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'''Shield worlds''' are [[Forerunner]] installations designed as a defensive strategy against the [[Flood]] and an alternative to the [[Halo Array]]. As opposed to sterilizing the whole galaxy at once, shield worlds would act as a more precise and conventional solution, serving as both refuges for local populations and powerful military fortresses from which to carry out strategic campaigns against the Flood. Several varieties of shield worlds were designed over nearly nine thousand years; in some iterations the interior was suspended in [[Slipspace bubble|fractal slipspace]], protecting organisms within from the Halos' destructive pulse.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 364-365''</ref> A prevalent variation of the shield world concept, known as the '''conservation sphere''', was specifically designed in tandem with the [[Conservation Measure]], sheltering various evacuated species from the Halo effect.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 174''</ref> Scattered across the Forerunner [[ecumene]], the shield worlds outnumber the Halos by a large margin,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 273''</ref><ref name="EVG"/> with over a thousand installations originally planned and at least 673 constructed, assuming their numeric designations were assigned sequentially.<ref name="Have S'moa">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: 2-20-15'']</ref><ref name="hbc76">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 76''</ref> The shield worlds were collectively known as "the Shield" while the Halos were known as "the Sword".<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 310''</ref> | '''Shield worlds''' are [[Forerunner]] installations designed as a defensive strategy against the [[Flood]] and an alternative to the [[Halo Array]]. As opposed to sterilizing the whole galaxy at once, shield worlds would act as a more precise and conventional solution, serving as both refuges for local populations and powerful military fortresses from which to carry out strategic campaigns against the Flood. Several varieties of shield worlds were designed over nearly nine thousand years; in some iterations the interior was suspended in [[Slipspace bubble|fractal slipspace]], protecting organisms within from the Halos' destructive pulse.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 364-365''</ref> A prevalent variation of the shield world concept, known as the '''conservation sphere''', was specifically designed in tandem with the [[Conservation Measure]], sheltering various evacuated species from the Halo effect.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 174''</ref> | ||
Scattered across the Forerunner [[ecumene]], the shield worlds outnumber the Halos by a large margin,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 273''</ref><ref name="EVG"/> with over a thousand installations originally planned and at least 673 constructed, assuming their numeric designations were assigned sequentially.<ref name="Have S'moa">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: 2-20-15'']</ref><ref name="hbc76">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 76''</ref> The shield worlds were collectively known as "the Shield" while the Halos were known as "the Sword".<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 310''</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Conservation sphere=== | ===Conservation sphere=== | ||
[[File:Shieldogram.png|thumb|250px|A holographic diagram of Shield World 0459.]] | [[File:Shieldogram.png|thumb|250px|A holographic diagram of Shield World 0459.]] | ||
A common iteration of the shield world concept, the conservation sphere consists of an artificial planetary surface encapsulating a miniature Dyson sphere.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Timeline"/> Beneath the artificial planetary surface span kilometers of machinery, including many access portals which lead to the sphere's interior; these portals remain sealed when not in use. The interior of the installation is hollow and features a vast [[Terraforming|terraformed]] surface and a miniature [[Astroengineering|artificial star]]. At least one such installation, [[Shield 0459]], had an interior diameter of 2,873 kilometers (1,787 miles).<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Escape">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Escape]]''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/shield-world/073e5c8b-63bf-4fdc-a46d-6150a0026201 '''Halo Waypoint | A common iteration of the shield world concept, the conservation sphere consists of an artificial planetary surface encapsulating a miniature Dyson sphere.<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Timeline"/> Beneath the artificial planetary surface span kilometers of machinery, including many access portals which lead to the sphere's interior; these portals remain sealed when not in use. The interior of the installation is hollow and features a vast [[Terraforming|terraformed]] surface and a miniature [[Astroengineering|artificial star]]. At least one such installation, [[Shield 0459]], had an interior diameter of 2,873 kilometers (1,787 miles).<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Escape">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Escape]]''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/shield-world/073e5c8b-63bf-4fdc-a46d-6150a0026201 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Shield World''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008060749/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/shield-world/073e5c8b-63bf-4fdc-a46d-6150a0026201 Archive.org])</ref> | ||
While these installations provide safety from the firing of the Halo Array, many possess weapons that can be used to defend the installation's inhabitants; some even harbor fleets of [[Forerunner dreadnought|dreadnoughts]].<ref name="Control">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 35''</ref> These defenses can be activated from an installation's [[control room]] or equivalent control center, which sometimes takes the form of an [[Apex Site|airborne platform]]. However, the control center must be activated by a [[human]]: a [[Reclaimer]].<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref name="EVG"/> | While these installations provide safety from the firing of the Halo Array, many possess weapons that can be used to defend the installation's inhabitants; some even harbor fleets of [[Forerunner dreadnought|dreadnoughts]].<ref name="Control">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 35''</ref> These defenses can be activated from an installation's [[control room]] or equivalent control center, which sometimes takes the form of an [[Apex Site|airborne platform]]. However, the control center must be activated by a [[human]]: a [[Reclaimer]].<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref name="EVG"/> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Forerunner|array}} | {{Forerunner|array}} | ||
[[Category:Forerunner installations]] | [[Category:Forerunner installations]] | ||