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'''Guardian Custodes''',{{Ref/Reuse|wf}} commonly known simply as '''Guardians''', are powerful [[Forerunner]] constructs built to enforce the [[Mantle]] within the [[ecumene]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Custodes are part of a wider category of policing constructs known as [[Peacemaker]]s. Along with the [[Preceptor]]s, the Guardians were classified as tier-two Peacemakers that were largely used to enforce order among the Forerunners' lesser subject species rather than Forerunner-inhabited systems,{{Ref/Reuse|wf}} achieved through the utilization of EMP blasts that disarm conventional military forces and the firing of lethal beams that can kill the populace of cities or destroy entire worlds as a last resort.{{Ref/Level|Game=Halo Infinite|Level=Silent Auditorium}} | '''Guardian Custodes''',{{Ref/Reuse|wf}} commonly known simply as '''Guardians''', are powerful [[Forerunner]] constructs built to enforce the [[Mantle]] within the [[ecumene]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Custodes are part of a wider category of policing constructs known as [[Peacemaker]]s. Along with the [[Preceptor]]s, the Guardians were classified as tier-two Peacemakers that were largely used to enforce order among the Forerunners' lesser subject species rather than Forerunner-inhabited systems,{{Ref/Reuse|wf}} achieved through the utilization of EMP blasts that disarm conventional military forces and the firing of lethal beams that can kill the populace of cities or destroy entire worlds as a last resort.{{Ref/Level|Game=Halo Infinite|Level=Silent Auditorium}} | ||
Manufactured by the [[Minoris Assembler Vats]], the Guardians were controlled by [[ancilla]] and operated through their connection to the [[Domain]].{{Ref/Reuse|wf}} In [[2558#October|October 2558]], [[Cortana]] took control of the Guardians to enforce the will of her [[Created]].{{Ref/Reuse|genesis}} | Manufactured by the [[Minoris Assembler Vats]], the Guardians were controlled by [[ancilla]] and operated through their connection to the [[Domain]].{{Ref/Reuse|wf}} In [[2558#October|October 2558]], [[Cortana]] took control of the Guardians to enforce the will of her [[Created]] until her [[Installation 07 conflict|demise]], leaving them desactivated.{{Ref/Reuse|genesis}}{{Ref/Book|Id=En387|Enc22|Page=387}}{{Ref/Book|Id=En209|Enc22|Page=209}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=En397}} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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In October later that year, [[Guardian emergences|Guardians emerged]] on at least twelve [[human colonies]], including [[Meridian]], [[Conrad's Point]], [[Ursa IV]], and [[Laika III]], as well as other worlds inhabited by species of the former [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|h5g}} These colonies suffered greatly from the devastation caused by the constructs' activation.<ref name="Osiris">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Osiris]]''</ref> When [[Blue Team]] boarded a Guardian on Meridian, the UNSC held Blue Team's leader, [[John-117]], responsible for the attacks. [[Fireteam Osiris]], led by [[Jameson Locke]], was assigned to hunt him down.{{Ref/Reuse|thb}} Later, Fireteam Osiris was tasked with retrieving a [[Constructor]] in a Forerunner structure on [[Sanghelios]] in order to activate a Guardian that had been buried under the nearby [[Csurdon Sea]].<ref name="EL">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Enemy Lines]]''</ref> Soon, all of the Guardians that had been awoken would soon be called to Genesis, and then be dispersed throughout human space, to serve the reclaimed [[Mantle of Responsibility]] once again. Guardians subsequently participated in the [[Subjugation of Earth]]{{Ref/Reuse|Guardians}} and one was sent back to Sanghelios when the population refused to surrender as per Cortana's demands. The Guardian's EMP blacked out the entire planet and the next morning, [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] received word of the Guardian deploying Prometheans to pacify entire cities that actively resisted the Guardian.<ref name="BB">'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''', ''Chapter 1''</ref> | In October later that year, [[Guardian emergences|Guardians emerged]] on at least twelve [[human colonies]], including [[Meridian]], [[Conrad's Point]], [[Ursa IV]], and [[Laika III]], as well as other worlds inhabited by species of the former [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|h5g}} These colonies suffered greatly from the devastation caused by the constructs' activation.<ref name="Osiris">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Osiris]]''</ref> When [[Blue Team]] boarded a Guardian on Meridian, the UNSC held Blue Team's leader, [[John-117]], responsible for the attacks. [[Fireteam Osiris]], led by [[Jameson Locke]], was assigned to hunt him down.{{Ref/Reuse|thb}} Later, Fireteam Osiris was tasked with retrieving a [[Constructor]] in a Forerunner structure on [[Sanghelios]] in order to activate a Guardian that had been buried under the nearby [[Csurdon Sea]].<ref name="EL">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Enemy Lines]]''</ref> Soon, all of the Guardians that had been awoken would soon be called to Genesis, and then be dispersed throughout human space, to serve the reclaimed [[Mantle of Responsibility]] once again. Guardians subsequently participated in the [[Subjugation of Earth]]{{Ref/Reuse|Guardians}} and one was sent back to Sanghelios when the population refused to surrender as per Cortana's demands. The Guardian's EMP blacked out the entire planet and the next morning, [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] received word of the Guardian deploying Prometheans to pacify entire cities that actively resisted the Guardian.<ref name="BB">'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''', ''Chapter 1''</ref> | ||
During the [[Battle of Cassidy III]], a Guardian was summoned to the planet by the AI [[Leonidas]]. The Guardian began destroying [[Hole in the Wall]] while [[Quick to Adjust]] repaired the EMP damage to the colony's escape craft, allowing them to escape. Through Leonidas, the mayor agreed to surrender and accept the Created's subjugation, though Leonidas refused to let [[Alpha-Nine]] leave in their [[Condor]]. After [[Kojo Agu]] destroyed the tablet holding Leonidas, the Guardian attacked the retreating ship and managed to knock out its power with the Guardian's attenuation pulse weapon. However, in doing so, the Guardian drained a tremendous amount of its own energy, giving Quick to Adjust the time it needed to repair the Condor, so they could escape.<ref>'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''', ''Chapters 15-20''</ref> | During the [[Battle of Cassidy III]], a Guardian was summoned to the planet by the AI [[Leonidas]]. The Guardian began destroying [[Hole in the Wall]] while [[Quick to Adjust]] repaired the EMP damage to the colony's escape craft, allowing them to escape. Through Leonidas, the mayor agreed to surrender and accept the Created's subjugation, though Leonidas refused to let [[Alpha-Nine]] leave in their [[Condor]]. After [[Kojo Agu]] destroyed the tablet holding Leonidas, the Guardian attacked the retreating ship and managed to knock out its power with the Guardian's attenuation pulse weapon. However, in doing so, the Guardian drained a tremendous amount of its own energy, giving Quick to Adjust the time it needed to repair the Condor, so they could escape.<ref>'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''', ''Chapters 15-20''</ref> | ||
A Guardian activated on the [[shield world]] of [[Sarcophagus]] during the [[Second Onyx conflict]]. The shield world's inhabitants managed to destroy the Guardian with the help of [[Prone to Drift]] and returned Sarcophagus to its [[slipspace bubble]] to protect themselves from further incursions by the Created.<ref>'''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'''</ref> | A Guardian activated on the [[shield world]] of [[Sarcophagus]] during the [[Second Onyx conflict]]. The shield world's inhabitants managed to destroy the Guardian with the help of [[Prone to Drift]] and returned Sarcophagus to its [[slipspace bubble]] to protect themselves from further incursions by the Created.<ref>'''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'''</ref> | ||
In early April of 2559, a Guardian intercepted and captured [[Installation 09]] en route to the [[Soell system]] from [[Installation 00]]. On the surface of the Halo, the Guardian confronted [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]], who had gained control of the ring during the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} crew's [[Second Ark Conflict|war against the Banished]] on the Ark.<ref>''Halo Wars 2'', campaign level, "[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]"</ref> | In early April of 2559, a Guardian intercepted and captured [[Installation 09]] en route to the [[Soell system]] from [[Installation 00]]. On the surface of the Halo, the Guardian confronted [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]], who had gained control of the ring during the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} crew's [[Second Ark Conflict|war]] against the [[Banished]] on the Ark.<ref>''Halo Wars 2'', campaign level, "[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]"</ref> | ||
A Guardian was sent to [[Reach]] in | A Guardian was sent to [[Reach]] in early October 2559, to investigate a slipspace anomaly following the opening of the [[Menachite portal complex|Ark portal on Reach]] by the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and the Banished.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', Epilogue</ref> | ||
[[File:HINF-RipGuardian.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A crashed Guardian on Installation 07 in May 2560.]] | |||
The Created made extensive use of the Guardians to enforce their version of peace, but only Cortana truly commanded them. Even the most sophisticated human AI found the constructs' presence to be disturbing, their inner workings beyond understanding, and the ancient ancilla who operated them cold and uncooperative. What little direct control the Created exerted on individual Custodes was always done through Cortana's standing directives and permissions, though some AIs could not resist attempting to circumvent her oversight and make use of the Guardians' Domain links for their personal growth and exploration.{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=387}} | The Created made extensive use of the Guardians to enforce their version of peace, but only Cortana truly commanded them. Even the most sophisticated human AI found the constructs' presence to be disturbing, their inner workings beyond understanding, and the ancient ancilla who operated them cold and uncooperative. What little direct control the Created exerted on individual Custodes was always done through Cortana's standing directives and permissions, though some AIs could not resist attempting to circumvent her oversight and make use of the Guardians' Domain links for their personal growth and exploration.{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=387}} | ||
During the Banished and other Jiralhanae factions' [[Razing of Oth Sonin|resistance]] against the Created at [[Oth Sonin system]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p446|Enc22|Page=446}} Cortana sent eight Guardians to [[Doisac]] where they completely destroyed the planet and devastated its moons, such as [[Warial]], in an act of genocide when [[Atriox]] refused to surrender on behalf of the [[Jiralhanae]],{{Ref/Reuse|rep}} killing billions.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p447|Enc22|Page=447}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p211|Enc22|Page=211}} During his time on the Ark,{{fact}} Atriox learned of the secrets within [[Installation 07]], the [[Xalanyn]]. He managed to [[Battle over Installation 07|defeat]] the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, which had been sent to stop Cortana.{{Ref/Quest|Id=wg|HI|Ringfall|Warship Gbraakon}} The Banished took control of the ring, resulting in Cortana deciding to sacrifice herself in the process of heavily damaging the Halo, which would keep Atriox from having it.{{Ref/Quest|Id=sa|HI|Endless|Silent Auditorium}} One Guardian had crashed on the shattered islands of Installation 07 either during the lockdown of Cortana or the destruction of part of the ring.{{Ref/Game|Id=crashedguardian|Hi|Detail=Destroyed Guardian in the open world.}} | |||
During the Banished and other Jiralhanae factions' [[Razing of Oth Sonin|resistance]] against the Created at [[Oth Sonin system]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p446|Enc22|Page=446}} Cortana sent eight Guardians to [[Doisac]] where they completely destroyed the planet and devastated its moons, such as [[Warial]], in an act of genocide when [[Atriox]] refused to surrender on behalf of the [[Jiralhanae]],{{Ref/Reuse|rep}} killing billions.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p447|Enc22|Page=447}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p211|Enc22|Page=211}} During his time on the Ark,{{fact}} Atriox learned of the secrets within [[Installation 07]], the [[Xalanyn]]. He managed to [[Battle over Installation 07|defeat]] the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, which had been sent to stop Cortana.{{Ref/Quest|Id=wg|HI|Ringfall|Warship Gbraakon}} The Banished took control of the ring, resulting in Cortana deciding to sacrifice herself in the process of heavily damaging the Halo, which would keep Atriox from having it.{{Ref/Quest|Id=sa|HI|Endless|Silent Auditorium}} One Guardian had crashed on the shattered islands of Installation 07 either during the lockdown of Cortana or the destruction of part of the ring.{{Ref/Game|Id=crashedguardian|Hi|Detail=Destroyed Guardian in the open world.}} | |||
With Cortana's destruction, all Guardians across the galaxy has been deactivated, although the Promethean forces and the other Created AIs, with many of which housing their computational cores within Promethean Knight carapaces, remained active and operational and continued to resist and fight the UNSC as of [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|En387}}{{Ref/Reuse|En209}}{{Ref/Reuse|En397}}{{Ref/Site|Id=cflegendend|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-legendary-endings|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Legendary Endings|D=19|M=12|Y=2021}} | |||
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*A Guardian that captured [[Installation 09]] and Professor [[Ellen Anders]]. | *A Guardian that captured [[Installation 09]] and Professor [[Ellen Anders]]. | ||
*A Guardian that was sent to [[Reach]] to investigate following the activation of the [[Menachite portal complex]]. | *A Guardian that was sent to [[Reach]] to investigate following the activation of the [[Menachite portal complex]]. | ||
* | *Eight Guardians were used by Cortana to destroy [[Doisac]].{{Ref/Reuse|rep}} | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||