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[[File:HW2-Terminus node.png|300px | [[File:HW2-Terminus node.png|300px|thumb|A Terminus located in The Last Bastion.]] | ||
The '''Terminus''' is a [[Forerunner]] | The '''Terminus''' is a structure of [[Forerunner]] origin, built on [[Installation 00]] to work as part of the Ark's defensive systems.{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Terminus}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Terminus is a large Forerunner structure consisting of a triangular base with pillars located on each of the three corners. The pillars extend above the base structure and project a large sphere of energy in the centre. The perimeter surrounding the Terminus provides a repair/heal effect similar to that of the [[Forerunner Spire of Healing]] structures.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Terminus in-game structure}} | |||
===Role=== | |||
Terminus structures are a vital part of the Ark's defensive systems; they record and index events transpiring on/around the installation, such as the [[2552]] [[Battle of Installation 00]], in an effort to better-prepare the Ark to defend against future threats. These functions compare modern battle records against the records of historical conflicts - and use their exhaustive databanks to simulate probably outcomes for future scenarios. Terminus structures power this kind of mass-scale information assessment. Were a Terminus to be destroyed, it would result in the corruption in centuries' worth of data analysis - compromising the ability of the Ark to defend itself in the long-term.{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} | |||
==In-game information== | |||
===''Halo Wars 2''=== | |||
{{Main|Terminus Firefight}} | |||
Terminus structures first appear in the ''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare|Awakening the Nightmare]]'' expansion for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. In-game, a Terminus serves as the central objective of the eponymously-named [[Terminus Firefight]] mode - a Terminus appears at the centre of the map [[The Last Bastion]] and must be defended by the player(s) in order to succeed. | |||
====Phoenix Log==== | |||
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|+ '''[[Phoenix Logs|Phoenix Log]] - Terminus''' | |||
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|{{:Phoenix Logs/Forerunner/Terminus}} | |||
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==Production notes== | |||
The filenames of the Terminus renders uploaded by 3D artist [[:Category:Images by Francisco Alcalde|Francisco Alcalde]] indicate that during development, the Terminus was known as the Nexus.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZWOJG|Site=ArtStation|Page=Forerunner building and spaceship for Halo Wars 2 DLC|D=14|M=06|Y=2023|Detail=Image filename <code>francisco-alcalde-nexus.jpg</code>}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Concept art and illustrations=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:HW2 ATN Terminus Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of the Terminus. | ||
File: | File:HW2 ATN Terminus Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of the Terminus. | ||
File:HW2 ATN Terminus Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of the Terminus. | |||
File: | |||
File:HW2-The_Last_Bastion.jpg|A Terminus under siege. | File:HW2-The_Last_Bastion.jpg|A Terminus under siege. | ||
File: | File:HW2 TerminusFirefight Concept.jpg|A Terminus under assault by [[Abomination]]s. | ||
</gallery> | |||
===Renders=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HW2 TerminusTop Render.jpg|A render of the Terminus, viewed from the top. | |||
File:HW2 TerminusSide Render.jpg|A render of the Terminus. | |||
File:HW2 TerminusBirdsEye Render.jpg|A render of the Terminus. | |||
File:HW2 TerminusFaceOn Render.jpg|A render of the Terminus. | |||
File:HW2 TerminusCloseUp Render.jpg|A render of the Terminus. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Forerunner}} | {{Forerunner}} | ||
{{HW buildings}} | {{HW buildings}} | ||
[[Category:Forerunner buildings]] | [[Category:Forerunner buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Installation 00 locations]] | |||
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