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The '''Monitors''' were highly advanced [[Artificial Intelligence]] | The '''Monitors''' were highly advanced [[Artificial Intelligence]] constructs created by the [[Forerunners]] 100,000 years ago to service and maintain the [[Halo Array|Halo]] installations and to ensure that the virulent [[Flood]] stayed imprisoned. Monitors are extremely intelligent, yet completely devoted to their original function, and are zealous about containing Flood; Monitors have been known to turn violently on their allies if the latter should attempt to violate their containment protocols. | ||
The [[Covenant]] refer to the Monitors as '''Oracles'''. Individual [[human]]s appear to use whatever names they deem appropriate; [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] has referred to the Monitor [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]] as "light bulb", "tinker bell", and "robot", and the [[Master Chief]] simply shortened his name to "Spark".<ref name="ark-cutscene">''[[Halo 3]]'', [[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]] ([[cutscene]])</ref> | The [[Covenant]] refer to the Monitors as '''Oracles'''. Individual [[human]]s appear to use whatever names they deem appropriate; [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] has referred to the Monitor [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]] as "light bulb", "tinker bell", and "robot", and the [[Master Chief]] simply shortened his name to "Spark".<ref name="ark-cutscene">''[[Halo 3]]'', [[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]] ([[cutscene]])</ref> |