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[[File:Barrier Tower.jpg|thumb | [[File:Barrier Tower.jpg|thumb|250px|One of the barrier towers surrounding the Ark's Citadel.]] | ||
{{quote|We hit these three generators, and the barrier will fall?|[[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]]}} | {{quote|We hit these three generators, and the barrier will fall?|[[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]]}} | ||
'''Barrier towers'''<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 88''</ref> are [[Forerunner]] structures used to generate protective energy barriers around locations of importance.<ref name="covenant">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | '''Barrier towers'''<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 88''</ref> are [[Forerunner]] structures used to generate protective energy barriers around locations of importance.<ref name="covenant">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | ||
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During the battle of [[Installation 00]] in [[2552#December|late 2552]] between the [[United Nations Space Command]]/[[Swords of Sanghelios|Sangheili]] alliance and the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces loyal to the [[Prophet of Truth]], the UNSC and the Sangheili sought access to the Citadel, but were barred by means of the energy shield of the three barrier towers. [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] coordinated a simultaneous assault on all three towers, ordering [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] and a small [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] force to take the first east most barrier tower, [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] and the [[Sangheili]] to take the middle barrier tower, and for [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery J. Johnson]] and a Marine detachment to assault the west most barrier tower.{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}} | During the battle of [[Installation 00]] in [[2552#December|late 2552]] between the [[United Nations Space Command]]/[[Swords of Sanghelios|Sangheili]] alliance and the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces loyal to the [[Prophet of Truth]], the UNSC and the Sangheili sought access to the Citadel, but were barred by means of the energy shield of the three barrier towers. [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] coordinated a simultaneous assault on all three towers, ordering [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] and a small [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] force to take the first east most barrier tower, [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] and the [[Sangheili]] to take the middle barrier tower, and for [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery J. Johnson]] and a Marine detachment to assault the west most barrier tower.{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}} | ||
Each tower was heavily protected. The tower which [[John-117]] was assigned to take out was protected by an [[ | Each tower was heavily protected. The tower which [[John-117]] was assigned to take out was protected by an [[Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraith]] and a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain]] as well as multiple [[Rizsheda-pattern Shade|Shade turrets]], a Wraith, and a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] guarding the controls. Johnson's tower was protected by two [[Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]], one normal [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]], a War Chieftain lookout, a pair of [[Mgalekgolo]] and a swarm of [[Yanme'e]]. The controls were protected by [[Jiralhanae Stalker]]s and a War Chieftain.{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}} | ||
While SPARTAN-117's and the Arbiter's groups managed to deactivate their two assigned barrier towers, Johnson's force ran into heavy Covenant resistance at the third tower, and Johnson's men were killed while Johnson was taken prisoner by the Covenant and taken to the Citadel itself. John-117 was ordered to take a [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet VTOL]] to attack and land on the third barrier tower, deactivate it and attempt to find Johnson. Even though the Spartan successfully deactivated the last barrier tower, he was unable to find Johnson. Immediately after the third tower's deactivation, the [[The Flood|Flood]]-infested [[High Charity]] appeared and crashed on the Ark's surface nearby. As it went down, it released large chunks of debris, as well as [[Flood dispersal pod]]s, one of which smashed through the window of the tower's control room, allowing numerous [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] and [[Pod infector|infection forms]] to reach the tower and its exterior.{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}} | While SPARTAN-117's and the Arbiter's groups managed to deactivate their two assigned barrier towers, Johnson's force ran into heavy Covenant resistance at the third tower, and Johnson's men were killed while Johnson was taken prisoner by the Covenant and taken to the Citadel itself. John-117 was ordered to take a [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet VTOL]] to attack and land on the third barrier tower, deactivate it and attempt to find Johnson. Even though the Spartan successfully deactivated the last barrier tower, he was unable to find Johnson. Immediately after the third tower's deactivation, the [[The Flood|Flood]]-infested [[High Charity]] appeared and crashed on the Ark's surface nearby. As it went down, it released large chunks of debris, as well as [[Flood dispersal pod]]s, one of which smashed through the window of the tower's control room, allowing numerous [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] and [[Pod infector|infection forms]] to reach the tower and its exterior.{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}} | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H2 Containment Shield.jpg|Barrier-projecting towers on Installation 05's Sentinel Wall. | |||
File:H3-Ark-BarrierTower-Full.jpg|A full view of one of the barrier towers on the Ark. | File:H3-Ark-BarrierTower-Full.jpg|A full view of one of the barrier towers on the Ark. | ||
File:Ark Beam.jpg|A barrier tower on the Ark. | File:Ark Beam.jpg|A barrier tower on the Ark. | ||
File:Barrier Covenant Battle.jpg|A barrier tower on the Ark during the separatist insertion. | File:Barrier Covenant Battle.jpg|A barrier tower on the Ark during the separatist insertion. | ||
File:Snowy Ring.jpg|Two barrier towers seen during the UNSC/Sangheili assault on the Citadel. | File:Snowy Ring.jpg|Two barrier towers seen during the UNSC/Sangheili assault on the Citadel. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | *''[[Halo 3]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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*[[Forerunner]] | *[[Forerunner]] | ||
*[[Installation 00]] | *[[Installation 00]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Beacon tower]] | ||
{{Forerunner|array}} | {{Forerunner|array}} | ||