Tower
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- "Welcome to my Tower, Master Chief. It is where you will be broken. It is where you will give up your secrets."
- — Chak 'Lok greeting John-117 in the Tower.[1]
The Tower, also named Chak 'Lok's Tower after its warden Chak 'Lok,[2] was a Banished facility built on one of the fragments of Installation 07 during the Installation 07 conflict between December 2559 and 2560.[1][3]
Overview[edit]
Deployment method[edit]
The stronghold was a pre-built structure that was dropped from a Banished vessel in orbit onto the surface of a planet, Halo installation, or other celestial body. Upon impacting the ground, massive spikes on the underside of the structure burrow deep into the terrain and act as a sturdy foundation.[4]
Facilities[edit]
The Tower serves as a location for interrogating prisoners of war as well as a central strategic analysis base for retrieving and analyzing intel.[5] The Tower has a main entrance and a side entrance. The Tower itself was composed of three floors of prisons, accessible via a gravity lift at the base of the structure. The top floor contains a large chamber with two torture devices. There is a security building at the base of the Tower, which can put the facility into lockdown. There is a landing pad at cliffside of the base.[1]
History[edit]
After the UNSC's defeat at Installation 07 circa December 13, 2559, the Banished forces led by War Chief Escharum occupied the installation. The Tower was one of the many Banished outposts deployed across the ring to maintain control.[3] Escharum ordered his troops to hunt down and capture UNSC survivors.[6] The prisoners of war were processed at Redoubt of Sundering,[7] then taken to the Tower for torture and interrogation by its warden Chak 'Lok. Survivors were then brought to the House of Reckoning.[1][2] Spartan-IV Hudson Griffin was brought to the Tower following his capture by the Banished after a failed assassination on Escharum.[1][2][8] Combat medic Lucas Browning was also taken to the Tower after the Banished forced him to release the Xalanyn known as "the Harbinger" from her cylix.[2][9] On May 18, 2560, Browning's friends Spartan Nina Kovan, Erik Bender, and Robin Dimik planned to attack the Tower and rescue him.[10] It's unknown if the boat crew ever launched the attack, but Browning was moved at some point to Rdomnai Keep, Blademaster Jega 'Rdomnai's base,[11][12] after first being transferred to the House of Reckoning.[13]
By May 28, 2560, Spartan Griffin was the only prisoner within the Tower,[14] with only a handful of marines being held at the base of the Tower.[1] Having learned of John-117's survival,[15] Escharum ordered Chak 'Lok to lure the Spartan to the Tower using Griffin's distress signal.[1] John-117 stormed the Tower, fought the Banished troops defending the outpost, and reached the top floor, where he killed Chak 'Lok. Despite being freed from the torture device, Griffin succumbed to his wounds, but told John-117 of the Banished's search for a Forerunner facility known as the Conservatory.[1] The facility was put out of use following Chak 'Lok's death.[16]
On June 5, the Master Chief rescued Browning from Rdomnai Keep.[17][18] The next day, Browning shared his experiences with the Harbinger and at the Tower with the Spartan who told him about Griffin's death.[13]
Production notes[edit]
An Easter egg referencing Craig and the IWHBYD skull can be found at the roof of the Tower.
Gallery[edit]
Concept art[edit]
Concept sketch of the exterior of the Tower.
Concept sketches of various parts of the Tower.
