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| {{AI infobox | | {{AI infobox |
| |name = Beowulf | | |name = Beowulf |
| |image = [[File:Beowulf.jpg|300px]] | | |image = [[File:Beowulf.jpg|300px]] |
| |began = [[2525#November|November 2525]] or earlier{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTFoR11|HTFoR|Chapter=11}} | | |began = [[2525#September|September 2525]] or earlier |
| |ended = | | |ended = [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]] <small>(presumed)</small> |
| |gender = Male programming{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR11}} | | |gender = Male programming |
| |description = A man wearing a hooded cloak{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR11}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=FoRBC4|FoRBC|Issue=4}} | | |description = A man wearing a hooded cloak |
| |color = Blue{{Ref/Reuse|FoRBC4}} | | |color = |
| |affiliation = [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR11}} | | |affiliation = Office of Naval Intelligence |
| |function = Attaché to the Office of Naval Intelligence{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR11}} | | |function = Guardian of the UNSC personnel and planning database; attaché to Vice Admiral Michael Stanforth |
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| '''Beowulf''' was a [[Dumb AI|"dumb" artificial intelligence]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR11}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFAmore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Armory Amore|D=18|M=09|Y=2020}} In [[2525#November|November 2525]], Beowulf was attached is some capacity to [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]], the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence's [[ONI Section Three|Section Three]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR11}}{{Ref/Reuse|FoRBC4}} By late [[2552#August|August 2552]], he safeguarded the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s personnel and planning database on [[Reach]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTFoR28|HTFoR|Chapter=28}} | | '''Beowulf''' was a [[Dumb artificial intelligence|"dumb" artificial intelligence]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref group="note">Beowulf was known to be active by 2525 and was still in service by 2552; this implies he was a "dumb" AI due to "smart" AIs' limited operational lifespan of seven years.</ref> He was thorough, methodical and paranoid. His [[avatar]] depicted a man in a hooded cloak. He served as the attaché to [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Michael Stanforth]], the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence's [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]] and safeguarded the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s personnel and planning database.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ???''</ref> |
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| ==Biography== | | ==Background== |
| ===Discovery of the Covenant===
| | Beowulf was present during the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs']] original briefing about the [[Covenant]] in the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]]'s secure briefing room on [[2525#September|September 12, 2525]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ???''</ref> |
| Beowulf was present during the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]s' original briefing about the [[Covenant]] in the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]]'s secure briefing room on [[2525#November|November 2, 2525]]. Upon the instruction of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]], Beowulf reluctantly presented the classified [[First Battle of Harvest|destruction]] of [[Harvest]] to the Spartans. He also broadcasted a message across the amphitheater from the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]], whom insisted that the destruction of [[human]]ity was the "will of the [[Forerunner|Gods]]." Afterwards, Beowulf left with Stanforth and [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR11}}{{Ref/Reuse|FoRBC4}} | |
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| ===Reassignment===
| | He was later assigned to guard the UNSC's personnel and planning database. He knew [[Cortana]] well and knew that she was potentially dangerous. During her attempts to hack into the system, Beowulf foiled her attempts. However, Cortana quickly overcame his defenses and accessed SPARTAN [[John-117]]'s [[Career Service Vitae]].<ref name="Justice">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 267''</ref> |
| By late [[2552#August|August 2552]], Beowulf had been assigned to guard the UNSC's personnel and planning database on [[Reach]]. He knew [[Cortana]] well and knew that she was potentially dangerous. During Cortana's attempts to hack into the system, Beowulf managed to foil her efforts. However, Cortana quickly overcame his defenses and accessed [[John-117]]'s [[Career Service Vitae]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR28}}
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| ===Fate===
| | As Beowulf served as Vice Admiral Stanforth's personal attaché, it is possible that the AI was destroyed when Stanforth was killed during the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]. |
| Given his assignment to guard UNSC's personnel and planning database on Reach—a capacity in which he was serving as of [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]],{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR28}} it is likely that Beowulf was destroyed during the [[Fall of Reach]]. However, his fate ultimately remains unknown.
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| ==Description==
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| Beowulf's [[Holography|holographic]] [[avatar]] was blue and consisted of a man in a hooded cloak with no discernable hands.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR11}}{{Ref/Reuse|FoRBC4}} When manifesting his avatar, Beowulf was known to project a dust cloud which would coalesce into his hooded figure.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR11}} He was thought to be thorough, methodical, and paranoid.{{Ref/Reuse|HTFoR28}}
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| ==Production Notes==
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| At one point during the [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|production]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', Beowulf was going to have a notable presence in the game's story, serving as a secondary antagonist.{{Ref/Site|Id=DigsiteDeepDive|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-deep-dive|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Deep-Dive|Quote=What we do have are story documents and some script information for the early Halo story, including a very early Story Bible. [...] Beowulf had a big role as a secondary antagonist at one point.|Quotee=Kenneth Peters|D=20|M=06|Y=2024}} Notably, in the [[Cortana Letters]] and related "[[Transmissions]]" logs, the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} is described to house a second AI only known as "BW," designated as a "Class III" AI. Within the transmissions texts, "BW" is only seen running processes on the ''Pillar of Autumn'' that receives Covenant transmissions, with little insight.{{Ref/Generic|Id=Transmissions|[[Transmissions]]}} In the Cortana letters, it was said that a process "BW" initiated was "unexpectedly terminated." Immediately thereafter, a new process was started, with its owner unable to be determined.{{Ref/Generic|Id=Letters|[[Cortana Letters]]}} It is likely that "BW" likely is intended to represent Beowulf.
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| Beowulf, similarly to [[Seeker (AI)|Seeker]], was planned to be a hero for an unidentified upcoming fleet commander in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Weekender|XnqvhSVfq5s|OnTableTop|Weekender: Halo Fleet Battles Special!|Detail=1:15:42|D=30|M=06|Y=2024}} However, this never came to fruition.
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| Beowulf is named after the [[Wikipedia:Beowulf (hero)|titular character]] of the poem ''[[Wikipedia:Beowulf|Beowulf]]'', the most famous piece of [[Wikipedia:Old English literature|Old English literature]]. | | Beowulf is named after the titular character of the famous heroic poem ''[[Wikipedia:Beowulf|Beowulf]]'', the only surviving piece of ancient Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry. |
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:HFoR-stanforth.png|Beowulf alongside Vice Admiral Stanforth.
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| File:HTFoR AS - Stanforth & Beowulf.jpg|Concept art for ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' depicting Beowulf alongside Mendez, Halsey, and Stanforth.
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' |
| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' {{Mo}}
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| {{UNSC AI}} | | {{UNSC AI}} |
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