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The '''containment shield''' was | [[File:H2-Containment shield 2.png|thumb|250px|The containment shield as observed from within the Sentinel Wall.]] | ||
The '''containment shield''' was a massive [[energy shielding|energy barrier]] projected from the [[Sentinel Wall]] around [[Installation 05]]'s [[Library]]. One of the many containment measures built by the [[Forerunner]]s, it helped contain and enclose the [[Flood]] inside the [[Quarantine Zone]], and keep out anything that could sustain the Flood. It had to be lowered and deactivated in order to enter the Library and recover the [[Activation Index]].<ref name="h2">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the containment shield kept [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces stationed on Delta Halo | During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the containment shield kept [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces stationed on Delta Halo from reaching the [[Activation Index|Index]]. In order to gain access to the Library and retrieve the Index, the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant dispatched [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee to lower the shield. The Arbiter fought his way through the [[Sentinel]] defenders to the enormous chamber containing the controls for the barrier. After destroying the Sentinel [[Enforcer]] guarding the chamber, the Arbiter retracted four [[piston]]-like plug locks which unlocked the main control panel, allowing him to lower the shield. This caused the entire two-tiered control platform to move to the other side of a large chasm in the middle of the Sentinel Wall in a manner similar to an [[anti-gravity gondola]].<ref name="h2"/> | ||
The deactivation of the shield allowed access to the Quarantine Zone by the Covenant and the UNSC, giving the Flood hundreds of new hosts. The Flood was released onto the rest of [[Installation 05]]. As a result of this, the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} was taken over by the Flood and flown into the Covenant city of ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref name="h2"/> | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*In ''[[Halo 2]]'', the | *In ''[[Halo 2]]'', the containment shield was observed during the level [[Sacred Icon]]. | ||
*The holographic control panel for the shield displays what appears to be a perfectly symmetrical hand with six fingers. Whether by coincidence or not, this matches the later depictions of Forerunner hands in ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]'', which establish most Forerunners as having six-fingered hands with two thumbs. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H2 Containment Shield.jpg|The shield was projected by a series of [[Barrier tower|pylons]] on top of the Sentinel Wall. | |||
File:H2-Containment shield 3.png|The shield retracting after its deactivation. | |||
File:H2-Shield_control_chamber.png|The chamber housing the controls for the containment shield. | |||
File:H2-Containment_shield_panel_2.png|The control panel for the shield. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 16:06, June 28, 2013
The containment shield was a massive energy barrier projected from the Sentinel Wall around Installation 05's Library. One of the many containment measures built by the Forerunners, it helped contain and enclose the Flood inside the Quarantine Zone, and keep out anything that could sustain the Flood. It had to be lowered and deactivated in order to enter the Library and recover the Activation Index.[1]
History
During the Battle of Installation 05, the containment shield kept UNSC and Covenant forces stationed on Delta Halo from reaching the Index. In order to gain access to the Library and retrieve the Index, the Hierarchs of the Covenant dispatched Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee to lower the shield. The Arbiter fought his way through the Sentinel defenders to the enormous chamber containing the controls for the barrier. After destroying the Sentinel Enforcer guarding the chamber, the Arbiter retracted four piston-like plug locks which unlocked the main control panel, allowing him to lower the shield. This caused the entire two-tiered control platform to move to the other side of a large chasm in the middle of the Sentinel Wall in a manner similar to an anti-gravity gondola.[1]
The deactivation of the shield allowed access to the Quarantine Zone by the Covenant and the UNSC, giving the Flood hundreds of new hosts. The Flood was released onto the rest of Installation 05. As a result of this, the UNSC In Amber Clad was taken over by the Flood and flown into the Covenant city of High Charity.[1]
Trivia
- In Halo 2, the containment shield was observed during the level Sacred Icon.
- The holographic control panel for the shield displays what appears to be a perfectly symmetrical hand with six fingers. Whether by coincidence or not, this matches the later depictions of Forerunner hands in Halo 4 and The Forerunner Saga, which establish most Forerunners as having six-fingered hands with two thumbs.
Gallery
The shield was projected by a series of pylons on top of the Sentinel Wall.
The shield retracting after its deactivation.
The chamber housing the controls for the containment shield.
The control panel for the shield.
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo 2, campaign level Sacred Icon
