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{{Center|''For other uses, see [[Heretic (disambiguation)]].''}}

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|location= Cruiser deck, ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]''<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 124''</ref>

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{{Article quote|Because of its speed and luxury the Pious Inquisitor has become an irresistible prize during these dark times.}}

'''Heretic''' is a ''[[Halo 3]]'' map that was shipped on September 22, 2009 with ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', as a part of the [[Mythic II Map Pack]]. It is a remake of [[Midship]], a ''Halo 2'' multiplayer map.

 

==Setting==

Heretic, like Midship, is set inside the Covenant {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' shortly after the [[Fall of High Charity]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}, part of the [[Fleet of Retribution]]. Outside the map, several {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s and ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers part of the fleet can be seen flying towards a gas giant and another planet. A distant star illuminates the planets and a massive orange nebula surrounds the sun.

Heretic is a remake of the ''Halo 2'' multiplayer map [[Midship]], and as such was built off the original ''Halo 2'' map geometry to maintain accuracy with the original map.<ref name="indepth">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=22187 '''Bungie.net:''' ''Heretic In-Depth'']</ref> The map has been visually updated for the specifications of the [[Xbox 360]], with some minor alterations such as locked doors on the level's exterior that better ground the map in the universe.

The crest of the hidden [[Halo 3 skulls#Heretic|skull]] on this level appears to be the [[Mark of Shame]].

*[[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|Plasma grenades]] are abundant on this map, use them frequently.

The following [[achievement]]s can be unlocked on Heretic across the [[Xbox 360]] and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' editions of ''Halo 3''.

! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Steam)'''

|[[File:H3 Achievement Blades of Fury.png|center|64px]]

|<center>'''[[Blades of Fury]]'''</center>

|Get a [[Sword Spree]] medal on Heretic.

|<center>'''[[Citadel Skull (achievement)|Citadel Skull]]'''</center>

|Find the hidden [[Halo 3 skulls|Skull]] on Heretic.

[[File:H3 Heretic Carrier Marathon.jpg|thumb|180px|The Marathon symbol on the side of an assault carrier.]]

*Heretic was first officially unveiled on [[Bungie Day]] 2009, after teases in the run-up beforehand.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BdayH3ODSTMaps '''Bungie.net:''' ''Heretic, Citadel and Longshore'']</ref>

*Heretic's map geometry is built off the original Midship geometry from ''Halo 2''. This was done to help maintain consistency with the original ''Halo 2'' level.{{Ref/Reuse|indepth}} The floating platform in the original map was made static in Heretic due to a bug present with a similar platform on [[Epitaph]] that would cause dead players to look as though they were floating in water like on [[Valhalla]].{{Ref/Reuse|indepth}}

*Heretic was primarily developed by a team consisting of [[Dan Miller]], environment artist Jason Keith and art director [[Justin Hayward]].{{Ref/Reuse|indepth}}

*The assault carriers seen outside the view ports have a [[Marathon]] symbol on each side.  

*In Bungie.net's ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' Pre-Pax Podcast, Bungie level developers joked that an Easter egg may occur on Heretic in which, after 40 to 44 hours of playing on the map, the ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' will arrive at [[Assembly]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=PrePaxPodcast '''Bungie Podcast:''' ''09/03/09''] ([http://downloads.bungie.net/podcasts/Bungie_Podcast_090309.mp3 Download link])</ref>

File:HMCC H3 Heretic Map.png|Heretic Map.

File:H3_Heretic_Map.jpg|An overhead view of Heretic.

File:H3_Heretic_MultiplayerExperience.jpg|Note the other ship in the background.

File:H3_Heretic_Planets.jpg|The planets and sun outside the ''Inquisitor.''

File:H3_Heretic_FleetOfRetribution.jpg|The [[Fleet of Retribution]].

File:H3_Heretic_DaVinci.jpg|One of the [[Da Vinci Code objects|Da Vinci Cube]]s that power the gravity lifts on the map.

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