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Subject: What is the ROLE of the HERETICS?
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well i think now all the elites are heretics right? it was probably foreshaddowing or something

  • 06.10.2006 9:51 PM PDT

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The Heretics were for the purpose of introducing the Arbiter as well as giving you someone to fight besides humans. (Somewhere in the Halo 2 extras DVD they mention how people relate to Humans and like Humans, so if you killed humans as the Arbiter, it wouldn't be as fun.)

  • 06.10.2006 9:56 PM PDT
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I've been around these parts for almost eight years now...wow! Maybe I should be concerned about that...

They were there to plant a seed of doubt in the arbiter, and to show the player what the prophet's true nature was.

  • 06.10.2006 9:57 PM PDT
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so other than that this means "heretics" = Album Filler?

  • 06.10.2006 10:07 PM PDT
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Wouldn't most or all of them have died since the Arbiter sent the big suspended thing into a falling storm of windy nothingness?

  • 06.10.2006 10:09 PM PDT
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how do we know thats their only camp?

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the heretics are just elites who actually listened to guilty spark rather than just following dogmatic preachings of the covenant and realized they don't want to get anihilated by halo when it goes off and are trying to save the elites from extinction by spreading the word of what is really going to happen when halo goes off but religious fervor by the arbiter kills them all (I'm betting he wishes he didn't kill them all when he has to go after tartarus.) sorry for the run on sentance but thats who the heretics were. also asee the dictionary, heretics are people (or in this case aliens) who go against their religios beliefs/attack their own faith.

  • 06.10.2006 10:30 PM PDT
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In the books it mentioned a band of rogue Covenant who had tried several times to assassinate some Prophets. Those were most likely Heretics.

  • 06.10.2006 10:37 PM PDT
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I've been around these parts for almost eight years now...wow! Maybe I should be concerned about that...

Posted by: howhoy
how do we know thats their only camp?
It's that heretic factions camp, but there are most likely many more heretics out there..

  • 06.10.2006 10:38 PM PDT
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The Heretics are kind of like the Flood in Halo 1. At first they serve no purpose, but it leads you into it. Another group of Heretics may have a role in Halo 3, possibly breaking off from the Covenant on Earth itself?

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what about heretics with CAPITOL HERETIC SHIPS inbounds to earth and help to its defense? possible?

  • 06.10.2006 10:56 PM PDT

howhoy I suggest you play Halo 2 before commenting on Halo 3

  • 06.10.2006 10:59 PM PDT

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The Heretics were there to show the Arbiter that the Prophets may not be right, as the Oracle does not agree with their beliefs. Pretty much what Gods Prophet said, but with less pretty words.

  • 06.10.2006 11:04 PM PDT

Posted by: howhoy
i dint quite understand how the heretics just popped out of halo games and what not. there was not a mention on the books either. can someone explain whats up with these guys and what could be their POSSIBLE role on halo 3? are they ENEMIES? would they make it to earth?

The level was a prelude, introducing us to the Arbiter... giving us foresight at what would soon become of the Arbiter.

  • 06.10.2006 11:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: howhoy
how do we know thats their only camp?

There's at least 2..The Floaty one, and Burial Mounds.

The Heretics are Covenant, who, on Halo learned of the Flood and the Halos' true purpose..and that the Prophets have been lying to them all along, and are in it for power and don't give a damn if all the Elites die. (343 GS informed them of this)

The Heretics then decide to cause an uproar, and make bases on Threshhold, and it's moon..

There's your background on the Heretics =D

[Edited on 6/10/2006]

  • 06.10.2006 11:09 PM PDT
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They might be in Halo 3, since now most or all of the Elites, Grunts, and Hunters are considered Heretics. They probably were a ship or group of ships that found 343 GS floating in space, found out what Halo's purpose was, and started a rebellion.

  • 06.10.2006 11:16 PM PDT

Technically no, the word Heretic is incorrect since the Forerunners are not gods.

  • 06.10.2006 11:21 PM PDT
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civil war between covenant another story to keep u in the game...

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Posted by: howhoy
what about heretics with CAPITOL HERETIC SHIPS inbounds to earth and help to its defense? possible?


thats the covenant buddy go play halo1 and 2...

  • 06.10.2006 11:24 PM PDT
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How does the covenant know that there are NO heretics hidden among their Ranks? but this question is far from the point.

HOW did the heretics find out that the great journey is ...well say....false? it cant just be from 343 guilty cause that would be far too quick to convince MANY covies to go heretic.

now unless heretics has been going on within the covy world for some time now....why dint these heretics contact the humans and converge?

or maybe they did...thats why HUMANS (oni) knew of the halos even before chief and co got there.

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oh btw heretic means not apart of some1s beliefs and evil outsider who doesnt belive in ur ways basically and outcast or something like it...

  • 06.10.2006 11:25 PM PDT
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why do you care really? bungie isnt really caring as much as you are about the ranks of some army they just want to finish there epic game...

  • 06.10.2006 11:26 PM PDT
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if you dont care then why'd you post? this would have been locked if it wasnt relevant discussion.

  • 06.10.2006 11:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: howhoy
if you dont care then why'd you post? this would have been locked if it wasnt relevant discussion.

My goodness, you're right, this belongs in New Mombasa.

*moved*
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  • 06.10.2006 11:30 PM PDT

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