Remote aspect
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- "But the safeguard was not infallible. Sometimes the guard waved the scanning wand too quickly or held it too far away, and something like a locator tag or a biosensor implant slipped past. It had happened nine times in the last five months, which was how Intrepid Eye had managed to trickle out enough code to establish remote aspects in five different sectors of human-held space - including one hidden in the processing systems of Argent Moon itself. Of course, Intrepid Eye's remote aspects were several magnitudes more powerful than those of the most advanced human AIs. But without access to her quantum processing dots, they were a mere shadow a true archeon-class ancilla, and the disparity was retarding her study of humanity. Even more troubling, the necessity of communicating through overlooked electronics and undetected bleed-off signals was resulting in mistakes and missed opportunities - and that, Intrepid Eye could not tolerate."
- — Intrepid Eye's inner thoughts about her remote aspects.[1]
A remote aspect is a Forerunner ancilla created from the archeon-class ancilla Intrepid Eye to carry out her work across the galaxy while Intrepid Eye herself was trapped on Argent Moon.
Description
Intrepid Eye's remote aspects were lesser ancillas created by the archeon-class ancilla using bits of her code that she smuggled out of Argent Moon. They were described as having a mere shadow Intrepid Eye's power, but they were several magnitudes more powerful than humanity's most advanced AIs.[1] Argie's self-termination was so thorough that Anki Hersh's team was only able to determine that Argie's architecture was more compact than anything that ONI had ever developed.[2]
Despite their sheer power, Intrepid Eye's remote aspects could be destroyed by self-termination,[2] destruction of the system that they were inhabiting,[3][4] and millions of dumb AI hunter-killer teams that ultimately overwhelmed even Intrepid Eye's prodigious capabilities and destroyed her network and remote aspects.[5]
History
While trapped aboard Argent Moon, the Forerunner archeon-class ancilla Intrepid Eye a number of remote aspects of herself between July and December 2553. One remote aspect was embedded in the station's own processing systems.[1] One of Intrepid Eye's oldest and most useful remote aspects was Oriel.[4] Over the next six months, through these remote aspects, Intrepid Eye created a vast network of resources through the galaxy that controlled propaganda outlets, private security contractors, law practices and even political consulting firms that operated on dozens of worlds. Additionally, through one of her aspects, Intrepid Eye communicated with Castor, posing as an Oracle to direct him to build Salvation Base inside of the Suluhu Contemplarium and engage in piracy in the sector in hopes of drawing the UNSC to the site as part of her plan to prepare humanity for the Mantle of Responsibility.[6]
In September 2553, through her remote aspects, Intrepid Eye established Dark Moon Enterprises to carry out her work. It was known to ONI as a human private comprehensive security corporation that provided force-enhancement services throughout the human colonies.[7]
List of appearances
- Halo: Retribution (First appearance)
- Halo: Divine Wind (Mentioned only)
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo: Retribution, chapter 5
- ^ a b Halo: Retribution, chapter 17
- ^ Halo: Retribution, chapter 26
- ^ a b Halo: Retribution, chapter 27
- ^ Halo: Divine Wind, chapter 5
- ^ Halo: Retribution, chapter 16
- ^ Halo: Fractures - A Necessary Truth
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