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Following his [[rampancy]], Tragic Solitude became self-obsessed and rather narcissistic, and subject to sudden mood and personality changes.<ref name="hitd270"/> Tragic Solitude was very dedicated to his role as the keeper of Installation 00. The monitor held that Installation 00 was the foundation for all life in the galaxy and the single most important vestige of those left behind by the [[Forerunner]]s. Without the Ark, Tragic Solitude believed that there was no life, hope, or peace left in the galaxy. Tragic Solitude considered it his ultimate duty to protect Installation 00 and repair it at all costs, even if it meant eradicating all species in the galaxy to protect it from further damage.<ref name="hitd308"/> Despite the monitor's lack of regard for humans and his desire to kill many of them, Tragic Solitude attempted to accommodate and displayed a sympathetic and apologetic nature towards several of them, most notably [[Olympia Vale]]. The monitor assumed a form that he felt would comfort Vale and later allowed her friends and allies to communicate among each other after realizing that the prospect of their inability to communicate upset her.<ref name="hitd270"/> Vale believed the monitor was insane, especially after witnessing Tragic Solitude's demented laugh after he learned that [[Huragok]] [[Drifts Randomly]] had seized control of his installation.<ref name="hitd320"/> During their conversations and debates during her capture, Vale noted that Tragic Solitude had always appeared to be formidable and domineering when he spoke. After the monitor's data banks were damaged and Drifts had seized his control, Tragic Solitude spoke in a strange and weak voice.<ref name="hitd335"/> | Following his [[rampancy]], Tragic Solitude became self-obsessed and rather narcissistic, and subject to sudden mood and personality changes.<ref name="hitd270"/> Tragic Solitude was very dedicated to his role as the keeper of Installation 00. The monitor held that Installation 00 was the foundation for all life in the galaxy and the single most important vestige of those left behind by the [[Forerunner]]s. Without the Ark, Tragic Solitude believed that there was no life, hope, or peace left in the galaxy. Tragic Solitude considered it his ultimate duty to protect Installation 00 and repair it at all costs, even if it meant eradicating all species in the galaxy to protect it from further damage.<ref name="hitd308"/> Despite the monitor's lack of regard for humans and his desire to kill many of them, Tragic Solitude attempted to accommodate and displayed a sympathetic and apologetic nature towards several of them, most notably [[Olympia Vale]]. The monitor assumed a form that he felt would comfort Vale and later allowed her friends and allies to communicate among each other after realizing that the prospect of their inability to communicate upset her.<ref name="hitd270"/> Vale believed the monitor was insane, especially after witnessing Tragic Solitude's demented laugh after he learned that [[Huragok]] [[Drifts Randomly]] had seized control of his installation.<ref name="hitd320"/> During their conversations and debates during her capture, Vale noted that Tragic Solitude had always appeared to be formidable and domineering when he spoke. After the monitor's data banks were damaged and Drifts had seized his control, Tragic Solitude spoke in a strange and weak voice.<ref name="hitd335"/> | ||
After witnessing the damage | After witnessing the damage dealt to the Ark, Tragic Solitude began to question the futility of warfare, believing that ultimately the only difference in each battle is the name of those involved, with conflicts between each species only preventing progression and advancement.<ref name="TSTATT"/> Solitude came to resent [[Sentience|sapient]] species in the [[Milky Way]] for their destructive natures, believing that all species were inclined to war and conflict, even the Forerunners.<ref name="hitd270"/> In particular, Tragic Solitude did not care for humanity in the least and was even genuinely confused when Vale implied that he should. He believed that humanity was a utterly destructive species as the monitor was aware of the damage installations of the [[Halo Array]] had sustained due to human action and was aware of humanity's [[Insurrection|ongoing civil war]] and previous [[Human-Covenant War|conflict]] with the [[Covenant]]. As such, Tragic Solitude believed that it was better for the galaxy to perish and then be have a chance of being reborn again, free from humans and other sapient species that shared their hostility. As a form of restitution for the damaged the humans had incurred on the Halo Array, Tragic Solitude believed that it was fair to mine the human worlds in the [[Sol system]] for materials to repair Installation 00. The [[Sangheili]] were another species that Tragic Solitude regarded as overly violent, assuming that the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]' [[Treaty of 2552|peace]] with humanity would inevitably collapse as both species turned back to their destructive ways.<ref name="hitd232"/> As did many Forerunners, Tragic Solitude considered Huragok to be nothing more than machines, though he did value the Huragok's technological skills and sought to capture Drifts Randomly to force him to repair Installation 00.<ref name="hitd270"/> | ||
While the damaged done to Installation 00 in [[2552]] certainly contributed to Tragic Solitude's rampant state, the millennia he spent in isolation on his installation also had adverse effects that led to the monitor's erratic personality. Having to endure what he felt was abandonment by his makers, Tragic Solitude came to regard the Forerunners as failures.<ref name="hitd320"/> Tragic Solitude, having once placed a great amount of trust in the Forerunners, felt betrayed by their abandoning of the galaxy and believed that they had broken the loyalty he had pledged to them.<ref name="hitd270"/> He further questioned the Forerunners' judgement to pass the Mantle to humanity, initially considering such thoughts as forbidden, though dwelling on the matter after years of solitary and after witnessing humans damage his installation.<ref name="TSTATT"/> The monitor eventually resolved that he did not need the Forerunners to care for his installation. He believed that the Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Flood war|fall]] to the [[Flood]] was the judgement of his makers and their penalty to resisting the "punishment" was their sacrifice by using the Halo Array to wipe out the Flood. In this respect, Tragic Solitude compared himself to the Flood as he considered himself the judgement of other species in the galaxy and eradication was their "just" punishment for their destructiveness.<ref name="hitd270"/> Ultimately, after his data banks were damaged and Drifts had seized control of Installation 00 from him, Tragic Solitude acted erratically. Apparently mistaking the humans on the Ark for the Forerunners, Tragic Solitude claimed that he had trusted them only to be betrayed and resolved that he would not let it happen again, also declaring Installation 00 as his alone.<ref name="hitd345"/> | While the damaged done to Installation 00 in [[2552]] certainly contributed to Tragic Solitude's rampant state, the millennia he spent in isolation on his installation also had adverse effects that led to the monitor's erratic personality. Having to endure what he felt was abandonment by his makers, Tragic Solitude came to regard the Forerunners as failures.<ref name="hitd320"/> Tragic Solitude, having once placed a great amount of trust in the Forerunners, felt betrayed by their abandoning of the galaxy and believed that they had broken the loyalty he had pledged to them.<ref name="hitd270"/> He further questioned the Forerunners' judgement to pass the Mantle to humanity, initially considering such thoughts as forbidden, though dwelling on the matter after years of solitary and after witnessing humans damage his installation.<ref name="TSTATT"/> The monitor eventually resolved that he did not need the Forerunners to care for his installation. He believed that the Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Flood war|fall]] to the [[Flood]] was the judgement of his makers and their penalty to resisting the "punishment" was their sacrifice by using the Halo Array to wipe out the Flood. In this respect, Tragic Solitude compared himself to the Flood as he considered himself the judgement of other species in the galaxy and eradication was their "just" punishment for their destructiveness.<ref name="hitd270"/> Ultimately, after his data banks were damaged and Drifts had seized control of Installation 00 from him, Tragic Solitude acted erratically. Apparently mistaking the humans on the Ark for the Forerunners, Tragic Solitude claimed that he had trusted them only to be betrayed and resolved that he would not let it happen again, also declaring Installation 00 as his alone.<ref name="hitd345"/> | ||
