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Another Catalog had been assigned to [[Maker-of-Moons]] to collect testimony about the Master Builder some time earlier; this unit was later heavily damaged and abandoned by the Master Builder's forces on a Builder hulk near [[Uthera Midgeerrd]]. A former [[Miner]], this individual assumed the carapace after prematurely triggering a planet's destruction, killing his crèche-mate and twelve of the latter's crew in the process; he did this out of jealousy toward his crèche-mate, who had been chosen to be married with the heir to the Miner rate's most powerful family.<ref name="sil125"/> It chose to remain on the hulk with the [[Ur-Didact]] when the ship was surrounded by the [[Flood]]; as a result, the Didact considered it honorable, even appointing it into an honorary Warrior-Servant. It was subsequently captured by the [[Gravemind]] which latently infected it with the [[logic plague]], intending to send it back to the heart of the ecumene to spread the software infection to other Catalog units and [[ancilla]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 209-210''</ref> | Another Catalog had been assigned to [[Maker-of-Moons]] to collect testimony about the Master Builder some time earlier; this unit was later heavily damaged and abandoned by the Master Builder's forces on a Builder hulk near [[Uthera Midgeerrd]]. A former [[Miner]], this individual assumed the carapace after prematurely triggering a planet's destruction, killing his crèche-mate and twelve of the latter's crew in the process; he did this out of jealousy toward his crèche-mate, who had been chosen to be married with the heir to the Miner rate's most powerful family.<ref name="sil125"/> It chose to remain on the hulk with the [[Ur-Didact]] when the ship was surrounded by the [[Flood]]; as a result, the Didact considered it honorable, even appointing it into an honorary Warrior-Servant. It was subsequently captured by the [[Gravemind]] which latently infected it with the [[logic plague]], intending to send it back to the heart of the ecumene to spread the software infection to other Catalog units and [[ancilla]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 209-210''</ref> | ||
A triad of Catalogs was created near the end of the war to investigate crimes against the Mantle and record events surrounding the [[Ur-Didact]], the [[Librarian]] and the [[Iso-Didact]].<ref name="RC31">'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''Chapter 31''</ref> | |||
Catalog collected testimony from the Ur-Didact after his recovery from the [[Burn]], being forced to compel the Didact to recall his encounter with the Gravemind after he refused to continue his testimony due to his reluctance to relive the horror he suffered at the clutches of the Flood. Catalog was also assigned to the Ur-Didact on [[Nomdagro]] in anticipation for his meeting with the IsoDidact and the Librarian; this unit formed a triad with two other Catalog assigned to Bornstellar and the Lifeshaper when they arrived. Catalog also attended the gathering of the Forerunner leadership on the [[greater Ark]], and was likewise present in [[Omega Halo]]'s [[control room]] when the ring was fired. This unit was saved from the collapsing control center, along with the IsoDidact, by [[343 Guilty Spark|Monitor Chakas]] aboard his [[Gargantua-class transport]]. It was slightly damaged but ultimately survived and made it to [[Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 306''</ref> | Catalog collected testimony from the Ur-Didact after his recovery from the [[Burn]], being forced to compel the Didact to recall his encounter with the Gravemind after he refused to continue his testimony due to his reluctance to relive the horror he suffered at the clutches of the Flood. Catalog was also assigned to the Ur-Didact on [[Nomdagro]] in anticipation for his meeting with the IsoDidact and the Librarian; this unit formed a triad with two other Catalog assigned to Bornstellar and the Lifeshaper when they arrived. Catalog also attended the gathering of the Forerunner leadership on the [[greater Ark]], and was likewise present in [[Omega Halo]]'s [[control room]] when the ring was fired. This unit was saved from the collapsing control center, along with the IsoDidact, by [[343 Guilty Spark|Monitor Chakas]] aboard his [[Gargantua-class transport]]. It was slightly damaged but ultimately survived and made it to [[Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 306''</ref> | ||
Catalog assigned to the Librarian followed her aboard the Lifeshaper's personal vessel ''[[Audacity]]'' to [[Requiem]] and later to Erde-Tyrene. There, it recorded the Librarian's encounter with the Gravemind's messengers who revealed her the truth about the [[Domain]]. It also relayed her final message to the IsoDidact on the lesser Ark via the Juridical Network,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 324''</ref> perishing moments later when the Halo effect struck Earth. | One Catalog was assigned to the Librarian and followed her aboard the Lifeshaper's personal vessel ''[[Audacity]]'' to [[Requiem]] and later to Erde-Tyrene. There, it recorded the Librarian's encounter with the Gravemind's messengers who revealed her the truth about the [[Domain]]. It also relayed her final message to the IsoDidact on the lesser Ark via the Juridical Network,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 324''</ref> perishing moments later when the Halo effect struck Earth. Another of the triad created near the end of the world died on the [[Sharpened Shield]], but the third Catalog survived for the next 100,000 years.<ref name="RC31" /> | ||
Over a hundred thousand years after the activation of the [[Halo Array]], the [[UNSC]] discovered and studied a Catalog unit designated as "Forerunner remains #879", recovering some of the records stored in its carapace and together with data from a Juridical [[monitor]], piecing together [[Halo: Silentium|an account]] of the final years of the Forerunner civilization.<ref name="remains"/> [[Mission to Mount Kilimanjaro|While]] on Earth in [[2557]], [[343 Guilty Spark]] used a splinter of himself to access ONI's records on this Catalog as well as the one that had been causing ONI trouble since [[2552]].<ref name="Renegades" /> | Over a hundred thousand years after the activation of the [[Halo Array]], the [[UNSC]] discovered and studied a Catalog unit designated as "Forerunner remains #879", recovering some of the records stored in its carapace and together with data from a Juridical [[monitor]], piecing together [[Halo: Silentium|an account]] of the final years of the Forerunner civilization.<ref name="remains"/> [[Mission to Mount Kilimanjaro|While]] on Earth in [[2557]], [[343 Guilty Spark]] used a splinter of himself to access ONI's records on this Catalog as well as the one that had been causing ONI trouble since [[2552]].<ref name="Renegades" /> | ||
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===Reawakening=== | ===Reawakening=== | ||
{{Main|Catalog/Archive}} | {{Main|Catalog/Archive}} | ||
The surviving Catalog unit,<ref name="RC31" /> having been dormant for 100,000 years after the firing of the Halo Array, resumed its duties on [[2552#November|November 7, 2552]], after receiving and denying a control authorization supposedly sent by the Librarian. After his awakening in [[2557#July|July 2557]], the Ur-Didact repeatedly contacted Catalog and asked to take control of the ecumene; Catalog rejected these requests. This prompted Catalog to resume its investigative protocols. Over the course of the investigation, Catalog accessed a number of UNSC and ONI data networks to gain information about the current state of the galaxy.<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'']</ref> | |||
After the [[Ur-Didact]]'s awakening, he tried to access the Domain but was denied by Catalog. [[343 Guilty Spark]] later tried to do the same but was also denied by Catalog, angering the former [[monitor]]. During this encounter, Catalog revealed the Didact's failed attempt to access the Domain to Spark. During [[Mission to Mount Kilimanjaro|his mission]] on Earth, Spark used a splinter of himself to access ONI's records on Catalog's intrusions as well as on the Catalog found in Africa.<ref name="Renegades">'''[[Halo: Renegades]]'''</ref> | After the [[Ur-Didact]]'s awakening, he tried to access the Domain but was denied by Catalog.<ref name="RC31" /> [[343 Guilty Spark]] later tried to do the same but was also denied by Catalog, angering the former [[monitor]]. During this encounter, Catalog revealed the Didact's failed attempt to access the Domain to Spark. During [[Mission to Mount Kilimanjaro|his mission]] on Earth, Spark used a splinter of himself to access ONI's records on Catalog's intrusions as well as on the Catalog found in Africa.<ref name="Renegades">'''[[Halo: Renegades]]'''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
