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{{Quote|XF-063 is a rare jewel of a find.|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[D. F. Lambert]]<ref name="goo123">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref>}} | {{Quote|XF-063 is a rare jewel of a find.|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[D. F. Lambert]]<ref name="goo123">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref>}} | ||
'''Onyx''', officially known to the [[UNSC]] as "'''XF-063'''" or '''Zeta Doradus IV''',<ref name="mythos 136">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 136'' ("...Onyx's boundless interior surface...")</ref> was a planet-sized [[Forerunner]] megastructure located in the [[Zeta Doradus system]], and formerly the external component of the [[shield world|shield installation]] designated [[Trevelyan|Shield World 006]]. While it had a [[human]]-habitable surface and a seemingly terrestrial crust, Onyx was internally composed of trillions of [[Onyx Sentinel]]s.<ref name="disintegrate">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 377-378''</ref> The artificial planet's ultimate purpose was to guard the entrance to the shield world proper, a [[Dyson sphere]] held in a miniature [[slipspace bubble]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 120''</ref> During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Onyx served as the headquarters of the [[SPARTAN-III program]] and was the location of the massive, three-sided [[Onyx Conflict]] in late [[2552]]. At the conclusion of the battle, Onyx itself disintegrated, only leaving the Dyson sphere in its core intact. After the disintegration of the artificial planet, the name "Onyx" has often been applied to the Dyson shell that remains in its stead,<ref name="mythos 136"/><ref name="lessons">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Lessons Learned]]"</ref> and can be regarded as the overall name for the shield installation, comprising both the planetary shell and the Dyson sphere.<ref>'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 113'' ("Onyx was, in fact, a Forerunner shield world...")</ref | '''Onyx''', officially known to the [[UNSC]] as "'''XF-063'''" or '''Zeta Doradus IV''',<ref name="mythos 136">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 136'' ("...Onyx's boundless interior surface...")</ref> was a planet-sized [[Forerunner]] megastructure located in the [[Zeta Doradus system]], and formerly the external component of the [[shield world|shield installation]] designated [[Trevelyan|Shield World 006]]. While it had a [[human]]-habitable surface and a seemingly terrestrial crust, Onyx was internally composed of trillions of [[Onyx Sentinel]]s.<ref name="disintegrate">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 377-378''</ref> The artificial planet's ultimate purpose was to guard the entrance to the shield world proper, a [[Dyson sphere]] held in a miniature [[slipspace bubble]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 120''</ref> During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Onyx served as the headquarters of the [[SPARTAN-III program]] and was the location of the massive, three-sided [[Onyx Conflict]] in late [[2552]]. At the conclusion of the battle, Onyx itself disintegrated, only leaving the Dyson sphere in its core intact. After the disintegration of the artificial planet, the name "Onyx" has often been applied to the Dyson shell that remains in its stead,<ref name="mythos 136"/><ref name="lessons">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Lessons Learned]]"</ref> and can be regarded as the overall name for the shield installation, comprising both the planetary shell and the Dyson sphere.<ref name="mythos 136"/><ref>'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 113'' ("Onyx was, in fact, a Forerunner shield world...")</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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===Structure=== | ===Structure=== | ||
Onyx's foundational structure was composed of trillions of Onyx Sentinels, arranged into a crystalline latticework in which the Sentinels' central spheres served as spherical joints, connected by rods which, in the Sentinel's normal arrangement, surrounded the central sphere.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 303''</ref | Onyx's foundational structure was composed of trillions of Onyx Sentinels, arranged into a crystalline latticework in which the Sentinels' central spheres served as spherical joints, connected by rods which, in the Sentinel's normal arrangement, surrounded the central sphere.<ref name="disintegrate"/><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 303''</ref> The planet's Earth-like landmass was laid over this structure, which also contained a vast network of subterranean tunnels and installations, at least one massive Forerunner city,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 349''</ref> a [[Cartographer|map room]], and an immense [[Sentinel manufacturing facility#Onyx|Sentinel production facility]] under the northern polar region.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 313''</ref> | ||
In the core of Onyx, there was a large room, referred to as the [[core room antechamber]]. It contained a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift that would be open for a short time after the [[Halo Array]] was put on standby mode, allowing evacuation to the [[Dyson sphere|micro Dyson sphere]] within, acting as an escape from the Array's destructive firing.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 364-365''</ref> | In the core of Onyx, there was a large room, referred to as the [[core room antechamber]]. It contained a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift that would be open for a short time after the [[Halo Array]] was put on standby mode, allowing evacuation to the [[Dyson sphere|micro Dyson sphere]] within, acting as an escape from the Array's destructive firing.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 364-365''</ref> | ||
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Kurt, [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] and the Spartan-IIIs were soon joined by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and later, [[Blue Team]], and they eventually made their way into an excavated Forerunner city in [[Zone 67]]. Meanwhile, both the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] and the UNSC sent battle groups to retrieve Onyx's Forerunner technologies. The [[Patterson's battle group|UNSC battle group]] was destroyed in the ensuing battle.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 376''</ref> The humans, led by Kurt, fell back into the interior of Onyx and discovered its map room, where they were redirected by Endless Summer to destroy Onyx's Sentinel factory. Eventually, the survivors made a last stand against the Covenant in the core room antechamber, before retreating into the safety of the shield world. After the gateway into the shield world had closed, Kurt detonated two [[FENRIS nuclear warhead|nuclear warheads]], ensuring the Covenant did not follow his comrades. Immediately afterward, the Sentinels that had made up Onyx's foundational structure obliterated the terrestrial surface and decimated the Covenant fleet.<ref name="disintegrate"/> | Kurt, [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] and the Spartan-IIIs were soon joined by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and later, [[Blue Team]], and they eventually made their way into an excavated Forerunner city in [[Zone 67]]. Meanwhile, both the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] and the UNSC sent battle groups to retrieve Onyx's Forerunner technologies. The [[Patterson's battle group|UNSC battle group]] was destroyed in the ensuing battle.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 376''</ref> The humans, led by Kurt, fell back into the interior of Onyx and discovered its map room, where they were redirected by Endless Summer to destroy Onyx's Sentinel factory. Eventually, the survivors made a last stand against the Covenant in the core room antechamber, before retreating into the safety of the shield world. After the gateway into the shield world had closed, Kurt detonated two [[FENRIS nuclear warhead|nuclear warheads]], ensuring the Covenant did not follow his comrades. Immediately afterward, the Sentinels that had made up Onyx's foundational structure obliterated the terrestrial surface and decimated the Covenant fleet.<ref name="disintegrate"/> | ||
Months later, in [[2553#January|January 2553]], a series of concentric rings of debris radiated from where Onyx had once been.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 47-48''</ref> The slipspace bubble housing the shield world, however, had survived intact and the Dyson sphere was eventually transitioned into normal space. ONI soon converted the shield world into a research facility, named "Trevelyan" in reference to Kurt-051's original surname.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 397''</ref> By [[2554]], the shield world was under joint control by the UNSC and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], with the two factions conducting the [[Onyx United Research Project]] there.<ref | Months later, in [[2553#January|January 2553]], a series of concentric rings of debris radiated from where Onyx had once been.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 47-48''</ref> The slipspace bubble housing the shield world, however, had survived intact and the Dyson sphere was eventually transitioned into normal space. ONI soon converted the shield world into a research facility, named "Trevelyan" in reference to Kurt-051's original surname.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 397''</ref> By [[2554]], the shield world was under joint control by the UNSC and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], with the two factions conducting the [[Onyx United Research Project]] there.<ref name="lessons"/> | ||
==Locations on Onyx== | ==Locations on Onyx== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', its mentioned that the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} took part in an ongoing conflict with the [[Covenant]] near the [[Zeta Doradus system]] which is where Onyx was located. The conflict was not further expanded upon nor has it been mentioned again, but it didn't involve Onyx which remained completely free of Covenant influence until after the portal to the [[shield world]] became active. | *In ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', its mentioned that the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} took part in an ongoing conflict with the [[Covenant]] near the [[Zeta Doradus system]] which is where Onyx was located. The conflict was not further expanded upon nor has it been mentioned again, but it didn't involve Onyx which remained completely free of Covenant influence until after the portal to the [[shield world]] became active. | ||
*According to [[ | *According to [[Frederic-104]], Onyx is located weeks away from [[Earth]] in even humanity's fastest [[Slipspace]]-capable ships. In contrast, Covenant ships can cross that distance in a matter of hours. | ||
*Physically, Onyx is the first [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] located by the UNSC though only the outer planetary shell was known about until [[2552]]. In [[2531]], the [[Etran Harborage]] outer planet and its inner Dyson sphere were discovered and destroyed by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. However, as the ''Spirit of Fire'' became trapped in deep space, the UNSC were left unaware of this discovery. | *Physically, Onyx is the first [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] located by the UNSC though only the outer planetary shell was known about until [[2552]]. In [[2531]], the [[Etran Harborage]] outer planet and its inner Dyson sphere were discovered and destroyed by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. However, as the ''Spirit of Fire'' became trapped in deep space, the UNSC were left unaware of this discovery. | ||