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===Role and responsibilities===
===Role and responsibilities===
{{Quote|I think he's saying that these Forerunner machines are defensive drones that supported Forerunner warriors. Now they guard this place.|Doctor [[Luther Mann]], translating for [[Drifts Randomly]] upon sighting armigers on Installation 00{{Ref/Reuse|HTD13}}}}
{{Quote|I think he's saying that these Forerunner machines are defensive drones that supported Forerunner warriors. Now they guard this place.|Doctor [[Luther Mann]], translating for [[Drifts Randomly]] upon sighting armigers on Installation 00{{Ref/Reuse|HTD13}}}}
Armigers were used by the Forerunners for the purposes of planetary warfare, storming enemy strongholds, and [[boarding]] and raiding enemy warships.{{Ref/Reuse|WFG}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}} They specialise in tactical infantry engagements, and were typically deployed in support of Forerunner warriors from [[Builder Security]] and the [[Warrior-Servant]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTD13|HiTD|Chapter=13}} During the later portions of the Forerunner-Flood War, the remaining armigers were tasked with the protection of valuable Forerunner sites.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}}
Armigers were used by the Forerunners for the purposes of planetary warfare, storming enemy strongholds, and [[boarding]] and raiding enemy warships.{{Ref/Reuse|WFG}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}} They specialise in tactical infantry engagements, and were typically deployed in support of Forerunner warriors from [[Builder Security]] and the [[Warrior-Servant]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTD13|HiTD|Chapter=13}} During the later portions of the Forerunner-Flood War, the remaining armigers were tasked with the protection of valuable Forerunner sites.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/soldier|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Soldier|D=14|M=05|Y=2021}}


Armigers are intelligent enough to use the environment and their surroundings to their advantage, such as knocking a giant tree down a mountain or setting a giant rockslide in motion to trample opponents.{{Ref/Reuse|HTD11}}
Armigers are intelligent enough to use the environment and their surroundings to their advantage, such as knocking a giant tree down a mountain or setting a giant rockslide in motion to trample opponents.{{Ref/Reuse|HTD11}}
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==Operational history==
==Operational history==
===Prehistory===
===Prehistory===
Armigers were first utilized by the [[Didact]]'s [[Warrior-Servant]]s during the [[human-Forerunner wars]], from approximately [[107,445 BCE|107,445]] to [[106,445 BCE]]. The constructs proved incredibly useful in [[boarding]] actions against [[Prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric human]] [[warship]]s, particularly when attempting to infiltrate the confined spaces of human vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}} Armigers of this era demonstrated considerable autonomy when compared to their successors.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
Armigers were first utilized by the [[Didact]]'s [[Warrior-Servant]]s during the [[human-Forerunner wars]], from approximately [[107,445 BCE|107,445]] to [[106,445 BCE]]. The constructs proved incredibly useful in [[boarding]] actions against [[Prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric human]] [[warship]]s, particularly when attempting to infiltrate the confined spaces of human vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Armigers of this era demonstrated considerable autonomy when compared to their successors.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


Following the end of the conflict, the Didact was exiled during the [[ecumene Council]]'s diminishment of the Warrior-Servant [[rate]] and production of the armigers ceased. When the arrival of the [[Flood]] [[Forerunner-Flood war|threatened]] the [[ecumene]], [[Faber]]—the [[Master Builder]]—recommissioned the production of the armigers to bolster the defenses of the empire. The newly commissioned armigers supported the ranks of both [[Builder Security]] and remaining Warrior-Servant forces, though with their independence notably reduced once the effectiveness of the logic plague against armigers became clear. The conflict against the Flood saw the destruction of most armigers, either destroyed by the Flood itself or compromised by the logic plague. After many armigers were subverted by the logic plague, most of the remaining units were placed into dormancy to prevent further corruption.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Forum}} However, some were covertly left to protect valuable Forerunner sites, such as [[Installation 00]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}}
Following the end of the conflict, the Didact was exiled during the [[ecumene Council]]'s diminishment of the Warrior-Servant [[rate]] and production of the armigers ceased. When the arrival of the [[Flood]] [[Forerunner-Flood war|threatened]] the [[ecumene]], [[Faber]]—the [[Master Builder]]—recommissioned the production of the armigers to bolster the defenses of the empire. The newly commissioned armigers supported the ranks of both [[Builder Security]] and remaining Warrior-Servant forces, though with their independence notably reduced once the effectiveness of the logic plague against armigers became clear. The conflict against the Flood saw the destruction of most armigers, either destroyed by the Flood itself or compromised by the logic plague. After many armigers were subverted by the logic plague, most of the remaining units were placed into dormancy to prevent further corruption.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Forum}} However, some were covertly left to protect valuable Forerunner sites, such as [[Installation 00]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


===Post-Covenant War===
===Post-Covenant War===