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Though it shared Installation 00's flower-like shape, consisting of a series of curved arms extending from a circular central section,<ref name="prim371"/> the greater Ark differed from the lesser Ark in a number of respects; | Though it shared Installation 00's flower-like shape, consisting of a series of curved arms extending from a circular central section,<ref name="prim371"/> the greater Ark differed from the lesser Ark in a number of respects;{{Ref/NoteReuse|cryptum}} it possessed only six petals, as opposed to the eight arms of Installation 00.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 329-330''</ref> Instead of an artificial sun, the greater Ark was illuminated by six shafts of plasma, each suspended over one of the petals, emanating from a tower structure in the center.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 330''</ref> These plasma tubes would dim and brighten cyclically, approximating a day-night cycle.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 336''</ref> Each of the greater Ark's arms possessed at least one petal station, from which Forerunner [[Lifeworker]]s operated.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 332''</ref>{{Ref/NoteReuse|cryptum}} | ||
The greater Ark possessed a sizable defensive fleet led by the [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class]] [[metarch]] [[Offensive Bias]].<ref name="sil238"/><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 208''</ref> By the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], all remaining [[Forerunner fleet]]s were assimilated into this fleet.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 215''</ref> After the greater Ark's destruction, Offensive Bias managed to save several thousand warships—only a fraction of its original fleet—and use them to successfully fend off [[Mendicant Bias]] in the [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 315''</ref> | The greater Ark possessed a sizable defensive fleet led by the [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class]] [[metarch]] [[Offensive Bias]].<ref name="sil238"/><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 208''</ref> By the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], all remaining [[Forerunner fleet]]s were assimilated into this fleet.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 215''</ref> After the greater Ark's destruction, Offensive Bias managed to save several thousand warships—only a fraction of its original fleet—and use them to successfully fend off [[Mendicant Bias]] in the [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 315''</ref> | ||