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{{Forerunner infobox | {{Forerunner infobox | ||
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A '''Cylix''' is a genetic repository used by [[Forerunners]] to store and catalogue indexed specimens. Functioning as instrumental tools for the [[Lifeworker]]s [[Conservation Measure]], cylixes were mainly used to protect population samples in order to later [[Reintroduction|reseed life]] in the galaxy after the activation of the [[Halo Array]].{{Ref/Film|Origins}} | A '''Cylix''' is a genetic repository used by [[Forerunners]] to store and catalogue indexed specimens. Functioning as instrumental tools for the [[Lifeworker]]s [[Conservation Measure]], cylixes were mainly used to protect population samples in order to later [[Reintroduction|reseed life]] in the galaxy after the activation of the [[Halo Array]].{{Ref/Film|Id=Origins|Origins}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sacrifice|HSoR|Detail= Adjunct - [[Sacrifice]]}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design and purpose=== | |||
Cylixes take the form of large slabs with stylized [[Holography|holograms]] depicting the type of specimen that resides within them.{{Ref/Reuse|Origins}}{{Ref/Level|Id=Found|HINF|Foundation (Halo Infinite)}} The metallic surface of a cylix has been described as being so cold that feels like one's hand is burning as they touch it.{{Ref/Game|Id=Harbinger|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #03 - She was Smiling}} When a cylix is opened, the face that is adorned with the hologram slides apart and the receptacle's occupant is released.{{Ref/Level|Id=Tremonius|HINF|Outpost Tremonius}} While their main purpose was to facilitate the [[Reintroduction|repopulation]] of [[Milky Way|the galaxy]],{{Ref/Reuse|Origins}}{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} in some cases the [[Forerunner]]s used cylixes as prisons for entities that were deemed to be a threat.{{Ref/Reuse|Harbinger}}{{Ref/Game|Id=stinger|HINF|Post-credits cinematic}} It appears that cylixes can either be opened en masse via automated system,{{Ref/Reuse|Origins}} or individually by a [[Reclaimer]].{{Ref/Reuse|Harbinger}} | |||
===Usage=== | |||
Forerunner Keyships, such as the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', carried large numbers of cylixes to be delivered by these vessels to various [[planet]]s throughout the galaxy during the reseeding process that followed the [[Halo Array]]'s [[Great Purification|activation]].{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HWF|HWF|Detail=pages 84-85}} As of [[2559]], the ''Anodyne Spirit'' still holds what appears to be "millions" of these cylixes within one of its vast interior chambers, a region of the ship that the [[Covenant]] referred to as "the clerestory."{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | |||
Cylixes within [[Installation 07]] contained species such as [[human]]s, [[Jiralhanae]], [[Kig-Yar]], [[Sangheili]] and [[Unggoy]], in addition to [[Flood]]{{Ref/Reuse|Found}} and [[Xalanyn]].{{Ref/Reuse|stinger}} The Xalanyn had mysteriously managed to survive the activation of the Halo Array, resulting in the surviving Forerunners deeming them a threat and imprisoning the species within cylixes on Installation 07.{{Ref/Reuse|stinger}} One member of the Xalanyn, known as The [[Harbinger]], was released from her cylix by order of [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]] during the [[Installation 07]] [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|Harbinger}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Origins samples.png|Cortana's depiction of cylixes onboard a [[Keyship]] in ''[[Halo Legends]]'': ''[[Origins]]''. | File:Origins samples.png|Cortana's depiction of cylixes onboard a [[Keyship]] in ''[[Halo Legends]]'': ''[[Origins]]''. | ||
File:Ancient Grunts.jpg|Ancient Unggoy being released from cylixes onto [[Balaho]] after the [[Great Purification]]. | File:Ancient Grunts.jpg|Ancient Unggoy being released from cylixes onto [[Balaho]] after the [[Great Purification]]. | ||
File:HINF Forerunner Cylix Storage.png|Numerous cylixes stored beneath Installation 07 in '' | File:HINF CylixConcept.jpg|Concept art for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' of a cylix and the various holograms that it can display. | ||
File:HINF Zeta Halo Cylix.png| | File:HINF Forerunner Cylix Storage.png|Numerous cylixes stored beneath Installation 07 in ''Halo Infinite''. | ||
File:HINF Grunt Cylix.png|Unggoy cylix. | File:HINF Zeta Halo Cylix.png|A human cylix. | ||
File:HINF Jackal Cylix.png|Kig-Yar cylix. | File:HINF Grunt Cylix.png|An Unggoy cylix. | ||
File:HINF Jackal Cylix.png|A Kig-Yar cylix. | |||
File:HINF SangheiliCylix.jpg|A Sangheili cylix. | |||
File:HINF_Endless_Cylix.png|A cylix containing one of the [[Xalanyn|Endless]]. | File:HINF_Endless_Cylix.png|A cylix containing one of the [[Xalanyn|Endless]]. | ||
File:HINF Harbinger Cylix.png|The cylix for the [[Harbinger]], opened. | File:HINF Harbinger Cylix.png|The cylix for the [[Harbinger]], opened. | ||
File:HINF Unknown Cylix.png|A sequestered cylix for a [[Pod infector]]. | File:HINF Unknown Cylix.png|A sequestered cylix for a [[Flood]] [[Pod infector]]. | ||
File:HINF Unknown Cylix Scan.png|The Flood cylix from below. | File:HINF Unknown Cylix Scan.png|The Flood cylix from below. | ||
File:HINF SA Jiralhanae Cylixes.png|Jiralhanae cylixes in the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]]. | File:HINF SA Jiralhanae Cylixes.png|Jiralhanae cylixes in the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]]. | ||
File:HINF Jiralhanae Cylix.png|Jiralhanae Cylixes as seen in storage within the Silent Auditorium. | File:HINF Jiralhanae Cylix.png|Jiralhanae Cylixes as seen in storage within the Silent Auditorium. | ||
File:HINF Cylix Jiralhanae.png|Another storage chamber containing Jiralhanae Cylixes | File:HINF Cylix Jiralhanae.png|Another storage chamber containing Jiralhanae Cylixes. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo Legends]]'' | *''[[Halo Legends]]'' | ||
**''[[Origins]]'' {{1st}} | **''[[Origins]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Sacrifice]] | |||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/List}} | {{Ref/List}} | ||
{{Forerunner}} | {{Forerunner}} | ||
[[Category:Forerunner technology]] |