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'''Beowulf''' was a [[Dumb artificial intelligence|"dumb" artificial intelligence]] | '''Beowulf''' was a [[Dumb artificial intelligence|"dumb" artificial intelligence]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref group="note">Beowulf was known to be active by 2525 and was still in service by 2552; this implies he was a "dumb" AI due to "smart" AIs' limited operational lifespan of seven years.</ref> He was thorough, methodical and paranoid. His [[avatar]] depicted a man in a hooded cloak. He served as the attaché to [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Michael Stanforth]], the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence's [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]] and safeguarded the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s personnel and planning database.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ???''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Beowulf was present during the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs']] original briefing about the [[Covenant]] in the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]]'s secure briefing room on [[2525#September|September 12, 2525]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ???''</ref> | |||
Beowulf was present during the [[SPARTAN-II | |||
He was later assigned to guard the UNSC's personnel and planning database. He knew [[Cortana]] well and knew that she was potentially dangerous. During her attempts to hack into the system, Beowulf foiled her attempts. However, Cortana quickly overcame his defenses and accessed SPARTAN [[John-117]]'s [[Career Service Vitae]].<ref name="Justice">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 267''</ref> | He was later assigned to guard the UNSC's personnel and planning database. He knew [[Cortana]] well and knew that she was potentially dangerous. During her attempts to hack into the system, Beowulf foiled her attempts. However, Cortana quickly overcame his defenses and accessed SPARTAN [[John-117]]'s [[Career Service Vitae]].<ref name="Justice">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 267''</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Beowulf is named after the titular character of the famous heroic poem ''[[Wikipedia:Beowulf|Beowulf]]'', the only surviving piece of ancient Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | ||
==Notes== | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{UNSC AI}} | {{UNSC AI}} | ||