Harvester (location)

Harvester was the UNSC codename for a location on the Forerunner shield world Requiem.

History
In February 2558, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction sent archaeological teams in this area. They were after a Forerunner artifact, and thus brought a Harvester to excavate it. The ordered SPARTAN-IV Fireteam Switchback to uncover the Covenant projects there. However, Switchback was overwhelmed by enemies: the leader Cara Costabile was killed, while the team was captured and later imprisoned at Warrens. Infinity sent Lieutenant Murphy's Phantom and Fireteam Crimson to investigate. Three Broadswords were also sent to survey the area. Crimson only found Switchback's IFF tags, but the Spartans themselves were nowhere to be seen. After fighting several Prometheans, Crimson discovered the enormous vehicle that the Covenant had brought. The Covenant were killed and the Harvester's consoles were severely damaged by Crimson.

The Covenant later retook the area. They captured human scientists in order to repair the Harvester, but they were unsuccessful as the power supply had been destroyed. Later, Fireteam Crimson was once again dispatched to the "Harvester" location. They needed to find one of the artifacts that could free Infinity from the shield world's orbit. However the Spartans quickly realized that they were the ones who had previously interrupted the Covenant excavation. They tried to enter the Harvester to activate it, but its entrance was closed. Murphy's Pelican was called in reinforcement, but three Forerunner anti-aircraft guns threatened him. Roland managed to hack the guns' shields so that Crimson could take them out. The Pelican was then able to approach the Harvester and destroyed its shield door. Crimson entered the vehicle and killed its crew. The Spartans then proceeded to free the scientists, but were unable to activate the Harvester as it was too damaged. They went to Apex to retrieve a Lich's power supply.

Fireteam Crimson then returned to the Harvester. They made their way to the control room and replaced the power supply. They activated the vehicle's plasma drill and the beam created a hole in the rocky wall. Crimson entered the tunnel and discovered a Forerunner structure hidden in the mountain. They made their way through waves of Prometheans and managed to reach the artifact, which they deactivated. The Spartans then proceeded to return outside, but Requiem's unstable gravity made their movements more complicated. Near the entrance, they fought teams of Covenant that were sent to reactivate the artifact. After killing them, Crimson returned to the surface and met with Murphy's Pelican. They made their way through the inner surface's wreckages falling from the sky and managed to escape the planet with Infinity moments before the collision with the sun.

List of appearances

 * Halo 4
 * Spartan Ops