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Although the forty-three year-long conversation logs between Mendicant Bias and the Gravemind were sent back to the Forerunners, they believed that Mendicant would automatically fulfill its objective and destroy the Gravemind, so they did not intervene.<ref name="ENC"/> Convinced by the Primordial's arguments and its apparent authority as a Precursor, Mendicant Bias became the first major AI to succumb to the Flood's later widespread [[logic plague]], developed a hatred for its creators, and actively worked toward their destruction.<ref name="Terminal">'''Halo 3''', [[Terminal/Halo 3|Terminal]]s</ref><ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Human Weakness"</ref> | Although the forty-three year-long conversation logs between Mendicant Bias and the Gravemind were sent back to the Forerunners, they believed that Mendicant would automatically fulfill its objective and destroy the Gravemind, so they did not intervene.<ref name="ENC"/> Convinced by the Primordial's arguments and its apparent authority as a Precursor, Mendicant Bias became the first major AI to succumb to the Flood's later widespread [[logic plague]], developed a hatred for its creators, and actively worked toward their destruction.<ref name="Terminal">'''Halo 3''', [[Terminal/Halo 3|Terminal]]s</ref><ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Human Weakness"</ref> | ||
Shortly after [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]] was revived on [[Erde-Tyrene]], the Master Builder had a second Halo<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 275''</ref> used to sterilize the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Janjur Qom|homeworld]] in retaliation for [[Battle of Janjur Qom|their rebellion]]. By the time of the rebellion, Mendicant Bias and his Halo appeared to have disappeared from the Master Builder's control as [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] perceived that the Master Builder had lost a Halo and was desperately searching for it.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 214-217''</ref> | Shortly after [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]] was revived on [[Erde-Tyrene]], the Master Builder had a second Halo<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 275''</ref> used to sterilize the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Janjur Qom|homeworld]] in retaliation for [[Battle of Janjur Qom|their rebellion]]. By the time of the rebellion, Mendicant Bias and his Halo appeared to have disappeared from the Master Builder's control as [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] perceived that the Master Builder had lost a Halo and was desperately searching for it.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 214-217''</ref> Th unauthorized use of a Halo in such a manner caused an uproar in the Council, with [[Councilor (Forerunner)|councilors]] deeming the use of such ultimate force a grave violation against the [[Mantle]] and having Faber brought to trial.<ref name="p190"/> The remaining Halos were transported in orbit over the [[Capital]], in preparation for a decision to decommission them. However, Installation 07 and its rampant Mendicant Bias fragment remained missing.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 282''</ref> | ||
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