Cut Halo 2 dialogue

This page discusses elements of deleted material and cut content. Some information on the page is sourced from game files and may not be verifiable through external sources. Where possible, such information should be clearly-marked and replaced with a proper external source as soon as one is available.

The following pieces of cut dialogue can be found in the game files for Halo 2. The full reasoning behind some dialogue's removal is unclear, however, with certain lines referring to entities such as the Flood's Juggernaut, it's likely lines were cut as content was removed, the dialogue was deemed redundant, or as dialogue was consolidated into other lines and areas of the game.

Sacred Icon

The following lines of dialogue are found in the map files for Sacred Icon.

Dialogue	File
Tartarus: "Four locks to go."	l06_0020_tar Trouble with the audio sample?
Rtas 'Vadumee: "Is that not human fire mixed with our own?"	l06_0140_soc Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "I believe so leader, perhaps the Flood?"	l06_0150_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Rtas 'Vadumee: "Cursed parasite!"	l06_0160_soc Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili (in unison): "May your footsteps never fade!"	l06_0210_sec Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili (in unison): "For those who fell before us!"	l06_0230_sec Trouble with the audio sample?
Rtas 'Vadumee: "Humans and parasites, this ring has been befouled! But we will wipe it clean."	l06_0270_soc Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili (in unison): "Honouring those who built it!"	l06_0280_sec Trouble with the audio sample?
Rtas 'Vadumee: "Human fools... I almost feel sorry for them."	l06_0290_soc Trouble with the audio sample?
Kig-Yar: "(snarls)"	l06_0420_jak Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Leader! A Juggernaut!"	l06_0560_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Leader! A Juggernaut!"	l06_0560_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Foul, and unholy beast!"	l06_0560_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Foul and unholy beast!"	l06_0560_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Rtas 'Vadumee: "Close ranks! We'll take it down together!"	l06_0580_soc Trouble with the audio sample?

Quarantine Zone

The following lines of dialogue are found in the map files for Quarantine Zone.

Dialogue	File
Special Operations Sangheili: "Impossible! It's never done that before!"	l06_0630_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Impossible! It's never done that before!"	l06_0630_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Arbiter! Juggernauts!"	l06_0670_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Arbiter! Juggernauts!"	l06_0670_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Humans! They mean to harm the Icon!"	l06_0680_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Humans! They mean to harm the Icon!"	l06_0680_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "I would not worry, they will never make it past the Flood."	l06_0690_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "I would not worry, they will never make it past the Flood."	l06_0690_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Do not tempt fate- start placing charges."	l06_0740_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Do not tempt fate- start placing charges."	l06_0740_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Arbiter, we have no detonators. But our guns will suffice."	l06_0750_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Arbiter, we have no detonators. But our guns will suffice."	l06_0750_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "I don't like the sound of that..."	l06_0830_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "I do not like the sound of that..."	l06_0830_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Blast! A Juggernaut!"	l06_0840_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Blast! A Juggernaut!"	l06_0840_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Tartarus: "(Laughs) I see you've found yourself a playmate, Arbiter."	l06_0850_tar Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "This does not look good..."	l06_0860_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "This does not look good..."	l06_0860_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "The parasite intends to attack from above, prepare yourselves!"	l06_0870_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "The parasite intends to attack from above, prepare yourselves!"	l06_0870_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Take cover!"	l06_0880_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Special Operations Sangheili: "Take cover!"	l06_0880_scl Trouble with the audio sample?

Gravemind

The following lines of dialogue are found in the map files for Gravemind.

Dialogue	File
Truth: "If you would doubt, look to Halo. What fears have you that would not vanish in its light?"	l07_0250_pot Trouble with the audio sample?
Cortana: "Chief... there were no humans on board, it was filled with Flood!" - Presumably referring to the In Amber Clad.	l07_0080_cor Trouble with the audio sample?
Cortana: "Whatever that Flood creature was, it had damn good aim." - Potentially referring to the Gravemind's precise Slipspace jump, bringing the aforementioned UNSC ship inside High Charity's dome.	l07_2160_cor Trouble with the audio sample?
Cortana: "They've cut power to the pedway, hang tight while I bring it back online"	l07_2510_cor Trouble with the audio sample?
Cortana: "Power restored, go ahead Chief."	l07_2560_cor Trouble with the audio sample?
Cortana: "Just step on to the pad, it'll move you forward automatically."	l07_2570_cor Trouble with the audio sample?

Uprising

The following lines of dialogue are found in the map files for Uprising.

Dialogue	File
Unngoy: "Uh oh..."	l08_0360_crz Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "His devotion inspires us all!"	l08_0380_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "His devotion inspires us all."	l08_0380_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Devotion! He's as mad as a mateless Hunter!"	l08_0390_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Devotion! He's as mad as a mateless Hunter!"	l08_0390_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Let's not make ourselves a target for those Scarabs. Proceed through the ravines!"	l08_0470_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Let us not make ourselves a target for those Scarabs. Proceed through the ravines!"	l08_0470_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "They're using Human weapons? Have they no shame?"	l08_0480_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "They're using Human weapons! Have they no shame?"	l08_0480_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "There's a Brute encampment at the bottom of this ravine. With luck, we'll catch them napping!"	l08_0490_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "There's a Brute encampment at the bottom of this ravine. With luck, we'll catch them napping!"	l08_0490_dog Trouble with the audio sample?

High Charity

The following lines of dialogue are found in the map files for High Charity.

Dialogue	File
Cortana: "The Flood have killed most of the Prophets' Honor Guards. You should thank them- that is if they weren't trying to kill you too."	l07_0110_cor Trouble with the audio sample?
Cortana: "Flood spores have contaminated the city's life support infrastructure; the filtration systems are overloading!"	l07_2850_cor Trouble with the audio sample?
Cortana: "The amount of Flood biomass is increasing exponentially, there are reports of infestations in every district!"	l07_2860_cor Trouble with the audio sample?
Cortana: "If the speed of the Flood's spread in this tower is any indication, it won't take long for it to overrun the entire city!"	l07_2870_cor Trouble with the audio sample?
Cortana: "The Jackals and Drones have declared themselves the servants of the Brutes. The Hunters have sworn allegiance to the Elites."	l07_2890_cor Trouble with the audio sample?
Cortana: "The Grunts seem to be neutral, or, at least afraid to announce which side they support. Except for Truth, the Prophets aren't saying a word."	l07_2900_cor Trouble with the audio sample?

Great Journey

The following lines of dialogue are found in Great Journey.

Dialogue	File
Rtas 'Vadumee: "Go! Kill Tartarus! For the Elites, and the Covenant!"	l08_0550_soc Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "More Human weapons? Savages."	l08_0580_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "More Human weapons? Ergh... Savages."	l08_0580_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "The Sentinels won't attack unless we give them a reason."	l08_0590_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "The Sentinels won't attack unless we give them a reason."	l08_0590_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Curses, we have enough to worry about as it is!"	l08_0600_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Curses, we have enough to worry about as it is!"	l08_0600_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Man those- I mean (sighs) Alien those topside turrets! This thing won't move and shoot at the same time!"	l08_0620_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Shall we let these Humans live? Is that not Heresy?"	l08_0630_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Shall we let these Humans live? Is that not Heresy?"	l08_0630_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "What use is dogma on this day... Trust the Arbiter! If he lets them live, he does so for good reason!"	l08_0640_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "What use is dogma on this day... Trust the Arbiter! If he lets them live, he does so for good reason!"	l08_0640_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Keep your eyes peeled, they'll try coming at us off the walls!"	l08_0650_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Nice Shot! Heh... for an Alien."	l08_0670_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "If all of you could aim like that, we'd be in trouble."	l08_0680_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Now I know why you have the fancy armor!"	l08_0690_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Humans fighting alongside Elites? What's next, Grunt Hierarchs?"	l08_0700_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Humans fighting alongside Elites? What's next, Grunt Hierarchs?"	l08_0700_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "After all I've seen today, I would not be surprised."	l08_0710_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "After all I have seen today, I would not be surprised."	l08_0710_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Aw, to hell with this!"	l08_0720_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Geronimo!"	l08_0730_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "What did he say?"	l08_0740_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "What did he say?"	l08_0740_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "By the rings!"	l08_0750_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "By the rings!"	l08_0750_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Is the Human mad?"	l08_0760_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Is the Human mad?"	l08_0760_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Do I gotta do everything? Get over there and finish him off!"	l08_0770_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Hey fancy-pants, would it help if I said please?"	l08_0780_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Damn! We could do this dance all day. I'll keep it busy, you go over there and kill it!"	l08_0790_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "We'll make sure the Brutes don't reclaim this Scarab."	l08_0810_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "We'll make sure the Brutes don't reclaim this Scarab."	l08_0810_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Don't worry about me, board that damn thing!"	l08_0820_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "I can't keep this up forever, get over there before it gets a lucky shot!"	l08_0830_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Go Arbiter! No Brute will get past me."	l08_0960_dog Trouble with the audio sample?
Sangheili: "Go Arbiter! No Brute will get past me."	l08_0960_scl Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Damn! This rifle isn't doing anything to his shields!"	l08_0970_jon Trouble with the audio sample?
Tartarus: "What? Is the mighty Arbiter afraid?"	l08_0980_tar Trouble with the audio sample?
Tartarus: "(growl) This time Arbiter, I shall kill you properly!"	l08_1010_tar Trouble with the audio sample?
Tartarus: "Concentrate on the Arbiter you fools!"	l08_1030_tar Trouble with the audio sample?
Johnson: "Big step up ahead, hang on!"	l08_2000_jon Trouble with the audio sample?

Trivia

• Dialogue for the both the levels High Charity and Gravemind have the same prefix, "l07". This is also the case for levels Sacred Icon and Quarantine Zone with "l06", and Uprising and Great Journey with "l08". As these levels were originally intended to compose single levels, this could be an indication that these lines were added to the game before the decision was made to split most of the levels in half.