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[[File:H4-SO-S1E9-Librarian-Cinematic06.jpg|thumb|300px|The Janus Key, in the possession of the | [[File:H4-SO-S1E9-Librarian-Cinematic06.jpg|thumb|300px|The disassembled Janus Key, in the possession of the Librarian.]] | ||
The '''Janus Key''' is a | The '''Janus Key''' is a powerful [[Forerunner]] artifact. When its halves are combined, the key gives the location of every piece of Forerunner technology in the [[Milky Way|galaxy]].<ref name="Key">'''Spartan Ops:''' ''[[S1/Key|S1E9 Key]]''</ref> | ||
Created in order to catalog the Forerunners' vast technological advancements, the key was placed | ==History== | ||
Created in order to catalog the Forerunners' vast technological advancements, the key was placed inside the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]]; there, it would remain under the care of the [[Librarian]]'s locally stored memory. The device was to be presented to the [[Ur-Didact]] after he returned from stasis so he could give it to [[humanity]] to spur their technological advancement. However, the Didact turned on humanity when he was awakened in [[2557]], renewing his quasi-genocidal campaign which had been halted [[100,000 BCE|one hundred millennia prior]]. | |||
[[2558|Six months]] after the Didact's [[Battle of Earth (2557)|attack on Earth]] was foiled, the Librarian's stored personality gave the key to [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. After Halsey reawakened in the [[Covenant remnant|Covenant]]-controlled [[Copernicus Base]], [[Jul 'Mdama]] took half of the artifact and escaped with the doctor. As she was being carried away, she threw the other half of the key to [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]].<ref name="Key"/> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The key is named after the Roman god [[Wikipedia:Janus|Janus]], who had dominion over beginnings and endings. The key's being split in half is also a reference to Janus, as he is usually depicted with two faces. | *The key is named after the Roman god [[Wikipedia:Janus|Janus]], who had dominion over beginnings and endings. The key's being split in half is also a reference to Janus, as he is usually depicted with two faces. | ||
*The Janus Key is similar in purpose to the fictitious [[Organon]], which some Forerunners believed would activate all [[Precursor]] technology in the galaxy. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
Revision as of 12:45, February 11, 2013
The Janus Key is a powerful Forerunner artifact. When its halves are combined, the key gives the location of every piece of Forerunner technology in the galaxy.[1]
History
Created in order to catalog the Forerunners' vast technological advancements, the key was placed inside the shield world Requiem; there, it would remain under the care of the Librarian's locally stored memory. The device was to be presented to the Ur-Didact after he returned from stasis so he could give it to humanity to spur their technological advancement. However, the Didact turned on humanity when he was awakened in 2557, renewing his quasi-genocidal campaign which had been halted one hundred millennia prior.
Six months after the Didact's attack on Earth was foiled, the Librarian's stored personality gave the key to Dr. Catherine Halsey. After Halsey reawakened in the Covenant-controlled Copernicus Base, Jul 'Mdama took half of the artifact and escaped with the doctor. As she was being carried away, she threw the other half of the key to Spartan Gabriel Thorne.[1]
Trivia
- The key is named after the Roman god Janus, who had dominion over beginnings and endings. The key's being split in half is also a reference to Janus, as he is usually depicted with two faces.
- The Janus Key is similar in purpose to the fictitious Organon, which some Forerunners believed would activate all Precursor technology in the galaxy.
List of appearances
- Halo 4
- Spartan Ops (First appearance)
Sources
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