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 {{Quote|Halo doesn't kill Flood, it kills their ''food!'' Humans, Covenant, whatever—we're all equally edible! The only way to stop the Flood is to starve them to death. And that's exactly what Halo is designed to do: wipe the galaxy clean of all sentient life!|[[Cortana]] during the [[Battle of Installation 04]]}}.{{Ref/Level|Id=TB|HCE|Two Betrayals}}
-The '''Halo Array''', sometimes known simply as '''Halo'''<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 92</ref> or '''the Array''',<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal Four]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal Two]]''</ref> is a network of colossal ring-shaped superweapons individually known as '''Halos''' or '''Halo rings''', constructed by the [[Forerunner]]s. The Halo Array serves as the primary over-arcing plot devices of the Halo series. {{Ref/Level|Id=TC|HCE|The Truth and Reconciliation}} The Halos were also referred to by the [[Covenant]] as the '''Sacred Rings''',<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 38</ref>{{Ref/Level|Id=gravemind|H2|Gravemind_(level)}} and labeled as '''Installations''' or infrequently referred to as Fortress Worlds<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 193''</ref> by the Forerunners and their [[monitor]]s.
+The '''Halo Array''', sometimes known simply as '''Halo'''<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 92</ref> or '''the Array''',<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal Four]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal Two]]''</ref> is a network of colossal ring-shaped superweapons individually known as '''Halos''' or '''Halo rings''', constructed by the [[Forerunner]]s.{{Ref/Level|Id=TC|HCE|The Truth and Reconciliation}} The Halos were also referred to by the [[Covenant]] as the '''Sacred Rings''',<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 38</ref>{{Ref/Level|Id=gravemind|H2|Gravemind_(level)}} and labeled as '''Installations''' or infrequently referred to as Fortress Worlds<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 193''</ref> by the Forerunners and their [[monitor]]s.
 The first array of twelve Halos was constructed by order of [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] circa [[98,445 BCE]] with the intent of being an ultimate weapon, one that would secure the preeminence of the [[Builder]] [[rate]] in Forerunner society.<ref name="c274">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 274''</ref> Later, the weapons would be refined further and a new array of six smaller and significantly more lethal installations was constructed; the newer Halos are known as the "neoteric" rings.{{Ref/Site|Id=neoteric|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/70wbxc/return_to_the_denomination_installation_04_b_c/dn76nzc/|Site=Reddit|Page=Return to the denomination. Installation 04 (B), (C). Canonically. 343 PLS|D=18|M=9|Y=2017}} Eventually, eleven were destroyed and/or lost while the remaining [[seven]] were used by the Forerunners as a last resort when combating the parasitic [[Flood]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Lorestream|fYaxRoAf96s|HALO|Halo Lore Stream: The Halo Array|Y=2018|M=04|D=06|343 discuss the the Halo Array}} All [[sentience|sentient]] beings in the galaxy were killed, robbing the Flood of hosts and starving it to death.
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 File:HTV JohnHalo Concept 3.png|Concept artwork of a Halo ring dream sequence for ''Halo: The Television Series''.
 File:HTV JohnHalo Concept 4.png|Concept artwork of a Halo ring dream sequence for ''Halo: The Television Series''.
+File:HTV S2 Halo Structures Concept 1.jpg|Concept artwork of a Halo for ''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''.
+File:HTV S2 Halo Structures Concept 2.jpg|Concept artwork of a Halo for ''Halo: The Television Series Season Two''.
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