User:Saberstorm/543 Humble Matrix



543 Humble Matrix is a Forerunner Monitor set to appear sometime in the Reborn arc.

Forerunner Era
Not much is known about Matrix's past, asside from the fact that he was around during the Forerunner/Flood war. He also claims to have been through Rampancy and reached Metastability during that time, using his 'Anger' stage to cause significant damage against the Flood in suicidal missions. He claims that his Installation was compromised by the Flood, allowing him to become a free-thinking AI. While it is unknown what his Installation was, his knowledge of Forerunner Extrasensory Infiltrators and a mysterious artifact called the Grail suggest that he was part of an intensive study on the Flood during the war to find an alternative countermeasure other than the Halo Array.

Human Era
Matrix was found by the Master Chief while fighting against the Flood infestation the Covenant were using as a weapon. The Chief was surprised and Matrix's knowledge and flexable thinking, along with his disregard for the rules. Matrix was more than happy to help with the search for the Grail, even though he didn't know its exact location. He also attempted to complete the Grail's programming to target Flood biomass only, but admitted that even he could not guarantee the propper effects. Nevertheless, the Grail was activated, the Array fired, and the Flood infestation was destroyed.

Personality
Being a free-thinking AI, Matrix is easily one of the strangest Forerunner Monitors ever encountered. He is often sarcastic and has a strong disregard towards what other Monitors deem Protocol. He does get angry, but claims it is an emotion that is part of Metastability. He also has exceptional navigation skills, and can hold his own in combat better than other Forerunner AI's, mostly because he fights dirty. He also has a crush on Cortana from the moment he sees her for the first time.

Notable Quotes

 * "Screw Protocol! Protocol Stinks!"
 * "The Flood always had the potential to evolve, but they never took advantage of that fact themselves. It would require an outside sourse to make them realize their true potential, but since they destroyed any species they came in contact with, they remained trapped in their own instincts. My Creators realized this far too late."


 * "I must be dead."
 * "Why's that?"


 * "I specifically remember my Forrunner Creators saying that the Flood would stop being parisites when hell freezes over, and this planet is far too cold to be heaven."


 * "Ever since I became metastable, I began to wonder if perhaps the Flood were perhaps simply on the threshold of becoming a powerful new sentient species similar to Percusors, Forrunners, and Humans, and here I see the evidence before me!"
 * (condensending tone) "Oh sure! That's a great idea! Why don't you just call them up and say, (switches to mocking tone) 'Hello. Your ship is in our way. Will you please move it?' (switches back to condensending tone) Do you honestly think that will do any good?"
 * (when first meeting Cortana) "Shut me down! I have never seen a more beautiful creation in all my life!"
 * (when 343 Guilty Spark is mentioned) "Is that floating ego-maniac of a head still flying around these days? I had hopes that the Flood had killed him by now. If you do happen to see him again, give him this message for me: Thbbbb!"