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|image=[[Image:PenitentTangent01.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:HTMCC-H2A 2401PenitentTangent.png|300px]]
|began=More than 100,000 years ago
|began= c. [[97,445 BCE]]
|ended=n/a
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|gender=n/a (Male Voice)
|gender= Male
|description=A Monitor, Currently glows red. Has a deeper voice than [[343 Guilty Spark]]
|description=Floating, round-edged cube, with one "eye" sign
|color=Unknown, currently red
|color= Red illuminations with silver casing
|affiliation=[[Forerunner]]
|affiliation=[[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]]
|function=[[Monitor]] of [[The Halos|Halo]] [[Installation 05]]
|function=[[Monitor]] of [[Installation 05]]
|battles=
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{{quote|Of all the objects our Lords left behind, there are none so worthless as these Oracles! They know nothing of the Great Journey!|The Prophet of Regret}}
{{Quote|Greetings! I am 2401 Penitent Tangent. I am the monitor of Installation 05.|2401 Penitent Tangent introducing himself to [[John-117]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee{{Ref/Level|Id=gra|H2|Gravemind (level)|Gravemind}}}}


{{quote|And you know nothing of our containment! You have demonstrated complete disregard for even the most basic protocols!|2401 Penitent Tangent}}
'''05-2401 Penitent Tangent''' was the [[monitor]] of [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 05]].{{Ref/Reuse|gra}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=136}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=371}}


'''2401 Penitent Tangent''' is the [[Monitor]] of [[Installation 05]]. Although only shown briefly during the encounter with the [[Flood]] [[Gravemind]] deep in the bowels of Halo, 2401 Penitent Tangent is nearly identical to its brother monitor, [[343 Guilty Spark]], with the exceptions that its voice is deeper than Guilty Spark's and its light glows red instead of blue. It is also possible that his light might be blue but because he was attacked by the Gravemind, as seen with Guilty Spark, it has turned red to mean that he is in combat mode. It appears that this Monitor may have been captured by the Gravemind whilst in combat as it glows dimly and its outer casing appears to be damaged.Though an AI, he is still only a machine and kept the red light on constantly as he was in the Gravemind's possession.
==Biography==
2401 Penitent Tangent, as well as the other six monitors, was present at the dispersion of the [[activation index|activation indexes]] prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array|Halo weapons]] near the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Game|HCEA|Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminal 2}}


One may assume that he has been on Delta Halo for as long as 343 Guilty Spark was on [[Installation 04]] (for about 101,217 local years of the Installation 05 system). However since it orbits a different gas giant in a different solar system the local time span may vary somewhat. As a result of such long term confinement it is assumed that his personality may also exhibit the [[rampancy]] that is evident in Guilty Spark.
Penitent Tangent was charged with regularly scheduled communications with the other Halo array monitors for updates. Several millennia after the rings were fired, though, he ceased sending these messages. Penitent Tangent was the last monitor to send a message to [[343 Guilty Spark]] on [[Installation 04]], though Guilty Spark described his final messages as "incomplete and quite perplexing," and logged his concerns about Penitent Tangent's ability to perform his duties, believing he had not been functioning correctly for some time before his messages ceased.<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Terminals]], Terminal 4</ref> These reports were recieved by the [[Edom Terminal\Juridical]] on [[Mars]], and later noted by [[Catalog]] around the [[2558]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Catalog|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/query-catalog-old/7fbf60e8-92f7-4826-ac2a-ab1b5e4e3603/posts?page=5|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Query: Catalog(old)|D=29|M=12|Y=2019|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Query: Catalog(old)}}


== Biography ==
===Flood outbreak===
At some point, [[Unidentified ancilla (Installation 05)|another artificial intelligence construct]] warned 2401 Penitent Tangent of a pending outbreak in one the installation's [[Flood]] [[Flood containment facility|containment facilities]]. The monitor continued to ignore this warning, and those that followed, for millennia. Within [[2552|99,779 years]], the containment facility had been overrun by the Flood, with lockdown protocols in effect within the Halo's [[teleportation grid]] to prevent further infestation.{{Ref/Map|H3|Cold Storage|Detail=[[Cold Storage Reports]]}} By around the year [[93 BC]], the Edom Terminal\Juridical had received an incomplete [[Cold Storage Reports|report]] filed by an ancilla on Delta Halo (presumably the same as the aforementioned), and responded in kind by requesting that the Delta Halo ancillae continue the correspondence through properly-secured channels. These events were also noted by Catalog in 2558.{{Ref/Reuse|Catalog}}


[[Image:Backwash tangent.gif|thumb|200px|left|2401 Penitent Tangent floats around [[Backwash]].]]
Eventually, the [[Quarantine Zone]] was established and the full force of the installation's [[Sentinel]]s and [[Enforcer]]s was mobilized.{{Ref/Level|H2|Sacred Icon}}{{Ref/Level|H2|Quarantine Zone}}
The Monitor of Installation 05, 2401 Penitent Tangent spent many millennia floating amongst the ring's various climates and structures, guarding, testing, and watching the ring. It is assumed he fulfilled the custodial functions of a Monitor to the best of his abilities.


Each Halo, as well as being a giant weapon, is a research facility designed to study the Flood. As a result those Flood specimens left after the [[Forerunner]] activated the rings remained on the Installations. At some point after the activation of the [[Halo]]s, an uncontrollable [[Flood]] outbreak occurred, forcing the monitor to search for a [[Reclaimer]]. This period in time appears to be known as the 100,000 Years War.
===Battle of Installation 05===
 
{{Main|Battle of Installation 05}}
Unfortunately, before he could find one, he was captured and held captive by the Gravemind.
{{Quote|And you know nothing about containment! You have demonstrated a complete disregard for even the most basic protocols!|2401 Penitent Tangent rebuking the [[Prophet of Regret]]}}
[[Image:Tangent.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The [[Monitor]] of [[Installation 05]], prisoner of the [[Gravemind]].]]
By [[2552#November|November 2, 2552]], 2401 Penitent Tangent had been captured by the Flood and was held captive by the [[Gravemind]] that had manifested on Installation 05. After the battle on the ring had raged for some time, the Gravemind absorbed and reanimated the [[Prophet of Regret]], one of the [[Hierarchs]] of the [[Covenant]]. Later, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee were also captured by the Gravemind. Upon seeing John, a [[Reclaimer]], the monitor urged the Spartan to activate the ring. This was immediately objected to by Regret, who insisted that nothing could be done until he had completed his sermon in preparation for the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]. The monitor countered that the installation had a firing record of 1.2 trillion simulated, and one actual thus making the ring fully prepared to fire on demand. The Hierarch then retorted that the "Oracles" were the most worthless artifacts that had been left by the Forerunners, prompting the monitor to berate Regret for his lack of regard for protocol. Amid the argument, the Gravemind insisted that the four factions represented in the meeting shared a common goal: preventing the ring from being activated. Shortly thereafter, the Gravemind used the monitor's control of Installation 05's [[teleportation grid]] to send the Spartan to ''[[High Charity]]'' and 'Vadamee to  Halo's [[Control Room (Installation 05)|control room]], respectively, in an attempt to stop the activation of the Halo array.{{Ref/Reuse|gra}} The current status of 2401 Penitent Tangent is unknown.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
Without the guidance of a Monitor, versed in methods of Flood control, the [[Sentinel]] defenses could only fight to a stalemate, eventually creating the [[Sentinel Wall]] to physically contain the outbreak within a section of Installation 05, thus becoming the [[Quarantine Zone]].
 
Apparently, 2401 had been in the clutches of the Gravemind for some time, and was overjoyed when he came upon the sight of the captured [[John-117|Master Chief]], believing a Reclaimer could finally activate the facility and contain the Flood outbreak. A short argument with a semi-deceased [[High Prophet of Regret]] demonstrated that Penitent Tangent employs a great amount of regulation and protocol when it comes to dealing with the threat of the parasite. Gravemind quickly shut them up and pulled them away into the unknown. This Monitor has not been seen since and his whereabouts and status are still unknown.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
*2401 Penitent Tangent was voiced by [[John Michael Higgins]].
*Like all monitors, 2401 Penitent Tangent's numerical designation is derived from seven raised to one less than the number of his installation (7<sup>n-1</sup>). This is one of [[Bungie]]'s numerous references to the number [[seven]] in the ''Halo'' series.
*"Penitent" means ''feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and [being] disposed to atonement and amendment''" and is synonymous with "repentant".<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/penitent '''Dictionary.com:''' penitent]</ref> "Tangent" is part of the idiom "off on a tangent", which refers to ''digressing suddenly from one course of action or thought and turning to another''.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tangent '''Dictionary.com:''' tangent]</ref>
*2401 Penitent Tangent appears in the ''Halo 2'' multiplayer map ''[[Backwash]]''. He hovers around the map and is invulnerable to damage.


=== The 7 Motif ===
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
Also of interest is the fact that Penitent Tangent's number (2401) is 7 to the power of 4 whilst Guilty Spark's number (343) is 7 to the power of 3, as the number 7 is [[List of "Seven" references in Halo|used frequently]] in [[Bungie]] games and mythology. Also, 2+4+0+1 = 7. It should be noted that 343 times 2401 equals seven to the seventh power (823,543).
File:PT2401.JPG|Penitent Tangent in ''Halo 2''.
 
File:PenitentTangentCEA.jpg|2401 Penitent Tangent in one of his garbled transmissions to [[343 Guilty Spark]].
Also, one must note that there are seven unique letters in "Penitent Tangent".
File:H2_Backwash_2401PT.jpg|2401 Penitent Tangent on [[Backwash]].
 
File:H2-2401PenitentTangent.png|A cutout of Penitent Tangent.
In an earlier Bungie series, namely [[Marathon]], names were often found to be sevens. A numerology grid was used as shown:<br>
File:2401 Penitent Tangent Render.png|A render of Penitent Tangent.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9<br>
File:H2-2401PT-J117.jpg|2401 Penitent Tangent addresses John-117 in ''Halo 2''.
a b c d e f g h i j<br>
File:H2AChief&2401.png|2401 Penitent Tangent and John-117 in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
k l m n o p q r s t<br>
File:H2A2401&Regret.png|2401 Penitent Tangent arguing with an infected Prophet of Regret.
u v w x y z
File:Enc22 PenitentTangent.png|Artwork of Penitent Tangent in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.
 
</gallery>
Penitent Tangent is thus<br>
P e n i t e n t<br>
5+4+3+8+9+4+3+9=45, 4+5=9<br>
T a n g e n t<br>
9+0+3+6+4+3+9=34, 3+4=7
 
9+7=16, 1+6=7.<br> <br>
 
Plus, 3x4x3=36, 3+6=9, 2+4+0+1=7, 9+7=16, 1+6=7.
 
It has been speculated that 2401 Penitent Tangent's red coloring may be similar to 343 Guilty Spark's in that it is only activated in anger or combat situations, although his seemingly calm demeanor on the Multiplayer map [[Backwash]] and identical red coloring seems to discount this idea.  
 
In the ''[[Wikipedia:Marathon 2: Durandal|Marathon: Durandal]]'' port to [[Wikipedia:Xbox Live Arcade|Xbox Live Arcade]], there is an achievement called, "Hats off to 819." The text is thus, "The secret of 2401 lies within." This may reference 2401 Penitent Tangent. 819 divided by 7 is 117. 2401 divided by 7 is 343. <br>
 
=== Backwash ===
 
Penitent Tangent also appears in the [[Multiplayer]] map '[[Backwash]]', where he hovers around in the air, occasionally talking quietly to himself. He serves no strategic or combat value whatsoever and never ceases movement. Initially, Bungie wanted to use 343 Guilty Spark instead on the map, but testers kept thinking he was a plasma grenade being thrown, so he was immediately changed to Tangent. Nevertheless, the voice remains that of Guilty Spark. They either forgot to change his voice or had no time to do so, or wanted to keep it like that.
 
== Appearances ==


*[[Halo 2]]
==List of appearances==
**[[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]] <small>[[Halo 2 Cinematic Cutscenes|Inside Job Cutscene]]</small>
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3]]''
**''[[Bestiarum]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}


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Latest revision as of 01:17, November 6, 2023

2401 Penitent Tangent
2401 Penitent Tangent.
Biographical information

Began service:

c. 97,445 BCE

Gender:

Male

Description:

Floating, round-edged cube, with one "eye" sign

Color(s):

Red illuminations with silver casing

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Forerunner ecumene

Functionality:

Monitor of Installation 05

 

"Greetings! I am 2401 Penitent Tangent. I am the monitor of Installation 05."
— 2401 Penitent Tangent introducing himself to John-117 and Thel 'Vadamee[1]

05-2401 Penitent Tangent was the monitor of Halo Installation 05.[1][2][3]

Biography[edit]

2401 Penitent Tangent, as well as the other six monitors, was present at the dispersion of the activation indexes prior to the firing of the Halo weapons near the end of the Forerunner-Flood war.[4]

Penitent Tangent was charged with regularly scheduled communications with the other Halo array monitors for updates. Several millennia after the rings were fired, though, he ceased sending these messages. Penitent Tangent was the last monitor to send a message to 343 Guilty Spark on Installation 04, though Guilty Spark described his final messages as "incomplete and quite perplexing," and logged his concerns about Penitent Tangent's ability to perform his duties, believing he had not been functioning correctly for some time before his messages ceased.[5] These reports were recieved by the Edom Terminal\Juridical on Mars, and later noted by Catalog around the 2558.[6]

Flood outbreak[edit]

At some point, another artificial intelligence construct warned 2401 Penitent Tangent of a pending outbreak in one the installation's Flood containment facilities. The monitor continued to ignore this warning, and those that followed, for millennia. Within 99,779 years, the containment facility had been overrun by the Flood, with lockdown protocols in effect within the Halo's teleportation grid to prevent further infestation.[7] By around the year 93 BC, the Edom Terminal\Juridical had received an incomplete report filed by an ancilla on Delta Halo (presumably the same as the aforementioned), and responded in kind by requesting that the Delta Halo ancillae continue the correspondence through properly-secured channels. These events were also noted by Catalog in 2558.[6]

Eventually, the Quarantine Zone was established and the full force of the installation's Sentinels and Enforcers was mobilized.[8][9]

Battle of Installation 05[edit]

Main article: Battle of Installation 05

"And you know nothing about containment! You have demonstrated a complete disregard for even the most basic protocols!"
— 2401 Penitent Tangent rebuking the Prophet of Regret

By November 2, 2552, 2401 Penitent Tangent had been captured by the Flood and was held captive by the Gravemind that had manifested on Installation 05. After the battle on the ring had raged for some time, the Gravemind absorbed and reanimated the Prophet of Regret, one of the Hierarchs of the Covenant. Later, Spartan John-117 and Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee were also captured by the Gravemind. Upon seeing John, a Reclaimer, the monitor urged the Spartan to activate the ring. This was immediately objected to by Regret, who insisted that nothing could be done until he had completed his sermon in preparation for the Great Journey. The monitor countered that the installation had a firing record of 1.2 trillion simulated, and one actual thus making the ring fully prepared to fire on demand. The Hierarch then retorted that the "Oracles" were the most worthless artifacts that had been left by the Forerunners, prompting the monitor to berate Regret for his lack of regard for protocol. Amid the argument, the Gravemind insisted that the four factions represented in the meeting shared a common goal: preventing the ring from being activated. Shortly thereafter, the Gravemind used the monitor's control of Installation 05's teleportation grid to send the Spartan to High Charity and 'Vadamee to Halo's control room, respectively, in an attempt to stop the activation of the Halo array.[1] The current status of 2401 Penitent Tangent is unknown.[3]

Trivia[edit]

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  • 2401 Penitent Tangent was voiced by John Michael Higgins.
  • Like all monitors, 2401 Penitent Tangent's numerical designation is derived from seven raised to one less than the number of his installation (7n-1). This is one of Bungie's numerous references to the number seven in the Halo series.
  • "Penitent" means feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and [being] disposed to atonement and amendment" and is synonymous with "repentant".[10] "Tangent" is part of the idiom "off on a tangent", which refers to digressing suddenly from one course of action or thought and turning to another.[11]
  • 2401 Penitent Tangent appears in the Halo 2 multiplayer map Backwash. He hovers around the map and is invulnerable to damage.

Gallery[edit]

  • Penitent Tangent in Halo 2.

    Penitent Tangent in Halo 2.

  • 2401 Penitent Tangent in one of his garbled transmissions to 343 Guilty Spark.

    2401 Penitent Tangent in one of his garbled transmissions to 343 Guilty Spark.

  • 2401 Penitent Tangent on Backwash.

    2401 Penitent Tangent on Backwash.

  • A cutout of Penitent Tangent.

    A cutout of Penitent Tangent.

  • A render of Penitent Tangent.

    A render of Penitent Tangent.

  • 2401 Penitent Tangent addresses John-117 in Halo 2.

    2401 Penitent Tangent addresses John-117 in Halo 2.

  • 2401 Penitent Tangent and John-117 in Halo 2: Anniversary.

    2401 Penitent Tangent and John-117 in Halo 2: Anniversary.

  • 2401 Penitent Tangent arguing with an infected Prophet of Regret.

    2401 Penitent Tangent arguing with an infected Prophet of Regret.

  • Artwork of Penitent Tangent in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).

    Artwork of Penitent Tangent in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo 2, campaign level Gravemind
  2. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 136
  3. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 371
  4. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Terminal 2
  5. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Terminals, Terminal 4
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint Forums, Query: Catalog(old) (Retrieved on Dec 29, 2019) [local archive] [external archive]
  7. ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map Cold Storage: Cold Storage Reports
  8. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Sacred Icon
  9. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Quarantine Zone
  10. ^ Dictionary.com: penitent
  11. ^ Dictionary.com: tangent

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