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When inserted into [[the Core]] inside a Halo's Control Room, the Index immediately initiates the charging sequence of the ring's main weapon. The activation process may be aborted by physically removing the Index before the firing; however, doing so sends out a signal which places the entire Array into standby mode, ready for activation from [[Installation 00|the Ark]].<ref name="the great journey">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> An AI construct inside the Core is able to prevent the initiation of the ring's firing sequence even if the Index is inserted, as demonstrated when Cortana prevented [[John-117]] from activating Installation 04. While inside the Core, Cortana also had complete control over the Index itself, as she was able to remove the Index's data and store it within her system.<ref name="twobetrayers"/> | When inserted into [[the Core]] inside a Halo's Control Room, the Index immediately initiates the charging sequence of the ring's main weapon. The activation process may be aborted by physically removing the Index before the firing; however, doing so sends out a signal which places the entire Array into standby mode, ready for activation from [[Installation 00|the Ark]].<ref name="the great journey">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> An AI construct inside the Core is able to prevent the initiation of the ring's firing sequence even if the Index is inserted, as demonstrated when Cortana prevented [[John-117]] from activating Installation 04. While inside the Core, Cortana also had complete control over the Index itself, as she was able to remove the Index's data and store it within her system.<ref name="twobetrayers"/> | ||
However, it is also possible to insert the Index into | However, it is also possible to insert the Index into the Core without triggering the ring's main weapon and instead use the authorization provided by the Index to manage the Halo's custodial systems.<ref name="he10">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|Issue #10]]''</ref> | ||
John-117 noted in his debriefing of the [[Battle of Installation 04|Halo event]] that, if not for Cortana's intervention, he would have accidentally activated the weapon and destroyed all life in the galaxy. Halo's main weapon exists primarily in case the [[Flood]] manage to escape containment and spread their infection to other planets. Only one firing of the rings occurred, at the close of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. Immediately following the activation, the secondary purpose of the Index also came into play, triggering the re-seeding of life on the worlds whose sentient species were indexed in the records of each Installation's Library in addition to the archives on the Ark.<ref name="library"/> | John-117 noted in his debriefing of the [[Battle of Installation 04|Halo event]] that, if not for Cortana's intervention, he would have accidentally activated the weapon and destroyed all life in the galaxy. Halo's main weapon exists primarily in case the [[Flood]] manage to escape containment and spread their infection to other planets. Only one firing of the rings occurred, at the close of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. Immediately following the activation, the secondary purpose of the Index also came into play, triggering the re-seeding of life on the worlds whose sentient species were indexed in the records of each Installation's Library in addition to the archives on the Ark.<ref name="library"/> | ||
