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'''Juliana''' was an [[Insurrectionist]] "smart" [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] operating on [[the Rubble]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref> She was originally a commercial AI used by miners from the colony of [[Madrigal]]. Although her loyalties were to the Rubble, she consented to ally with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] in order to save the Rubble and its citizens. When she met the [[Gray Team]], she was going through stages of [[rampancy]], yet didn't seem to be showing it.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 86''</ref> As she said, she hung onto the edge of rampancy, trying to go back.

Despite having been rampant for some time, Juliana did not engage in aggressive or destructive behavior like some AIs. The reason for this being that, like she said, the Rubble meant so much to her that the necessity of keeping it running and thriving held her sanity together. Certain elements of her behavior strongly pointed to rampancy, however, such as a somewhat egotistical sense of greatness to the Rubble. This was not exaggerated, but her manner of thinking of herself as almost a god was unusual. Her taking a strong liking to [[Jai]], the Spartan leader of Gray Team is somewhat strange as well. Little is known of her personality before she went rampant.

*Her character's role is surprisingly similar to [[Sif]]'s from the previous book, ''Contact Harvest''. Both are AIs that are or eventually end up rampant and sacrifice themselves aboard space stations, the [[Tiara]] for Sif, and the [[Rubble]] for Juliana ultimately for the better of the UNSC forces nearby. [[Cortana]] also went rampant, but held onto enough control to defeat the [[Ur-Didact]] and protect Earth before being destroyed.