Editing Munera Platform

{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:Breakout Arena Concept Art.jpg|thumb|300px|A Munera Platform]]
{{Quote|I believe the public relation folks call it "forging a positive narrative".|Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne]], on the public broadcasting of Munera Platforms{{Ref/Book|Id=osfm47|OSFM|Page=47}}}}
The '''Munera Platforms''' are orbital combat [[Space station|stations]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]], created shortly after the activation of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]]. Sponsored by weapon and armor manufacturers, these stations allow corporations to analyze the raw data of their products, allowing them to better enhance their own product lines, while the UNSC leverages these events [[Spartan Training and Qualification Program|to train]] and hone [[Spartan]]s during periods of relative peace.{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/munera-platform|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Munera Platform|D=12|M=12|Y=2015}}

Munera Platforms exist across [[human]]-occupied space,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} at most naval depots and training facilities,{{Ref/Reuse|osfm47}} though [[Earth]] and [[Mars]] currently have the largest numbers. One such platform is '''Munera Platform A7''', located in orbit over Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Another, detachable, Munera Platform is located at [[Perihelion Station]], in orbit of [[KC-59]]. This platform is used by the [[UNSC Cartographer Initiative]] for specialised testing of the materiel produced at Perihelion.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Soil|Halo: From the Soil to the Stars}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFTomes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-tasty-tomes|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Tasty Tomes|D=24|M=03|Y=2025}}

==Overview==
[[File:Environment Halo 5 Guardians.jpg|250px|thumb|The interior of a Munera Platform.]]
===Design details===
While larger [[warship]]s and stations such as {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} and [[Anvil Station]] have extensive [[War Games]] facilities, most ships are not sizable enough to hold large exercises. Munera Platforms are designed to provide orbital training facilities for [[Spartan]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|osfm47}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFNeedle|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-needle-me-this|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Needle Me This|D=16|M=07|Y=2019}}

Designed as a discrete, self-contained arena, Munera Platforms are capable of simulating a vast number of terrains and scenarios. Utilizing War Games technology, the platform can quickly generate any environmental schema using advanced [[Holography|holographic]] and [[hard light]] technology,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} allowing Spartans to display their martial skill and test the latest military technology.{{Ref/Reuse|osfm47}} These stations can create simulations of any number of practical scenarios, though the most common simulations involve two [[fireteam]]s facing-off in a symmetrical or semi-symmetrical arena. Combat orbitals have subsequently been utilized by all of branches of the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces, garnering a large internal following, creating cross-branch competition.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

Competitive Spartan exercises are publicly broadcasted to audiences across the [[Unified Earth Government]] in an effort to build morale and forge a positive narrative on Spartans.{{Ref/Reuse|osfm47}} This practice continued even after the onset of the [[Created uprising]], with the results broadcast on [[Waypoint Radio]], with the results of matches announced by the radio host [[Mercury (AI)|Mercury]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Moonrise Over Mombasa}}

==Production notes==
[[Wikipedia:Munera (ancient Rome)|Munera]] referred to the creation of public works and entertainments for the aristocrats of Rome, similar to how exercises conducted on the Munera Platforms are broadcasted to the citizens of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The Munera Platforms serve as the in-universe framing device for the [[Breakout]] multiplayer mode set on the eponymous [[Breakout Arena]] map in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.

==Gallery==
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File:H5G MuneraPlatform Blockout Concept.jpg|Concept blockout of the platform.
File:H5G MuneraPlatform Concept Render 1.jpg|Concept render of the platform.
File:H5G MuneraPlatform Concept Render 2.jpg|Concept render of the platform.
File:H5G MuneraPlatform Concept Render 3.jpg|Concept render of the platform.
File:H5G MuneraPlatform Concept Render 4.jpg|Concept render of the platform.
File:H5G MuneraPlatform Concept Render 5.jpg|Concept render of the platform.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: From the Soil to the Stars]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Space stations]]