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[[Image:Sacredicon1600.jpg|right|thumb|An outdoor view of the library structure]]


'''The Library''' is the name given to a structure present on each of the  [[Halos]] created by the [[Forerunner]]. The Library's true function is unknown at present. However it is hypothesised to be a collection of all information regarding the [[Flood]] known to the Forerunner and also collated cloned DNA sequences. All of this information is contained within the [[Index]] and is used in the process of activating the [[Halo]] system and wiping the galxy clean of sentient life and that which has biomass sufficient to sustain the Flood.
'''The Library''' is the name given to a structure present on each of the  [[Halos]] created by the [[Forerunner]]. The Library's true function is unknown at present. However it is hypothesised to be a collection of all information regarding the [[Flood]] known to the Forerunner and also collated cloned DNA sequences. All of this information is contained within the [[Index]] and is used in the process of activating the [[Halo]] system and wiping the galxy clean of sentient life and that which has biomass sufficient to sustain the Flood.
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On both [[Installation 04]] and Installation 05 the Flood was still able to breach such defenses and infest the Library. This may indicate that the Library is not as secure as the Forerunner had hoped it would be or that it was initially a containment facility for the Flood. The interior of both Libraries consists of multiple gigantic hallways of geometric design interconnected to one another, finally leading to the Index Room.
On both [[Installation 04]] and Installation 05 the Flood was still able to breach such defenses and infest the Library. This may indicate that the Library is not as secure as the Forerunner had hoped it would be or that it was initially a containment facility for the Flood. The interior of both Libraries consists of multiple gigantic hallways of geometric design interconnected to one another, finally leading to the Index Room.


== Library of Installation 04 ==
== The Library of Installation 04 ==


[[343 Guilty Spark]] teleports the [[Master Chief]] from the swamp that was part of the previous level (called 343 Guilty Spark) into the Library of [[Installation 04]]. Equipped initially with a [[Pistol]] and an [[Assault Rifle]], he must battle through the [[Flood]]-filled levels to reach the Index chamber.
[[343 Guilty Spark]] teleports the [[Master Chief]] from the swamp lands of Halo, after deeming him to be a [[Reclaimer]], into the Library of [[Installation 04]]. Equipped with basic weapons he embarks on a suicidal mission to reach the Index, with legions of Flood standing in his way.
[[Image:LibraryonAlphaHalo.jpg|right|thumb|The Index Chamber of Installation 04's library]]
It is in this level that 343 makes reference to the Forerunners' technological superiority. He wonders why the Chief had brought "such ineffective weapons" to combat the Flood, and recommends that the Chief upgrades from the [[MJOLNIR armor]], which, according to some unknown Forerunner ranking system, is only Class 2, to a Class 12 [[Combat Skin]], which he says is necessary to combat the Flood.


Somewhere in the 3rd or 4th section of the Library, the Chief encounters the body of a [[Marine]] who was the most recent failed [[Reclaimer]]. In the second Halo novel, The Flood, this Marine is said to have been so mutilated that the Flood could not possibly take over him. He is identified to be [[Staff Sergeant Marvin Mobuto]].
It is here that 343 Guilty Spark remarks upon both the nature of the Flood and the Forerunners. Making specific reference to the their technological superiority. He wonders why the Chief had brought "such ineffective weapons to combat the Flood"<ref>[[The Library (Level)| The Library]] Mentioned after the first doorway is passed through</ref>. Guilty Spark also recommends that the  Master Chief should upgrade from his current [[MJOLNIR armor]], a Mark V (which according to an unknown Forerunner ranking system is only Class 2) to a Class 12 [[Combat Skin]], which is stated as a necessity in order to combat the Flood.


== Library of Installation 05 ==
Towards the end of this Library, the Chief encounters the body of a [[Marine]] who was Guilty Sparks most recent, failed, [[Reclaimer]]. In the second Halo novel, The Flood, this Marine is said to have been so mutilated that the Flood could not possibly take over him. He is identified to be [[Staff Sergeant Marvin Mobuto]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] pages 244-245</ref>.


In [[Halo 2]], while the [[Master Chief]] goes after the [[Prophet of Regret]], [[Commander Miranda Keyes]], [[Sergeant Johnson]] and most of the Marines go into the Library of [[Installation 05]] to find the [[Index]]. Because of its significantly larger Flood outbreak, the Library of Installation 05 is damaged and filled with more Flood than that of Installation 04.
== The Library of Installation 05 ==
[[Image:Sacredicon1600.jpg|right|thumb|An outdoor view of the library structure as seen on Installation 05]]
In [[Halo 2]], whilst the [[Master Chief]] hunts down the [[Prophet of Regret]], [[Commander Miranda Keyes]], [[Sergeant Johnson]] and most of the Marines attempt to break into the Library in order to find and retrieve the [[Index]]. Due to the significantly larger Flood outbreak on this Installation, the Library and its defenses are seriously damaged and as a consequence filled with vastly larger numbers of Flood than its counterpart in Installation 04.


The [[Arbiter]], instead of the Master Chief, is the playable character that has to travel the Library of [[Delta Halo]]. This journey encompasses the [[Sacred Icon (Level)]] and [[Quarantine Zone (Level)]].
The [[Arbiter]] travels to the Library of [[Delta Halo]]. This journey encompasses the [[Sacred Icon (Level)]] and [[Quarantine Zone (Level)]].
Dropped into the [[Sentinel Wall]] from [[Tartarus]]' [[Phantom]], the Arbiter battles his way through swathes of Flood and [[Sentinel]]s to find the gondola that will carry him into the core of the Library. By removing the containment plugs, the [[Containment Shield]] guarding the [[Quarantine Zone]] can be lowered, enabling the Arbiter to enter the Library properly. Unfortunately, this also releases the Flood adding to the outbreak.


Dropped in the wall from [[Tartarus]]' [[Phantom]], the character must go through the wall's area, down pistons and fighting [[Sentinels]] to find a gondola. By removing the containment plugs, the [[Containment Shield]] guarding the [[Quarantine Zone]] can be lowered, enabling the Arbiter to enter the Library properly. Unfortunately, this also releases the Flood.
The Arbiter takes the gondola into the depths of the Library to find the Index chamber. This inner section of the Library is identical to that of Istallation 04's. Nearly falling to his death, the Arbiter is rescued by the [[Gravemind]], who then held him captive for his own motives. It should be noted that in the Index Room there is what appears to be multiple destroyed Enforcers, as well as a number of the Gravemind's tentacles. This may be an indication that at least part of the Gravemind exists within the Library itself.
 
After battling his way through corridors filled with Flood in all three varieties, as well as [[Sentinels]] and [[Enforcers]], the Arbiter finds an open-air area where he meets with some air-dropped Elite comrades and reunites with [[Half-Jaw]], the [[Special Ops Elites|Spec Ops]] Commander. He now has to defend the [[Elite]] encampment from waves of Flood Combat Forms.
 
After the waves of Flood have ceased their siege, the player, in the guise of the Arbiter, is given the option of choosing either a [[Ghost (Vehicle)|Ghost]] or a [[Spectre]] to go through the Quarantine Zone with. While battling through the Quarantine Zone, other vehicles, including [[Warthogs]], [[Wraiths]], and a [[Scorpion Tank|Scorpion]] can be found. It is first learned here that [[Flood]] [[Combat Form]]s now know how to drive vehicles. After going through an open-air section, a mine-like area (which is a downed sentinel constructor factory, which can be seen falling near the end of the Sacred Icon level), and another open-air section, the Arbiter reaches yet another gondola, where Half-Jaw leaves to take care of an approaching group of Flood. Tartarus calls Half-Jaw a coward from the safety of his Phantom and sends a few Elites to aid the Arbiter. The Arbiter takes the gondola into the depths of the Library to find the Index chamber. On the way, he must fend off assaults by Combat Form Flood wielding a variety of weapons. When he finds the Index, he easily takes it from [[UNSC]] forces (namely [[Sergeant Johnson]] and [[Miranda Keyes]]. Tartarus, however, arrives in person to collect the Index and betrays the Arbiter by knocking him off the Index's platform. Nearly falling to his death, he is rescued by the [[Gravemind]], who then held him captive for his own motives. It should be noted that in the Index Room there is what appears to be multiple destroyed Enforcers, as well as a few of the Gravemind's tentacles.


== Related Links ==
== Related Links ==
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*[[Index]]
*[[Index]]
*[[Halo]]
*[[Halo]]
*[[Control Room]]


== Sources ==
== Sources ==

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The Library is the name given to a structure present on each of the Halos created by the Forerunner. The Library's true function is unknown at present. However it is hypothesised to be a collection of all information regarding the Flood known to the Forerunner and also collated cloned DNA sequences. All of this information is contained within the Index and is used in the process of activating the Halo system and wiping the galxy clean of sentient life and that which has biomass sufficient to sustain the Flood.

The Index is housed in suspended animation within the core of the Library, out of reach of possible Flood outbreak. The only access to it, internally, is via a giant lift that descends from the highest level of the Library to the Index's suspended position.

Access to the Library itself usually occurs via each installations internal teleportation grid[1]. On Installation 05 2401 Penitent Tangent was unable to assist the Arbiter in this manner. As a result a longer, less direct route had to be taken. An Anti-Gravity Gondola spanned the distance between a Forerunner base and the Library. This large Forerunner base was the Sentinel Wall which was protected by an energy shield and filled with hundreds if not thousands of Sentinels and Enforcers. Then, beyond the wall is an artificial lake and a great chasm that the gondola must cross.

On both Installation 04 and Installation 05 the Flood was still able to breach such defenses and infest the Library. This may indicate that the Library is not as secure as the Forerunner had hoped it would be or that it was initially a containment facility for the Flood. The interior of both Libraries consists of multiple gigantic hallways of geometric design interconnected to one another, finally leading to the Index Room.

The Library of Installation 04

343 Guilty Spark teleports the Master Chief from the swamp lands of Halo, after deeming him to be a Reclaimer, into the Library of Installation 04. Equipped with basic weapons he embarks on a suicidal mission to reach the Index, with legions of Flood standing in his way.

It is here that 343 Guilty Spark remarks upon both the nature of the Flood and the Forerunners. Making specific reference to the their technological superiority. He wonders why the Chief had brought "such ineffective weapons to combat the Flood"[2]. Guilty Spark also recommends that the Master Chief should upgrade from his current MJOLNIR armor, a Mark V (which according to an unknown Forerunner ranking system is only Class 2) to a Class 12 Combat Skin, which is stated as a necessity in order to combat the Flood.

Towards the end of this Library, the Chief encounters the body of a Marine who was Guilty Sparks most recent, failed, Reclaimer. In the second Halo novel, The Flood, this Marine is said to have been so mutilated that the Flood could not possibly take over him. He is identified to be Staff Sergeant Marvin Mobuto[3].

The Library of Installation 05

An outdoor view of the library structure as seen on Installation 05

In Halo 2, whilst the Master Chief hunts down the Prophet of Regret, Commander Miranda Keyes, Sergeant Johnson and most of the Marines attempt to break into the Library in order to find and retrieve the Index. Due to the significantly larger Flood outbreak on this Installation, the Library and its defenses are seriously damaged and as a consequence filled with vastly larger numbers of Flood than its counterpart in Installation 04.

The Arbiter travels to the Library of Delta Halo. This journey encompasses the Sacred Icon (Level) and Quarantine Zone (Level). Dropped into the Sentinel Wall from Tartarus' Phantom, the Arbiter battles his way through swathes of Flood and Sentinels to find the gondola that will carry him into the core of the Library. By removing the containment plugs, the Containment Shield guarding the Quarantine Zone can be lowered, enabling the Arbiter to enter the Library properly. Unfortunately, this also releases the Flood adding to the outbreak.

The Arbiter takes the gondola into the depths of the Library to find the Index chamber. This inner section of the Library is identical to that of Istallation 04's. Nearly falling to his death, the Arbiter is rescued by the Gravemind, who then held him captive for his own motives. It should be noted that in the Index Room there is what appears to be multiple destroyed Enforcers, as well as a number of the Gravemind's tentacles. This may be an indication that at least part of the Gravemind exists within the Library itself.

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Sources

  1. ^ The Library Initial starting point of this level is reached via teleportation
  2. ^ The Library Mentioned after the first doorway is passed through
  3. ^ Halo: The Flood pages 244-245
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