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The Retrievers are among the most powerful of the [[Sentinel]]s employed by the [[Forerunner]]s,<ref name="pl retriever"/> with their primary purpose being the mining, gathering, and transporting of minerals and other natural resources from a world.<ref name="hitd118"/> Using its artificially created gravitic force, Retrievers extract materials from a world's surface and transport to construct Forerunner structures and installations.<ref name="HHITDC6"/> | The Retrievers are among the most powerful of the [[Sentinel]]s employed by the [[Forerunner]]s,<ref name="pl retriever"/> with their primary purpose being the mining, gathering, and transporting of minerals and other natural resources from a world.<ref name="hitd118"/> Using its artificially created gravitic force, Retrievers extract materials from a world's surface and transport to construct Forerunner structures and installations.<ref name="HHITDC6"/> | ||
The Forerunners utilized Retrievers to help in the maintenance of [[Installation 00]].<ref name="pl retriever"/> The Retrievers employed at the Ark worked with [[Assembler Sentinel]]s to construct new installations. Populating the [[Foundry]],<ref name="pl sentinel"/> Retrievers mined and gathered raw materials from the planetoid hosted in Installation 00's center and transported them to a forge within the Foundry that refined, processed, and stabilized the materials into the mold of a Halo installation.<ref name="hitd246">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 246'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The Assemblers would then use these resources to build components of the installations.<ref name="pl foundry">''Halo Wars 2'', Phoenix Log: The Foundry'</ref> Although usually automated, Retrievers can be controlled by a [[monitor]]. Monitors are capable of effectively utilizing Retrievers in combat, and can have them overwhelm opponents.<ref name="hitd122"/> | The Forerunners utilized Retrievers to help in the maintenance of [[Installation 00]].<ref name="pl retriever"/> The Retrievers employed at the Ark worked with [[Assembler Sentinel]]s to construct new installations. Populating the [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]],<ref name="pl sentinel"/> Retrievers mined and gathered raw materials from the planetoid hosted in Installation 00's center and transported them to a forge within the Foundry that refined, processed, and stabilized the materials into the mold of a Halo installation.<ref name="hitd246">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 246'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The Assemblers would then use these resources to build components of the installations.<ref name="pl foundry">''Halo Wars 2'', Phoenix Log: The Foundry'</ref> Although usually automated, Retrievers can be controlled by a [[monitor]]. Monitors are capable of effectively utilizing Retrievers in combat, and can have them overwhelm opponents.<ref name="hitd122"/> | ||
A Retriever is programmed to complete its tasks with no deviations or hesitations.<ref name="hitd272"/> Although the function of the Retriever is primarily construction-related, the Sentinel is able to defend itself,<ref name="hitd107"/> or its installation,<ref name="pl sentinel"/> if necessary.<ref name="hitd107"/> However, Retrievers maneuver poorly and are unable to effectively combat modern [[Sangheili]] and [[human]] vessels alone.<ref name="hitd118"/> Thus, [[Aggressor Sentinel|Aggressor]] and [[Protector Sentinel]]s are primarily used as defensive constructs on installations.<ref name="pl sentinel"/> | A Retriever is programmed to complete its tasks with no deviations or hesitations.<ref name="hitd272"/> Although the function of the Retriever is primarily construction-related, the Sentinel is able to defend itself,<ref name="hitd107"/> or its installation,<ref name="pl sentinel"/> if necessary.<ref name="hitd107"/> However, Retrievers maneuver poorly and are unable to effectively combat modern [[Sangheili]] and [[human]] vessels alone.<ref name="hitd118"/> Thus, [[Aggressor Sentinel|Aggressor]] and [[Protector Sentinel]]s are primarily used as defensive constructs on installations.<ref name="pl sentinel"/> | ||
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{{Quote|no=three|1=000 Tragic Solitude|q1=My Retrievers will mine the worlds in your system and obtain for me that which I need to effect repairs.|2=Olympia Vale|q2=Your Retrievers?|3=000 Tragic Solitude|q3=Indeed. I have thousands at my disposal. And I will send them through the portal to do what must be done in order to repair me. I am the Ark, and I must be repaired.|4=[[000 Tragic Solitude]] reveals the intent of his Retrievers to [[Olympia Vale]]<ref name="hitd203">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 203'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | {{Quote|no=three|1=000 Tragic Solitude|q1=My Retrievers will mine the worlds in your system and obtain for me that which I need to effect repairs.|2=Olympia Vale|q2=Your Retrievers?|3=000 Tragic Solitude|q3=Indeed. I have thousands at my disposal. And I will send them through the portal to do what must be done in order to repair me. I am the Ark, and I must be repaired.|4=[[000 Tragic Solitude]] reveals the intent of his Retrievers to [[Olympia Vale]]<ref name="hitd203">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 203'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | ||
After the [[Battle of Installation 04|destruction]] of [[Installation 04]] on [[2552#September|September 23, 2552]], Retrievers on Installation 00 began to mine the planetoid captured in the Ark's [[Foundry]] to construct [[Installation 08|a replacement installation]]. On [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]], these Retrievers were encountered and observed by [[Sangheili]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] forces during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="HHITDC6"/> The battle ultimately resulted in the Ark becoming heavily damaged, leading to [[000 Tragic Solitude]]—Installation 00's now-[[Rampancy|rampant]] [[monitor]]—allocating all of his time and resources to the construction of thousands of heavily armed Retrievers that would mine [[human colonies]] for resources to repair the Ark, blaming humanity for damaging his installation.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 259'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | After the [[Battle of Installation 04|destruction]] of [[Installation 04]] on [[2552#September|September 23, 2552]], Retrievers on Installation 00 began to mine the planetoid captured in the Ark's [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]] to construct [[Installation 08|a replacement installation]]. On [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]], these Retrievers were encountered and observed by [[Sangheili]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] forces during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="HHITDC6"/> The battle ultimately resulted in the Ark becoming heavily damaged, leading to [[000 Tragic Solitude]]—Installation 00's now-[[Rampancy|rampant]] [[monitor]]—allocating all of his time and resources to the construction of thousands of heavily armed Retrievers that would mine [[human colonies]] for resources to repair the Ark, blaming humanity for damaging his installation.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 259'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
In [[2555#March|March of 2555]], Tragic Solitude used [[Bobby Kodiak|a captured human]] to initiate the activation of the Halo Array. As expected by the [[ancilla]], the United Nations Space Command and [[Swords of Sanghelios]] reopened the [[Portal at Voi]] on Earth to reach the Ark. With the portal now open, Tragic Solitude sent a Retriever through the portal to gather Earth's resources to repair Installation 00, which sustained heavy damages in the aforementioned battle.<ref name="hitd203"/> As the Retriever began to strip mine the country of Kenya, the [[cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Endeavor}} immediately responded by attacking the Sentinel. With the aid of several UNSC attack crafts, ''Endeavor'' was able to destroy the Retriever.<ref name="hitd107"/> As the UNSC and Sangheili team prepared to venture into the [[slipspace portal]] aboard ''[[Mayhem]]'', another Retriever suddenly exited—this time, heavily armed. However, the Sentinel was easily outmatched by ''Mayhem'' and was destroyed.<ref name="hitd118"/> When ''Mayhem'' entered the [[intergalactic space]] around the Ark, dozens of Retrievers attacked the [[SDV-class heavy corvette|corvette]] and managed to down the ship.<ref name="hitd122"/> | In [[2555#March|March of 2555]], Tragic Solitude used [[Bobby Kodiak|a captured human]] to initiate the activation of the Halo Array. As expected by the [[ancilla]], the United Nations Space Command and [[Swords of Sanghelios]] reopened the [[Portal at Voi]] on Earth to reach the Ark. With the portal now open, Tragic Solitude sent a Retriever through the portal to gather Earth's resources to repair Installation 00, which sustained heavy damages in the aforementioned battle.<ref name="hitd203"/> As the Retriever began to strip mine the country of Kenya, the [[cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Endeavor}} immediately responded by attacking the Sentinel. With the aid of several UNSC attack crafts, ''Endeavor'' was able to destroy the Retriever.<ref name="hitd107"/> As the UNSC and Sangheili team prepared to venture into the [[slipspace portal]] aboard ''[[Mayhem]]'', another Retriever suddenly exited—this time, heavily armed. However, the Sentinel was easily outmatched by ''Mayhem'' and was destroyed.<ref name="hitd118"/> When ''Mayhem'' entered the [[intergalactic space]] around the Ark, dozens of Retrievers attacked the [[SDV-class heavy corvette|corvette]] and managed to down the ship.<ref name="hitd122"/> | ||