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The storm was first seen in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|Announcement Trailer]], when the camera shows the artifact being uncovered and activated. The storm lies directly over it, lightning bolts are seen flashing out of the clouds, and the formation seems to have an eye, like a hurricane would. When the portal is activated, the beam travels up through this eye and disappears. | The storm was first seen in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|Announcement Trailer]], when the camera shows the artifact being uncovered and activated. The storm lies directly over it, lightning bolts are seen flashing out of the clouds, and the formation seems to have an eye, like a hurricane would. When the portal is activated, the beam travels up through this eye and disappears. | ||
In the level [[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]], when a player looks up at some of the computer monitors, you will see a map of the local area. The map will have a mass of clouds beginning to show a swirling motion around the area. When you enter the level [[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]], you can see a doughnut-shaped mass of clouds above the artifact that the Covenant are excavating. When you proceed to the level {{Levelname|The Storm}}, the storm has intensified and grown. The clouds now bring rain to the area, and certain parts of the cloud glow as if cloud-to-cloud lightning is occurring. When [[Truth]] activates the Artifact, the solid blue beam shoots up into the cloud formation's eye and opens the portal to the | In the level [[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]], when a player looks up at some of the computer monitors, you will see a map of the local area. The map will have a mass of clouds beginning to show a swirling motion around the area. When you enter the level [[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]], you can see a doughnut-shaped mass of clouds above the artifact that the Covenant are excavating. When you proceed to the level {{Levelname|The Storm}}, the storm has intensified and grown. The clouds now bring rain to the area, and certain parts of the cloud glow as if cloud-to-cloud lightning is occurring. When [[Truth]] activates the Artifact, the solid blue beam shoots up into the cloud formation's eye and opens the portal to the Ark. | ||
After the portal is opened, and the level [[Floodgate]] begins, the remains of the clouds are seen broken up and swirling around the portal in the sky, having been disrupted by the opening of the portal itself. | After the portal is opened, and the level [[Floodgate]] begins, the remains of the clouds are seen broken up and swirling around the portal in the sky, having been disrupted by the opening of the portal itself. | ||
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*In the "Behind the Scenes" section on the ''Halo 2'' Collectors Edition, there is actually a sketch of the Artifact upon activation. | *In the "Behind the Scenes" section on the ''Halo 2'' Collectors Edition, there is actually a sketch of the Artifact upon activation. | ||
*At a point in the level The Storm, a group of UNSC Marines are present around a radio. Intel comes over the communications channel and says,"...winds inside the storm have been clocked at over 200 kilometers per hour." | *At a point in the level The Storm, a group of UNSC Marines are present around a radio. Intel comes over the communications channel and says,"...winds inside the storm have been clocked at over 200 kilometers per hour." | ||
*The Artifact was originally both underground and submerged, lying under a massive ocean inlet. By the events of ''Halo 3'', the entire lake and the earth below had been vaporized by | *The Artifact was originally both underground and submerged, lying under a massive ocean inlet. By the events of ''Halo 3'', the entire lake and the earth below had been vaporized by Covenant ships to unveil the Artifact. | ||
*At the end of ''Halo 3'' where [[Lord Hood]] is making his concluding ''Tribute'' speech about the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the [[Marines]] who died in the strife and war, you can see that the Artifact is inactive when the [[Phantom]] comes to transfer the Arbiter to the [[Shadow of Intent]]. | *At the end of ''Halo 3'' where [[Lord Hood]] is making his concluding ''Tribute'' speech about the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the [[Marines]] who died in the strife and war, you can see that the Artifact is inactive when the [[Phantom]] comes to transfer the Arbiter to the [[Shadow of Intent]]. | ||
*When the frontal half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} came back to Earth through the portal, instead of exiting it above the structure where the Slipspace rift would be, it ended up exiting in Earth's orbit, due to the portal being closed. This indicates that from the Ark, one-way access through the portal was possible, even if the portal was closed. | *When the frontal half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} came back to Earth through the portal, instead of exiting it above the structure where the Slipspace rift would be, it ended up exiting in Earth's orbit, due to the portal being closed. This indicates that from the Ark, one-way access through the portal was possible, even if the portal was closed. | ||
*The 14 monoliths/petals that lift up after activation of the portal is another reference to the number [[7]] (7+7=14). The entire structure seems to be constructed of seven identical parts, with seven pairs of monoliths/petals. | *The 14 monoliths/petals that lift up after activation of the portal is another reference to the number [[7]] (7+7=14). The entire structure seems to be constructed of seven identical parts, with seven pairs of monoliths/petals. | ||
*It has been further stated by Bungie that at one point, during story conception, the area that ended up being the Portal had ''originally'' been intended to be | *It has been further stated by Bungie that at one point, during story conception, the area that ended up being the Portal had ''originally'' been intended to be the Ark itself. | ||
*The monoliths/petals bear a striking resemblance to the monoliths around the Atmosphere Processor from the film [[List of References to Aliens in Halo|Aliens]]. | *The monoliths/petals bear a striking resemblance to the monoliths around the Atmosphere Processor from the film [[List of References to Aliens in Halo|Aliens]]. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:ObservingArtifact.png|Ancient Humans witnessing the near completion. | File:ObservingArtifact.png|Ancient Humans witnessing the Artifact's near completion. | ||
File:Ark.jpg|The Artifact is activated by the Covenant in the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer, then speculated to be "The Ark". | File:Ark.jpg|The Artifact is activated by the Covenant in the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer, then speculated to be "The Ark". | ||
File:The Kenyan Savannah overrun by Loyalists.jpg|Covenant forces above the Artifact. | File:The Kenyan Savannah overrun by Loyalists.jpg|Covenant forces above the Artifact. | ||
File:Portal.jpg|The portal that the Artifact created. | File:Portal.jpg|The portal that the Artifact created. | ||
File:Storm1.jpg|Forerunner Dreadnought enters the rift. | File:Storm1.jpg|The Forerunner Dreadnought enters the rift. | ||
File:PortalOrbit.png|The Artifact, as seen from Earth's orbit. | File:PortalOrbit.png|The Artifact, as seen from Earth's orbit. | ||
File:DJC-Portal.jpg|The Artifact, viewed from directly above | File:DJC-Portal.jpg|The Artifact, viewed from directly above. | ||
File:Ark_sTITCH.jpg|Earth_Ark seen in the Halo 2 Collectors edition DVD. | File:Ark_sTITCH.jpg|Earth_Ark seen in the Halo 2 Collectors edition DVD. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||