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[[File:HINF Silent Auditorium building.png|thumb|300px|The exterior of the Silent Auditorium.]]
[[File:HINF Silent Auditorium building.png|thumb|right|300px|The exterior of the Silent Auditorium.]]
{{Quote|It's a courtroom. A prison. A place of execution. All these things. Together. Why?|[[The Weapon]] speaking of the Silent Auditorium's purpose during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]].{{Ref/Quest|Id=sa|HI|Endless|Silent Auditorium}}}}
{{Quote|It's a courtroom. A prison. A place of execution. All these things. Together. Why?|[[The Weapon]] speaking of the Silent Auditorium's purpose during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]].{{Ref/Level|Id=Silent Auditorium|Hi|[[Silent Auditorium]]}}
The '''Silent Auditorium''', or simply the '''Auditorium''',{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=353}}{{Ref/Quest|Id=pdown|HI|Graveyards|[[Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)|Pelican Down]]}} is an enormous spire on [[Installation 07]]. When the [[Created]]'s [[Archon]], [[Cortana]], took control of the ring, it became her base of operation.{{Ref/Reuse|sa}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=epi|Epi|24}} Following the explosion at the Auditorium that led to Cortana's death and the decimation of the facility, during [[Battle for Zeta Halo]], the Auditorium became a key location of the ring that [[Escharum]], the [[Banished]], and the [[Harbinger]] sought control over.{{Ref/Reuse|pdown}} It led to the Harbinger's search for [[117649 Despondent Pyre]] to initiate the ring's [[Reformation]] and rebuild the Auditorium.{{Ref/Quest|Id=tcs|HI|Reformation|The Command Spire|Quote=The Reformation is being focused on a specific area called... the Silent Auditorium. Interestingly... all the records of its purpose are missing.|Quotee=The Weapon}}
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The '''Silent Auditorium''' is a location which [[Escharum]], the [[Banished]], and [[The Harbinger]] sought control over, in [[2560|May, 2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}}


==History==
==History==
[[File:HINF SA Central Chamber.png|thumb|250px|The central chamber of the Silent Auditorium.]]
{{Quote|The [[Installation 07|Ring]] is already under [[Banished|our]] control. Soon, the Auditorium as well...|[[Escharum]] speaking of the Silent Auditorium.{{Ref/Game|HI|trailer|Detail=[[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere|Campaign Gameplay Premiere]]|Id=Premiere}}}}
{{Quote|[[Installation 07|The Ring]] is already under [[Banished|our]] control. Soon, the Auditorium as well...|[[Escharum]] speaking of the Silent Auditorium.{{Ref/Reuse|pdown}}}}
[[File:HINF SA Central Chamber.png|thumb|right|250px|The central chamber of the Silent Auditorium.]]


The Silent Auditorium served many purposes over the millennia.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} It notably was the facility on Installation 07 where the Forerunners judged the [[Xalanyn]] as an unabideable threat,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} who were unable to defend themselves, standing silently as the Forerunners decided to imprison them.{{Ref/Reuse|sa}} 117649 Despondent Pyre was instructed by the [[Grand Edict]] to experiment on the Xalanyn to learn the extent of what their kind could endure.{{Ref/Game|Id=af4|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Archaeological Findings 2|Banished Audio log|Detail=Archaeological Findings #04 - A Curious Directive}} Any record of the Auditorium's purpose was wiped,{{Ref/Reuse|tcs}} leaving its function shrouded in mystery.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
The Silent Auditorium is the facility on Installation 07 in which the Forerunners had enacted judgement upon the Xalanyn. The Xalanyn could not defend themselves and stood silently as the Forerunners imprisoned them. [[Despondent Pyre]] was instructed by the [[Grand Edict]] to experiment on the Xalanyn to learn the extent of what their kind could endure.{{Ref/Game|Id=af4|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Archaeological Findings 2|Banished Audio log|Detail=Archaeological Findings #04 - A Curious Directive}}


Thousands of years later, when [[Cortana]] took control of Zeta Halo, she took up residence in the Silent Auditorium.{{Ref/Reuse|sa}} She rerouted control of the ring's primary functions from the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]] to the Auditorium.{{Ref/Reuse|epi}} On [[2559#December|December 12, 2559]], the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} arrived at Zeta Halo and deployed [[the Weapon]], a duplicate of Cortana created by Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] for the express purpose of neutralizing the original Cortana. The Weapon infiltrated the ring and trapped Cortana inside the facility. Cortana expected [[John-117]] to arrive to return her to the ''Infinity'' for deletion. However, [[Atriox]] appeared instead. Having learned of the Silent Auditorium's true purpose, he demanded the Cortana surrender control of the ring to him. Instead, Cortana sacrificed herself to destroy the Auditorium, severely damaging the ring in the process.{{Ref/Reuse|sa}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
Thousands of years later, when [[Cortana]] took control of Zeta Halo, she took up residence in the Silent Auditorium. On [[2559#December|December 12, 2559]], the ''[[UNSC Infinity]]'' arrived at Zeta Halo and deployed [[The Weapon]], a duplicate of Cortana created by [[Catherine Halsey]] for the express purpose of neutralizing the original Cortana. The Weapon infiltrated the Ring and trapped Cortana inside the facility. Cortana expected [[John-117]] to arrive to return her to the ''Infinity'' for deletion. However, [[Atriox]] showed up instead. Having learned of the Silent Auditorium's true purpose, he demanded the Cortana surrender control of the Ring to him. Instead, Cortana sacrificed herself to destroy the Auditorium, severely damaging the Ring in the process.{{Ref/Reuse|Silent Auditorium}}


Six months later, having initiated the [[Reformation]], the [[Harbinger]] was able to access the partially-rebuilt Silent Auditorium and attempted to open a connection between the Auditorium and an unknown location on the ring by way of a carrier wave. The signal itself was noted as being sentient and was searching the ring. The Weapon was able to intercept this signal being transmitted from the three statues that decorated the central chamber; a presence on the ring assisted her when the Harbinger accessed the third and final transmitter.{{Ref/Reuse|sa}} Although the Master Chief successfully killed the Harbinger, the Harbinger vowed in her dying breath that the Endless would still return,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} having successfully located the Endless for Atriox to find their [[cylix]]es.{{Ref/Reuse|sa}}
Six months later, thanks to the partial repairs made by the [[Reformation]], [[the Harbinger]] was able to access the Silent Auditorium and attempted to open a connection between the Auditorium and an unknown location on the Ring by way of a carrier wave. The signal itself was noted as being sentient and was searching the Ring. The Weapon was able to intercept this signal being transmitted from the three statues that decorated the central chamber. However, once the Harbinger accessed the third and final transmitter, the Weapon noted that a presence on the Installation was assisting her as she attempted to intercept the signal.{{Ref/Reuse|Silent Auditorium}}


After the Harbinger's death, the Silent Auditorium began to collapse, but not before a translocation portal opened up, sending the Master Chief three days into the future and across the ring. Although the central chamber of the Auditorium was destroyed, the external structure remained largely intact.{{Ref/Reuse|sa}}
Although the Master Chief successfully stopped the Harbinger from using the Auditorium to locate and free the Endless, the Harbinger vowed in her dying breath that the Endless would still return. After the Harbinger's death, the Silent Auditorium quickly began to collapse, but not before a translocation portal opened up, sending the Master Chief three days into the future. Although the central chamber of the Auditorium was destroyed, the external structure remained largely intact.{{Ref/Reuse|Silent Auditorium}}


==Production notes==
==Production notes==
The Silent Auditorium was first mentioned by Escharum in the ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere|Campaign Gameplay Premiere]].
The Silent Auditorium was first mentioned by Escharum in the ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere|Campaign Gameplay Premiere]].{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:HINF Silent Auditorium Rebuilt.png|The Silent Auditorium viewed from the Repository.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Rebuilt.png|The Silent Auditorium viewed from the Repository.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Hallway.png|Another hallways within the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Hallway.png|Another hallways within the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Room.png|Hologram of Offensive Bias within the Auditorium.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Room.png|Depicted artwork within the Auditorium.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Halls.png|A vast chamber within the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Silent Auditorium Halls.png|A vast chamber within the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Harbinger Battle.png|The Harbinger utilising the statues to search Installation 07.
File:HINF Harbinger Battle.png|The Harbinger utilising the statues to search Installation 07.
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File:HINF Cylix Jiralhanae.png|Jiralhanae Cylixes stored in the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Cylix Jiralhanae.png|Jiralhanae Cylixes stored in the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF Jiralhanae Cylix.png|Jiralhanae Cylixes storage chamber.
File:HINF Jiralhanae Cylix.png|Jiralhanae Cylixes storage chamber.
File:HINF No Shield Silver Chieftain.png|[[Horatius]], a Banished Chieftain, in the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF No Shield Silver Chieftain.png|A Banished Chieftain in the Silent Auditorium.
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==

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