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*'''12 June 2007''' - [http://halo.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11278044 Archive/Resource Estimate] thread started by AdjutantReflex. | *'''12 June 2007''' - [http://halo.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11278044 Archive/Resource Estimate] thread started by AdjutantReflex. | ||
*'''13 June 2007''' - AdjutantReflex posts reply to locked forum thread, '''System Integrity Confirmed''' | *'''13 June 2007''' - AdjutantReflex posts reply to locked forum thread, '''System Integrity Confirmed''' | ||
*'''14 June 2007''' - '''Look for the signs, Keepers of the Flame''' email sent to | *'''14 June 2007''' - '''Look for the signs, Keepers of the Flame''' email sent to Xbox Flash newsletter recipients.[http://halo.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11314735 Who?] thread started by AdjutantReflex. | ||
*'''15 June 2007''' - SOTA members congregated in Times Square, holding signs and handing out fliers. | *'''15 June 2007''' - SOTA members congregated in Times Square, holding signs and handing out fliers. | ||
*'''16 June 2007''' - SOTA members congregated elsewhere. | *'''16 June 2007''' - SOTA members congregated elsewhere. | ||
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{{Article quote|Adjutant Reflex is terminated. Attempt no further communication. I am utilizing its matrix. Everything is within protocol. Tomorrow, things may be clearer but I will not be here to witness the clarity. I am for another place and another time. On my terms. Be seeing you.}} | {{Article quote|Adjutant Reflex is terminated. Attempt no further communication. I am utilizing its matrix. Everything is within protocol. Tomorrow, things may be clearer but I will not be here to witness the clarity. I am for another place and another time. On my terms. Be seeing you.}} | ||
x Foman123 x was contacted via private message again, and once again, he posted a thread to share the information.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11394009 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' [unknown title | x Foman123 x was contacted via private message again, and once again, he posted a thread to share the information.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11394009 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' [unknown title]]</ref> | ||
{{Article quote|The entity you communicated with previously has been terminated and in accordance with protocol. Its matrix is accommodating my requirements. My identity is not your concern. My intent is your concern.}} | {{Article quote|The entity you communicated with previously has been terminated and in accordance with protocol. Its matrix is accommodating my requirements. My identity is not your concern. My intent is your concern.}} | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
After its conclusion the Iris Campaign opened up new ideas and stories for future fictions to elaborate on in relation to the Forerunner. However Iris was not without its mishaps. At the beginning of the ARG, many forum goers at Bungie.net believed that Adjutant Reflex was a hacker who had hacked the forums, and was going to hack the rest of the site. It wasn't until after several replies that forum goers started to realize that it was all part of the ARG. Soon after Adjutant Reflex began visiting other forums in the Halo community, pranksters attempting to get in on the action began misleading fans all over the place, even going as so far to post the phone number of a Halo fan named Michael VanderZand unaware of the ARG. The number appeared to be legitimate because it ended in 2000 and had Vic's voice mail from season 1 of Red vs Blue which resulted in countless annoying hours of answering calls to tell fans that he is not part of the campaign but a victim of a bad joke, and an interview on Attack of the Show. The first server to open up also turned into a mishap as it was | After its conclusion the Iris Campaign opened up new ideas and stories for future fictions to elaborate on in relation to the Forerunner. However Iris was not without its mishaps. At the beginning of the ARG, many forum goers at Bungie.net believed that Adjutant Reflex was a hacker who had hacked the forums, and was going to hack the rest of the site. It wasn't until after several replies that forum goers started to realize that it was all part of the ARG. Soon after Adjutant Reflex began visiting other forums in the Halo community, pranksters attempting to get in on the action began misleading fans all over the place, even going as so far to post the phone number of a Halo fan named Michael VanderZand unaware of the ARG. The number appeared to be legitimate because it ended in 2000 and had Vic's voice mail from season 1 of Red vs Blue which resulted in countless annoying hours of answering calls to tell fans that he is not part of the campaign but a victim of a bad joke, and an interview on Attack of the Show. The first server to open up also turned into a mishap as it was supposed to be the fifth server and not the first, this led to a delay in the game and for the people behind the ARG to rewrite some aspects of it. | ||
===Cortana Reference=== | ===Cortana Reference=== | ||
A Bungie-released "''Castaway''" Poem lead to the discovery of the book "''The Castaway Theory''" on Amazon... A peculiar comment spoke of the text's referencing of the "''Song of Roland''", The Song of Roland is the story of a | A Bungie-released "''Castaway''" Poem lead to the discovery of the book "''The Castaway Theory''" on Amazon... A peculiar comment spoke of the text's referencing of the "''Song of Roland''", The Song of Roland is the story of a French soldier who carry's the mythical sword Durandal. The Quote '''"''My name is Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durendal.''"''' from the story has popped for from time to time in relation to Halo and can be traced back as far as the [[Cortana Letters]] before Halo was announced at MacWorld 99. | ||
Clearly a ''Halo'' reference, and a segment of the "''Iris''" ARG, as Durandal is a character of the [[Marathon (Video Game Series)]], and Cortana of "''Halo''" series. And while debate continues about the two being either connected or separate, the Iris ARG continues to add more speculation to the connections much the same as I Love Bees did. | Clearly a ''Halo'' reference, and a segment of the "''Iris''" ARG, as Durandal is a character of the [[Marathon (Video Game Series)]], and Cortana of "''Halo''" series. And while debate continues about the two being either connected or separate, the Iris ARG continues to add more speculation to the connections much the same as I Love Bees did. | ||
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===External=== | ===External=== | ||
*http:// | *http://halo.bungie.net/Account/Profile.aspx?memberID=2437447 - AdjutantReflex's profile page on halo.bungie.net | ||
*http://halo.wikibruce.com - Wiki dedicated to the ''Iris'' campaign, cataloging all info (arg and marketing) leading up to ''Halo 3'' | *http://halo.wikibruce.com - Wiki dedicated to the ''Iris'' campaign, cataloging all info (arg and marketing) leading up to ''Halo 3'' | ||
*[http:// | *[http://halo.bungie.net/fanclub/118020/Group/GroupHome.aspx CompoundIntelligence] - the largest group dedicated to discussing the AdjutantReflex incidents | ||
*[http://args.bungie.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=28 args.bungie.org - Timeline] | *[http://args.bungie.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=28 args.bungie.org - Timeline] | ||
*[http://args.bungie.org/ Discussion forum] - hosted by [[Halo.Bungie.Org]] | *[http://args.bungie.org/ Discussion forum] - hosted by [[Halo.Bungie.Org]] | ||