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[[File:Keyofonsanalan.jpg|thumb|left|200px|James Ackerson holding out the Key of Osanalan to Ruwan.]]
[[File:Keyofonsanalan.jpg|thumb|left|200px|James Ackerson holding out the Key of Osanalan to Ruwan.]]
The '''Key of Osanalan''' is a fictitious  [[Forerunner]] object underneath the city of [[Cleveland]], [[United States of America|Ohio]] on [[Earth]].<ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1]]</ref>  [[Colonel (UNSC)|Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] said that without the Key, the [[Halo Array|Halos]] will not properly activate.
The '''Key of Osanalan''' was an object that [[Ruwan Ackerson|Ruwan]] and [[James Ackerson]] created when they were young. <ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1]]</ref>   


However, the key does not exist at all in 2552, but rather existed at an earlier date. During their childhood, James Ackerson and his brother, [[Ruwan]], made up an object called the Key of Osanalan for their make-believe games.<ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3]]</ref> It is likely Ackerson told the Covenant about the key to prevent them from simply destroying Cleveland.
==Background==
During their childhood, James Ackerson and his brother, [[Ruwan]], made up an object called the Key of Osanalan for their make-believe games.<ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3]]</ref> [[Colonel (UNSC)|Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] said that without the Key, the [[Halo Array|Halos]] will not properly activate, causing the Covenant to go on a misleading search for the "Key".


After agreeing to give the Covenant their "Key", Ruwan informed them that he was in fact the key, and then told the [[Minister of Inquisition]] to "kiss my ass". <ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4]]</ref> The ruse behind the key's true status lasted long enough for [[UNSC]] forces to destroy most of the Covenant forces in Cleveland, potentially saving the remnants of the city.
Ruwan, after realizing the importance of the Covenant's belief in the key, contacted the Covenant, saying that he would give them the Key when they met. Once they arrived, Ruwan then informed them that he was in fact the key. Confused, the Covenant left Ruwan to their ship. In actuality, Ruwan was implanted with an organic tracker. Moments before [[Nassau Station]] used its [[MAC]] cannon to destroy the ship, Ruwan told the [[Minister of Inquisition]] to "kiss my ass". <ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4]]</ref> In


While the Key was used as a ruse by Ruwan and the UNSC, the true Key of Osanalan from the Ackerson's childhood was a simple skeleton key fashioned from what appears to be tin-foil. The Key's intention was to rescue the "Princess" of their game; a possible foreshadowing to Ruwan meeting [[Myras Tyla]]. After the events on the [[Harbinger of Piety]], James Ackerson openly mocked the Covenant about the key's non-existence, which ended in his death. <ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4]]</ref>
After the events on the ''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'', James Ackerson openly mocked the Covenant about the key's non-existence, which ended in his death. <ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Ironically, like all [[Reclaimers]], if given the opportunity Ruwan could indeed activate the Halo rings, acting as a "Key" for the Installations.
*Ironically, like all [[Reclaimers]], if given the opportunity Ruwan could indeed activate the Halo rings, acting as a "Key" for the Installations.


*While Ruwan seemed to say that he opened Halo, he was in fact answering the Minister's question of ''"Tell us what you know of the Halo?"''. The comic boxes read in order from left to right, then descend to the next lower row.
*While Ruwan seemed to say that he opened Halo, he was in fact answering the Minister's question of ''"Tell us what you know of the Halo?"''.  


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James Ackerson holding out the Key of Osanalan to Ruwan.

The Key of Osanalan was an object that Ruwan and James Ackerson created when they were young. [1]

Background

During their childhood, James Ackerson and his brother, Ruwan, made up an object called the Key of Osanalan for their make-believe games.[2] Colonel James Ackerson said that without the Key, the Halos will not properly activate, causing the Covenant to go on a misleading search for the "Key".

Ruwan, after realizing the importance of the Covenant's belief in the key, contacted the Covenant, saying that he would give them the Key when they met. Once they arrived, Ruwan then informed them that he was in fact the key. Confused, the Covenant left Ruwan to their ship. In actuality, Ruwan was implanted with an organic tracker. Moments before Nassau Station used its MAC cannon to destroy the ship, Ruwan told the Minister of Inquisition to "kiss my ass". [3] In

After the events on the Harbinger of Piety, James Ackerson openly mocked the Covenant about the key's non-existence, which ended in his death. [4]

Trivia

  • Ironically, like all Reclaimers, if given the opportunity Ruwan could indeed activate the Halo rings, acting as a "Key" for the Installations.
  • While Ruwan seemed to say that he opened Halo, he was in fact answering the Minister's question of "Tell us what you know of the Halo?".

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