Apex Site



The Apex was a Forerunner installation that contained a fleet of many Forerunner ships inside the Flood-Controlled Shield World.

It's primary purpose appeared to be as a base for the dormant Forerunner ships, which were docked in the surrounding towers. It was also here that Anders was held by the Arbiter until she escaped via the installation's Teleportation Grid.

The installation was destroyed by the Spirit of Fire's FTL Reactor which caused the sun in the center of the Micro Dyson Sphere to go supernova, destroying all the Forerunner ships and eliminating The Flood and causing the Shield World to collapse before being incinerated by the explosion.

Description
The Apex site consisted of a narrow main platform hovering high above the inner surface of the Flood-Controlled Shield World, and numerous docking towers housing a fleet of Forerunner ships. It had a transporter pad which also worked as a Containment Field Device. The system was operated by vocal commands.

At one end of the platform, there was a spherical activation console covered in Forerunner glyphs, similar to the one at the Relic on Harvest. The console could only be operated by a Reclaimer, and when activated, would unlock the dormant Forerunner ships. When the installation was activated, a Beam Emitter next to the activation console would emit a continuous stream of energy, much like in many other Forerunner facilities. On the other end of the platform, there was an elevator which lead very close to the Shield World's artificial star, possibly for maintenance use.

The main platform was accessible from the Apex Base Site, a large transporter pad on top of a towering hill comprised of a series of ramps. It was located on the inner surface of the Shield World, most likely somewhere under the Apex.

History


In 2531, the Apex was the site of a major engagement between SPARTAN Red Team and Covenant forces lead by the Arbiter, who were attempting to prevent the UNSC from destroying the Shield World and the recently activated Forerunner ships at dock there.

The Covenant, who discovered that they could use a human to activate the installation, captured Ellen Anders and brought her to the site. The Arbiter used her to activate the system, but she managed to escape the control center using the platfrom's Transporter Pad.

After regrouping and coming up with a plan to stop the Covenant from using the ships, the UNSC forces established a base and assaulted the Apex Base Site. After reaching the top, they teleported the 's Slipspace Drive to the main platform of the installation, where they confronted several Elites and the Arbiter.

After the repulsing of the Covenant assault and the death of the Arbiter in battle, Sgt. Forge ascended up to the center of the Shield World and overloaded the FTL Reactor, causing the star to go supernova and obliterating the Installation.

Related Pages

 * Micro Dyson Sphere
 * Shield World
 * Unnamed Shield World