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Following this he presumably went on to become custodian of Installation 03, though his final fate is unknown. It is possible that the UNSC encountered him when the research station ''[[Ivanoff]]'' was placed in orbit around his installation. | Following this he presumably went on to become custodian of Installation 03, though his final fate is unknown. It is possible that the UNSC encountered him when the research station ''[[Ivanoff]]'' was placed in orbit around his installation. | ||
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''Abject'' is an adjective that can mean ''miserable; forlorn; dejected''<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abject '''Dictionary.com''' ''Abject'']</ref>, while ''testament'' means ''a proof, attestation; or tribute''<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/testament '''Dictionary.com''' ''Testament'']</ref>. He is likely named this because of his opinion that the Forerunners ought to be forgotten, believing they left a miserable legacy. Furthermore, it follows the pattern of all Monitor names known so far, having an adjective describing guilt. | *Abject Testament was voiced by the famous voiceover artist [[Fred Tatasciore]] (uncredited), who also voiced the [[Truth and Reconciliation's AI|AI]] aboard ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' as well as some of the [[Jiralhanae]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''. | ||
*''Abject'' is an adjective that can mean ''miserable; forlorn; dejected''<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abject '''Dictionary.com''' ''Abject'']</ref>, while ''testament'' means ''a proof, attestation; or tribute''<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/testament '''Dictionary.com''' ''Testament'']</ref>. He is likely named this because of his opinion that the Forerunners ought to be forgotten, believing they left a miserable legacy. Furthermore, it follows the pattern of all Monitor names known so far, having an adjective describing guilt. | |||
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- "We deserve to be forgotten."
- — Abject Testament to 04-343 Guilty Spark on whether they would be remembered.
03-049 Abject Testament was the Forerunner Monitor of Installation 03.[1]
Background
Abject Testament, as well as the other six monitors, was present at the dispersion of the activation indexes prior to the firing of the Halo weapons near the end of the Forerunner-Flood war. When 04-343 Guilty Spark remarked on the inability to access the Domain and the loss of Forerunner history, Abject Testament was remembered to have said that they deserved to be forgotten, a statement which Spark was in tenuous agreement with.[1]
Following this he presumably went on to become custodian of Installation 03, though his final fate is unknown. It is possible that the UNSC encountered him when the research station Ivanoff was placed in orbit around his installation.
Behind the scenes
- Abject Testament was voiced by the famous voiceover artist Fred Tatasciore (uncredited), who also voiced the AI aboard Truth and Reconciliation in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary as well as some of the Jiralhanae in Halo 3.
- Abject is an adjective that can mean miserable; forlorn; dejected[2], while testament means a proof, attestation; or tribute[3]. He is likely named this because of his opinion that the Forerunners ought to be forgotten, believing they left a miserable legacy. Furthermore, it follows the pattern of all Monitor names known so far, having an adjective describing guilt.
List of appearances
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary: Terminal 2
- ^ Dictionary.com Abject
- ^ Dictionary.com Testament
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