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+'''Reversed messages''' refer to a series of messages hidden in ''Halo'' music tracks. There are thirteen reversed messages in the ''Halo'' series: one in ''[[Halo 2]]'', three in ''[[Halo 3]]'', 8 in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', and one in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
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+== Destroyer's Invocation message ==
+In the ''Halo 2'' soundtrack ''Destroyer's Invocation'', (the first movement of the ''[[Mausoleum Suite]]'' on the ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''), a mysterious voice chants. If this mumbling is reversed ([[Media:Reversed_message.ogg|listen]]), a voice is heard saying:
-There are several reversed messages in the Halo series, one in [[Halo 2]], and three in [[Halo 3]].
+:''…I have walked among men and angels for three thousand years. Time has no end… no beginning… no purpose.''
+:''I wander the earth, seeking forgiveness for my horrible crimes against God and man.''
+:''I live to see death and destruction, evil… over the light, but the light cannot be extinguished.''
+:''I live in a prison of my own demise.' ''
+:''I am lost…in time''
-== Black Tower Message ==
+The voice can be heard in the beginning cutscene of the level ''[[The Arbiter]]'', the level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]'' when [[John-117]] rescues the Marines, and during the level ''[[The Great Journey]]'' when [[Thel 'Vadam]] battles [[Tartarus]].
-In the Halo 3 soundtrack During the first few minutes of the track ''Black Tower'' There is yet another message that can be heard if you reverse the song. Here is a transcript:
+In [[2007 (real world)|2007]], [[Martin O'Donnell]] posted on the [[halo.bungie.org]] forums that he wondered "why the transcript (of the reversed message) is still wrong."<ref name="hbo">[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive26.pl?read=783501 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''i wonder...'']</ref>
-:''I smote Death's dream kingdom,
+== Black Tower message ==
-:''Appearing as sunlight on a broken column.''
+In the ''Halo 3'' soundtrack, during the first few minutes of the track ''Black Tower'', there is yet another message that can be heard if one reverses the music. Here is a transcript:
-:''There in Death's other kingdom walking alone,
+:''Eyes from Death's dream kingdom,''
+:''Appear as sunlight on a broken column.''
+:''There in Death's other kingdom walking alone,''
 :''Trembling lips form prayers to broken stone.''
+This message appears to be a reference to T.S. Elliot's Poem, ''The Hollow Men.'' The first part of the transcript refers to lines 20-23.
+:''In death’s dream kingdom''
+:''These do not appear:''
+:''There, the eyes are''
+:''Sunlight on a broken column''
+The second part refers to lines 47-49.
-This message appears to be a reference to T.S. Eliot's Poem ''The Hollow Men.''  The first part of the transcript refers to lines 20-23.
+:''Waking alone''
+:''At the hour when we are''
+:''Trembling with tenderness''
+:''Lips that would kiss''
+:''Form prayers to broken stone.''
-:''In death’s dream kingdom
+It is also worth noting that lines from the last stanza in T.S. Elliot's ''The Hollow Men'' were used in the [[Cortana Letters]], which was repeated at the end of the [[Halo 3 announcement trailer|''Halo 3'' Announcement trailer]] and in ''Halo 3'' itself.
-:''These do not appear:
-:''There, the eyes are
+== Dread Intrusion message ==
-:''Sunlight on a broken column''
+In the ''Halo 3'' soundtrack, a reversed message can be heard in the tracks ''[[Gravemind (music)|Gravemind]]'', and ''[[Dread Intrusion]]''. The entire message is currently unknown, however, several lines are intelligible. Oddly, the voice during these messages sounds different from Gravemind. It echoes considerably, rendering several lines unknown, it is much deeper in pitch, and multiple other voices can be heard. This could be a reference to multiple Graveminds from the past that  speak as one because of inherited knowledge. The first two lines both have [[Seven|7]] syllables each, a possible '''7''' reference.
+:''Side by side, we march as one,''
+:''Humans and Elites will die,''
+:''The Earth will fall if we strike together,''
+:''So forth shall all of life.''
+The exact person who is speaking is unknown. Just like the ''Destroyer's Invocation'' Message, there are many possibilities about whom it could be. The likely candidates are the [[Gravemind]] and the [[Prophet of Truth]], since only [[Sangheili|Elites]] and [[human]]s are mentioned.
+A voice can also be heard on the level, [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]. It can be found in the second [[barrier tower]]'s control room, where there are [[Brute Stalkers]].
+==Data pads==
+Similar to Halo 3's terminals, ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' has reversed [[Forerunner]] audio in the background of the [[Data pads]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_HcWBU9dJg '''YouTube''': ''DATA PAD SECRET MESSAGES FINALLY DECIPHERED - Halo Reach'']</ref>
-The second part refers to lines 47-49.
+:''Culling data''
+:''Corruption contained''
+:''Breach identified''
+:''Welcome Scion''
+:''Lineage confirmed''
+:''Rogue confirmed''
+:''Purge Initiated''
+:''Protocols Reinstated''
+:''Gathering sources''
+:''Scouring Arrays''
+:''Prioritizing''
+:''Cross-referencing''
+:''Referencing''
+:''Daemon Running''
+:''Searching''
+:''Researching''
-:''Waking alone
+==Cryptic Whisper message==
-:''At the hour when we are
+In the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' soundtrack ''[[Cryptic Whisper]]'' a mysterious voice chants. If this mumbling is reversed, a voice is heard saying:
-:''Trembling with tenderness
-:''Lips that would kiss
-:''Form prayers to broken stone.''
-== Gravemind/Dread Intrusion Message ==
+:''We squander eons in the darkness''
+:''While they seize our triumphs for their own''
+:''The [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]] for all things belongs to [[Forerunner]]s alone''
+:''Think of my acts as you will''
+:''Do not doubt the reality''
+:''The [[Reclaimer|Reclamation]] has already begun''
+:''We are hopeless to stop it.''
-Also in the Halo 3 soundtrack, a reversed message can be heard in the tracks ''Gravemind'', and ''Dread Intrusion''. The entire message is currently unknown, however, several lines are intelligible. Oddly, the voice during these messages sounds different from Gravemind. It echoes considerably, it is much deeper in pitch, and multiple other voices can be heard.
+The voice can be heard in the beginning cutscene of the level ''The Arbiter''. The message alludes to the [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[Wikipedia:Suasoria|suasoria]] from ''[[Halo 4]]'''s [[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]].
-:''Side by side, we march as one,
+==Sources==
-:''Humans and Elites will die.''
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-:''The Earth shall fall if we strike together,
+{{Easter Egg}}
-:''So forth all life shall die.''
-The most plausible answer as to who speaks this is the Gravemind, thus the multiple voices heard in the message. It would also make sense since the voices talk about "marching as one" since the Flood is a collective, plus it talks about destroying all of life. 032 Mendicant Bias has been named as a possible candidate as well, though it would make no sense since he is heard from in the Terminals as helping the Master Chief stop the Prophets. However it is also a possibility that this message is Gravemind talking to the Prophet of Truth when he was absorbed into the Flood. This is supported by the fact that the speaker only mentions humans and Elites as enemies, and not the other members of the Covenant. It is possible this foreshadows an alliance between the Gravemind and the disembodied Truth, or rather that they act as one force now bent on the destruction of all life in the galaxy.
+[[Category:Halo 2 Easter eggs]]
-*These have been rumored to be current Cortana messages or unreleased Cortana messages
+[[Category:Halo 3 Easter eggs]]
-[[Category:Easter Eggs]][[Category:Halo 2 Easter Eggs]][[Category:Halo 3 Easter Eggs]]
+[[Category:Halo: Reach Easter eggs]]