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During the [[Battle of Onyx]] in [[2552#October|October]]-[[2552#November|November 2552]], the [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[Ash-G099]] failed to provide the appropriate counter-response to a [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinel]] that was attempting to determine whether he was a [[Flood]] vector.<ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 133''</ref> This, combined with the Spartans of [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]] being inundated with [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM#Gamma Company|neurology-altering mutagens]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 339''</ref> caused the Sentinel to catalog Ash as a "non-Reclaimer", as well as a member of a "aboriginal subspecies" of humanity.<ref name="goo"/> | During the [[Battle of Onyx]] in [[2552#October|October]]-[[2552#November|November 2552]], the [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[Ash-G099]] failed to provide the appropriate counter-response to a [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinel]] that was attempting to determine whether he was a [[Flood]] vector.<ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 133''</ref> This, combined with the Spartans of [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]] being inundated with [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM#Gamma Company|neurology-altering mutagens]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 339''</ref> caused the Sentinel to catalog Ash as a "non-Reclaimer", as well as a member of a "aboriginal subspecies" of humanity.<ref name="goo"/> | ||
During the [[Requiem | During the [[Requiem campaign]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Jul 'Mdama's forces]] captured [[Hawk Squad]] and forced them to activate a Forerunner map of [[Requiem]], but the structure failed to recognize them as Reclaimers.<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]] ''[[Key|Episode 9]], Chapter 5: "[[Key/The Hammer|The Hammer]]"</ref> | ||
===Humans identified as Reclaimers===<!--These characters are listed in chronological order. Only their interactions with the Forerunners or their technology should be related.--> | ===Humans identified as Reclaimers===<!--These characters are listed in chronological order. Only their interactions with the Forerunners or their technology should be related.--> | ||
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*[[Corporal]] [[Taylor Miles]] and [[Lance Corporal]] [[Kojo Agu]] - The Forerunner construct called [[the Knowing]] identified them as Reclaimers and obeyed their order to [[self-destruct]] itself.<ref>'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> | *[[Corporal]] [[Taylor Miles]] and [[Lance Corporal]] [[Kojo Agu]] - The Forerunner construct called [[the Knowing]] identified them as Reclaimers and obeyed their order to [[self-destruct]] itself.<ref>'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Marvin Mobuto]] - Recruited by 343 Guilty Spark to fire Alpha Halo during the Flood outbreak. Killed in the installation's [[Library]] while attempting to retrieve the [[Activation Index]].<ref>''Halo: The Flood''</ref> | *[[Marvin Mobuto]] - Recruited by 343 Guilty Spark to fire Alpha Halo during the Flood outbreak. Killed in the installation's [[Library]] while attempting to retrieve the [[Activation Index]].<ref>''Halo: The Flood''</ref> | ||
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] - Arguably the most significant Reclaimer, John-117 is the realization of a ''geas'' seeded by the Librarian which apparently manifested in the [[ | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] - Arguably the most significant Reclaimer, John-117 is the realization of a ''geas'' seeded by the Librarian which apparently manifested in the [[Spartan-II]]s' creator, [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]].<ref name="H4 Reclaimer"/> He is responsible for the destruction of Halo [[Installation 04]]<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Maw]]''</ref> and its replacement, as well as the latter's activation and the ensuing defeat of an active [[Gravemind]]; the near-destruction of [[Installation 00]];<ref name="H3 Halo">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> and the apparent death of the [[Ur-Didact]].<ref name="Midnight"/> | ||
*[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] - In [[2552#November|November 2552]], the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]] forced Commander Keyes to fire [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]] and thereby the rest of the Array, though he was soon killed and the firing process was aborted. | *[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] - In [[2552#November|November 2552]], the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]] forced Commander Keyes to fire [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]] and thereby the rest of the Array, though he was soon killed and the firing process was aborted. | ||
*[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] - Similarly to Keyes, Johnson was nearly forced by the [[Prophet of Truth]] to activate the entire Halo Array from the lesser Ark's control room, though he was rescued before this could occur.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref> He was killed shortly thereafter while attempting to activate the incomplete [[Installation 04B]], though John-117 successfully completed this mission.<ref name="H3 Halo"/> | *[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] - Similarly to Keyes, Johnson was nearly forced by the [[Prophet of Truth]] to activate the entire Halo Array from the lesser Ark's control room, though he was rescued before this could occur.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref> He was killed shortly thereafter while attempting to activate the incomplete [[Installation 04B]], though John-117 successfully completed this mission.<ref name="H3 Halo"/> | ||
*[[Fireteam Crimson]] - During the Requiem | *[[Bobby Kodiak]] - Kidnapped by [[000 Tragic Solitude]] (the [[monitor]] of Installation 00) and used to activate the Halo Array. Killed along with Solitude during [[Operation: FAR STORM]].<ref>''Halo: Hunters in the Dark'', page 277</ref> | ||
*[[Fireteam Crimson]] - During the Requiem campaign, the four members of Fireteam Crimson interacted with several Forerunner artifacts. | |||
*[[Henry Glassman|Dr. Henry Glassman]] - After being [[Slipspace translocation|translocated]] to Requiem and held hostage by the Covenant, he accidentally activated a protective shield at the [[Librarian's Rest]]. After being rescued, he deactivated one of the three [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|artifacts]] which held {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} anchored to the planet.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Memento Mori]]''</ref> | *[[Henry Glassman|Dr. Henry Glassman]] - After being [[Slipspace translocation|translocated]] to Requiem and held hostage by the Covenant, he accidentally activated a protective shield at the [[Librarian's Rest]]. After being rescued, he deactivated one of the three [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|artifacts]] which held {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} anchored to the planet.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Memento Mori]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] - After being captured by the Covenant, Halsey deactivated the protective shield surrounding the Librarian's Rest and entered the Librarian's "shrine", where the Lifeshaper's [[mind transfer|essence]] personally entrusted the [[Janus Key]] to her care.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Expendable]]''</ref> | *[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] - After being captured by the Covenant, Halsey deactivated the protective shield surrounding the Librarian's Rest and entered the Librarian's "shrine", where the Lifeshaper's [[mind transfer|essence]] personally entrusted the [[Janus Key]] to her care.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Expendable]]''</ref> | ||
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====History==== | ====History==== | ||
For many Ages, the Covenant used [[luminary|luminaries]] (crude AIs based on Forerunner [[ancilla]]s) to pinpoint concentrations of Forerunner artifacts. At the turn of [[2524]] - [[2525]], the luminary aboard the vessel ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' led the ship's crew to the human colony world of [[Harvest]]. Ultimately, communications between the planet's government and the Covenant broke down, leading to the [[First Battle of Harvest|first major conflict]] between the two civilizations and the planet's eventual [[glassing]]. A trio of mid-level San'Shyuum ministers consulted the "Oracle" aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] on | For many Ages, the Covenant used [[luminary|luminaries]] (crude AIs based on Forerunner [[ancilla]]s) to pinpoint concentrations of Forerunner artifacts. At the turn of [[2524]] - [[2525]], the luminary aboard the vessel ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' led the ship's crew to the human colony world of [[Harvest]]. Ultimately, communications between the planet's government and the Covenant broke down, leading to the [[First Battle of Harvest|first major conflict]] between the two civilizations and the planet's eventual [[glassing]]. A trio of mid-level San'Shyuum ministers consulted the "Oracle" aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] on [[High Charity]] about the "Reclamation" glyphs encountered in such large numbers on Harvest; these San'Shyuum hoped to use the clout gained from this discovery to oust the current triumvirate of [[Hierarchs]]. The Oracle, which was actually the AI [[Mendicant Bias]], informed the party that the luminations found on Harvest were actually the world's human population, and that the symbol the Covenant had long held to mean "Reclamation" actually meant "Reclaimer"; following this revelation, Mendicant Bias attempted to leave High Charity and make contact with its so-called "makers", though the ship was disabled and the AI quarantined before this could happen.<ref name="Oracle"/> | ||
The schemers interpreted the Oracle's words to mean that humans were actually the living remnants of Forerunner civilization; this would directly contradict the Covenant's dogma regarding the [[Covenant religion#Great Journey|Great Journey]], which held that the Forerunners used an artifact known as [[Halo Array|Halo]] to transcend to godhood. Accordingly, the newly ordained [[Prophet of Truth]] declared a [[Human-Covenant War|war of extermination]] upon humanity, secretly hoping that genocide would prevent humanity's relation to the Forerunners from coming to light.<ref name="Oracle"/> In the wake of commencing the Ninth Age of Reclamation, Truth also revealed that the Reclaimer glyph could help the Covenant scour the galaxy for any other [[human colonies]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 381-382''</ref> | The schemers interpreted the Oracle's words to mean that humans were actually the living remnants of Forerunner civilization; this would directly contradict the Covenant's dogma regarding the [[Covenant religion#Great Journey|Great Journey]], which held that the Forerunners used an artifact known as [[Halo Array|Halo]] to transcend to godhood. Accordingly, the newly ordained [[Prophet of Truth]] declared a [[Human-Covenant War|war of extermination]] upon humanity, secretly hoping that genocide would prevent humanity's relation to the Forerunners from coming to light.<ref name="Oracle"/> In the wake of commencing the Ninth Age of Reclamation, Truth also revealed that the Reclaimer glyph could help the Covenant scour the galaxy for any other [[human colonies]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 381-382''</ref> | ||
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===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
*The [[Bestiarum]] associates the [[Latin]] "Homo ''sapiens augeous''" with its "Reclaimer" entry. This is probably intended to mean ''"augmented intelligent man"'', though ''augeous'' is conjugated incorrectly | *The [[Bestiarum]] associates the [[Latin]] "Homo ''sapiens augeous''" with its "Reclaimer" entry. This is probably intended to mean ''"augmented intelligent man"'', though ''augeous'' is conjugated incorrectly. Given the context of the entry in the ''Bestiarum'', it seems that this entry refers specifically to [[John-117]] as opposed to all Reclaimers, and that "''Homo sapiens augeous''" refers only to Spartans. However, due to ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s retcon that not only certain humans are technically Reclaimers, this [[Wikipedia:Binomial nomenclature|binomial nomenclature]] may refer to humans carrying the genesong planted by the Librarian. | ||
*"Reclaimer" is the second-highest [[Rank (Halo: Reach)|rank]] in ''Halo: Reach''.{{Clear}} | *"Reclaimer" is the second-highest [[Rank (Halo: Reach)|rank]] in ''Halo: Reach''.{{Clear}} | ||