Adjutant Reflex : Compound Intelligence

The first two words of this post's title instill awe into thousands of Halo fans around the globe. For the past 4 days a mysterious user on various message boards and forums such as Bungie, and even HBO for no real apparent reason. The real excitement behind these posts is it means that another alternate reality set of viral advertisement is most likely on its way much as 'I Love Bees' for Halo 2 and 'The Cortana Letters' for the Halo universe. But lets explore what this compound intelligence has to offer us as we count the days, no even the hours until Halo 3 is released for the Xbox 360.

For starters lets explore the name. Adjutant Reflex simply translated for the average man could mean a few things. An adjutant is an assistant to an executive military officer. He or she could be said officers personal secretary or personal messenger. The word reflex could mean a few different things within the context of the name. It could be an involuntary response to something, or it could mean it reflects some form of energy or something transferable back to its source. So Adjutant Reflex could be a personal aid to a commanding military officer who relays information because it is part of his instinct. Even further simplified, he tells us what the officer is trying to tell us not by choice, but because is vital and it is not questionable. But where does this leave us with Compound Intelligence? Well Intelligence could either specify what branch or division this adjutant is within, or it could mean that said adjutant is infact aware of what they are doing. The hard part of this is the Compound. Compound could mean that the adjutant is receiving said information from several officers, the adjutant is working with other military personal to bring this to us, or the adjutant is using both information from said executive officer and using his own intuition.

Another interesting aspect of Adjutant Reflex, is the way they word their posts. They seem to be trying to tell us something, but they also try to hide it from us. Adjutant has been referencing to archiving data and that 'the seeds have been sown'. <img width="90" height="90" src="http://www.bungie.net/Forums/skins/default/avatars/Chrysopteron.gif"/> This symbol has been found on several Halo 3 related pictures and is called the Chrysopteron. One post by Adjutant asked on who's wings would 'we' fly from the blackest earth to the brightest heaven. One user responded Iris which means personification of a rainbow and a messenger of the gods. After that reply Adjutant responded with "Time to sleep. Something that once was malevolent is stirring. [hibernation resumed]". This could mean that the Flood are regrouping or it is time to lay low until the next entry.

Another seed found besides the Chrysopteron is hidden in the Halo 3 Comic on the Halo 3 website. Its is also a supposed artifact found by a safari guide in Tanzania. This information comes from the Society of the Ancients, or SOTA. They can be found at 206.16.223.63. This website was found by looking in parts of the comic book and has been verified to be owned by MSFT.

Other links have pointed to lyca.com and topcola.com somehow being involved. Many disagree with this but upon looking through and following up on 7499.com, I think there is something there. When you go to 7499.com, if you click the other links in the correct order it starts to fill up the green circles on the bottom. So far it appears to be a system thats based on choosing the largest or smallest number that labels the link. I got the bar filled up almost 3/4 of the way when i click a wrong link and had to start over. It also appears that if you click the links in the proper order, it is actually a story about how the British attacked New York during the Revolutionary War. I am from the area of NY where the turning point of that segment of the war took place so i noticed it immediatly. If anyone else can try this with me to see what happens if you fill up the bar completely let me know. I realize a lot of you have already accepted that lyca and topcola probably aren't part of Adjutant Reflex posts or part of the seeds that have been sown. But what if it is? Besides, AR hasn't posted yet today and since this compound intelligence has started, it has been going everyday. No reason to stop now! Is there?

This is an intense and very exciting opportunity for me to waste my summer away on. I dont even have a 360 yet and I cannot wait until Halo 3 comes out!