Solute: Difference between revisions
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
m (Text replacement - "{{Ref/Sources}} [[" to "{{Ref/Sources}} [[") |
(Initial swipe! Will update with following citations.) |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
[[File:Killed by Halo Effect.jpg|thumb|250px|A creature is killed by the activation of the [[Halo Array]] and is instantly decayed by the [[Lifeworker]] solute.]] | [[File:Killed by Halo Effect.jpg|thumb|250px|A creature is killed by the activation of the [[Halo Array]] and is instantly decayed by the [[Lifeworker]] solute.]] | ||
'''Solute''' is a [[Forerunner]] substance designed by the [[Lifeworker]]s to prevent ecological disasters on worlds struck by the [[Halo Array]]. | '''Solute''' is a [[Forerunner]] substance designed by the [[Lifeworker]]s to prevent ecological disasters on worlds struck by the [[Halo Array]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|Sil|Chapter=string 1}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The purpose of the solute was to cause every animal killed by the [[Halo Array]] to instantly decay into their component molecules. This was meant to prevent pollution of the atmosphere due to decomposition{{Ref/Reuse| | The purpose of the solute was to cause every animal killed by the [[Halo Array]] to instantly decay into their component molecules. This was meant to prevent pollution of the atmosphere due to decomposition{{Ref/Reuse|HSS1}} which had happened on [[Faun Hakkor]] following the test firing of [[Installation 07]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HCC12|Cry|Chapter=12}} It was spread over many of the planets before the Halos were activated. [[Catalog]] observed solute being released on [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] as the [[Lifeworker]]s oversaw the indexing of the planet as part of the [[Conservation Measure]]. While acknowledging the intended purpose of the substance, Catalog also contemplated the possibility that the solute could have been used as a convenient means to obscure the firing of the Halos and the subsequent mass extinctions from future investigators.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS1}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |