[OOC] First Contact. (Halo & Star Wars Crossover)

[TheDarkTemplar]

Interested in playing an Elite, I'll have a CS up as soon as possible.

[datadogie]

Great! I'll be waiting on it. ^_^

[Zarkun]

As will I. Remember, we're always watching. *Creepy smile*

[Nallore]

Awesome our first Covie. :) And my plan still stands once i have things settled when i get home.

[Nallore]

Intro is up for you guys. Now get to da posting.

[TheDarkTemplar]

Khazo 'Tevum "The Pariah" 

Without Helmet

Age: 67

Gender: Male 

Homeworld: Sanghelios

Race: Sangheili 

Rank: Special Operations

Position: Covenant Remnant

Primary Weapon:

Type-52 Special Operations Rifle

Secondary Weapon:

Energy Sword

Personality: Ruthless and sadistic, Khazo will do anything and everything to complete his tasks. There is no cost to great, no sacrifice to big for him. He has even gone far enough to kill other disciples. That's just fellow members of the Covenant, as for his true enemies, humans, he's been known to deny them a swift death. 

Bio: Khazo 'Tevum, son of Thanok 'Tevum, was the latest in the Tevum bloodline to take up arms against the heretics. Khazo's father was a Shipmaster whose life was taken by the heretic demon. Before this Khazo was already a devout disciple, but after the death of his father an evil grew within him. Khazo started out as a Sangheili ranger serving as secondary wave. After the Covent would glass heretic planets Khazo and his men would be sent in to further cleanse the world's of any remaining heretics. Khazo was there at the Fall of Reach, he was among the last to arrive but by then the Covenant had all but gained control of the planet. It was there that he got a taste of the tenacity of one of the heretics' demons. 

After The Fall of Reach Khazo was promoted for unrelated reasons and later reinstated as Special Operations. He performed countless missions going deep into enemy controlled space, mostly with a team but sometimes alone. His bravery and devotion to the cause earned him respect and infamy but it was all for nothing as The Arbiter was removed from his seat of power and the Sangheili were excommunicated from the Covenant for heresy. Khazo remained loyal even with his rank stripped from him. 

When the Covenant was reborn Khazo was one of the first to rally to the call. Today he serves as he always has, carrying out high risk missions involving assassinations, bombings, and other forms of terror warfare. 

Hopefully I've got the lore right. It's been a while since I've kept up with the Halo series.

[Nallore]

It all looks good Templar post him up in the character section and you may post in the IC as well.

[TheDarkTemplar]

Will do, only thing is...how am I supposed to follow that post? I feel like anything I write up will be tiny compared to that lol.

[Nallore]

Lol its just an intro post it wont be that big just write what you can, amd its that big only because i asked datadogie to help out. :) I just execpect at least 2 paragraphs.

[Zarkun]

I'll get a post up on the morrow. It's late where I am and I'm tired with homework still to do.

[datadogie]

And her Rampancy had been taken care of when the UNSC had recovered the two of them from Requiem, so she wouldn't be leaving the LT anytime soon.

@Zarkun

There is as of yet no cure for AI rampancy. Just thought I would point that out.

[Zarkun]

Ha, fan lore XD Nah, there's actually a preventive measure, but I couldn't remember it so I saved myself looking an idiot by making one up.

[datadogie]

Yeah. The only AI that could have survived is Cortana, as she was the only smart AI made by a living duplicate (illegally made) of doctor Halsey's brain. Another duplicate could have been made, or a sacrifice of Halsey's brain itself, and used to rebuild her neural networks, extend the lifespan, or reroute her personality files to a previous, calmer state. This also had the disadvantage of many risks, one such one being a new Cortana being made instead of a repair of the old.

The only AI to live far past the deadline is Juliana, an insurrectionist AI stationed on the rubble. The only reason she lived is because she was given very complex tasks, and things she really had to pay attention to.

There are ways that AI can survive rampancy, however these are purely theoretical or they just extend the lifespan (an example being Mack and Loki, whom would continually switch command of Harvest's AI data center).

A more complex discussion to Rampancy can be found Here.

[Zarkun]

Let's just leave it simple XD

[datadogie]

Sure. xD Let's keep this complicated mojo out.

[Zarkun]

Well, it is Star Wars and Halo, lord knows how THAT'S gonna mix XD

[Revans Exile]

While there is no cure for Rampancy an A.I. who reaches the fourth stage can be considered fully "human" and no longer poses a threat. Cortana showed evidence of this moments before her death.

[datadogie]

Correct. ^_^

[Zarkun]

*pokes everyone* You there?

[Nallore]

I'm here.