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[[File:HReach-Package-DataStorageUnit.png|thumb|350px|An armored matrix containing the AI [[Cortana]].]]
[[File:HReach-Package-DataStorageUnit.png|thumb|350px|An armored matrix containing the AI [[Cortana]].]]
An '''armored matrix''' is a reinforced housing used by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] to securely transport an [[artificial intelligence]] construct. An armored matrix may be used when a [[holotank]] is not available, such as on a battlefield. Though the AI contained within can communicate verbally, there is no hologram emitter for it to manifest a body; hence, the AI can talk, but it cannot see.<ref name="Flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 317''</ref>
An '''armored matrix''', also called a '''memory matrix''',<ref>'''[[Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds]]''', ''page 113''</ref> is a reinforced housing used by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] to securely transport an [[artificial intelligence]] construct. An armored matrix may be used when a [[holotank]] is not available, such as on a battlefield. Though the AI contained within can communicate verbally, there is no hologram emitter for it to manifest a body; hence, the AI can talk, but it cannot see.<ref name="Flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 317''</ref>


Class-C Military AIs serving under [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] commanding officers are carried in armored matrices aboard the officers' [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]]. In this manner they may ride into a combat zone intact and be further operated when a [[Military base|firebase]] or other operational command post is put into place.<ref name="Flood"/>
Class-C Military AIs serving under [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] commanding officers are carried in armored matrices aboard the officers' [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]]. In this manner they may ride into a combat zone intact and be further operated when a [[Military base|firebase]] or other operational command post is put into place.{{Ref/Reuse|Flood}}


An armored matrix was used to house the AI [[Cortana]] while she was transferred by [[Spartan-III]] [[Noble Team]] to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> During an unspecified battle, [[Kovalic|Admiral Kovalic]] was protecting the armored matrix of an unknown AI from [[Covenant]] forces. With the help of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Shock Trooper]] [[Sarah Palmer]], Kovalic and the AI made it safely off the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref>
An armored matrix was used to house the AI [[Cortana]] while she was transferred by [[Spartan-III]] [[Noble Team]] to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Package]]''</ref> During an unspecified battle, [[Admiral]] [[Kovalic]] was protecting the armored matrix of an unknown AI from [[Covenant]] forces. With the help of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Shock Trooper]] [[Sarah Palmer]], Kovalic and the AI made it safely off the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Package Concept.png|Concept art of Cortana's armored matrix.
File:HR_ArmoredMatrix_Concept.png|Concept art of Cortana's armored matrix for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:Package hipoly.png|A high-polygon 3D model of the matrix.
File:Package hipoly.png|A high-poly model of the matrix.
File:Package.png|Another view of the unit.
File:Package.png|Another view of the unit.
File:Halsey holding Cortana Fragment.jpg|[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] holding [[Cortana]]'s armored matrix.
File:Halsey holding Cortana Fragment.jpg|[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] holding [[Cortana]]'s armored matrix.
File:Reach 7804700 Full.jpg|[[SPARTAN-B312]] examining Cortana's matrix.
File:Reach 7804700 Full.jpg|[[SPARTAN-B312]] examining Cortana's matrix.
File:HReach-ThePackage-Screen.jpg|Cortana's matrix mounted on the Spartan's back.
File:HReach-ThePackage-Screen.jpg|Cortana's matrix mounted on the Spartan's back.
File:Halo Initiation Kovalic.PNG|[[Admiral]] [[Kovalic]] protecting the armored matrix of an unknown AI.
File:Halo Initiation Kovalic.PNG|[[Admiral]] [[Kovalic]] protecting the armored matrix of an unknown AI in ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''.
File:Armoredmatrixh5prologue.png|Cortana's matrix as it appears in Halo 5: Guardians
File:Armoredmatrixh5prologue.png|Cortana's matrix in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:HLW AthosGabriela.PNG|A matrix in ''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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[[Category:Human technology]]
[[Category:Artificial intelligence]]
[[Category:Artificial intelligence]]

Latest revision as of 17:22, March 19, 2022

This article is about the AI transport housing. For the AI component, see Riemann matrix.
An armored matrix containing the AI Cortana.

An armored matrix, also called a memory matrix,[1] is a reinforced housing used by the UNSC to securely transport an artificial intelligence construct. An armored matrix may be used when a holotank is not available, such as on a battlefield. Though the AI contained within can communicate verbally, there is no hologram emitter for it to manifest a body; hence, the AI can talk, but it cannot see.[2]

Class-C Military AIs serving under ODST commanding officers are carried in armored matrices aboard the officers' SOEIVs. In this manner they may ride into a combat zone intact and be further operated when a firebase or other operational command post is put into place.[2]

An armored matrix was used to house the AI Cortana while she was transferred by Spartan-III Noble Team to the UNSC Pillar of Autumn during the Fall of Reach.[3] During an unspecified battle, Admiral Kovalic was protecting the armored matrix of an unknown AI from Covenant forces. With the help of Shock Trooper Sarah Palmer, Kovalic and the AI made it safely off the planet.[4]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds, page 113
  2. ^ a b Halo: The Flood, page 317
  3. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, The Package
  4. ^ Halo: Initiation, Issue #1
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