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The [[Banished]] leader [[Atriox]] learned of the Harbinger during his time on [[Installation 00|the Ark]] and believed she was the key to unlocking Zeta Halo's secrets. Following the apparent demise of Atriox when [[Cortana]] sacrificed herself to destroy the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]] and disable [[Installation 07|the Ring]], his second-in-command and old mentor, [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]], assumed his place as leader of the [[Banished]] and set out to fulfill Atriox's goal of seizing control of the Ring. As part of this plan, Escharum sought to locate and free the [[Harbinger]] from her [[Cylix]]. | |||
After driving the UNSC away from the ''[[UNSC Mortal Reverie|Reverie]]''{{'}}}s crash site, the Banished established [[Outpost Tremonius (location)|Outpost Tremonius]], which they used as an excavation site and storage facility for Forerunner artifacts. Eventually, the Banished recovered the Harbinger's Cylix.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Escharum's Testimony 2|Banished Audio log|Detail=Escharum's Testimony #02 - Cylix}} | |||
Escharum then forced a UNSC [[Prisoner of war|POW]], [[Lucas Browning]], to [[Reclaimer|release]] the Harbinger from the Cylix.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #02 - What was Inside}} Upon being released, she introduced herself by proclaiming her to be the Harbinger of the truth, and that all that the Banished knew was at an end. The surrounding Brutes, Jackals, and Grunts were terrified of her, but Escharum stepped forward and claimed delight over the Harbinger's proclamation.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #03 - She was Smiling}} | |||
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Allied with the Banished during the Installation 07 conflict. |
- "Hear this, Forerunners! Your Auditorium has fallen. The Endless found. Your sins undone. Today WE return!"
- — The Harbinger speaking to the Master Chief
The Harbinger, or the Harbinger of the truth, was a female Xalanyn who was active in the year 2560 during the Installation 07 conflict. The Harbinger was awoken from a Cylix by the Banished as they both sought to repair Zeta Halo in order to unleash the Endless.
Biography
Early life
Very little is known about the Harbinger's early life, other than that she, along with the other Endless, survived the the firing of the Halo Array - a feat which surprised and alarmed the remaining Forerunners. In 97,368 BCE, she and the rest of her species were imprisoned on Installation 07 by order of the Grand Edict.[3]
Return on Zeta Halo
- Main article: Installation 07 conflict
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The Banished leader Atriox learned of the Harbinger during his time on the Ark and believed she was the key to unlocking Zeta Halo's secrets. Following the apparent demise of Atriox when Cortana sacrificed herself to destroy the Silent Auditorium and disable the Ring, his second-in-command and old mentor, War Chief Escharum, assumed his place as leader of the Banished and set out to fulfill Atriox's goal of seizing control of the Ring. As part of this plan, Escharum sought to locate and free the Harbinger from her Cylix.
After driving the UNSC away from the Reverie'}s crash site, the Banished established Outpost Tremonius, which they used as an excavation site and storage facility for Forerunner artifacts. Eventually, the Banished recovered the Harbinger's Cylix.[4] Escharum then forced a UNSC POW, Lucas Browning, to release the Harbinger from the Cylix.[5] Upon being released, she introduced herself by proclaiming her to be the Harbinger of the truth, and that all that the Banished knew was at an end. The surrounding Brutes, Jackals, and Grunts were terrified of her, but Escharum stepped forward and claimed delight over the Harbinger's proclamation.[6]
Alliance with the Banished
The Harbinger agreed to help the Banished take control of the Ring in exchange for their help in locating and freeing her people, the Endless.[7] In order to achieve both objectives, the Silent Auditorium had to be repaired first - a process known as the Reformation. Only the Monitor of Zeta Halo, Despondent Pyre had the ability to initiate the Reformation. Despondent Pyre resided in an underground Forerunner facility called the Conservatory, so Escharum ordered the establishment of Site Novem for the purposes of breaching the Conservatory and capturing the Monitor.[8] At one point, the Harbinger herself inspected the site.[9] She modified a Banished mining laser, enabling it to pierce the Ring's Forerunner alloy. By May 15, 2560, the Banished had used their modified mining laser to successfully breach the Conservatory.[10]
The Harbinger also bolstered the Banished forces with her own minions, flying creatures that came to be known as Skimmers. Some Banished troops regarded these creatures as more nuisance than help.[11]
Battling John-117
On May 28, 2560, the Harbinger captured Despondent Pyre. When the Monitor's protested that the Endless must not be freed, the Harbinger replied that her people were blameless and blamed the Forerunners for all that had happened. She forcibly extracted Despondent Pyre's encephalon, killing the Monitor in the process. Using the Forerunner routines contained within Despondent Pyre's encephalon, the Harbinger constructed a protocol[12] capable of summoning the Reformation Spires across the fragmented section of Zeta Halo.[13] The Spires still required an initialization sequence to become fully activated,[14] Master Chief John-117, who had witnessed Despondent Pyre's abduction, followed the Harbinger to the top of the Conservatory and confronted her as she prepared to begin the Reformation. The Harbinger initially did not view the Chief as a serious threat and told him that she wasn't his enemy. She then unleashed an energy pulse that froze the Chief's armor and summoned dozens of Reformation Spires. With the aid of his AI Companion, The Weapon, John-117 broke free of the armor lock and tried to stop the Harbinger, but she blasted him out of the Conservatory. She then escaped to the Command Spire, where she tried to send the initialization sequence needed to fully activate the Spires. However, the Spire network resisted her attempts because the summoning protocol she'd constructed from Despondent Pyre's routines hadn't been entirely correct.[15]
After John-117 and his AI companion, the Weapon, removed one of the Spires from the network and then defeated the two Spartan Killers Hyperius and Tovarus, the Harbinger realized the threat the Maser Chief posed. She told Escharum to send all his forces against the Spartan, but Escharum, who desired to personally face the Chief in battle, replied that odds would not break him. The Harbinger noted that the Master Chief had an ally connected to the Ring, who could potentially be exploited. She then directed Escharum to defend the Command Spire while she initiated the Reformation. Escharum agreed, but warned her to prove her worth. The Harbinger replied that once the Banished had control of the Ring and once the Endless were found, he would never question her worth and she, in turn, would never question his judgement.
Death
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Personality and traits
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Physical description and appearance
The Harbinger has two arms, with four fingers on each hand. She also has two legs, and a long slender body. She can hover in the air using thrusters on her back. Her skin is light blue in color, and her mouth is surrounded by a pair of flipper-like tentacles.[2]
Trivia
The Harbinger is voiced by Debra Wilson in Halo Infinite.
Gallery
The Harbinger's face.
Harbinger as she attacks.
Harbinger floating with her thrusters.
Harbinger attacking John-117.
The Harbinger's face with no helmet on.
The back of Harbinger's armor.
The Harbinger with 117649 Despondent Pyre's encephalon.
List of appearances
- Halo Infinite (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo Infinite: Silent Auditorium description "[The Harbinger] reveals the Auditorium was where the Forerunners passed judgment upon her species, the Endless [...]"
- ^ a b c Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Overview
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Endless: Silent Auditorium: "If Halo cannot end them, it must imprison them." - Grand Edict, Legendary ending post-credits
- ^ Halo Infinite, Banished Audio log: Escharum's Testimony #02 - Cylix
- ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: The Prisoner #02 - What was Inside
- ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: The Prisoner #03 - She was Smiling
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Graveyard: Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level): "When the Endless are found. And when you have your Ring. Then you will never question my worth and I will never question your judgment." - The Harbinger
- ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Scattered #04 - The Prize
- ^ Halo Infinite, Banished Audio log: Outpost Intel #06 - Secrets Below
- ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Scattered #07 - Infiltration
- ^ Halo Infinite, Banished Audio logs: Outpost Intel #05 - RE: Damnable Eyes
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Connections: Spire (Halo Infinite level): "This structure has been activated using a protocol that's far older than anything I've ever seen." - The Weapon
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Connections: Conservatory
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Connections: Spire (Halo Infinite level): "Soon the sequence will be sent and the Reformation can begin." - Adjutant Resolution
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Connections: Spire (Halo Infinite level): "The protocol that triggered all this wasn't exactly correct. It worked... well, it started the process." - The Weapon
