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{{Center|This article is about [[Trove]] location. For the [[Requiem]] location, see [[Apex]]; for the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]] fireteam, see [[Fireteam Apex]]}} | {{Center|This article is about [[Trove]] location. For the [[Requiem]] location, see [[Apex]]; for the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]] fireteam, see [[Fireteam Apex]]}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:HW Screenshots Live 2.jpg|thumb|300px|The main platform of the Apex Site, along with a [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]] dropship.]] | ||
The '''Apex Site'''<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApVw-kywQ8o "Walk in the Park"]''</ref> was a [[Forerunner]] installation that contained a fleet of many {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s inside the [[shield world]] [[Trove]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAq_vZuxlDY "I Doomed Humanity"]''</ref> The ships were left inactive for hundreds of millennia after the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], docked in massive towers surrounding a hovering central platform high above the interior surface of the shield world.<ref name="Monsters">'''Halo Wars''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLGoPIjE-OQ "Monsters"]''</ref> | The '''Apex Site'''<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApVw-kywQ8o "Walk in the Park"]''</ref> was a [[Forerunner]] installation that contained a fleet of many {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s inside the [[shield world]] [[Trove]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAq_vZuxlDY "I Doomed Humanity"]''</ref> The ships were left inactive for hundreds of millennia after the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], docked in massive towers surrounding a hovering central platform high above the interior surface of the shield world.<ref name="Monsters">'''Halo Wars''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLGoPIjE-OQ "Monsters"]''</ref> | ||
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The main platform was accessible from the Apex Base Site, a structure on top of a towering hill comprised of a series of ramps, containing a transporter pad that teleported anything stepping into it to the Apex itself. It was located on the inner surface of the shield world, most likely somewhere under the Apex Site.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Reactor (Halo Wars level)|Reactor]]''</ref> | The main platform was accessible from the Apex Base Site, a structure on top of a towering hill comprised of a series of ramps, containing a transporter pad that teleported anything stepping into it to the Apex itself. It was located on the inner surface of the shield world, most likely somewhere under the Apex Site.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Reactor (Halo Wars level)|Reactor]]''</ref> | ||
One end of the platform contained a spherical activation console covered in Forerunner glyphs. The console could only be operated by a [[Reclaimer]], and when activated, would unlock the dormant Forerunner ships. When the installation was activated, a | One end of the platform contained a spherical activation console covered in Forerunner glyphs. 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 projector behind the activation console would emit a continuous stream of energy directly upwards, an effect similar to many Forerunner facilities such as [[control room]]s. On the other end of the platform, there was an [[elevator]] which lead right into the [[shield world]]'s [[Astroengineering|artificial star]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]'', John Forge: ''"I'm in the sun."''</ref> Because of this, the lift obviously had to be shielded against the extreme heat. On the way to the star, there was an "access point", the nature of which is unknown, but it was likely a type of energy barrier, as it would need to be "broken through" in order to access the star.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''Escape'', John Forge: ''"Forge here. I'm at the access point to the sun. I'll need some time to break through."''</ref> | ||
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File:Old HW AboveTheClouds.png|Concept art of the Apex Site's docking towers. | File:Old HW AboveTheClouds.png|Concept art of the Apex Site's docking towers. | ||
File:Old HW ApexSite.png|A concept image of the control platform. | File:Old HW ApexSite.png|A concept image of the control platform. | ||
File: | File:HW Screenshots 002.jpg|The ramps leading up to the Apex Base Site. | ||
File:Reactor base site.png|The Apex Base Site teleporter. | File:Reactor base site.png|The Apex Base Site teleporter. | ||
File:HW12.png|Activation of the Apex Site. | File:HW12.png|Activation of the Apex Site. | ||