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{{Article Quote|Every member of the Covenant shall walk the path. None will be left behind when our Great Journey begins. That is the Prophets' age-old promise, and it shall be fulfilled!}}

During the [[Ages of Doubt|23rd Age of Doubt]], [[2524]] by the UNSC [[Military Calendar]], Regret held the post of Vice Minister of Tranquility. He was unique among the Prophets for his confrontational demeanor, a trait he gained from working with the [[Sangheili]]. He informed the [[Minister of Fortitude]] about the existence of [[Harvest]] and what they believed to be a vast repository of [[Forerunner]] artifacts. After conspiring with Fortitude to gain these artifacts for their own use, he helped him by pretending to sympathize with those [[Roll of Celibates|blacklisted from reproducing]] due to inbreeding, which included the [[Prophet of Restraint]]. After pretending to be the father of two children Restraint had unlawfully fathered, Tranquility blackmailed Restraint into stepping down from his position as High Prophet.<ref name = "CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>  

Before their coup, the Prophets visited the [[Philologist]] [[Prophet of Mercy|Hod Rumnt]], leader of the [[Asceticism|ascetic priests]] aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] and keeper of the Oracle, which was actually the long-dormant [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]], an ancient [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] that had not spoken to anyone for thousands of years. When the [[Luminary|Luminaries]] of Harvest were entered into its matrix, the Oracle reactivated and said the symbols had been misinterpreted: the symbol didn't mean "Reclamation", but "Reclaimer", who it called his makers. Fortitude concluded that the these Reclaimers, the planet's aliens, were living Forerunners who had been left behind when the others transcended. Tranquility refused to believe this and accused the Philologist of tampering with the Oracle. As it attempted to launch the Dreadnought from ''[[High Charity]]'' the Lekgolo worms inside the Dreadnought short-circuited it and stopped Mendicant Bias. Fortitude, Tranquility, and the [[Philologist]] made the decision to disconnect the Oracle from the ship and decided to eradicate humanity before any of the Covenant learned that the most basic premise of their faith was false, and that [[human|"living gods"]] would probably replace the Prophets. As such, their ascension was made, taking the names of Truth, Regret and Mercy.<ref name = "CH"/>

Upon the onset of the Human-Covenant War, Regret formalized the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]]; a Sangheili-led military force under his personal supervision,<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 10''</ref> and appointed [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] as its leader, choosing him for his ruthlessness and undying loyalty.<ref name = "Loyalty"/> Obsessed with the Forerunners and the prospect of activating the [[Halo Array]], Regret dispatched 'Moramee on numerous missions throughout Covenant and human space to find the means to do this.<ref>[http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/halo-wars-character-profile-professor-anders-and-the-prophet-of-regret/?page=2 Obsessed Prophet]. ''Game Daily''. Accessed on 2009-01-26</ref> Eventually, during the [[Harvest campaign]], Covenant forces discovered a [[Relic|Forerunner relic]] buried in the planet's northern polar region.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Alpha Base (level)|Alpha Base]]''</ref> This relic proved to be some sort of Forerunner mapping device. Dispatching a force led by Ripa 'Moramee, valuable information was recovered. With [[UNSC]] forces closing in however, Regret ordered that the relic be destroyed to prevent the retrieved information from falling into human hands. Against his instincts, the Arbiter obeyed.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Relic Approach]]''</ref> However, despite Covenant efforts, the site was not destroyed, allowing the humans to learn of the information Regret planned to use.

Later, at [[Shield 0459]] in a Forerunner installation known as the [[Apex Site]], he discussed with the Arbiter his plans to activate the [[Forerunner dreadnought]]s located there. When he could not activate the artifact himself, he ordered the Arbiter to capture the human female, [[Ellen Anders]], who they encountered at the "[[Relic|Ice Relic]]" and bring her to the Apex. Later when the Arbiter returned with her, Regret was in disbelief, saying "you would hardly think them a threat." When they learned the humans were closing in on them Regret evacuated to ''[[High Charity]]''. However, Regret's plans to use the dormant ships were foiled when the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} induced the collapse of the Shield World's internal sun, destroying all the ships and the planet.

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