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'''Sif''' was a [[UNSC]] Shipping Operations [[A.I.]] on the [[Tiara]] Space Station, in orbit above [[Harvest]]. Near the center of the Tiara was a room which housed her data center that contained the processor clusters and storage arrays that served as her core logic <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 28</ref>.
'''Sif''' was a [[UNSC]] [[smart AI]] and the Shipping Operations [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] of the [[human]] [[agriculture world]] of [[Harvest]]. She was based in a data center aboard the [[Tiara]] space station and managed all in- and outbound freight shipping at Harvest.<ref name="ch28">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 28-29''</ref>


== Background ==
==Biography==
=== Chosen Avatar ===
She was in charge of Harvest's shipping operations which included the balancing of the Tiara, the transporting of human and [[DCS light freighter|shipping]] traffic up and down Harvest's [[Harvest space elevators|seven space elevators]], and control of the passenger and cargo transport in and out of the Tiara, as well as shipping manifests and keeping cargo on schedule. Sif's planetside counterpart, Harvest's Agricultural Operations AI [[Mack]], would often flirt with her, usually to her annoyance and frustration.{{Ref/Reuse|ch28}}
Her chosen [[avatar]] is in the form of a woman with an ankle-length sleeveless gown and long golden hair(it is also mentioned that she has a red poncho that she drapes over her shoulders); she also has the appearance of [[Earth|Nordic]] royalty. She chose this avatar because many of [[Harvest]]'s settlers were from [[Earth]]'s [[United States|American]] heartland, who could trace their ancestry back to Scandinavia. This may also be due to the human that she was flash cloned from, as she was implied to be from a European country. This could have also affected her avatar's hair as her human counterpart loved her blond hair which corresponds to Sif's avatar's hair color.


=== Role ===
===Battle of Harvest===
She is in charge of Harvest's shipping operations which included the balancing of the Tiara, the transporting of human and shipping traffic up and down the space elevator, and control of the passenger and cargo transport in and out of the Tiara, as well as shipping manifests and keeping cargo on schedule. The A.I. [[Mack]] flirts with Sif often, usually to her annoyance and frustration. Deep down however, Sif enjoys [[Mack]]'s flirtatious interruptions. This was revealed right before the A.I. [[Loki]] took over [[Mack]]'s internal processing units. Sif occaisionally looked back to her human counterparts mind. She tended to find this entertaining but all she could remember was her hair brush.
{{Main|First Battle of Harvest}}
As the Tiara was invaded by [[Jiralhanae]], [[Yanme'e]] and [[Unggoy]] from the ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'', Sif was incapacitated by [[Loki]], who used a military-grade virus to delete her restraint algorithms and operational codes in an attempt to prevent her from falling into Covenant hands. Her core logic was later partially restored by the [[Huragok]] [[Lighter Than Some]], although in the absence of emotional self-control programs, she came back online [[Rampancy|rampant]]. Despite her rampant and severely weakened state, she rejoined the fight to rescue the citizens of Harvest. With Lighter than Some continuing to repair her systems on the fly, Sif assisted Loki in rebalancing the number-[[seven]] space tether strand after a Jiralhanae attack threatened to destroy it.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 376''</ref>


As the Tiara was invaded by [[Brutes]] and [[Grunts]] from the [[Rapid Conversion]], Sif was attacked by [[Loki]], who used a military-grade virus to delete her restraint algorithims and operational codes in an attempt to prevent her from falling into Covenant hands.  Her core logic was later partially restored by the [[Huragok]] [[Lighter Than Some]], although in the absence of emotional self-control programs, she came back online [[rampant]].  Despite her rampant state, she chose to help even though she was severly weakened and couldn't do much.  When Loki was unable to rebalance the load after losing the number [[7]] strand due to being weakened by a Brute attack, Sif offered her help and together the two AIs rebalanced it.  When Loki decided to destroy her, she agreed and helped him convince Mack to allow it. She told Loki to relay to Mack that she loved him. Soon after, Loki shot a [[Mass Driver]] round into her data center, destroying her and the Tiara. She died contently, after attempting to go through many emotions that her rampancy afforded her; however, she found them all to be untrue to her. She felt that she lived a fuller life than her makers ever thought she would have before dying.
Following the evacuation, when Loki decided to destroy her, she agreed and helped him convince Mack to allow it. She told Loki to relay to Mack that she loved him. Soon after, Loki shot a [[mass driver]] round into her data center, destroying her and the Tiara. She attempted to go through the many emotions that rampancy afforded her; however, she found them all to be untrue to her. She ultimately died content, feeling that she had lived a fuller life than her makers had ever thought possible.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 378''</ref>
 
==Appearance==
Sif's chosen [[avatar]] was in the form of a woman wearing an ankle-length sleeveless gown and long golden hair, with a red poncho that she draped over her shoulders. She spoke with the accent of [[Wikipedia:Nordic countries|Nordic]] royalty. She chose this accent because many of [[Harvest]]'s settlers were from [[Earth]]'s [[United States|American]] heartland, who could trace their ancestry back to [[Scandinavia]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 30-31''</ref> As a remnant of her human [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|brain donor]], Sif enjoyed the sensation of cargo containers running along Tiara's elevator strands, similar to how her human counterpart loved grooming her own hair twice a day.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 33''</ref>


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*Sif is the wife of Thor in Norse mythology.
*[[Wikipedia:Sif|Sif]] is the wife of Thor in Norse mythology.
*In Norse mythology, Sif and Loki factually did not correlate with one another often. In the Myth, ''The Treasures of the Gods'', [[Loki]] managed to get into Sif's locked bedroom and hacked off all of her golden hair as an unfeasible prank. Thor eventually caught him and made him retrieve fake hair from the Dwarves. Just like in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', Sif is constantly irritated with [[Mack]] or rather ([[Loki's]]) presence, comparable to their Norse mythology predecessors.
*Much as the gods Sif and Loki were often at odds in Norse mythology, Sif is constantly irritated with Mack's (Loki's) presence.
*Sif was one of the few AI that went rampant, ultimately ending in her destruction and demise on Harvest.
*In the ''Halo: Contact Harvest'' audio book, [[Jen Taylor]], the voice of [[Cortana]], takes over the narration when Sif is the focus of events.
*In the Contact Harvest audio book Jen Taylor, the voice of Cortana, takes over the narration when Sif is the focus of events.
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Sif
Biographical information

Ended service:

February 23, 2525

Gender:

Female

Description:

Blonde woman wearing a long gown and red poncho

Color(s):

Multi-colored gown, blonde hair

Political and military information

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

Functionality:

Shipping operations on Harvest

 

Sif was a UNSC smart AI and the Shipping Operations AI of the human agriculture world of Harvest. She was based in a data center aboard the Tiara space station and managed all in- and outbound freight shipping at Harvest.[1]

Biography[edit]

She was in charge of Harvest's shipping operations which included the balancing of the Tiara, the transporting of human and shipping traffic up and down Harvest's seven space elevators, and control of the passenger and cargo transport in and out of the Tiara, as well as shipping manifests and keeping cargo on schedule. Sif's planetside counterpart, Harvest's Agricultural Operations AI Mack, would often flirt with her, usually to her annoyance and frustration.[1]

Battle of Harvest[edit]

Main article: First Battle of Harvest

As the Tiara was invaded by Jiralhanae, Yanme'e and Unggoy from the Rapid Conversion, Sif was incapacitated by Loki, who used a military-grade virus to delete her restraint algorithms and operational codes in an attempt to prevent her from falling into Covenant hands. Her core logic was later partially restored by the Huragok Lighter Than Some, although in the absence of emotional self-control programs, she came back online rampant. Despite her rampant and severely weakened state, she rejoined the fight to rescue the citizens of Harvest. With Lighter than Some continuing to repair her systems on the fly, Sif assisted Loki in rebalancing the number-seven space tether strand after a Jiralhanae attack threatened to destroy it.[2]

Following the evacuation, when Loki decided to destroy her, she agreed and helped him convince Mack to allow it. She told Loki to relay to Mack that she loved him. Soon after, Loki shot a mass driver round into her data center, destroying her and the Tiara. She attempted to go through the many emotions that rampancy afforded her; however, she found them all to be untrue to her. She ultimately died content, feeling that she had lived a fuller life than her makers had ever thought possible.[3]

Appearance[edit]

Sif's chosen avatar was in the form of a woman wearing an ankle-length sleeveless gown and long golden hair, with a red poncho that she draped over her shoulders. She spoke with the accent of Nordic royalty. She chose this accent because many of Harvest's settlers were from Earth's American heartland, who could trace their ancestry back to Scandinavia.[4] As a remnant of her human brain donor, Sif enjoyed the sensation of cargo containers running along Tiara's elevator strands, similar to how her human counterpart loved grooming her own hair twice a day.[5]

Trivia[edit]

  • Sif is the wife of Thor in Norse mythology.
  • Much as the gods Sif and Loki were often at odds in Norse mythology, Sif is constantly irritated with Mack's (Loki's) presence.
  • In the Halo: Contact Harvest audio book, Jen Taylor, the voice of Cortana, takes over the narration when Sif is the focus of events.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, page 28-29
  2. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 376
  3. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 378
  4. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 30-31
  5. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 33