Ellen Anders: Difference between revisions

'''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]], 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 Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]], though their relationship was tense, with neither holding the other in a fond regard.<ref name="manual"/> In [[2531]] 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]] 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>

===Harvest Campaign===

{{Main|Harvest Campaign}}

Aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'', she was loaned the Observation Deck for a workspace, claiming the view of surrounding space "added perspective to her work."<ref name = "Gamereactor">[http://www.gamereactor.no/grtv/?id=3396&sid=5bb9748a525446234980eb00694fb89a '''Gamereactor TV''': ''TGS08: Halo Wars Gameplay Presentation'' (Accessed on 2008-13-12)]</ref> Her assigned minder, [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]], was somewhat less agreeable to her, as the two were basically polar opposites and bickered constantly.<ref name = "Grew">[http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/halo-wars-character-profile-professor-anders-and-the-prophet-of-regret/?page=7 '''Game Daily''': ''Eventually, Forge grew on her'' (Accessed on 2009-01-23)]</ref>

After getting some unexpected readings on an EM band in [[Harvest|Harvest's]] north pole, Anders requested that a [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]] squadron en route to [[Rally Point Baker]] be diverted to investigate. A large Covenant ground force was subsequently discovered, and Sgt. Forge was dispatched to observe further.<ref name = "Viral">[http://halo.xbox.com/halowars/index.html?fbid=DJFJt_O2sq7 '''Xbox-Halo Wars''' (Accessed on 2009-02-02)]</ref> A [[relic|structure of unknown origin]] on the surface, the target of Covenant excavation, drew her attention, and Anders resolved to investigate further in person, despite protests from Forge.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Field Trip To Harvest]]''</ref><ref>'''Game Trailers TV''' - ''October 3rd, 2008''</ref> [[James Gregory Cutter|Captain Cutter]] supported Anders, but ordered that she be extracted should there be any sign of danger. Upon entering the Relic, she uncovered only a holographic map of the [[Milky Way|Galaxy]], not quite "what [she] expected".<ref name = "Gamereactor"/> A Covenant ambush interrupted her examination of the structure, but was successfully repelled by Forge and Anders' Marine personal security detail.<ref name = "Gamespy">[http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/halo-wars/931030p1.html '''Gamespy''': Accessed on 2009-01-08]</ref> After examining the artifact, she realized that the map had led the Covenant to [[Arcadia]], and upon her recommendation, the ''Spirit of Fire'' set course to the planet with all due speed.

The ''Spirit of Fire'' followed Anders' signal to a previously unknown [[Shield 0459|Shield World]]. Meanwhile, she was imprisoned on top of the [[The Apex|Apex]], where the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] intended to use her status as a potential Reclaimer to activate the [[Unidentified Forerunner starship|Forerunner ships]]. Anders used a [[Teleporter|teleportation pad]] to escape to the surface while the Elites were distracted by the majesty of the ships. Shortly after she teleported, she was threatened by a number of [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Flood infection form|Infection Forms]], and only narrowly rescued by Forge. The latter's Pelican was shot down immediately after, but both were successfully evacuated by Pelican after a brief overland trek.