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While not used by all AIs, every [[Smart artificial intelligence|"smart" AI]] uses an avatar as do many [[Dumb artificial intelligence|"dumb" AIs]]. This visual representation is chosen by the AI upon their creation and can be whatever they desire it to be. The creation of an AI's avatar occurs very early in the system's birthing process, and unless an AI is programmed to have multiple avatars, it does not usually alter its appearance after its initial creation, and attempts to do so have resulted in catastrophic AI system crashes.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>
While not used by all AIs, every [[Smart artificial intelligence|"smart" AI]] uses an avatar as do many [[Dumb artificial intelligence|"dumb" AIs]]. This visual representation is chosen by the AI upon their creation and can be whatever they desire it to be. The creation of an AI's avatar occurs very early in the system's birthing process, and unless an AI is programmed to have multiple avatars, it does not usually alter its appearance after its initial creation, and attempts to do so have resulted in catastrophic AI system crashes.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>


Although the duty which the AI is to perform, combined with the human brain that was used to create it, have a great deal to do with what avatar they chose to appear as.<ref name="for">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 28</ref><ref name="ch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 30</ref> Without exception, AI systems identify themselves as male or female based on the gender of their brain donor.<ref name="Encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', page 220</ref> In addition to their visual representation, AIs are also able to choose their preferred accent or style of speech.<ref name="ch"/>
Although the duty which the AI is to perform, combined with the human brain that was used to create it, have a great deal to do with what avatar they chose to appear as.<ref name="for">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 28''</ref><ref name="ch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 30''</ref> Without exception, AI systems identify themselves as male or female based on the gender of their brain donor.<ref name="Encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 220''</ref> In addition to their visual representation, AIs are also able to choose their preferred accent or style of speech.<ref name="ch"/>


==List of known UNSC AIs and their avatars==
==List of known UNSC AIs and their avatars==
*[[Araqiel|Araquiel]]: An elongated skull with long, demon-like horns, fire filled eyes and jagged teeth.<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 127</ref>
*[[Araqiel|Araquiel]]: An elongated skull with long, demon-like horns, fire filled eyes and jagged teeth.<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 127''</ref>


*[[Auntie Dot]]: A grid of glowing, constantly changing symmetrical patterns.
*[[Auntie Dot]]: A grid of glowing, constantly changing symmetrical patterns.


*[[Beowulf]]: A man wearing a hooded cloak that obscures its facial features and most of its body.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 95</ref>
*[[Beowulf]]: A man wearing a hooded cloak that obscures its facial features and most of its body.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 95''</ref>


*[[Black Box]]: A black box.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_005.mp3 '''Halo Waypoint —''' ''343 Sparkast <nowiki>#5</nowiki>'']</ref>
*[[Black Box]]: A black box.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_005.mp3 '''Halo Waypoint —''' ''343 Sparkast <nowiki>#5</nowiki>'']</ref>
*[[Captain Teach]]: Appearance and mannerisms of an archetypal pirate captain, with gold teeth and ebony hair, carrying multiple pistols.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Pariah]]", ''page 50''</ref>


*[[Cortana]]: Tall and slender woman, appearing to be nude, albeit censored by symbols across her body, with short-cut hair in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', then long hair in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]''. She is often described to have calculations faintly scrolling across her body, and resembles her brain donor, Dr. [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey]]. She glows bright blue.
*[[Cortana]]: Tall and slender woman, appearing to be nude, albeit censored by symbols across her body, with short-cut hair in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', then long hair in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]''. She is often described to have calculations faintly scrolling across her body, and resembles her brain donor, Dr. [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey]]. She glows bright blue.


*[[Deep Winter]]: An old man with a snowy cape, often accompanied by holographic ice and snow.<ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 106</ref>
*[[Deep Winter]]: An old man with a snowy cape, often accompanied by holographic ice and snow.<ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 106''</ref>


*[[Déjà]]: The appearance of a Greek goddess: barefoot, wrapped in the toga, motes of light dancing about her luminous white hair and holds a clay tablet in her left hand.<ref name="for"/>
*[[Déjà]]: The appearance of a Greek goddess: barefoot, wrapped in the toga, motes of light dancing about her luminous white hair and holds a clay tablet in her left hand.<ref name="for"/>


*[[Endless Summer]]: A tall, red Cherokee Indian chief, bare-chested, wearing buckskins, and with a feathered spear in hand.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 178</ref>
*[[Endless Summer]]: A tall, red Cherokee Indian chief, bare-chested, wearing buckskins, and with a feathered spear in hand.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 178''</ref>


*[[FitzGibbon]]: An elderly 18th century British Army officer with a teal glow.<ref name="genesis"/>
*[[FitzGibbon]]: An elderly 18th century British Army officer with a teal glow.<ref name="genesis"/>
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*[[Iona]]: One of the two known AI with more than one appearance, her default appearance is that of a slender woman with short, curly hair with angular shapes across her body, reminiscent of a skin-tight suit. She also appears to wear boots and knee pads. She has an additional appearance resembling a child version of her default avatar for her more simplistic "ghost" interface to deceive remote scanners. She glows dark red.<ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''' - ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref>
*[[Iona]]: One of the two known AI with more than one appearance, her default appearance is that of a slender woman with short, curly hair with angular shapes across her body, reminiscent of a skin-tight suit. She also appears to wear boots and knee pads. She has an additional appearance resembling a child version of her default avatar for her more simplistic "ghost" interface to deceive remote scanners. She glows dark red.<ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''' - ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref>


*[[Jerrod]]: A tiny spark of light with a formal butler voice.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 147</ref>
*[[Jerrod]]: A tiny spark of light with a formal butler voice.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 147''</ref>


*[[Lysithea]]: A sweet feminine voice with a laugh that sounds like "fine bone china clinking together."<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 100</ref>
*[[Lysithea]]: A sweet feminine voice with a laugh that sounds like "fine bone china clinking together."<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 100''</ref>


*[[Lorelei]]: A woman wearing a toga, a sickle in her belt, and a wreath of wheat crowning her head.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', page 422</ref>
*[[Lorelei]]: A woman wearing a toga, a sickle in her belt, and a wreath of wheat crowning her head.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 422''</ref>


*[[Mack]]: An American cowboy from the 20th century.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', pages 28-29</ref>
*[[Mack]]: An American cowboy from the 20th century.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 28-29''</ref>


*[[Mo Ye]]: An elderly Asian woman in a pink gown.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', page 83</ref>
*[[Mo Ye]]: An elderly Asian woman in a pink gown.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]", ''page 83''</ref>


*[[Rebecca]]: She is one of the few known AI to have two appearances. Her first appearance is described as "half-Athena, half-Ares" with a feathered Greek headdress and ancient armor. She then changed her appearance to a flabby, middle-aged Mediterranean woman in a flower dress.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''[[The Mona Lisa]]'', pages 231 and 233</ref>
*[[Rebecca]]: She is one of the few known AI to have two appearances. Her first appearance is described as "half-Athena, half-Ares" with a feathered Greek headdress and ancient armor. She then changed her appearance to a flabby, middle-aged Mediterranean woman in a flower dress.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[The Mona Lisa]]", ''pages 231 and 233''</ref>


*[[Sekmet]]: Lion-headed woman dressed in Egyptian robes.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 463-465</ref>
*[[Sekmet]]: Lion-headed woman dressed in Egyptian robes.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 463-465''</ref>


*[[Serina]]: A tall and slender woman with long brown hair, wearing black boots, tight pants or leggings and a white shirt. She glows bright blue.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref>
*[[Serina]]: A tall and slender woman with long brown hair, wearing black boots, tight pants or leggings and a white shirt. She glows bright blue.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref>


*[[Sif]]: A slender woman with a long neck and elevated chin, wearing an ankle-length, sleeveless gown of "interwoven sunset hues" and has long, golden hair, which falls "in waves to the middle of her back".<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', page 68</ref>
*[[Sif]]: A slender woman with a long neck and elevated chin, wearing an ankle-length, sleeveless gown of "interwoven sunset hues" and has long, golden hair, which falls "in waves to the middle of her back".<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 68''</ref>


*[[Superintendent]]: A series of emotion icons.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref>
*[[Superintendent]]: A series of emotion icons.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref>


*[[Watchmaker]]: An old man holding a large pocket watch with a dozen dials.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 448-252</ref>
*[[Watchmaker]]: An old man holding a large pocket watch with a dozen dials.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 448-252''</ref>


*[[Wellsley]]: Stern-looking man with mildly long hair, prominent nose, and a collared coat; supposed to look like an 18th century British officer.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', page 209</ref> Is said to resemble his namesake, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington.
*[[Wellsley]]: Stern-looking man with mildly long hair, prominent nose, and a collared coat; supposed to look like an 18th century British officer.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 209''</ref> Is said to resemble his namesake, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington.


===Unidentified AIs===
===Unidentified AIs===
There were also at least three AIs at the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]] that were have not been specifically identified, with the avatars of a samurai, a mermaid, and a figure made entirely of bright light with comets trailing in her wake.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 114''</ref>
There were also at least three AIs at the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]] that were have not been specifically identified, with the avatars of a samurai, a mermaid, and a figure made entirely of bright light with comets trailing in her wake.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 114''</ref> In addition, there were two unidentified AIs on the {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}}, one of which was a wraith-like gray-robbed figure without a body, and the other a collection of disembodied eyes, mouths, and gesturing hands, noted by [[Kurt-051]] as resembling [[Wikipedia:Cubism|cubist art]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 60''</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Bloodline AI.png|One of Iona's two avatars.
File:Bloodline AI.png|One of Iona's two avatars.
File:Mo Ye.png|Mo Ye's avatar.
File:Mo Ye.png|Mo Ye's avatar.
File:Rebecca.png|One of Rebecca's avatars.
File:Serina.jpg|Serina's avatar.
File:Serina.jpg|Serina's avatar.
File:Serina color.png|A full color render of Serina's avatar.
File:Serina color.png|A full color render of Serina's avatar.

Revision as of 14:11, August 22, 2011

An avatar is the visual representation of an artificial intelligence or "AI", used as a way to better interact with humans. Avatars often appear as human-sized wherever sufficient projection equipment is available.[1][2][3] With more limited projection systems such as a starship's holo-pedestal, they appear considerably smaller.[4][5]

While not used by all AIs, every "smart" AI uses an avatar as do many "dumb" AIs. This visual representation is chosen by the AI upon their creation and can be whatever they desire it to be. The creation of an AI's avatar occurs very early in the system's birthing process, and unless an AI is programmed to have multiple avatars, it does not usually alter its appearance after its initial creation, and attempts to do so have resulted in catastrophic AI system crashes.[6]

Although the duty which the AI is to perform, combined with the human brain that was used to create it, have a great deal to do with what avatar they chose to appear as.[7][8] Without exception, AI systems identify themselves as male or female based on the gender of their brain donor.[6] In addition to their visual representation, AIs are also able to choose their preferred accent or style of speech.[8]

List of known UNSC AIs and their avatars

  • Araquiel: An elongated skull with long, demon-like horns, fire filled eyes and jagged teeth.[9]
  • Auntie Dot: A grid of glowing, constantly changing symmetrical patterns.
  • Beowulf: A man wearing a hooded cloak that obscures its facial features and most of its body.[10]
  • Captain Teach: Appearance and mannerisms of an archetypal pirate captain, with gold teeth and ebony hair, carrying multiple pistols.[12]
  • Cortana: Tall and slender woman, appearing to be nude, albeit censored by symbols across her body, with short-cut hair in Halo: Combat Evolved, then long hair in Halo 2 and Halo 3. She is often described to have calculations faintly scrolling across her body, and resembles her brain donor, Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey. She glows bright blue.
  • Deep Winter: An old man with a snowy cape, often accompanied by holographic ice and snow.[13]
  • Déjà: The appearance of a Greek goddess: barefoot, wrapped in the toga, motes of light dancing about her luminous white hair and holds a clay tablet in her left hand.[7]
  • Endless Summer: A tall, red Cherokee Indian chief, bare-chested, wearing buckskins, and with a feathered spear in hand.[14]
  • FitzGibbon: An elderly 18th century British Army officer with a teal glow.[2]
  • Iona: One of the two known AI with more than one appearance, her default appearance is that of a slender woman with short, curly hair with angular shapes across her body, reminiscent of a skin-tight suit. She also appears to wear boots and knee pads. She has an additional appearance resembling a child version of her default avatar for her more simplistic "ghost" interface to deceive remote scanners. She glows dark red.[15]
  • Jerrod: A tiny spark of light with a formal butler voice.[16]
  • Lysithea: A sweet feminine voice with a laugh that sounds like "fine bone china clinking together."[17]
  • Lorelei: A woman wearing a toga, a sickle in her belt, and a wreath of wheat crowning her head.[18]
  • Mack: An American cowboy from the 20th century.[19]
  • Mo Ye: An elderly Asian woman in a pink gown.[20]
  • Rebecca: She is one of the few known AI to have two appearances. Her first appearance is described as "half-Athena, half-Ares" with a feathered Greek headdress and ancient armor. She then changed her appearance to a flabby, middle-aged Mediterranean woman in a flower dress.[21]
  • Sekmet: Lion-headed woman dressed in Egyptian robes.[22]
  • Serina: A tall and slender woman with long brown hair, wearing black boots, tight pants or leggings and a white shirt. She glows bright blue.[23]
  • Sif: A slender woman with a long neck and elevated chin, wearing an ankle-length, sleeveless gown of "interwoven sunset hues" and has long, golden hair, which falls "in waves to the middle of her back".[24]
  • Watchmaker: An old man holding a large pocket watch with a dozen dials.[26]
  • Wellsley: Stern-looking man with mildly long hair, prominent nose, and a collared coat; supposed to look like an 18th century British officer.[27] Is said to resemble his namesake, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington.

Unidentified AIs

There were also at least three AIs at the Damascus Testing Facility on Chi Ceti IV that were have not been specifically identified, with the avatars of a samurai, a mermaid, and a figure made entirely of bright light with comets trailing in her wake.[28] In addition, there were two unidentified AIs on the UNSC Point of No Return, one of which was a wraith-like gray-robbed figure without a body, and the other a collection of disembodied eyes, mouths, and gesturing hands, noted by Kurt-051 as resembling cubist art.[29]

Gallery

  • Auntie Dot's avatar.

    Auntie Dot's avatar.

  • Cortana's avatar.

    Cortana's avatar.

  • FitzGibbon.png

    FitzGibbon's avatar.

  • One of Iona's two avatars.

    One of Iona's two avatars.

  • Mo Ye's avatar.

    Mo Ye's avatar.

  • One of Rebecca's avatars.

    One of Rebecca's avatars.

  • Serina's avatar.

    Serina's avatar.

  • A full color render of Serina's avatar.

    A full color render of Serina's avatar.

  • Superintendent emotions.jpg

    The icons used to express the Superintendent.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 38
  2. ^ a b Halo Wars: Genesis
  3. ^ Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp
  4. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  5. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
  6. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, page 220
  7. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 28
  8. ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, page 30
  9. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 127
  10. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 95
  11. ^ Halo Waypoint — 343 Sparkast #5
  12. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "Pariah", page 50
  13. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 106
  14. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 178
  15. ^ Halo: Blood Line - Issue 1
  16. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 147
  17. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 100
  18. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 422
  19. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 28-29
  20. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian", page 83
  21. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "The Mona Lisa", pages 231 and 233
  22. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", pages 463-465
  23. ^ Halo Wars
  24. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 68
  25. ^ Halo 3: ODST
  26. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", pages 448-252
  27. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 209
  28. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 114
  29. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 60
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