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| {{Center|This article is about [[Trove]] location. For the [[Requiem]] location, see [[Apex]]; for the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]] fireteam, see [[Fireteam Apex]]}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| [[File:HW Screenshots Live 2.jpg|thumb|300px|The main platform of the Apex Site, along with a [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]] dropship.]]
| | [[Image:HW17.png|250px|thumb|right|The Forerunner ships being contained within the Apex.]] |
| | {{quote|But this world lies dormant. It is just a shell!|[[Ripa 'Moramee]]}} |
| | '''The Apex'''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtO61E9EWI]</ref> is a [[Forerunner]] structure consisting of a port holding many [[Unnamed Forerunner Starship|Forerunner ships]], inside an unknown Forerunner [[Shield World]], also containing a small artificial sun - undoubtedly of Forerunner design and construction. |
| | It's primary purpose seems to be as an activation platform for the Forerunner ships, which are docked in the surrounding towers. |
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| The '''Apex Site'''<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApVw-kywQ8o "Walk in the Park"]''</ref> was a [[Forerunner]] installation that contained a fleet of many {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s inside the [[shield world]] [[Trove]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAq_vZuxlDY "I Doomed Humanity"]''</ref> The ships were left inactive for hundreds of millennia after the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], docked in massive towers surrounding a hovering central platform high above the interior surface of the shield world.<ref name="Monsters">'''Halo Wars''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLGoPIjE-OQ "Monsters"]''</ref> | | It is here that Anders is held until she escapes. |
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| | The installation was destroyed by the [[Spirit of Fire]]'s [[Shaw-Fujikawa_Translight_Engine|FTL drive]] which caused the sun in the center of the [[Micro Dyson Sphere]] to go supernova destroying all the Forerunner ships and eliminating [[The Flood]], as well as destroying the [[Shield World]] around it. <ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' Cutscenes</ref> |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| [[File:Old HW ForerunnerFleet.png|thumb|250px|The Forerunner dreadnoughts being contained within the Apex Site.]]
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| The Apex Site consisted of a narrow main platform hovering high above the inner surface of the Etran Harborage, and numerous docking towers housing a fleet of Forerunner {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s. It housed a [[Teleporter|translocation pad]] which also served the purpose of a [[containment field device]]. The system was operated by vocal commands.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Hk1Y91mXo "Judgment Day"]''</ref>
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| The main platform was accessible from the Apex Base Site, a structure on top of a towering hill comprised of a series of ramps, containing a transporter pad that teleported anything stepping into it to the Apex itself. It was located on the inner surface of the shield world, most likely somewhere under the Apex Site.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Reactor (Halo Wars level)|Reactor]]''</ref> | | The Apex installation is a narrow platfrom hovering in the clouds of an [[Shield_World_(Halo_Wars)|unnamed Forerunner Shield World]]. It can be accessed from a [[Teleporters|teleporter]] pad on the ground. It also has a smaller teleporter pad, which seemingly works as a restraint system as well. The system works by voice commands. |
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| One end of the platform contained a spherical activation console covered in Forerunner glyphs. The console could only be operated by a [[Reclaimer]], and when activated, would unlock the dormant Forerunner ships. When the installation was activated, a beam projector behind the activation console would emit a continuous stream of energy directly upwards, an effect similar to many Forerunner facilities such as [[control room]]s. On the other end of the platform, there was an [[elevator]] which lead right into the [[shield world]]'s [[Astroengineering|artificial star]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]'', John Forge: ''"I'm in the sun."''</ref> Because of this, the lift obviously had to be shielded against the extreme heat. On the way to the star, there was an "access point", the nature of which is unknown, but it was likely a type of energy barrier, as it would need to be "broken through" in order to access the star.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''Escape'', John Forge: ''"Forge here. I'm at the access point to the sun. I'll need some time to break through."''</ref>
| | It contains a [[Beam Emitter]] like many other Forerunner facilities. Though unlike the standard Beam Emitters, the energy of the beam emitter is channeled into one continuous stream, instead of a single bolt of energy. It can be activated by a spherical Forerunner console, which can only be activated by a human, like many other Forerunner facilities. It gives a some sort of activation signal to the Forerunner ships. |
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| == History ==
| | It also has an elevator which leads very close to the Shield World's sun. It was used by [[John Forge|Sergeant Forge]] when he overloaded the [[Spirit of Fire]]'s FTL reactor and destroyed the Shield World.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' Cutscenes</ref> |
| [[File:Eskape1.png|thumb|250px|[[John Forge|Sergeant Forge]] and the [[Red Team]] at the Apex Site, preparing to destroy the Shield World.]]
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| {{Main|Battle of the Etran Harborage}}
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| In [[2531]], the Apex Site was the site of a major engagement between [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Red Team]] and [[Covenant military|Covenant forces]] lead by [[Ripa 'Moramee|the Arbiter]], who were attempting to prevent the [[UNSC]] from destroying the Shield World and the recently activated Forerunner ships at dock there.
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| The Covenant, who discovered that they could use a [[human]] to activate the installation, captured [[Ellen Anders]] and brought her to the site. The Arbiter used her to activate the system, but she managed to escape the control center using the platform's translocation device. | | ==Images== |
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| | Image:HW12.png|The Beam Emitter. |
| | Image:HW14.png|A Forerunner Ship powering up. |
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| After regrouping and coming up with a plan to stop the [[Covenant]] from using the Forerunner dreadnoughts, the UNSC forces established a base and assaulted the Apex Base Site. After reaching the top, they teleported the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}'s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] to the main platform of the installation, where they confronted several [[Sangheili]] and the [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]].
| | Image:fascination.jpg|A Spirit dropship having dropped off the Prophet of Regret, and the Arbiter along with several Elites. |
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| After the repulsing of the Covenant assault and the death of the Arbiter in battle, [[John Forge|Sgt. John Forge]] ascended up to the center of the shield world and overloaded the FTL drive, causing the star to go [[supernova]] and obliterating the installation.{{Ref/Reuse|Monsters}}
| | == See also == |
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| ==Trivia== | |
| *The activation console of the Apex facility is similar to that of the [[Relic (location)|relic]] on [[Harvest]].
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| *Similar installations with docking towers for {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s are apparently common on various Forerunner military installations, as shown in ''[[Origins]]''. In case the fleet was mobilized, at least one of the docking towers would apparently be detachable, and used in space combat as a flagship with the two ships still attached to it.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[Origins]]''</ref>
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:HW_Sojourner_Concept_3_Alt.jpg|Concept art of the Apex's dreadnoughts.
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| File:Old HW AboveTheClouds.png|Concept art of the Apex Site's docking towers.
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| File:Old HW ApexSite.png|A concept image of the control platform.
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| File:HW Screenshots 002.jpg|The ramps leading up to the Apex Base Site.
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| File:Reactor base site.png|The Apex Base Site teleporter.
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| File:HW12.png|Activation of the Apex Site.
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| File:HW14.png|A Forerunner dreadnought powering up.
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| File:Restrainor.png|[[Ellen Anders]] being held in the [[containment field device]] of the Apex.
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| File:ActivationConsole.png|The Apex Site's activation console.
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| File:Library.jpg|Docking towers similar to those of the Apex, surrounding a [[Library]] on an unknown Forerunner world.
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| File:HW_ApexSite_Render_1.jpg|Renders of the Apex Site.
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| File:HW_ApexSite_Render_2.jpg|Renders of the Apex Site.
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| File:HW_ApexSite_Render_3.jpg|Renders of the Apex Site.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
| | * [[Shield World]] |
| *''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}} | | * [[Shield_World_(Halo_Wars)|The Halo Wars Shield World]] |
| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{Forerunner|array}} | | {{Forerunner2}} |
| [[Category:Forerunner buildings]] | | [[Category:The Forerunner]] |
| | [[Category:Places]] |
