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|length=Slightly smaller than 478 meters<ref name="hitd103">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', Chapter 6</ref> | |length=Slightly smaller than 478 meters<ref name="hitd103">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', Chapter 6</ref> | ||
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|armor=Little to none<ref name="hitd272">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 272-274'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | |armor=Little to none<ref name="hitd272">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 272-274'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
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The '''Retriever Sentinel''', | The '''Retriever Sentinel''', is a type of [[Stato-Sentinel]] drone employed by the [[Forerunner]]s. Considered to be one of the more powerful variants of the Sentinel, Retrievers are massive, ship-sized drones that were utilized to construct installations of the [[Halo Array]] from [[Installation 00]], as well as to provide maintenance to the Ark itself.<ref name="hw2">''[[Halo Wars 2]]''</ref><ref name="pl retriever">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Log]]: Retriever Sentinel''</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
{{Quote|Our records indicate that it employs an artificially produced gravitic force to remove minerals from a planet's surface. Those minerals in turn are used to build Forerunner structures and installations.|Usze 'Taham, referring to the Retriever Sentinels<ref name="hitd103"/>}} | {{Quote|Our records indicate that it employs an artificially produced gravitic force to remove minerals from a planet's surface. Those minerals in turn are used to build Forerunner structures and installations.|Usze 'Taham, referring to the Retriever Sentinels<ref name="hitd103"/>}} | ||
Dark gray in color, Retrievers are massive and powerful [[Sentinel]]s that are slightly smaller than the average [[human]] [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] | Dark gray in color, Retrievers are massive and powerful [[Sentinel]]s that are slightly smaller than the average [[human]] [[UNSC frigate|frigate]].<ref name="hitd103"/> The upper section of a Retriever is vast and wide, while the lower section is lined with numerous mechanical, tentacle-like "legs" that move in pursuit of objects. Glowing eye-like lights are installed on the front of each Sentinel.<ref name="hitd103"/> When not in use, the legs remain in a closed resting position on the underside of the Retriever's hull.<ref name="hw2"/> | ||
[[File:Archaeology.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Nathaniel Palmer]] and other scientists observe Retrievers operate on the Ark.]] | [[File:Archaeology.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Nathaniel Palmer]] and other scientists observe Retrievers operate on the Ark.]] | ||
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==Roles== | ==Roles== | ||
{{Quote|I thought Retrievers were just for mining and gathering minerals!|[[Captain]] [[Annabelle Richards]], upon seeing a heavily armed Retriever<ref name="hitd118"/>}} | {{Quote|I thought Retrievers were just for mining and gathering minerals!|[[Captain]] [[Annabelle Richards]], upon seeing a heavily armed Retriever<ref name="hitd118"/>}} | ||
The Retrievers are among the most powerful of the [[Sentinel]]s employed by the [[Forerunner]]s,<ref name="pl retriever"/> with their primary purpose being the mining, gathering, and transporting of minerals and other natural resources from a world.<ref name="hitd118"/> Using its artificially created gravitic force, Retrievers extract materials from a world's surface and transport to construct Forerunner structures and installations.<ref name="hitd103"/ | The Retrievers are among the most powerful of the [[Sentinel]]s employed by the [[Forerunner]]s,<ref name="pl retriever"/> with their primary purpose being the mining, gathering, and transporting of minerals and other natural resources from a world.<ref name="hitd118"/> Using its artificially created gravitic force, Retrievers extract materials from a world's surface and transport to construct Forerunner structures and installations.<ref name="hitd103"/> | ||
The Forerunners utilized Retrievers to help in | The Forerunners utilized Retrievers to help in the maintenance of [[Installation 00]].<ref name="pl retriever"/> The Retrievers employed at the Ark worked with [[Assembler Sentinel]]s to construct new installations. Populating the [[Foundry]],<ref name="pl sentinel"/> Retrievers mined and gathered raw materials from the planetoid hosted in Installation 00's center and transported them to a forge within the Foundry that refined, processed, and stabilized the materials into the mold of a Halo installation.<ref name="hitd246">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 246'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The Assemblers would then use these resources to build components of the installations.<ref name="pl foundry">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Log: The Foundry''</ref> Although usually automated, Retrievers can be controlled by a [[monitor]]. Monitors are capable of effectively utilizing Retrievers in combat, and can have them overwhelm opponents.<ref name="hitd122"/> | ||
A Retriever is programmed to complete its tasks with no deviations or hesitations.<ref name="hitd272"/> Although the function of the Retriever is primarily construction-related, the Sentinel is able to defend itself,<ref name="hitd107"/> or its installation,<ref name="pl sentinel"/> if necessary.<ref name="hitd107"/> However, Retrievers maneuver poorly and are unable to effectively combat modern [[Sangheili]] and [[human]] vessels alone.<ref name="hitd118"/> Thus, [[Aggressor Sentinel|Aggressor]] and [[Protector Sentinel]]s are primarily used as defensive constructs on installations.<ref name="pl sentinel"/> | A Retriever is programmed to complete its tasks with no deviations or hesitations.<ref name="hitd272"/> Although the function of the Retriever is primarily construction-related, the Sentinel is able to defend itself,<ref name="hitd107"/> or its installation,<ref name="pl sentinel"/> if necessary.<ref name="hitd107"/> However, Retrievers maneuver poorly and are unable to effectively combat modern [[Sangheili]] and [[human]] vessels alone.<ref name="hitd118"/> Thus, [[Aggressor Sentinel|Aggressor]] and [[Protector Sentinel]]s are primarily used as defensive constructs on installations.<ref name="pl sentinel"/> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Prehistory=== | ===Prehistory=== | ||
Retriever Sentinels were utilized by the [[Forerunner]]s to aid in the construction of the [[Halo Array]] at [[Installation 00]], with the intentions of firing the rings to wipe out the [[Flood]].<ref name="pl retriever"/> | |||
Retriever Sentinels were utilized by the [[Forerunner]]s to aid in the construction of the [[Halo Array]] at [[Installation 00]], with the intentions of firing the rings to wipe out the [[Flood]].<ref name="pl retriever"/ | |||
===Conflict on the Ark=== | ===Conflict on the Ark=== | ||
{{Quote|no=three|1=000 Tragic Solitude|q1=My Retrievers will mine the worlds in your system and obtain for me that which I need to effect repairs.|2=Olympia Vale|q2=Your Retrievers?|3=000 Tragic Solitude|q3=Indeed. I have thousands at my disposal. And I will send them through the portal to do what must be done in order to repair me. I am the Ark, and I must be repaired.|4=[[000 Tragic Solitude]] reveals the intent of his Retrievers to [[Olympia Vale]]<ref name="hitd203">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 203'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | {{Quote|no=three|1=000 Tragic Solitude|q1=My Retrievers will mine the worlds in your system and obtain for me that which I need to effect repairs.|2=Olympia Vale|q2=Your Retrievers?|3=000 Tragic Solitude|q3=Indeed. I have thousands at my disposal. And I will send them through the portal to do what must be done in order to repair me. I am the Ark, and I must be repaired.|4=[[000 Tragic Solitude]] reveals the intent of his Retrievers to [[Olympia Vale]]<ref name="hitd203">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 203'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | ||
After the [[Battle of Installation 04|destruction]] of [[Installation 04]] on [[2552#September|September 23, 2552]], Retrievers on Installation 00 began to mine the planetoid captured in the Ark's [[Foundry]] to construct [[Installation 08|a replacement installation]]. On [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]], these Retrievers were encountered and observed by [[Sangheili]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] forces during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="hitd103"/> The battle ultimately resulted in the Ark becoming heavily damaged, leading to [[000 Tragic Solitude]]—Installation 00's now-[[Rampancy|rampant]] [[monitor]]—allocating all of his time and resources to the construction of thousands of heavily armed Retrievers that would mine [[human colonies]] for resources to repair the Ark, blaming humanity for damaging his installation.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 259'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | After the [[Battle of Installation 04|destruction]] of [[Installation 04]] on [[2552#September|September 23, 2552]], Retrievers on Installation 00 began to mine the planetoid captured in the Ark's [[Foundry]] to construct [[Installation 08|a replacement installation]]. On [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]], these Retrievers were encountered and observed by [[Sangheili]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] forces during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="hitd103"/> The battle ultimately resulted in the Ark becoming heavily damaged, leading to [[000 Tragic Solitude]]—Installation 00's now-[[Rampancy|rampant]] [[monitor]]—allocating all of his time and resources to the construction of thousands of heavily armed Retrievers that would mine [[human colonies]] for resources to repair the Ark, blaming humanity for damaging his installation.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 259'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
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[[File:HW2 - Anders with Sentinels.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Retrievers under the control of Ellen Anders.]] | [[File:HW2 - Anders with Sentinels.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Retrievers under the control of Ellen Anders.]] | ||
{{Quote|When we first arrived here, the Ark had suffered great wounds from our war against the Covenant, and so we activated dormant Retriever Sentinels and deployed them to strip-mine lifeless planets for the materials needed to repair the installation. Like watching a sleeping giant nudged into wakefulness, the reconstruction slowly reached full automation until we were no longer needed to guide the Sentinels and could simply sit back and record the wonder of a world being reborn.|[[Nathaniel Palmer|Nathaniel J. Palmer]], an archaeologist of Henry Lamb Research Outpost<ref name="old wounds">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Log: The Healing of Old Wounds I''</ref>}} | {{Quote|When we first arrived here, the Ark had suffered great wounds from our war against the Covenant, and so we activated dormant Retriever Sentinels and deployed them to strip-mine lifeless planets for the materials needed to repair the installation. Like watching a sleeping giant nudged into wakefulness, the reconstruction slowly reached full automation until we were no longer needed to guide the Sentinels and could simply sit back and record the wonder of a world being reborn.|[[Nathaniel Palmer|Nathaniel J. Palmer]], an archaeologist of Henry Lamb Research Outpost<ref name="old wounds">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Log: The Healing of Old Wounds I''</ref>}} | ||
Doctor [[Luther Mann]] theorized that the dormant Retrievers could be reactivated and utilized to repair the Ark, opening slipspace portals to strip-mine uninhabited planets for the resources and minerals required to repair the Ark.<ref name="hitd361"/> In [[2557]], a human research team traveled to Installation 00 aboard ''[[Eden Rising]]'' to establish a permanent base on the Ark, the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]]. Desiring to repair the installation, the researchers activated the dormant Retrievers,<ref name="pl henry lamb">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Log: Henry Lamb Research Post''</ref> under the guide and direction of the [[smart AI]] [[Isabel]]. To gain resources, the Retrievers were deployed to strip-mine lifeless planets. Before long, the Retrievers were able to enact repairs unsupervised,<ref name="old wounds"/> leading to Isabel and the researchers setting to the task of cataloging and analyzing the installation.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Log: Isabel''</ref> The Retrievers acted quickly and within months had largely restored the Ark to its former state,<ref name="pl retriever"/> as well as constructing another [[Installation 09|replacement Halo installation]] at the Foundry.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level, ''[[From the Deep]]''</ref> | Doctor [[Luther Mann]] theorized that the dormant Retrievers could be reactivated and utilized to repair the Ark, opening slipspace portals to strip-mine uninhabited planets for the resources and minerals required to repair the Ark.<ref name="hitd361"/> In [[2557]], a human research team traveled to Installation 00 aboard ''[[Eden Rising]]'' to establish a permanent base on the Ark, the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]]. Desiring to repair the installation, the researchers activated the dormant Retrievers,<ref name="pl henry lamb">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Log: Henry Lamb Research Post''</ref> under the guide and direction of the [[smart AI]] [[Isabel]]. To gain resources, the Retrievers were deployed to strip-mine lifeless planets. Before long, the Retrievers were able to enact repairs unsupervised,<ref name="old wounds"/> leading to Isabel and the researchers setting to the task of cataloging and analyzing the installation.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Log: Isabel''</ref> The Retrievers acted quickly and within months had largely restored the Ark to its former state,<ref name="pl retriever"/> as well as constructing another [[Installation 09|replacement Halo installation]] at the Foundry.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level, ''[[From the Deep]]''</ref> | ||
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During Operation: SPEARBREAKER, the Retriever Sentinel is equipped with energy shielding, and can call in Sentinel Swarms to repair itself. During the salvage operation led by Pavium and Voridus, two Retriever Sentinel are dispatched to stop Voridus' Scarab and are destroyed once Voridus shuts down the Sentinel defense network at [[High Charity]]'s crash site. In an attempt to destroy a [[Proto-Gravemind]], Pavium reactivates the Sentinel defense network and clears a Forerunner launch site, which summons a Retriever Sentinel. | During Operation: SPEARBREAKER, the Retriever Sentinel is equipped with energy shielding, and can call in Sentinel Swarms to repair itself. During the salvage operation led by Pavium and Voridus, two Retriever Sentinel are dispatched to stop Voridus' Scarab and are destroyed once Voridus shuts down the Sentinel defense network at [[High Charity]]'s crash site. In an attempt to destroy a [[Proto-Gravemind]], Pavium reactivates the Sentinel defense network and clears a Forerunner launch site, which summons a Retriever Sentinel. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HW2 - retriever.png|Concept art of the Retriever for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. | File:HW2 - retriever.png|Concept art of the Retriever for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. | ||
File:HW2-RetrieverSentinel2.png|A Retriever Sentinel in ''Halo Wars 2''. | File:HW2-RetrieverSentinel2.png|A Retriever Sentinel in ''Halo Wars 2''. | ||
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File:HW2-Retriever.jpg|A Retriever Sentinel from the side. | File:HW2-Retriever.jpg|A Retriever Sentinel from the side. | ||
File:HW2-DatRetriever.jpg|A Retriever from behind. | File:HW2-DatRetriever.jpg|A Retriever from behind. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
