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An '''Avatar''' is the visual representation of an [[Artificial Intelligence]] or "AI", used as a way to better interact with [[Human]]s. | An '''Avatar''' is the visual representation of an [[Artificial Intelligence]] or "AI", used as a way to better interact with [[Human]]s. | ||
While not used by all AIs, every [["Smart" AI]] uses an avatar as do many "dumb" AIs. This visual representation is chosen by the AI upon their creation and can be whatever they desire it to be. Although the duty which the AI is to perform, combined with the Human brain that was used to create it, have a great deal to do with what avatar they chose to appear as.<ref name="for">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 28</ref><ref name="ch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 30</ref> Without exception, AI systems identify themselves as male or female based on the gender of their brain donor.<ref name="Encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]] page 220</ref> | While not used by all AIs, every [["Smart" AI]] uses an avatar as do many "dumb" AIs. This visual representation is chosen by the AI upon their creation and can be whatever they desire it to be. Although the duty which the AI is to perform, combined with the Human brain that was used to create it, have a great deal to do with what avatar they chose to appear as.<ref name="for">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 28</ref><ref name="ch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 30</ref> Without exception, AI systems identify themselves as male or female based on the gender of their brain donor.<ref name="Encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', page 220</ref> | ||
When an AI creates its avatar, it will often opt to appear very attractive, basing its characteristics from the emotive responses at the base of Human behavior. The creation of an AI's avatar occurs very early in the system's birthing process, and unless an AI is programmed to have multiple avatars, it cannot alter its appearance after its initial creation, and attempts to do so have resulted in catastrophic AI system crashes.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | When an AI creates its avatar, it will often opt to appear very attractive, basing its characteristics from the emotive responses at the base of Human behavior. The creation of an AI's avatar occurs very early in the system's birthing process, and unless an AI is programmed to have multiple avatars, it cannot alter its appearance after its initial creation, and attempts to do so have resulted in catastrophic AI system crashes.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | ||
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*[[Endless Summer]]: A tall, red Cherokee Indian chief, bare-chested, wearing buckskins, and with a feathered spear in hand.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 178</ref> | *[[Endless Summer]]: A tall, red Cherokee Indian chief, bare-chested, wearing buckskins, and with a feathered spear in hand.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 178</ref> | ||
*[[FitzGibbon]]: An elderly 18th century British Army officer with a teal glow.<ref> | *[[FitzGibbon]]: An elderly 18th century British Army officer with a teal glow.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Iona]]: One of the two known AI with more than one appearance, her default appearance is that of a slender woman with short, curly hair with angular shapes across her body, reminiscent of a skin-tight suit. She also appears to wear boots and knee pads. She has an additional appearance resembling a child version of her default avatar for her more simplistic "ghost" interface to deceive remote scanners. She glows dark red.<ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''' - ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> | *[[Iona]]: One of the two known AI with more than one appearance, her default appearance is that of a slender woman with short, curly hair with angular shapes across her body, reminiscent of a skin-tight suit. She also appears to wear boots and knee pads. She has an additional appearance resembling a child version of her default avatar for her more simplistic "ghost" interface to deceive remote scanners. She glows dark red.<ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''' - ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> | ||
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*[[Mo Ye]]: An elderly Asian woman in a pink gown.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', page 83</ref> | *[[Mo Ye]]: An elderly Asian woman in a pink gown.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', page 83</ref> | ||
*[[Rebecca]]: She is one of the few known A.I. to have two appearances. Her first appearance is described as "half-Athena, half-Ares" with a feathered Greek headdress and ancient armor. She then changed her appearance to a flabby, middle-aged Mediterranean woman in a flower dress.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''[[The Mona Lisa]]'', pages 231 | *[[Rebecca]]: She is one of the few known A.I. to have two appearances. Her first appearance is described as "half-Athena, half-Ares" with a feathered Greek headdress and ancient armor. She then changed her appearance to a flabby, middle-aged Mediterranean woman in a flower dress.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''[[The Mona Lisa]]'', pages 231 and 233</ref> | ||
*[[Sekmet]]: Lion-headed woman dressed in Egyptian robes.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''' | *[[Sekmet]]: Lion-headed woman dressed in Egyptian robes.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 463-465</ref> | ||
*[[Serina]]: A tall and slender woman with long brown hair, wearing black boots, tight pants or leggings and a white shirt.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> | *[[Serina]]: A tall and slender woman with long brown hair, wearing black boots, tight pants or leggings and a white shirt.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> | ||
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*[[Superintendent (Construct)|Superintendent]]: A series of emotion icons.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref> | *[[Superintendent (Construct)|Superintendent]]: A series of emotion icons.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref> | ||
*[[Watchmaker]]: An old man holding a large pocket watch with a dozen dials.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''' | *[[Watchmaker]]: An old man holding a large pocket watch with a dozen dials.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 448-252</ref> | ||
*[[Wellsley]]: Stern-looking man with mildly long hair, prominent nose, and a collared coat; supposed to look like an 18th century British officer.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', page 209</ref> Is said to resemble his namesake, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. | *[[Wellsley]]: Stern-looking man with mildly long hair, prominent nose, and a collared coat; supposed to look like an 18th century British officer.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', page 209</ref> Is said to resemble his namesake, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. | ||
Revision as of 20:55, September 7, 2010
An Avatar is the visual representation of an Artificial Intelligence or "AI", used as a way to better interact with Humans.
While not used by all AIs, every "Smart" AI uses an avatar as do many "dumb" AIs. This visual representation is chosen by the AI upon their creation and can be whatever they desire it to be. Although the duty which the AI is to perform, combined with the Human brain that was used to create it, have a great deal to do with what avatar they chose to appear as.[1][2] Without exception, AI systems identify themselves as male or female based on the gender of their brain donor.[3]
When an AI creates its avatar, it will often opt to appear very attractive, basing its characteristics from the emotive responses at the base of Human behavior. The creation of an AI's avatar occurs very early in the system's birthing process, and unless an AI is programmed to have multiple avatars, it cannot alter its appearance after its initial creation, and attempts to do so have resulted in catastrophic AI system crashes.[3]
List of Known UNSC AIs and their Avatars
- Cortana: Tall and slender woman, appearing to be nude, albeit censored by symbols across her body, with short-cut hair in Halo: Combat Evolved, then long hair in Halo 2 and Halo 3. She is often described to have calculations faintly scrolling across her body, and resembles her brain donor, Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey.
- Deep Winter: An old man with a snowy cape, often accompanied by holographic ice and snow.[6]
- Déjà: The appearance of a Greek goddess: barefoot, wrapped in the toga, motes of light dancing about her luminous white hair and holds a clay tablet in her left hand.[1]
- Endless Summer: A tall, red Cherokee Indian chief, bare-chested, wearing buckskins, and with a feathered spear in hand.[7]
- FitzGibbon: An elderly 18th century British Army officer with a teal glow.[8]
- Iona: One of the two known AI with more than one appearance, her default appearance is that of a slender woman with short, curly hair with angular shapes across her body, reminiscent of a skin-tight suit. She also appears to wear boots and knee pads. She has an additional appearance resembling a child version of her default avatar for her more simplistic "ghost" interface to deceive remote scanners. She glows dark red.[9]
- Lysithea: A sweet feminine voice with a laugh that sounds like "fine bone china clinking together."[11]
- Melissa: Tall and slender with long hair, Marathon symbol on her left shoulder. Yellow or black or brown, depending on the image.[citation needed]
- Rebecca: She is one of the few known A.I. to have two appearances. Her first appearance is described as "half-Athena, half-Ares" with a feathered Greek headdress and ancient armor. She then changed her appearance to a flabby, middle-aged Mediterranean woman in a flower dress.[15]
- Serina: A tall and slender woman with long brown hair, wearing black boots, tight pants or leggings and a white shirt.[17]
- Sif: A slender woman with a long neck and elevated chin, wearing an ankle-length, sleeveless gown of "interwoven sunset hues" and has long, golden hair, which falls "in waves to the middle of her back".[18]
- Superintendent: A series of emotion icons.[19]
- Watchmaker: An old man holding a large pocket watch with a dozen dials.[20]
- Wellsley: Stern-looking man with mildly long hair, prominent nose, and a collared coat; supposed to look like an 18th century British officer.[21] Is said to resemble his namesake, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington.
Gallery
Cortana's avatar.
- FitzGibbon.png
FitzGibbon's avatar.
One of Iona's two avatars.
Melissa's avatar.
Mo Ye's avatar.
Serina's avatar.
A full color render of Serina's avatar.
- Superintendent emotions.jpg
The icons used to express the Superintendent.
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 28
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 30
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, page 220
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 127
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 95
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 106
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 178
- ^ Halo Wars: Genesis
- ^ Halo: Blood Line - Issue 1
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 147
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 100
- ^ Halo: Evolutions, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, page 422
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 28-29
- ^ Halo: Evolutions, Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian, page 83
- ^ Halo: Evolutions, The Mona Lisa, pages 231 and 233
- ^ Halo: Evolutions, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, pages 463-465
- ^ Halo Wars
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 68
- ^ Halo 3: ODST
- ^ Halo: Evolutions, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, pages 448-252
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page 209
