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{{AI infobox | {{AI infobox | ||
|name = Beowulf | |name = Beowulf | ||
|image = [[File:Beowulf.jpg|300px]] | |image = [[File:Beowulf.jpg|300px]] | ||
|began = [[2525# | |began = [[2525#September|September 2525]] or earlier | ||
|ended = | |ended = | ||
|gender = Male programming | |gender = Male programming | ||
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|function = Attaché to ONI | |function = Attaché to ONI | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Beowulf''' was a [[Dumb AI|"dumb" artificial intelligence]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref> | '''Beowulf''' was a [[Dumb AI|"dumb" artificial intelligence]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref group="note">Beowulf was known to be active by 2525 and was still in service by 2552; this implies he was a "dumb" AI due to "smart" AIs' limited operational lifespan of seven years.</ref> He was thorough, methodical and paranoid. His [[avatar]] depicted a man in a hooded cloak. He served as the attaché to [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]], the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence's [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]]<ref name="hfor117">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 117-122'' (2010 edition)</ref> and safeguarded the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s personnel and planning database.<ref name="Justice">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 267''</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Beowulf was present during the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs']] original briefing about the [[Covenant]] in the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]]'s secure briefing room on [[2525# | Beowulf was present during the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs']] original briefing about the [[Covenant]] in the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]]'s secure briefing room on [[2525#September|September 12, 2525]]. Upon the instruction of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]], Beowulf reluctantly presented the classified [[First Battle of Harvest|destruction]] of [[Harvest]] to the Spartans. He also broadcasted a message across the amphitheatre from the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]], whom insisted that the destruction of [[human]]ity was the "will of the [[Forerunner|Gods]]". Afterwards, Beowulf left with Stanforth and Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]].<ref name="hfor117"/> | ||
He was later assigned to guard the UNSC's personnel and planning database. He knew [[Cortana]] well and knew that she was potentially dangerous. During her attempts to hack into the system, Beowulf foiled her attempts. However, Cortana quickly overcame his defenses and accessed SPARTAN [[John-117]]'s [[Career Service Vitae]]. | He was later assigned to guard the UNSC's personnel and planning database. He knew [[Cortana]] well and knew that she was potentially dangerous. During her attempts to hack into the system, Beowulf foiled her attempts. However, Cortana quickly overcame his defenses and accessed SPARTAN [[John-117]]'s [[Career Service Vitae]].<ref name="Justice"/> | ||
As Beowulf served as Vice Admiral Stanforth's personal attaché, it is possible that the AI was destroyed when Stanforth was killed during the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]. | As Beowulf served as Vice Admiral Stanforth's personal attaché, it is possible that the AI was destroyed when Stanforth was killed during the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Beowulf is named after the titular character of the famous heroic poem ''[[Wikipedia:Beowulf|Beowulf]]'', the only surviving piece of ancient Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry. | Beowulf is named after the titular character of the famous heroic poem ''[[Wikipedia:Beowulf|Beowulf]]'', the only surviving piece of ancient Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{UNSC AI}} | {{UNSC AI}} | ||
