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==Operational History==
==Operational History==
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Black-Box was made from a human brain donor to be the personal AI companion for [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]]. He later sent a fragment of himself aboard the ''[[UNSC Glamorgan]]'' as it was sent to [[Onyx]] in wake of the planet's destruction. He then picked up massive [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] readings and the transponder of the late [[Kurt Ambrose]]. He was then assigned to Serin Osman and her [[Kilo-Five]] team which was tasked with creating [[Sangheili]] insurrection and locating [[Catherine Halsey]] on Onyx. <ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 47-51''</ref>


==Personality and traits==
==Personality and traits==

Revision as of 08:38, December 12, 2012

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This article is about the AI construct. For Halo Wars collectibles, see Black Boxes.

Template:AI Infobox Black-Box, commonly referred to as "BB", is a fourth-generation "smart" artificial intelligence construct built by the United Nations Space Command. He is under the supervision of the Office of Naval Intelligence and is the personal assistant to Captain Serin Osman.[1]

Operational History

Black-Box was made from a human brain donor to be the personal AI companion for Admiral Margaret Parangosky in August 2552. He later sent a fragment of himself aboard the UNSC Glamorgan as it was sent to Onyx in wake of the planet's destruction. He then picked up massive Slipspace readings and the transponder of the late Kurt Ambrose. He was then assigned to Serin Osman and her Kilo-Five team which was tasked with creating Sangheili insurrection and locating Catherine Halsey on Onyx. [2]

Personality and traits

Possessing a male personality, Black-Box is noted as being incredibly egotistical and fully comfortable with being an entity of pure intellect, and has an innate sense of superiority over not only his Human creators, but also other AIs. Due to this, Black-Box chooses not to represent himself with a humanoid avatar, as the majority of "smart" AIs do, and instead appears as a featureless box bathed in blue light; at times, it is mentioned that he uses the brightest side of the cube to indicate which way his avatar is facing. He has been described as deeply narcissistic, and has been noted to speak in a supercilious manner.[1] He has also been noted as having a sarcastic sense of humor.

While a "smart" AI, Black-Box possesses at his core a set of "dumb" processes, which can be separated from his higher thought processes and function as a "dumb" AI, operating independently of the main AI, but still fully within his awareness; he represents these processes as a battered and weathered version of his normal cube-shaped hologram self. Whether this is a trait unique to Black-Box is unknown.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint — 343 Sparkast #5
  2. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 47-51