H2:Gravemind
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Inside High Charity |
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Rescue Marine allies and pursue the Prophet of Truth |
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Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see H2:Gravemind/Walkthrough. |
| “ | The Prophets have the Index and plan to use it? Over your dead body. | ” |
Gravemind is the twelfth campaign level of Halo 2. The level takes place within High Charity, after the Gravemind teleports John-117 there. The Prophet of Truth has the Index, and the Master Chief must get to him before he leaves for the control room of Delta Halo. As the player travels through High Charity, they experience the beginning of the Great Schism.
Strangely enough, apart from the opening cutscene, there is no contact with the Gravemind or the Flood. Also, the word "Gravemind" is not mentioned until two levels later in High Charity. This is the first level where Jiralhanae are fought, and is one of only four missions where there are no human weapons. This is the first level in which you can use the Brute Shot and the Brute Plasma Rifle.
Transcript[edit]
{Cutscene} {Anniversary Cutscene} {Anniversary Chinese Cutscene}
The Master Chief begins to wake up, and sees a red circle of lights on the ceiling of some underground area, and helf aloft by a tentacle. (In the Anniversary version, he wakes up to himself being wrapped by a huge tentacle dragged along a corridor into a huge chamber.) Eventually, he is brought towards the head of a massive creature: the Gravemind.
- Cortana: "What...is that?"
The Master Chief is held in front of the Gravemind's head, a mass of fleshy mandibles. It speaks in a deep, gravelly voice.
- Gravemind: "I...? I am a monument to all your sins."
As the Gravemind talks, it breathes out Flood spores. (In the Anniversary version, the Chief looks up and notices he is not alone.) Two tentacles bring forth a struggling Thel 'Vadamee, as they are held next to each other.
- John-117: "Relax. I'd rather not piss this thing off."
- Thel 'Vadamee: (surprised) "Demon!"
The Gravemind makes loud huffing sounds, and indicates the Master Chief (and drags him closer in Anniversary).
- Gravemind: "This one is machine and nerve, and has its mind concluded." (a tentacle wraps around Master Chief's head in the original, but disturbingly pets the Chief's helmet in Anniversary, then indicates 'Vadamee)
The Gravemind makes another brief huff, before indicating 'Vadamee (and dragging him closer in Anniversary).
- Gravemind: "This one is but flesh and faith, and is the more deluded."(shakes the Arbiter around and turns him upside down)
- Thel 'Vadamee: "Kill me or release me, parasite. But do not waste my time with talk!"
- Gravemind: "There is much talk. And I have listened. Through rock, and metal, and time. Now I shall talk, and you shall listen."
It raises two tentacles, one wrapped around a red Monitor, the other merged with an infected Prophet of Regret.
- 2401 Penitent Tangent: "Greetings! I am 2401 Penitent Tangent. I am the Monitor of Installation 05."
Regret struggles to speak through his excruciating pain.
- Prophet of Regret: "And... I am the Prophet of Regret, Councilor most High... Hierarch of the Covenant!"
2401 Penitent Tangent sees the Master Chief.
- 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!"
- Prophet of Regret: "Stay where you are! Nothing can be done until my sermon is complete!"
- 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."
- Prophet of Regret: (to the Arbiter) "Of all the objects our Lords left behind, there are none so worthless as these Oracles!" (yells) "They know nothing of the Great Journey!"
- 2401 Penitent Tangent: "And you know nothing about containment! You have demonstrated complete disregard for even the most basic protocols!
- Gravemind: "This one's 'containment'..." (gives a disgusted huff) "And this one's 'Great Journey'... are the same."
It lowers its tentacles, and Regret shrieks in fear.
- Gravemind: (to 'Vadamee) "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."
At this moment, 'Vadamee stops struggling against the tentacles. He stares somewhat curiously at the Gravemind.
- John-117: "This thing is right. Halo is a weapon. Your Prophets are making a big mistake."
- Thel 'Vadamee: "Your ignorance already destroyed one of the sacred rings, Demon. It shall not harm another."
- Gravemind: "If you will not hear the truth, then I will show it to you. There is still time to stop the key from turning, but first it must be found." (indicates each in turn) "You will search one likely spot, and you will search another. Fate had us meet as foes, but this ring will make us brothers."
Master Chief and 'Vadamee disappear in teleportation rings. Fade to black, fade in on High Charity.
A swarm of Covenant ships attack each other outside of High Charity. Fade in on the walkway outside the Council Chamber, Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen guard the gates from Unggoy and Kig-yar rioters.
- Prophet of Truth: "We are, all of us, gravely concerned."
Cut to Council Chamber. A line of Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen stand at attention. An Unggoy cameraman focuses a holographic camera on Truth as he delivers his speech, while the Prophet of Mercy watches from aside.
- Prophet of Truth: "The release of the parasite was unexpected, unfortunate. But, there is no need to panic. In truth, this is a time to rejoice. A moment that all the Covenant should savor." (raises the Index) "For the Sacred Icon has been found. With it, our path is clear, our entry into the Divine Beyond guaranteed! The Great Journey is nigh..." (the Unggoy notices the Master Chief appearing out of thin air behind him) "...and nothing, not even the Flood, can stop it!"
The Chief looks down at the shocked Unggoy.
- John-117: "Boo."
The Unggoy yelps, throws up his Needler, and flees. The Master Chief catches the Needler and aims it at Truth. Two Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen shield the Prophets with their pikes.
- Prophet of Truth: "Kill the Demon!"
The Prophets and some Jiralhanae escape through a gravity lift, leaving two Jiralhanae behind.
{Gameplay}
Inside Job[edit]
- Cortana: "Brutes! The faster you can kill these Brutes, the better." (The Chief kills one Brute.) "They don't have shield generators, but take them out before... It's berserking!"
Several Unggoy emerge from side doors in the chamber to provide support for the Jiralhanae. Soon the Master Chief kills all Covenant in the room.
- Brute (loudspeaker): "The Demon has infiltrated the Council Chamber?! Protect the Hierarchs! Seal the exits!"
- Cortana: "Oh, I don't think so."
Side doors open up, unleashing waves of Jiralhanae and Unggoy upon the Chief. After a protracted battle, the Chief is able to kill all Covenant troops in the room:
- Cortana: "Put me down on one of the pedestals near the door."
If you approach where Truth was sitting before:
- Cortana: "They've locked it from below. There's a door at the other end of the chamber."
The Spartan approaches the door, and Cortana's hologram appears on one of the two pedestals.
- Cortana: "That