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[[File:Solitary | [[File:HReach-Solitary-Prison-Forerunner.jpg|thumb|x300px||Exterior view of the Forerunner detention centre.]] | ||
''' | '''Skycrypts''' are [[Forerunner]] structures designed to contain or isolate dangerous beings.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=327}} | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
Skycrypts consist of a small, circular building located atop a long, thin pole or chain. Four fin-like structures slowly rotate around the pole directly beneath the main chamber. Given the central pole's apparent lack of structural support, the spires may employ [[anti-gravity technology]] to remain aloft.{{Ref/Reuse|solitary}} | |||
Skycrypts were generally suspended above ice worlds, and considered virtually inescapable to their detainees. However, they offer little defence against external threats.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} At least fourteen of these structures were located on an unidentified, icy world - with [[Solitary|at least one]] housing an [[List of unidentified species|unidentified occupant]] suffering a containment failure.{{Ref/Map|Id=solitary|HR|Solitary}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/|Site=Xbox Wire|Page=News from Halo Fest|D=21|M=09|Y=2022|Quote=These spinning confinement platforms are a testament to the technological prowess of the Forerunners. In the event of a security breach, the facility’s suborbital location and frigid temperature were thought to be able to keep any threat at bay, but it appears those plans were… optimistic.}}{{Ref/Site|Id=HWTHB11911|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2011/11/09/The-Halo-Bulletin-11911-.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=News|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 11.9.11|D=30|M=4|Y=2013}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' multiplayer map [[Solitary]] is located within one of these spires. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Solitary 05.jpg|Alternate screenshot of the interior on Solitary. | |||
File:Solitary 09.jpg|The interior of a security spire. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | |||
**''[[Anniversary Map Pack]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Forerunner|array}} | |||
[[Category:Forerunner buildings]] | [[Category:Forerunner buildings]] | ||