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*The Halos are remarkably similar to the eponymous megastructure of [[Wikipedia:Larry Niven|Larry Niven's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Ringworld|Ringworld]]'' series. However, Niven's ringworld encircles a large star, whereas the Halos merely orbit planets, being much smaller than the former. The Halos are also very similar to the [[Wikipedia:Orbital (The Culture)|Orbitals]] from [[Wikipedia:Iain M. Banks|Iain M. Banks']] ''Culture'' series, though considerably smaller. | *The Halos are remarkably similar to the eponymous megastructure of [[Wikipedia:Larry Niven|Larry Niven's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Ringworld|Ringworld]]'' series. However, Niven's ringworld encircles a large star, whereas the Halos merely orbit planets, being much smaller than the former. The Halos are also very similar to the [[Wikipedia:Orbital (The Culture)|Orbitals]] from [[Wikipedia:Iain M. Banks|Iain M. Banks']] ''Culture'' series, though considerably smaller. | ||
*The names of the Halo installations are Beta, Epsilon, Kappa, Alpha, Delta, Gamma and Zeta Halo, ordered from 01 to 07 respectively. | *The names of the Halo installations are Beta, Epsilon, Kappa, Alpha, Delta, Gamma and Zeta Halo, ordered from 01 to 07 respectively. | ||
*The Halo textures for both ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'' are the same, and are both symmetrical. | *The Halo textures for both ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]'' are the same, and are both symmetrical. | ||
*In a ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' [[Pre-Xbox Halo|prototype]], Installation 04 had a section that was only partially constructed. This feature was dropped from the final game, though it may have inspired the second Installation 04. | *In a ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' [[Pre-Xbox Halo|prototype]], Installation 04 had a section that was only partially constructed. This feature was dropped from the final game, though it may have inspired the second Installation 04. | ||
*On the screen where Captain Keyes taps his pipe on the opening scene of the ''Pillar of Autumn'', '''TRAJECTORY FD: HALO''' is displayed by the hologram of Installation 04, although the UNSC was not aware of the name at the time. | *On the screen where Captain Keyes taps his pipe on the opening scene of the ''Pillar of Autumn'', '''TRAJECTORY FD: HALO''' is displayed by the hologram of Installation 04, although the UNSC was not aware of the name at the time. | ||