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{{AI infobox | {{AI infobox | ||
|name=Serina | |name=Serina | ||
|image=[[File:HW2 Render Serina-FullBody.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:HW2 Render Serina-FullBody.png|300px]] | ||
|activationsite=[[Mars]] | |activationsite=[[Mars]] | ||
|began=[[2530|January 7, 2530]] | |began=[[2530|January 7, 2530]]<ref name="visual"/> | ||
|ended=[[2537|January 4, 2537]] | |ended=[[2537|January 4, 2537]]<ref name="ShH">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''' - ''Something Has Happened''</ref> | ||
|gender=Female | |gender=Female | ||
|description=Young woman with long brown hair | |description=Young woman with long brown hair. | ||
|color=Blue | |color=Blue | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|function={{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} AI construct | |function={{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} AI construct | ||
|number=SNA 1292-4 | |battles= | ||
*[[Harvest campaign]] | |||
*[[Battle of Arcadia]] | |||
*[[Battle of Shield 0459]] | |||
|number=SNA 1292-4 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|It was a pleasure and an honor to serve with you, sir. Do look after everyone for me, would you? Goodbye, Captain. Serina out.|Serina's final report to [[James Cutter|Captain Cutter]]. | {{Quote|It was a pleasure and an honor to serve with you, sir. Do look after everyone for me, would you? Goodbye, Captain. Serina out.|Serina's final report to [[James Cutter|Captain Cutter]].<ref name="TS">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Signal]]''</ref>}} | ||
'''Serina''' ([[AI Serial Number]]: SNA 1292-4) | '''Serina''' ([[AI Serial Number]]: SNA 1292-4)<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 170''</ref> was a second-generation<ref name="CF"/> [[Smart artificial intelligence|"Smart"]] [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] that was assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, a modified {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}} commissioned by the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''' (''"Spirit's 'smart' AI, Serina, can coordinate the simultaneous repair and refit of 12 ships of the line. We couldn't get along without her."'')</ref><ref name="hw">'''Halo Wars'''</ref> Serina's [[avatar]] was a young woman with long hair and she spoke with a distinct British accent.<ref name="hw"/> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Creation=== | ===Creation=== | ||
Serina was created by [[Daedalia Technology]], a [[Mars|Martian]] firm, on [[2530|January 7, 2530]]. Serina was considered their greatest work of that era, being an omni-capable AI that displayed both impressive intellectual capacity and remarkable computational efficiency. | Serina was created by [[Daedalia Technology]], a [[Mars|Martian]] firm, on [[2530|January 7, 2530]]. Serina was considered their greatest work of that era, being an omni-capable AI that displayed both impressive intellectual capacity and remarkable computational efficiency.<ref name="CF">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/stay-frosty '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Stay Frost'']</ref> | ||
===UNSC ''Spirit of Fire''=== | ===UNSC ''Spirit of Fire''=== | ||
Serina replaced the previous shipboard AI of the ''Spirit of Fire'', | Serina replaced the previous shipboard AI of the ''Spirit of Fire'',<ref name="visual"/> although she had a somewhat rocky period of acclimation to the ship's unorthodox crew.<ref name="CF"/> During her service aboard the ''Spirit'', Serina and Nurse [[Lulu Hershey]] started to have "girly" discussions together during the latter's night shifts in the ship's medical bay.<ref name="Prima">'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]'''</ref> | ||
During [[2531]], Serina was present in the final battles of the [[Harvest campaign]] as well as the [[Battle for Arcadia]] and the [[Battle of | During [[2531]], Serina was present in the final battles of the [[Harvest campaign]] as well as the [[Battle for Arcadia]] and the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]], providing the crew with intelligence on the various situations they encountered. After the destruction of the [[Etran Harborage]], Serina, along with the rest of the crew of the ''Spirit'', were left stranded far beyond human-controlled space without a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]. | ||
On the next six years, Serina would focus her efforts on designing and modifying vehicles and weapons for the ''Spirit of Fire'' crew, including modification for the [[M808S Scorpion]] and the [[HRUNTING Mark III | ===Working alone=== | ||
On the next six years, Serina would focus her efforts on designing and modifying vehicles and weapons for the ''Spirit of Fire'' crew, including modification for the [[M808S Scorpion]] and the [[HRUNTING Mark III Cyclops]], and weaponizing [[Cryonics|cryotechnology]] for UNSC use, like the [[ZAV-48 Frostraven]], the Tundra [[Bison]] APC with a vacuum energy siphon, and the possibility of [[Hellbringers]] making use of cryoweapons.<ref name="CF"/> | |||
===Rampancy and end of service=== | ===Rampancy and end of service=== | ||
In [[2537]], six years after the events on [[ | In [[2537]], six years after the events on the [[Etran Harborage]], Serina had begun to fall into the early stages of [[rampancy]], but continued her essential functions on the ''Spirit''. On January 1, Serina sought to conduct routine maintenance aboard the vessel, awakening several engineers from cryo-sleep. One of them, [[Violeta Maldini]] was then attacked by a [[Pod infector]] that had been nesting out of sight after the events on the Shield World, infecting her. Serina imposed lockdown on [[cryo chamber]] Foxtrot 7, not to kill the parasite but to study it. Over the next three days, Serina continued to behave erratically as she watched Maldini mutate into a [[Flood carrier form|carrier form]], breeding new infection forms that proceeded to attack other crewmen still in cryo-sleep. Realizing her mistake as the Flood threatened to breach quarantine, Serina awoke Professor [[Ellen Anders]] (and, indirectly, [[Jerome-092]]) who managed to kill all Flood aboard the vessel, ensuring the survival of the ''Spirit'' and its remaining crew.<ref>'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Something has Happened]]''</ref> | ||
After these events, the now rampant Serina began her | After these events, the now rampant Serina began her final dispensation on January 4, leaving one final status report for Captain Cutter upon his eventual awakening and was soon after completely terminated.<ref name="TS"/> | ||
As part of the crew's hope to leave a trail, Serina created a series of preprogramed maintenance sheds and data drops. As per a promise she and Cutter made to [[John Forge]], Serina included in these a message Forge had recorded for his daughter. The UNSC recovered at least one of these with the data falling into the hands of [[343 Guilty Spark]] during his time with the UNSC. In [[2557]], Spark was able to explain to Rion her father's sacrifice and give her the message that Serina had kept her promise and left behind for Rion. | As part of the crew's hope to leave a trail, Serina created a series of preprogramed maintenance sheds and data drops. As per a promise she and Cutter made to [[John Forge]], Serina included in these a message Forge had recorded for his daughter. The UNSC recovered at least one of these with the data falling into the hands of [[343 Guilty Spark]] during his time with the UNSC. In [[2557]], Spark was able to explain to Rion her father's sacrifice and give her the message that Serina had kept her promise and left behind for Rion.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''pages 312-313''</ref> | ||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
Serina had a very sarcastic and detached nature. She frequently seemed to disregard the lives of others, even her own ship's crew - such as when the ''Spirit of Fire'' was slowly being pulled inside [[ | Serina had a very sarcastic and detached nature. She frequently seemed to disregard the lives of others, even her own ship's crew - such as when the ''Spirit of Fire'' was slowly being pulled inside the [[Etran Harborage]] - almost always responding to their peril with some curious remark or dark joke.<ref name="hw"/> Although prone to sarcastic comments and exhibiting a seemingly uncaring attitude, she was more compassionate than she seemed.<ref name="timeline">'''Halo Wars''': ''Halo Timeline''</ref> | ||
She also appeared to have a fascination with human relationships.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''game manual''</ref> Knowing the crew of the ''Spirit of Fire'' may be on a one-way trip, Serina manufactured and delivered fake emails from family members to the crew celebrating Valentine's Day. No one ever suspected her of this deception.<ref name="timeline"/> | |||
Serina had | Serina also had several fragments of memories from her donor. Several of these memories include food, the smell of flowers, the feeling of grass on her feet, and a lot of other little moments. Relating to this during her ''free'' time, she tried to remember what chocolate tastes like, with little success. She also ran detailed simulations based on the memory of when her donor kissed a boy.<ref name="Prima"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Serina was voiced by [[Wikipedia:Courtenay Taylor|Courtenay Taylor]] for ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', | *Serina was voiced by [[Wikipedia:Courtenay Taylor|Courtenay Taylor]] for ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'',<ref name="hw"/><ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> who also voiced an [[UNSC Army|Army trooper]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Halo: Reach credits|credits]]''</ref> | ||
*Serina's line "Spinning up FTL drive" may be a reference to the re-imagined ''[[Wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', in which the phrase is used when the Fleet jumps. | *Serina's line "Spinning up FTL drive" may be a reference to the re-imagined ''[[Wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', in which the phrase is used when the Fleet jumps. | ||
*Serina's British accent may have been chosen as a reference to [[Cortana]], as the original draft of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | *Serina's British accent may have been chosen as a reference to [[Cortana]], as the original draft of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''s script had her planned to speak with one, but was later removed in favor of [[Jen Taylor]]'s natural voice. | ||
*On July 25, [[2017]], Serina was added as a multiplayer leader for ''Halo Wars 2'' alongside and in a bundle with ''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''. | *On July 25, [[2017]], Serina was added as a multiplayer leader for ''Halo Wars 2'' alongside and in a bundle with ''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:Ai 02.jpg|An early model of Serina for ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File:Sof serina-model-sheet.jpg|Various conceptual iterations of Serina. | File:Sof serina-model-sheet.jpg|Various conceptual iterations of Serina. | ||
File:Serina color.png|A full-color render of Serina. | File:Serina color.png|A full-color render of Serina. | ||
File:HaloWars-Serina.jpg|Serina on the bridge of the ''Spirit of Fire''. | File:HaloWars-Serina.jpg|Serina on the bridge of the ''Spirit of Fire''. | ||
File:Serina.jpg|Closeup screenshot of Serina. | File:Serina.jpg|Closeup screenshot of Serina. | ||
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File:TFS-Sadface.png|Serina's final moments. | File:TFS-Sadface.png|Serina's final moments. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{C|Recording only}} | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{C|Recording only}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{HW Leaders}} | {{HW Leaders}} | ||
