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The world [[wiktionary:rampant|rampant]] had existed before Bungie, but the specific concept of rampancy was coined and subsequently [[wikipedia:Marathon_Trilogy# | The world [[wiktionary:rampant|rampant]] had existed before Bungie, but the specific concept of rampancy was coined and subsequently [[wikipedia:Marathon_Trilogy#Rampancy|developed by the Marathon team]] (this concept was revisited by 343 Industries for Halo 4). The three/four stages of a rampant (abnormally self-aware) AI are Melancholia, Anger, Jealousy, Meta-Stability. An egotistical level of self-awareness accompanies the development of the AI's personality. The (subtitle-only) tirades of the Deadly Brain are a reference to this, as well as Shinatama's statement, "Clearly, it's gone rampant". However, a Rampancy in Marathon takes place when an AI (not a human mind) is exposed to large amounts of data for a long enough period of time. Here, the Deadly Brain is essentially just going crazy because Konoko "decoupled its core logic". | ||
===Myth=== | ===Myth=== |