64,687
edits
Watchmaker: Difference between revisions
m
Text replacement - "{{Ref/Sources}} {{" to "{{Ref/Sources}} {{"
Halopediaman (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
m (Text replacement - "{{Ref/Sources}} {{" to "{{Ref/Sources}} {{") |
||
| (14 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{AI infobox | {{AI infobox | ||
|name=Watchmaker | |name=Watchmaker | ||
| Line 8: | Line 6: | ||
|ended= | |ended= | ||
|gender=Male Programming | |gender=Male Programming | ||
|description=An | |description=An elderly man holding a giant pocket timepiece<ref name="HE">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', pages 448-252</ref> | ||
|color= | |color= | ||
|affiliation=[[UNSC]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | ||
|function= | |function={{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} AI Construct | ||
| | |era=Insurrection | ||
Insurrection | |battles=*[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris System]]{{Ref/Reuse|HE}} | ||
*[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris System]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Watchmaker''' was the shipboard [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] for the destroyer | '''Watchmaker''' was the shipboard [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] for the destroyer {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}}. His avatar's appearance was that of a small man holding a giant pocket watch, which had a dozen hands and dials. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
He worked with [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Cole]] in several engagements during the [[Insurrection]]. The most notable was during the [[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris | He worked with [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]] in several engagements during the [[Insurrection]]. The most notable was during the [[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris|skirmish]] at the [[Theta Ursae Majoris System]] on June 2, [[2501]], where the [[Insurrectionist]]-captured frigate ''[[Bellicose]]'' fought the ''Gorgon'' to a draw.{{Ref/Reuse|HE}} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
Watchmaker's name may be intended as a reference to a famous quote by Albert Einstein in which he stated, "''The release of atomic power has changed everything except our way of thinking ... the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a '''watchmaker'''.''" | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
{{UNSC AI}} | {{UNSC AI}} | ||
[[Category:AI characters]] | |||