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| == Summary ==
| | The High Prophets lead the [[Covenant]]. There are three in the high council. It is speculated by fans that the [[Prophet of Mercy]] is the second most powerful of the three, with the Prophet of Truth being the most and the Prophet of Regret being the least. |
| [[Image:regret and mercy.jpg|150px|right|thumb|The Prophet Hierarchs: Mercy and Regret]]
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| The '''High Prophets''' are characters in [[Halo 2]]. The three High Prophets serve as the highest leaders of [[The Covenant]] [[High Council]], being theocrats and known as "Hierarchs". The Hierarchs are thin, hunched creatures with large craniums that float on levitating chairs decorated with golden backs, equipped with energy shielding, and armed with [[Gravity Cannon]]s; they wear crowns adorned with small holographic projections of [[Halo]]; they have the ability to teleport. Unfortunately, you'll only get to deal with one yourself, but they are all prior to death or unfortunate events befalling them amidst the storyline of [[Halo 2]]...
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| === [[High Prophet of Truth]] ===
| | *[[Prophet of Truth]] |
| [[Image:Prophet.png|150px|right]] | | *[[Prophet of Regret]] |
| Little is known about the High Prophet of Truth, except that he is the final remaining top Hierarch at the end of Halo 2 who offered the former Elite Commander of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo I-04]] to become the [[Arbiter]] and ordered him to defeat the Heresy, a Rebel movement that regards Covenant teachings as false, and to retrieve the [[Index|Sacred Icon/Index]] on Delta Halo I-05.
| | *[[Prophet of Mercy]] |
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| He spearheaded genocide of the Elites so that the Brutes would replace them in society, the beginning of a New Order and a Civil War.
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| When [[Gravemind]] teleported Master Chief to [[High Charity]], the Prophet of Truth (who wanted him dead) betrayed the Prophet of Mercy who was wounded by a Flood [[Infection Form]] and escaped to his [[Forerunner Ship|Forerunner flagship]], but not before Master Chief follows him.
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| The Prophet of Truth is heading for [[The Ark]] on [[Earth]] to probably finish what they started.
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| === [[High Prophet of Mercy]] ===
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| [[Image:MercyH2.jpg|right|150px]]
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| Supposed oldest of the three High Prophets, Mercy was first seen present at the trial of the Supreme Commander of The [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], but decides to try something different than an execution for the shamed [[Elite]].
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| The High Prophet of Mercy agrees with The High Prophet of Truth in promoting the [[Elite]] character to the [[Arbiter]], and then sending him on a mission to kill "the real [[Heretic Leader|Heretic]]". Upon completion of his mission, he plans to invade Earth a second time (after Regret's botched invasion, this time perhaps to secure [[The Ark]], begin the [[Great Journey]], and wipe out the [[Humans]]). Before he can succeed, he is attacked by [[The Flood]] on [[High Charity]] and infected. Seeing this, the High Prophet of Truth tells [[Tartarus]], "Let him be!" and then to Mercy, "The Great Journey waits for no one brother... Not even you." The Prophet of Mercy tells the [[Master Chief]] where Truth is going and dies.
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| === [[High Prophet of Regret]] ===
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| [[Image:ProphetofRegret.jpg|150px|right]]
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| The High Prophet of Regret appears to be the youngest of the high prophets. Contrary to his name, he appears to be reckless and headstrong.
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| The High Prophet of Regret leads the intial, botched attack on [[Earth]]. He lands troops in [[New Mombasa|New Mombasa, East African Protectorate]], the only place the Covenant land on Earth. The invasion is foiled, due in part to the actions of the Master Chief, and he then flees back to [[Delta Halo]]. It is speculated that he was not at all aware of the importance of Earth to humanity and simply assumed it was another human world. This accounts for his fleet being far smaller and much less prepared than the fleet that destroyed [[Reach]]. His action does not win him a reprieve... the Master Chief pursues and eventually assassinates him.
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| The quality of being dead does not entirely hinder the Prophet of Regret, as he makes a final appearance later in the game (revived to a degree by the apparent Flood leader [[Gravemind]]) in which he argues with [[2401 Penitent Tangent]].
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| == Lesser Prophets ==
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| [[Image:Prophet Councillors.jpg|150px|right]]
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| There are also a number of lesser prophets such as [[Prophet of Pity|Pity]], [[Prophet of Supposition|Supposition]], and [[Prophet of Disdain|Disdain]] that form the prophetic branch of the Council, along with the Elites. These prophets can vote and make decisions, but ultimately all matters of import are ceded to the discretion of the three High Prophets.
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| [[Category:The Covenant]][[Category: Organizations]] | |
