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| | <center>''Looking for [[High Charity]], the [[Covenant]] Holy City?''</center> |
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| | ==Summary== |
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| <center>''Looking for [[High Charity (Structure)|High Charity]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] Holy City, or [[High Charity (Music)|High Charity]], a song on the [[Halo 2 Original Soundtrack]]?''</center>
| | A [[Halo 2]] singleplayer level. As the [[Master Chief]], you must battle your way through the [[Flood]]-infested [[High Charity]] to stop the [[Prophet of Truth]] before he boards the [[Forerunner Ship]]. |
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| |prev=''[[Uprising]]''
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| |next=''[[The Great Journey]]''
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| |game=''[[Halo 2]]''
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| |name='''''High Charity'''''
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| |image=[[File:City.jpg|300px]]
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| |player=[[John-117]]
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| |date= [[2552#November 3, 2552|November 3, 2552]]
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| |place=Inside ''[[High Charity]]''
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| |Objective=Stop [[Truth]] from reaching the [[Dreadnought]].
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| |enemies=
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| *[[Brutes]]
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| **[[Minor Brute|Minors]]
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| **[[Major Brute|Majors]]
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| **[[Brute Captain|Captains]]
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| **[[Brute Honor Guard|Honor Guards]]
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| *[[Grunt]]
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| **[[Minor Grunt|Minors]]
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| **[[Major Grunt|Majors]]
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| **[[Ultra Grunt|Ultras]]
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| **[[Gunner Grunt|Gunners]]
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| *[[Jackals]]
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| **[[Minor Jackal|Minors]]
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| **[[Major Jackal|Majors]]
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| **[[Sniper Jackal|Snipers]]
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| *[[Yanme'e|Drone]]s
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| *[[Flood]]
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| **[[Infection Form]]s
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| **[[Combat Form]]s
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| **[[Carrier Form]]s
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| }}
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| {{Article Quote|[[Cortana (AI)|Cortana]] can handle the [[Index]] - stopping [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] is up to you.'''}}
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| '''High Charity''' is the penultimate ''[[Halo 2]]'' [[campaign]] level. As the [[Master Chief]], you must battle your way through the [[Flood]]-infested [[High Charity]] to stop the [[Prophet of Truth]] before he boards the [[Forerunner Ship]]. This is the last level you get to play as the Master Chief in ''Halo 2''. This level is also the only time when Master Chief sees the Flood in combat in ''Halo 2'', and also the only level in the game where you have no allies aiding you. It is also the shortest (playable) campaign level. You can find the [[Halo 2 Skulls|Iron Skull]] on this level.
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| ==Transcript== | | ==Transcript== |
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrW7TJAyr24 '''{''Cutscene''}''']
| | ===First Cinematic=== |
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| ''The Master Chief drops down a grav-lift just in time to see the Phantoms containing the Brute Chieftain [[Tartarus]] and the [[Prophet of Truth]] fly away. He walks over to [[High Prophet of Mercy]], who has yet to be killed by the [[Infection Form]].''
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| *'''[[Master Chief]]''': "Your pal. Where's he going?"
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| *'''[[Prophet of Mercy]]''': "[[Earth]]... to finish what we started. And this time, none of you... will be left behind..."
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| ''Master Chief picks up the Flood form, squeezes it, it pops, killing Mercy in the process. [[Cortana (AI)|Cortana]]'s hologram appears on Mercy's throne.''
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| *'''Cortana''': "That structure, at the center of the city... it's a [[Forerunner Ship]]! And Truth is heading straight for it! If he leads the Covenant fleet to Earth, they won't stand a chance. You have to stop him!"
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| *'''Master Chief''': "[[Tartarus|That Brute]] has the [[Index]]. And [[Commander Miranda Keyes|Miranda]] and [[Sergeant Johnson|Johnson]]. He can activate the ring."
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| ''The view shows [[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]] crashed into a nearby tower.''
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| *'''Cortana''': "If he does, I'll detonate ''In Amber Clad''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s reactor just like we did the [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Autumn]]'s. The blast will destroy this city and the ring. Not a very ''original'' plan, but we know it'll work."
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| ''The Master Chief reaches for her.''
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| *'''Cortana''': "No. I don't want to chance a remote detonation. I'll need to stay here."
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| ''The Chief and Cortana then watch as a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] crashes on the platform, and soon the [[Flood Combat Form]]s inside the dropship run out.''
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| *'''Cortana''': "Flood controlled dropships are touching down all over the city! That creature beneath the Library... that '[[Gravemind]]'... used us. We were just a diversion. In Amber Clad was always its intended vector. There's a conduit connecting this tower to the ship. Head back inside. I'll lead you to it."
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| ''If the Chief wastes time fighting:'' | | ''{the Master Chief drops down a gravlift in time to see the [[Gravemind_%28Level%29#Second_Cinematic|Phantoms fly away]]. He walks over to [[High Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], who has yet to be killed by the [[Infection Form]].}'' |
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| *'''Cortana''': "We don't have time for this, Chief. Truth's Phantom is nearing the [[Forerunner Ship]]."
| | '''Master Chief:''' "Your pal. Where's he going?" |
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| ''The Chief soon reaches a Gravity lift leading upstairs.'' | | '''Prophet of Mercy:''' "[[Earth]]... to finish what we started. And this time, none of you... will be left behind..." |
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| *'''Cortana''': "I'll disable this lift once you reach the top. That'll slow them down... I hope."
| | ''{Mercy dies. MC kills the Flood before it can use his body. [[Cortana]]'s hologram appears on Mercy's throne}'' |
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| ''After the Chief reaches to the top:'' | | '''Cortana:''' "That structure at the center of the city! It's a [[Forerunner Ship]]... and [[High Prophet of Truth|Truth]] is heading straight for it! If he leads the Covenant fleet to Earth, they won't stand a chance. You have to stop him!" |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth (Loudspeaker)''': "Shall we let the [[Flood]] consume our holy city? Turn High Charity into another of their wretched hives? No enemy has ever withstood our might. The Flood too shall fail."
| | '''Master Chief:''' "That [[Brute]] has the [[Index]]. And [[Commander Miranda Keyes|Miranda]] and [[Sergeant Johnson|Johnson]]. He can activate the ring." |
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| ''As the Chief watches a skirmish between several flood combat forms with a swarm of drones and one brute:'' | | ''{we see [[In Amber Clad]] crashed into a nearby tower}'' |
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| *'''Cortana''': "I'll do what I can to slow the launch sequence, but there's [[032 Mendicant Bias|something]] inside the ship...a presence that's fighting back. For a [[Covenant]] construct, it's unusually formidable."
| | '''Cortana:''' "If he does, I'll detonate In Amber Clad's reactor just like we did the [[Pillar of Autumn|Autumn]]'s. The blast will destroy this city and the ring. Not a very ''original'' plan, but we know it'll work." ''{MC reaches for her}'' "No. I don't want to chance a remote detonation. I need to stay here..." |
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| ''If the Chief remains in the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs|chamber]] for too long:'' | | ''{a [[Pelican]] crashes on the platform, Combat Forms run out}'' |
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| *'''Cortana''': "No time to admire the ceiling, Chief. Truth's Phantom has reached the Forerunner ship."
| | ===Gameplay=== |
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| ''Once the Chief leaves the room:'' | | '''Cortana:''' "Flood controlled dropships are touching down all over the city! That creature beneath the Library... that 'Gravemind'... used us. We were just a diversion. In Amber Clad was always its intended vector. There's a conduit connecting this tower to the ship. Head back inside. I'll lead you to it." |
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| ===Please, Make Yourself at Home===
| | ''{if MC wastes time fighting}'' |
| *'''Prophet of Truth (Loudspeaker)''': "The parasite did not defeat the [[Forerunner]]s...and it shall not defeat us."
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| *'''[[Gravemind]]''': "Arrogant creature! Your death will be instantaneous, while we shall suffer the progress of infinitude!"
| | '''Cortana:''' "We don't have time for this, Chief. Truth's Phantom is nearing the Forerunner ship." |
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| ''Once the Chief reaches a part of a tower.'' | | ''{MC reaches a gravlift}'' |
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| *'''Cortana''': "The security systems in this part of the tower are particularly robust."
| | '''Cortana:''' "I'll disable this lift once you reach the top. That'll slow them down... I hope." |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth (Loudspeaker)''': "Whosoever is gripped by fear, take heed. I am the Prophet of Truth... And I am not afraid. Noble Mercy is here at my side. His wise counsel ever in my ears."
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| *'''Gravemind''': "We exist together, now... Two corpses, in one grave."
| | '''Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker):''' "Shall we let the Flood consume our holy city? Turn High Charity into another of their wretched hives? No enemy has ever withstood our might. The Flood too shall fail." |
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| ''Once the Chief reaches a lift:'' | | '''Cortana:''' "I'll do what I can to slow the launch sequence. There's something inside the ship... a presence that's fighting back! For a Covenant construct, it's unusually formidable." |
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| '''Cortana''': "Apparently, these are the Prophet Hierarch's private quarters. Their inner sanctum." | | ''{later}'' |
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| ===Sanctified===
| | '''Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker):''' "The parasite did not defeat the Forerunners... and it shall not defeat us." |
| *'''Prophet of Truth (Loudspeaker)''': "This crisis will not be the end of us. It is but one last hurdle before the journey and salvation!"
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| ''The Chief enters the Inner Sanctum amidst a fight between several Covenant defenses and Flood forces.'' | | '''Gravemind:''' "Arrogant creature! Your death will be instantaneous, while ''we'' suffer the progress of infinity..." |
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| *'''Cortana''': "Brute and Elite ships are engaging one another all around High Charity. I'm running out of options, Chief. I can't stall the launch sequence much longer. The next lift will take you up to the conduit. Hurry!"
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| ''Once the Chief reaches the top via another Gravity Lift:'' | | '''Cortana:''' "The security systems in this part of the tower are particularly robust." |
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| ===Once More, with Feeling===
| | '''Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker):''' "Whosoever is gripped by fear, take heed. I am the Prophet of Truth. ...And I am not afraid. Noble Mercy is here at my side. His wise counsel is ever at my aide." |
| [[File:Forerunner Ship.jpg|200px|The Forerunner ship leaving High Charity from Cortana's point of view.|thumb|right]]
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| *'''Cortana''': "I knew the Covenant were good at re-purposing Forerunner technology, but this is amazing... They've been using the Forerunner ship's engines as an energy source for the city. The ship isn't so much launching as it is disengaging; uncoupling itself from High Charity's power grid - Stopping Truth, that's all that matters!"
| | '''Gravemind:''' "We exist together, now? Two corpses in one grave." |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth (Loudspeaker)''': "Now is the time of our unworlding, in a moment we shall all become...as gods."
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| *'''Cortana''': "You know the plan - You've got to catch Truth, I've got to handle the Index. Go!"
| | '''Cortana:''' "Apparently, these are the Prophet Hierarch's quarters. Their inner sacntum." |
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| *'''Prophet of Truth (Loudspeaker):''' "If you will falter, know this...one final effort is all that remains."
| | '''Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker):''' "This crisis cannot be the end of us. It is but one path to fulfill the journey to salvation!" |
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| *'''Cortana''': "Forget about the Flood, you've got to get aboard!"
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| ''If the Chief continues to stall and not board the ship.'' | | '''Cortana:''' "Brute and Elite ships are engaging one another all around High Charity. I'm running out of options, Chief! I can't stall the launch sequence much longer. The next lift will take you up to the conduit. Hurry!" |
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| *'''Cortana''': "I can't go with you!"
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| *'''Cortana''': "I have to stay here, Chief!"
| | ''Chapter 3: Once more, with feeling.'' |
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| *'''Cortana''': "Chief, leave me!"
| | '''Cortana:''' "I knew the Covenant was good at refocusing Forerunner technology, but this is amazing... they've been using the Forerunner ship's engines as an energy source for the city. The ship isn't so much launching, as it is disengaging, uncoupling itself from High Charity's power grid- Stopping Truth, that's all that matters!" |
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| *'''Cortana''': "We're out of time, Chief! Into the conduit!"
| | '''Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker):''' "Now is the time of our unworlding, a moment we shall all become... as gods." |
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| *'''Cortana''': "Jump in, now!"
| | '''Cortana:''' "You know the plan- You've got to catch Truth, I've got to handle the Index. Go!" |
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTEk-rhkVQg '''{''Cutscene''}''']
| | '''Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker):''' "If you will falter, know this... one final effort is all that remains." |
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| ''The Chief enters the conduit on a large, green beam of light. The Forerunner Dreadnought starts to launch, and he enters through a large portal, landing with scrapes flickering off his armor.'' | | '''Cortana:''' "Forget about the Flood, you've got to get aboard!" |
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| '''Cortana''': "Chief, when you get to Earth...good luck." | | ''(If you continue to stall)'' |
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| '''Master Chief''': "After I'm through with Truth..." | | '''Cortana:''' "I can't go with you!" |
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| '''Cortana''': "Don't make a girl a promise...if you know you can't keep it." | | '''Cortana:''' "I have to stay here, Chief!" |
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| ''Cortana watches the ship rise, and exit through the top of High Charity, where Brute-controlled and Elite-controlled ships are continuing to destroy one another. Soon the Dreadnought enters slipspace, and vanishes.'' | | '''Cortana:''' "Chief, leave me!" |
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| ''Fades to black.'' | | '''Cortana:''' "We're out of time, Chief! Get on the conduit!" |
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| ''Level ends.'' | | '''Cortana:''' "Jump in, now!" |
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| == Trivia == | | ===Second Cinematic=== |
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| *The [[Flood Juggernaut|Flood Juggernaut's]] data (such as model, textures, etc.) are stored on this .map file, although it only has spawn points on Quarantine Zone and The Oracle, where its data is not present.
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| *When you get to the last room with the green beam across the room to the ship, you can get on the beam by just going on top of one of the Covenant boxes and then jump on the beam and walk forward, but you will have to stop because if you go more forward, the cutscene appears.
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| *If you knock a Combat Form off the side of the ramps of the Phantom dock, it will climb up the walls, similar to the ones that do the same during the elevator ride in The Oracle. But, they cannot jump into the deck.
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| *Some Flood biomass can be destroyed. It must be small, and will just disappear and leave a bit of Flood blood.
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| ===Mistakes===
| | ''(Chief enters conduit on a large green beam of light. The Forerunner ship starts to launch, and Chief enters through a large portal, landing with scrapes flickering off his armor.)'' |
| *There is still a [[Phantom]] docked on the landing pad at the start of the level, but an energy field prevents you from walking on the back fins. It should also be noted that it has no weaponry, pronged plasma turrets or anything.
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| ===Easter Eggs===
| | '''Cortana:''' "Chief, when you get to Earth, good luck." |
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| *The [[Halo_2_Skulls#Iron|Iron Skull]] can be found on this level.
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| *A dead body of a Brute that looks just like [[Tartarus]] can be found on this level in one of the many rooms; he has the exact same shoulder piece (which is easy to recognize).
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| *In the room with the glass shards hanging from the ceiling after the corridor where you first hear [[Truth]] over the loudspeaker, there is an unknown and hard-to-see switch that looks just like the switches used to activate the gondolas on the level [[Delta Halo]]. To see it (with the best view), bring a [[Particle Beam Rifle]] and head to the platform on the other side of the chamber (across from where you entered). Once you get there, head to the glowing panel in the platform (it points to the center of the room). Look to your left at the platform and the door where the [[Drones]] come from (when you reach the platform). Look at that platform's glowing panel, zoom in to 5x, and look up slightly. You should see the switch around there, and you can zoom in to 10x and see the switch in closer detail. However, there is no known way to get to it (unless by mod) and activate it, so its purpose is unknown.
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| ===References===
| | '''Master Chief:''' "After I'm through with Truth..." |
| *The darkly lit room decorated with glowing blue crystals is a section of the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]], first mentioned in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''.
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| *The Prophet of Truth talks over the loudspeakers from time to time during the level, one of these times he says that "one final effort is all that remains". This line is repeated by Admiral Hood in ''Halo 3''. This line originates from dialog recording sessions conducted pre-Halo where [[Jaime Griesemer]] is directing [[Jason Jones]] in a painful attempt at a Scottish accent. [http://www.bungie.net/images/News/InlineImages/jasonjones.mp3 An mp3] of the clip is available on [http://www.bungie.net/News/Media.aspx?mid=13877 Bungie.net media player] <ref>Bungie.net News: [http://admin.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=922 Bungie Day Memories]</ref>. One Final Effort is also the name of a song on the [[Halo 3 Original Soundtrack]]. It is played when you are on the snowy part of the level [[The Covenant (level|The Covenant]] and when you are fighting the two Scarabs.
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| * The "presence" Cortana is "fighting" is [[Mendicant Bias]], the Forerunner AI from the Terminals in ''Halo 3''.
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| ===Miscellaneous===
| | '''Cortana:''' "Don't make a girl a promise... If you know you can't keep it." |
| * The Flood mass in the Pelican's cockpit isn't a [[Proto-Gravemind]], it's just [[Flood]] biomass. Although, there is a possibility that the biomass was a Proto-Gravemind due to the evidence that there are tentacles and roots protruding from it but it may have been destroyed during the Flood infected Pelican's rough landing. It is also suggested that this mass is in fact the pilot.
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| * In the beginning of the level, [[Pelicans]] will appear around the area. They can be approached, jumped on, and shot at but not boarded.
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| * The [[Drones]] that engage the [[Flood Combat Form|Flood combat forms]] have a unique brown exoskeleton.
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| * Just like in [[Gravemind]], the spires that appear in the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] can fall if the anti-gravity generator is destroyed. Like in [[Gravemind]], this can not only be used to provide some cover, but also kill any [[Brutes]], [[Grunts]] or [[Flood]] (with the right timing). You will also notice that one of them has already fallen, once the elevator reaches the top. (These will provide protection from [[Covenant]] and Flood fire.)
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| *This is the only level where the [[Master Chief]] says the word "Brute", as well as "Miranda" and "Johnson".
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| *During the part where you reach a canyon-like indoor area, if you look out the window, you can see strange tentacles, said to be just another part of Gravemind.
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| * This is the only level where you can see a [[Flood Combat Form]] with a [[Brute Shot]] and [[Brute Plasma Rifle]] on ''[[Halo 2]]''. It is also the only level where Flood can be combated with the Brute Plasma Rifle.
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| * On [[Legendary]], it is possible to see some invisible [[Flood Combat Form|Elite Combat Forms]] and [[Flood Combat Form|Human Combat Forms]] walking around. Typically during the fight in front of the Hierarchs' private quarters as one of the last waves of Flood coming from the elevated platforms. This is the second known instance of invisible Flood, first being the armory on [[The Maw]] in Halo: Combat Evolved.
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| *High Charity and [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]] are the only levels in which [[Drones]] can be encountered combating the [[Flood]].
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| ==Gallery==
| | ''(Cortana watches the Forerunner ship rise, and exit through the top of High Charity. Brute and Elite ships are continuing to be destroyed as the Forerunner ship vanishes in Slipspace)'' |
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| File:Clad1.jpg|Cortana and John-117 look at the [[UNSC Frigate]] ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]]''.
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| File:Ship6.jpg|The [[Forerunner]] [[Dreadnought]] resting In ''[[High Charity]]''.
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| File:Ship7.jpg|The Forerunner Dreadnought leaving as Cortana watches.
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| File:Ship8.jpg|The ship outside of ''[[High Charity]]''.
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| File:High Charity Interior.jpg|The interior of ''[[High Charity]]''.
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| == Sources ==
| | (End Cinematic) |
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Looking for High Charity, the Covenant Holy City?
Summary
A Halo 2 singleplayer level. As the Master Chief, you must battle your way through the Flood-infested High Charity to stop the Prophet of Truth before he boards the Forerunner Ship.
Transcript
First Cinematic
{the Master Chief drops down a gravlift in time to see the Phantoms fly away. He walks over to Mercy, who has yet to be killed by the Infection Form.}
Master Chief: "Your pal. Where's he going?"
Prophet of Mercy: "Earth... to finish what we started. And this time, none of you... will be left behind..."
{Mercy dies. MC kills the Flood before it can use his body. Cortana's hologram appears on Mercy's throne}
Cortana: "That structure at the center of the city! It's a Forerunner Ship... and Truth is heading straight for it! If he leads the Covenant fleet to Earth, they won't stand a chance. You have to stop him!"
Master Chief: "That Brute has the Index. And Miranda and Johnson. He can activate the ring."
{we see In Amber Clad crashed into a nearby tower}
Cortana: "If he does, I'll detonate In Amber Clad's reactor just like we did the Autumn's. The blast will destroy this city and the ring. Not a very original plan, but we know it'll work." {MC reaches for her} "No. I don't want to chance a remote detonation. I need to stay here..."
{a Pelican crashes on the platform, Combat Forms run out}
Gameplay
Cortana: "Flood controlled dropships are touching down all over the city! That creature beneath the Library... that 'Gravemind'... used us. We were just a diversion. In Amber Clad was always its intended vector. There's a conduit connecting this tower to the ship. Head back inside. I'll lead you to it."
{if MC wastes time fighting}
Cortana: "We don't have time for this, Chief. Truth's Phantom is nearing the Forerunner ship."
{MC reaches a gravlift}
Cortana: "I'll disable this lift once you reach the top. That'll slow them down... I hope."
{after MC reaches the top}
Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker): "Shall we let the Flood consume our holy city? Turn High Charity into another of their wretched hives? No enemy has ever withstood our might. The Flood too shall fail."
Cortana: "I'll do what I can to slow the launch sequence. There's something inside the ship... a presence that's fighting back! For a Covenant construct, it's unusually formidable."
{later}
Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker): "The parasite did not defeat the Forerunners... and it shall not defeat us."
Gravemind: "Arrogant creature! Your death will be instantaneous, while we suffer the progress of infinity..."
{later}
Cortana: "The security systems in this part of the tower are particularly robust."
Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker): "Whosoever is gripped by fear, take heed. I am the Prophet of Truth. ...And I am not afraid. Noble Mercy is here at my side. His wise counsel is ever at my aide."
Gravemind: "We exist together, now? Two corpses in one grave."
{later}
Cortana: "Apparently, these are the Prophet Hierarch's quarters. Their inner sacntum."
Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker): "This crisis cannot be the end of us. It is but one path to fulfill the journey to salvation!"
{later}
Cortana: "Brute and Elite ships are engaging one another all around High Charity. I'm running out of options, Chief! I can't stall the launch sequence much longer. The next lift will take you up to the conduit. Hurry!"
(Once you reach the top)
Chapter 3: Once more, with feeling.
Cortana: "I knew the Covenant was good at refocusing Forerunner technology, but this is amazing... they've been using the Forerunner ship's engines as an energy source for the city. The ship isn't so much launching, as it is disengaging, uncoupling itself from High Charity's power grid- Stopping Truth, that's all that matters!"
Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker): "Now is the time of our unworlding, a moment we shall all become... as gods."
Cortana: "You know the plan- You've got to catch Truth, I've got to handle the Index. Go!"
Prophet of Truth (loudspeaker): "If you will falter, know this... one final effort is all that remains."
Cortana: "Forget about the Flood, you've got to get aboard!"
(If you continue to stall)
Cortana: "I can't go with you!"
Cortana: "I have to stay here, Chief!"
Cortana: "Chief, leave me!"
Cortana: "We're out of time, Chief! Get on the conduit!"
Cortana: "Jump in, now!"
Second Cinematic
(Chief enters conduit on a large green beam of light. The Forerunner ship starts to launch, and Chief enters through a large portal, landing with scrapes flickering off his armor.)
Cortana: "Chief, when you get to Earth, good luck."
Master Chief: "After I'm through with Truth..."
Cortana: "Don't make a girl a promise... If you know you can't keep it."
(Cortana watches the Forerunner ship rise, and exit through the top of High Charity. Brute and Elite ships are continuing to be destroyed as the Forerunner ship vanishes in Slipspace)
(End Cinematic)
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