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[[Image:AlphaHaloview2.jpg|thumb|200px|Alpha Halo or Installation 04]]
[[Image:AlphaHaloview1.jpg|thumb|300px|Installation 04 with [[Basis]] in the background]]
[[Image:Broken Ring.jpg|thumb|200px|A large part of the Halo ring]]
[[Image:AlphaHaloview2.jpg|thumb|Installation 04 being destoryed]]
[[Image:AlphaHaloview1.jpg|thumb|Alpha Halo with [[Basis]] in the background]]
[[Image:Broken Ring.jpg|thumb|A piece of the ring]]
'''Installation 04''' is the official name of the ring-shaped space station called Halo (or '''Alpha Halo''' by Humans) in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]].


==The Station==
 
Halo is one of seven giant space stations built by [[The Forerunner]]. It has been orbiting the gas giant, [[Threshold]], for 101,217 local years. It is first and foremost a weapon, intended to destroy the parasitic Flood threat by wiping out all possible hosts, i.e. all intelligent life in its range. While that range is approximately 25,000 light years, the activation is thought to trigger the other six Halo stations, extending the range to the whole Milky Way. Ironically, the Flood is apparently still alive on this and other [[Forerunner]] facilities throughout the galaxy. Aside from the Flood the only other sentient being "alive" on Installation 04 is its [[Monitor]], [[343 Guilty Spark]].
'''Installation 04''', or '''Alpha Halo''' as it is called by humans, is one of the seven massive [[Halo]] fortress worlds built by the [[Forerunner]].
 
==Details==
'''Planet of Orbit:''' [[Threshold]]
 
'''Monitor:''' [[343 Guilty Spark]]
 
'''Status:''' Destroyed
 
==History==
Installation 04 was built around 98,665 BC (It was 101,217 years old in [[2552]]). It is unclear why Threshold was chosen specifically, but this is likely due to the large number of Forefunner machines already operational in Threshold, namely the network of [[Gas Mine]]s.  
 
The Installation was activated sometime thereafter, and all Forerunner and [[Flood]] (save those in captivity in the Halos) were killed. Installation 04 lay dormait for millenia, with 343 Guilty Spark and his [[Sentinels]] keeping the Flood confined in the [[Flood Containment Facilities]] and keeping the infastructure of the Halo in perfect working order.
 
This all changed around August of 2552, when the [[Covenant]] discovered the location of Installation 04 after [[The Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. They sent the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] to secure the Halo in preparation for the arrival of the holy city ''[[High Charity]]''. After [[The Battle of Reach]] a single [[UNSC]] cruiser, the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn]]'', arrived at the Installation around September 19, 2552 and was promptly shot down. At the same time, the Covenant accidentally unleashed the Flood from captivity. The ensuing four-day melee that took place all over the ring was called [[The Battle of Installation 04]]. Humans, Flood and Covenant fought massive battles against one another as the Forerunner Constructs tried to control the outbreak by activating the Halo. In the end, a single human called the [[Master Chief]] detonated the ''Autumn'''s fusion reactors, destroying the Halo.
 
Only a handful of humans and Covenant survived the battle. 343 Guilty Spark floated through space until he met a group of Covenant on Threshold. Inspired by his words, they began a [[heretic]] rebellion against the greater Covenant. Installation 04's destruction is seen as the first step in the chain of events that led to the [[Civil War of the Covenant]].
 
There is now a large field of debris where Installation 04, though a few large chunks of the ring remain, some pieces of the Installation 04 have landed on [[Basis]] and burnt up in Threshold's atmosphere.


==Astronomy==
==Astronomy==
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In the course of [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo 1]], neither Threshold nor Basis is reachable, all action takes place on or in the Halo. In [[Halo 2]] there is a multiplayer level on Basis, and there is a campaign level in Threshold's atmosphere. That level is set on a [[Forerunner]] gas mining facility.
In the course of [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo 1]], neither Threshold nor Basis is reachable, all action takes place on or in the Halo. In [[Halo 2]] there is a multiplayer level on Basis, and there is a campaign level in Threshold's atmosphere. That level is set on a [[Forerunner]] gas mining facility.
==Indigenous life==
Installation 04 contained a huge number of indigenous life, most of which was small animals and plants. [[Cortana]] noted that the ring has thousands of typed of fauna. In addition, many small animals populate the ring, as the [[Master Chief]] noted mothlike insects as well as swamp birds near the [[Flood Containment Facilities]]. There was not time to study the ring extensively, but it is likely that there was even more life there than was observed.
''ALSO SEE:'' [[Halo Dinosaurs]]
==See Also==
*[[Installation 05]]


[[Category: Places]]
[[Category: Places]]
[[Category: The Forerunner]]
[[Category: The Forerunner]]

Revision as of 15:38, October 23, 2006

File:AlphaHaloview1.jpg
Installation 04 with Basis in the background
Installation 04 being destoryed
A piece of the ring


Installation 04, or Alpha Halo as it is called by humans, is one of the seven massive Halo fortress worlds built by the Forerunner.

Details

Planet of Orbit: Threshold

Monitor: 343 Guilty Spark

Status: Destroyed

History

Installation 04 was built around 98,665 BC (It was 101,217 years old in 2552). It is unclear why Threshold was chosen specifically, but this is likely due to the large number of Forefunner machines already operational in Threshold, namely the network of Gas Mines.

The Installation was activated sometime thereafter, and all Forerunner and Flood (save those in captivity in the Halos) were killed. Installation 04 lay dormait for millenia, with 343 Guilty Spark and his Sentinels keeping the Flood confined in the Flood Containment Facilities and keeping the infastructure of the Halo in perfect working order.

This all changed around August of 2552, when the Covenant discovered the location of Installation 04 after The Battle of Sigma Octanus IV. They sent the Fleet of Particular Justice to secure the Halo in preparation for the arrival of the holy city High Charity. After The Battle of Reach a single UNSC cruiser, the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, arrived at the Installation around September 19, 2552 and was promptly shot down. At the same time, the Covenant accidentally unleashed the Flood from captivity. The ensuing four-day melee that took place all over the ring was called The Battle of Installation 04. Humans, Flood and Covenant fought massive battles against one another as the Forerunner Constructs tried to control the outbreak by activating the Halo. In the end, a single human called the Master Chief detonated the Autumn's fusion reactors, destroying the Halo.

Only a handful of humans and Covenant survived the battle. 343 Guilty Spark floated through space until he met a group of Covenant on Threshold. Inspired by his words, they began a heretic rebellion against the greater Covenant. Installation 04's destruction is seen as the first step in the chain of events that led to the Civil War of the Covenant.

There is now a large field of debris where Installation 04, though a few large chunks of the ring remain, some pieces of the Installation 04 have landed on Basis and burnt up in Threshold's atmosphere.

Astronomy

The "Ringworld" of Halo is much smaller than Larry Niven's Ringworld. While the diameter of Niven's ringworld is close to the diameter of Earth's orbital of 300,000,000 km, the 10,000 km diameter of Halo is much closer to the diameter of Earth itself, which is 12,756 km. Ringworld has a star similar to our sun in its center, and Halo is orbiting a planet, but does not encircle it.

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Besides the very beautifully sculpted landscape on Halo's surface, the sky is also worthy of attention. Depending on the viewpoint, you can see the star, a moon (called Basis), a gas giant (called Threshold), and the band of Halo itself, which looks like a street into the sky.

In the course of Halo 1, neither Threshold nor Basis is reachable, all action takes place on or in the Halo. In Halo 2 there is a multiplayer level on Basis, and there is a campaign level in Threshold's atmosphere. That level is set on a Forerunner gas mining facility.