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== Destroyer's Invocation | There are four '''reversed messages''' in the Halo series, one in [[Halo 2|''Halo 2'']], and three in [[Halo 3|''Halo 3'']]. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsEo2u10ziM&fmt=18 | ||
In the ''Halo 2'' | |||
== Destroyer's Invocation Message == | |||
(For three messages go to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsEo2u10ziM&fmt=18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsEo2u10ziM&fmt=18]) . | |||
In the ''Halo 2'' song ''Destroyer's Invocation'', (the first movement of the ''Mausoleum Suite'' on the ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack'', a mysterious voice chants. If this mumbling is reversed ([[Media:Reversed_message.ogg|listen]]), a voice is heard saying: | |||
:''...I have walked among men and angels for three thousand years. Time has no end... no beginning... no purpose.'' | |||
:''I wander the earth, seeking forgiveness for my horrible crimes against God and man.'' | :''I wander the earth, seeking forgiveness for my horrible crimes against God and man.'' | ||
:''I live to see death and destruction, | |||
:''I live to see death and destruction, evil... over the light, but the light cannot be extinguished.'' | |||
:''I live in a prison of my own demise.' '' | :''I live in a prison of my own demise.' '' | ||
The voice can be heard | :''I am lost...in time'' | ||
The voice can be heard during the cut scene before [[The Arbiter]], the level [[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]] when you rescue the Marines, and during [[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]] when you fight [[Tartarus]]. | |||
Recently, [[Marty O'Donnell]] posted on the Halo.Bungie.Org forums that he wondered "why the transcript (of the reversed message) is still wrong." This seems to indicate that changes must be made to the transcript before it is accurate. | |||
There are many theories as to whom the voice belongs. The most plausible candidate is [[032 Mendicant Bias]], however, other possibilities include a [[Prophet]] or the [[Gravemind]]. When played, it seems to sound like the [[Gravemind]], but when sped up slightly, the voice seems to belong to the [[Prophet of Truth]]. If sped up even more, the voice resembles that of a [[Monitor]]. | |||
== Black Tower | There are voices that sound like another reversed message in the "infected" part of the [[Mausoleum Suite]], but so far they seem to be indecipherable (too distorted). | ||
In the ''Halo 3'' soundtrack, during the first few minutes of the track ''Black Tower'', there is yet another message that can be heard if | |||
== Black Tower Message == | |||
In the ''Halo 3'' soundtrack, during the first few minutes of the track ''Black Tower'', there is yet another message that can be heard if you reverse the song. Here is a transcript: | |||
:''Eyes from Death's dream kingdom,'' | :''Eyes from Death's dream kingdom,'' | ||
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:''Form prayers to broken stone.'' | :''Form prayers to broken stone.'' | ||
It is also worth noting that lines from the last stanza in T.S. Elliot's ''The Hollow Men'' | It is also worth noting that a line (or lines) from the last stanza in T.S. Elliot's ''The Hollow Men'' was used in the end of the Halo 3 E3 2006 trailer. The Stanza is as follows: | ||
:''This is the way the world ends'' | |||
:''This is the way the world ends'' | |||
:''This is the way the world ends'' | |||
:''Not with a bang but a whimper.'' | |||
== Gravemind/Dread Intrusion Message == | |||
Also in the ''Halo 3'' soundtrack, a reversed message can be heard in the tracks ''[[Gravemind]]'', and ''Dread Intrusion''. The entire message is currently unknown, however, several lines are intelligible. Oddly, the voice during these messages sounds different from Gravemind. It echoes considerably, rendering several lines unknown, it is much deeper in pitch, and multiple other voices can be heard. This could be a reference to multiple Graveminds from the past that speak as one because of inherited knowledge. The first two lines both have [[7]] syllables each, a possible [[7]] reference. | |||
:''Side by side, we march as one,'' | :''Side by side, we march as one,'' | ||
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:''So forth shall all of life.'' | :''So forth shall all of life.'' | ||
The exact person who is speaking is unknown. Just like the ''Destroyer's Invocation'' Message, there are many possibilities about | The exact person who is speaking is unknown. Just like the ''Destroyer's Invocation'' Message, there are many possibilities about who it could be. The likely candidates are the [[Gravemind]] and the [[Prophet of Truth]], since only [[Elites]] and [[Humans]] are mentioned. | ||
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When a distortion in some audio logs was heard some curious gamers began to think there may be a backwards message in those distortions. (Example: When Sadie is using an ATM a distortion was heard) It is unknown if this is true or what the messages say. | |||
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