Who or what was the Warden Eternal?

Not a robot, nor a man, but what?

The Warden Eternal stood in defense of the Domain, and then of Cortana and her Created. We weren't told why. What drove him, and what was his origin? Those are the questions this video seeks to answer.

Thanks to Halopedia for making many of the images in this video easily accessible!

John 3: 16

Colossians 3: 23-24
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Images/Artists:

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Ricardo Sánchez
Rob Lean
Michael Atiyeh

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www.halopedia.org/Office_of_Naval_Intelligence#/me…

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Gabriel Garza

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Chris McGrath

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Darren Bacon

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David Heidhoff

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Benjamin Carré

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Andrea Susini

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www.halopedia.org/Roland#/media/File:H4-Roland-Ava…

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Gabriel Garza

Original Sound Tracks used:

   • Nexus

   • Command Spire

   • Zeta Halo

Footage of the Halo Array, Flood, and Forerunners was sourced from the terminals in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

0:00 What's the deal with the Warden Eternal?
1:27 Halo: Epitaph
1:40 The Domain
2:11 Forerunner Society and Haruspis
2:50 The Halo Array and the Flood
3:20 Abaddon at Maethrillian
3:57 The Origin of the Warden Eternal
4:53 Cortana's Intrusion
5:21 The Absolute Record entry on the Warden Eternal
5:55 Human Smart AIs and Rampancy
6:55 The Warden's Neglect
7:02 The Last Haruspis and the Didact
7:19 The Ritual
8:01 The Warden's Demise
8:43 Epilogue