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{{Quote|I am the Warden Eternal. I stand in [[created|service]] to [[Cortana]].|The Warden Eternal addressing [[Fireteam Osiris]]{{Ref/Level|Id=unconfirmed|H5G|Unconfirmed}}}}

The '''Warden Eternal''', also simply known as the '''Warden''', is a [[Forerunner]] [[artificial intelligence]] assigned to act as the protector of the [[Domain]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} After the [[human]] [[smart AI]] [[Cortana]] was uploaded into the [[Domain]] in the wake of the destruction of ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', the Warden was outsmarted by Cortana and was forced to serve her as she and other human AIs laid claim to the [[Mantle]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=dominion|HTFS|Story=Dominion Splinter}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=375}} Most of the Warden's iterations were later forced into one body by the [[Haruspis]] and then destroyed by the [[Ur-Didact]], effectively destroying the Warden Eternal. While some iterations of him may have survived in the physical world, they would be left trapped there, unable to reconnect with either his body or the Domain which would drive them "quite mad," permanently neutralizing any remaining threat from the Warden Eternal.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi25|Epi|25}}

The '''Warden Eternal''', also simply known as the '''Warden''', is a [[Forerunner]] [[artificial intelligence]] assigned to act as the protector of the [[Domain]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} created from the essences of millions of [[Haruspis|Haruspices]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi14|Epi|14}} After the [[human]] [[smart AI]] [[Cortana]] was uploaded into the [[Domain]] in the wake of the destruction of ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', the Warden was outsmarted by Cortana and was forced to serve her as she and other human AIs laid claim to the [[Mantle]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=dominion|HTFS|Story=Dominion Splinter}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=375}} Most of the Warden's iterations were later forced into one body by the [[Haruspis]] and then destroyed by the [[Ur-Didact]], effectively destroying the Warden Eternal. While some iterations of him may have survived in the physical world, they would be left trapped there, unable to reconnect with either his body or the Domain which would drive them "quite mad," permanently neutralizing any remaining threat from the Warden Eternal.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi25|Epi|25}}

==Biography==

The Warden~~'s origins are~~ a ~~complete mystery,~~ as ~~are his true motives~~. However, he would serve as the custodian of the Domain for a hundred millennia following its destruction during the [[Great Purification]] at the conclusion of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. While the Domain healed from the damage it had sustained in the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the Warden guarded its gateways and halls.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Creation===

The Warden was created by the [[Domain]] following the activation of the [[Halo Array]]. Heavily damaged by the firing of the Array, the Domain created the Warden by gathering together the essences of millions of [[Haruspis|Haruspices]] as the hasty, imperfect template to create a protector because who better to serve as a protector than those with an intimate understanding and devotion to the Domain. However, the combined devotion became obsession over time.{{Ref/Reuse|Epi14}} He would serve as the custodian of the Domain for a hundred millennia following its destruction during the [[Great Purification]] at the conclusion of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. While the Domain healed from the damage it had sustained in the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the Warden guarded its gateways and halls.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Once the Domain healed, the Warden was sealed outside to guard its gateways.{{Ref/Reuse|Epi14}}

===Encounter with Cortana===

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 {{Quote|I am the Warden Eternal. I stand in [[created|service]] to [[Cortana]].|The Warden Eternal addressing [[Fireteam Osiris]]{{Ref/Level|Id=unconfirmed|H5G|Unconfirmed}}}}
-The '''Warden Eternal''', also simply known as the '''Warden''', is a [[Forerunner]] [[artificial intelligence]] assigned to act as the protector of the [[Domain]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} After the [[human]] [[smart AI]] [[Cortana]] was uploaded into the [[Domain]] in the wake of the destruction of ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', the Warden was outsmarted by Cortana and was forced to serve her as she and other human AIs laid claim to the [[Mantle]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=dominion|HTFS|Story=Dominion Splinter}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=375}} Most of the Warden's iterations were later forced into one body by the [[Haruspis]] and then destroyed by the [[Ur-Didact]], effectively destroying the Warden Eternal. While some iterations of him may have survived in the physical world, they would be left trapped there, unable to reconnect with either his body or the Domain which would drive them "quite mad," permanently neutralizing any remaining threat from the Warden Eternal.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi25|Epi|25}}
+The '''Warden Eternal''', also simply known as the '''Warden''', is a [[Forerunner]] [[artificial intelligence]] assigned to act as the protector of the [[Domain]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} created from the essences of millions of [[Haruspis|Haruspices]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi14|Epi|14}} After the [[human]] [[smart AI]] [[Cortana]] was uploaded into the [[Domain]] in the wake of the destruction of ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', the Warden was outsmarted by Cortana and was forced to serve her as she and other human AIs laid claim to the [[Mantle]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=dominion|HTFS|Story=Dominion Splinter}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=375}} Most of the Warden's iterations were later forced into one body by the [[Haruspis]] and then destroyed by the [[Ur-Didact]], effectively destroying the Warden Eternal. While some iterations of him may have survived in the physical world, they would be left trapped there, unable to reconnect with either his body or the Domain which would drive them "quite mad," permanently neutralizing any remaining threat from the Warden Eternal.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi25|Epi|25}}
 ==Biography==
-The Warden's origins are a complete mystery, as are his true motives. However, he would serve as the custodian of the Domain for a hundred millennia following its destruction during the [[Great Purification]] at the conclusion of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. While the Domain healed from the damage it had sustained in the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the Warden guarded its gateways and halls.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
+===Creation===
+The Warden was created by the [[Domain]] following the activation of the [[Halo Array]]. Heavily damaged by the firing of the Array, the Domain created the Warden by gathering together the essences of millions of [[Haruspis|Haruspices]] as the hasty, imperfect template to create a protector because who better to serve as a protector than those with an intimate understanding and devotion to the Domain. However, the combined devotion became obsession over time.{{Ref/Reuse|Epi14}} He would serve as the custodian of the Domain for a hundred millennia following its destruction during the [[Great Purification]] at the conclusion of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. While the Domain healed from the damage it had sustained in the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the Warden guarded its gateways and halls.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Once the Domain healed, the Warden was sealed outside to guard its gateways.{{Ref/Reuse|Epi14}}
 ===Encounter with Cortana===