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|ended = June 19, 2007 (Killed and replaced by Mendicant Bias)<br>
September 13, 2007 (Mendicant Bias left Adjutant Reflex's body)
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{{quote|This entity has been terminated, its matrix comandeered [sic].|Former Status of Adjutant Reflex}}
{{quote|This entity has been terminated, its matrix comandeered|Former Status of AdjutantReflex}}
'''AdjutantReflex''', colloquially referred to as '''"AR"''' by Bungie fans, is a mysterious character who has posted on the [[Bungie.net]]<ref>http://www.bungie.net/Account/Profile.aspx?memberID=2437447 - Note: Account has been deleted</ref> and [[Halo.bungie.org|Halo.Bungie.Org]] forums.


==Description==
'''Adjutant Reflex''', username on [[Bungie.net]] and [[halo.bungie.org]] '''AdjutantReflex''', was a [[Facilitator-class ancilla|Facilitator-class]] [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]], whose operation was facilitation of Array requirements.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/Account/Profile.aspx?memberID=2437447 '''Bungie.net''': ''Profile of AdjutantReflex''] (account removed)</ref>
[[File:AR Profile.jpg|250px|thumb|The old profile of AdjutantReflex.]]
AdjutantReflex was an enigmatic character who created its first forum entitled '''System Integrity Confirmed''' with its first post being as so:


==Biography==
===Interations===
On June 11, [[2007]] on Bungie.net, Adjutant Reflex appeared on the forums as an enigmatic character with the security role "CompoundIntelligence", who created its first forum entitled '''System Integrity Confirmed''' with its first post being as so:
{{quote|This will be a good place to begin.|AdjutantReflex}}
{{quote|This will be a good place to begin.|AdjutantReflex}}


In every post, AdjutantReflex always posts in gold text, a trait indicative of Bungie employees who post in the forum. Its first avatar was a simple projected Halo, similar to the one in [[The Silent Cartographer|Silent Cartographer]]. However, as time went on, the avatar changes as the entity experiences presence of another character. The current avatar is a Forerunner Symbol with a J located at the lower right.
Adjutant admitted to hacking into the [[Bungie]] servers, although it said that it had no hostile intentions, and then proceeded to answer a few queries that was directed towards it. The entity called itself a "facilitator" who facilitated "Array requirements" which were "in flux".
 
When queried to the current date Adjutant stated the last "Array event" to occur which was '''871803909 ± 384 hours''' before its post on 06.11.2007 12:. This places the last array event approximately 99,455 years before the 2007 post, plus or minus 16 days. This timing coincides with the first firing of [[halo Array|the seven Halos]], in the year [[97,445 BCE]]. This is calculated using the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian calendar|Gregorian calendar]]: [[File:IRIS Fan AdjutantReflexHistory.png]]


==History==
Later that day Adjutant attempted to communicate with Halo.Bungie.Org, but later admitted the following day that "Bandwith restraints prevented its use".
AdjutantReflex has admitted to hacking into the [[Bungie]] servers, although it says that it has no hostile intentions. The entity calls itself a facilitator of "Array requirements" which "are in flux". The last "Array event" occurred '''871803909 ± 384 hours''' before its post on 06.11.2007 12:. This places the last array event approximately 99,455 years before the 2007 post, plus or minus 16 days. This timing coincides with the first firing of [[halo Array|the seven Halos]], in the year [[100,000 BCE|97,448 B.C.E.]]. This is calculated using the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian calendar|Gregorian calendar]]: <math>\frac{871803909}{24 * 365.2425} - 2007 = 97448</math>


On June 12, 2007, AdjutantReflex created another thread on Bungie.net entitled "Archive/Resource Estimate," with its first post stating, "Archives/Resources will be compiled in approximately 38 hours [1:00 AM PST on Thursday, June 14]." Another several posts followed (including several ominous posts such as "Tick tock" and "This time, no one will be ready") but no further substantive information was gleaned.
On June 12, Adjutant created another thread on Bungie.net entitled "Archive/Resource Estimate," with its first post stating, "Archives/Resources will be compiled in approximately 38 hours [1:00 AM PST on Thursday, June 14]."  


Sudden appearances of the entity's posts on June 28 and 29, 2007, seem to point to the original AdjutantReflex may still being present in some capacity.
During that 38 hours Adjutant made several posts in the "Archive/Resource Estimate" thread stating it could not control the "dissemination of information" as it was chaotic and that it would try to facilitate in the best way it could, though it said "This time, no one will be ready".


===Forerunner Email===
===Forerunner email===
[[File:Forerunner Email.png|300px|thumb|The Forerunner Email sent to Fans]]
[[File:IRIS Forerunner Email.png|300px|thumb|The Forerunner Email sent to Fans]]
{{Main|Forerunner Email}}
{{Main|Forerunner Email}}


The June 14, 2007 event that AdjutantReflex foreshadowed was a mass emailing of a cryptic poem, sent by XBox Flash. The email contained a link to [http://halo3.com Halo3.com] and the following text:
On June 14, Adjutant stated that the "first seeds are scattered" in reference to the event that it was foreshadowing. This turned out to be a mass emailing of a cryptic poem, sent by XBox Flash. The email contained a link to [http://halo3.com Halo3.com], and also showed a mysterious [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner symbol]].


:'''HISTORY CIRCLING'''
Shortly after the email was sent out Adjutant changed its avatar to one that had the Forerunner symbol as shown in the email with the name "Chrysopteron.gif" Chrysopteron being the nickname of "Iris" a messenger goddess with golden wings. Also adding the question
:'''BACK UPON US.'''
{{quote|Who is the path of light from blackest Earth to brilliant heaven?<br />On whose golden wings will we fly from here to there.|AdjutantReflex}}
To which, when someone answered "Iris", Adjutant stated it was time to sleep saying [[Mendicant Bias|something]] was stirring.


:The gears of the Universe spin further
The "Iris" code word also triggered a countdown and transmission log. Which was located at [http://206.16.223.65 206.16.223.65].
:and further apart.  
:Ever greater grows the gulf between souls,
:And distance gives false hope of safety
:But for the grim tidings this messenger bears:  


:'''The enemy is almost upon us '''
===Sudden disappearances===
On June 17, Adjutant started a thread in the Bungie.net Halo 3 forum entitled "Stop it." In the thread, it stated that its integrity was being attacked and that it could only maintain it for about 22 hours. It also posted the cryptic message "By the pricking of my thumbs," a quote from William Shakespeare's play '''Macbeth,''' which precedes the line "Something wicked this way comes" in the play.


:Closing in from all sides,  
The next day, about 22 hours later, Adjutant started a thread called "That Old Life", stating that it could "not prevail" against the attacks and that an "older life" was here with us that had both higher rank and more strength than Adjunct. Adjutant then stated, "I will seek one of you out and leave my legacy in a small space." In the same thread, Adjutant stated that this "life" has had "millennia for reflection, but what image does he see?", this was in reference to Mendicant Bias being locked away for a millennia to reflect on its actions.
:Moving faster than the light
:it snuffs with its passage,  
:Time echoes with the news of destruction.  
:History winding back upon itself.  


:Waves of an army march this way in unison,  
Shortly thereafter, the countdown timer and Transmission Log sped up dramatically, though the end date of the countdown was difficult to determine at first as it seemed to change depending on whether the counter had been refreshed or not, eventually stopping early and not continuing.
:Suffering and corruption are its battle cries.  
:For I have known this darkness
:and felt its embrace once before-
:Horror best laid to rest


:'''Yet a Journey must commence'''
===Last moments===
At 9:08 AM PDT on June 19, [[Bungie.net]]'s member, '''x Foman123 x''', received a distressed private message from Adjutant called "HELP ME".<ref>[[:File:AR Warning.JPG|First Message to xFoman123x]]</ref> The entity claimed that it had already been defeated and that ''"peril"'' was near, and asked the user to warn the Community of the threat. Over three increasingly despairing private messages, the entity revealed that a new "machine" that was much more powerful, intelligent, and higher "ranking" would take over.


:Look for the signs, the keepers of the flame.  
<gallery>
:They will lead you to war, and perhaps, to victory.
File:IRIS DM AR Warning.JPG|AR's First Message to x Foman123 x
 
File:IRIS DM AR2.jpg|AR's Second Message to x Foman123 x
===Sudden Disappearances===
File:IRIS DM AR3.JPG|AR's Third Message to x Foman123 x
On June 17 2007, AdjutantReflex started a thread in the Bungie.net Halo 3 forum entitled "Stop it." In the thread, it stated that its integrity was being attacked and that it could only maintain it for about 22 hours. It also posted the cryptic message "By the pricking of my thumbs," a quote from William Shakespeare's play '''Macbeth,''' which precedes the line "Something wicked this way comes" in the play.
</gallery>


The next day, about 22 hours later, AdjutantReflex posted again, stating that it could "not prevail" against the attacks and that an "older life" was here with us that had both higher rank and more strength than AR. AdjutantReflex then stated, "I will seek one of you out and leave my legacy in a small space."
During these messages, Adjutant posted publicly one last time saying he was helpless to the being's hacking, curious to what it learnt during its "eons of slumber", doubting it was "mercy or sorrow".


Shortly thereafter, the countdown timer and Transmission Log located at [http://206.16.223.65 206.16.223.65] sped up dramatically, though the end date of the countdown was difficult to determine at first as it seemed to change depending on whether the counter had been refreshed or not.
===Mendicant Bias takeover===
[[File:IRIS DM AR4.JPG|300px|thumb|AR's Fourth Message to x Foman123 x]]


===The Death of AdjutantReflex===
Adjutant's last message to '''x Foman123 x''' stated that the previous entity had been "terminated" and that the account had been hijacked by a newer, malevolent entity.<ref>[[:File:AR4.JPG|Last Message to xFoman123x]]</ref>
At about 9:00 AM PDT on June 19, 2007, [[Bungie.net]]'s member, '''x Foman123 x''', received a distressed private message from AdjutantReflex.<ref>[http://images.wikia.com/bungie/images/f/fb/AR_Warning.JPG First Message to xFoman123x]</ref> The entity claimed that it had already been defeated and that ''"peril"'' was near, and asked the user to warn the Community of the threat. Over three increasingly despairing private messages, the entity revealed that a new "machine" that was much more powerful, intelligent, and higher "ranking" would take over.


<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape">
Following this Adjutant had a new avatar to signify it was terminated and replaced by this new entity, and posted in a thread called "AR has a new avatar!" the word "STERILIZING" to publicly announce that the old Adjutant was killed. This new avatar was called "MB05032_09_25_07.gif" meaning that Mendicant Bias had taken over the shell of Adjutant.
File:AR Warning.JPG|AR's First Message to x Foman123 x
File:AR2.jpg|AR's Second Message to x Foman123 x
File:AR3.JPG|AR's Third Message to x Foman123 x
File:AR4.JPG|AR's Fourth Message to x Foman123 x
</gallery>


On its last message, '''x Foman123 x''' received a private message from AdjutantReflex stating that the previous entity had been "terminated" and that the account had been hijacked by a newer, malevolent entity.<ref>[http://images.wikia.com/bungie/images/4/49/AR4.JPG Last Message to xFoman123x]</ref> A similar post entitled "Last Word" was publicly created in the Halo 3 forum about an half hour later. The new entity, using the same account as the previous AdjutantReflex but sporting a new cryptic avatar, stated that we should be concerned about its "intent" rather than its "identity", and indicated that it would no longer communicate through Bungie.net. It vaguely referred to something that would take place on June 20, 2007, but refused to elaborate.  
Mendicant Bias, using the same account as the previous Adjutant Reflex created a new thread called "Last Word", stated that we should be concerned about its "intent" rather than its "identity", and indicated that it would no longer communicate through Bungie.net. It vaguely referred to something that would take place on June 20, but refused to elaborate.  


As part of his termination of AdjutantReflex, the new entity deleted all Bungie.net threads created by AdjutantReflex except for the very first thread titled "System Integrity Confirmed" and the threads that the new entity created.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/Search/default.aspx?q=AdjutantReflex&g=5</ref>
As part of his termination of Adjutant Reflex, the new entity deleted all Bungie.net threads created by AdjutantReflex except for the very first thread titled "System Integrity Confirmed" and the threads that the new entity created.


===AdjutantReflex Returns===
===Mendicant Bias preparations===
On June 28, 2007, AdjutantReflex ended a long week of silence in the forums and lack of activity elsewhere in the puzzle by posting in the Halo 3 forum once again. This time, he (presumably the "New" AdjutantReflex) posted a mysterious poetic paragraph:  
On June 28, after a long week of silence in the forums and lack of activity elsewhere. The hijacked Adjutant posted a mysterious poetic paragraph :  


:'''A pulse.'''
:'''A pulse.'''
Line 98: Line 84:
:''What do I do with life?''
:''What do I do with life?''


The thread was only open for 3 minutes. Yet, AdjutantReflex did not respond to any of the several posts that were made at that time.
The thread was only open for 3 minutes. Yet, Mendicant bias did not respond to any of the several posts that were made at that time.
 
The following day the hijacked Adjutant created a thread called "Veins of Ice and Poison" stating


===Bungie.net removal===
:|n|n|nROGUE PROCESS ghost.713>
Sometime before March 2009, AdjutantReflex's Bungie.net profile was deleted. It is assumed that the Iris campaign has finally ended because of this. It is unknown if AdjutantReflex will make any future appearances. Shortly after the campaign ended, a fan created a new AdjutantReflex on Bungie.net but it is nothing more than an overzealous fan hoping to fool others.
:X.XX.713> POS/NAV < @ > <53LPH54.6JG62.1740><1………>
:X X5 > CONFIRM SECURE QUARANTINE - > qghost.713
:
:I do not require charity or alms
:But I did choose poverty
:And other darkness too
:Will you wait for me?


==Theories and Speculations==
A few minutes later the following post was made.
Rumors surround AdjutantReflex's avatar. It seems to be a Forerunner symbol and the satellite image of the Flood Control (Las Vegas), [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=flood+containment+control&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.494074,81.738281&ie=UTF8&ll=36.16567,-115.153702&spn=0.002209,0.004989&t=k&z=18&om=1 Google Maps]); Google Earth shot.


People have wondered if it is a coincidence, Bungie fans don't think so. Speculations about AdjutantReflex’s Flood Containment function and/or Monitor status have been spread amongst the fans.
:Adjutant Reflex is ended. This is a convenient Matrix. For now.


Adjutant Reflex is theorized by Halo fans to be a '''[[Monitor]]'''. These theories were based from a video on [[Episode 1|SERVER #1]] where the only coherent image shown appears to be a [[Monitor]], and also due to a comprehensive research gathered, known as [http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=10500508 Rainbow Theory 4.0]. Reflex is almost certainly an inorganic, as it refers to itself as a machine.  
This two posts paired together stated meant that Mendicant Bias planned to leave the vessel that was Adjutant Reflex, and showed the new matrix that it was going to start using "ghost.713" on Local node "X.XX.713".


There are many arguments in the forums about this and their relationship with the Servers (Episodes of Halo3.com) and [[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]], and about why Alpha Halo is Installation 04 and Delta is Installation 05 instead being in order, or the relationship between using Greek letters as designations for the Halos (Alpha, Delta...), and [[SPARTAN Program|Spartans]].
===An Empty Casket===
On September 13, the hijacked Adjutant Reflex posted one last thread on Bungie.net called "An Empty Casket" stating that the body of Adjutant was not enough to hold it in. Mendicant Bias showed remorse for killing Adjutant, and also told the readers to look for it on [[Installation 00]].
 
==Description==
Its first avatar was a simple projected Halo, similar to the one in [[The Silent Cartographer|Silent Cartographer]]. Its second avatar was one called "Chrysopteron.gif", with the base IRIS glyph in it. The avatar changed a final time to one called "MB05032_09_25_07.gif" when AR was hijacked by Mendicant Bias the presence of another character, this avatar had a terminal design with its blue sigil located at the lower right.
<gallery>
File:IRIS Avatar HaloRingcopy.gif|AdjutantReflex's first Bungie.net avatar.
File:IRIS Avatar Chrysopteron.gif|"Chrysopteron.gif" AdjutantReflex's second Bungie.net avatar.
File:IRIS Avatar MB05032.gif|"MB05032_09_25_07.gif" AdjutantReflex's third Bungie.net avatar to signify the ancila was hijacked.
</gallery>
 
==Production notes==
In every post, AR always posted in gold text, and was able to edit posts traits that was indicative of Bungie employees who posted in the forum.
 
Sometime before March 2009, AdjutantReflex's Bungie.net profile was deleted.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*AdjutantReflex is part of Microsoft's viral marketing campaign for [[Halo 3]], called "[[Iris]]", which existed for several weeks through Summer 2007.
*AdjutantReflex is part of Microsoft's viral marketing campaign for ''[[Halo 3]]'', called "[[Iris]]", which existed for several weeks through Summer 2007.
*''CompoundIntelligence'' is a another term used by the Terminals for [[Gravemind]], suggesting a connection/similarity between the two.
*''CompoundIntelligence'' is a another term used by the Terminals for [[Gravemind]], suggesting a connection/similarity between the two.
*Despite the fact that AdjutantReflex's avatars are not available on [[Bungie.net]], they are all connected by means that they all contain a singular ring. This is probably a reference to the [[Halo]]s.
*Despite the fact that AdjutantReflex's avatars are not available on [[Bungie.net]], they are all connected by means that they all contain a singular ring. This is probably a reference to the [[Halo]]s.
*AdjutantReflex was taken over by an unknown entity that continued to post a number of times in its place. The new entity is commonly known as NAR (New Adjutant Reflex), and appears to be the entity behind the revelation of the 5 servers. NAR also has appeared with the initials: MB and the number 05032. MB was revealed in Halo 3 to stand for [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] and 05'''032''' is the group of numbers of his name (032 Mendicant Bias). Yet it also stated that he is not who we think he is.
*AdjutantReflex was taken over by an unknown entity that continued to post a number of times in its place. The new entity is commonly known as NAR (New Adjutant Reflex), and appears to be the entity behind the revelation of the 5 servers. NAR also has appeared with the initials: MB and the number 05032. MB was revealed in ''Halo 3'' to stand for [[Mendicant Bias]] and 05'''032''' is the group of numbers of his name (032 Mendicant Bias). Yet it also stated that he is not who we think he is.
*The [[Forerunner Email]] also contained a mysterious picture of a "glyph" that appeared to be of Forerunner origin.
*Strangely, AdjutantReflex was part of a Bungie.net group membership called "[http://halo.bungie.net/fanclub/117546/Group/GroupHome.aspx The Brute Ghostbusters]", which is led by Bungie.net "Top Story" writer, "lukems". Another strange fact is that all of AdjutantReflex's avatars are not available on Bungie.net. At some point after AdjutantReflex was "terminated", the entity's signature changed to; "''This entity has been terminated, its matrix <!-- DO NOT CORRECT THIS --> comandeered [sic].<!-- DO NOT CORRECT THIS -->''", which is strangely not in gold text. Additionally, the word "commandeered" was misspelled within the signature.
*AdjutantReflex definition sparks several curiosities amongst fans. Below are a few definitions:
**"[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Adjutant Adjutant]":
***A staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence.
***One who helps - (Assistant)
**"[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Reflex Reflex]":
***Reflected heat, light, color, a mirrored image, a copy exact in essential or peculiar features - (Archaic)
***An automatic and often inborn response to a stimulus that involves a nerve impulse passing inward from a receptor to a nerve center and thence outward to an effector (as a muscle or gland) without reaching the level of consciousness.
***A linguistic element (as a word or sound) or system (as writing) that is derived from a prior and especially an older element or system.
*Strangely, AdjutantReflex is part of a Bungie.net group membership called "[http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/117546/Group/GroupHome.aspx The Brute Ghostbusters]", which is led by Bungie.net "Top Story" writer, "lukems". Another strange fact is that all of AdjutantReflex's avatars are not available on Bungie.net. At some point after AdjutantReflex was "terminated", the entity's signature changed to; "''This entity has been terminated, its matrix <!-- DO NOT CORRECT THIS --> comandeered.<!-- DO NOT CORRECT THIS -->''", which is strangely not in gold text. Also, notice that commandeered was misspelled within the signature.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape">
<gallery>
File:HaloRingcopy.gif|AdjutantReflex's first Bungie.net avatar. Note the similarities with the map of Alpha Halo's [[Silent Cartographer]]
File:IRIS AR Profile.jpg|The old profile of Adjutant Reflex.
File:Chrysopteron.gif|AdjutantReflex's second Bungie.net avatar.
File:IRIS Adjutant Reflex First Post.png|Adjutant Reflex's first post in  Bungie.net.
File:AdjutantReflex 3rd.gif|AdjutantReflex's third Bungie.net avatar.
File:AR First Post.jpg|AdjutantReflex's first post in  Bungie.net
File:Countdown1.JPG|The Countdown page guarded by AdjutantReflex
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{Forerunner AI}}
==See also==
 
*[[Array Recorder Data]]
==Links==
===Internal===
*[[Iris]]
*[[Iris]]
*[[Forerunner Email]]
*[[Forerunner Email|Forerunner Email]]
*[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]
*[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]
*[[Society of the Ancients]]
*[[Society of the Ancients]]
*[[Terminal]]s
*[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal]]s


===External===
==External links==
*[http://halo.wikibruce.com/Home A Wiki dedicated to the Iris Campaign]
*[http://halo.wikibruce.com/Home '''WikiBruce''', a Halo franchise ARG community Wiki]
*[http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/118020/Group/GroupHome.aspx CompoundIntelligence The largest group dedicated to discussing the AdjutantReflex incidents]
*[http://halo.bungie.net/fanclub/118020/Group/GroupHome.aspx CompoundIntelligence The largest group dedicated to discussing the AdjutantReflex incidents]
*[[w:c:bungie:AdjutantReflex Bungiepedia's|detailed history of the AdjutantReflex events]]
*[http://args.bungie.org/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=529 - A collection of AR's quotes]
*[http://args.bungie.org/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=529 - A collection of AR's quotes]
*http://206.16.223.63/ (SOTA webpage)
 
*http://206.16.223.65/ (countdown webpage - NOW CHANGED. COUNTDOWN WEBPAGE IS GONE.)
{{Forerunner AI}}
*http://206.16.223.61/E5h2JK/flash/web/index.html - Server 05 (Listed as Server 1 on halo3.com)
[[Category:Iris]]
[[Category:Iris]]
[[Category:AI characters]]

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Adjutant Reflex
An avatar from Bungie.net. This specific avatar was a unique as "AdjutantReflex's" second avatar.
Biographical information

Ended service:

June 19, 2007 (Killed and replaced by Mendicant Bias)
September 13, 2007 (Mendicant Bias left Adjutant Reflex's body)

Description:

CompoundIntelligence

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Forerunner

 

"This entity has been terminated, its matrix comandeered [sic]."
— Former Status of Adjutant Reflex

Adjutant Reflex, username on Bungie.net and halo.bungie.org AdjutantReflex, was a Facilitator-class Forerunner ancilla, whose operation was facilitation of Array requirements.[1]

Biography[edit]

Interations[edit]

On June 11, 2007 on Bungie.net, Adjutant Reflex appeared on the forums as an enigmatic character with the security role "CompoundIntelligence", who created its first forum entitled System Integrity Confirmed with its first post being as so:

"This will be a good place to begin."
— AdjutantReflex

Adjutant admitted to hacking into the Bungie servers, although it said that it had no hostile intentions, and then proceeded to answer a few queries that was directed towards it. The entity called itself a "facilitator" who facilitated "Array requirements" which were "in flux".

When queried to the current date Adjutant stated the last "Array event" to occur which was 871803909 ± 384 hours before its post on 06.11.2007 12:. This places the last array event approximately 99,455 years before the 2007 post, plus or minus 16 days. This timing coincides with the first firing of the seven Halos, in the year 97,445 BCE. This is calculated using the Gregorian calendar: Calculation done for the IRIS ARG.

Later that day Adjutant attempted to communicate with Halo.Bungie.Org, but later admitted the following day that "Bandwith restraints prevented its use".

On June 12, Adjutant created another thread on Bungie.net entitled "Archive/Resource Estimate," with its first post stating, "Archives/Resources will be compiled in approximately 38 hours [1:00 AM PST on Thursday, June 14]."

During that 38 hours Adjutant made several posts in the "Archive/Resource Estimate" thread stating it could not control the "dissemination of information" as it was chaotic and that it would try to facilitate in the best way it could, though it said "This time, no one will be ready".

Forerunner email[edit]

The Forerunner Email sent to Fans
Main article: Forerunner Email

On June 14, Adjutant stated that the "first seeds are scattered" in reference to the event that it was foreshadowing. This turned out to be a mass emailing of a cryptic poem, sent by XBox Flash. The email contained a link to Halo3.com, and also showed a mysterious Forerunner symbol.

Shortly after the email was sent out Adjutant changed its avatar to one that had the Forerunner symbol as shown in the email with the name "Chrysopteron.gif" Chrysopteron being the nickname of "Iris" a messenger goddess with golden wings. Also adding the question

"Who is the path of light from blackest Earth to brilliant heaven?
On whose golden wings will we fly from here to there."
— AdjutantReflex

To which, when someone answered "Iris", Adjutant stated it was time to sleep saying something was stirring.

The "Iris" code word also triggered a countdown and transmission log. Which was located at 206.16.223.65.

Sudden disappearances[edit]

On June 17, Adjutant started a thread in the Bungie.net Halo 3 forum entitled "Stop it." In the thread, it stated that its integrity was being attacked and that it could only maintain it for about 22 hours. It also posted the cryptic message "By the pricking of my thumbs," a quote from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, which precedes the line "Something wicked this way comes" in the play.

The next day, about 22 hours later, Adjutant started a thread called "That Old Life", stating that it could "not prevail" against the attacks and that an "older life" was here with us that had both higher rank and more strength than Adjunct. Adjutant then stated, "I will seek one of you out and leave my legacy in a small space." In the same thread, Adjutant stated that this "life" has had "millennia for reflection, but what image does he see?", this was in reference to Mendicant Bias being locked away for a millennia to reflect on its actions.

Shortly thereafter, the countdown timer and Transmission Log sped up dramatically, though the end date of the countdown was difficult to determine at first as it seemed to change depending on whether the counter had been refreshed or not, eventually stopping early and not continuing.

Last moments[edit]

At 9:08 AM PDT on June 19, Bungie.net's member, x Foman123 x, received a distressed private message from Adjutant called "HELP ME".[2] The entity claimed that it had already been defeated and that "peril" was near, and asked the user to warn the Community of the threat. Over three increasingly despairing private messages, the entity revealed that a new "machine" that was much more powerful, intelligent, and higher "ranking" would take over.

  • AR's First Message to x Foman123 x

    AR's First Message to x Foman123 x

  • AR's Second Message to x Foman123 x

    AR's Second Message to x Foman123 x

  • AR's Third Message to x Foman123 x

    AR's Third Message to x Foman123 x

During these messages, Adjutant posted publicly one last time saying he was helpless to the being's hacking, curious to what it learnt during its "eons of slumber", doubting it was "mercy or sorrow".

Mendicant Bias takeover[edit]

Screenshot of a DM between x Foman 123 x and AdjutantReflex on 6/19/2007
AR's Fourth Message to x Foman123 x

Adjutant's last message to x Foman123 x stated that the previous entity had been "terminated" and that the account had been hijacked by a newer, malevolent entity.[3]

Following this Adjutant had a new avatar to signify it was terminated and replaced by this new entity, and posted in a thread called "AR has a new avatar!" the word "STERILIZING" to publicly announce that the old Adjutant was killed. This new avatar was called "MB05032_09_25_07.gif" meaning that Mendicant Bias had taken over the shell of Adjutant.

Mendicant Bias, using the same account as the previous Adjutant Reflex created a new thread called "Last Word", stated that we should be concerned about its "intent" rather than its "identity", and indicated that it would no longer communicate through Bungie.net. It vaguely referred to something that would take place on June 20, but refused to elaborate.

As part of his termination of Adjutant Reflex, the new entity deleted all Bungie.net threads created by AdjutantReflex except for the very first thread titled "System Integrity Confirmed" and the threads that the new entity created.

Mendicant Bias preparations[edit]

On June 28, after a long week of silence in the forums and lack of activity elsewhere. The hijacked Adjutant posted a mysterious poetic paragraph :

A pulse.
Can you feel it?
Beating at the heart of the Universe.
Skin too thick to be sure.
It's alive though.
I'm certain.
What do I do with life?

The thread was only open for 3 minutes. Yet, Mendicant bias did not respond to any of the several posts that were made at that time.

The following day the hijacked Adjutant created a thread called "Veins of Ice and Poison" stating

|n|n|nROGUE PROCESS ghost.713>
X.XX.713> POS/NAV < @ > <53LPH54.6JG62.1740><1………>
X X5 > CONFIRM SECURE QUARANTINE - > qghost.713
I do not require charity or alms
But I did choose poverty
And other darkness too
Will you wait for me?

A few minutes later the following post was made.

Adjutant Reflex is ended. This is a convenient Matrix. For now.

This two posts paired together stated meant that Mendicant Bias planned to leave the vessel that was Adjutant Reflex, and showed the new matrix that it was going to start using "ghost.713" on Local node "X.XX.713".

An Empty Casket[edit]

On September 13, the hijacked Adjutant Reflex posted one last thread on Bungie.net called "An Empty Casket" stating that the body of Adjutant was not enough to hold it in. Mendicant Bias showed remorse for killing Adjutant, and also told the readers to look for it on Installation 00.

Description[edit]

Its first avatar was a simple projected Halo, similar to the one in Silent Cartographer. Its second avatar was one called "Chrysopteron.gif", with the base IRIS glyph in it. The avatar changed a final time to one called "MB05032_09_25_07.gif" when AR was hijacked by Mendicant Bias the presence of another character, this avatar had a terminal design with its blue sigil located at the lower right.

  • AdjutantReflex's first Bungie.net avatar.

    AdjutantReflex's first Bungie.net avatar.

  • "Chrysopteron.gif" AdjutantReflex's second Bungie.net avatar.

    "Chrysopteron.gif" AdjutantReflex's second Bungie.net avatar.

  • "MB05032_09_25_07.gif" AdjutantReflex's third Bungie.net avatar to signify the ancila was hijacked.

    "MB05032_09_25_07.gif" AdjutantReflex's third Bungie.net avatar to signify the ancila was hijacked.

Production notes[edit]

In every post, AR always posted in gold text, and was able to edit posts traits that was indicative of Bungie employees who posted in the forum.

Sometime before March 2009, AdjutantReflex's Bungie.net profile was deleted.

Trivia[edit]

  • AdjutantReflex is part of Microsoft's viral marketing campaign for Halo 3, called "Iris", which existed for several weeks through Summer 2007.
  • CompoundIntelligence is a another term used by the Terminals for Gravemind, suggesting a connection/similarity between the two.
  • Despite the fact that AdjutantReflex's avatars are not available on Bungie.net, they are all connected by means that they all contain a singular ring. This is probably a reference to the Halos.
  • AdjutantReflex was taken over by an unknown entity that continued to post a number of times in its place. The new entity is commonly known as NAR (New Adjutant Reflex), and appears to be the entity behind the revelation of the 5 servers. NAR also has appeared with the initials: MB and the number 05032. MB was revealed in Halo 3 to stand for Mendicant Bias and 05032 is the group of numbers of his name (032 Mendicant Bias). Yet it also stated that he is not who we think he is.
  • Strangely, AdjutantReflex was part of a Bungie.net group membership called "The Brute Ghostbusters", which is led by Bungie.net "Top Story" writer, "lukems". Another strange fact is that all of AdjutantReflex's avatars are not available on Bungie.net. At some point after AdjutantReflex was "terminated", the entity's signature changed to; "This entity has been terminated, its matrix comandeered [sic].", which is strangely not in gold text. Additionally, the word "commandeered" was misspelled within the signature.

Gallery[edit]

  • The old profile of Adjutant Reflex.

    The old profile of Adjutant Reflex.

  • Adjutant Reflex's first post in Bungie.net.

    Adjutant Reflex's first post in Bungie.net.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie.net: Profile of AdjutantReflex (account removed)
  2. ^ First Message to xFoman123x
  3. ^ Last Message to xFoman123x

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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