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{{Center|''This article is about the building. For other uses, see [[Citadel (disambiguation)]]''}} | {{Center|''This article is about the building. For other uses, see [[Citadel (disambiguation)]]''}} | ||
[[File:H3 ArkCitadel Exterior.jpg|300px|thumb | [[File:H3 ArkCitadel Exterior.jpg|300px|thumb|The Citadel.]] | ||
The '''Citadel''' was one of several [[Clarion]] facilities located on [[Installation 00]] where the entire [[Halo Array]] could be controlled and activated remotely by means of a [[superluminal communications]] system. It was located on the rim of the [[Foundry (location)|core of the Ark]], and was defended by multiple shield-projecting [[barrier tower]]s that had to be disengaged before the Citadel could be accessed.<ref name="covenant">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> Although of [[Builder]] design and construction like the rest of the Ark, the Citadel was considered a highly impressive command facility by [[Warrior-Servant]] standards.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 310-311''</ref> | The '''Citadel''' was one of several [[Clarion]] facilities located on [[Installation 00]] where the entire [[Halo Array]] could be controlled and activated remotely by means of a [[superluminal communications]] system. It was located on the rim of the [[Foundry (location)|core of the Ark]], and was defended by multiple shield-projecting [[barrier tower]]s that had to be disengaged before the Citadel could be accessed.<ref name="covenant">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> Although of [[Builder]] design and construction like the rest of the Ark, the Citadel was considered a highly impressive command facility by [[Warrior-Servant]] standards.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 310-311''</ref> | ||
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[[File:HM LastTimeYouAskedMe.jpg|thumb|200px|The IsoDidact activates the Halo Array from Installation 00's citadel.]] | [[File:HM LastTimeYouAskedMe.jpg|thumb|200px|The IsoDidact activates the Halo Array from Installation 00's citadel.]] | ||
{{Main|Battle of the Maginot Sphere}} | {{Main|Battle of the Maginot Sphere}} | ||
Narrowly escaping the [[Battle of the greater Ark|destruction of the greater Ark]] in the final hours of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the [[IsoDidact]] arrived at Installation 00 with the intent of firing the Halo Array and stopping the Flood, which now controlled most of the galaxy. Sharing all resources with the [[ | Narrowly escaping the [[Battle of the greater Ark|destruction of the greater Ark]] in the final hours of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the [[IsoDidact]] arrived at Installation 00 with the intent of firing the Halo Array and stopping the Flood, which now controlled most of the galaxy. Sharing all resources with the [[Metarch-class ancilla|Metarch]] [[Offensive Bias]], the Citadel functioned as a command hub for the complex action of coordinating the deployment and firing processes of the rings. This was performed almost exclusively by Offensive Bias, who was simultaneously present at the [[Maginot Line]] with the Forerunners' last combined [[Forerunner fleet|fleet]], tasked with stalling the [[logic plague|subverted]] [[Mendicant Bias]] and the [[Flood]]'s enormous fleet long enough for the Halos to fire.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 326-328''</ref> | ||
===Battle of Installation 00=== | ===Battle of Installation 00=== | ||
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===Destruction=== | ===Destruction=== | ||
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 | 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 [[Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant]] 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== | ||