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{{Center|For the barrier that once surrounded the [[San'Shyuum home system]], see [[quarantine shield]].}} | {{Center|For the barrier that once surrounded the [[San 'Shyuum home system]], see [[quarantine shield]].}} | ||
[[File:H2-Containment shield 2.png|thumb|250px|The containment shield | [[File:H2-Containment shield 2.png|thumb|250px|The containment shield as observed from within the Sentinel Wall.]] | ||
''' | The '''containment shield''' was a massive [[energy shielding|energy barrier]] projected from the [[Sentinel Wall]] around [[Installation 05]]'s [[Library]]. One of the many containment measures built by the [[Forerunner]]s, it helped contain and enclose the [[Flood]] inside the [[Quarantine Zone]], and keep out anything that could sustain the Flood. It had to be lowered and deactivated in order to enter the Library and recover the [[Activation Index]].<ref name="h2">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the containment shield kept [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces stationed on Delta Halo from reaching the [[Activation Index|Index]]. In order to gain access to the Library and retrieve the Index, the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant dispatched [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee to lower the shield. The Arbiter fought his way through the [[Aggressor Sentinel|Sentinel]] defenders to the enormous chamber containing the controls for the barrier. After destroying the Sentinel [[Enforcer]] guarding the chamber, the Arbiter retracted four [[piston]]-like [[plug lock]]s which unlocked the main control panel, allowing him to lower the shield. This caused the entire two-tiered control platform to move to the other side of a large chasm in the middle of the Sentinel Wall in a manner similar to an [[anti-gravity gondola]].<ref name="h2"/> | |||
During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the containment shield kept [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces stationed on Delta Halo from reaching the [[Activation Index|Index]]. In order to gain access to the Library and retrieve the Index, the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant dispatched [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee to lower the shield. The Arbiter fought his way through the [[Aggressor Sentinel|Sentinel]] defenders to the enormous chamber containing the controls for the barrier. After destroying the Sentinel [[Enforcer]] guarding the chamber, the Arbiter retracted four [[piston]]-like [[plug lock]]s which unlocked the main control panel, allowing him to lower the shield. This caused the entire two-tiered control platform to move to the other side of a large chasm in the middle of the Sentinel Wall in a manner similar to an [[anti-gravity gondola]]. | |||
The deactivation of the shield allowed access to the Quarantine Zone by the Covenant and the UNSC, | The deactivation of the shield allowed access to the Quarantine Zone by the Covenant and the UNSC, giving the Flood hundreds of new hosts. The Flood was released onto the rest of [[Installation 05]]. As a result of this, the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} was taken over by the Flood and flown into the Covenant city of ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref name="h2"/> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H2 Containment Shield.jpg|The shield was projected by a series of [[Barrier tower|pylons]] on top of the Sentinel Wall | File:H2 Containment Shield.jpg|The shield was projected by a series of [[Barrier tower|pylons]] on top of the Sentinel Wall. | ||
File:H2-Containment shield 3.png|The shield retracting after its deactivation. | File:H2-Containment shield 3.png|The shield retracting after its deactivation. | ||
File:H2-Shield_control_chamber.png|The chamber housing the controls for the containment shield. | File:H2-Shield_control_chamber.png|The chamber housing the controls for the containment shield. | ||
File:H2-Containment_shield_panel_2.png|The control panel for the shield. | File:H2-Containment_shield_panel_2.png|The control panel for the shield. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 2 | *''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Installation 05]] | |||
[[Category:Installation 05 | |||
[[Category:Forerunner technology]] | [[Category:Forerunner technology]] | ||
[[Category:Security technology]] | [[Category:Security technology]] | ||