Prophet of Regret: Difference between revisions

|birth=[[2461|October 28, 2461]]<ref name="essential">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 148''</ref>

|height={{Convert|218.44|cm|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} {{c|in gravity throne}}<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', Leader Cards</ref>

|rank=*Vice [[Minister (title)|Minister]] of Tranquility {{C|formerly}}<br>

The '''High Prophet of Regret''', born '''Lod Mron''',{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} was the youngest of the three [[San'Shyuum]] [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] who led the [[Covenant]] [[High Council]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Rash, ambitious, immature, and naive compared to the other Hierarchs, Regret originally served as [[Ministry of Tranquility|Vice Minister of Tranquility]], where he worked frequently with [[Sangheili]] and had adopted some of their personal traits, such as a preoccupation with honor and personal arms.<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref> In many ways, he can be characterised as a Prophet who thought like an Elite; a rare mindset for his species, and from the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth's]] point of view, a dangerous one. Regret was intelligent and fiercely opposed [[human]]ity through the course of the war.<ref>[http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/halo-wars-character-profile-professor-anders-and-the-prophet-of-regret/?page=1 Professor versus Prophet]. ''Game Daily''. Accessed on 2009-01-26</ref> He expected his soldiers to obey him without question.<ref name="Loyalty">[http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/halo-wars-character-profile-professor-anders-and-the-prophet-of-regret/?page=6 Loyalty will keep you alive]. ''Game Daily''. Accessed on 2009-01-26</ref>

During the [[Ages of Doubt|23rd Age of Doubt]], [[2524]] by the UNSC [[Military Calendar]], Lod Mron held the post of Vice Minister of Tranquility. He was unique among the Prophets for his confrontational demeanor, a trait he gained from working with the [[Sangheili]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 155''</ref> He informed the [[Ministry of Fortitude|Minister of Fortitude]], [[Prophet of Truth|Ord Casto]] about the existence of [[Harvest]] and what they believed to be a vast repository of [[Forerunner]] artifacts. Tranquility sent a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Maccabeus' clan|crew]] to search for survivors of [[Minor Transgression|the ship]] that discovered Harvest and, at Fortitude's recommendation, told the Jiralhanae to execute survivors if they were found with stolen artifacts.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 156-157''</ref> After conspiring with Fortitude to gain these artifacts for their own use, he helped him by pretending to sympathize with those [[Roll of Celibates|blacklisted from reproducing]] due to inbreeding, which included the [[Prophet of Restraint]]. After pretending to be the father of two children Restraint had unlawfully fathered, Tranquility blackmailed Restraint into stepping down from his position as High Prophet.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 265-267''</ref>

Before their coup, the Prophets visited the [[Philologist]] [[Prophet of Mercy|Hod Rumnt]], leader of the [[Asceticism|ascetic priests]] aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] and keeper of the Oracle, which was actually the long-dormant [[Mendicant Bias]], an ancient [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] that had not spoken to anyone for thousands of years.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 271''</ref> When the [[Luminary|Luminaries]] of Harvest were entered into its matrix, the Oracle reactivated and said the symbols had been misinterpreted: the symbol didn't mean "Reclamation", but "Reclaimer", who it called his makers. Fortitude concluded that the these Reclaimers, the planet's aliens, were living Forerunners who had been left behind when the others transcended. Tranquility refused to believe this and accused the Philologist of tampering with the Oracle. As it attempted to launch the Dreadnought from ''[[High Charity]]'' the [[Lekgolo]] worms inside the Dreadnought short-circuited it and stopped Mendicant Bias.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 274-276''</ref> Fortitude, Tranquility, and the [[Philologist]] made the decision to disconnect the Oracle from the ship and decided to eradicate humanity before any of the Covenant learned that the most basic premise of their faith was false, and that [[human|"living gods"]] would probably replace the Prophets. As such, their ascension was made, taking the names of Truth, Regret and Mercy.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 381''</ref>

Upon the onset of the Human-Covenant War, Regret formalized the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]]; a Sangheili-led military force under his personal supervision,<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 10''</ref> and appointed [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] as its leader, choosing him for his ruthlessness and undying loyalty.<ref name = "Loyalty"/> Obsessed with the Forerunners and the prospect of activating the [[Halo Array]], Regret dispatched 'Moramee on numerous missions throughout Covenant and human space to find the means to do this.<ref>[http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/halo-wars-character-profile-professor-anders-and-the-prophet-of-regret/?page=2 Obsessed Prophet]. ''Game Daily''. Accessed on 2009-01-26</ref>  

At the [[Etran Harborage]], in a Forerunner installation known as the [[Apex Site]], Regret discussed with Ripa the state of the installation, and that the recently glassed human world [[Harvest]] had a Forerunner [[Relic (location)|relic]] buried in the planet's northern polar region. Regret sent Ripa to go and recover the secrets the site held to hopefully get his key to the Apex Site.<ref name="OSG">'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 50''</ref> However, the relic on Harvest proved to be some sort of Forerunner mapping device, and with [[UNSC]] forces closing in however, Regret ordered that the relic be destroyed to prevent the retrieved information from falling into human hands. Against his instincts, the Arbiter obeyed.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Relic (location)|relic Approach]]''</ref> However, despite Covenant efforts, the site was not destroyed, allowing the humans to learn of the information Regret planned to use.

Later, at the Apex Site, Regret discussed with the Arbiter his plans to activate the [[Forerunner dreadnought]]s located there. When he could not activate the artifact himself, he ordered the Arbiter to capture the human female, [[Ellen Anders]], who they encountered at the "[[Relic (location)|Ice Relic]]" and bring her to the Apex.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> Later when the Arbiter returned with her, Regret was in disbelief, saying "you would hardly think them a threat." When they learned the humans were closing in on them Regret evacuated to ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> However, Regret's plans to use the dormant ships were foiled when the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} induced the collapse of the Shield World's internal sun, destroying all the ships and the planet. The Arbiter was also killed by Sergeant [[John Forge]] during the battle, depriving Regret of his prized warrior.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]''</ref>

About four years later, Regret was present at the [[Battle of Charybdis IX]], with his personal [[Covenant cruiser|cruiser]], ''[[Infinite Sacrifice]]'', where he oversaw [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee and his crew destroy three human [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]. At Regret's orders, 'Vadamee went aboard the cruiser to report to the High Prophet.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 143''</ref> Aboard the ''Infinite Sacrifice'', Regret showed 'Vadamee a human-modified [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|Covenant weapon]]. Regret revealed that he had found the modified weapons in [[Kig-Yar]] [[black market]]s found on ''High Charity''. Regret told 'Vadamee to find the source of the modified weapons at the [[23 Librae]] system, with a [[Kig-Yar]] [[A Psalm Every Day|vessel]] escort, and execute the Kig-Yar "[[piracy|pirates]]".<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 144-146''</ref> As 'Vadamee made his way to return to his destroyer, Regret ordered him to glass [[Charybdis IX]] with the ''Infinite Sacrifice''.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 148''</ref> Little did Regret know that he was, in fact, interfering with the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s plans to find the location of all the [[human colonies]] and [[Earth]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 236''</ref>

Several days later, Regret was still in the [[Charybdis system]] when the Prophet of Truth visited his cruiser. Truth revealed his plan to Regret and informed him that the Kig-Yar leader, [[Reth]], was attempting to find the coordinates to Earth while creating a large [[Unggoy]] army. Truth informed Regret that the Jiralhanae crew aboard ''A Psalm Every Day'' had betrayed 'Vadamee and suggested that Regret should execute them to prevent the rest of ''High Charity'' finding out. Then, the ''Infinite Sacrifice'' left the system to follow the coordinates to [[Metisette|the world]] where Reth was creating the Unggoy army.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 285-289''</ref>

After the cruiser arrived in the 23 Librae system, the Hierarchs discovered that the human [[Insurrectionist|insurgent]] base, the [[Rubble]] had been destroyed in [[Battle of the Rubble|a battle]], and unfortunately Reth and his army were killed. After the battle, 'Vadamee and [[Zhar (Sangheili)|Zhar]] were brought before Truth and Regret aboard the ''Infinite Sacrifice''.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 340''</ref> Upon being told that he was to be executed for his failures, Zhar drew his [[Type-1 energy sword]] with the intent to murder the Prophet of Truth. However, Thel anticipated Zhar's attack, decapitating his former friend with his energy sword. This left Regret heavily shaken. In return, 'Vadamee was granted command of a ship in a [[Fleet of Particular Justice|new Covenant fleet]] and was ordered never to speak of the events that had transpired.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 341''</ref> After the incident, the two Hierarchs returned to ''High Charity'' and decided that they needed to be more careful of the Sangheili "for the good of the Covenant".<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 347''</ref>

In [[2551]], a small Covenant team found a Luminary on [[Meridian]] after a [[Battle of Meridian|battle]] on the [[moon]], and the Luminary was delivered to Regret. By late [[2552]], two [[Steward]]s assigned to decrypt the Luminary finally revealed its content to Regret: the locations of the Halo rings and the place where the rings were created: [[Installation 00|the Ark]], along with the location of a [[Portal at Voi|device]] which would generate a [[slipspace portal]] to the Ark, where the Covenant believed they could begin their "Great Journey" by activating the [[Halo Array]]. When Regret asked where the Portal was located, the Stewards revealed it was on a planet called "[[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]". Immediately after this revelation Regret, without informing the other Hierarchs, ordered [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|all ships]] at his disposal (two [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]]s and thirteen [[CCS-class battlecruiser|battlecruisers]]) to go to Erde-Tyrene.<ref name="beholden">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''' - ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal]] "Beholden"''</ref> Unbeknownst to Regret, Erde-Tyrene was humanity's homeworld, Earth. Even before the Prophet of Regret learning the location of human's homeworld, the [[Prophet of Truth]] knew of the human presence on Earth after discovering the planet following the [[Fall of Reach]], and he had kept it, along with his personal plans for the planet and the Covenant, a closely guarded secret as he assembled a [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] of over 500 ships but was ultimately [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|delayed]] by the UNSC survivors of [[Reach]] and [[Battle of Installation 04|Installation 04]].<ref name="twenty">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''"Ten Twenty"''</ref>

On his way to Earth, Regret was holographically present at the trial of the Sangheili [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]] (later the new [[Arbiter]]) who was responsible for the loss of [[Installation 04]]. Regret helped condemn 'Vadamee and suggested Truth to "make an example" out of him.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref>

Regret's body was flung into the depths of the large lake surrounding the temple and later discovered by the [[Gravemind]] nested underneath the installation. His body was assimilated and reanimated by the Gravemind, although unlike many other Flood victims, he seems to have retained his individual consciousness even after his body had been completely absorbed by the Flood. After the Arbiter and John-117 were captured by the Gravemind, the Flood intelligence brought out Regret and the monitor [[2401 Penitent Tangent]] to demonstrate to the Arbiter the truth about the Halos. Regret was displeased to see Penitent Tangent and claimed that nothing could be done until his sermon was complete. However, Penitent Tangent denied this and accused Regret of knowing nothing about containment. Annoyed, Regret told the Arbiter that the Oracles were useless as they knew nothing about the Great Journey. Fed up with Regret and having made his point, the Gravemind lowered the High Prophet and monitor back where they had come from, causing Regret to scream in fear. The Gravemind, backed up by the Master Chief, told the Arbiter that Regret's Great Journey and Penitent Tangent's containment were the same and attempted to get the Arbiter to understand the truth about the [[Halo Array]].<ref name="Gravemind">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> It was later thanks to Regret that the Gravemind discovered the location of the gateway to [[Installation 00|the Ark]].<ref name="wpregret">'''Halo Waypoint''', ''"Regret"''</ref>

What remained of Regret was destroyed with the Gravemind when [[Installation 08|the replacement]] for [[Installation 04]] was prematurely fired by the Master Chief and [[Cortana]] at the conclusion of the [[Raid on Installation 08]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref>

The only weapons that Regret had were his [[gravity throne]], seen in the level "[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]", and his [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistol]]. Regret is heavily guarded by [[Grunts]] and [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guardsmen]] of seemingly infinite numbers. The throne is equipped with two [[assault cannon]]s that glow bright orange and are a modified version of a [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]]'s main weapon.

The gravity throne allows Regret to [[slipspace translocation|teleport]] a short distance away. The most effective way to deal with the Prophet is to jump onto his gravity throne and beat him to death with melee attacks. Energy swords will not kill the Prophet, though they can reduce the number of melee hits required to kill him. [[M41 rocket launcher|Rockets]], and [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|fuel rods]] are surprisingly ''ineffective'' against Regret. Although he will shout out and bleed when hit, the player must still board his throne and melee him to death. Explosives weapon ''cannot'' kill him but can deal considerable damage due to the blast range. Surprisingly, using the [[SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle|Sniper Rifle]] is also ''ineffective'' against Regret as even being sniped to the headshot multiple times, he still survives. Despite with any ordinances, melee him to death is the only way to ''execute'' Regret.

*When the Master Chief kills the Prophet of Regret on the level "[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]", he will drop a [[plasma pistol]]. He held the same weapon in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', and was rumored to keep it with him at all times in ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''.

*In the San'Shyuum section of the Covenant Species part of the ''Halo 3'' Manual, Regret is the Prophet seen in the picture.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]] Manual''', Covenant Species Section, page ''??''</ref>

*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Hologram only}}