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Millennia after its usage by the Forerunners, the abandoned structure was occupied by the [[High Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth's]] [[Covenant]]. They used it as their new stronghold while making their [[Battle of the Citadel|last stand]] against [[humanity]] and the [[Sangheili]] before falling. | Millennia after its usage by the Forerunners, the abandoned structure was occupied by the [[High Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth's]] [[Covenant]]. They used it as their new stronghold while making their [[Battle of the Citadel|last stand]] against [[humanity]] and the [[Sangheili]] before falling. | ||
The Citadel is a part of the Clarion network, a series of facilities from which the Halo Array can be controlled by a Reclaimer.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW8|DW|Chpater=8}} | The Citadel is a part of the Clarion network, a series of facilities from which the Halo Array can be controlled by a Reclaimer.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW8|DW|Chpater=8}} After having been badly damaged in the firing of [[Installation 08]] and then briefly used by [[000 Tragic Solitude]],{{Ref/Reuse|HitD}} it was destroyed as the Ark repaired itself.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW7|DW|Chapter=7}} | ||
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===000 Tragic Solitude=== | ===000 Tragic Solitude=== | ||
{{Main|Operation: FAR STORM}} | {{Main|Operation: FAR STORM}} | ||
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. | 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/Novel|Id=HitD|HitD}} | ||
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> | 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> | ||
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Due to the damage the Citadel sustained, it and all but [[Epsilon Clarion|one]] of the other facilities in the Clarion network were off-line for repairs when the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and the [[Covenant loyalists]] sought to activate the array. According to the Epsilon Spire's submonitor, | Due to the damage the Citadel sustained, it was eventually completely destroyed as the Ark repaired itself and changed its surface in countless different ways.{{Ref/Reuse|DW7}} By [[2559#October|October 2559]], all but [[Epsilon Clarion|one]] of the other facilities in the Clarion network were off-line for repairs when the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and the [[Covenant loyalists]] sought to activate the array. According to the Epsilon Spire's submonitor, the other facilities in the network like the Citadel are either inoperable or inaccessible and may remain that way for some time.{{Ref/Reuse|DW8}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||