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==Biography==

343 Guilty Spark was presumably constructed well before 100,000 BCE, as his activation predated the Halo Array's completion. Prior to the end of the Forerunner-Flood war, Spark occupied an unknown position in Forerunner society. At some point he volunteered for the postion of Monitor<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Seven|Terminal 7]]''</ref>, he was later commanded by the [[Ecumene Council]] to abandon all connection with his former station following Installation 04's construction. From that point forward, Spark became the designated guardian and custodian of the Halo ring.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Two|Terminal 2]]''</ref>

343 Guilty Spark was presumably constructed well before 100,000 BCE, as his activation predated the Halo Array's completion. Prior to the end of the Forerunner-Flood war, Spark occupied an unknown position in Forerunner society. At some point he volunteered for the postion of Monitor<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Seven|Terminal 7]]''</ref>, he was later commanded by the [[Ecumene Council]] to abandon all connection with his former station following Installation 04's construction. From that point forward, Spark became the designated guardian and custodian of the Halo ring.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Two|Terminal 2]]''</ref> During the eons he spent monitoring [[Installation 04]], he slowly turned [[rampant]] because of having to face crippling loneliness. He would begin to recollect his time spent with the Forerunner, their war with the [[Flood]], decisions they made, and decisions he believes they should have made.<ref>[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Four|Terminal 4]], [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Five|Terminal 5]], and [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Seven|Terminal 7]]</ref>

By the time the ring was re-discovered by human and Covenant forces, 343 Guilty Spark had been present on Installation 04 for 101,217 "local years"<ref name="quirk"/>, and during that time had conducted over one trillion simulated, and one actual firing of the installation. During his long isolation, Spark presumably had little to no contact with other intelligent beings, and spent most of his time maintaining his Installation.

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==Personality==

[[File:Spark Fantasy.jpg|thumb|left|During the beginning of his dissent into [[rampancy]] over the eons he has spent monitoring [[Installation 04]] in solitude. 343 Guilty Spark began to fantasize about having a twin [[Monitor]] to combat his loneliness.]]

[[File:343 GS.jpg|thumb|343 Guilty Spark]]

343 Guilty Spark was quirky and very well-humored, although at the same time detached and analytical. For Spark, protocol dictated all; the slight emotion he showed for the death of an ally was truly grief only for the inconvenience of finding another to assist him. He also showed a complete disregard for human and alien life; he seemed almost gleeful when, in ''[[Halo 2]]'', he told [[Miranda Keyes]] there was no way for him to halt or cease the firing of Installation 05. Tens of thousands of years of monotonous duty spent monitoring his Installation and waiting for a Reclaimer appeared to have had an effect on the Monitor's sanity, and it is entirely possible that his long isolation was responsible for his rampancy.

Spark showed many characteristics of rampancy. He loved to learn and to take records, even in the face of his Installation's imminent destruction. He also showed other behaviors that seemed to indicate that he was mentally unstable, such as constant, tuneless humming and singing. Typically, he was also unusually untroubled with what was going on around him. When Sesa 'Refumee and Tartarus were killed by the Arbiter, he appeared casual, although he was remorseful when Sesa 'Refumee was killed.

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*The [[w:c:Bungie:Disembodied Soul|Disembodied Soul]], when asked about Guilty Spark, claims that "He's my progeny. He inherited my good looks and pleasant personality."

*[[343 Industries]], [[Microsoft Game Studios]]'s internal-build team tasked with managing the ''Halo'' franchise, is named in reference to 343 Guilty Spark.

==Gallery==

File:SparkTerminal.jpg|A close up of 343 Guilty Spark.

File:Basic rendering Spark.jpg|A basic rendering of 343 Guilty Spark.

File:Spark Examine.jpg|Guilty spark examining an unidentified ship crash-landed on his [[Installation 04|Installation]].

File:First Signs of Rampancy.jpg|343 Guilty Spark displaying his first signs of [[Rampancy]].

File:Alone Alone Alone.jpg|343 Guilty Spark succumbing to crippling Rampancy over Installation 04's ocean.

File:Spark visits Threshold.jpg| Communicate.jpg|343 Guilty Spark briefly visits [[Threshold]] during his initial dissent into rampancy.

File:Spark Construct Communicate.jpg|343 Guilty spark communicating with a [[Truth and Reconciliation's AI|Covenant AI]].

File:Spark 'n Halo.jpg|343 Guilty Spark examining a holographic]] representation of his Installation before its destruction.

File:Spark 'n Halos.jpg|Guilty Spark examines holographic representations of all of the [[Halo Array]].

File:Spark lazer Keg-yar.jpg|343 Guilty Spark kills an attacking [[Kig-yar]] in [[Threshold gas mine]].

File:Refumee & Spark.png|343 Guilty Spark discusses Halo's true purpose with [[Sesa 'Refumee]].

File:Sanctum of the hierarchs 343gs.png|343 Guilty Spark held captive within a [[Containment field device]] by the Covenant.

File:343 Guilty Spark at the Ark.jpg|343 Guilty Spark aiding [[Human]] and [[Sangheili]] on the [[Installation 00|Ark]]

File:Spark installation 00 cartographer.jpg|343 Guilty Spark within the Silent Cartographer of the Ark.

</GALLERY>

==List of appearances==

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 ==Biography==
-Guilty Spark was presumably constructed well before 100,000 BCE, as his activation predated the Halo Array's completion. Prior to the end of the Forerunner-Flood war, Spark occupied an unknown position in Forerunner society. At some point he volunteered for the postion of Monitor<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Seven|Terminal 7]]''</ref>, he was later commanded by the [[Ecumene Council]] to abandon all connection with his former station following Installation 04's construction. From that point forward, Spark became the designated guardian and custodian of the Halo ring.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Two|Terminal 2]]''</ref>
+Guilty Spark was presumably constructed well before 100,000 BCE, as his activation predated the Halo Array's completion. Prior to the end of the Forerunner-Flood war, Spark occupied an unknown position in Forerunner society. At some point he volunteered for the postion of Monitor<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Seven|Terminal 7]]''</ref>, he was later commanded by the [[Ecumene Council]] to abandon all connection with his former station following Installation 04's construction. From that point forward, Spark became the designated guardian and custodian of the Halo ring.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Two|Terminal 2]]''</ref> During the eons he spent monitoring [[Installation 04]], he slowly turned [[rampant]] because of having to face crippling loneliness. He would begin to recollect his time spent with the Forerunner, their war with the [[Flood]], decisions they made, and decisions he believes they should have made.<ref>[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Four|Terminal 4]], [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Five|Terminal 5]], and [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary#Terminal Seven|Terminal 7]]</ref>
 By the time the ring was re-discovered by human and Covenant forces, 343 Guilty Spark had been present on Installation 04 for 101,217 "local years"<ref name="quirk"/>, and during that time had conducted over one trillion simulated, and one actual firing of the installation. During his long isolation, Spark presumably had little to no contact with other intelligent beings, and spent most of his time maintaining his Installation.
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 ==Personality==
+[[File:Spark Fantasy.jpg|thumb|left|During the beginning of his dissent into [[rampancy]] over the eons he has spent monitoring [[Installation 04]] in solitude. 343 Guilty Spark began to fantasize about having a twin [[Monitor]] to combat his loneliness.]]
 [[File:343 GS.jpg|thumb|343 Guilty Spark]]
+Guilty Spark was quirky and very well-humored, although at the same time detached and analytical. For Spark, protocol dictated all; the slight emotion he showed for the death of an ally was truly grief only for the inconvenience of finding another to assist him. He also showed a complete disregard for human and alien life; he seemed almost gleeful when, in ''[[Halo 2]]'', he told [[Miranda Keyes]] there was no way for him to halt or cease the firing of Installation 05. Tens of thousands of years of monotonous duty spent monitoring his Installation and waiting for a Reclaimer appeared to have had an effect on the Monitor's sanity, and it is entirely possible that his long isolation was responsible for his rampancy.
-Guilty Spark was quirky and very well-humored, although at the same time detached and analytical. For Spark, protocol dictated all; the slight emotion he showed for the death of an ally was truly grief only for the inconvenience of finding another to assist him. He also showed a complete disregard for human and alien life; he seemed almost gleeful when, in ''[[Halo 2]]'', he told [[Miranda Keyes]] there was no way for him to halt or cease the firing of Installation 05. Tens of thousands of years of monotonous duty spent monitoring his Installation and waiting for a Reclaimer appeared to have had an effect on the Monitor's sanity, and it is entirely possible that his long isolation was responsible for his rampancy.
 Spark showed many characteristics of rampancy. He loved to learn and to take records, even in the face of his Installation's imminent destruction. He also showed other behaviors that seemed to indicate that he was mentally unstable, such as constant, tuneless humming and singing. Typically, he was also unusually untroubled with what was going on around him. When Sesa 'Refumee and Tartarus were killed by the Arbiter, he appeared casual, although he was remorseful when Sesa 'Refumee was killed.
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 *The [[w:c:Bungie:Disembodied Soul|Disembodied Soul]], when asked about Guilty Spark, claims that "He's my progeny. He inherited my good looks and pleasant personality."
 *[[343 Industries]], [[Microsoft Game Studios]]'s internal-build team tasked with managing the ''Halo'' franchise, is named in reference to 343 Guilty Spark.
+==Gallery==
+<GALLERY>
+File:SparkTerminal.jpg|A close up of 343 Guilty Spark.
+File:Basic rendering Spark.jpg|A basic rendering of 343 Guilty Spark.
+File:Spark Examine.jpg|Guilty spark examining an unidentified ship crash-landed on his [[Installation 04|Installation]].
+File:First Signs of Rampancy.jpg|343 Guilty Spark displaying his first signs of [[Rampancy]].
+File:Alone Alone Alone.jpg|343 Guilty Spark succumbing to crippling Rampancy over Installation 04's ocean.
+File:Spark visits Threshold.jpg| Communicate.jpg|343 Guilty Spark briefly visits [[Threshold]] during his initial dissent into rampancy.
+File:Spark Construct Communicate.jpg|343 Guilty spark communicating with a [[Truth and Reconciliation's AI|Covenant AI]].
+File:Spark 'n Halo.jpg|343 Guilty Spark examining a holographic]] representation of his Installation before its destruction.
+File:Spark 'n Halos.jpg|Guilty Spark examines holographic representations of all of the [[Halo Array]].
+File:Spark lazer Keg-yar.jpg|343 Guilty Spark kills an attacking [[Kig-yar]] in [[Threshold gas mine]].
+File:Refumee & Spark.png|343 Guilty Spark discusses Halo's true purpose with [[Sesa 'Refumee]].
+File:Sanctum of the hierarchs 343gs.png|343 Guilty Spark held captive within a [[Containment field device]] by the Covenant.
+File:343 Guilty Spark at the Ark.jpg|343 Guilty Spark aiding [[Human]] and [[Sangheili]] on the [[Installation 00|Ark]]
+File:Spark installation 00 cartographer.jpg|343 Guilty Spark within the Silent Cartographer of the Ark.
+</GALLERY>
 ==List of appearances==