Scariest part is that the Gravemind isn't just smart, it's a damn genius philosopher.

"I, I am a monument to all your sins" best line ever.

“This one is machine and nerve, and has its mind concluded.” “This one is but flesh and faith, and is the more deluded.”

You can see the grave mind holds the chief with just one tendril and holds the arbiter with 3. The arbiter is struggling and is combative while master chief is cool and calm.

"1.2 trillion simulated and one actual." I've always found that one line subtly terrifying

I really like the fact, that the Gravemind talks in rhyme, just because it thinks much faster than it talks, so It just can't help but overdue such tedious act as vocal communication. It's beyond need to tell someone anything. It knows all the Flood, and all Flood knows what he knows. That's why the Flood is so terrifying, yet so awesome

It’s insane how much Biomass is utilized to make a gravemind.. and that isnt even its final form! Just imagine a Keymind..

“FATE HAS HAD US MEET AS FOES, BUT THIS RING WILL MAKE US BROTHERS.”

For anyone wondering what the gravemind meant by “I am a monument to all your sin” he wasn’t talking about specifically chiefs sins, he was referring to the sins of the forerunners, the flood was originally a species called the precursors, they created all life in the universe and originally gave the mantle of responsibility to the forerunners, however the forerunners have proven to be unworthy of it and the precursors intended on giving it to the ancient humans instead, the forerunners couldn’t accept this and went to war with the precursors and nearly wiped them all out, the surviving precursors broke themselves down and turned themselves into a fine dust in order to hide from the forerunners, this dust however got corrupted over time and eventually became the flood, the flood had the same goal as the precursors but they believed that they were worthy of the mantle and believed that true unity could be achieved if they turned everything into flood, in short the flood was created because of the sins of the forerunners.

The fact that the gravemind shakes when it talks about the monitors “containment” shows how damn smart this zombie cabbage is.

Space zombies is terrifying enough ..but space zombies with great intelligence is just beyond horrifying

I love how the arbiter even though he's captured still has the time to call chief demon 😁 the hate was deep at that point

The fact that it could hear Cortana through chiefs helmet is quite impressive.

“and one actual” The universe ended one time already

I love how Gravemind shudders at the word "containment". You can just sense the rage he's holding back at what was done to him.

2:24 the Prophet of Regret’s yell here is terrifying. He is already part of the Gravemind but has his individuality mostly intact. What a horrific existence. What could the Gravemind be doing to him that would make him yell like even though he is already in extreme agony.

Short version: Gravemind needed both of them to destroy the Halo rings so it and the rest of the flood can survive.

I never played Halo but this is probably one of the coolest cut scenes I have ever seen.

its crazy to think that chief and the arbiter talk more to each other here than in the entirety of halo 3's campaign

God I love Keith David's voice

"you will search one likely spot, and you will search another. fate had us meet as foes, but this ring will make us BROTHERS." best line of the game

That cutscene was the most interesting thing I watched in my entire time playing Halo especially what the gravemind said "I am the monument to your sins", "I have listened through rock and metal and time now you will listen and I will talk", "This ones containment (growls) and this ones Great Journey are the same", "There is time to stop the key from turning, you will search a likely place and you will search another", idk how I remembered the last one XD but nearly all those lines stuck out to me, its such a fantastic cutscene

I still can't get over the fact that the Gravemind is voiced by the same man who voiced Appa, a giant, fluffy, six legged flying bison cuddly bear, and Momo, a goofy winged lemur, in Avatar the last airbender, and the Clones in star wars the clone wars. That's some serious "Same voice actor" level stuff right there.

I find myself coming back to this video every now and then because of how epic this scene is...

I find it interesting Keith David played the Arbiter in Halo fighting against the flood. While he also played Childs in "The Thing", a movie about a parasitic alien that takes over bodies much like the flood. Clearly Keith cant escape parasites that well.

Gravemind has such a badass design and how he speaks

The way the Gravemind shutters when he says "containment" is such a nice little detail. Even back then, Bungie established the Flood's hatred for the Forerunners

“Now I will talk and you shall listen” speak volumes.

A movie with this level of production would be great

Still my favorite antagonist of all time

I love villain speeches always gives me chills

I love the detail that the Gravemind rubs the Chief’s visor when he mentions that his mind is concluded, in a sense caressing his “face”. But then it flips the Arbiter upside-down when mentioning his faith, quite literally turning his world on its head and breaking the news to Thel that he is delusional.

I like the animation on this. I wish this would be used for a movie someday

God the writing was soooo good in halo 2

This one scene is better than the entire halo 4 and 5 story. Look what 343 has done to my boy

“I have listened through rock and metal and time.” -Gravemind

This gravemind creature has a huge lovecraftian feeling

To think this massive beast, with more intelligence than most of the galaxy, started as a small flood spore.

God it looks so good

Grave mind is like “go out and search” And drops you in heavily infested areas with his minions trying to kill you.

The gravemind's physical form doesn't scare me, but its intelligence and capability, along with its intentions, do.

Everyone always remembers the graveminds poetry but forgets the fact that it put on a puppet show for chief and arbiter.

"Child of my enemy, why have you come? I offer no forgiveness; a father's sins pass to his son."

"Those who built this place knew what they wrought. Do NOT mistake their intent, or all will perish, as they did before."

Anyone else notice that the Gravemind shows so much disgust at the term 'containment'? It knows damn well what it means, and HATES it.

3:30 I love how Gravemind rips them so hard it damages their shields.

Prophet of Mercy tapping the button on his throne to activate his sheild and it failing was prob done by Truth.

I love how the Gravemind responds to Cortana asking Chief "What is that?" in his head despite the fact only Chief should've been able to hear her in that moment. Such a cool little detail. I wonder if the Gravemind can telepathically communicate with others and not just the flood? Been a few years since I've properly really gotten into the Halo lore.

My mom catching me & my brother sneaking fruit snacks after bedtime on a school night.

I wish every religious ceremony had a halo oracle present to interject 😂

Imagine how that room must smell

Makes me wonder how much more terrifying Square Enix work on the Elder God will be when they release the Legacy of Kain Remake Series.

Taken on its own, without any regard toward the expanded lore and only focusing on Halo 1 & 2, this cutscene has really cool tidbits. The first is Gravemind *hearing* Cortana, and his "I? I am a monument to all your sins." Could be taken as a jab towards Masterchief and Cortana as "reclaimers" - at this point (again just counting Halo 1 & 2, no other sources) it wasn't clear whether Forerunners were humans or not - The Flood is the sole remnants of the past galaxy; a monument akin to Shelley's "Ozymandias". The second tidbit are the snarls Gravemind does to indicate anger/frustration - especially when talking about Masterchief, Containment and the Forerunners. They really got something against machines. Which makes sense since the Monitors have served as their collective jailers. The third is how Gravemind cruely plays sock puppets with the Prophet and Monitor - they are using the mental remnants of both to prove their point, but neither is truly alive; both are truly taken over by the Flood. It hints towards their manipulations; using both Masterchief and the Arbiter.

“We belong together now. Two peepees in one poo.”

The Voice acting was beautiful

It was so funny in Halo 3 that the Gravemind was so pissed at the Master Chief for rescuing Cortana from High Charity.

Man, I love the effects they have on his voice.

gravemind is the physical manifestation of purity dying on ones own planet.

I still can't believe fans cried about Halo 2 being more story focused and the addition of the Arbiter, so they had to dumb Halo 3 down. I can only imagine what Halo 3 could have been if they kept this energy.

How I miss staying up til 3am just playing the story modes!

Halo has a very awesome story. Great sci-fi.

AMAZING 🔥

God, halo 2´s narration is the best in the series

One of if not the best scenes in video game history.

The moment that floodling touched him, he was already dead, he just didnt know it yet.

I love the monitor he was so excited to see Chief XD

Good to hear that Keith David still voices the arbitor for the NEVER ENDING "Halo" games, geesh.

I’m so mad at 343’s retcon. This and “I offer no forgiveness a father’s sin, passed to his son” had so much more meaning when humans were the remnants of the Forerunners.

It holds Chief in an iron grip, not letting him move a finger let alone any limb, while it has the Arbiter in a much looser hold, letting him attempt to struggle. Shows who he considers an actual threat.

Gravemind is the kind of teacher you do not disagree with you nod your head up and down no matter what.

guardian vs worm god with fallen captain so cool.

Wtf dude, the gravemind has a teleportation capacity. How tf are they going to win?

"I shall talk, and you shall listen."

"Y'Knooooow gingivitis is the number one cause of aaaaallll tooth decay"

Master Chef: take a breath mint jeez

This scene alone is better than Halo TV season 1 & 2

My favorite line has to be "Now I shall talk and you shall listen"

I love how the prophet wasn't useful enough to infect, gravemind just wanted him dead

Back when Halo was good. Those who were around to see Halo CE launch as a kid…?….we had it good. 💯

Evolved Hanar , Final form !

At 2:20 I like how regret screams as if he is being tortured

God damn the gravemind is nuts

I’d like to believe that there’s one flood spore that’s just chill and is the master chiefs pet. And they just go on adventures together.

"Relax. I'd rather not piss this thing off."

"kill me or release me parasite" Goddamn Arbiter

This was badass!

“Kill me or release me parasite, but do not waste my time with talk” the most manly quote I’ve heard all day, and this is coming from an alien.

Great🔥

Well, I had the same experience, except for over years

2:55 master chief: HALO is a weapon Gamers: HALO is our life!!

I was 10 when combat evolved came out and love this franchise along with others similar….. the holy trinity of warriors is def 117/Arbitor/Atriox

I knew it was a sin to download all those mp3s in the early 2000s but i didn't know it would create this.

I can't tell which is more Frightened to hear we have no begging and we have no end from a reaper or Gianr plant form that isn't in it final stage saying I am to all of your sin

It's going to cost way too much $ for the live action Paramount series to come close to the animated cutscenes ... Certainly money they didn't even have enough to make season 2 live up to what it should have been

It is a wonderful little conundrum. Siding with your enemy to preserve your existence. Helping keep your food fresh, like they're the opposite of some kind of intergalactic refrigerator repairmen!

So this is what Abu al-Wield did before he met Riddick

Being a monster I cant belive how smart he is.

2:38 That voice

This ring will make us brothers...every point star ever

The Flood are the Precursors. Way before the Forerunners.