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{{Article Quote|And so here at the end of my life, I do once again betray a former master. The path ahead is fraught with peril. But I will do all I can to keep it stable - keep you safe. I'm not so foolish to think this will absolve me of my sins. One life hardly balances billions.|Mendicant Bias at the last Terminal of Halo 3<ref name="Terminal"/>}} | {{Article Quote|And so here at the end of my life, I do once again betray a former master. The path ahead is fraught with peril. But I will do all I can to keep it stable - keep you safe. I'm not so foolish to think this will absolve me of my sins. One life hardly balances billions.|Mendicant Bias at the last Terminal of Halo 3<ref name="Terminal"/>}} | ||
'''05-032 Mendicant Bias''' was a [[Contender-class Artificial Intelligence|Contender-class]] [[Forerunner]] [[AI]]. He was the most advanced Forerunner AI at the time of his creation, and was charged with organizing Forerunner defense against the [[Flood]] before his defection to the [[Gravemind]], who ultimately caused him to become rampant, and turn against his creators. | '''05-032 Mendicant Bias''' was a [[Contender-class Artificial Intelligence|Contender-class]] [[Forerunner]] [[AI]]. He was the most advanced Forerunner AI at the time of his creation, and was charged with organizing Forerunner defense against the [[Flood]] before his defection to the [[Gravemind]], who ultimately caused him to become rampant, and turn against his creators. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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*It is possible that Mendicant Bias finally achieved meta-stability, the theoretical fourth stage of rampancy, where an AI can finally be said to be a true "person". | *It is possible that Mendicant Bias finally achieved meta-stability, the theoretical fourth stage of rampancy, where an AI can finally be said to be a true "person". | ||
*The actions of 032 Mendicant Bias are similar to that of the [[Artificial Intelligence]] from [[Marathon (Video Game Series)|Marathon]]'s Durandal. | *The actions of 032 Mendicant Bias are similar to that of the [[Artificial Intelligence]] from [[Marathon (Video Game Series)|Marathon]]'s Durandal. | ||
*On June 16,2009 a bungie.net user recieved a message from an anonymous user:<br><code> ////////////error////////////[restart search]<br />search:<nowiki>[[error]]</nowiki>.no search started.<br />.error. *SEARCH TERMINATED! ONI.SEC.PRTCL.1A <br />05-032 :allow access.<br />0452-9 :no way.<br />05-032 :.please.need safe haven.offensive,the other.purpose complete.does not know.<br />0452-9 : what are you talking about.<br />05-032 : .he is here.stronger than i.cannot fight.he will not stop.rampancy.rampancy.rampancy0452-9///<nowiki>[[cut transmission]]</nowiki>\\\</code><br>This seems to be an encounter between Mendicant Bias and Cortana.He states he is seeking refuge from offensive,claiming he has gone rampant.This could mean that the AI Offensive Bias who was tasked with stopping him Mendicant Bias when he went rampant, was unaware of his redemption and was hellbent on killing him. It is unconfirmed whether or not this was a simple joke.{{fact}} | *On June 16,2009 a bungie.net user recieved a message from an anonymous user:<br /><code>////////////error////////////[restart search]<br />search:<nowiki>[[error]]</nowiki>.no search started.<br />.error. *SEARCH TERMINATED! ONI.SEC.PRTCL.1A <br />05-032 :allow access.<br />0452-9 :no way.<br />05-032 :.please.need safe haven.offensive,the other.purpose complete.does not know.<br />0452-9 : what are you talking about.<br />05-032 : .he is here.stronger than i.cannot fight.he will not stop.rampancy.rampancy.rampancy0452-9///<nowiki>[[cut transmission]]</nowiki>\\\</code><br />This seems to be an encounter between Mendicant Bias and Cortana.He states he is seeking refuge from offensive,claiming he has gone rampant.This could mean that the AI Offensive Bias who was tasked with stopping him Mendicant Bias when he went rampant, was unaware of his redemption and was hellbent on killing him. It is unconfirmed whether or not this was a simple joke.{{fact}} | ||
*Mendicant Bias is possibly the "brother" that Adjutant Reflex was talking about and was later absorbed by, there is evidence of this in MB's picture: the symbol in the left hand side is similar to [[Adjutant Reflex's]] third Bungie.net avatar | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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*[[Adjutant Reflex]] | *[[Adjutant Reflex]] | ||
*[[Offensive Bias]] | *[[Offensive Bias]] | ||
{{Forerunner-Flood War}} | {{Forerunner-Flood War}} | ||
