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Aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'', Anders was loaned the Observation Deck for a workspace, claiming the view of surrounding space "added perspective to her work". Her assigned minder, [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]], was somewhat less agreeable with her, as the two were basically polar opposites and bickered constantly.<ref name = "Grew">[http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/halo-wars-character-profile-professor-anders-and-the-prophet-of-regret/?page=7 '''Game Daily''': ''Eventually, Forge grew on her'' (Accessed on 2009-01-23)]</ref>
Aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'', Anders was loaned the Observation Deck for a workspace, claiming the view of surrounding space "added perspective to her work". Her assigned minder, [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]], was somewhat less agreeable with her, as the two were basically polar opposites and bickered constantly.<ref name = "Grew">[http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/halo-wars-character-profile-professor-anders-and-the-prophet-of-regret/?page=7 '''Game Daily''': ''Eventually, Forge grew on her'' (Accessed on 2009-01-23)]</ref>


After getting some unexpected readings on an EM band in [[Harvest|Harvest's]] north pole, Anders requested that a [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]] squadron en route to [[Rally Point Baker]] be diverted to investigate. A large Covenant ground force was subsequently discovered, and Sgt. Forge was dispatched to observe further.<ref name = "Viral">[http://halo.xbox.com/halowars/index.html?fbid=DJFJt_O2sq7 '''Xbox-Halo Wars''' (Accessed on 2009-02-02)]</ref> A [[relic|structure of unknown origin]] on the surface, the target of Covenant excavation, drew her attention, and Anders resolved to investigate further in person, despite protests from Forge.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Field Trip To Harvest]]''</ref> [[James Gregory Cutter|Captain Cutter]] supported Anders, but ordered that she be extracted should there be any sign of danger. Upon entering the Relic, she uncovered only a holographic map of the [[Milky Way|Galaxy]], not quite "what [she] expected". A Covenant ambush interrupted her examination of the structure, but was successfully repelled by Forge and Anders' Marine personal security detail.<ref name="Relic Interior" /> After examining the artifact, she realized that the map had led the Covenant to [[Arcadia]], and upon her recommendation, the ''Spirit of Fire'' set course to the planet with all due speed.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref>
After getting some unexpected readings on an EM band in [[Harvest|Harvest's]] north pole, Anders requested that a [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]] squadron en route to [[Rally Point Baker]] be diverted to investigate. A large Covenant ground force was subsequently discovered, and Sgt. Forge was dispatched to observe further.<ref name = "Viral">[http://halo.xbox.com/halowars/index.html?fbid=DJFJt_O2sq7 '''Xbox-Halo Wars''' (Accessed on 2009-02-02)]</ref> A [[Relic (location)|structure of unknown origin]] on the surface, the target of Covenant excavation, drew her attention, and Anders resolved to investigate further in person, despite protests from Forge.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Field Trip To Harvest]]''</ref> [[James Gregory Cutter|Captain Cutter]] supported Anders, but ordered that she be extracted should there be any sign of danger. Upon entering the Relic, she uncovered only a holographic map of the [[Milky Way|Galaxy]], not quite "what [she] expected". A Covenant ambush interrupted her examination of the structure, but was successfully repelled by Forge and Anders' Marine personal security detail.<ref name="Relic Interior" /> After examining the artifact, she realized that the map had led the Covenant to [[Arcadia]], and upon her recommendation, the ''Spirit of Fire'' set course to the planet with all due speed.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref>


On February 6, Anders sent her father an analysis of Homer's ''Odyssey'', actually a coded report of her discoveries, that slipped past [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] censors, leaving the analysis unchanged to her father.<ref>[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]] - 6 February 2531</ref>
On February 6, Anders sent her father an analysis of Homer's ''Odyssey'', actually a coded report of her discoveries, that slipped past [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] censors, leaving the analysis unchanged to her father.<ref>[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]] - 6 February 2531</ref>
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According to [[Personnel profile#.2321 873 B1|Personnel_profile #21_873_B1_]], Anders buries herself so deeply in her work that she forgets the people around her. Despite this, she was one of the few humans with any information that something larger was happening.<ref name="Card">'''[[Halo Wars: Limited Edition]]''', ''Anders leader card''</ref>
According to [[Personnel profile#.2321 873 B1|Personnel_profile #21_873_B1_]], Anders buries herself so deeply in her work that she forgets the people around her. Despite this, she was one of the few humans with any information that something larger was happening.<ref name="Card">'''[[Halo Wars: Limited Edition]]''', ''Anders leader card''</ref>


Anders showed herself to be brave, offering herself up to [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] to save the life of [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]. Anders' appeared to believe in the motto "nothing ventured, nothing gained" as she said it before she activated the [[Relic]] on [[Harvest]]<ref name="Relic Interior">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Relic Interior]]''</ref> and on a gambit, activated a teleporter pad on the [[Apex Site]] of [[Etran Harborage]] to escape 'Moramee's clutches.<ref name="Beachhead" />
Anders showed herself to be brave, offering herself up to [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] to save the life of [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]. Anders' appeared to believe in the motto "nothing ventured, nothing gained" as she said it before she activated the [[Relic (location)|relic]] on [[Harvest]]<ref name="Relic Interior">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Relic Interior]]''</ref> and on a gambit, activated a teleporter pad on the [[Apex Site]] of [[Etran Harborage]] to escape 'Moramee's clutches.<ref name="Beachhead" />


Anders started off having a rocky relationship with [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]], the man assigned to protect her. Anders appeared to take some amusement from Forge's forced assignment, giving him a smirk when he complained about "babysitting duty again."<ref name="Dome of Light" /> However, she was willing to sacrifice herself to Ripa 'Moramee to save Forge's life.<ref name="Anders' Signal">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref> When Forge rescued Anders from three [[Flood infection form]]s, while she didn't react to Forge's sarcastic comments and request for a thanks, Anders called Forge by his first name for the first time.<ref name="Beachhead" /> After Forge sacrificed himself to destroy Etran Harborage, Anders expressed grief to [[Captain]] [[James Cutter]] before entering cryo-stasis.<ref name="Escape" />
Anders started off having a rocky relationship with [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]], the man assigned to protect her. Anders appeared to take some amusement from Forge's forced assignment, giving him a smirk when he complained about "babysitting duty again."<ref name="Dome of Light" /> However, she was willing to sacrifice herself to Ripa 'Moramee to save Forge's life.<ref name="Anders' Signal">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref> When Forge rescued Anders from three [[Flood infection form]]s, while she didn't react to Forge's sarcastic comments and request for a thanks, Anders called Forge by his first name for the first time.<ref name="Beachhead" /> After Forge sacrificed himself to destroy Etran Harborage, Anders expressed grief to [[Captain]] [[James Cutter]] before entering cryo-stasis.<ref name="Escape" />