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A total of eighteen Halo rings existed during the reign of the Forerunners; an older array of twelve 30,000-kilometer-wide rings produced by the [[greater Ark]] and six 10,000-kilometer rings, constructed at the newer [[Installation 00|lesser Ark]]. Of these, only seven survived to be included in the final Array. The Halos were originally deployed in orbit over large gas giants.<ref name="gas giants">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 237''</ref> However, as of [[2557]], [[Installation 03]] orbited a rocky planet.{{Ref/Level|Id=h4composer|H4|Composer_(level)}} Installation 04 maintained an atmospheric [[Threshold gas mine|mining facility]] in its anchor planet [[Threshold]]'s atmosphere until [[Battle of the Threshold gas mine|it was destroyed]] by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Level|Id=The Oracle|H2|The Oracle}} | A total of eighteen Halo rings existed during the reign of the Forerunners; an older array of twelve 30,000-kilometer-wide rings produced by the [[greater Ark]] and six 10,000-kilometer rings, constructed at the newer [[Installation 00|lesser Ark]]. Of these, only seven survived to be included in the final Array. The Halos were originally deployed in orbit over large gas giants.<ref name="gas giants">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 237''</ref> However, as of [[2557]], [[Installation 03]] orbited a rocky planet.{{Ref/Level|Id=h4composer|H4|Composer_(level)}} Installation 04 maintained an atmospheric [[Threshold gas mine|mining facility]] in its anchor planet [[Threshold]]'s atmosphere until [[Battle of the Threshold gas mine|it was destroyed]] by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Level|Id=The Oracle|H2|The Oracle}} | ||
Though separated by thousands of light-years, the installations are networked together and capable of remote activation at [[Installation 00|the Ark]], their [[intergalactic space|extragalactic]] construction foundry. Each Halo installation has a maximum effective range of 25,000 light-years in every direction.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)#Terminal 8|Terminal 8]]'' (''"25,000 light years. That is the effective range of this installation."'')</ref><ref name="radius">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', level ''[[Two Betrayals]]'', 343 Guilty Spark: ''"Technically, this installation's pulse has a maximum effective radius of | Though separated by thousands of light-years, the installations are networked together and capable of remote activation at [[Installation 00|the Ark]], their [[intergalactic space|extragalactic]] construction foundry. Each Halo installation has a maximum effective range of 25,000 light-years in every direction.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)#Terminal 8|Terminal 8]]'' (''"25,000 light years. That is the effective range of this installation."'')</ref><ref name="radius">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', level ''[[Two Betrayals]]'', 343 Guilty Spark: ''"Technically, this installation's pulse has a maximum effective radius of 25,000 light years."''</ref> The method utilized by the array to conduct this "mass sterilization protocol"<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', level ''[[The Library]]'', 343 Guilty Spark: ''"Why the Flood is, naturally, simply too dangerous to release, and mass sterilization protocols may again need to be enacted."''</ref> involves the superluminal conveyance of a burst of cross-phased super-massive neutrinos, tuned to emit a harmonic frequency that destroys the nervous system of any life form within range. Simpler organisms lacking a neural system are unaffected, along with inanimate structures. [[Precursor]] technology, however, is extremely susceptible to damage from the Halo effect due to its quasi-living [[neural physics]] composition.{{Ref/Reuse|c274}}<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 132''</ref> | ||
[[File:H2A - Halo Array hologram.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Readout of the seven Halos.]] | [[File:H2A - Halo Array hologram.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Readout of the seven Halos.]] | ||
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However, at this point, the [[Librarian]] went to the Council and invoked the Mantle, stating that the Halos should be used as biological preserves in the [[Conservation Measure]], a plan to repopulate the galaxy should the Array ever be activated. The Council approved her request, and ordered that the Halo installations be constructed to have a range of natural environments for the Lifeworkers to preserve their biological specimens in. The Builders also agreed, seeing the inclusion of biological preserves as an effective means of competing with the Didact's shield worlds which incorporated similar measures.<ref name="s44">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 44''</ref> However, the Master Builder later altered the initial plan, and his researchers began to use these specimens for a series of brutal experiments involving Flood infection.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 188-190''</ref> | However, at this point, the [[Librarian]] went to the Council and invoked the Mantle, stating that the Halos should be used as biological preserves in the [[Conservation Measure]], a plan to repopulate the galaxy should the Array ever be activated. The Council approved her request, and ordered that the Halo installations be constructed to have a range of natural environments for the Lifeworkers to preserve their biological specimens in. The Builders also agreed, seeing the inclusion of biological preserves as an effective means of competing with the Didact's shield worlds which incorporated similar measures.<ref name="s44">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 44''</ref> However, the Master Builder later altered the initial plan, and his researchers began to use these specimens for a series of brutal experiments involving Flood infection.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 188-190''</ref> | ||
Twelve Halos, each 30,000 kilometers in diameter, were originally commissioned by Master Builder Faber and constructed by | Twelve Halos, each 30,000 kilometers in diameter, were originally commissioned by Master Builder Faber and constructed by [[Wise-Hands-to-Forge]]'s [[guild]] at the [[greater Ark]], the first Ark installation to be constructed. Only one of these original rings ultimately survived to be used in the Forerunners' final plan; this ring was designated [[Installation 07]]. Later on, an improved, separate array of six installations was constructed at the [[Installation 00|lesser Ark]],<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 329'' (''"Slowly it dawned on me that I was looking upon another array of installations: six rings, each rising from one of the petals of an enormous flower."'')</ref><ref name="s250">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 250-251''</ref> although the construction of the second Ark and its more powerful Halos was delayed by the Council for some time to prevent the Builders from becoming too powerful.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 45''</ref> | ||
In the later stages of the construction of the first Halos, a Builder named [[Maker-of-Moons]] was assigned to improve upon their designs. The first test deployments had proven the original rings to be unstable and too large to be practically deployed, generating enormous [[Slipstream space#Reconciliation|particle reconciliation]] debt when moved. The original Ark also had several flaws, including the inability to construct smaller installations. Although initially reluctant to admit these defects,<ref name="maker">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 91''</ref> the Master Builder, informed by Maker's analysis, commissioned a new Ark and a series of new, more efficient rings several millennia after the first Halos were made; the Builders promoted this as a means to save even more species while being able to create more Halos. The new Ark, known as the lesser Ark or [[Installation 00]], and its six new Halos were constructed in secret,{{Ref/Reuse|s44}} their location known only to the Master Builder.<ref name="s270">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 270''</ref> | In the later stages of the construction of the first Halos, a Builder named [[Maker-of-Moons]] was assigned to improve upon their designs. The first test deployments had proven the original rings to be unstable and too large to be practically deployed, generating enormous [[Slipstream space#Reconciliation|particle reconciliation]] debt when moved. The original Ark also had several flaws, including the inability to construct smaller installations. Although initially reluctant to admit these defects,<ref name="maker">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 91''</ref> the Master Builder, informed by Maker's analysis, commissioned a new Ark and a series of new, more efficient rings several millennia after the first Halos were made; the Builders promoted this as a means to save even more species while being able to create more Halos. The new Ark, known as the lesser Ark or [[Installation 00]], and its six new Halos were constructed in secret,{{Ref/Reuse|s44}} their location known only to the Master Builder.<ref name="s270">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 270''</ref> | ||
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===Post-activation=== | ===Post-activation=== | ||
The seven Halos then remained relatively dormant for approximately | The seven Halos then remained relatively dormant for approximately 100,000 years, though at least [[Installation 05]] experienced a major Flood outbreak, while [[Installation 04]] was visited briefly by other species,<ref>''"[[Conversations from the Universe]]"''</ref> including a [[unidentified alien vessel|major crash-landing]] in [[40,000 BCE]].<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals 5-6]]''</ref> | ||
The Array's activation caused catastrophic damage to ecosystems across the galaxy, with innumerable species both sentient and non-sentient rendered extinct. The dissolving of dead bodies thanks to [[solute]] eventually showed up on the fossil record, and was labeled by scientists as the [[Ross-Ziegler Blip]]. This curious gap was dismissed as an anomaly caused by spatial distortion until [[human]]ity discovered the Array in [[2552]]. Several species indexed by the [[Library Project]] did not survive [[reintroduction]] to their homeworlds, and those that did were all reverted to a [[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 7: Pre-Industrial|Tier 7]] technological state. The mostly uneventful period starting after the firing of the Halos was known as the [[dark time]]. | The Array's activation caused catastrophic damage to ecosystems across the galaxy, with innumerable species both sentient and non-sentient rendered extinct. The dissolving of dead bodies thanks to [[solute]] eventually showed up on the fossil record, and was labeled by scientists as the [[Ross-Ziegler Blip]]. This curious gap was dismissed as an anomaly caused by spatial distortion until [[human]]ity discovered the Array in [[2552]]. Several species indexed by the [[Library Project]] did not survive [[reintroduction]] to their homeworlds, and those that did were all reverted to a [[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 7: Pre-Industrial|Tier 7]] technological state. The mostly uneventful period starting after the firing of the Halos was known as the [[dark time]]. | ||
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On November 3, 67 AP, the Covenant captured the Project: PERPETUA's factory complex and wanted to launch the SCS ''Perpetua'', in an attempt to arrive into a Halo ring and release the "Old Ones". However, the Sky Marshals, led by Commander [[Kolby]] and [[Randall Aiken|Aiken]] managed to capture and launch the ''Perpetua''. Unknown to the Sky Marshals, the Covenant warped the ''Perpetua''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s atomic reactor with a Halo ring as a pre-defined destination. | On November 3, 67 AP, the Covenant captured the Project: PERPETUA's factory complex and wanted to launch the SCS ''Perpetua'', in an attempt to arrive into a Halo ring and release the "Old Ones". However, the Sky Marshals, led by Commander [[Kolby]] and [[Randall Aiken|Aiken]] managed to capture and launch the ''Perpetua''. Unknown to the Sky Marshals, the Covenant warped the ''Perpetua''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s atomic reactor with a Halo ring as a pre-defined destination. | ||
On December 9, 67 AP, the SCS ''Perpetua'', alongside the surviving Sky Marshals arrived into the | On December 9, 67 AP, the SCS ''Perpetua'', alongside the surviving Sky Marshals arrived into the 30,000-kilometer Halo ring, which was anchored into a green-brown planet. After thinking on Commander Kolby's sacrifice, Aiken ordered the star-zeppelin to begin its approach to the ring's surface. | ||
===Silver Timeline=== | ===Silver Timeline=== | ||
{{Notice/Silver|category=no}} | {{Notice/Silver|category=no}} | ||
[[File:HTV-S2-Halo.png|thumb|right|Halo in ''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''.|250px]] | [[File:HTV-S2-Halo.png|thumb|right|Halo in ''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''.|250px]] | ||
The [[Covenant]] sought to locate Halo using the [[keystone]]s, one of which was located on [[Madrigal]]{{Ref/Film|Id=Contact|TV|Episode=[[Contact]]}} and the other on [[Eridanus II]].{{Ref/Film|Id=Emergence|TV|Episode=[[Emergence]]}} | The [[Covenant]] sought to locate Halo using the [[keystone]]s, one of which was located on [[Madrigal/Silver|Madrigal]]{{Ref/Film|Id=Contact|TV|Episode=[[Contact]]}} and the other on [[Eridanus II/Silver|Eridanus II]].{{Ref/Film|Id=Emergence|TV|Episode=[[Emergence]]}} | ||
After [[Silver Team/Silver|Silver Team]] recovered the Madrigal keystone which [[Reclaimer|responded]] to [[John-117/Silver|John-117's]] touch, John learned from [[Reth/Silver|Reth]] that the Covenant were after the ring that the keystone displayed | After [[Silver Team/Silver|Silver Team]] recovered the Madrigal keystone which [[Reclaimer|responded]] to [[John-117/Silver|John-117's]] touch, John learned from [[Reth/Silver|Reth]] that the Covenant were after the ring that the keystone displayed a weapon that was the end of all life as they knew it.{{Ref/Film|Id=Unbound|TV|Episode=[[Unbound]]}} [[Miranda Keyes/Silver|Miranda Keyes]] and [[Kai-125/Silver|Kai-125]], by translating a Covenant transmission, discovered that they were seeking a Sacred Ring called Halo.{{Ref/Film|Id=Homecoming|TV|Episode=[[Homecoming (TV Series)|Homecoming]]}} | ||
When John used the Madrigal keystone, following Makee's advice not to fight the visions from it, he and Makee were briefly transported into a vision of them standing on the surface of a Halo ring.{{Ref/Film|Id=Solace|TV|Episode=[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]}} | When John used the Madrigal keystone, following Makee's advice not to fight the visions from it, he and Makee were briefly transported into a vision of them standing on the surface of a Halo ring.{{Ref/Film|Id=Solace|TV|Episode=[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]}} | ||
In order to help Makee convince [[Var 'Gatanai]] to go rogue, [[Cortana/Silver|Cortana]] showed him John's memory of the surface of Halo. At the same time, Halsey implored John to focus on finding Halo, believing that its secrets were the key to humanity's survival.{{Ref/Film|Id=Aleria|TV|[[Aleria (TV Series)|Aleria]]}} | In order to help Makee convince [[Var 'Gatanai]] to go rogue, [[Cortana/Silver|Cortana]] showed him John's memory of the surface of Halo. At the same time, Halsey implored John to focus on finding Halo, believing that its secrets were the key to humanity's survival.{{Ref/Film|Id=Aleria|TV|Episode=[[Aleria (TV Series)|Aleria]]}} Cortana later came up with the idea of using the stars in Halo's sky from the vision to determine its location, but it would require John and Makee touching the keystones at the same time in order to access the vision again. Cortana warned John that the Covenant were very close to finding Halo, that they were going to use it, and that they were almost there.{{Ref/Film|Id=Onyx|TV|Episode=[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]}} After communicating with John in the vision, Makee was able to use the stars to pinpoint the Halo's location which turned out to be [[Installation 04]] in the [[Soell system]].{{Ref/Film|Id=Thermopylae|TV|Episode=[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]}} | ||
By tracking Makee's ship, ONI was able to find Installation 04's location. The ring gave off a powerful energy signature that distorted their star map. When John arrived at Halo, he found the [[First Fleet of Solemn Accord]] chasing Makee towards the ring while the [[SPARTAN-III program/Silver|SPARTAN-IIIs]] under [[Kai-125/Silver|Kai]]'s command prepared to undertake a possible suicide mission that would destroy both the Covenant and UNSC fleets along with the star system and the Halo.{{Ref/Reuse|Thermopylae}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{C|Visual allusion}} | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{C|Visual allusion}} | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminals]]'' | **''[[Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminals]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | **''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | ||
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**''[[Allegiance]]'' | **''[[Allegiance]]'' | ||
**''[[Transcendence]]'' | **''[[Transcendence]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]'' | ||
**''[[Visegrád (TV Series)|Visegrád]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Visegrád (TV Series)|Visegrád]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Aleria (TV Series)|Aleria]]'' | **''[[Aleria (TV Series)|Aleria]]'' | ||
*''[[ | **''[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo | **''[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: | **''[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'' | |||
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