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He first drew the attention of the [[United Nations Space Command]] when he was implicated in the smuggling of equipment—including weapons and vehicles—to [[insurrectionist]] forces. A further UNSC investigation revealed that Sloan had smuggled supplies to insurgent factions on over forty different occasions. Though the AI was opposed to the UNSC and publicly supported offensive action against the military, there was no indication that Sloan was directly responsible for any attack; this ambiguity placing him on the periphery of several UNSC security agencies.<ref name="universe"/> | He first drew the attention of the [[United Nations Space Command]] when he was implicated in the smuggling of equipment—including weapons and vehicles—to [[insurrectionist]] forces. A further UNSC investigation revealed that Sloan had smuggled supplies to insurgent factions on over forty different occasions. Though the AI was opposed to the UNSC and publicly supported offensive action against the military, there was no indication that Sloan was directly responsible for any attack; this ambiguity placing him on the periphery of several UNSC security agencies.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
After the [[Liang-Dortmund Corporation]] recolonized the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Meridian]] following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Sloan served as administrator of the world, residing within the primary settlement of [[Meridian Station]]. By [[2558]] he had been [[Democracy|democratically]] elected [[governor]] by the citizens of Meridian Station for two consecutive four-year terms, under the ''de facto'' control of Liang-Dortmund. As a [[smart AI]] who had been in service for at least nine years,<ref name="universe"/> Sloan inevitably experienced onset [[rampancy]],<ref name="meridian station"/> the inevitable degradation of all smart AI. To counteract his condition, Sloan has dedicated much of his remaining energy toward staving off the effects of his rampancy. Sloan's image and vocalizations were heavily degraded as a result, though his mental faculties appeared to remain fairly stable.<ref name="universe"/> | After the [[Liang-Dortmund Corporation]] recolonized the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Meridian]] following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Sloan served as administrator of the world, residing within the primary settlement of [[Meridian Station]]. | ||
In [[2553#December|December 2553]], Pinnacle Station became the battleground for forces from the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and rogue ONI unit [[Papa-10]] under the command of [[Intrepid Eye]]'s remote aspect [[Oriel]]. As Papa-10 fled the station followed by [[Castor]] and his surviving [[Jiralhanae]], Oriel contacted Sloan and asked for his help in stopping the Jiralhanae. Sloan was uninterested at first as Papa-10 and the Keepers would be forced to take their fight to the surface of Meridian, thus ending the damage the fight was causing to Pinnacle Station. Oriel implied a contract between ONI and [[Dark Moon Enterprises]] with whom Sloan had made a deal and attempted to pressure him into complying. Sloan demanded compensation in exchange for his help in retrieving the cryo jars, specifically a big and silent investor in Pinnacle Station. Oriel agreed and set up a shell corporation to provide the funds and added a minor compulsion routine to help force Sloan to agree. After Oriel revealed that the cryo-jars contained organs vital to the survival of humanity, Sloan promptly admitted that he couldn't actually stop the shuttle and had only let Oriel assume he could. Instead, Sloan offered to give her the location of where the shuttle would land and a good extraction point so that Oriel could dispatch help to her forces. Oriel accepted the deal and Sloan provided her with the necessary information.<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''Chapter 21''</ref> | |||
Shortly afterwards, [[Veta Lopis]]' [[Ferret]] team arrived chasing the Dark Moon couriers. Sloan contacted the team, assuming they were connected to Papa-10 and Veta didn't correct him, instead claiming to be a relief team that had just gotten the call for help. Though Sloan realized that they didn't know Papa-10 itself, he assumed that it was simply because of "need-to-know bullshit." Sloan was less suspicious of [[Olivia-G291]]'s direct questions that Veta's and revealed that there were three ONI survivors and four Jiralhanae pursuers. Sloan admitted that he didn't know much about Dark Moon's actions, having only provided them with the hidden berth that they had paid for, but he was able to provide Veta the location where Papa-10 had gone on Meridian.<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''Chapter 22''</ref> | |||
By [[2558]] he had been [[Democracy|democratically]] elected [[governor]] by the citizens of Meridian Station for two consecutive four-year terms, under the ''de facto'' control of Liang-Dortmund. As a [[smart AI]] who had been in service for at least nine years,<ref name="universe"/> Sloan inevitably experienced onset [[rampancy]],<ref name="meridian station"/> the inevitable degradation of all smart AI. To counteract his condition, Sloan has dedicated much of his remaining energy toward staving off the effects of his rampancy. Sloan's image and vocalizations were heavily degraded as a result, though his mental faculties appeared to remain fairly stable.<ref name="universe"/> | |||
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