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An '''armored matrix''' is a form of complex, armored, storage devices that the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] uses for the storage and transportation of [[artificial intelligence]] constructs.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 317''</ref>
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[[File:HReach-Package-DataStorageUnit.png|thumb|350px|An armored matrix containing the AI [[Cortana]].]]
An '''armored matrix''' is a reinforced housing used by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] to securely transport an [[artificial intelligence]] construct. An armored matrix may be used when a [[holotank]] is not available, such as on a battlefield. Though the AI contained within can communicate verbally, there is no hologram emitter for it to manifest a body; hence, the AI can talk, but it cannot see.<ref name="Flood">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 317''</ref>


==Background==
Class-C Military AIs serving under [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] commanding officers are carried in armored matrices aboard the officers' [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]]. In this manner they may ride into a combat zone intact and be further operated when a [[Military base|firebase]] or other operational command post is put into place.<ref name="Flood"/>
The armored matrix is used when a [[holotank]] is not available, such as on the battlefield. The matrix is reinforced to make it difficult, though not impossible, to destroy. Though the AI contained in it can communicate verbally, there is no hologram emitter for it to manifest a body; hence, the AI can talk, but it cannot see, dependent on its humans' visualizations.


The Class-C Military AIs of the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] command [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|Human Entry Vehicles]] are carried in armored matrices so that they may ride to a combat zone intact and be further operated when a [[Military base|firebase]] or other operational command post is put into place.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Halsey holding Cortana Fragment.jpg|[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] holding [[Cortana]]'s armored matrix.
File:Reach 7804700 Full.jpg|[[SPARTAN-B312]] examining Cortana's matrix.
File:HReach-ThePackage-Screen.jpg|Cortana's matrix mounted on the Spartan's back.
File:Halo Initiation Kovalic.PNG|[[Admiral]] [[Kovalic]] protecting the armored matrix of an unknown AI.
File:Package Concept.png|Concept art of Cortana's armored matrix.
File:Package hipoly.png|A high-polygon 3D model of the matrix.
File:Package.png|Another view of the unit.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
 
 
==Sources==
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==Sources==
==Sources==

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An armored matrix containing the AI Cortana.

An armored matrix is a reinforced housing used by the UNSC to securely transport an artificial intelligence construct. An armored matrix may be used when a holotank is not available, such as on a battlefield. Though the AI contained within can communicate verbally, there is no hologram emitter for it to manifest a body; hence, the AI can talk, but it cannot see.[1]

Class-C Military AIs serving under ODST commanding officers are carried in armored matrices aboard the officers' SOEIVs. In this manner they may ride into a combat zone intact and be further operated when a firebase or other operational command post is put into place.[1]

Gallery

List of appearances


Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Flood, page 317

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