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{{Center|This article is about [[ | {{Center|This article is about the [[Shield 0459]] location. For the [[Requiem]] location, see [[Apex]]; for the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]] fireteam, see [[Fireteam Apex]]}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:fascination.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The main platform of the Apex Site, along with a [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] dropship.]] | ||
The '''Apex Site''' | 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 [[Forerunner dreadnought]]s inside [[Shield World 0459]].<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== | ==Description== | ||
[[File: | [[File:HW17.png|thumb|250px|The Forerunner ships being contained within the Apex Site.]] | ||
The Apex Site consisted of a narrow main platform hovering high above the inner surface of | The Apex Site consisted of a narrow main platform hovering high above the inner surface of Shield 0459, and numerous docking towers housing a fleet of Forerunner ships. It had 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> | ||
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 | 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. It was located on the inner surface of the shield world, most likely somewhere under the Apex Site.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Reactor (Level)|Reactor]]''</ref> | ||
At one end of the platform, there was 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 emitter]] 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]]'', 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> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Eskape1.png|thumb|250px|[[John Forge|Sergeant Forge]] and the [[Red Team]] at the Apex Site, preparing to destroy the Shield World.]] | [[File:Eskape1.png|thumb|right|250px|[[John Forge|Sergeant Forge]] and the [[Red Team]] at the Apex Site, preparing to destroy the Shield World.]] | ||
{{Main|Battle of | {{Main|Battle of Shield 0459}} | ||
In [[2531]], the Apex Site was the site of a major engagement between [[SPARTAN | In [[2531]], the Apex Site 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 recently activated Forerunner ships at dock there. | ||
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 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. | ||
After regrouping and coming up with a plan to stop the [[Covenant]] from using the | After regrouping and coming up with a plan to stop the [[Covenant]] from using the ships, 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|Elites]] and the [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]]. | ||
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 | 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 name="Monsters"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The activation console of the Apex facility is similar to that of the [[Relic | *The activation console of the Apex facility is similar to that of the [[Relic]] on [[Harvest]]. | ||
*Similar installations with docking towers for | *Similar installations, with docking towers for Forerunner warships are apparently common on various Forerunner military installations, as shown in ''[[Origins]]''.<ref name="origins">'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[Origins]]''</ref> | ||
*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 name="origins"/> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:Apex Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Apex's dreadnoughts. | ||
File: | File:ShieldWorld_tower_concepts.png|Concept art of the Apex Site's docking towers. | ||
File: | File:ShieldWorld_Apex_Site_concept.png|A concept image of the control platform. | ||
File: | File:Apex_base_ramps_early.jpg|The ramps leading up to the Apex Base Site. | ||
File:Reactor base site.png|The Apex Base Site teleporter. | File:Reactor base site.png|The Apex Base Site teleporter. | ||
File:HW12.png|Activation of the Apex Site. | File:HW12.png|Activation of the Apex Site. | ||
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File:ActivationConsole.png|The Apex Site's activation console. | File:ActivationConsole.png|The Apex Site's activation console. | ||
File:Library.jpg|Docking towers similar to those of the Apex, surrounding a [[Library]] on an unknown Forerunner world. | File:Library.jpg|Docking towers similar to those of the Apex, surrounding a [[Library]] on an unknown Forerunner world. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Forerunner|array}} | {{Forerunner|array}} | ||
[[Category:Forerunner buildings]] | [[Category:Forerunner buildings]] |