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'''Reversed messages''' refer to a series of messages hidden in ''Halo'' music tracks. There are four reversed messages in the ''Halo'' series, one in ''[[Halo 2]]'', three in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and 8 in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.

== Destroyer's Invocation Message ==

In the ''Halo 2'' soundtrack ''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 live to see death and destruction, evil... over the light, but the light cannot be extinguished.''

 

 

:''I am lost...in time''

In [[2007]], [[Martin O'Donnell]] posted on the [[halo.bungie.org]] forums that he wondered "why the transcript (of the reversed message) is still wrong."<ref name="hbo">[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive26.pl?read=783501 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''i wonder...'']</ref>

== 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 one reverses the song. Here is a transcript:

It is also worth noting that lines from the last stanza in T.S. Elliot's ''The Hollow Men'' were used in the [[Cortana Letters]], which was repeated at end of the [[Halo 3 Announcement trailer]].

== Dread Intrusion Message ==

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 [[List of "seven" references in the Halo series|7]] syllables each, a possible '''7''' reference.

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 [[Sangheili|Elites]] and [[human]]s are mentioned.

A voice can also be heard on the level, [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]. It can be found on the second [[barrier tower]]'s control room, where there are [[Brute Stalkers]].

==Data Pads==

Similar to the Halo 3's Terminals, ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' has reversed [[Forerunner]] audio in the background of the [[Data pads]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwU_Hmktnn4 '''YouTube''': ''Halo Reach datapads audio DECODED!'']</ref>

:''Covering data''

:''Reverting''

:''Welcome Child''

:''Protocol to maintain

:''Lineage confirmed

:''Rogue confirmed

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[[Category:Halo 2 Easter Eggs]]

[[Category:Halo 3 Easter Eggs]]

[[Category: Halo: Reach Easter Eggs]]