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Alban was an atheist, or at least agnostic, and believed that if God did exist, then He was an extremely neglectful father to have allowed humanity to behave in the way | Alban was an atheist, or at least agnostic, and believed that if God did exist, then He was an extremely neglectful father to have allowed humanity to behave in the way it does. He expressed in his suicide note that if he were surprised by the existence of either Heaven or Hell, then he would put in a good word for Parangosky at whichever gate he arrived in front of.<ref name="pg492">'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', page 492</ref> | ||
== List of appearances == | == List of appearances == | ||
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- "I have taken my own life because the SPARTAN-II program is a crime against humanity, and I should have had the moral courage to refuse to work on it. I did not. I complied."
- — Graham Alban on his reason for committing suicide.[1]
Graham J. Alban, MD, MCNS, MCPP was a scientist who worked in the Office of Naval Intelligence's Special Projects division, is his capacity as a neurosurgeon and psychologist. At some point after his work on the Spartan-IIs, he became disillusioned with the perceived injustices he found himself willingly committing, and decided that if no one could or would punish him, then he would do so himself.[2]
Biography
Death and Brain Donation
Doctor Alban expressed severe remorese for his actions in regard to the SPARTAN-II program, and in March of 2523, Alban committed suicide in a way that he was confident would cause little damage to his brain, and asked Vice Admiral Margaret Parangosky to preserve his brain and use it to create an AI that would be used to support and protect Spartan-IIs.[3]
His wish was granted, and in August of 2552, over 29 years after his death, an AI was using his brain in its creation was commissioned: BBX-8995-1, or Black-Box.[4]
Personality and traits
Alban was an atheist, or at least agnostic, and believed that if God did exist, then He was an extremely neglectful father to have allowed humanity to behave in the way it does. He expressed in his suicide note that if he were surprised by the existence of either Heaven or Hell, then he would put in a good word for Parangosky at whichever gate he arrived in front of.[4]
List of appearances
- Halo: Mortal Dictata (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 489
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 490
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 491
- ^ a b Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 492
