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:''“Installations” redirects here. For other uses, see [[Installation (disambiguation)|Installation]].''<br /><br /> | :''“Installations” redirects here. For other uses, see [[Installation (disambiguation)|Installation]].''<br /><br /> | ||
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[[Image:Installation 05.jpg|right|thumb|290px|"Whoever controls Halo controls the fate of the universe." - Captain Keyes.]]The '''Halos'''<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]</ref> (as they are commonly referred to 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 over 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. In adddtion to their role as [[weapons]] of last resort, the Halo installations are also research facilities. These facilities are chiefly used for studying the Flood. | [[Image:Installation 05.jpg|right|thumb|290px|"Whoever controls Halo controls the fate of the universe." - Captain Keyes.]]The '''Halos'''<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]</ref> (as they are commonly referred to 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 over 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. In adddtion to their role as [[weapons]] of last resort, the Halo installations are also research facilities. These facilities are chiefly used for studying the Flood. | ||