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{{Quote|I name you the protector and guardian of the Lesser Ark. You will keep it safe for the true inheritors of the Mantle. Any thoughtlessness, or cruelty, or arrogance is washed clean from you now. Yours is not—cannot be—a happy end. And thus I name you Tragic Solitude… for you shall be alone, and your noble sacrifice shall aid the Reclaimers… but in doing so, it shall break what is left of your heart.|The IsoDidact, upon 000 Tragic Solitude's creation.<ref>'''Halo: Fractures''', "Promises to Keep", ''page 105'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}}

After the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]], in the [[dark time]] that followed the [[reintroduction|repopulating]] of the [[Milky Way]], a group of surviving [[Forerunner]]s attempted to repair the [[Domain]] by venturing on a mission to the abandoned capital of [[Maethrillian]]. During their mission, they encountered [[Abaddon]], a [[Precursor]] construct who attempted to bring them to trial for the Halo Array's activation. While interacting with Abaddon, [[Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns]]—the former [[First Councilor]] of the [[Ecumene Council]]—felt an immense amount of guilt in the Forerunners' arrogance. Afterwards, Splendid Dust and other surviving Forerunners returned to [[Installation 00]], the primary installation of the Halo Array utilized to [[Conservation Measure|index and preserve]] biological diversity in the galaxy during the Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Flood war|war]] against the [[Flood]]. Seeking atonement for his actions, Splendid Dust wished to do something helpful for the [[human]]s that would succeed the Forerunners as the [[Reclaimer]]s and inheritors of the [[Mantle of Responsibility]], wanting to act as an interpreter for all the Forerunners had learned. After discussing this idea with the [[IsoDidact]] and [[Chant-to-Green]], he had himself [[Mind transfer|composed]] and became a [[monitor]]. The IsoDidact named Tragic Solitude the caretaker and protector of Installation 00, where he intended to atone by staying behind on the Ark and awaiting the arrival of the humans, while the rest of the surviving Forerunners departed the installation to begin their self-imposed exile.<ref name="promises"/>

Like most Forerunner [[ancilla]]s, Tragic Solitude was only given information relevant to his duties; in his case, protecting Installation 00.<ref name="hitd270"/> Over time, his memories as Splendid Dust would fade.<ref name="promises"/> Following the exodus of the surviving Forerunners, Tragic Solitude was left alone in isolation on Installation 00 for millennia. The long period of isolation had an adverse affect on the monitor and instilled a distrust and hatred of the Forerunners in the monitor, who felt betrayed by his creators.<ref name="hitd320">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 320-323'' (Google Play edition)</ref> In [[29,823 BCE]], Tragic Solitude dismantled a {{Class|Despair|fighter}} once apparently belonging to the [[Librarian]], placing the [[Space fighter|fighter]] back into its original [[design seed]] form. The monitor found himself tempted to launch the fighter from its stasis, but instead chose to busy himself with other tasks as per his instructions.<ref name="atb">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Log: A Tensed Bolt''</ref>