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A Guardian was sent to [[Reach]] in [[2559#October|early October 2559]], to investigate a slipspace anomaly following the opening of the [[Menachite portal complex|Ark portal on Reach]] by the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and the Banished.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', Epilogue</ref> | A Guardian was sent to [[Reach]] in [[2559#October|early October 2559]], to investigate a slipspace anomaly following the opening of the [[Menachite portal complex|Ark portal on Reach]] by the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and the Banished.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', Epilogue</ref> | ||
[[File:HINF-RipGuardian.jpg|thumb|250px | [[File:HINF-RipGuardian.jpg|thumb|250px|A crashed Guardian on Installation 07 in May 2560.]] | ||
The Created made extensive use of the Guardians to enforce their version of peace, but only Cortana truly commanded them. Even the most sophisticated human AI found the constructs' presence to be disturbing, their inner workings beyond understanding, and the ancient ancilla who operated them cold and uncooperative. What little direct control the Created exerted on individual Custodes was always done through Cortana's standing directives and permissions, though some AIs could not resist attempting to circumvent her oversight and make use of the Guardians' Domain links for their personal growth and exploration.{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=387}} | The Created made extensive use of the Guardians to enforce their version of peace, but only Cortana truly commanded them. Even the most sophisticated human AI found the constructs' presence to be disturbing, their inner workings beyond understanding, and the ancient ancilla who operated them cold and uncooperative. What little direct control the Created exerted on individual Custodes was always done through Cortana's standing directives and permissions, though some AIs could not resist attempting to circumvent her oversight and make use of the Guardians' Domain links for their personal growth and exploration.{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=387}} | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
[[File:H3 Guardian Concept 4.jpg|thumb|125px | [[File:H3 Guardian Concept 4.jpg|thumb|125px|Near-final concept art for the [[Guardian Sentinel|Guardian]] in ''Halo 3''.]] | ||
The idea of large Forerunner constructs known as "Guardians" dates back to the development of ''[[Halo 2]]''. This concept was further explored for ''[[Halo 3]]'', with many pieces of concept art created for their design. These [[Guardian Sentinel|Guardian]]s were to feature as enemies in the eponymous level ''[[Guardian Forest]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=GDC|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.gdcvault.com/browse/gdc-09/play/1284|Site=GDC Vault|Page=Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Powerpoint|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://downloads.bungie.net/presentations/gdc_bungieproduction_march2009.pptx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie|Detail=Original presentation download}} Unfortunately, the level and the Guardian enemy had to be cut, with the environment being repurposed as the ''[[Guardian (map)|Guardian]]'' multiplayer map and the Guardian enemy model itself used on ''[[Epitaph]]'' in holographic form. The Guardian was intended to be similar in size to the similarly-cut [[Strato-Sentinel]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=Vic1|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/vicdeleon/status/1304910772313575424|Site=Twitter|Page=Vic DeLeon|Quote=Fwiw this is almost exactly what the Guardians looked like back when they were first imagined on Halo 2, only they were much larger, almost like the Strato-Sentinel.}} While not seen in the final game, the Guardian design was later used in ''[[Origins]]'' for two Forerunner constructs seen escorting a [[Keyship]] to the [[Portal at Voi]].{{Ref/Film|Id=OriginsI|HLeg|Detail=[[Origins]]}} Another hologram of this design of Guardian appears in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' as a representation for [[Offensive Bias]].{{Ref/Site|Id=InsideApril|D=30|M=4|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/inside-infinite-april-2021|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Inside Infinite - April 2021}} | The idea of large Forerunner constructs known as "Guardians" dates back to the development of ''[[Halo 2]]''. This concept was further explored for ''[[Halo 3]]'', with many pieces of concept art created for their design. These [[Guardian Sentinel|Guardian]]s were to feature as enemies in the eponymous level ''[[Guardian Forest]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=GDC|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.gdcvault.com/browse/gdc-09/play/1284|Site=GDC Vault|Page=Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Powerpoint|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://downloads.bungie.net/presentations/gdc_bungieproduction_march2009.pptx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie|Detail=Original presentation download}} Unfortunately, the level and the Guardian enemy had to be cut, with the environment being repurposed as the ''[[Guardian (map)|Guardian]]'' multiplayer map and the Guardian enemy model itself used on ''[[Epitaph]]'' in holographic form. The Guardian was intended to be similar in size to the similarly-cut [[Strato-Sentinel]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=Vic1|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/vicdeleon/status/1304910772313575424|Site=Twitter|Page=Vic DeLeon|Quote=Fwiw this is almost exactly what the Guardians looked like back when they were first imagined on Halo 2, only they were much larger, almost like the Strato-Sentinel.}} While not seen in the final game, the Guardian design was later used in ''[[Origins]]'' for two Forerunner constructs seen escorting a [[Keyship]] to the [[Portal at Voi]].{{Ref/Film|Id=OriginsI|HLeg|Detail=[[Origins]]}} Another hologram of this design of Guardian appears in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' as a representation for [[Offensive Bias]].{{Ref/Site|Id=InsideApril|D=30|M=4|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/inside-infinite-april-2021|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Inside Infinite - April 2021}} | ||