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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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*2401 Penitent Tangent was voiced by [[John Michael Higgins]]. | *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. | *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> | *"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. | *2401 Penitent Tangent appears in the ''Halo 2'' multiplayer map ''[[Backwash]]''. He hovers around the map and is invulnerable to damage. | ||
*It is unknown why Penitent Tangent did/could not escape the Gravemind, as [[343 Guilty Spark]] was shown to use a sort of force field to push objects and people away. Why Tangent did not use this, or his main weapon is a mystery, though it is possible that he was too damaged to use either functions. | *It is unknown why Penitent Tangent did/could not escape the Gravemind, as [[343 Guilty Spark]] was shown to use a sort of force field to push objects and people away. Why Tangent did not use this, or his main weapon is a mystery, though it is possible that he was too damaged to use either functions. | ||
