Monitor: Difference between revisions

{{Forerunner infobox

|name=Monitor

|role=Caretaking, maintenance, security, combat support

|length={{Convert|22.9|in|cm|disp=flip}}<ref name="waypointspark">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/343-guilty-spark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''343 Guilty Spark'']</ref>

===Appearance===

[[File:MonitorsTerminal.jpeg|thumb|250px|Several installation monitors among Forerunners.]]

A monitor's body consists of a roughly spherical shape that is concave on three sides, with an illuminated photoreceptor located on the front of the orb. A monitor's silvery metal covering is reminiscent of other [[Forerunner]] constructs, though their spherical shapes stand in contrast to the polygonal, angular shapes commonly seen in other Forerunner creations. Some parts of a monitor are elaborately designed, while other parts are intricately simple.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 34'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Monitors were generally {{Convert|22.9|in|cm|disp=flip}} in length and {{Convert|19.9|in|cm|disp=flip}} in height,{{Ref/Reuse|waypointspark}} however some differed in size; [[the Warden]] was smaller than average, for example.<ref name="Cryptum 255-6">'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''pages 255-256''</ref>

[[343 Guilty Spark]] and [[2401 Penitent Tangent]] both possessed high-pitched, tinny voices. [[049 Abject Testament]]'s voice also had a tinny quality, but was notably deeper.{{Ref/Reuse|ceaterminal2}}

===Functions and capabilities===

==Roles==

{{Quote|I have now endured 60,000 years without word from outside the Array. I have no way to know whether we actually saved the galaxy we destroyed. And because of protocol I sat silently while my first chance to be judged for those acts died. To say that I regret being forced to this outcome is a tremendous understatement. But as I perform my inspection of the quarantine lab today, I am reminded of the gravity of my responsibilities.|343 Guilty Spark, referring to his requirement to follow protocol over personal desires<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal 6]]''</ref>}}

Monitors were commonly given administrative roles within the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]]. Most prominently, monitors were tasked with servicing and maintaining the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] and ensuring that the virulent [[Flood]] stay imprisoned. Beyond their most well-known function, monitors were assigned to a wide variety of tasks by the different Forerunner [[rate]]s, ranging from robotic household servants to security,<ref>'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 291''</ref> combat support,{{Ref/Reuse|Cryptum 255-6}} fleet coordination,<ref>'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', page 6</ref> and duties involved with the [[Conservation Measure]]. Monitors also oversee the maintenance and function of many Forerunner facilities, including the [[Line installation]]s. Monitors are extremely intelligent, yet are completely devoted to their original function; for example, monitors whose duties involve combating the Flood are zealous about containing the parasite, and have been known to turn violently on their allies if they should attempt to violate their [[containment protocol]]s.

==Known monitors and their assignments==

Most known monitors are identified by a series of numbers followed by a name. The monitors of the Halo installations have identification numbers comprised of [[seven]] raised to the power of the Halo installation's number minus one (7^n-1). The names appear to consist of an adjective describing a negative emotion followed by a technological term.{{Ref/Reuse|he267}} In Forerunner [[Terminal (Halo 3)|communication logs]], Halo monitors are identified by their installation's number, a dash, and their own number; for example, 343 Guilty Spark, the monitor of [[Installation 04]], is formally identified on such logs as "04-343."<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminals]]''</ref>

*[[000 Tragic Solitude]] – Caretaker of [[Installation 00]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 198'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

*[[007 Contrite Witness]] – Caretaker of [[Installation 02]]

*[[031 Exuberant Witness]] – Caretaker of [[Genesis]]{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}}

*[[049 Abject Testament]] – Caretaker of [[Installation 03]]{{Ref/Reuse|ceaterminal2}}

*[[343 Guilty Spark]] – Former caretaker of [[Installation 04]] and [[Installation 08]], and current caretaker of [[Bastion]]

*[[2401 Penitent Tangent]] – Caretaker of [[Installation 05]]

*[[117649 Despondent Pyre]] – Caretaker of [[Installation 07]]

*[[686 Ebullient Prism]] – Caretaker of [[Line Installation 1-4]]

*[[859 Static Carillon]] – Caretaker of the [[Composer's Forge]]

*[[The Warden]] – Detained and provided defense for Forerunners accused of crime before the [[Capital Court]]

==Trivia==

File:HINF_Adjutant_Resolution.png|[[Adjutant Resolution]] in ''Halo Infinite''.

HINF-SentinelMonitorRender.jpg|Render of a Monitor in ''Halo Infinite''.

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*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''

*''[[Halo Infinite]]''

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