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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|Forerunner|Post}}
{{Disambig header|the location on Installation 07|other uses of "Nexus"|Nexus (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:HINF Reformation Nexus Room.png|thumb|300px|The center of the Nexus.]]
The '''Nexus''' is a [[Forerunner]] facility that lies directly beneath the Command [[Reformation Spire|Spire]]. It serve as a control node,{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=354}} directing the [[Reformation]] in conjunction with the [[Command Spire (location)|Command Spire]]. The Nexus also serves as the main point of entry into the Command Spire itself, via a [[gravity lift]].{{Ref/Quest|Id=Nexus|HI|Reformation|Nexus}}  


==Layout==
[[File:HINF Reformation Nexus Room.png|thumb|The center of the Nexus.]]
The Nexus's central chamber is located deep within the Ring's superstructure. In order to reach the central chamber, one must first enter the Nexus through a door at the base of the Command Spire. They must then locate and activate a [[piston]], exposing a long shaft which they must drop down through. They must then ride an [[anti-gravity gondola]] across a deep chasm and cross a [[light bridge]] before finally reaching the central chamber.


The entire [[Reformation Spire]] network, as well as a real time image of [[Installation 07|the Ring]] itself, appears in [[Holography|holographic]] form inside the central chamber. More importantly, the central chamber contains a [[gravity lift]] leading into the Command Spire. The [[power seed]]s needed to energize the lift's three [[Crucible]]s can be found in the adjacent chambers.{{Ref/Reuse|Nexus}}
The '''Nexus''' is a [[Forerunner]] facility that lies directly beneath the Command [[Reformation Spire|Spire]]. Its main purpose is to direct the [[Reformation]] in conjunction with the Command Spire, coordinating the other Reformation Spires. The Nexus also serves as the main point of entry into the Command Spire itself, via a [[gravity lift]].{{Ref/Quest|Id=Nexus|HI|Reformation|Nexus}}


==History==
==History==
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On [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]], the [[Harbinger]] extracted [[Despondent Pyre]]'s [[Encephalon]] and used the [[Forerunner]] routines within to construct a protocol that summoned over forty [[Reformation Spire]]s, including a Command Spire, around the Halo fragment. She then traveled to the Command Spire where she attempted to send the initialization sequence needed to fully activate the Spires. However, because the protocol she'd used to summon the Spires wasn't entirely correct, the Spire network resisted her attempts to start the Reformation.{{Ref/Quest|Id=Spire|HI|Connections|Spire (Halo Infinite level)}}
On [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]], the [[Harbinger]] extracted [[Despondent Pyre]]'s [[Encephalon]] and used the [[Forerunner]] routines within to construct a protocol that summoned over forty [[Reformation Spire]]s, including a Command Spire, around the Halo fragment. She then traveled to the Command Spire where she attempted to send the initialization sequence needed to fully activate the Spires. However, because the protocol she'd used to summon the Spires wasn't entirely correct, the Spire network resisted her attempts to start the Reformation.{{Ref/Quest|Id=Spire|HI|Connections|Spire (Halo Infinite level)}}


Meanwhile, [[John-117]] entered the Nexus in order to access the [[Command Spire (location)|Command Spire]] and fought his way through [[Banished]], [[Skimmer]]s, and [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s to reach the central chamber where he observed the Spire network waiting to be activated. The gravity lift connecting the Nexus to the Command Spire had been deactivated, so the Chief searched the adjacent chambers for the necessary [[power seed]]s. After fighting through more Sentinels, the Chief recovered the seeds and restored power to the lift's three [[Crucible]]s. During all of this, the Chief's [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] companion, [[The Weapon]], tried to get him to see the beauty and potential of everything around them. The Chief, however, insisted that all he saw was a problem. They also witnessed several of Cortana's memories play out inside the central chamber, eventually prompting the Chief to admit he still blamed himself for being unable to save Cortana.{{Ref/Reuse|Nexus}}  
Meanwhile, [[John-117]] entered the Nexus in order to access the [[Command Spire (location)|Command Spire]]. Upon reaching the facility's central chamber, the Chief's [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] companion, [[The Weapon]], remarked on how interconnected and exquisite everything was. John, however, insisted it was a problem that needed to be dealt with. The gravity lift connecting the Nexus to the Command Spire above had been deactivated, so the Chief searched the Nexus for the three [[power seed]]s required to reactivate the lift. After fighting through multiple [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s, the Chief recovered the seeds and restored power.{{Ref/Reuse|Nexus}}


When the Weapon accessed the Nexus's system to reactivate the lift, the Harbinger sprung a trap and hacked the Weapon, intent on using her AI routines in combination with Despondent Pyre's to break through the network's resistance and start the Reformation. The Weapon, in turn, used her link to the Harbinger to try to steal Despondent Pyre's encephalon. Despite the Master Chief's attempt to delete the Weapon - an effort which the Weapon herself stopped - both the Harbinger and the Weapon succeeded in their respective goals. This caused friction between the Chief and the Weapon, with the Chief being angry that the Weapon had stopped him from deleting her and had thus allowed the Reformation to begin, while the Weapon - who believed the Harbinger would have found a way to start the Reformation regardless - was angry that the Chief had tried to delete her in the first place rather than trust her.{{Ref/Reuse|Nexus}}
When the Weapon accessed the Nexus's system to reactivate the lift, the Harbinger sprung a trap and hacked the Weapon, intent on using her AI routines in combination with Despondent Pyre's to break through the network's resistance and start the Reformation. The Weapon, in turn, used her link to the Harbinger to try to steal Despondent Pyre's encephalon. Despite the Master Chief's attempt to delete the Weapon - an effort which the Weapon herself stopped - both the Harbinger and the Weapon succeeded in their respective goals. This caused friction between the Chief and the Weapon, with the Chief being angry that the Weapon had stopped him from deleting her and had thus allowed the Reformation to begin, while the Weapon - who believed the Harbinger would have found a way to start the Reformation regardless - was angry that the Chief had tried to delete her in the first place rather than trust her.{{Ref/Reuse|Nexus}}


With the Nexus's gravity lift back online, the Chief rode it into the Command Spire itself.{{Ref/Quest|Id=The Command Spire|HI|Reformation|The Command Spire}}
With the Nexus's gravity lift back online, the Chief rode it into the Command Spire itself.{{Ref/Quest|Id=The Command Spire|HI|Reformation|The Command Spire}}
==Gallery==
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===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:HINF Concept NexusEntrance1.jpg|Concept art of the entrance to the Nexus beneath the Command Spire.
File:HINF Concept NexusEntrance2.jpg|More concept art of the entrance.
File:HINF Concept NexusEntrance3.jpg|More concept art of the entrance.
File:HINF Concept NexusSpireHolo.jpg|Concept art of a room within the Nexus.
File:HINF Concept Nexus1.jpg|Concept art of the center of the Nexus.
File:HINF Concept Nexus2.jpg|More concept art of the center of the Nexus.
File:HINF Concept Nexus3.jpg|More concept art of the center of the Nexus.
File:HINF Concept Nexus4.jpg|More concept art of the center of the Nexus.
File:HINF Concept Nexus5.jpg|More concept art of the center of the Nexus.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:HINF Nexus command spire hologram.png|A hologram of the Command Spire above the Nexus.
File:HINF Nexus Chasm.png|A massive chasm only traversable via a gondola.
File:HINF Reformation Nexus.png|The Nexus's central chamber.
File:HINF SentinelLauncher 1.png|[[Sentinel launcher]]s in the Nexus deploying Aggressors.
File:HINF Nexus Grav Lift Online.png|The Nexus's gravity lift activated.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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