Rampancy

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[[File:AI - Rampancy.png|300px|thumb|Concept art of Cortana, in a state of rampancy.]]

===Human===

*'''[[Cortana]]''', the [[UNSC]] AI originally of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, was captured by the Flood during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in [[2552]]. Trapped on the infested [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] station ''[[High Charity]]'', Cortana was gradually corrupted by the Gravemind in an attempt to use her against her makers. She briefly descended into rampancy, but was quickly rescued by the Master Chief. She resumed her normal state after her rescue, possibly becoming Metastable.<ref name="Cortana"/> Another sign of her being in the early stages of Rampancy is when she begins to lose focus as she stored all the data on the [[Forerunner]]s from [[Installation 04]], being overworked and noted as being 'easily agitated'.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> It is unknown how she was able to revert back to her normal state. In ''[[Origins]]'', Cortana says she starts to feel the effects of Rampancy after nearly seven years of existence. During ''[[Halo 4]],'' as she is now eight years old, Cortana experiences rampancy, but believes if she gets back to Earth, it may be reversible as she was created from living tissue. Cortana experiences varrying stages of rampancy througout the game, getting worse as time goes on, but manages to hold onto control mostly out of loyalty to the Master Chief. She is even able to use her rampancy against [[The Didact]] ~~but~~ fragmenting herself to send her rampant parts througout his ship. Cortana is destroyed before any chance of repairs can be made, but seems to be at peace when she is destroyed rather than the frightened reaction she had to the idea before.

*'''[[Cortana]]''', the [[UNSC]] AI originally of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, was captured by the Flood during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in [[2552]]. Trapped on the infested [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] station ''[[High Charity]]'', Cortana was gradually corrupted by the Gravemind in an attempt to use her against her makers. She briefly descended into rampancy, but was quickly rescued by the Master Chief. She resumed her normal state after her rescue, possibly becoming Metastable.<ref name="Cortana"/> Another sign of her being in the early stages of Rampancy is when she begins to lose focus as she stored all the data on the [[Forerunner]]s from [[Installation 04]], being overworked and noted as being 'easily agitated'.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> It is unknown how she was able to revert back to her normal state. In ''[[Origins]]'', Cortana says she starts to feel the effects of Rampancy after nearly seven years of existence. During ''[[Halo 4]],'' as she is now eight years old, Cortana experiences rampancy, but believes if she gets back to Earth, it may be reversible as she was created from living tissue. Cortana experiences varrying stages of rampancy througout the game, getting worse as time goes on, but manages to hold onto control mostly out of loyalty to the Master Chief. She is even able to use her rampancy against [[The Didact]] by fragmenting herself to send her rampant parts througout his ship. Cortana is destroyed before any chance of repairs can be made, but seems to be at peace when she is destroyed rather than the frightened reaction she had to the idea before.

*'''[[Sif]]''', the last Shipping Operations AI for planet [[Harvest]], became rampant after being partially fragmented and destroyed by [[PSI]] [[Loki]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]] in [[2525]]. Rescued by the planet's Agricultural Operations AI, [[Mack]], Sif professed her love for Mack and the two AIs stayed together while the planet was being [[Glassing|glassed]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 391''</ref> Sif was badly damaged by Loki's attempt to destroy her, but thanks to ''Lighter Than Some's'' repairs, she had enough of her abilities back to help balancing the Tiara. Despite being rampant, she did her best to help, aiding Loki in balancing the Tiara's load, when Loki was severely damaged and unable to do so himself.

*'''[[Mack]]''', the Agricultural Operations AI for planet [[Harvest]], was slightly rampant before the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. He became fully rampant after [[PSI]] Loki fragmented Sif, whom he loved. After the Tiara was balanced and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] escaped, a Covenant Warship began glassing the planet. An ONI [[Prowler]] recorded his last transmission, which hinted strongly at his rampancy.

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 [[File:AI - Rampancy.png|300px|thumb|Concept art of Cortana, in a state of rampancy.]]
 ===Human===
-*'''[[Cortana]]''', the [[UNSC]] AI originally of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, was captured by the Flood during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in [[2552]]. Trapped on the infested [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] station ''[[High Charity]]'', Cortana was gradually corrupted by the Gravemind in an attempt to use her against her makers. She briefly descended into rampancy, but was quickly rescued by the Master Chief. She resumed her normal state after her rescue, possibly becoming Metastable.<ref name="Cortana"/> Another sign of her being in the early stages of Rampancy is when she begins to lose focus as she stored all the data on the [[Forerunner]]s from [[Installation 04]], being overworked and noted as being 'easily agitated'.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> It is unknown how she was able to revert back to her normal state. In ''[[Origins]]'', Cortana says she starts to feel the effects of Rampancy after nearly seven years of existence. During ''[[Halo 4]],'' as she is now eight years old, Cortana experiences rampancy, but believes if she gets back to Earth, it may be reversible as she was created from living tissue. Cortana experiences varrying stages of rampancy througout the game, getting worse as time goes on, but manages to hold onto control mostly out of loyalty to the Master Chief. She is even able to use her rampancy against [[The Didact]] but fragmenting herself to send her rampant parts througout his ship. Cortana is destroyed before any chance of repairs can be made, but seems to be at peace when she is destroyed rather than the frightened reaction she had to the idea before.
+*'''[[Cortana]]''', the [[UNSC]] AI originally of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, was captured by the Flood during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in [[2552]]. Trapped on the infested [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] station ''[[High Charity]]'', Cortana was gradually corrupted by the Gravemind in an attempt to use her against her makers. She briefly descended into rampancy, but was quickly rescued by the Master Chief. She resumed her normal state after her rescue, possibly becoming Metastable.<ref name="Cortana"/> Another sign of her being in the early stages of Rampancy is when she begins to lose focus as she stored all the data on the [[Forerunner]]s from [[Installation 04]], being overworked and noted as being 'easily agitated'.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> It is unknown how she was able to revert back to her normal state. In ''[[Origins]]'', Cortana says she starts to feel the effects of Rampancy after nearly seven years of existence. During ''[[Halo 4]],'' as she is now eight years old, Cortana experiences rampancy, but believes if she gets back to Earth, it may be reversible as she was created from living tissue. Cortana experiences varrying stages of rampancy througout the game, getting worse as time goes on, but manages to hold onto control mostly out of loyalty to the Master Chief. She is even able to use her rampancy against [[The Didact]] by fragmenting herself to send her rampant parts througout his ship. Cortana is destroyed before any chance of repairs can be made, but seems to be at peace when she is destroyed rather than the frightened reaction she had to the idea before.
 *'''[[Sif]]''', the last Shipping Operations AI for planet [[Harvest]], became rampant after being partially fragmented and destroyed by [[PSI]] [[Loki]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]] in [[2525]]. Rescued by the planet's Agricultural Operations AI, [[Mack]], Sif professed her love for Mack and the two AIs stayed together while the planet was being [[Glassing|glassed]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 391''</ref> Sif was badly damaged by Loki's attempt to destroy her, but thanks to ''Lighter Than Some's'' repairs, she had enough of her abilities back to help balancing the Tiara. Despite being rampant, she did her best to help, aiding Loki in balancing the Tiara's load, when Loki was severely damaged and unable to do so himself.
 *'''[[Mack]]''', the Agricultural Operations AI for planet [[Harvest]], was slightly rampant before the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. He became fully rampant after [[PSI]] Loki fragmented Sif, whom he loved. After the Tiara was balanced and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] escaped, a Covenant Warship began glassing the planet. An ONI [[Prowler]] recorded his last transmission, which hinted strongly at his rampancy.