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{{disambig header|the Forerunner term|articles of the same name|Reclaimer (disambiguation)}} | |||
[[File:Marathon.png|right|thumb|The [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyph]] for a Reclaimer. This is also the [[Marathon]] logo.]] | [[File:Marathon.png|right|thumb|The [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyph]] for a Reclaimer. This is also the [[Marathon]] logo.]] | ||
{{quote|[[05-032 Mendicant Bias|The Oracle]] calls them "Reclaimers". But what do they reclaim? These machines? These cities? These worlds? Or, as I fear, are they to reclaim the [[Mantle]] we so terribly squandered?|[[Minister of Discovery]]<ref>'''[[Halo Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' volume II, ''page 299''</ref>}} | {{quote|[[05-032 Mendicant Bias|The Oracle]] calls them "Reclaimers". But what do they reclaim? These machines? These cities? These worlds? Or, as I fear, are they to reclaim the [[Mantle]] we so terribly squandered?|[[Minister of Discovery]]<ref>'''[[Halo Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' volume II, ''page 299''</ref>}} | ||
"'''Reclaimer'''" (Latin: '''Homo ''sapiens augeous''''')<ref>''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref><ref group="note"> "Homo ''sapiens augeous''" is apparently intended to mean ''"augmented intelligent man"'', though ''augeous'' is conjugated incorrectly; the proper conjugation is ''aucto''. Given the context of the Reclaimer entry in the ''Bestiarum'', it is likely that "homo ''sapiens augeous''" refers only to Spartans, and specifically to John-117.</ref> is a [[Forerunner]] term used to refer to a [[human]] individual. More precisely, it refers to a species (or member of said species) chosen to be the inheritor of Forerunner civilization. Before their disappearance from the [[Milky Way]], the Forerunners designated Humanity as their inheritors, transferring their [[mantle]] of guardianship and leaving behind their technology for Humanity to reclaim. Many Forerunner devices, such as the [[Halo]] Installations, will only activate when used by a Reclaimer. | "'''Reclaimer'''" (Latin: '''Homo ''sapiens augeous''''')<ref>''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref><ref group="note"> "Homo ''sapiens augeous''" is apparently intended to mean ''"augmented intelligent man"'', though ''augeous'' is conjugated incorrectly; the proper conjugation is ''aucto''. Given the context of the Reclaimer entry in the ''Bestiarum'', it is likely that "homo ''sapiens augeous''" refers only to Spartans, and specifically to John-117.</ref> is a [[Forerunner]] term used to refer to a [[human]] individual. More precisely, it refers to a species (or member of said species) chosen to be the inheritor of Forerunner civilization. Before their disappearance from the [[Milky Way]], the Forerunners designated Humanity as their inheritors, transferring their [[mantle]] of guardianship and leaving behind their technology for Humanity to reclaim. Many Forerunner devices, such as the [[Halo]] Installations, will only activate when used by a Reclaimer. | ||