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===Fall to the Flood=== | ===Fall to the Flood=== | ||
Around [[97,445 BCE]], strategic command of the [[ecumene]] was placed at the greater Ark, as the [[Capital]] system was almost completely conquered by the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 25''</ref> The greater Ark served as the final refuge for most of the surviving Forerunner population, while the Lifeworkers' specimens formerly stored there were relocated on the nearby [[Omega Halo]], the last surviving ring of the original twelve-strong array (excluding the repurposed [[Installation 07]]). The specimens included the Librarian's largest population of [[human]]s, which would later be destroyed when the [[Ur-Didact]] harvested their essences with the [[Composer]]. Shortly after this, the Flood [[Battle of the greater Ark|attacked]] the greater Ark and destroyed it using the [[Precursor]]s' [[star road]]s, leaving the lesser Ark and its new Array of rings as the Forerunners' last resort. The destruction of the greater Ark also led to the death of the majority of the remaining Forerunners, with only a handful escaping to the lesser Ark to carry out their final mission.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 34''</ref> | Around [[97,445 BCE]], strategic command of the [[ecumene]] was placed at the greater Ark, as the [[Capital]] system was almost completely conquered by the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 25''</ref> The greater Ark served as the final refuge for most of the surviving Forerunner population, while the Lifeworkers' specimens formerly stored there were relocated on the nearby [[Omega Halo]], the last surviving ring of the original twelve-strong array (excluding the repurposed [[Installation 07]]). The specimens included the Librarian's largest population of [[human]]s, which would later be destroyed when the [[Ur-Didact]] harvested their essences with the [[Composer]]. Shortly after this, the Flood [[Battle of the greater Ark|attacked]] the greater Ark and destroyed it using the [[Precursor]]s' [[star road]]s, leaving the lesser Ark and its new Array of rings as the Forerunners' last resort. The destruction of the greater Ark also led to the death of the majority of the remaining Forerunners, with only a handful escaping to the lesser Ark to carry out their final mission.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 34''</ref> | ||
==Production notes== | |||
The Greater Ark was first visually depicted in two illustrations by [[:Category:Images by Chase Toole|Chase Toole]] done for ''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' in [[2016]]. In the two art pieces done by Toole, the megastructure was depicted as almost visually identical to Installation 00 as depicted in ''[[Halo 3]]'' - aside from the scale differences. In February [[2024]], a series of updated images of the Greater Ark by [[:Category:Images by Espen Olsen Sætervik|Espen Olsen Sætervik]] were released to celebrate the 150th issue of the [[Canon Fodder]] blog. Sætervik's depiction of the Greater Ark takes more significant liberties with the design, with notably larger arms than the Toole artwork. The Canon Fodder also featured a concise summary of the Greater Ark's story.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-give-em-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - If They Want Lore, We'll Give 'Em Lore|D=22|M=02|Y=2024}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||