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The Shield world is a [[Forerunner]] construct built to shield them from the blast of the [[Halos|halo rings]] going off. They also seem to be related to Cortana's lines from the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]]:
'''Shield World''' is the name for the micro [[Dyson Sphere]] constructed by the [[Forerunners]] around the artificial planet [[Onyx]]. Shield world was a massive sphere in space, the inside of which contained habitable ground and atmosphere, with a star in the middle. Shield world was encased in a [[Slipspace]] bubble so that, though it would likely have been trillions of miled in diameter, it only occupied a few meters lenght in the "real" dimension.


'''Cortana:''' (distorted) "...I have defied gods and demons..."<BR>
Shield world was designed as the escape for the Forerunners should [[The Halos]] be activated. Shield world had a complex system for defense, and the only known access point was from the [[Core Room Antechamber]] in the center of the planet.
'''Cortana:''' (distorted) "...I am your shield. I am your sword..."<BR>
'''Cortana:''' "I know you. Your past, your future..."<BR>
'''Cortana:''' (voice over) "This is the way the world ends."<BR>


They work by "shielding" the Forerunners (or possibly Reclaimers) via a Micro [[Dyson Sphere]] inside a [[Slipspace]] rift. This makes its a proverbial Forerunner 'bomb shelter' to the activation of the Halo installations. While there could be others, only one, in the centre of the planet [[Onyx]], has been revealed.
In [[2552]], after [[Installation 05]] sent a wave throughout the galaxy to put the remaining Halos on standby mode, Onyx's automated defense system was inadvertenly activated. After a complex series of events, and [[The Battle of Onyx]], [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]], [[Franklin Mendez|SCPO Mendez]], and a number of [[Spartan-II]]s and [[Spartan-III]]s escaped to Shield world, and the Core room antechamber was destroyed. However, they found that for some reason, no Forerunner had escaped to shield world after the Halos were activated the first time. <ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>


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==Trivia==
*Shield World was referred to as "the Shield" of the Forerunner, while the Halos were "the sword." This is cryptically familliar to [[Cortana]]'s line on the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]], "I am your shield, I am your sword."
 
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Shield World is the name for the micro Dyson Sphere constructed by the Forerunners around the artificial planet Onyx. Shield world was a massive sphere in space, the inside of which contained habitable ground and atmosphere, with a star in the middle. Shield world was encased in a Slipspace bubble so that, though it would likely have been trillions of miled in diameter, it only occupied a few meters lenght in the "real" dimension.

Shield world was designed as the escape for the Forerunners should The Halos be activated. Shield world had a complex system for defense, and the only known access point was from the Core Room Antechamber in the center of the planet.

In 2552, after Installation 05 sent a wave throughout the galaxy to put the remaining Halos on standby mode, Onyx's automated defense system was inadvertenly activated. After a complex series of events, and The Battle of Onyx, Dr. Catherine Halsey, SCPO Mendez, and a number of Spartan-IIs and Spartan-IIIs escaped to Shield world, and the Core room antechamber was destroyed. However, they found that for some reason, no Forerunner had escaped to shield world after the Halos were activated the first time. [1]

Trivia

  • Shield World was referred to as "the Shield" of the Forerunner, while the Halos were "the sword." This is cryptically familliar to Cortana's line on the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer, "I am your shield, I am your sword."

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