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{{ | {{Era|Forerunner|HCW}} | ||
{{AI Infobox | |||
{{AI | |||
| image= | | image= | ||
| name= | | name= | ||
| number= | | number= | ||
| began= | | began= | ||
| ended= | | ended=2531 | ||
| gender= | | gender=Male AI programming | ||
| description= | | description=N/A, no apparent physical form. | ||
| color= | | color= | ||
| affiliation= | | affiliation=Forerunners | ||
| function=Protect the interior of the | | function=Protect the interior of the Shield World from the Flood | ||
| battles=[[Battle of | | battles=[[Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Security barrier breached. High order infection detected. Unidentified alien intrusion detected. Initiating stage three defense protocols.|The ancilla as the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} enters the Shield World}} | {{Quote|Security barrier breached. High order infection detected. Unidentified alien intrusion detected. Initiating stage three defense protocols.|The ancilla as the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} enters the Shield World}} | ||
This '''unidentified ancilla''' was a [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]] stationed on [[ | This '''unidentified [[ancilla]]''' was a [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]] stationed on [[Shield 0459]].<ref name="Cleansing">'''Halo Wars''', level ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> It is unclear whether the ancilla was in charge of the whole Shield World or just the installation's cleansing rings. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
When the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} entered the underground section of the Shield World on [[2531#February|February 23, 2531]], the ancilla detected a "high order" [[Flood]] infection, as well as intrusion by [[human]]s, though the ancilla did not recognize the latter. The AI autonomously initiated "Stage 3 Defense Protocols", which included activating [[Sentinel]]s, [[Super Sentinel]]s, and cleansing rings to clear away the Flood and the "unknown alien intrusion".<ref name="Cleansing"/> It was most likely destroyed when the Shield World was obliterated by a supernova caused by ''Spirit of Fire'''s crew. | |||
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{{ | {{Conjecturalization}} | ||
This ancilla's voice did not resemble those of most other known Forerunner AIs. While ancillas like the [[ | This ancilla's voice did not resemble those of most other known Forerunner AIs, with the exception of [[05-032 Mendicant Bias]]. While ancillas like the [[Monitor]]s have more natural-sounding voices, this construct spoke in a robotic monotone. It is seemingly a Forerunner counterpart to a human [[Dumb artificial intelligence|"dumb" AI]], as it seems to only follow a strict programming and does not even take note of the presence of "[[Reclaimer]]s", as it only refers to them as "unknown aliens". | ||
{{ | {{Conjecturalization End}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Forerunner AI}} | {{Forerunner AI}} | ||
[[Category:Forerunner A.I.]] | [[Category:Forerunner A.I.]] | ||
