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The purpose of the [[Halo]] Rings is to destroy the Galaxy of all life so that [[the Flood]] could starve to death. The Index is vaguely ''''T''''-shaped, with a faint green glow emanating from a stripe on each side. (In Halo 2 the index not only glows green, but it also glows a blue color.) The object seems to be merely a digital storage device containing the software or access codes needed to activate the rings, as shown when [[Cortana]] activates the replacement for [[Installation 04]] with the Index stored in her memory. [[Halo]] cannot be activated unless the Index is inserted into the control panel in Halo's control room. The "Sacred Icon" is first seen in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] where, with the help of [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]], [[SPARTAN-117]] locates and attempts to activate Halo, but he is stopped just before turning the key by Cortana. Cortana then begins to argue with 343 Guilty Spark over the Index. After [[John-117]] broke up their argument, [[Cortana]], explained to him the true function of Halo.

The Index appears again in [[Halo 2]], although it is for [[Installation 05]], when it is taken by [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]], but she and [[Sergeant Johnson]] lose it to [[Tartarus]] and his [[Brutes]] when they are ambushed. [[Tartarus]] then takes Keyes to [[Delta Halo]]'s Control Room where he tries to force her to activate the ring, but fails and activates it himself (by forcing Miranda's hand) when the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] and [[Johnson]] arrive. The Index is finally reclaimed by Miranda Keyes, who snatches it from the main platform after the Arbiter, kills the [[Brute Chieftain]].