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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]]}} | {{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]]}} | ||
The '''Halo Array''', individually known as '''Halos''' or '''Halo Rings''',<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> or alternatively known as the '''Sacred Rings'''<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 38</ref><ref name=" | The '''Halo Array''', individually known as '''Halos''' or '''Halo Rings''',<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> or alternatively known as the '''Sacred Rings'''<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 38</ref><ref name="gravemind">'''Halo 2''', level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> by the Covenant, '''Fortress Worlds'''<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', page 193</ref> by their [[Forerunner]] creators, and '''Installations''' by the [[Monitor]]s that run them, is a system of colossal ring-world superweapons. | ||
The Halos were constructed by order of the [[Faber|Master Builder]] circa [[101,000 BCE]] with the intent of being an ultimate weapon.<ref name="c274">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 274''</ref> Eventually, five were lost and the remaining [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] were used by the Forerunners as a last resort when combating the parasitic [[The Flood|Flood]]. When nothing else could be done, they activated the rings, killing all sentient life forms within three radii of the galactic center. | The Halos were constructed by order of the [[Faber|Master Builder]] circa [[101,000 BCE]] with the intent of being an ultimate weapon.<ref name="c274">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 274''</ref> Eventually, five were lost and the remaining [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] were used by the Forerunners as a last resort when combating the parasitic [[The Flood|Flood]]. When nothing else could be done, they activated the rings, killing all sentient life forms within three radii of the galactic center. | ||
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However, at this point, [[the Librarian]] went to the Council and invoked the Mantle, stating the 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. Later, however, the Master Builder altered the initial plan, and his researchers began to use these specimens for a series of brutal experiments on the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 188-190''</ref> | However, at this point, [[the Librarian]] went to the Council and invoked the Mantle, stating the 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. Later, however, the Master Builder altered the initial plan, and his researchers began to use these specimens for a series of brutal experiments on the Flood.<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 the [[guild]] of [[Bornstellar's father]] at the [[greater Ark]]; one of the two [[Ark]] installations in existence at the time. Only one of these original | Twelve Halos, each 30,000 kilometers in diameter, were originally commissioned by [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] and constructed by the [[guild]] of [[Bornstellar's father]] at the [[greater Ark]]; one of the two [[Ark]] installations in existence at the time. Only one of these original rings ultimately survived to be used in the Forerunners' final plan. A separate array of six installations was also constructed and remained under [[the Librarian]]'s control at the greater Ark.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 329''</ref> The final array, activated at the conclusion of the Forerunners' conflict with the Flood, was comprised seven rings, each 10,000 kilometers in diameter. | ||
===Forerunner-Flood war=== | ===Forerunner-Flood war=== | ||