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*The Ur-Didact exclaims "And loose damnation on the stars?" in retort to the IsoDidact's statement that using the Halos may be the Forerunners' only chance to stop the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 224''</ref> This is a reference to a line spoken by [[Cortana]] on the level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]'' in ''[[Halo 3]]'': ''"For a moment of safety, I loosed damnation upon the stars."''. | *The Ur-Didact exclaims "And loose damnation on the stars?" in retort to the IsoDidact's statement that using the Halos may be the Forerunners' only chance to stop the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 224''</ref> This is a reference to a line spoken by [[Cortana]] on the level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]'' in ''[[Halo 3]]'': ''"For a moment of safety, I loosed damnation upon the stars."''. | ||
*During his final conversation with 343 Guilty Spark, before deploying the Halo Array, the IsoDidact asks the monitor ''"Tell me, Chakas, if this was your choice, after all we have seen and survived... would you fire the rings?"''<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 314''</ref> This references a statement made by Guilty Spark to [[John-117]] in the opening cinematic of the level ''[[Two Betrayals]]'' in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'': ''"Last time, you asked me, if it were my choice, would I do it? Having had considerable time to ponder your query, my answer has not changed."'' | *During his final conversation with 343 Guilty Spark, before deploying the Halo Array, the IsoDidact asks the monitor ''"Tell me, Chakas, if this was your choice, after all we have seen and survived... would you fire the rings?"''<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 314''</ref> This references a statement made by Guilty Spark to [[John-117]] in the opening cinematic of the level ''[[Two Betrayals]]'' in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'': ''"Last time, you asked me, if it were my choice, would I do it? Having had considerable time to ponder your query, my answer has not changed."'' | ||
**However, despite the second half of 343 Guilty Spark's comment suggesting he responded in the affirmative, in ''Silentium'', Spark does not actually reply to the IsoDidact's question. | |||
*The novel describes a gathering of the Halo installation monitors aboard a Lifeworker vessel over the lesser Ark before the deployment of the Halos. This was first shown in the [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|terminals]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | *The novel describes a gathering of the Halo installation monitors aboard a Lifeworker vessel over the lesser Ark before the deployment of the Halos. This was first shown in the [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|terminals]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | ||
*The description of the Halo Array being launched from the lesser Ark via a portal closely echoes the [[:File:Array.png|depiction]] of the event from ''[[Origins]]''. However, ''Origins'' shows all seven of the final Halos entering the portal, whereas in ''Silentium'' there are only six, as [[Installation 07]] had been deployed years earlier.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 315''</ref> | *The description of the Halo Array being launched from the lesser Ark via a portal closely echoes the [[:File:Array.png|depiction]] of the event from ''[[Origins]]''. However, ''Origins'' shows all seven of the final Halos entering the portal, whereas in ''Silentium'' there are only six, as [[Installation 07]] had been deployed years earlier.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 315''</ref> | ||