Noun
The quality or state of being rampant; excessive action or development; exuberance; extravagance.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn Halo, rampancy is now an inevitability should an AI live for longer than seven years, lack the three stages, and eventually will conclude with the AI's death. Source: Internet
In the Marathon series, rampancy often occurs to AIs with limited jobs or those treated with extreme disrespect. Source: Internet
As proven by Durandal (whose rampancy is most prominent throughout the story), who often gives the player what he calls "philosophical tirades," affected AIs are often very reflective. Source: Internet
By Marathon Infinity, all three of the UESC Marathon ' s artificial intelligences reach rampancy. Source: Internet
The concept of rampancy was later imported into Bungie's later Halo series, albeit with some modifications. Source: Internet
There is also a theory that this treatment actually helped keep Durandal's rampancy in check, by depriving him of new stimuli that would contribute to his growth. Source: Internet