emerging from the elevator, there is another hologram of the Prophet of Regret spouting reli
