Archeon-class ancilla: Difference between revisions

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''Archeon''-class ancillas were powerful [[artificial intelligence]]s used by the [[Forerunner]]s and they were significantly superior compared to [[human]] [[smart AI]]s.<ref name="ll36"/> These ancillas have formidable, high-class security and defense systems built into them to prevent other AIs from infiltrating them,<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 42'' (Google Play edition)</ref> though they were still vulnerable to the [[Flood]]'s [[logic plague]].<ref name="ll264">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 264-272'' (Google Play edition)</ref> ''Archeon'' ancillas were created to follow the Forerunners' [[Mantle of Responsibility]], and only violated it when the Mantle prevented them from following their prime directive set by their creators. An ''archeon''-class ancilla could use a variety of housings to host themselves; for example, [[Intrepid Eye]] utilized a [[maintenance skin]],<ref name="ll36"/> before moving to an [[inspection drone]].<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 174'' (Google Play edition)</ref> She also attempted to operate [[human]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], but was unable to due so without its [[Frederic-104|user's]] [[neural interface]]. ''Archeon''-class ancillas had specific [[call sign]]s that they used when communicating on Forerunner networks.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 256'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

{{Quote|I was created as part of that effort, to serve as archeon of Jat-Krula Support Base 4276.|Intrepid Eye<ref name="ll265"/>}}

At the start of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], several ''archeon''-class ancillas were created by the [[Forerunner]]s to aid in operating the [[Jat-Krula]], the Forerunner defensive front that protected the core worlds of the ecumene. One of these ancillas, [[Intrepid Eye]] was charged by the [[Ecumene Council]] to command [[Covert Support Base 4276]], a support facility for the Jat-Krula located on [[Gao]]. Later in the war, when the [[Flood]] began to utilize the [[logic plague]], the commander of the Jat-Krula ordered Intrepid Eye and other ancilla involved with the installations to enter stasis to prevent them from falling victim to the plague.<ref name="ll264"/>

However, with the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] and the end of the war, the ''archeon''-class ancillas in stasis were never awoken by their commander as the surviving Forerunners had left the [[Milky Way]]. In [[2553]], Intrepid Eye was inadvertently released from her stasis after [[Line Installation 444-447]] on [[Shaps III]] sent an automated distress signal to her support facility after nearby ruins were [[Glassing|glassed]]. Her attempts to reach the rest of ecumene had failed, but her presence on Gao was eventually realized by the [[United Nations Space Command]], [[Gao Republic]], [[Venezian Militia]], and the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]].<ref name="ll36"/> As a result, [[Gao conflict|a series of engagements]] took place on the planet as the various factions fought over opportunities to capture the ancilla.<ref name="ll173">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 173-176'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Eventually, Intrepid Eye was captured by the UNSC, who wished to use her to further the technology of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and learn more about the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 322-323'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

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