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|gender=Female<ref name="story vidoc">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv-VAGUuc34&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 Story Vidoc'']</ref> | |gender=Female<ref name="story vidoc">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv-VAGUuc34&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 Story Vidoc'']</ref> | ||
|description=Short-haired young woman in a tank top. | |description=Short-haired young woman in a tank top. | ||
|color=Orange | |color=Orange<ref name="story vidoc"/> | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]<ref name="story vidoc"/> | ||
|number=ISA 1307-2 | |number=ISA 1307-2<ref name="gamestop"/> | ||
|function=Logistics | |function=Logistics<ref name="story vidoc"/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Isabel, UNSC logistics, Ark research outpost.|Isabel identifying herself to [[Jerome-092]].<ref name=" | {{Quote|Isabel, UNSC logistics, Ark research outpost.|Isabel identifying herself to [[Jerome-092]].<ref name="TS">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Signal]]''</ref>}} | ||
'''Isabel''' ([[AI Serial Number]]: '''ISA 1307-2''') is a [[Smart AI|smart]] [[artificial intelligence]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the impromptu shipboard AI of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} as of [[2559]], formerly serving as a logistical AI at the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]] on [[Installation 00]].<ref name="signal">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Signal]]''</ref> | '''Isabel''' ([[AI Serial Number]]: '''ISA 1307-2''') is a [[Smart AI|smart]] [[artificial intelligence]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the impromptu shipboard AI of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} as of [[2559]], formerly serving as a logistical AI at the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]] on [[Installation 00]].<ref name="signal">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Signal]]''</ref> | ||
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===Creation and work on the Ark=== | ===Creation and work on the Ark=== | ||
{{Quote|Isabel, our new smart AI, has embraced our new home with a wonder and enthusiasm that matches our own. She is a young AI and this is her first assignment but even so, her excitement for discovery and investigation is infectious among the team.|From the journal of Nathaniel Palmer, a [[xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeologist]] on the Ark, on [[2558#April|April 2, 2558]].}} | {{Quote|Isabel, our new smart AI, has embraced our new home with a wonder and enthusiasm that matches our own. She is a young AI and this is her first assignment but even so, her excitement for discovery and investigation is infectious among the team.|From the journal of Nathaniel Palmer, a [[xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeologist]] on the Ark, on [[2558#April|April 2, 2558]].}} | ||
Isabel was created in [[2556#March|March 2556]] by [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|scanning and replicating]] the neural pathways of [[Anarosa Carmelo]], a test pilot who was killed in an accident on [[Mars]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''"[[Anarosa]]"''</ref><ref name="TFOL">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-fall-of-leaves '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Community Update - The Fall of Leaves'']</ref> Isabel did not begin her first assignment until early [[2558]],<ref name="ANBTC">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''A New Bridge to Cross I''</ref> however, having first been relocated to [[Earth]] for training. When that was completed, she was tasked with managing logistics at the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]] on the [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 00]], where she was in charge of food supplies, life systems, and power management. | Isabel was created in [[2556#March|March 2556]] by [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|scanning and replicating]] the neural pathways of [[Anarosa Carmelo]], a test pilot who was killed in an accident on [[Mars]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''"[[Anarosa]]"''</ref><ref name="TFOL">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-fall-of-leaves '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Community Update - The Fall of Leaves'']</ref> Isabel did not begin her first assignment until early [[2558]],<ref name="ANBTC">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''A New Bridge to Cross I''</ref> however, having first been relocated to [[Earth]] for training. When that was completed, she was tasked with managing logistics at the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]] on the [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 00]], where she was in charge of food supplies, life systems, and power management. Isablel was also given the responsibility of guiding the activation and direction of the installation's massive [[Retriever Sentinel]]s being used to conduct repairs on the Ark.<ref name=PLI">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''Isabel''</ref> Before long, those Retriever Sentinels were able to work unsupervised and Isabel and the team set to the immense task of researching and cataloging the Ark.<ref name=PLI"/> Isabel's excitement for discovery and investigation was infectious among the team of researchers. Even [[Brewer]], thought by [[Nathaniel Palmer]] to be the most jaded of the scientists there, was caught swapping jokes with her.<ref name="ANBTC"/> The work was tragically cut short by the unexpected closure of the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] linking the Ark to [[Earth]] on [[2558#October|October 28, 2558]] and the [[Attack on Installation 00|arrival]] of the [[Banished]] on November 25.<ref name=PLI"/> The [[Jiralhanae]], [[Decimus]], led an attack on the outpost that resulted in the deaths of all of its personnel. Isabel remained hidden during the violence and began broadcasting on a secure [[UNSC]] channel in the hopes that assistance would come.<ref name="signal"/> | ||
===A new purpose=== | ===A new purpose=== | ||
{{Quote|Captain, I appreciate a good rousing speech as much as the next AI, but Atriox has had months to set up his forces on the Ark. Even if we could find him, attacking him head on would be suicide.|Isabel to Cutter.}} | {{Quote|Captain, I appreciate a good rousing speech as much as the next AI, but Atriox has had months to set up his forces on the Ark. Even if we could find him, attacking him head on would be suicide.|Isabel to Cutter.}} | ||
[[File:HW2-Isabel&Co-02.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Isabel speaks with Captain Cutter and Jerome-092.]] | [[File:HW2-Isabel&Co-02.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Isabel speaks with Captain Cutter and Jerome-092.]] | ||
Isabel's distress beacon was eventually encountered by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, which arrived over the Ark through unknown means on March 28, [[2559]]. [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Red Team]] was deployed to the Ark's surface to investigate, where it came across Isabel in a holotable within the Henry Lamb outpost. | Isabel's distress beacon was eventually encountered by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, which arrived over the Ark through unknown means on March 28, [[2559]]. [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Red Team]] was deployed to the Ark's surface to investigate, where it came across Isabel in a holotable within the Henry Lamb outpost.<ref name="signal"/> Isabel expressed great relief at seeing the Spartans but was perplexed when they asked he about the size of the local Covenant force, being unaware that the Covenant had been [[Human-Covenant War|defeated]] years prior. She recovered from the confusion and attempted to warn the three that they were incredible danger right as a booming noise signaled that enemies were nearby.<ref name="signal"/> [[Jerome-092]] pulled Isabel's [[data crystal chip]] from the console at that moment in order to bring her back to the ''Spirit of Fire''. The Brute leader of the Banished, [[Atriox]], ambushed Red Team and injured [[Douglas-042]] in the process. Isabel's chip, apart from any integrated systems, afforded her very limited perception of what was happening as the Spartans made their escape via [[M12 Warthog]].<ref name="signal"/> She asked what was going on and where they were going but received little in the way of an answer from Jerome. She admonished her rescuers that she had tried to warn them about the nearby threat and also let them know that the Banished had the ability to use the Ark's portals.<ref name="signal"/> Jerome and Douglas, with Isabel in tow, were exfiltrated safely aboard a [[D79-TC Pelican]] but [[Alice-130]] stayed behind to cover their retreat. Isabel responded to this with shock, believing that Alice had perished on their behalf but was assured by Jerome she would be alright.<ref name="signal"/> [[James Cutter]], [[captain]] of the ''Spirit of Fire'', signaled that he wanted a full report from both Jerome and Isabel as soon as they reached the ship.<ref name="signal"/> | ||
Jerome proceeded straight to the bridge after disembarking the Pelican and plugged Isabel's chip into a holotable. | Jerome proceeded straight to the bridge after disembarking the Pelican and plugged Isabel's chip into a holotable.<ref name="new enemy"/> He attempted to introduce her to the captain, but she noted that she was already fully aware of who he was as the story of the ''Spirit of Fire'' and its mysterious disappearance was known to her. For a brief moment, it seemed as if she would be hesitant to speak, but Cutter spurred her to fill him in on the situation they were facing. Isabel did this by recalling the events of the last five months, principally the shutdown of the portal and the attack from the Banished. To provide context regarding their new enemy, she shared what she knew concerning Atriox's past and his violent faction. Her recommended course of action was to flee, as she had no reason to think the ''Spirit'' did not at that moment possess a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]].<ref name="new enemy"/> Not one to show fear and retreat from a challenge, and believing that it was their duty to stop Atriox before he could acquire dangerous weapons with which he could threaten humanity, Cutter ignored her pleading and gave an rousing speech to the bridge crew. His words inspired Isabel as well and when he said they would be making a stand there against the Banished, she affirmed her agreement with his decision.<ref name="new enemy"/> She did caution, however, that attacking Atriox head-on would be a mistake even if they could find him, as he had been setting up forces on the Ark for months at that point. Cutter asked about the Jiralhanae's chain of command and she directed his focus to a salvage operation being overseen by Decimus.<ref name="new enemy">'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> | ||
===Upgrading the ''Spirit of Fire''=== | ===Upgrading the ''Spirit of Fire''=== | ||
{{Quote|As requested, I've conducted my initial evaluation of the ''Spirit of Fire'''s manufacturing and support capabilities. No surprise, the ship's compliment of arms could use some... attention. Being offline for three decades will lead to a few missed upgrades, I suppose. I'm still sorting out the ship's factory control AIs and I'm a bit out of my element without access to Joint Planning and Execution System data at the Lamb station, but I do like a challenge.|From an intraship communication delivered to Cutter from Isabel.}} | {{Quote|As requested, I've conducted my initial evaluation of the ''Spirit of Fire'''s manufacturing and support capabilities. No surprise, the ship's compliment of arms could use some... attention. Being offline for three decades will lead to a few missed upgrades, I suppose. I'm still sorting out the ship's factory control AIs and I'm a bit out of my element without access to Joint Planning and Execution System data at the Lamb station, but I do like a challenge.|From an intraship communication delivered to Cutter from Isabel.}}<ref name="lc4"/> | ||
Given the age of the ship and the amount of time it had spent is isolation from the rest of [[human]] civilization, Isabel was able to use her logistical background to make many improvements to it's security and safety protocols, as well as to various other systems.<ref name="lc4">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''' - ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> She scheduled 32,810 Critical System Updates and 1,201,924 Optional System Updates. Though not all of them would be compatible with the ship's architecture, she was confident that she could complete them within sixteen hours. Factory module repairs undertaken by Isabel included the reactivation of Assembly Lines 1-5 and the retooling of Line 6, which she projected would take 244 hours. Thanks to the Contingency Support Plan implemented by [[Serina]], the previous shipboard AI of the ''Spirit of Fire'', all repairs, refactoring, load-balancing, and agile reconfiguration was much easier than Isabel had initially anticipated. | Given the age of the ship and the amount of time it had spent is isolation from the rest of [[human]] civilization, Isabel was able to use her logistical background to make many improvements to it's security and safety protocols, as well as to various other systems.<ref name="lc4">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''' - ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> She scheduled 32,810 Critical System Updates and 1,201,924 Optional System Updates. Though not all of them would be compatible with the ship's architecture, she was confident that she could complete them within sixteen hours. Factory module repairs undertaken by Isabel included the reactivation of Assembly Lines 1-5 and the retooling of Line 6, which she projected would take 244 hours. Thanks to the Contingency Support Plan implemented by [[Serina]], the previous shipboard AI of the ''Spirit of Fire'', all repairs, refactoring, load-balancing, and agile reconfiguration was much easier than Isabel had initially anticipated.<ref name="lc4"/> In addition, Isabel generated new signage and pamphlets for the crew for them to review, as they were decades out of compliance with [[UEG]], [[UNSC]] and [[Military Safety|MILSAFE]] safety regulations. Isabel also made many improvements to the technology to be employed in the field by the ''Spirit'''s troops. One of the first things she did was integrate the design blueprint of the [[M121 Jackrabbit]] due to it being cheap and easy to manufacture.<ref name="JR">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''Jackrabbit''</ref> Power generators for [[firebase]]s, which once had used expensive and bulky systems for hydrogen-burning reactors, were adapted with modern UNSC vertical axis turbines.<ref name="Gen">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''Generator''</ref> She improved the design of the [[HRUNTING Mark III Cyclops]] with modern UNSC cyberlink protocols and module concepts,<ref name="Cyclops">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''Cyclops''</ref> she adapted modern UNSC targeting software to the older hardware of the ship's [[M9 Wolverine]]s,<ref name="Wolv">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''Wolverine''</ref> and dramatically simplified [[AC-220 Vulture]] production and maintenance.<ref name="Vulture">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''Vulture''</ref> The [[M400 Kodiak]] was introduced for the first time by Isabel and quickly became a favorite.<ref name="K">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''Kodiak''</ref> The G81 Heavy Gunship, Isabel's reconfiguration of the [[D81-LRT Condor]] which uses old, bulky capacitors to power [[pulse laser]]s and a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], broke a large number of UNSC weapons platform and other safety regulations but Isabel was confident Cutter would defend her should the design ever be questioned.<ref name="Condor">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''Condor Gunship''</ref> Finally, Isabel set up [[War Games]] training simulations aboard the ship and began to continually run optimization routines on the multiple design templates she uploaded to the ship's databanks, including those which she had gleaned from logs kept by Serina.<ref name="Strong">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]], ''Stronghold''</ref> | ||
===Decimus and the portal network=== | ===Decimus and the portal network=== | ||
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==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
As a [[Smart AI|smart]] [[artificial intelligence]], Isabel has vast computational power and a fully independent creative mind. Isabel considered the research team at the outpost she managed to be her friends and was greatly distraught when they were killed by the [[Banished]] in a surprise attack. | As a [[Smart AI|smart]] [[artificial intelligence]], Isabel has vast computational power and a fully independent creative mind. Isabel considered the research team at the outpost she managed to be her friends and was greatly distraught when they were killed by the [[Banished]] in a surprise attack.<ref name="gamestop"/> Having no combat experience, she became afraid and sought to escape the facility.<ref name="story vidoc"/> She would come to hold a grudge against the chief of the Banished, [[Atriox]]. Isabel agreed to help the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} defeat the Banished, as she fought for retribution and desired to find a new family among the ship's crew.<ref name="gamestop"/> | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | |||
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Isabel is portrayed ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' by the actress {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6287336/ Erika Soto]}}, who provides her voice, likeness and motion capture performance.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sw2LKA91_M&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''': ''SDCC 2016 Halo Wars 2 Panel'']</ref> Her clothing and appearance were designed to reflect her more down-to-earth role as a logistics AI compared to more high-end military AIs such as [[Serina]] or [[Cortana]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6HxXDq8ClM '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 - Story, Art, & Kinsano DLC! Pax East 2017 Panel'']</ref> | Isabel is portrayed ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' by the actress {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6287336/ Erika Soto]}}, who provides her voice, likeness and motion capture performance.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sw2LKA91_M&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''': ''SDCC 2016 Halo Wars 2 Panel'']</ref> Her clothing and appearance were designed to reflect her more down-to-earth role as a logistics AI compared to more high-end military AIs such as [[Serina]] or [[Cortana]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6HxXDq8ClM '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 - Story, Art, & Kinsano DLC! Pax East 2017 Panel'']</ref> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HW2 | File:HW2 concept isabel.png|Early concept art of Isabel. | ||
File:PAX-IsabelConcept.jpg|Early exploration of Isabel's appearance alongside her final design. | File:PAX-IsabelConcept.jpg|Early exploration of Isabel's appearance alongside her final design. | ||
File:HW2 - Isabel.png|A full body view of Isabel in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. | File:HW2 - Isabel.png|A full body view of Isabel in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. | ||
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*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | *''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{HW Leaders}} | {{HW Leaders}} | ||
[[Category:Human AI]] | [[Category:Human AI]] | ||