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'''Kalmiya''' was a [["Smart" AI|"smart"]] [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence construct]] created by [[ | '''Kalmiya''' was a [["Smart" AI|"smart"]] [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence construct]] created by Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]. She served as a host for prototype routines to test the software intrusion routines and software that would later be integrated into the specialized AI, [[Cortana]]. In a sense, Kalmiya was Cortana's older "sister." <ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 126'' (''"Kalmiya was Cortana's "older sister." Dr. Halsey had designed and tested the software intrusion routines on her. Once the process had been debugged and streamlined, she'd incorporated the routines into Cortana."'')</ref> | ||
UNSC protocol demands that prototypes such as Kalmiya must be destroyed promptly after their material goes into general use. Dr. Halsey promptly disobeyed this order. She kept Kalmiya around, likely because her previous AIs, [[Déjà]] and Cortana, had been reassigned (to an unknown position and as [[John-117]]'s attaché, respectively.)<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 126'' (''"The brass at ONI Section Three had been quite explicit in their instructions to destroy any prototype routines--an order that Dr. Halsey had promptly disobeyed."'')</ref> | UNSC protocol demands that prototypes such as Kalmiya must be destroyed promptly after their material goes into general use. Dr. Halsey promptly disobeyed this order. She kept Kalmiya around, likely because her previous AIs, [[Déjà]] and Cortana, had been reassigned (to an unknown position and as [[John-117]]'s attaché, respectively.)<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 126'' (''"The brass at ONI Section Three had been quite explicit in their instructions to destroy any prototype routines--an order that Dr. Halsey had promptly disobeyed."'')</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Fistful Kalmiya.jpg|right|thumb|Kalmiya as she appears in ''Halo: A Fistful of Arrows''.]] | |||
*"Whateverittakes" (''Whatever it takes'') was the nullification code for Kalmiya's ethics subroutines.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 126'' (''"Entering those files without proper clearance is a treasonable offense, Doctor." "They can come and arrest me, then. Do as I have instructed, Kalmiya," Dr. Halsey said. "Override your ethics center subroutine four-alpha. Nullification code: 'Whateverittakes.' "'')</ref> | *"Whateverittakes" (''Whatever it takes'') was the nullification code for Kalmiya's ethics subroutines.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 126'' (''"Entering those files without proper clearance is a treasonable offense, Doctor." "They can come and arrest me, then. Do as I have instructed, Kalmiya," Dr. Halsey said. "Override your ethics center subroutine four-alpha. Nullification code: 'Whateverittakes.' "'')</ref> | ||
*Kalmiya was a potential alternative vessel for the Forerunner data found at the [[Babd Catha Forerunner complex]], however Halsey wasn't confident trusting humanity's only hope for salvation to an obsolete AI, and instead opted to split Cortana for the task.<ref name="journal"/> | *Kalmiya was a potential alternative vessel for the Forerunner data found at the [[Babd Catha Forerunner complex]], however Halsey wasn't confident trusting humanity's only hope for salvation to an obsolete AI, and instead opted to split Cortana for the task.<ref name="journal"/> | ||
*Kalmiya appears to have been alive for more than the seven-year recommended age limit for Smart AIs, being first mentioned by Halsey in [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|her personal journal]] on May 25, 2537. It is unknown how Kalmiya was able to survive for so long without [[rampancy]], but it is possible she was either lucky or that Halsey was routinely repairing her. | |||
*Kalmiya is visually depicted for the first time in the fan webcomic ''[[Halo: A Fistful of Arrows]]''. She is drawn to resemble a younger version of Halsey, reflecting her relationship to Cortana. [[:File:Adjunct 7.jpg|A bonus Adjunct]] features a monologue from her in her dying moments. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||