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'''KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN''' is the nomenclature used to refer to any files pertaining to the planet [[Onyx]].<ref>''[[Halo: | '''KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN''' is the nomenclature used to refer to any files pertaining to the planet [[Onyx]].<ref>''[[Halo: Ghost 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 | *Information on the Forerunner artifact found on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. | ||
*The debriefing of [[ | *The original blueprints for [[CASTLE Base]] and the mines beneath. | ||
*The debriefing of [[Spartan-117]] after the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. | |||
===Conclusions=== | ===Conclusions=== | ||
Due to the order that all materials and files relating to Onyx was to be redesignated under KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN, it can be concluded that Ackerson was using the Forerunner data in the file to search for technology to use against the Covenant or for his own personal means. | |||
Due to the order that all materials and files relating to Onyx was to be redesignated under KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN, it | |||
==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, were titled '''King Under The Mountain'''. 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 aeons later for an important use. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Files]] | [[Category:Files]] | ||
