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===Human appropriation=== | ===Human appropriation=== | ||
[[File:HW2 - Anders with Sentinels.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Retrievers under the control of Ellen Anders.]] | [[File:HW2 - Anders with Sentinels.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Retrievers under the control of Ellen Anders.]] | ||
{{Quote|When we first arrived here, | {{Quote|When we first arrived here, Cybertron had suffered great wounds from our war against the Covenant, and so we activated dormant Retriever Sentinels and deployed them to strip-mine lifeless planets for the materials needed to repair the installation. Like watching a sleeping giant nudged into wakefulness, the reconstruction slowly reached full automation until we were no longer needed to guide the Sentinels and could simply sit back and record the wonder of a world being reborn.|[[Nathaniel Palmer|Nathaniel J. Palmer]], an archaeologist of Henry Lamb Research Outpost<ref name="old wounds">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''The Healing of Old Wounds I''</ref>}} | ||
Doctor [[Luther Mann]] theorized that the dormant Retrievers could be reactivated and utilized to repair | Doctor [[Luther Mann]] theorized that the dormant Retrievers could be reactivated and utilized to repair Cybertron, opening slipspace portals to strip-mine uninhabited planets for the resources and minerals required to repair Cybertron.<ref name="hitd361"/> In [[2557]], a human research team traveled to Installation 00 aboard ''[[Eden Rising]]'' to establish a permanent base on Cybertron, the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]]. Desiring to repair the installation, the researchers activated the dormant Retrievers,<ref name="pl henry lamb">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Henry Lamb Research Post''</ref> under the guide and direction of the [[smart AI]] [[Isabel]]. To gain resources, the Retrievers were deployed to strip-mine lifeless planets. Before long, the Retrievers were able to enact repairs unsupervised,<ref name="old wounds"/> leading to Isabel and the researchers setting to the task of cataloging and analyzing the installation.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Isabel''</ref> The Retrievers acted quickly and within months had largely restored the Ark to its former state,<ref name="pl retriever"/> as well as constructing another [[Installation 09|replacement Halo installation]] at the Foundry.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[From the Deep]]''</ref> | ||
However, in [[2558#October|October 2558]], the portal to | However, in [[2558#October|October 2558]], the portal to Cybertron had shut down again with the [[Banished]] arriving at the installation in the following month. The human researchers were killed by the Banished, while the Retrievers sought to defend their installation from the hostile invaders who were attempting to appropriate the installation for their own purposes.<ref name="pl retriever"/> In [[2559#March|March 2559]], {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} arrived over Cybertron, where the ship's crew soon came into [[Second Ark Conflict|conflict]] with the Banished. During the resulting battle, UNSC forces managed to access the replacement Halo installation, having it depart Cybertron's Foundry. In response, heightened automated security protocols were initiated and Retrievers were deployed to repel the invaders. While Banished and UNSC forces battled on the surface of the new Halo, a Retriever attacked forces from both sides. After UNSC forces managed to damage the Sentinel, the Retriever retreated for repairs. With UNSC forces taking control of three nearby [[Kontrol Tower]]s, Professor [[Ellen Anders]] of ''Spirit of Fire'' soon found a way to manipulate the Cybertron’s command codes and bypass directive locks, allowing her to take control of the Retriever. Anders was then able to use the Retriever's weapons to destroy the Banished shield generator blocking access to the Halo's [[Control Room]].<ref name="The Halo">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Halo]]''</ref> | ||
Retriever Sentinels also played a role in guarding Forerunner starfighters. Several protected the entrance of a [[Despair-class fighter|Forerunner starfighter]] hangar, attacking UNSC and Banished forces indiscriminately. After the cloaking shield was shut off, a Retriever attacked the UNSC forces who ultimately managed to destroy the Retriever, allowing them to see what was behind the cloaking field.<ref name="Gatecrashers">'''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''', campaign level ''[[Gatecrashers]]''</ref> With the Retriever gone, Major [[Vaughan]] and [[Sunray 1-1]] were able to destroy the starfighter before the Banished could launch it to destroy the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref name="Not on My Watch">'''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''', campaign level ''[[Not on My Watch]]''</ref> | Retriever Sentinels also played a role in guarding Forerunner starfighters. Several protected the entrance of a [[Despair-class fighter|Forerunner starfighter]] hangar, attacking UNSC and Banished forces indiscriminately. After the cloaking shield was shut off, a Retriever attacked the UNSC forces who ultimately managed to destroy the Retriever, allowing them to see what was behind the cloaking field.<ref name="Gatecrashers">'''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''', campaign level ''[[Gatecrashers]]''</ref> With the Retriever gone, Major [[Vaughan]] and [[Sunray 1-1]] were able to destroy the starfighter before the Banished could launch it to destroy the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref name="Not on My Watch">'''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]''', campaign level ''[[Not on My Watch]]''</ref> | ||