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


== Destroyer's Invocation Message ==
== Destroyer's Invocation message ==
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:  
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 have walked among men and angels for three thousand years. Time has no end... no beginning... no purpose.''


:''…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, evil… over the light, but the light cannot be extinguished.''
:''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.' ''
:''I am lost…in time''


:''I am lost...in time''
The voice can be heard in the beginning cutscene of the level ''[[The Arbiter]]'', the level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]'' when [[John-117]] rescues the Marines, and during the level ''[[The Great Journey]]'' when [[Thel 'Vadam]] battles [[Tartarus]].


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]].
In [[2007 (real world)|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>


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.
== 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 music. Here is a transcript:
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]].
 
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).
 
== 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 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:
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 the end of the [[Halo 3 announcement trailer|''Halo 3'' Announcement trailer]] and in ''Halo 3'' itself.
 
:''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.''


== Dread Intrusion Message ==
== 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.
In the ''Halo 3'' soundtrack, a reversed message can be heard in the tracks ''[[Gravemind (music)|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 [[Seven|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 who it could be. The likely candidates are the [[Gravemind]] and the [[Prophet of Truth]], since only [[Elites]] and [[Humans]] are mentioned.
The exact person who is speaking is unknown. Just like the ''Destroyer's Invocation'' Message, there are many possibilities about whom 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 in the second [[barrier tower]]'s control room, where there are [[Brute Stalkers]].
 
==Data pads==
Similar to Halo 3's terminals, ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' has reversed [[Forerunner]] audio in the background of the [[Data pads]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_HcWBU9dJg '''YouTube''': ''DATA PAD SECRET MESSAGES FINALLY DECIPHERED - Halo Reach'']</ref>
 
:''Culling data''
:''Corruption contained''
:''Breach identified''
:''Welcome Scion''
:''Lineage confirmed''
:''Rogue confirmed''
:''Purge Initiated''
:''Protocols Reinstated''
:''Gathering sources''
:''Scouring Arrays''
:''Prioritizing''
:''Cross-referencing''
:''Referencing''
:''Daemon Running''
:''Searching''
:''Researching''


A voice can also be heard on the level, [[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]. It can be found on the second tower's control room, where there are [[Brute Stalkers]].
==Cryptic Whisper message==
In the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' soundtrack ''[[Cryptic Whisper]]'' a mysterious voice chants. If this mumbling is reversed, a voice is heard saying:
 
:''We squander eons in the darkness''
:''While they seize our triumphs for their own''
:''The [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]] for all things belongs to [[Forerunner]]s alone''
:''Think of my acts as you will''
:''Do not doubt the reality''
:''The [[Reclaimer|Reclamation]] has already begun''
:''We are hopeless to stop it.''
 
The voice can be heard in the beginning cutscene of the level ''The Arbiter''. The message alludes to the [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[Wikipedia:Suasoria|suasoria]] from ''[[Halo 4]]'''s [[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]].
 
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