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{{Character | {{Character Infobox|variant=Human | ||
|variant=Human | |name = Graham Alban | ||
|name=Graham Alban | |||
|image= | |image= | ||
|death = [[2532|March 2532]]<ref name=KTletter>'''[[Halopedia:Letter - Re:Mortal Dictata]]'''</ref> | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|death= | |gender = Male | ||
|notable = *Neurosurgeon and psychologist for the [[SPARTAN-II program]] | |||
|species=[[Human]] | |||
|gender=Male | |||
|notable=*Neurosurgeon and psychologist for the [[SPARTAN-II program]] | |||
*Brain donor for AI [[Black-Box]] | *Brain donor for AI [[Black-Box]] | ||
|affiliation = [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|I have taken my own life because the SPARTAN-II program is a crime against humanity, and I should have had the moral courage to refuse to work on it. I did not. I complied.|Graham Alban on his reason for committing suicide.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 489''</ref>}} | {{Quote|I have taken my own life because the SPARTAN-II program is a crime against humanity, and I should have had the moral courage to refuse to work on it. I did not. I complied.|Graham Alban on his reason for committing suicide.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 489''</ref>}} | ||
'''Graham J. Alban, MD, MCNS, MCPP''' was a neuroscientist and psychologist who worked in the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s Special Projects division. He became disillusioned with the perceived injustices he found himself willingly committing through the [[SPARTAN-II program]], leading to his suicide | '''Graham J. Alban, MD, MCNS, MCPP''' was a neuroscientist and psychologist who worked in the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s Special Projects division. He became disillusioned with the perceived injustices he found himself willingly committing through the [[SPARTAN-II program]], leading to his suicide in [[2532]].<ref name=KTletter/> His brain was later used in the creation of the AI [[Black-Box]].<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 490''</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Suicide and brain donation=== | ===Suicide and brain donation=== | ||
Dr. Alban expressed severe remorse for his actions in the SPARTAN-II program, calling the entire project "morally indefensible". He considered his actions (or rather, inaction) to be more reprehensible than [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]'s, on the basis of his insistence that unlike himself, Halsey was devoid of a sense of morality and that the guilt she displayed was only a facade. In | Dr. Alban expressed severe remorse for his actions in the SPARTAN-II program, calling the entire project "morally indefensible". He considered his actions (or rather, inaction) to be more reprehensible than [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]'s, on the basis of his insistence that unlike himself, Halsey was devoid of a sense of morality and that the guilt she displayed was only a facade. In [[2532|March 2532]],<ref name=KTletter/> Alban committed suicide in a way that he was confident would cause little damage to his brain. He asked [[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] to preserve his brain and use it to create an [[artificial intelligence]] that would be used to support and protect SPARTAN-IIs.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 491''</ref> | ||
Parangosky granted Alban's wish. In [[2552|August 2552]], over 20 years after his death, Alban's brain was used as the template for an AI: [[Black-Box|Black-Box (BBX-8995-1)]].<ref name="pg492">'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 492''</ref> Black-Box would retain elements of his donor's personality, such as his hatred of Catherine Halsey and a deferential, apologetic demeanor toward [[Staffan Sentzke]], the father of [[Naomi-010|one of the abductees]]. | Parangosky granted Alban's wish. In [[2552|August 2552]], over 20 years after his death, Alban's brain was used as the template for an AI: [[Black-Box|Black-Box (BBX-8995-1)]].<ref name="pg492">'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 492''</ref> Black-Box would retain elements of his donor's personality, such as his hatred of Catherine Halsey and a deferential, apologetic demeanor toward [[Staffan Sentzke]], the father of [[Naomi-010|one of the abductees]]. | ||
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==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
Dr. Alban and then-Vice Admiral Parangosky regarded each other as friends, a sympathy the latter extended toward Black-Box. Alban was an atheist or agnostic, and believed that if God did exist, then He was an extremely neglectful father to have allowed humanity to behave in the way it does. He expressed in his suicide note that if he were surprised by the existence of either Heaven or Hell, then he would put in a good word for Parangosky at whichever gate he arrived in front of.<ref name="pg492">'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 492''</ref> | Dr. Alban and then-Vice Admiral Parangosky regarded each other as friends, a sympathy the latter extended toward Black-Box. Alban was an atheist or agnostic, and believed that if God did exist, then He was an extremely neglectful father to have allowed humanity to behave in the way it does. He expressed in his suicide note that if he were surprised by the existence of either Heaven or Hell, then he would put in a good word for Parangosky at whichever gate he arrived in front of.<ref name="pg492">'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 492''</ref> | ||
==Production note== | |||
According to ''Halo: Mortal Dictata'', Dr. Alban's suicide occurred in [[2523]]. However, his reference to the [[Covenant]] dates his suicide to [[2525]] or later. Author [[Karen Traviss]] has confirmed that his year of death is supposed to be [[2532]].<ref name="KTletter"/> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HtT-protoBB1.jpg|File with Alban's name on it of an image of an unidentified person's skeleton | File:HtT-protoBB1.jpg|File with Alban's name on it of an image of an unidentified person's skeleton | ||
File:HtT-protoBB2.jpg|A scan of someone's brain with Alban's name on it | File:HtT-protoBB2.jpg|A scan of of someone's brain with Alban's name on it | ||
File:HtT-protoBB3.jpg|Someone's spinal cord with Alban's name | File:HtT-protoBB3.jpg|Someone's spinal cord with Alban's name | ||
File:HtT-protoBB4.jpg|More scans with Alban's name on it | File:HtT-protoBB4.jpg|More scans with Alban's name on it | ||
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*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | ||
**''[[Hunt the Signal]]'' | **''[[Hunt the Signal]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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