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|image= [[File:Onyxbetter.jpg|300px]] | |||
|image=[[File:Onyxbetter.jpg|300px]] | |name= Onyx (XF-063) | ||
| | |star, position= [[Zeta Doradus]], IV | ||
| | |moon(s)= [[XF-063 IV-1]]<ref name="ONI S3 DD1">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-one/230711 '''Halo Waypoint —''' ''Office of Naval Intelligence//Section 3 - Data Drop One'']</ref> | ||
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|moon(s)=[[XF-063 IV-1]]<ref name="ONI S3 DD1">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-one/230711 '''Halo Waypoint''' | |gravity= 0.998 G<ref name="ONI S3 DD1"/> | ||
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|atmosphere= 1.031 ([[ | |temperature= -25°C to 47°C (-13°F to 116.6°F)<ref name="ONI S3 DD1"/> | ||
|temperature= -25°C to 47°C (-13°F to 116.6°F) | |||
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|government= Formerly [[ecumene]] and later, [[Unified Earth Government]] | |||
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{{Quote|XF-063 is a rare jewel of a find.|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[D. F. Lambert]]<ref name="goo123">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref>}} | {{Quote|XF-063 is a rare jewel of a find.|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[D. F. Lambert]]<ref name="goo123">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref>}} | ||
'''Onyx''', officially known to the [[UNSC]] as "'''XF-063'''" | '''Onyx''', officially known to the [[UNSC]] as "'''XF-063'''", was a planet-sized [[Forerunner]] construct located in the [[Zeta Doradus system]]. While it had a [[human]] habitable surface and a seemingly terrestrial crust, internally, it was actually composed of trillions of [[Onyx Sentinel]]s.<ref name="disintegrate">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 377-378''</ref> Onyx's ultimate purpose was to guard the entrance to a [[shield world]], designated by the Forerunners as [[Trevelyan|Shield World 006]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 120''</ref> It was the location of the massive, three-sided [[Battle of Onyx]] in late [[2552]]. At the conclusion of the battle, Onyx itself disintegrated, only leaving the shield world in its core intact. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
Onyx, named by the [[UNSC Engineering Corps]] due to the unusually large [[Onyx (material)|onyx]] quarries found in the planet's crust, had an [[oxygen]]-[[nitrogen]] gas atmosphere, of suitable pressure for human life with a temperate weather cycle. It also had an unusually large number of indigenous species of flora and fauna, some of which were edible by humans and posed no threatening danger. The transplanting of [[Earth]] species was immediately possible.<ref name="goo123"/> | |||
Onyx, named by the [[UNSC Engineering Corps]] due to the unusually large [[Onyx (material)|onyx]] quarries found in the planet's crust, had an [[oxygen]]-[[ | |||
Some notable anomalies were that it had no detectable tectonic activity, an unusually strong planetary magnetic field, and slightly higher than normal background radiation. | Some notable anomalies were that it had no detectable tectonic activity, an unusually strong planetary magnetic field, and slightly higher than normal background radiation.<ref name="goo123"/> All of this was explained when it was revealed that the planet's crust was composed of large numbers of dormant Sentinels.<ref name="disintegrate"/> | ||
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===Structure=== | |||
Onyx's foundational structure was composed of trillions of Onyx Sentinels, arranged into a crystalline latticework in which the Sentinels' central spheres served as spherical joints, connected by rods which, in the Sentinel's normal arrangement, surrounded the central sphere.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 303''</ref><ref name="disintegrate"/> The planet's Earth-like landmass was laid over this structure, which also contained a vast network of subterranean tunnels and installations, at least one massive Forerunner city,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 349''</ref> a [[Cartographer|map room]], and an immense [[Sentinel manufacturing facility#Onyx|Sentinel production facility]] under the northern polar region.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 313''</ref> | |||
In the core of Onyx, there was a large room, referred to as the [[core room antechamber]]. It contained a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift that would be open for a short time after the [[Halo Array]] was put on standby mode, allowing evacuation to the [[Dyson sphere|Micro Dyson sphere]] within, acting as an escape from the Array's destructive firing.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 364-365''</ref> | |||
The Dyson sphere habitat, approximately 300 million kilometers in diameter, was located wholly within a maintained slipspace bubble, which was only 23 centimeters in diameter in normal space.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 230''</ref> The megastructure has a habitable, terraformed surface and in the center, a G2-type star to provide terrestrial lighting.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 380''</ref> | |||
== History == | |||
===UNSC discovery=== | |||
[[File:Onyx_Surface_01.png|thumb|250px|A UNSC complex on the surface of Onyx.]] | |||
Onyx was discovered by the [[UNSC Engineering Corps]] sometime around May, [[2491]]. In [[ENGCORP Field Report A76344]], Captain [[D. F. Lambert]] stated "''XF-063 is a rare jewel of a find''" and recommended colonization. The [[Assembly]] quickly moved to keep colonization from occurring, as they had discovered the presence of Forerunner artifacts independently of the UNSC and feared that humanity would not be ready to learn about the existence of alien life.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Data pads|Data pad 6]]''</ref> | |||
On February 19, [[2492]], in [[ENGCORP Field Report A79052]] [[Lieutenant]] [[W. K. Davidson]] stated that Geological Expedition Four found an entire phylum of possible alien taxonomy and recommended a follow-up survey with specialists in paleobiology, [[xenobiology]], and biochemistry. | |||
In [[2511]], when archaeological expeditions uncovered massive subterranean Forerunner constructions in what would after be called [[Zone 67]], [[ONI]] immediately took control of the world, going so far as to remove Onyx from UNSC navigational databases and suspending any prospective colonization and [[terraforming]] attempts. However, further attempts to determine the purpose of the structures, or even to extract any usable technology, yielded no results. In [[2525]], with the coming of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the operation was scaled down and only a minimal ONI garrison and a single [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] remained. Three consecutive AIs served in this post, replacing one another once the former AI's lifespan ended; [[Eternal Spring]], [[Deep Winter]] and [[Endless Summer]]. Due to the site's importance, a secret [[Slipspace COM launcher]] was later constructed within Zone 67.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 176''</ref> The planet's location remained secret. Regular scans continued to yield little of value. | |||
With the course of the Human-Covenant War, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky]] authorized the construction of the [[SPARTAN-III]] training base on Onyx in [[2531]] (there were three companies trained, [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha]], [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta]], and [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma]]) because of the planet's obscurity. This base, designated [[Camp Currahee]], was constructed perilously close to Zone 67, which had been declared strictly off limits. However, during a routine exercise north of Currahee, Beta Company [[Team X-ray]] trespassed into Zone 67, entered a Forerunner structure, and disappeared without trace. An ONI investigation into the matter was inconclusive, although X-Ray was rumored to have encountered a "glowing eye", which detonated upon discovery. | |||
===Battle of Onyx=== | |||
{{Main|Battle of Onyx}} | |||
In [[2552]], Onyx's Sentinels were roused to action by the standby signal from [[Installation 05]], instigating the Battle of Onyx and revealing Onyx's true nature. The AI Endless Summer took command of all military personnel on Onyx to immediately defend Zone 67 per [[General Order 98.93.120]], after Onyx's Sentinels first started to attack the SPARTAN-IIIs. Endless Summer sent [[Kurt-051|Kurt Ambrose]] a flash transmission of several classified files pertaining to Onyx, but was interrupted by an explosion. Soon after, the surviving UNSC forces on Onyx regrouped and declared [[Bloody Arrow]]. | |||
Kurt, [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] and the SPARTAN-IIIs were soon joined by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and later, [[Blue Team]], and they eventually made their way into an excavated Forerunner city in [[Zone 67]]. Meanwhile, both the Covenant and the UNSC sent battle groups to retrieve Onyx's Forerunner technologies. The [[Patterson's battle group|UNSC battle group]] was destroyed in the ensuing battle.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 376''</ref> The humans, led by Kurt, fell back into the interior of Onyx and discovered its map room, where they were redirected by Endless Summer to destroy Onyx's Sentinel factory. Eventually, the survivors made a last stand against the Covenant in the core room antechamber, before retreating into the safety of the shield world. After the gateway into the shield world had closed, Kurt detonated two [[FENRIS nuclear warhead|nuclear warheads]], ensuring the Covenant did not follow his comrades. Immediately afterward, the Sentinels that had made up Onyx's foundational structure obliterated the terrestrial surface and decimated the Covenant fleet.<ref name="disintegrate"/> | |||
Months later, in [[2553#January|January 2553]], a series of concentric rings of debris radiated from where Onyx had once been.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 47-48''</ref> The slipspace bubble housing the shield world, however, had survived intact and the Dyson sphere was eventually transitioned into normal space and made into an ONI research facility, named "Trevelyan" in reference to Kurt-051's original surname.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 397''</ref> | |||
==Locations on Onyx== | |||
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**Armory | **Armory | ||
**[[NCO]] quarters | **[[NCO]] quarters | ||
**NCO's | **NCO's Inspection yard | ||
**Infirmary | **Infirmary | ||
**Camp Commandant's residence | **Camp Commandant's residence. | ||
*The [[Tree House]] | *The [[Tree House]] | ||
*[[Zone 67]] | *[[Zone 67]] | ||
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*[[El Morro Point]] | *[[El Morro Point]] | ||
{{col-2}} | {{col-2}} | ||
*[[Shield World | *[[Shield World]] | ||
*[[Core room antechamber]] | *[[Core room antechamber]] | ||
*[[Sentinel manufacturing facility#Onyx|Sentinel production facility]] | *[[Sentinel manufacturing facility#Onyx|Sentinel production facility]] | ||
{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The [[Terminal/Halo 3#Terminal Five|fifth Terminal]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'' mentions the "Onyx project" as a translated name for a type of shield world, presumably in contrast to the more common [[Shield world#Conservation sphere|conservation sphere type]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Onyx.jpg|A full view of Onyx and its [[XF-063 IV-1|moon]]. | File:Onyx.jpg|A full view of Onyx and its [[XF-063 IV-1|moon]]. | ||
File:OnyxPelican.jpg|A Pelican leaving Onyx. | File:OnyxPelican.jpg|A Pelican leaving Onyx. | ||
File:XF-063 04-02-2491 150x150 p1.png|A star chart | File:XF-063 04-02-2491 150x150 p1.png|A visual representation of Onyx, as it appears on a star chart. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
<references/> | |||
{{Forerunner|array}} | {{Forerunner|array}} | ||
[[Category:Onyx | [[Category:Onyx]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Forerunner installations]] |