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{{Quote|The Composer! So many possibilities and capabilities tied up in that strange name... A Composer of minds and souls!|[[Forthencho|Forthencho, Lord of Admirals]]<ref name="p232">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 232-233''</ref>}} | {{Quote|The Composer! So many possibilities and capabilities tied up in that strange name... A Composer of minds and souls!|[[Forthencho|Forthencho, Lord of Admirals]]<ref name="p232">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 232-233''</ref>}} | ||
[[File:Composer_in_crater.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Composer on [[Ivanoff Station]].]] | [[File:Composer_in_crater.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Composer on [[Ivanoff Station]].]] | ||
'''Composers''' were ancient [[Forerunner]] machines capable of converting living beings into digital forms, originally designed by the [[Builder]]s.<ref name="h4">'''Halo 4'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 3''</ref> | |||
==Overview and function== | ==Overview and function== | ||
[[File:Composer Face Melt.jpeg|left|thumb|150px|The effects of composition upon Dr. Sandra Tillson on Ivanoff Station.]] | [[File:Composer Face Melt.jpeg|left|thumb|150px|The effects of composition upon Dr. Sandra Tillson on Ivanoff Station.]] | ||
Although the Forerunners possessed other technology capable of extracting an individual's memories and partial personality impressions,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 47-48, 138''</ref> the Composer was designed as a means to achieve true immortality in digital form, allowing the Forerunners to transcend their biological forms altogether. As the [[Flood]] assimilated only biological matter, digitally stored intelligences would have remained immune to the parasite. An enormous monolith engraved with patterns of lines characteristic of Forerunner architecture, the Composer was a highly complex machine with a great deal of capabilities. It appears that the Composer's effects varied based on the skill of the individual utilizing it, namely their understanding of its workings.<ref name="p355">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 355''</ref><ref name="p232"/> | Although the Forerunners possessed other technology capable of extracting an individual's memories and partial personality impressions,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 47-48, 138''</ref> the Composer was designed as a means to achieve true immortality in digital form, allowing the Forerunners to transcend their biological forms altogether. As the [[Flood]] assimilated only biological matter, digitally stored intelligences would have remained immune to the parasite. An enormous monolith engraved with patterns of lines characteristic of Forerunner architecture, the Composer was a highly complex machine with a great deal of capabilities. It appears that the Composer's effects varied based on the skill of the individual utilizing it, namely their understanding of its workings.<ref name="p355">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 355''</ref><ref name="p232"/> | ||
Composers broadcast high-energy fields of entangled sympathies to gather the victim and translated them into data.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 3''</ref> | |||
According to the [[Librarian]], the Forerunners never perfectly mastered the use of the Composer and the resulting digital personalities became corrupted or fragmented and could no longer be restored to biological form. She stated that the Forerunners originally abandoned the device for this reason.<ref name="reclaimer">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref> However, there are several instances of Composer-processed minds retaining their individual personalities and memories with only mild degrees of instability or decay. The Librarian herself implanted stored personalities originally extracted by the Composer into the genetic code of other living beings, with said personalities achieving self-awareness and retaining their original identity within their new [[human]] hosts, such as [[Chakas]] and [[Riser]].<ref group="note">It is likely that the Librarian exaggerated the negative aspects of the Composer in order to convince John-117 of the threat it posed in the hands of the Didact. In any case, she greatly simplified the events that actually occurred, only stating that the Didact used the Composer on humans to create his Promethean constructs as punishment for humanity's defiance of the Forerunners; she omitted the fact that she used the Composer herself on ancient humans and regularly implanted the resulting personalities in many future generations of humans. Likewise, she did not mention that the original Knights were actually created from voluntary Promethean warriors. This is well in line with her characterization as a benevolent, yet devious figure.</ref> The Composer could also be used to remove these stored personalities, although this did grave physical and mental damage to the individual carrying the imprint.<ref name="p355"/> | According to the [[Librarian]], the Forerunners never perfectly mastered the use of the Composer and the resulting digital personalities became corrupted or fragmented and could no longer be restored to biological form. She stated that the Forerunners originally abandoned the device for this reason.<ref name="reclaimer">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref> However, there are several instances of Composer-processed minds retaining their individual personalities and memories with only mild degrees of instability or decay. The Librarian herself implanted stored personalities originally extracted by the Composer into the genetic code of other living beings, with said personalities achieving self-awareness and retaining their original identity within their new [[human]] hosts, such as [[Chakas]] and [[Riser]].<ref group="note">It is likely that the Librarian exaggerated the negative aspects of the Composer in order to convince John-117 of the threat it posed in the hands of the Didact. In any case, she greatly simplified the events that actually occurred, only stating that the Didact used the Composer on humans to create his Promethean constructs as punishment for humanity's defiance of the Forerunners; she omitted the fact that she used the Composer herself on ancient humans and regularly implanted the resulting personalities in many future generations of humans. Likewise, she did not mention that the original Knights were actually created from voluntary Promethean warriors. This is well in line with her characterization as a benevolent, yet devious figure.</ref> The Composer could also be used to remove these stored personalities, although this did grave physical and mental damage to the individual carrying the imprint.<ref name="p355"/> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{mo}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||