The Tragic Tale of the Heretic Leader & his Faction | Their Betrayal, & how he Weaponized the Flood

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In Halo 2, the Arbiter’s first mission as the personal blade of the Prophets was to silence a Heretic and his followers, however their words of heresy were, in fact, words of truth, spoken as a consequence of their betrayal by the Covenant, and words that would inspire them to release the horror of the Flood to prevent their silencing. Today, we’re taking a look at the Tragic Tale of the Heretic Leader - how he was Betrayed by the Covenant, and how he weaponised the Flood to try and stop the Arbiter and his warriors from silencing his heresy…
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[@lilchente07]

Ok

[@GucciPasta]

Ok

[@philaeofish]

Oki

[@HiddenXperia]

Ok

[@mrbeavergaming685]

I am a huge fan of you. My channel is small, only 5 subscribers, but it was inspired through you. Keep calm and stay away from people infected by covid (flood). We love your lit vids

[@hydradude3989]

Ngl I would’ve loved to see the heretic faction again. The arbiter realising the Heretic leader was right and teaming up with him

[@HiddenXperia]

Honestly a short series of official 'What If' scenarios would be super cool, maybe one day!

[@ironwolf2244]

@@HiddenXperia A 'what if' scenario I'd like to see, is if John didn't become Master Chief. Who would have filled that role in the Human-Covenant war in this timeline. Some interesting dynamics could be made I think.

[@crucialstormxyz9352]

I like that too. My 'what if' scenario would be if Noble 6 managed to be with Keyes and the Pillar of Autumn crew with the Master Chief? After learning Reach and how it happened to the Combat Evolved timeline, I thought it would be cool to see two hyper lethal vectors kicking ass together? Damn.

[@Sanya6496]

Well, we could've, if we didn't kill the leader and slaughtered a bunch of his troops

[@lionsfan3581]

HiddenXperia you should do that the big Star Wars Chanel’s do that alllllll the time itd be awesome in halo

[@LateNightHalo]

We should start a GoFundMe for the Heretic Leader to aid his spread of the truth

[@firebymisfire2640]

Underated comment

[@ckyle1088]

Truely underated

[@ProdTenski]

I would donate to heretic faction late night bitching

[@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025]

@@ckyle1088 you don't know who HE is then?

[@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025]

@@firebymisfire2640 you too don't know who he is?

[@philaeofish]

"Ask the Oracle a question" Arbiter: Wha- The heretic leader: so anyway, I started blasting

[@corvena4329]

Fucking Golden

[@o_o-037]

I'm your 69th like.

[@philaeofish]

@@o_o-037 thank you

[@HiddenXperia]

nice

[@drquack4213]

ŘaccoonStudiøs Golden Wind haha right guys? haha... hello...?

[@oysterscrolls]

Arrived so early that the forerunners are still around

[@beastmastergaming8039]

Oyster 3401 next time write Arrived so early The precursors still had the mantle

[@a.stupid.idiot.]

Arrived so late that the flood had already infected everyone in Earth

[@magnerar3456]

Arrived so late Halo Infinite was released

[@Grimpy970]

Arrived so late that humanity has already ascended to The Mantle

[@nakknjr9322]

Derek Anon nahh we are really stupid

[@realironsquid1701]

I like how when Thel tries to convince Tartarus that the Rings were a lie, mirrors the same when 'Refumee attempts to convince Thel that it was all a lie.

[@UsurperDeicide]

RealIronsquid 1 it’s like poetry it rhymes

[@General_Cap]

I think while Tartarus might have known about the truth of the rings, he probably didn't really care to stop his plans because he was deadset on going through with the "Great Journey"

[@theyrbaning4751]

Tartarus wasnt bad, he was blinded

[@aeronautisch]

Theybandaba. It seemed to me that he cared more about the social status of the brutes than the Great Journey.

[@pyxylation]

@@aeronautisch Thats what I always thought too. Even if he realized it was a lie, it just seemed he wanted to be in power.

[@shadowelite1177]

Arbiter: "Freeze heretic" Heretic Leader: Arbiter, I would rather die by your hand then let the prophets lead me to slaughter" Arbiter: "who has taught you these lies?" Que oracle singing as he decends......... Arbiter: "an Oracle"

[@HiddenXperia]

so anyways I started blastin'

[@shadowelite1177]

@@HiddenXperia "Hehehehe, Of course"

[@SilentShadow07]

*Turn heretic.

[@masterdale1155]

Shadow Elite 117 343 Guilty Spark: Hello I am 343 Guilty Spark I am the monitor of Installation 04.

[@Odd1337]

Heretic leader starts blasting because 343 would take forever to explain everything and they are currently plummeting to their Doom and there's one Sariph fighter.

[@Ankylosaurus_mangiventris]

*Have you ever heard the tragedy of Heretic Sesa ‘Refumee The Wise? It’s not a story the Sangheili would tell you.*

[@SPX157]

Tell me more

[@lewatoaofair2522]

“Is it possible to spread this knowledge?” “Not from the Covenant.”

[@om1ssion534]

Silence heretic

[@WhyTho525]

Have you ever heard the Tragedy of the High Prophet of Mercy ? It's ironic, he was shown no mercy when he was attacked by the Flood .

[@bloodangel7731]

Its ironic

[@darthvader4594]

Instead of turning arbiter to his side instead he just turned into a mustache twirling villain because REASONS

[@cameronschofield6440]

Cos muh boss fight.

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

Hey vader. Haven’t seen you in sometime

[@sylvasilva2851]

I mean, he had pretty good cause to believe the Arbiter, the Hand of the Prophets, might not listen to reason, blinded by faith and a lust for restoring what little honor he could. The Arbiter stopped to listen to Spark, but we don’t know that he would have listened, seeing as his faith was still quite strong. Sesa wasn’t going to take that chance.

[@aeronautisch]

Sylva Silva. And the whole encounter with the gravemind EXACTLY confirms what you wrote. “If you will not hear the truth, then I will show it to you”. Because he was still too blinded by faith in the prophets.

[@sylvasilva2851]

This channel does not exist. Righto! You hit the nail on the head; thanks for the backup!

[@thecringecounter5091]

Sesa refumme: ask the Oracle how the prophet lies Thel: do the proph- Sesa: shoots him Arby: the negotiations were short

[@benedictcremer9761]

I never understood that scene honestly

[@vladychiez]

Damn it Sesa!

[@User-wh1ff]

Here you go 13:10

[@Unclebarry94]

Stfu cheif

[@thecringecounter5091]

Where it so easy.... oh wait that isn't my quote

[@metalc.s3170]

I find it interesting how such a minor character/faction in the game can have some interesting lore behind them

[@vigneshkr7072]

And also to have such a great influence in the events to come.

[@kolokol7796]

Speaking of super minor characters having lore behind them, there was a single elite that actually hunted Master Chief during the events of Halo: Combat Evolved from start to finish.

[@taleseylad1249]

@@kolokol7796 you're talking about Zamamme?

[@kolokol7796]

@@taleseylad1249 Yep

[@TribuneAquila]

@@kolokol7796 i mean this guys plan was to set up intricate assassination attempts over the entire 04 battle, and yet his ultimate plan was to ride an elevator and suprise chief...

[@ColdbloodGamingEntertainment]

“ The elites are blind arbiter , but I will help them see”

[@diamondtester5504]

The emoji throws off the good comment

[@TheJRDProductions]

He's the Darth maul of halo

[@ColdbloodGamingEntertainment]

Diamond Tester you make a valid point I shall remove the emoji as I don’t want to be branded with the mark of shame 😂

[@ColdbloodGamingEntertainment]

Lol I like when he just starts blasting the arbiter just as he tells the arbiter to ask the oracle a question

[@diamondtester5504]

The sarcastic raptor is no longer blind, for I have helped him see

[@EmileA239_from_Halo_Reach]

God dang, Sesa Refume was really a cool elite, I love his role in Halo 2 and the heretic armor in general is just awesome

[@Defa_Noob]

If we get elites in Infinite's multiplayer I'd love to see the heretic armor be unlockable

[@aeronautisch]

That’d be sick

[@bubz2422]

Yessss

[@Goombahhhh]

I was hoping that Heretic armour would be in multiplayer when they announced H2A

[@policynotmet8279]

@@Goombahhhh I was hoping H2A would look more in the artstyle of H2A

[@klortikterra4423]

yes.

[@o_o-037]

You've heard of *"Task Failed Successfully"* . But Sesa experienced a *"Tragic Victory"* . By failing to kill Thel, he died believing his efforts to expose the truth were in vain. Little did he know the influence his own words would have once the great schism occured, a war he never got to see.

[@adarkwind4712]

( O_〉O)? Cue red vs blue church’s final scene.

[@elijahd.1340]

Our victory, his victory was so close I wish he could've lived to see it..

[@ajxx9987]

He would be proud

[@nothuman3083]

Artiox actually won that one, think about it there's no covenant at a large salvage site, but a mining ship. Then a guy starts calling the prophets lairs, right near someplace he might want to vist, he had an oracle too. The arbiter didn't need to make that milk run with tartarus over his back. He was bait, an arbiter, a salvage, an oracle, and a heretic all in one valued mining station. Artiox would've kill the arbiter and got killed by tartarus, the arbiter would be a hero as he "killed Artiox"but died of his wounds and they would've had a needed victory. Artiox saw it as a trap but let it play out and took down the covenant.

[@darklord7479]

@@nothuman3083 is there any shred of proof that backs up that claim

[@majorassentinel2187]

HERESY HERESY HERESY Prophets:We should never tell them Arbiter:AY YO I LEARNED THE TRUTH FLOATING CHAIRS Prophets:Ah shit here we go again

[@fruitylerlups530]

Tbf its only the hierarchs who know, the rest of the prophets were just as deludrd

[@thatoneguywhouploads]

Teh Spearhead said in a livestream that he likes your cooking.

[@HiddenXperia]

Spearhead knows what's up when it comes to food! I'm smoking a brisket this week and I'm already salivating lol

[@thatoneguywhouploads]

He told me not to tell anyone, but he punched my corpse in Halo 5, so I told you to get back at him. He also called me "Hot Stuff". Lmao

[@geodoesathing9600]

@@HiddenXperia *COMMUNISM INTENSIFIES

[@thatoneguywhouploads]

@@geodoesathing9600Слава Отечеству

[@geodoesathing9600]

@@thatoneguywhouploads *RUSSIAN INTENSIFIES EVEN MORE

[@thesecondromuluan8216]

If only Sesa Refumee's VA (Voice Actor) was still alive. RIP Miguel Ferrer.

[@thesecondromuluan8216]

@Michelle Grover He died from throat cancer. Before he died, he was working as one of the main characters of a show called: "NCIS: Los Angeles". The last episode he was in, they played a version of the song "Knocking on Heaven's Door" which was preformed by a band he was part of called The Jenerators. I first knew him as Owen Granger. (NCIS: Los Angeles) Then, as Sesa Refumee. (Halo 2) And many other roles since. You will be missed, Miguel.

[@MagnusTonitrum117]

The Second Romuluan You *won’t* be missed?

[@thesecondromuluan8216]

@@MagnusTonitrum117 Thanks for noticing my mistake. I'll edit it right away.

[@MagnusTonitrum117]

The Second Romuluan No problem

[@thesecondromuluan8216]

@@MagnusTonitrum117 Still, thanks.

[@Boringspy]

“I’m beginning to think you’re not very smart” “Oh I didn’t mean offense, I meant your entire race” - 343 guilty spark

[@SolusLupi]

I do find that seemingly simple line of "the humans would have good cause to shoot us on sight," rather compelling as it shows respect enough for the race to realize just how much they had been wronged by this holy war now revealed as based on a lie thus rendering it all honorless and ignoble as wells as also implies an almost longing to somehow aid the humans in reparation were it only possible.

[@Tmanowns]

For sure. It's sad too, because I thought to myself "what if Sesa contacted the humans, and told them he now knows the truth, that he wanted to stop the Prophets?" It really could go either way. ONI may turn him into an asset, or just order a hit. But more importantly, even if higher ups ordered a cease fire, the typical crewman and marine would have every right to enact vengeance, as short sighted as it would be.

[@kevind3974]

Or what if Johnson and chief didn’t capture the covenant cruser and had to go to the gas giant to escape. By the time they would have made it their guilty sparks would have already started informing them of the lie of the covenant. Then add in chief’s, Johnson and cortanas information as well on the flood, ring and guilty sparks. And this would have become vary interesting vary quickly. Especially since now they can try to contact humanity using cortana. They wouldn’t have been stranded anymore and could start spreading the truth Guilty sparks would still be an issue thou

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

@@kevind3974 not really, with Installation 04 in it's current state, Guilty Spark's protocols only leave one command for him to follow, assist any and all Reclaimers... also the command to assist in containing flood outbreaks so compound those together and you get Spark working as a great asset to Chief and Cortana

[@MistahFox]

Fun fact: The Heretics were originally going to all be Hunters, making them teaming up with you at the end of the game something of a redemption for Arbiter's character after what he had done, but the idea was quickly scrapped after a big argument where Bungie employees called each other insane for trying to make a level where you only fought hunters.

[@godsgreatestmistake8013]

A legendary runner's nightmare

[@blazindragon1833]

I really wish he didn't shoot as he looked awesome and probably could've been a dope ally, I think he'd maybe even be the Sangheili version of Sgt Johnson.

[@ThePrimordialArchon]

Blazindragon thats why we have shipmaster

[@blazindragon1833]

@@ThePrimordialArchon I would've preferred both with the Arbiter

[@henrymcbark7337]

@@blazindragon1833 Like the original trio in Star Trek. It would be cool if that was the combo they got.

[@zamasu7530]

I really hope that the flood returns in halo infinite

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

My dream Halo enemy faction line-up would be Human Resistance Fighters and Spartans and Swords of Sanghelios VS Cyborg Covenant Remnants and Prometheans VS Banished VS Flood!!!

[@godzillakaijuboy]

We all do

[@Banana-Boi]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 cyborg covenant remnants? Bruh.

[@serapheternal921]

@JakeSpacePirate E didn’t we destroy the remaining Covenant with the Arbiter in the Battle on Sunaion? I think the Banished will be the Covie’s replacements. But either way, I’m excited for Halo Infinite as well! I really want the flood.

[@HiddenXperia]

don't we all my friend, don't we all...

[@VigilantAnarchism]

"Our Prophets are false! Open your eyes, my brothers! They would use the faith of our forefathers to bring ruin to us all!"

[@cqbjones4861]

THE GREAT JOURNEY IS A-

[@VigilantAnarchism]

@@cqbjones4861 I was gonna add that part! Idk why I decided not to lol

[@Albino_Basilisk]

“This Heretic, and those who follow him, must be silenced.”

[@VigilantAnarchism]

@@Albino_Basilisk "Their slander offends all who walk the path!"

[@stylesrj]

@@VigilantAnarchism But what use am I?

[@Bluewah96]

I would love to know more about past heretics in the halo universe

[@HiddenXperia]

as far as I can remember, aside from the Ussans there aren't actually *that* many documented cases, probably because the Covenant stamped down on them before they could do anything noteworthy lol

[@sparta2705]

@@HaloGalleryOfficial speaking of, would anyone want to read a fanfic about the insurrection? I have an idea

[@sparta2705]

@@HaloGalleryOfficiallol, I like you already.

[@microwave1196]

@@HiddenXperia what is literally the entire banished faction...

[@Jackosaurus117]

Sesa is a true hero. I always feel guilty killing him when a replay Halo 2, what a character

[@Zapzap3132jarek]

“Unfortunate. His edification was most enjoyable”

[@CaptainBloodsail]

I had no choice holy oracle. This heretic imperiled the great journey.

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@CaptainBloodsail Oracle? Great Journey? Why do you meddlers insist on using such inaccurate verbiage?

[@stylesrj]

@@RosheenQuynh OOOOOOHHHH MMMMYYYYYY!

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@stylesrj That... is the Oracle!

[@stylesrj]

@@RosheenQuynh So it is. Come we are leaving this system.

[@huwfollantyearl6726]

HIDDENXPERIA: A tale, that’s about to turn into a nightmare... Me: So I suppose you could say that we’re ‘Awakening the Nightmare’?

[@AbdullahKhan-el6xw]

Duh dum tss

[@huwfollantyearl6726]

Rolen 28 👌🏻

[@muskatDR]

Eyyyyh!

[@bishop782]

Sesa: ask the Oracle any question! Arbiter: D- Sesa: Peace was never an option

[@ONEIL311]

Sesa living was never a option

[@stoneoceaaan1439]

this video has been a long time coming, sesa was such a deep character, but bungie wanted a boss fight that can be cheesed with needlers

[@bigl2328]

I was not aware of this lmao I always used an energy sword even on legendary

[@Sentinel-cc3lo]

Two ODST related questions: 1. Did the ODSTs you play as in Halo 3 ODST (Alpha Team) know about the Flood's existence by the time that game took place? 2. When you're playing as an ODST, your hand flashes and sparks when you get hit as if you have energy shields, but ODSTs were not issued with them. Why is this? Could it be a design oversight?

[@eclipsexgaming1169]

probably just gameplay mechanics from halo 3 that were used

[@bruntchieftain1319]

Reused assets im guessing

[@thefatbeast6766]

I doubt alpha squad were aware off the flood

[@მტრედი]

actually there is a line in which one of the odsts(forgot who) tells you that he is not infected with the flood and that was just a known disease in family it happens if you stare at them too much also i think it was with buck

[@legendaryrobb5903]

Dare may have known about the Flood, but likely the team had no knowledge of them still.

[@biscrenson7080]

It’s gonna be weird seeing more Infinite videos/news potentially starting next week!

[@HiddenXperia]

MY FINGERS ARE ETERNALLY CROSSED

[@EMoney0527]

Shhh... You'll jinx it, like e3 2019, and we'll just get another teaser

[@biscrenson7080]

@@HiddenXperia Can I ask you a question? How does it feel, knowing that soon, maybe next week or next month, we'll be getting Infinite news, and after that, even if it's delayed, we'll still be getting new information since they already gave us gameplay at the Microsoft E3 Like event?

[@michelangelo9353]

Where does it say that news is coming next week?!

[@biscrenson7080]

@@michelangelo9353 Leaks are pointing towards a Xbox Series X/S reveal event in the week of May 4th, with the reveal will be a small showcase of major games, including Infinite, potentially another cutscene or multiplayer footage, but the big reveal will be in June/July, either way, you're less than 75 days away from Infinite news at the max.

[@jamB2007]

I honestly loved the heretic leader even before! It’s one of my favorite missions and my most person iconic halo 2 mission. I even went out of my way to get the new arbiter and sesa’Refumee mega bloks figures for nostalgia! Maybe in halo infinite they will bring back the heretic banshee

[@aeronautisch]

Ah mega bloks. Good stuff. I had a mega bloks Phantom for christmas years ago. I had so much fun with that lol. Oh yeah I also had a white warthog with two white spartans and a banshee.

[@Albino_Basilisk]

I just bought the Master Chief vs Arbiter set.

[@jamB2007]

Aaaayyyyyyy! You guys know what’s up😂🙏🏻 I just rebuilt my phantom set with the classic arby!

[@47k_HALO]

​@jamesbowman2908 now there is a heretic elite for mega bloks

[@a.bdioro5302]

I want a mod that changes literally nothing about halo 2 and 3 except the voice of the gravemind being turned into Xperia’s

[@benjamintheshark9279]

have you heard the tragedy of Sesa 'Refume the awoken? I didn't think so its not one the profits would tell you.

[@Jesse12489]

Profits

[@nick3718]

i will never get over how badass that intro is

[@PS-mw9cc]

I just realized how similar the Covenant and the Imperium of Man are edit: I now want a halo fan-game that is Counter Strike, but one side are heretics and the other are covie specops.

[@CtKEngage]

I think Call of Duty faction backed style multiplayer would be good, that way playing as Spartans wont get as stale.

[@justincoltharp9701]

Wait a minute, that is completely inaccurate. The only correspondences may be the belief in the rings for salvation and the belief that the God Emperor yet lives. This is also implying that the God Emperor is dead. This is untrue, as it has been stated that he lives canonically, if not solely due to the Orks being an absolute perfect mix of retardation and massive psychic power. If anything the correlations between Eldar and Covenant are the highest, with Eldar having a completely unique caste and religious system that they hold as superior to all else in the known universe and firmly believe anything that anyone else says is wrong.

[@hund7458]

@@justincoltharp9701 you could also draw some similarities to the t'au, seeing as they're empires made up of many different races assimilated one way or another, including bird/lizard-like warriors, bug-like flying soldiers, and an intelligent species of worm-like creatures. you could also draw a comparison between the Prophets and the Ethereals, and if you stretch it enough the Heretics have similarities to the Farsight Enclaves.

[@Jedi_Spartan]

1:14 So basically unleash that Gravemind you've got in a time lock at your house.

[@yagdtigercommander]

Its interesting how a lot of Ironic situations in halos lore actually lead to a better out come in the galaxy. The Swords of Sanghelios were created to challenge the arbiters rule to keep him in check to prevent him from having absolute power. Yet Thel Vadam the current arbiter is the leader of the current swords of Sanghelios but is the fit arbiter to lead it because he is no longer blind to the reality of halo and the galaxy. Also by fighting along humanity he has realized that their is more to honour than dying in battle or an over whelming victory. That honour is fighting for a good cause, to protect your fellow soldier and to carry on the legacy and memory of your brothers in arms. That it took a heretic to start the seeds of truth and to challenge the profits lies. Yet it was the Gravemind the ultimate evil that wanted to consume the entire galaxy of all life that was one that ultimately convinced Thel. I mean Chief and Guilty spark did help to extent as well. But the Gravemind was ultimate factor in breaking his faith. Which is also ironic because the gravemind is the master of manipulation,lies and betrayals. The Gravemind is even worse at spreading lies than the profits I wouldn't be surprised if the gravemind some how clouded the prophets judgement to not like they weren't crazy enough on their own but he could have ramped up their madness lol. I know this is a sad story but I just find it funny how Irony is the key player in driving the halo narrative and lore down the current path it is headed. And for the most I think its for the better. I just don't think the mantle of responsibility is just for humanity alone. I think Thel and the swords have a role at least although probably more indirectly because by taking on re emerging covenant sub factions hes preventing them activating the Halo Arrays or getting access to fore runner weapons caches or other relics of war. Now I am not saying that every covenant splinter faction would want to carry out the prophet of truths legacy or for their own conquest. But Jul Madma and his storm covenant were at least an example of an insurgency that posed a decent enough threat to be taken seriously by the UNSC. While being a major threat to Thels Rule of Sangheilos and his united clans he had worked so hard to convince to join his cause and strengthen the post war alliance with humanity. But I am aware that alliance has some tension. Officially with the UNSC and some of its high ranking commanders they have come to terms with the Sangheli and trust that they can depend on each other once shit hits the fan again. But I can understand Thel and his people mistrust of ONI at least and its safe to say that even members with in the UNSC don't trust what ONI's up to. But ONI has alot of power and influence to silence those who call them out on their shady deeds.

[@Tigershark_3082]

Damn, this was really well said

[@whisperedflame6952]

I still don’t understand how these guys talked and ate with those respirators jammed in their mouths.

[@effyouceeekay]

They take them off?

[@whisperedflame6952]

Spartanflu in the cutscenes, terminals, and during gameplay they talk with them in.

[@R3DSH1FT196]

@@whisperedflame6952 Same reason they can talk perfect english with four mandibles full of sharp teeth: it's science fiction

[@matthewtaylor6829]

Alien biology; they don't require their mandibles to speak. They're for snippin', not for quippin'.

[@MaxiemumKarnage]

A little late, but Elites speak using an organ in their throats. Their "jaws" are used for eating and for show, mostly. That's why Rtas can speak while missing half his jaw

[@socialisingsigma1532]

You know those “which character are you?” Quizzes You should make a “which elite rank are you?” Personality quiz

[@musishoon7950]

Socialising Sigma I’m def a grunt tbh

[@socialisingsigma1532]

Musishoon I see myself being a jackal or zealot

[@charlesdemers1197]

@@musishoon7950 I’m a bottom too

[@Madchris8828]

After learning of the truth of the Heretic leader, in Truth I felt bad about killing him on future playthroughs. Such a tragic end to a victim of his own unfortunate lies told to him

[@WheresIsNancy]

The heretic leader is cool and all but his boss fight on legendary made me want to activate the rings

[@jakeballou5147]

Imagine being thel and realizing you glassed entire planets for lies

[@dynestis2875]

If only that heretic dude would've just kept talking instead of blasting...

[@LilyAvarA]

Thanks for that video, I can relate to sesa a bit more than most because I had previously been in a cult for a few years. I’m atheist now but as a halo fan it’s cool to see the game mirror my own life in a way

[@Bludawg27]

I felt bad executing these guys cause they already knew what was up

[@nuclearphoenix177]

I like to think that if the unsc would of tried to contact the heretic faction and attempt to extract them from the gas mine if they were there long enough

[@ONEIL311]

There were only 3 human ships in the original halo system and they wouldn’t have had much time before a large covenant fleet, the largest ever seen, to enter the system

[@reddxl1480]

Sesa refumee is my favorite halo character. Not a lot is known about him compared to Thel vadamee or chief, and that is what I like about him.

[@EmergencyL0tion]

It always bothered me playing as arbiter for the first time killing all the heretics only to realize they were the good guys and then the arbiter doing the same exact thing as the heretics In the final level

[@dinglechicken1477]

This is a vid I was waiting for... Thanks.

[@UpstartApollo9]

I always feel awful when I am killing him

[@zaidenfirth9232]

Those halo 5 clips were those the classic elite models

[@legacynorthstar_8874]

Just a touch on the sponsor, i bought a pair myself and they're legit. When I'm cutting grass i can barely hear my lawnmower at HALF volume. Full volume is just pure noise cancelation.

[@berker9984]

Not letting us play again as the arbiter in any other title after Halo 2 was such a waste of potential. The point of view of sangheili is always so interesting!

[@HoldEtoFlip]

44 seconds after upload lmao

[@KindOldRaven]

Really, the heretic-leader was actually a pretty cool dude. Open to reason on some level that most were not. I mean... coming to accept you've been living in persuit of a lie your entire life mustn't have been easy.

[@KuraiShogun]

He is way better than Jul Madama

[@stealthSGMB]

The Swords should build statue to honor Refumee.

[@arbynChief617]

Hidden, we need your opinion on some of these Infinite “leaks” and whether you think they’re legit or not!

[@mastuhyeet6422]

He got cool elite sunglasses

[@DiamondDuk]

Ah yes the iconic jet-pack elite

[@xman40100]

I realized from your video a small dialogue connection between Halo 2 and 3. The followers of the Heretic Leader said that "his truth must not be silenced". Arbiter silenced Truth's "truth", remember? "And for that, you must be silenced." Pretty neat, nice video!

[@aj_wlyms3117]

Before I learned the story of Halo 2. I always thought that The Heretic was an Arbiter that betrayed the Covenant! I was a stupid child. Halo 2 came out before I was born! I was 2 when Halo 3 came out and I remember watching Halo 4 multiplayer on KZbin when I was 7 or 8.

[@CtKEngage]

I was only 10-11 years old at the time of playing Halo 2 in 2006 2 years after it was out. I thought nothing of the The Heretic leader and army until the terminals and this video. I hope you got around to playing the older Halos as much as everyone else did.

[@aj_wlyms3117]

Soul Power I did actually! I just got MCC in February due to a delay because you can’t buy items for an Xbox in the Microsoft store on a pc. I beat Halo 2 before CE because I already knew the story of CE. I didn’t know the story of Halo 2 or 3 as the other Halo games. I stopped playing MCC for a while because the only multiplayer games were all Reach! A few 2A or 3 here and there but that was it! I just beat Reach the before this video came out. Good story... could use a little balancing. But now my goal is to beat ODST and 4.

[@bigl2328]

@@aj_wlyms3117 How was 4?

[@bigl2328]

Lol I was 8 when 2 came out. Didn't think of it until I was a teenager and started delving into halo lore

[@CtKEngage]

@@aj_wlyms3117 I literally wasn't aware you replied a month ago, my bad man. But good on you. ODST is a special and unique experience that I didn't have much appreciation for when it first came out, but second time around in my early and mid 20s my opinion is vastly different. H4 as much as it was criticized even before Halo 5 was released, Halo 4 had a good story going for it and delved more into older lore that Bungie's Halos never touched. Reach balancing became a mess when the original title update was released and did good and bad. I hope in the future it gets addressed with more rebalance. Which Halo is part of your favorite multiplayer so far with all those included?

[@spongebobbies]

It would be cool if in infinite we see a memorial to Sasa in one of the arbiters ship

[@TheBadAcidTrip420]

I can't stop thinking about what woulda happened if they actually believed Sesa and joined forces with him at that time. I just discovered your channel last week and I'm loving the content you put out. Thank you

[@superiorsoldier57]

The Heritic faction is the Covenant version of the Insurrection.

[@andrewf1145]

No one: Literally no one: Hidden Xperia *vibes to "Devils, Monsters"*

[@ants7279]

I would like to know how many trops he had exactly and why he didn't take a smarter approche to this new discovery.

[@IndieLambda]

If elites become playable again, I'd love to bre able to wear their armor, also, playable elites needs to return.

[@sbugmanthenoobinator]

There is a slight chance the heretics are still alive. If somebody apart from me remembers, there is an halo 2 multiplayer map based on the surface of basis, the gas giant over which the gas mine used to hang. In the description of that map it states clearly that it was used by the heretics of the gas mine. Although it is not certain , some heretics could have found refuge there, and thus be still alive.

[@huwfollantyearl6726]

Hey

[@GucciPasta]

Huw Follant hey

[@chrisgoodburn2517]

Why didn't the leader try to contact the humans and try to work with them like the swords of sanghelios?

[@arturohernandez5857]

Greatest lore in halo history

[@mrrazfromnz]

I disagree with the notion that Sesa saw Thel as being too far gone. After all, he'd already sown the seeds of doubt in the Arbiter's mind. To allow the Oracle to break the Arbiter's faith right there and then would be foolish, as the Prophets could easily have them both executed. Sesa knew that his brothers' liberation would only happen if the new Arbiter fought on and regained his honor and credibility, and thus attacked the Arbiter, sacrificing himself for all of the Sangheili.

[@sonnyvo7024]

The 6 dislikes are the Prophets and Hiarachs.

[@nickshapland9384]

That transition tho

[@liquidoxygen819]

It never made sense to me that Refumee wouldn't reach out to humanity

[@Burning-Twilight]

Imagine a terrorist organization in real life suddenly asking their enemies to help them. I doubt they would listen and most likely kill on sight.

[@TheFanciestCipher]

Who else liked the video before it started.

[@Chinstrap-99]

Very cool, you do a great job!

[@Lumachie]

I don't feel bad for him, Thel was going to listen to Guilty Spark, and he fired for no reason leading to his own death 🤷‍♂️

[@Anvarynn]

I think he immediately opened fire because of well, the station was in free fall, but even if he did get to the seraph in reality he knew death was outside considering the fleet on standby above them, and like he said he would rather die by his hands so he decided to go through with that.

[@surajdurairajraja8765]

So basically we were fighting the good guys huh GOD DAMMIT TRUTH, MERCY, REGRET

[@georgelincolnrockwell6248]

You know, the Covenant sounds an AWFUL LOT like Roman Crusade-Catholicism... and the San'Shuyim sound an AWFUL WHOLE LOT LIKE J 3 W S! BUNGIE KNEW!

[@johncongdon7398]

At 14:27 you say "Guilty spark" where you show 2401 Pentitant Tangent. Just a small critique I found, nothing too big. I love your videos man, let's hope halo infinite is as amazing as I think it will be.

[@T0NK0]

Not that they would ever but i'd love like an animated series or even like a spin off game (like just use the engine and co develop a half priced game like with ODST) Could expand on it a little bit but inevitably he'll be killed by the Arbiter in the end. Although his actions will have sowed the seeds for the Covenant's downfall kind of like how the heroic actions on Reach lead to Master Chief getting Cortana.

[@Sickles985]

See this is why I love Halo the lore is scary but also really cool I've loved this game since I was 4 and seeing u make lore videos of this game makes me happy to know that people still love Halo and it's lore thank you for making this video can't wait to see the next Halo lore video

[@jack76thegamer30]

The more I hear about covenant, the more I wanna play as a arbiter, we really need game where we play as arbiter and other rebels

[@grard445]

I just realized after watching the Scientology documentary that the arbiter role is like a suppressive person basically being banished for questioning the religion and looked down upon.

[@Don-V-]

Man this 'heretics' story is so heartbreaking, he was right the whole time... If he had lived, he would've been more iconic than Rtas, and Rtas is a complete badass. So sad ):

[@policynotmet8279]

okay ngl, i got so lost into the vid that i believed the elites used raycon for a good moment before going "hold on wait-"

[@gamepad3173]

I'm sure it wasn't easy for the heretic faction fighting this impossible up hill battle. but controlling the flood like a weapon, now that must have taken some genius.

[@trustinprocess612]

A moment of silence for every elite in Xperia’s vid getting sacrificed for the intro ;(

[@Snavels]

The heretic leader being killed by the arbiter only to see him become a heretic shortly after: 😐

[@pluto5988]

And stating that jackals were on the station makes me wonder: where were they during the arbiter and the oracle

[@aaronblankenship5048]

I like how at first Arbiter didn't reason with the heretic later than at the end of halo 2 arbiter realized the truth and tried to tell tartarus.

[@CtKEngage]

Thel finally caught the Prophets in their bullshit, and recruiting the Brutes to replace the Elites honestly was stupid given the resulting events. The Prophets screwed themselves.

[@trylogy8095]

Can someone tell me why those Halo 5 cutscenes have the classic elite designs?

[@pumpkinqueen9615]

Another great video hiddenXperia and also I always sympathized for the Heretic leader

[@spookieboogi6161]

Ironically the flood only ever kill me when I round a corner to a combat form with a rocket launcher lol had the crap scared out of me today by that happening

[@kylebaker5941]

Hiddenxperia, can you do a video on how the gravemind moves from place to place? I never understood how a giant pile of tentacles was able to move from alpha halo to delta halo to an ember clad to High Charity to the ark and back to high Charity. A ginormous pile of rotten flesh shouldn't be that mobile.

[@BadGuySwerve117]

A giant pile of tentacles

[@CackleTheory]

I can’t wait to fight brutes again like it’s Halo 2 :) I am so so so excited