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Shield World 0001 (commonly known as Requiem) is the oldest shield world as well as the most heavily fortified.<ref name="h4guide"/> It was built long before the [[human-Forerunner wars]] and served as a template for the construction of the other shield worlds.<ref name="sil278"/> Requiem once served as the nexus of operations for the [[Promethean]] class of [[Warrior-Servant]]s but was sealed off shortly before the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref name="h4guide"/> [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] found themselves on Requiem in [[2557|July 2557]],<ref>'''Game Informer''' (''May 2012''), ''page 41''</ref> where they encountered [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]], the occupying Prometheans, and eventually the crew of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. John accidentally released the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] from his imprisonment in [[Core of Requiem|Requiem's core]]; after helping ''Infinity'' escape the Spartan attempted to stop the Forerunner from acquiring the device known as the [[Composer]]. The Didact escaped in his ship ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' but the two successfully pursued him.<ref>''[[Halo 4]]'' - [[Shutdown]]</ref> Six months later, in [[2558|February 2558]], the UNSC, the Covenant, and the Promethean forces returned to [[Requiem Campaign|fight for control]] of the shield world,<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Departure|S1E1 ''Departure'']]</ref> which ended when  Jul 'Mdama put Requiem on a collision course with [[Epoloch system|its star]], destroying both bodies.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' [[S1/Exodus|S1E10 ''Exodus'']]</ref>