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{{disambig header|the level in Halo 2|other articles named "Arbiter"|Arbiter (disambiguation)}}

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|prev=''[[Metropolis]]''

|next=''[[The Oracle]]''

|name='''''The Arbiter'''''

|image=[[File:H2A TheArbiter Loadscreen.png|300px]]

|date=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/789270384793128960 '''Twitter''' - ''Halo'']</ref>

|place=[[Threshold gas mine|Gas Mine]] inside [[Threshold]]'s atmosphere

The mission involves neutralizing [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|Heretic]] forces. Along the way, the player will have to open a hangar door for reinforcements, fight, for the first time in ''Halo 2'', [[Sentinel]]s, and fly a [[Banshee|Heretic Banshee]] to escort a friendly [[Phantom]] that is looking for where the Heretic Leader escaped to.

==Transcript==

[https://youtu.be/wKh-1LOVWmE '''{''Cutscene''}''']

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pGYyocIsBo'''{''Anniversary Cutscene''}''']

*'''Prophet of Mercy''': "The tasks you must undertake as the Arbiter are perilous, suicidal. You will ''die'', as each Arbiter has before you. The Council will have their corpse."

''Thel 'Vadamee rises and walks toward the armor. He pauses before it, and looks to the pods containing the bodies of the Arbiters who fell before him. He reaches up and takes the helmet of the Arbiter, and places it upon his head. He turns to the Hierarchs.''

*'''Thel 'Vadamee''': "What would you have your Arbiter do?"

*'''Rtas 'Vadumee''': "When we joined the Covenant, we took an [[Writ of Union|oath]]!"

''Scene fades back to inside lead Phantom. The Spec Ops Commander approaches 'Vadamee. They stare each other down.''

*'''Rtas 'Vadumee''': "This armor suits you. But it cannot hide that [[Mark of Shame|mark]]."

===A Whisper in the Storm===

*'''Rtas 'Vadumee (COM)''': "We are the arm of the Prophets, Arbiter, and you are the blade. Be silent and swift, and we shall quell [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|this heresy]] without incident."

''As Thel approaches the doors where the rest of the team is waiting to enter''

''Thel enters the airlock beyond, with a team of Special Operations Unggoy and Sangheili.''

''The team continues on and enters an elevator. They descend into a hangar containing a [[Kai-pattern Seraph]] and a new enemy appears: the familiar [[Aggressor Sentinel|Sentinels]]. Most of them are patrolling the area, but one can be seen carrying a gas container under it and another firing a green beam at the Seraph, apparently fixing it.''

*'''Heretic Sangheili 3''': ''(upon seeing the SpecOps team)'' "Sentinels, defend us!"

*'''Special Operations Sangheili''': "Shall we keep moving, Arbiter?  The Heretic Leader cowers below!"

*'''Sesa 'Refumee''': "Deal with him, my brothers! I will defend the Oracle."

===To The Hunt===

''The Arbiter goes outside and takes one of the remaining Banshees.''

''After the first wave of Banshees is eliminated.''

*'''Phantom Pilot (COM)''': "The Heretics have weapons emplacements all over the facility, Arbiter. We'll take them out, one by one, until we find the Heretic Leader."

''If you take too long to head for the final emplacement:''

''Level ends.''

== Trivia ==

*Oddly enough,when the Phantom drops off reinforcements in the hangar, there is a possibility/glitch where it won't drop any or maybe one.

[[File:HTMCC-H2A Grunt Birthday Party 2.jpg|thumb|Heretic Unggoy dancing around the Grunt Birthday Skull in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.]]

*The [[Grunt Birthday Party Skull]] can be found on this level.

*If you manage to skyjack a Banshee or blow another Banshee up, you will notice the Heretic Elite has a Plasma Rifle equipped, instead of the Covenant Carbine. This could just be a weapon change for the pilot, maybe because he needed a lighter weapon to fly in the Banshee so it doesn't make it too uncomfortable for him. However, there's an equal chance it's an Easter egg, since not many players would pay attention to the actual dead body.

===References===

*During the [[Banshee]] part, you can get out of your Banshee and land on the [[Phantom]]. This is hard to balance on, and is recommended to use at the end of the part as there is a high possibility to fall off.

*During the Banshee fight, it is possible to exit your Banshee and immediately board an enemy Heretic Banshee. This however, is quite a difficult tactic. When you do, the Elite inside will have a Plasma Rifle.

*Many of the Grunt dialogue in this level is some of the most strange and humorous, Including ''If we stand here any longer, we be on date!'' and ''Hard to tell, but me no female''. It's the first official time you can hear them clearly, and can listen to the strange things they say, because up until now, Grunts have been against you.

*This level has more [[Fuel Rod Gun]]s than any other level in the [[Halo (series)|Halo]] trilogy.

*The music that plays near the end of the level when the Heretic Leader escapes (before you take off in the Banshee) was not included on the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack|OST]]. It somewhat resembles the last part of [[Sacred Icon Suite]].

*When moving down the elevator, the Elite you are farthest from is the one that will point out the Sentinels.

*At the part with the Banshee, you can skip the long air battle with the Heretics and go directly to the area where the level ends.

===Production notes===

*Originally, this level was supposed to take place on Threshold's moon, [[Basis]].

*The level's working title was "The Alpha Gas Giant".<ref name="spacejelly">[http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/3365947 '''AusGamers''': ''AusGamers Destiny Developer Interview with Dave Dunn'']</ref>

*Bungie environment artist [[David Dunn]] experimented on having an ambient lifeform known as the [[space jellyfish]] float in Threshold's atmosphere. However, this concept was eventually abandoned.{{Ref/Reuse|spacejelly}}