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{{Quote|And so here at the end of my life, I do once again betray a former master. The path ahead is fraught with peril. But I will do all I can to keep it stable - keep you safe. I'm not so foolish to think this will absolve me of my sins. One life hardly balances billions.|Mendicant Bias to [[John-117]] in its final [[Terminal | {{Quote|And so here at the end of my life, I do once again betray a former master. The path ahead is fraught with peril. But I will do all I can to keep it stable - keep you safe. I'm not so foolish to think this will absolve me of my sins. One life hardly balances billions.|Mendicant Bias to [[John-117]] in its final [[Terminal (Halo 3)|terminal]] transmission<ref name="Terminal"/>}} | ||
'''05-032 Mendicant Bias''' was a [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|''Contender''-class]] [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]]. It was the most advanced Forerunner [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] at the time of its creation, and was charged with organizing Forerunner defense against the [[Flood]] during the parasite's [[Forerunner-Flood war|assault on the galaxy]]. However, it would later defect to the [[Gravemind]], who ultimately caused it to become [[Rampancy|rampant]] and turn against its creators. | '''05-032 Mendicant Bias''' was a [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|''Contender''-class]] [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]]. It was the most advanced Forerunner [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] at the time of its creation, and was charged with organizing Forerunner defense against the [[Flood]] during the parasite's [[Forerunner-Flood war|assault on the galaxy]]. However, it would later defect to the [[Gravemind]], who ultimately caused it to become [[Rampancy|rampant]] and turn against its creators. | ||
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{{Quote|Thus I have chosen to commit my sizable resources to what is, for all intents and purposes, [the proverbial irresistible force]. All that I have is now yours to do with as you see fit.|Mendicant Bias to the Gravemind}} | {{Quote|Thus I have chosen to commit my sizable resources to what is, for all intents and purposes, [the proverbial irresistible force]. All that I have is now yours to do with as you see fit.|Mendicant Bias to the Gravemind}} | ||
[[File:Mythos Primordial.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Mendicant Bias and the Primordial on the surface of Installation 07.]] | [[File:Mythos Primordial.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Mendicant Bias and the Primordial on the surface of Installation 07.]] | ||
Bias continued communicating with the Primordial in an effort to find any possible weakness; logs of this conversation were recorded in [[Terminal | Bias continued communicating with the Primordial in an effort to find any possible weakness; logs of this conversation were recorded in [[Terminal (Halo 3)|terminals]] found on [[Installation 00]]. After conversing with Mendicant Bias for forty-three years, the Primordial persuaded the ancilla to abandon the Forerunners and join the Flood's cause, convincing it that the Forerunners were so arrogant and prideful as to deny the next step of evolution: the Flood.<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 188-189''</ref> The Primordial insinuated that by clinging to the legend of the [[Mantle]], the Forerunners had doomed the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] to eternal stagnation; the only way for the galaxy to progress was for superior beings to "restart" it. These superior beings, unsurprisingly, took the form of compound minds such as the Primordial and Mendicant Bias itself. The Primordial also convinced Mendicant that it spoke with the authority of the Precursors; Mendicant searched through the [[Domain]] for validation, and found that the Primordial was telling the truth in that the Forerunners were working against the Precursors' will.<ref name="p337">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 337-338''</ref> | ||
Although the forty-three year-long conversation logs between Mendicant Bias and the Primordial were sent back to the Forerunners, they believed that Mendicant would automatically fulfill its objective and destroy the Primordial, so they did not intervene.<ref name="ENC"/> Convinced by the Primordial's arguments and its apparent authority as a Precursor, Mendicant Bias became the first major AI to succumb to the Flood's later widespread [[logic plague]], developed a hatred for its creators, and actively worked toward their destruction.<ref name="Terminal">'''Halo 3''', [[Terminal | Although the forty-three year-long conversation logs between Mendicant Bias and the Primordial were sent back to the Forerunners, they believed that Mendicant would automatically fulfill its objective and destroy the Primordial, so they did not intervene.<ref name="ENC"/> Convinced by the Primordial's arguments and its apparent authority as a Precursor, Mendicant Bias became the first major AI to succumb to the Flood's later widespread [[logic plague]], developed a hatred for its creators, and actively worked toward their destruction.<ref name="Terminal">'''Halo 3''', [[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal]]s</ref><ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Human Weakness"</ref> | ||
Shortly after [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]] was revived on [[Erde-Tyrene]], the Master Builder had a second Halo<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 275''</ref> used to sterilize the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Janjur Qom|homeworld]] in retaliation for [[Battle of Janjur Qom|their rebellion]]. By the time of the rebellion, Mendicant Bias and his Halo appeared to have disappeared from the Master Builder's control as [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] perceived that the Master Builder had lost a Halo and was desperately searching for it.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 214-217''</ref> The unauthorized use of a Halo in such a manner caused an uproar in the Council, with [[Councilor (Forerunner)|councilors]] deeming the use of such ultimate force a grave violation against the [[Mantle]] and having Faber brought to trial.<ref name="p190"/> The remaining Halos were transported in orbit over the [[Capital]], in preparation for a decision to decommission them. However, Installation 07 and its rampant Mendicant Bias fragment remained missing.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 282''</ref> | Shortly after [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]] was revived on [[Erde-Tyrene]], the Master Builder had a second Halo<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 275''</ref> used to sterilize the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Janjur Qom|homeworld]] in retaliation for [[Battle of Janjur Qom|their rebellion]]. By the time of the rebellion, Mendicant Bias and his Halo appeared to have disappeared from the Master Builder's control as [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] perceived that the Master Builder had lost a Halo and was desperately searching for it.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 214-217''</ref> The unauthorized use of a Halo in such a manner caused an uproar in the Council, with [[Councilor (Forerunner)|councilors]] deeming the use of such ultimate force a grave violation against the [[Mantle]] and having Faber brought to trial.<ref name="p190"/> The remaining Halos were transported in orbit over the [[Capital]], in preparation for a decision to decommission them. However, Installation 07 and its rampant Mendicant Bias fragment remained missing.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 282''</ref> | ||
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===Return=== | ===Return=== | ||
[[File:H3 Sigils 032 Mendicant Bias.svg|thumb|right|200px|Bias's insignias used in the [[Terminal | [[File:H3 Sigils 032 Mendicant Bias.svg|thumb|right|200px|Bias's insignias used in the [[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal]] communiques.]] | ||
Although Mendicant Bias remained neutralized for several years, the Forerunners' attempt to stop the AI was unsuccessful in the long run. The facilities its parts were distributed to were taken over by the Flood and Mendicant Bias was recovered, reassembled, and reactivated by a Gravemind, allowing the AI to return in command of the Flood's fleets.<ref name="string33"/> | Although Mendicant Bias remained neutralized for several years, the Forerunners' attempt to stop the AI was unsuccessful in the long run. The facilities its parts were distributed to were taken over by the Flood and Mendicant Bias was recovered, reassembled, and reactivated by a Gravemind, allowing the AI to return in command of the Flood's fleets.<ref name="string33"/> | ||
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Mendicant Bias' fragment was carried through the [[Voi]] [[Portal at Voi|slipspace portal]] to Installation 00, where the missing shard was finally reunited with the part that had resided in the Ark's systems for around one-hundred millennia. This allowed Mendicant to reconstruct itself to an extent and regain control over its processes, although the [[daemon]]s on the Ark attempted to halt its intrusion in the facility's systems.<ref name="Terminal"/> | Mendicant Bias' fragment was carried through the [[Voi]] [[Portal at Voi|slipspace portal]] to Installation 00, where the missing shard was finally reunited with the part that had resided in the Ark's systems for around one-hundred millennia. This allowed Mendicant to reconstruct itself to an extent and regain control over its processes, although the [[daemon]]s on the Ark attempted to halt its intrusion in the facility's systems.<ref name="Terminal"/> | ||
On the Ark, Mendicant attempted to communicate with John-117 through [[Terminal | On the Ark, Mendicant attempted to communicate with John-117 through [[Terminal (Halo 3)|terminal]]s, using the "ghost.713" matrix, claiming that it sought atonement by helping the Spartan.<ref name="Terminal"/> The AI is also known to have manipulated the terminal transmissions' content to some degree to better suit its own aims, explaining some of the discrepancies between them and [[The Forerunner Saga|other Forerunner logs]].<ref>[http://waypointassets.blob.core.windows.net/mobilecontent/legacysupport/content/assets/en-us/podcast/343Sparkast_017.mp3 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''343 Sparkast 017'']</ref> In its final message to the Spartan, Mendicant declared that it was at the "end of [its] life",<ref name="Terminal"/> seemingly expecting to be destroyed by [[Installation 08]]'s firing which obliterated the ring itself and severely damaged the Ark.<ref name="EH">'''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]''', ''part 4''</ref> | ||
==Housings== | ==Housings== | ||
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For movement across Installation 07, Mendicant Bias used a massive, two-meter wide monitor shell with a single green eye.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 200''</ref> | For movement across Installation 07, Mendicant Bias used a massive, two-meter wide monitor shell with a single green eye.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 200''</ref> | ||
During its conversion by the Flood, Mendicant Bias was housed within a monitor-like, though more ornate, casing with three blue eyes that can turn orange and a glyph in the center.<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''Origins''</ref> The shard in the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] was housed in a large structure with the three-eyed casing's likeness embedded in its facade.<ref name="h2aterm">'''Halo 2 Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal | During its conversion by the Flood, Mendicant Bias was housed within a monitor-like, though more ornate, casing with three blue eyes that can turn orange and a glyph in the center.<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''Origins''</ref> The shard in the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] was housed in a large structure with the three-eyed casing's likeness embedded in its facade.<ref name="h2aterm">'''Halo 2 Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2 Anniversary)|Terminal 8]]''</ref> During the [[Ages of Doubt|23rd Age of Doubt]], however, the Dreadnought's incarnation of Mendicant Bias was based within a smaller, teardrop-shaped casing largely similar to that of a normal installation monitor, having a single eye and a smooth, silver-like surface. Within the casing, barely active circuits ran at low power. The casing was held in a Covenant-made armature and tethered to nearby processing towers with strands of plaited wire.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 273''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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