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'''Professor Ellen Anders, Ph.D''' ([[Service Number|'''SN''']]: CC-500493<ref name="vis"/>) is an intelligent [[civilian]] researcher with a recorded IQ of 180<ref name="manual">[http://www.xbox.com/NR/rdonlyres/31804095-7B32-4CE2-A17E-3CB54A3692EF/0/HaloWars_MNL_EN.PDF '''Halo Wars Manual''']</ref>. She appears to hold a particular grudge against the [[Covenant Empire]], and like many involved in the war effort considers her work to be for the good of humanity as a whole.<ref>[http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/halo-wars-character-profile-professor-anders-and-the-prophet-of-regret/?page=3 '''GameDaily''': ''Anders is more than just a pretty face'' (Accessed on 2009-01-23)]</ref> She somewhat personifies the 'absentminded professor' stereotype, with a characteristic disregard for personal safety.

Professor Ellen Anders was born on the colony of [[Arcadia]]. She apparently studied under [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]], though their relationship was tense, with neither holding the other in a fond regard.<ref name="manual"/> In [[2531]], some time before the [[Harvest Campaign]], she was lecturing on [[Xenobiology|Theoretical Xenobiology]] at [[Rishard University]]. When stopped on the street by an nondescript stranger, she was told that Dr. Halsey had recommended her as a 'consultant'. Anders told the man that there was some mistake, as she was not on speaking terms with "that woman". Despite her refusal, a car pulled up and the man dragged her in before speeding off. The man and his accomplices, ONI agents, brought her to an undisclosed location. Anders was furious and demanded to know why she was kidnapped. They showed her classified images of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] on [[Harvest]] and snippets of intercepted communications which referred to the planet as a "[[Reliquary|Treasure World]]". This piqued Anders' interest, and she agreed to assist ONI in deciphering the Covenant's motives and nature. She was given 'unrestricted' (presumably broad, but limited to her field of study) access to ONI equipment and resources. She then traveled to [[Epsilon Indi system|Epsilon Indi System]] aboard an ONI [[uNSC prowler|vessel]] {{UNSCShip|Last Gleaming}}, where she reviewed the data on the Covenant. While on board, she determined that while the Covenant were looking for something, but they were also trying to hide something as well. Later, she was relocated to the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref>