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{{quote|Commander, you've been wondering what your Spartans died for? They died for this.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] to [[Carter-A259]]}} | {{quote|Commander, you've been wondering what your Spartans died for? They died for this.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] to [[Carter-A259]]}} | ||
A '''[[Forerunner starship|ship]]''' of [[Forerunner]] design was embedded within the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]] ''circa'' [[97,445 BCE]], with debris from its crash spread out across the [[Eposz]] region.{{Ref/Site|Id=bulletin|D=10|M=10|Y=2014|URL=https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14}} Positioned at a tilted angle, the vessel appeared to be roughly disk-shaped, though its true size was concealed by the glacier in which it was embedded. Parts of the ship were visible in an ice cavern underneath [[SWORD Base]], as well as a nearby mountain range. The interior of the ship housed a [[holography|holographic]] data terminal.{{Ref/Level|Id=HR| | A '''[[Forerunner starship|ship]]''' of [[Forerunner]] design was embedded within the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]] ''circa'' [[97,445 BCE]], with debris from its crash spread out across the [[Eposz]] region.{{Ref/Site|Id=bulletin|D=10|M=10|Y=2014|URL=https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14|Detail=(Defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20141012164920/https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 Archive.org]}} Positioned at a tilted angle, the vessel appeared to be roughly disk-shaped, though its true size was concealed by the glacier in which it was embedded. Parts of the ship were visible in an ice cavern underneath [[SWORD Base]], as well as a nearby mountain range. The interior of the ship housed a [[holography|holographic]] data terminal.{{Ref/Level|Id=HR|[[Halo: Reach]]|[[The Package]]}}{{Ref/Map|Halo: Reach|[[Breakpoint]]}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
===Human control of Reach=== | |||
The ice cavern housing most of the vessel was home to one of Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]'s labs and had evidently been under excavation by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] for some time.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} By summer [[2552]], ONI had marked a number of artifact sites that seemed to form a trail leading from [[CASTLE Base]], the site of the [[Menachite portal complex]], to the immediate region of SWORD Base, suggesting that the ship was outbound along this trajectory when it crashed.<ref>[[:File:Reach map.png|Halsey's map of Reach]]</ref> | The ice cavern housing most of the vessel was home to one of Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]'s labs and had evidently been under excavation by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] for some time.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} By summer [[2552]], ONI had marked a number of artifact sites that seemed to form a trail leading from [[CASTLE Base]], the site of the [[Menachite portal complex]], to the immediate region of SWORD Base, suggesting that the ship was outbound along this trajectory when it crashed.<ref>[[:File:Reach map.png|Halsey's map of Reach]]</ref> | ||
According to Dr. Halsey, the ship held secrets that could turn the tide of the [[Human-Covenant War]] — a "latchkey" discovery that Halsey compared to the inventions of the conical bullet and the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]. However, when the [[Covenant]] began attacking the facility on [[2552#August|August 29, 2552]], the decryption was only partially complete. Using [[M8 | According to Dr. Halsey, the ship held secrets that could turn the tide of the [[Human-Covenant War]] — a "latchkey" discovery that Halsey compared to the inventions of the conical bullet and the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]. However, when the [[Covenant]] began attacking the facility on [[2552#August|August 29, 2552]], the decryption was only partially complete. Using [[M8 Automated Defense System|Wolf Spider turrets]], the [[Spartan-III]]s of [[NOBLE Team]] were able to hold off the Covenant long enough for Halsey to finish the decryption. The ship, along with SWORD Base, was completely destroyed by an explosive charge.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} | ||
===Effect on UNSC=== | |||
Through Cortana, Dr. Halsey was able to retrieve navigation data from the Forerunner ship; this data contributed to the discovery of [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Level|Halo: Reach|[[Lone Wolf]]|Quote=And because of you, we found Halo, unlocked its secrets...}}{{Ref/Book|[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo|Halo Mythos]]|Page=89 & 95}} After the Human-Covenant War, the [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)#Visors|Starfire]] [[VISR]] was developed to decrypt the data extracted from the ship, but it would take decades before even a fraction of the site's archived secrets were decrypted.{{Ref/Game|[[Halo 5: Guardians]]|Detail=Starfire VISR description}} | |||
==Design== | |||
The ship used a crystal resonance based [[slipspace]] [[Slipspace drive|drive]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | |||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
The ship was designed by [[Bungie]] environment artist [[Paul Russel]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://picasaweb.google.com/114253662089061571624/HaloReach#5573898160705691906|Site=Picasa Web Albums|Page=Paul Russel > Halo: Reach}} In a commentary video for the multiplayer map [[Breakpoint]], | The ship was designed by [[Bungie]] environment artist [[Paul Russel]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://picasaweb.google.com/114253662089061571624/HaloReach#5573898160705691906|Site=Picasa Web Albums|Page=Paul Russel > Halo: Reach}} | ||
In a commentary video for the multiplayer map ''[[Breakpoint]]'', one of the map's designers<!--Who?--> presented the idea that the reason for the structure's tilted angle and unusual placement was a result of an accident with [[Slipspace translocation|teleportation]]. However, he was quick to denounce the canonicity of the idea.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC-Qncg6kV8&feature=player_embedded|Site=YouTube|Page=Halo: Reach - Quick Look Breakpoint}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Forerunner|ships|category=no}} | {{Forerunner|ships|category=no}} | ||
[[Category:Reach locations]] | [[Category:Reach locations]] | ||
[[Category:Forerunner ships]] | [[Category:Forerunner ships]] | ||
