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{{quote|Whoever controls Halo controls the fate of the universe.|[[Jacob Keyes]], quoting his Covenant captors<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 117</ref>}} | {{quote|Whoever controls Halo controls the fate of the universe.|[[Jacob Keyes]], quoting his Covenant captors<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 117</ref>}} | ||
The '''Halos'''<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]</ref> (as they are named based on intercepted [[Covenant]] transmissions<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] page 38</ref>), alternatively known as the '''Sacred Rings'''<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]]</ref> by the Covenant | The '''Halos'''<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]</ref> (as they are named based on intercepted [[Covenant]] transmissions<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] page 38</ref>), alternatively known as the '''Sacred Rings'''<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]]</ref> by the Covenant, '''Fortress Worlds'''<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] page 193</ref> by their creators, and '''Installations''' by the AI Monitors that run them, are seven massive ring-shaped installations constructed by the [[Forerunner]] throughout the galaxy one hundred thousand years ago as a last resort when combating the parasite known as the [[Flood]]. When nothing else could be done, they activated the rings which killed all sentient life within three radii of the galactic center. The Halos are all research facilities and [[weapons]] of mass destruction. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== |
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