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'''KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN''' is the nomenclature used to refer to any files pertaining to the planet [[Onyx]].<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 127</ref> It was assigned on March 6, [[2525]] by [[Vice Admiral | '''KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN''' is the nomenclature used to refer to any files pertaining to the planet [[Onyx]].<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 127</ref> It was assigned on March 6, [[2525]] by [[Vice Admiral Margaret O. Parangosky]]. It was also the name of a file on [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]'s [[Personal Computer|computer]] at [[CASTLE Base]] on [[Reach]], containing files related to Onyx, and other material closely related to the [[Forerunner]]s as well. The other file on Ackerson's computer was called [[S-III]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 129-130</ref> | ||
==File== | ==File== | ||
The KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN file contained: | The KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN file contained: | ||
*Information on the [[Forerunner]] [[Sigma Octanus IV | *Information on the [[Forerunner]] [[Sigma Octanus IV Artifact|artifact]] found on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. | ||
*The debriefing of [[ | *The debriefing of [[Spartan-117]] after the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. | ||
*A full map of the CASTLE base facility on [[Reach]] that included a path to the [[Menachite Forerunner Complex|immense Forerunner facility]] as well as the [[Forerunner | *A full map of the CASTLE base facility on [[Reach]] that included a path to the [[Menachite Forerunner Complex|immense Forerunner facility]] as well as the [[Forerunner Crystal]], beneath the [[Menachite Mountain]]. | ||
*A map of the complete survey of Menachite Mountain, where the original mineral mines were located before they were taken over by [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]]. Menachite Mountain was an extinct volcano which is where Dr. Halsey found the [[Forerunner | *A map of the complete survey of Menachite Mountain, where the original mineral mines were located before they were taken over by [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]]. Menachite Mountain was an extinct volcano which is where Dr. Halsey found the [[Forerunner Crystal]] artifact. | ||
===Conclusions=== | ===Conclusions=== | ||
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==Trivia == | ==Trivia == | ||
*The name may refer to two different uses of the phrase. The Dwarven king of Erebor, from J.R.R. | *The name may refer to two different uses of the phrase. The Dwarven king of Erebor, from J.R.R. Tolkein's ''The Lord of The Rings'' series, was titled '''King Under The Mountain''' and embarked to [[Reclaimer|reclaim]] his heritage. Another real-life use of the phrase, or a similar one, is '''King In The Mountain''', a common european folklore belief that a legendary or mythical hero lies asleep beneath a mountain awaiting the day they shall reawaken and return to lead their people, notable King Arthur and Merlin of British Arthurian legend, Emperor Charlemagne of France, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa of Germany, and the Aztec hero-god Montezuma. In this second interpretation, the crystal would symbolise a relic intentionally left there to be recovered eons later for an important use. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Files]] | [[Category:Files]] | ||
