Editing Control Room (Installation 05)

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{{quote|Where the [[Councilor]]s were meant to watch the consecration of the [[Activation Index|Icon]]: the start of the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]].|[[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee}}

[[File:H2A-Control room.png|thumb|250px|The control room's exterior.{{Ref/Reuse|newgj}}]]

[[Installation 05]]'s '''control room''', known to the [[Covenant]] as the '''Chamber of Consecration''',<ref>''Halo: Broken Circle'', p. 245</ref> was the [[Control Room|site]] that controlled all of the installation's operations. The control room is located on an island off the coast of a larger island in the middle of a large sea. There is also a noticeable design difference from [[Installation 04]]'s control room, in there being a large, triple-tiered structure in the center of the facility. When the ring's firing sequence was initiated this structure would extend to its full height, with several floating platforms encircling it and a single beam projecting from deep within the control room in the chamber's center.<ref name="gj">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[The Great Journey]]</ref>

==History==
{{main|Battle of Installation 05}}
[[File:HTMCC-H2A Councillor with Carbine.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A [[Sangheili High Councilor]] firing a {{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}} at [[Jiralhanae]] in the control room.<ref name="newgj">''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', campaign level, [[The Great Journey]]</ref>]]
After [[High Charity]]'s arrival at [[Installation 05]] and the redefinition of the [[Sangheili]]'s socio-political status following the [[Changing of the Guard]], many of the [[Sangheili Councilor]]s traveled to the control room in order to prepare it for the Halo's firing and the "Great Journey". However, the [[Jiralhanae Captain]] [[Melchus]] entered the control room with a heavily-armed [[Jiralhanae]] contingent and slaughtered the Councilors gathered there after a brief battle.<ref>''Halo: Broken Circle'', p. 245-252</ref> A small number of Councilors were taken prisoner in the nearby [[Bastion of the Brutes]].{{Ref/Reuse|gj}}

Prompted by the [[Prophet of Truth]], [[Tartarus]] brought [[343 Guilty Spark]] and [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] to the control room in order to activate the ring, initiating the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]. Before he could force Keyes to activate the panel, however, the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] arrived, teaming up with [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Major Johnson]] and other [[Sangheili]] troops. 

Despite the Arbiter's attempt to convince Tartarus to change his mind, Tartarus forced the [[Activation Index|Index]] into the panel, activating the primary firing systems. A battle began between the Sangheili and the Jiralhanae, which ended after Tartarus and his troops died and Keyes deactivated the ring.{{Ref/Reuse|gj}}

==Trivia==
[[Bungie]] humorously referred to the multiple-leveled structure at the center of the control room as the "Birthday cake of doom".<ref>''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]'' - Essentials, Disc Two - Halo 2 Cinematics Commentary</ref>

==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:H2A_ControlRoom_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the control room for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' cutscenes.
File:H2A-bogdan-marica-05-control-room.jpg|Concept art of the control room in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A Concept ControlRoomBeam.jpg|Concept art of the central beam and surrounding structure in the control room.
File:H2A Concept ControlRoomInterior.jpg|Concept art of the door to the control room and part of the walls within its interior.
File:H2A Concept ControlRoomHall.jpg|Concept art of the hallway leading to the control room.
</gallery>
===Screenshot===
<gallery>
File:Control Room3.jpg|The control room's exterior in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
File:H2 Phantom Dropoff.jpg|Tartarus being dropped off with Guilty Spark and Miranda at the control room.
File:Control1.jpg|The control room being activated.
File:MirrandaBruteMan.jpg|Tartarus attempts to force Commander Miranda Keyes into activating Halo.
File:H2A - Arbiter and 'Vadum.png|Thel 'Vadamee and Rtas 'Vadumee stand on the grounds surrounding Halo's control room. 
File:H2A - Delta Halo activated.jpg|Delta Halo's control room, now fully activated as the ring prepares to fire. 
File:H2 343GS Explains Ark.jpg|Commander Keyes, Sergeant Major Johnson and 343 Guilty Spark observe a readout of the seven Halos in the control room's core in ''Halo 2''.
File:H2A-SevenRings.jpg|Commander Keyes, Sergeant Major Johnson and 343 Guilty Spark observe a readout of the seven Halos in the control room's core in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''

==Sources==
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