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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:S1Departure_-_RequiemAccess.jpg|thumb| | [[File:S1Departure_-_RequiemAccess.jpg|thumb|right|300px|UNSC ships entering Requiem via an access portal.]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:Halo4-Cortana-RequiemCore.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Cortana]] observing the core of Requiem.]] | ||
===Structure=== | ===Structure=== | ||
The most resilient shield installation built by the Forerunners, Requiem consists of multiple concentric planetary shells enclosed within one another, sealed inside an enormous outer shell.<ref name="h4guide"/> The outermost surface is an armored covering enveloping the second shell, which is oriented like that of a planet and houses the world's primary terrestrial environment. Requiem's core is located below this planetary surface, and has a surface reverse to that of the terrestrial exterior, similar to a miniaturized [[Dyson sphere|Dyson shell]]. | The most resilient shield installation built by the Forerunners, Requiem consists of multiple concentric planetary shells enclosed within one another, sealed inside an enormous outer shell.<ref name="h4guide"/> The outermost surface is an armored covering enveloping the second shell, which is oriented like that of a planet and houses the world's primary terrestrial environment. Requiem's core is located below this planetary surface, and has a surface reverse to that of the terrestrial exterior, similar to a miniaturized [[Dyson sphere|Dyson shell]]. | ||
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*According to Brian Reed, the lead writer of ''Halo 4'', Requiem is the largest Forerunner construct in history.<ref>[http://youtu.be/A3KLtf8DzCU '''Youtube''' ''Halo 4: A Hero Awakens Behind the Scenes'']</ref> Unless he was speaking hyperbolically, this would mean that Requiem is even larger than [[Trevelyan|Shield World 006]], which is two astronomical units in diameter. If he meant that Requiem is merely the largest construct featured in the games, it would be larger than the 100,000 kilometer [[Installation 00|lesser Ark]]. However, based on the curvature of the horizon on the outer shell, as well as the size of the entrance portals relative to the shell or several objects observed near it, Requiem would appear to be closer to the scale of an Earth-like planet, if not smaller. | *According to Brian Reed, the lead writer of ''Halo 4'', Requiem is the largest Forerunner construct in history.<ref>[http://youtu.be/A3KLtf8DzCU '''Youtube''' ''Halo 4: A Hero Awakens Behind the Scenes'']</ref> Unless he was speaking hyperbolically, this would mean that Requiem is even larger than [[Trevelyan|Shield World 006]], which is two astronomical units in diameter. If he meant that Requiem is merely the largest construct featured in the games, it would be larger than the 100,000 kilometer [[Installation 00|lesser Ark]]. However, based on the curvature of the horizon on the outer shell, as well as the size of the entrance portals relative to the shell or several objects observed near it, Requiem would appear to be closer to the scale of an Earth-like planet, if not smaller. | ||
*Early concept art for ''Halo 4'' display a decidedly different concept for Requiem's entry portal than the final game. Whereas in the game, the entrance opens directly to the inner planetary shell underneath, several works of concept art depict the interior of the opening as a cavernous, structured space which appears to lack gravity. | *Early concept art for ''Halo 4'' display a decidedly different concept for Requiem's entry portal than the final game. Whereas in the game, the entrance opens directly to the inner planetary shell underneath, several works of concept art depict the interior of the opening as a cavernous, structured space which appears to lack gravity. | ||
*Requiem is | *Requiem is designated as "43121124" by the holographic terminal displaying the ''Dawn'''s predicted drift course.<ref name="Dawn"> '''Halo 4''', ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Interior=== | ===Interior=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4-Terminal- | File:H4-Terminal-LastCity.jpg|The Prometheans' command center within Requiem, known as the Last City. | ||
File:H4-Requiem-Environment.jpg|A rocky valley on Requiem. | File:H4-Requiem-Environment.jpg|A rocky valley on Requiem. | ||
File:Unknown Forerunner Structure.jpg|One of the pylons in the core of Requiem. | File:Unknown Forerunner Structure.jpg|One of the pylons in the core of Requiem. | ||
File:H4-E3-Campaign-4.jpg|The UNSC ''Infinity'' crashing down on Requiem. | |||
File:H4-E3-Campaign-6.jpg|John-117 observes Covenant forces approach the crash site of the ''Infinity''. | File:H4-E3-Campaign-6.jpg|John-117 observes Covenant forces approach the crash site of the ''Infinity''. | ||
File:H4-E3-Campaign-1.jpg|A dense jungle on Requiem. | File:H4-E3-Campaign-1.jpg|A dense jungle on Requiem. | ||
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File:H4-SpartanOps-7.jpg|A lava stream in the location codenamed "[[The Cauldron]]". | File:H4-SpartanOps-7.jpg|A lava stream in the location codenamed "[[The Cauldron]]". | ||
File:Unknown Icy Forerunner Site.jpg|The icy location codenamed "[[Fortress (location)|Fortress]]" on the primary shell of Requiem. | File:Unknown Icy Forerunner Site.jpg|The icy location codenamed "[[Fortress (location)|Fortress]]" on the primary shell of Requiem. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Concept art=== | ===Concept art=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4-Concept-Requiem.jpg|The shield world Requiem. | File:H4-Concept-Requiem.jpg|The shield world Requiem. | ||
File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Entrance.jpg|The portal entrance to Requiem. | File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Entrance.jpg|The portal entrance to Requiem. | ||
File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Surface.jpg|Requiem's outer surface. | File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Surface.jpg|Requiem's outer surface. | ||
File:Halo4conceptart2.jpg|The '' | File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Approach.jpg|Early concept art of the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' approaching Requiem. | ||
File:Halo4conceptart2.jpg|The ''Dawn'' entering Requiem's interior. | |||
File:Halo4conceptart16.jpg|The ''Dawn'''s debris field floating near Requiem. | File:Halo4conceptart16.jpg|The ''Dawn'''s debris field floating near Requiem. | ||
File:Halo4conceptart6.jpg|Early concept art of Requiem, with floating | File:Halo4conceptart6.jpg|Early concept art of Requiem, with floating boulders in place of hovering towers. | ||
File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Interior.jpg|Massive Forerunner structures inside Requiem. | File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Interior.jpg|Massive Forerunner structures inside Requiem. | ||
File:Halo4conceptart9.jpg|Finalized concept art of Requiem's interior. | |||
File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Ceiling.jpg|Requiem's inner ceiling. | File:H4-Concept-Requiem-Ceiling.jpg|Requiem's inner ceiling. | ||
File:H4-Concept-Shutdown-Spires.jpg|A Pelican traversing a sea of spires. | File:H4-Concept-Shutdown-Spires.jpg|A Pelican traversing a sea of spires. | ||