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Minds scanned by the Composer could be processed in a variety of ways. The ancient human personalities extracted and stored by the Librarian at [[Charum Hakkor]] retained their essences in virtually unchanged form, preserving the victims' identities and even the records of their physical bodies, although the latter could not be reconstituted to biological form.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 320''</ref> These stored personalities could also be implanted into the genetic code of living beings, with said personalities achieving self-awareness and retaining their original identity within their new hosts; examples of this are the ancestral memory imprints of [[Chakas]] and [[Riser]]. The Composer could also be used to remove these imprinted personalities, although this did grave physical and mental damage to the individual carrying the imprint.<ref name="p355">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 355''</ref> | Minds scanned by the Composer could be processed in a variety of ways. The ancient human personalities extracted and stored by the Librarian at [[Charum Hakkor]] retained their essences in virtually unchanged form, preserving the victims' identities and even the records of their physical bodies, although the latter could not be reconstituted to biological form.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 320''</ref> These stored personalities could also be implanted into the genetic code of living beings, with said personalities achieving self-awareness and retaining their original identity within their new hosts; examples of this are the ancestral memory imprints of [[Chakas]] and [[Riser]]. The Composer could also be used to remove these imprinted personalities, although this did grave physical and mental damage to the individual carrying the imprint.<ref name="p355">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 355''</ref> | ||
In the case of the [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[Promethean Knight]]s, the extracted neural map was used as the basis for [[artificial intelligence]] constructs in a manner similar to [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|the creation]] of human [[smart AI]]s. These intelligences contain many of their original memories and sometimes even portions of their personality, but otherwise behave within the limits of the duties assigned to them.<ref name="memento">'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', ''[[S1/Memento Mori|S1E5 ''Memento Mori'']]</ref> These essences were stored in imprint matrices known as [[Durance]]s, similar to the devices traditionally used to contain the last mental impressions of a deceased Forerunner.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 134''</ref> | In the case of the [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[Promethean Knight]]s, the extracted neural map was used as the basis for [[artificial intelligence]] constructs in a manner similar to [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|the creation]] of human [[smart AI]]s. These intelligences contain many of their original memories and sometimes even portions of their personality, but otherwise behave within the limits of the duties assigned to them.<ref name="memento">'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', ''[[S1/Memento Mori|S1E5 ''Memento Mori'']]''</ref> These essences were stored in imprint matrices known as [[Durance]]s, similar to the devices traditionally used to contain the last mental impressions of a deceased Forerunner.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 134''</ref> | ||
===Immunization=== | ===Immunization=== | ||
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====Installation 03==== | ====Installation 03==== | ||
[[File:HM-Composer extraction final.jpg|thumb|250px|A Composer being extracted from the surface of Installation 03.]] | [[File:HM-Composer extraction final.jpg|thumb|250px|A Composer being extracted from the surface of Installation 03.]] | ||
One Composer was stored on Halo [[Installation 03]]. In late [[2554]]<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]'', [[Audio log (Halo 4)|audio log]]''</ref> the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] discovered the machine, which they designated ''SBJ 8490-03'',<ref>'''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]''', ''Report 5/5''</ref> in a location known as the [[Composer's Abyss]]; after the flagship {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} extracted the device in [[2557]] it was transported to [[Ivanoff Station]], a research facility in the asteroid field in Installation 03's orbit. The machine was partially buried within the installation's surface and remained embedded in a large chunk of rock when the ship transported it to Ivanoff. Some of the scientists were digitized by the Composer while studying it and the sensor data from the incident contained coordinates that led ''Infinity'' to [[Requiem]].<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Infinity (level)|Infinity]]''</ref> | One Composer was stored on Halo [[Installation 03]]. In late [[2554]]<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]'', ''[[Audio log (Halo 4)|audio log]]''</ref> the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] discovered the machine, which they designated ''SBJ 8490-03'',<ref>'''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]''', ''Report 5/5''</ref> in a location known as the [[Composer's Abyss]]; after the flagship {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} extracted the device in [[2557]] it was transported to [[Ivanoff Station]], a research facility in the asteroid field in Installation 03's orbit. The machine was partially buried within the installation's surface and remained embedded in a large chunk of rock when the ship transported it to Ivanoff. Some of the scientists were digitized by the Composer while studying it and the sensor data from the incident contained coordinates that led ''Infinity'' to [[Requiem]].<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Infinity (level)|Infinity]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:H4-ComposerFiringOnPhoenix.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The Composer firing on the city of [[New Phoenix]] on Earth.]] | [[File:H4-ComposerFiringOnPhoenix.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The Composer firing on the city of [[New Phoenix]] on Earth.]] | ||
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File:H4-Concept-Midnight-Composer.jpg|Finalized concept art of the Composer. | File:H4-Concept-Midnight-Composer.jpg|Finalized concept art of the Composer. | ||
File:H4-Concept-Composer-Shield.jpg|Concept art of one of the shield generators around the Composer on the level ''[[Midnight]]''. | File:H4-Concept-Composer-Shield.jpg|Concept art of one of the shield generators around the Composer on the level ''[[Midnight]]''. | ||
File:HTMCC-H4 Requiem coordinates.png|The sensor data that led Infinity to Requiem. | |||
File:Composer_in_crater.jpg|The Composer on Ivanoff Station. | File:Composer_in_crater.jpg|The Composer on Ivanoff Station. | ||
File:Composer_at_Ivanoff.jpg|A close-in view of the Composer at Ivanoff Station. | File:Composer_at_Ivanoff.jpg|A close-in view of the Composer at Ivanoff Station. | ||