Editing Forbidden

{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Multiplayer map infobox
|name=Forbidden
|pagegamelabel=HI
|image=[[File:HINF Forbidden.png|300px]]
|game=''[[Halo Infinite]]''
|devname=
|map=
|location=[[Lifeworker]] station,{{Ref/Site|Id=CFBloodMoon|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fly-me-to-the-blood-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fly Me to the Blood-Moon|D=12|M=1|Y=2024}} [[Installation 07]]{{Ref/Site|Id=WaypointS5Maps|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/maps-overview-season-5|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Maps Overview - Season 5|D=12|M=10|Y=2023}}
|date=
|playernumber=8
|gametypes=*[[Capture the Flag]]{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointS5Maps}}
*[[Extraction]]{{Ref/YouTube|Id=IGNS5|fsZLaDJxlYc|IGN|Halo Infinite Season 5: Reckoning - New Maps, Battle Pass, and Extraction Mode Explained|D=09|M=10|Y=2023}}
*[[Infection]]{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointS5Maps}}
*[[Oddball]]{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointS5Maps}}
*[[Strongholds]]{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointS5Maps}}
|terrain=Stone ruins, natural terrain{{Ref/YouTube|Id=S5Trailer|QORZtiws6Sk|HALO|Season 5: Reckoning Trailer <nowiki>|</nowiki> Halo Infinite|D=09|M=10|Y=2023}}
|symmetry=Symmetrical{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointS5Maps}}{{Ref/Reuse|IGNS5}}
}}
{{Article quote|These halls hide history of both triumph and terror.}}

'''Forbidden''' is a symmetrical [[multiplayer]] arena map in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' released with [[Season 05: Reckoning]].{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointS5Maps}}{{Ref/Reuse|S5Trailer}}

==Universe and lore==
Forbidden is set within a [[Lifeworker]] station on [[Installation 07]] featuring aqueducts that wind through the structure, supplying the lush vegetation on one side of the structure with ample water, while the vegetation on the other side of the temple remains dried-up.{{Ref/Reuse|CFBloodMoon}}{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointS5Maps}} This Lifeworker station is one of many locations on Installation 07 that was held over from its time as [[Halo Array#Senescent Array|Gyre 11]], holding secrets that were hidden both by and from the [[Forerunner]]s, as well as the other inhabitants of these spaces. Since the initiation of the [[Zeta Halo project]] in [[2555]], several groups of [[human]] researchers and rescue teams have been reported missing after entering structures such as these, which are theorized to incorporate advanced [[dazzler]] and [[baffler]] technologies. None of these missing groups have been recorded as found.{{Ref/Reuse|CFBloodMoon}}

==Overview==
===Layout===
Forbidden is a symmetrical map set up for close and medium-range gunfights.{{Ref/Reuse|IGNS5}} To assist players in identifying which side of the map is which, one side features lush green vegetation while the other side's vegetation is dried and dead.{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointS5Maps}} Each side of the map features chutes that players can slide through to reach the lower level.{{Ref/Site|Id=KotakuMaps|URL=https://kotaku.com/halo-infinite-season-5-maps-bandit-evo-forge-ai-1850908494|Site=Kotaku|Page=Halo Infinite: Here’s Your First Look At Season 5’s Awesome New Maps|D=09|M=10|Y=2023}} Forbidden features long sightlines that players can take advantage of using the [[SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle]]s that spawn on each side of the map. The center of the map includes a [[Power-up|power equipment]] spawn.{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointS5Maps}}

===Callouts===
The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's [[heads-up display]] during gameplay:
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* Dried Attic
* Dried Back Base
* Dried Back Ledge
* Dried Back Nest
* Dried Base
* Dried Big Door
* Dried Bottom Street
* Dried Courtyard
* Dried Diving Board
* Dried Flank
* Dried Hut
* Dried Jumps
* Dried Landing
* Dried Long Hall
* Dried Mid
* Dried Mohawk
* Dried Nest
* Dried Patio
* Dried Pillars
* Dried Platform
* Dried Ramp
* Dried Rat Hole
* Dried Rat Tunnel
* Dried Stage
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* Overgrown Attic
* Overgrown Back Base
* Overgrown Back Ledge
* Overgrown Base
* Overgrown Big Door
* Overgrown Bottom Street
* Overgrown Courtyard
* Overgrown Diving Board
* Overgrown Flank
* Overgrown Hut
* Overgrown Jumps
* Overgrown Landing
* Overgrown Long Hall
* Overgrown Mid
* Overgrown Mohawk
* Overgrown Nest
* Overgrown Patio
* Overgrown Pillars
* Overgrown Platform
* Overgrown Ramp
* Overgrown Rat Hole
* Overgrown Rat Tunnel
* Overgrown Stage
* Overgrown Street
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* Center Bridge
* Sandwich Altar
* Sandwich Idol
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==Production notes==
*As the design team started to work on Forbidden, they established the aesthetic before even beginning the blockout of the map. With this particular map, they wanted to evoke the architecture of the stone ruins of [[Installation 05]].{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointS5Maps}}
*The map was designed primarily for [[Capture the Flag]], though it works with other modes as well. The design team included "rat holes" on either side of the map to allow players some unique movement paths.{{Ref/Reuse|KotakuMaps}}

==Trivia==
*The [[Sandwich Idol]] easter egg can be found on this map.
*A structure resembling the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Temple (Installation 05)|Temple]] could be seen in landmass in the distance.

==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenEarly.jpg|Early concept exploration of the idea to differentiate the two sides of the map.
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenDoors1.jpg|Concept art of doors as they appear on either side of the map.
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenDoors2.jpg|More concept art of doors differentiated between sides of the map.
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenOvergrownAttic.jpg|Concept art of the "Overgrown Attic."
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenTree.jpg|Concept art of a tree on the map.
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenTree2.jpg|Concept art of another tree.
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenDriedAttic.jpg|Concept art of the "Dried Attic."
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenDriedPlants.jpg|Concept art of the dried side of the map.
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenDriedFoliage.jpg|Concept art of foliage on the dried side of the map.
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenWaterfalls.jpg|Concept art of waterfalls leading into a pit.
File:HINF Concept ForbiddenPit.jpg|Finalized concept art of a waterfall pit.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:HINF Forbidden1.jpg|A lush, overgrown area of Forbidden.
File:HINF Forbidden2.jpg|An area of the map with dead and dying foliage.
File:HINF Forbidden3.jpg|A central area of the map.
File:HINF Forbidden Temple.png|A view of the structure above the map's play space.
File:HINF Forbidden OvergrownTemple.png|An ancient temple on the map.
File:HINF Forbidden DistantTemple.png|A structure resembling [[Installation 05]]'s [[Temple (Installation 05)|temple]] in the distance.
File:HINF FloodSpartanForbidden.jpg|A [[Flood]]-infected [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] on Forbidden.
File:HINF GruntyTerror.png|A Flood-infected Spartan facing down an [[Unggoy Conscript]] on the map.
File:HINF ForbiddenBattle.jpg|A multiplayer match on Forbidden.
File:HINF-S5PK2.jpg|Forge AI on the map.
File:HINF-Forbiddenstart.png|Start of a match on Forbidden.
File:HINF-ForbiddenW.png|Eagle Team wins a match on Forbidden.
</gallery>

==Sources==
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