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Each Halo Installation has at least one Monitor assigned to it, with [[Installation 05]] having two: [[2401 Penitent Tangent]], and a large Monitor on a monorail, seen in ''Halo 3''<nowiki/>'s [[Cold Storage (Level)|Cold Storage]]. | Each Halo Installation has at least one Monitor assigned to it, with [[Installation 05]] having two: [[2401 Penitent Tangent]], and a large Monitor on a monorail, seen in ''Halo 3''<nowiki/>'s [[Cold Storage (Level)|Cold Storage]]. | ||
Monitors have both numbers (presumably for identification) and names. A Monitor's identification number appears to be [[7]] raised to the power of the Monitor's Installation number minus one. The names appear to consist of an adjective followed by a | Monitors have both numbers (presumably for identification) and names. A Monitor's identification number appears to be [[7]] raised to the power of the Monitor's Installation number minus one. The names appear to consist of an adjective describing a negative emotion followed by a technological term, though neither of the two names seen appear to have any specific meaning. In Forerunner [[Terminals|communication logs]], Monitors are identified by their Installation number (padded to two digits), a dash, and their own number; for example, [[343 Guilty Spark]], Monitor of [[Installation 04]], is identified on such logs as "04-343." | ||
Each Monitor commands the [[Constructors]], [[Sentinels]], [[Sentinel Majors]], and [[Enforcers]] of the Installation they monitor.<ref name="CE">[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]</ref> The latter two are only activated if a catastrophic outbreak occurs, to hold back the Flood, while the Monitor locates a [[Reclaimer]]. | Each Monitor commands the [[Constructors]], [[Sentinels]], [[Sentinel Majors]], and [[Enforcers]] of the Installation they monitor.<ref name="CE">[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]</ref> The latter two are only activated if a catastrophic outbreak occurs, to hold back the Flood, while the Monitor locates a [[Reclaimer]]. | ||
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Monitors keep daily logs of all things that occur on their Installation. As with [[UNSC]] AI, the Monitors have been speculated to be in stages of [[Rampancy]] -- a condition that affects human [["Smart" AI]]s and is comparable to insanity—due to their isolation for literally a hundred thousand years. | Monitors keep daily logs of all things that occur on their Installation. As with [[UNSC]] AI, the Monitors have been speculated to be in stages of [[Rampancy]] -- a condition that affects human [["Smart" AI]]s and is comparable to insanity—due to their isolation for literally a hundred thousand years. | ||
== Features == | == Features == | ||