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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.]] |
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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>
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| ==Description== | | '''The Apex'''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtO61E9EWI]</ref> was a [[Forerunner]] structure that contained a fleet of many [[Unnamed Forerunner Starship|Forerunner ships]] inside an unknown Forerunner [[Shield World]] built around an artificial sun (also known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_Sphere Dyson Sphere]). <ref>[[Halo Wars]] cutscene "Unusually Quiet"</ref><ref>[[Halo Wars]] cutscene "One Problem At A Time"</ref> |
| [[File:Old HW ForerunnerFleet.png|thumb|250px|The Forerunner dreadnoughts being contained within the Apex Site.]] | |
| 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>
| | It's primary purpose appeared to be as a base for the dormant Forerunner ships, which were docked in the surrounding towers. It was also here that Anders was held by [[Ripa 'Moramee|the Arbiter]] until she escaped via the sphere's teleportation grid. [[Flood]] forms populated the sphere's surface and interior.<ref>[[Halo Wars]] level "[[Anders Signal]]"</ref><ref>[[Halo Wars]] cutscene "Rescued Or Not"</ref> |
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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>
| | The installation was destroyed by the [[Spirit of Fire]]'s [[FTL Reactor]] which caused the sun in the center of the [[Micro Dyson Sphere]] to go supernova, destroying all the Forerunner ships and eliminating [[The Flood]] and causing the [[Shield World]] to collapse before being incinerated by the explosion. <ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' cutscene "We're Burning Sunshine"</ref> |
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| == History == | | ==Description== |
| [[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. | | The Apex installation was a narrow platfrom hovering in the clouds of the [[Shield_World_(Halo_Wars)|unnamed Forerunner Shield World]]. It could be accessed from a [[Teleporters|teleporter]] network from the ground which could transport to other similar devices situated at various places across the station. It also had a smaller transporter pad which seemingly also worked as a containment field. The system was operated by vocal commands.<ref>Halo Wars cutscene "Rescued Or Not"</ref> |
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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]].
| | It also contained a [[Beam Emitter]] like many other Forerunner [[Halo Array|facilities]]. Unlike in other known [[Halo Array|installations]], the energy was channeled in one continuous stream instead of the more common single burst of energy. It was controlled by a spherical Forerunner console, which could only be operated by a [[Human|Reclaimer]]. |
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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}} | | The site also had an elevator which lead very close to the Shield World's sun, possibly for maintenance use. It was the site of a major engagement between [[SPARTAN II|SPARTAN]] [[Red Team]] and [[Covenant Army|Covenant]] forces lead by [[Ripa 'Moramee|the Arbiter]], who were attempting to prevent the UNSC from destroying the [[Shield World]] and the [[Forerunner]] ships at dock there. After the repulsing of the Covenant assault and the death of [[Ripa 'Moramee|the Arbiter]] in battle, [[John Forge|Sgt. Forge]] overloaded the [[Spirit of Fire]]'s [[FTL Reactor]], causing the sun to explode and and obliterating the [[Shield World|Installation]].<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' cutscene "We're Burning Sunshine"</ref> |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Covenant== |
| *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== | | During the activation of The Apex, Ripa 'Moramee stated "Let the deconstruction of our gifts begin." This shows that the only interest for the Covenant in The Apex was to essentially "recycle" the current Forerunner ships and to use these parts to provide resources to build their new fleet. |
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| | ==Images== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:HW_Sojourner_Concept_3_Alt.jpg|Concept art of the Apex's dreadnoughts.
| | Image:HW12.png|The Beam Emitter. |
| File:Old HW AboveTheClouds.png|Concept art of the Apex Site's docking towers.
| | Image:HW14.png|A Forerunner Ship powering up. |
| 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.
| | Image:fascination.jpg|A Spirit dropship having dropped off the Prophet of Regret, and the Arbiter along with several Elites. |
| 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> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | == See also == |
| *''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}} | | |
| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | | * [[Shield World]] |
| | * [[Shield_World_(Halo_Wars)|Unnamed Shield World]] |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Forerunner buildings]] | | [[Category:The Forerunner]] |
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