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The Citadel was a large structure, one end of which was suspended over the void of the Ark's core. The interior of the structure consisted of a long chamber with the entrance on one end and the control center on the other. The entrance to the Citadel consisted of a ramp and an [[energy bridge]] leading to a smaller antechamber, at the far end of which was an [[elevator]] which led to the Citadel's cavernous main hall. The hall, framed by vertical, patterned windows with a single enormous window at its far end, housed a single central [[Bridge (structure)|bridge]] lined by jutting structures and [[Holography|holographic]] representations of each Halo ring. These representations are not up-to-date, but instead represent the status of the rings' surfaces at the time of their last-update with the Ark, and are outdated projections of the rings' current forms by up to tens of thousands of years.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYaxRoAf96s&feature=youtu.be Halo Lore Stream: ''The Halo Array''] - (46:50)</ref> At the far end of this bridge was an energy bridge connecting it to the circular control platform housing the Halo Array's control panel. When inactive, the center of the activation facility was level with the rest of the floor, but once the Array's activation sequence had been initiated, each tiered segment rose up to form a slightly raised platform.<ref name="covenant"/> | The Citadel was a large structure, one end of which was suspended over the void of the Ark's core. The interior of the structure consisted of a long chamber with the entrance on one end and the control center on the other. The entrance to the Citadel consisted of a ramp and an [[energy bridge]] leading to a smaller antechamber, at the far end of which was an [[elevator]] which led to the Citadel's cavernous main hall. The hall, framed by vertical, patterned windows with a single enormous window at its far end, housed a single central [[Bridge (structure)|bridge]] lined by jutting structures and [[Holography|holographic]] representations of each Halo ring. These representations are not up-to-date, but instead represent the status of the rings' surfaces at the time of their last-update with the Ark, and are outdated projections of the rings' current forms by up to tens of thousands of years.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYaxRoAf96s&feature=youtu.be Halo Lore Stream: ''The Halo Array''] - (46:50)</ref> At the far end of this bridge was an energy bridge connecting it to the circular control platform housing the Halo Array's control panel. When inactive, the center of the activation facility was level with the rest of the floor, but once the Array's activation sequence had been initiated, each tiered segment rose up to form a slightly raised platform.<ref name="covenant"/> | ||
At the back of the main hall near the elevator is a chute leading into the undercarriage of the citadel which is connected to the wall of the [[Foundry]].<ref name="covenant" /><ref name="HITD258" /> In these lower levels is the primary control station for the citadel. While the main hall is dedicated to controlling the Halo Array, this control station is for the systems in the building itself. One of these systems is a detailed map of the underground assembly of the citadel and the local sections of the Foundry wall. The map clearly and cogently labeled every detail of the entire complex, including the basin-like interior and the three energy pylons controlling the shielding for the citadel. The citadel's lower levels contained a passageway connecting the citadel to the Foundry's control station.<ref name="HITD277" /> | At the back of the main hall near the elevator is a chute leading into the undercarriage of the citadel which is connected to the wall of the [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]].<ref name="covenant" /><ref name="HITD258" /> In these lower levels is the primary control station for the citadel. While the main hall is dedicated to controlling the Halo Array, this control station is for the systems in the building itself. One of these systems is a detailed map of the underground assembly of the citadel and the local sections of the Foundry wall. The map clearly and cogently labeled every detail of the entire complex, including the basin-like interior and the three energy pylons controlling the shielding for the citadel. The citadel's lower levels contained a passageway connecting the citadel to the Foundry's control station.<ref name="HITD277" /> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In [[2555#March|March 2555]], the Ark's [[Monitor]] [[000 Tragic Solitude]], with the help of [[Bobby Kodiak]] acting as a [[Reclaimer]], used the citadel to initiate an activation of the Halo Array in five weeks time both to wipe out all sentient life in the galaxy and force the UNSC to reactivate the [[Portal at Voi]] so that he could [[Invasion of Earth|send]] [[Retriever Sentinel]]s to strip-mine the [[Sol system]] for the materials needed to repair the Ark. In response, [[Operation: FAR STORM|a joint]] UNSC-[[Swords of Sanghelios]] [[operation]] was launched to the Ark to stop the firing sequence.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'''</ref> | In [[2555#March|March 2555]], the Ark's [[Monitor]] [[000 Tragic Solitude]], with the help of [[Bobby Kodiak]] acting as a [[Reclaimer]], used the citadel to initiate an activation of the Halo Array in five weeks time both to wipe out all sentient life in the galaxy and force the UNSC to reactivate the [[Portal at Voi]] so that he could [[Invasion of Earth|send]] [[Retriever Sentinel]]s to strip-mine the [[Sol system]] for the materials needed to repair the Ark. In response, [[Operation: FAR STORM|a joint]] UNSC-[[Swords of Sanghelios]] [[operation]] was launched to the Ark to stop the firing sequence.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'''</ref> | ||
After reaching the citadel, Dr. [[Luther Mann]] was able to use the controls to deactivate the Array, but they then came under attack from [[armiger]]s under the control of Tragic Solitude and were forced to flee down a chute when the elevator proved to be non-functional.<ref name="HITD258">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 258-262''</ref> The chute deposited the group to the citadel's undercarriage where it connected to the wall of the [[Foundry]]. In the undercarriage, the group located the citadel's primary control station that controlled the building itself which had been damaged when [[Installation 08]] fired and was knocked off-line. While [[Huragok]] [[Drifts Randomly]] worked to restore power to the station, Dr. [[Henry Lamb]] was attacked and killed by a damaged Sentinel under Tragic Solitude's control. After Drifts brought the control station online, Mann was able to find an exit through network of interior passages to the Foundry's control station.<ref name="HITD277">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 277-289''</ref> | After reaching the citadel, Dr. [[Luther Mann]] was able to use the controls to deactivate the Array, but they then came under attack from [[armiger]]s under the control of Tragic Solitude and were forced to flee down a chute when the elevator proved to be non-functional.<ref name="HITD258">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 258-262''</ref> The chute deposited the group to the citadel's undercarriage where it connected to the wall of the [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]]. In the undercarriage, the group located the citadel's primary control station that controlled the building itself which had been damaged when [[Installation 08]] fired and was knocked off-line. While [[Huragok]] [[Drifts Randomly]] worked to restore power to the station, Dr. [[Henry Lamb]] was attacked and killed by a damaged Sentinel under Tragic Solitude's control. After Drifts brought the control station online, Mann was able to find an exit through network of interior passages to the Foundry's control station.<ref name="HITD277">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 277-289''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||