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'''Installation 03''', also known as Eta Halo | '''Installation 03''', also known as '''Eta Halo'''<ref name="source">[[:File:H3 halo inner ring title.PNG|Halo 3 Texture files: ''halo_inner_ring'']]</ref>, is one of the [[List of "seven" references in the Halo series|seven]] rings in the [[Halo Array]]. It was originally part of a smaller array of six Halos with a diameter of 10,000 kilometers, as opposed to the 12 larger, 30,000-kilometer-wide Halo installations.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 329''</ref> Its [[monitor]] is [[03-049 Abject Testament]].<ref name="Terminal"/> It appears to have a red and cracked surface, indicating the presence of vast deserts, as well as what appears to be volcanic activity,<ref name="enc"/> the latter of which exists through clearly artificial means.<ref group="note">Volcanic activity is caused by the movement of tectonic plates and the friction generated between them. The structure of the installation would presumably not allow such movement, however, there are oceans which may suggest a more diverse enviorment, similar to [[Installation 04]] and [[Installation 05]]. It is probable that the volcanic activity is superficial, as generated by underground mechanisms or, less likely, that the Halo features artificial tectonic dynamics.</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 17:28, November 10, 2012
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Description: |
Deserts and volcanic activity for terrain[1] |
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Location: |
Within the Milky Way |
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Galactic sterilization/Flood containment and research |
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Date of construction: |
Before c. 100,000 BCE |
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Deactivated from Installation 00 |
Installation 03, also known as Eta Halo[3], is one of the seven rings in the Halo Array. It was originally part of a smaller array of six Halos with a diameter of 10,000 kilometers, as opposed to the 12 larger, 30,000-kilometer-wide Halo installations.[4] Its monitor is 03-049 Abject Testament.[2] It appears to have a red and cracked surface, indicating the presence of vast deserts, as well as what appears to be volcanic activity,[1] the latter of which exists through clearly artificial means.[note 1]
History
Forerunner-Flood war
As with the other seven Halo rings, Installation 03 was fired at the conclusion of the Forerunners' war with the Flood, killing all sentient life within its effective radius. Afterwards, it entered an inactive state along with the rest of the Array.
Human-Covenant War
On November 3, 2552 during the Battle of Installation 05, a signal was sent to this Halo from Installation 05, putting it on standby mode and preparing it to fire on demand.[5] On December 11, 2552, the installation was still in standby mode and was about to be fired at the behest of the High Prophet of Truth, who had seized Installation 00's control room. However, the Array was deactivated by SPARTAN John-117 and the Hierarch was assassinated by Arbiter Thel 'Vadam before this could occur.[6]
Post-war
The Office of Naval Intelligence discovered the installation's location some time after the Human-Covenant War had ended. Subsequently, the top-secret research station Ivanoff was built in the Halo's orbit, presumably with 049 Abject Testament's permission.[note 2] In March 2553, Catherine Halsey was indefinitely detained here by Admiral Margaret Parangosky, as retribution for lying to her about the creation and deployment of flash clones during the SPARTAN-II program's early phases.[7] The MJOLNIR/Pioneer variant first saw field use during the initial ground exploration of Installation 03.
In summer 2557, the Forerunner Promethean, known as Didact, arrived at Installation 03 to acquire the Composer located aboard the human research facility Ivanoff.[8]
List of appearances
- Halo 2 (Holographic representation only) (First appearance)
- Halo 3 (Holographic representation only)
- Halo Legends
- Halo: Glasslands
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Halo 4
Note
- ^ Volcanic activity is caused by the movement of tectonic plates and the friction generated between them. The structure of the installation would presumably not allow such movement, however, there are oceans which may suggest a more diverse enviorment, similar to Installation 04 and Installation 05. It is probable that the volcanic activity is superficial, as generated by underground mechanisms or, less likely, that the Halo features artificial tectonic dynamics.
- ^ As seen in Terminal 1 in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, protocol dictates that a monitor allow humans to approach and make landfall on its respective Halo after verifying the humans' status as reclaimers; therefore, it may be presumed that ONI were granted at least a moderate amount of leeway on and near the installation. Had Abject Testament refused to allow this construction, Sentinels would likely have been dispatched, preventing the construction of the station.
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, page 174
- ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Terminal 2
- ^ Halo 3 Texture files: halo_inner_ring
- ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 329
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Great Journey
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 341
- ^ Halo 4, Composer
