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The [[Covenant]] owe much of their rapid technological advancement to the discovery of a small number of shield worlds early in their history. They stripped these installations of usable technologies,{{Ref/Game|Id=Timeline|HW|Detail=''Timeline''}} though whether they continued to inhabit them is unclear. | The [[Covenant]] owe much of their rapid technological advancement to the discovery of a small number of shield worlds early in their history. They stripped these installations of usable technologies,{{Ref/Game|Id=Timeline|HW|Detail=''Timeline''}} though whether they continued to inhabit them is unclear. | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the shield worlds began to be discovered by humanity, starting with | During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the shield worlds began to be discovered by humanity, starting with [[Trove]] in [[2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|Wars}} The shield world [[Onyx]]'s internal Dyson shell, [[Sarcophagus]], was rediscovered in [[2552]]{{Ref/Novel|GoO}} and [[Requiem]] in [[2557]].{{Ref/Game|H4}} Both the Etran Harborage and Requiem were ultimately destroyed, but Sarcophagus became home to a joint UNSC-Sangheili research effort and colony. | ||
==Known types== | ==Known types== | ||
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===Conservation sphere=== | ===Conservation sphere=== | ||
[[File:Shieldogram.png|thumb|250px|A holographic diagram of | [[File:Shieldogram.png|thumb|250px|A holographic diagram of [[Trove]].]] | ||
A common iteration of the shield world concept, the conservation sphere consists of an artificial planetary surface encapsulating a miniature Dyson sphere.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|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, | A common iteration of the shield world concept, the conservation sphere consists of an artificial planetary surface encapsulating a miniature Dyson sphere.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|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, [[Trove]], had an interior diameter of 2,873 kilometers (1,787 miles).{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Level|Id=Escape|HW|[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]}}<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/Book|Id=Control|EVG|Page=35}} 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/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Game|Id=Wars|HW}} | 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/Book|Id=Control|EVG|Page=35}} 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/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Game|Id=Wars|HW}} | ||
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Shield World 0459 (formally known as the Etran Harborage; original name loosely translated as Trove)<ref>''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> was a standard conservation sphere: a hollow construct with a terraformed surface and an artificial star, surrounded by an artificial planetary shell. The interior of this construct could be accessed through one of the numerous access tunnels located around the surface. Like many shield worlds, Shield 0459 harbored a fleet of {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s for the defense of its inhabitants. At some point, much of the planet's surface had been consumed by the Flood, giving it a barren, desert appearance. | Shield World 0459 (formally known as the Etran Harborage; original name loosely translated as Trove)<ref>''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> was a standard conservation sphere: a hollow construct with a terraformed surface and an artificial star, surrounded by an artificial planetary shell. The interior of this construct could be accessed through one of the numerous access tunnels located around the surface. Like many shield worlds, Shield 0459 harbored a fleet of {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s for the defense of its inhabitants. At some point, much of the planet's surface had been consumed by the Flood, giving it a barren, desert appearance. | ||
During the [[Battle of the | During the [[Battle of the Trove|campaign on the installation]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]], the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} encountered the Flood on the surface of and later within the shield world. Upon rescuing [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]], whom [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] had captured to activate the installation's fleet of Forerunner dreadnoughts, the crew realized the danger this fleet could pose to humanity. Thus, they decided to sacrifice ''Spirit of Fire's'' [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]], causing a supernova within the shield world's artificial star and destroying the vessels. This plan was successful: Shield 0459 was pulverized by the ensuing explosion, the dreadnoughts were destroyed, and all the Covenant forces and Flood forms on the installation were killed.{{Ref/Reuse|Escape}} | ||
In [[2557]], the debris field from the installation was rediscovered by the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', captained by [[Rion Forge]], daughter of [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] who had destroyed it in the first place. The crew was able to recover [[Little Bit]], a fragment of the installation's AI.{{Ref/Novel|SaS}} After being captured by ONI, the crew had Little Bit stolen from them along with all of their data and personal possessions. After [[Mission to the Korinth Prior system|a mission]] to the system encountered a Covenant battlegroup led by [[Gek 'Lhar]], the UNSC sent a massive fleet to the system that launched a nuclear bombardment against the debris field. The bombardment blew the remains of the installation to bits and disrupted its orbit around the [[Korinth Prior system]]'s dwarf star. Anything that survived would most likely fall into the star's gravity and be destroyed, completely eradicating the shield world and keeping it out of enemy hands.{{Ref/Novel|Ren}} | In [[2557]], the debris field from the installation was rediscovered by the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', captained by [[Rion Forge]], daughter of [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] who had destroyed it in the first place. The crew was able to recover [[Little Bit]], a fragment of the installation's AI.{{Ref/Novel|SaS}} After being captured by ONI, the crew had Little Bit stolen from them along with all of their data and personal possessions. After [[Mission to the Korinth Prior system|a mission]] to the system encountered a Covenant battlegroup led by [[Gek 'Lhar]], the UNSC sent a massive fleet to the system that launched a nuclear bombardment against the debris field. The bombardment blew the remains of the installation to bits and disrupted its orbit around the [[Korinth Prior system]]'s dwarf star. Anything that survived would most likely fall into the star's gravity and be destroyed, completely eradicating the shield world and keeping it out of enemy hands.{{Ref/Novel|Ren}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Cortana]]'s line in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|''Halo 3'' announcement trailer]], ''"I am your shield. I am your sword,"'' echoes the Forerunners' reference to the shield worlds as "the Shield" and the Halos as "the Sword". | *[[Cortana]]'s line in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|''Halo 3'' announcement trailer]], ''"I am your shield. I am your sword,"'' echoes the Forerunners' reference to the shield worlds as "the Shield" and the Halos as "the Sword". | ||
*The destruction of two shield worlds involved a [[supernova]]. | *The destruction of two shield worlds involved a [[supernova]]. [[Trove]] was destroyed when the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}'s FTL reactor was used to cause the internal sun to go supernova while the destruction of [[Requiem]] in its sun [[Epoloch system|Epoloch]] caused Epoloch to go supernova. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Overlayed.png|The fully mechanized surface of [[Requiem]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''. | File:Overlayed.png|The fully mechanized surface of [[Requiem]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''. | ||
File:Halowars shieldworld official.jpg| | File:Halowars shieldworld official.jpg|[[Trove]]'s artificial planetary surface in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File:ShieldWorldOuterSurface.png|''Spirit of Fire'' hovering over a barren landscape on the Etran Harborage. | File:ShieldWorldOuterSurface.png|''Spirit of Fire'' hovering over a barren landscape on the Etran Harborage. | ||
File:SofInShieldWorld.png|''Spirit of Fire'' inside one of the Etran Harborage's access tunnels. | File:SofInShieldWorld.png|''Spirit of Fire'' inside one of the Etran Harborage's access tunnels. | ||
