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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|UNSC|Post}}
{{Base infobox
{{Base Infobox
|name=Hannibal HQ
|name=Hannibal HQ
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|location=[[Pilvros]], [[Pori]], [[New Carthage]]
|location=[[Pilvros]], [[Pori]], [[New Carthage]]
|purpose=;Official: [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] corporate headquarters{{Ref/Novel|Id=HPoL19|HPoL|Chapter=19}}
|purpose=;Official: [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] corporate headquarters{{Ref/Novel|Id=HPoL19|HPoL|Chapter=19}}
;Confidential: Research of a [[Forerunner]] [[New Carthage Forerunner Way Station|structure]] buried beneath the building{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL28}}
;Confidential: Research of a [[Forerunner]] structure buried beneath the building{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL28}}
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|controlledby=[[Hannibal Weapon Systems]]
|controlledby=[[Hannibal Weapon Systems]]
|notable=}}
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{{Quote|This place might look like an inviting office building, but it's a fortress, make no mistake.|[[Ram Chalva]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL19}}
{{Quote|This place might look like an inviting office building, but it's a fortress, make no mistake.|[[Ram Chalva]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL19}}
'''Hannibal HQ''' is the corporate headquarters of [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] in the city of [[Pilvros]] on [[New Carthage]], an [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]]. The structure rests at the center of the city and is also its tallest skyscraper.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL19}}
'''Hannibal HQ''' is the corporate headquarters of [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] in the city of [[Pilvros]] on [[New Carthage]], an [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]]. The structure rests at the center of the city and is also its tallest skyscraper.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL19}}


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===Interior layout===
===Interior layout===
The building's main atrium is four stories tall and centered around [[Pori Meteor]],{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL19}} a massive chunk of variegated rock crafted by the [[Forerunner]]s to be either a beacon or a power station, but to also look natural as to blend into the surrounding landscape.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL25}} Now the centerpiece of the headquarters' atrium, the "meteor" is surrounded with carefully landscaped plants, accent lighting, and viewing benches.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL19}} The atrium's floor is formed of striking marble with striations of mica and abalone-like shells, which shimmer in the room's lighting.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL25}} At the back of the atrium is an elevator that can be taken either higher up in the structure or down into the sublevels, of which there are at least three. On sublevel three is another elevator—this one protected by two guards—that leads to the [[New Carthage Forerunner Way Station|Forerunner way station]] three kilometers beneath Hannibal HQ's foundation.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HPoL28|HPoL|Chapter=28}}
The building's main atrium is four stories tall and centered around [[Pori Meteor]],{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL19}} a massive chunk of variegated rock crafted by the [[Forerunner]]s to be either a beacon or a power station, but to also look natural as to blend into the surrounding landscape. The atrium's floor is formed of striking marble with striations of mica and abalone-like shells, which shimmer in the room's lighting.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL25}} At the back of the atrium is an elevator that can be taken either higher up in the structure or down into the sublevels, of which there are at least three. On sublevel three is another elevator—this one protected by two guards—that leads to the Forerunner way station three kilometers beneath Hannibal HQ's foundation.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HPoL28|HPoL|Chapter=28}}


The way station is situated in a massive subterranean cavern and is composed of a sleek gray alloy platform covering at least three acres, with glowing blue accents and symbols. The platform is anchored in place with large superstructures that reach up to pierce the bedrock above. A pair of [[light bridge]]s reach out from the main platform to meet a smaller platform with a terminal on the other side of the chamber, forming a semicircle.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL28}}
The way station is situated in a massive subterranean cavern and is composed of a sleek gray alloy platform covering at least three acres, with glowing blue accents and symbols. The platform is anchored in place with large superstructures that reach up to pierce the bedrock above. A pair of [[light bridge]]s reach out from the main platform to meet a smaller platform with a terminal on the other side of the chamber, forming a semicircle.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL28}}
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===Post-war===
===Post-war===
Up until [[2558]], Hannibal HQ remained the epicenter of the corporation's dealings on New Carthage, especially in Pilvros. In September of that year, the region began seeing an increase in earthquakes, and the headquarters—along with the rest of the city—was evacuated as a precaution.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HPoL23|HPoL|Chapter=23}} A few weeks later, the crew of the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' used this knowledge to fake a tremor using a [[wave suppressor]] so that that [[Ram Chalva]] could enter the building under the cover of the evacuation. Their goal was to search the Forerunner way station beneath the HQ for [[Rion Forge]], their captain.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL28}} While retrieving a [[coordinate key]] from the [[Cartographer]] on [[Installation 07]], she had been pulled through a portal and her crew suspected that Rion had been transported to the way station, which was the key's next destination.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL19}}
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When [[Lessa]] and [[Niko]] activated their reengineered suppressor and simulated an earthquake that would cause the building's occupants to evacuate, Ram entered Hannibal HQ as a fragment of [[343 Guilty Spark|Spark]] infiltrated its computer systems guide him along. Ram made use of an [[active camouflage]] unit to descend the atrium's elevator to sublevel three, then to sneak past the guards and onto the elevator that led to the way station. Rion was nowhere to be found, but Ram did retrieve the final piece of the coordinate key, which would lead to [[Erebus VII]]. Making use of his camouflage once again, he escaped Hannibal HQ and rendezvoused with the rest of the ''Ace of Spades'' crew.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL28}}  


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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[[Category:New Carthage locations]]
[[Category:Places]]

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