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==Known types== | ==Known types== | ||
===Initial design=== | ===Initial design=== | ||
[[Requiem]] was the first shield world to be constructed, its design later serving as the template for the entire concept.{{Ref/Reuse|sil278}} This variant features an entirely artificial, heavily armored outer surface and contains | [[Requiem]] was the first shield world to be constructed, its design later serving as the template for the entire concept.{{Ref/Reuse|sil278}} This variant features an entirely artificial, heavily armored outer surface and contains several concentric miniature Dyson shells within its outer shell. Like the exterior, the interior surface of the outer shell is mechanized and features a light source for warmth and illumination. Another sphere, containing a terrestrial surface-oriented similar to a planet, is located below the outer shell. The interior of this shell contains the hollow core of the shield world and a Dyson shell-like inverted surface. | ||
Requiem apparently lacked shielding from the Halo effect<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/bulletins/the-halo-bulletin-knowledge-drop '''Halo Waypoint''' - The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> in spite of being the most fortified shield world in existence.{{Ref/Reuse|h4guide}} Whether this is true of [[the Refuge]], which used a scaled-down version of Requiem's planet-within-shell design, is unclear. | Requiem apparently lacked shielding from the Halo effect<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/bulletins/the-halo-bulletin-knowledge-drop '''Halo Waypoint''' - The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> in spite of being the most fortified shield world in existence.{{Ref/Reuse|h4guide}} Whether this is true of [[the Refuge]], which used a scaled-down version of Requiem's planet-within-shell design, is unclear. | ||
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Shield World 006<ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''page 120''</ref> (designated "ONI Research Facility Trevelyan" by the UNSC)<ref name="glass397">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 397''</ref> is a Dyson sphere formerly housed within a slipspace bubble of compressed dimensionality, having a diameter of only 23 centimeters in normal space.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''chapter 10''</ref> The slipspace bubble was located in the center of the artificial planet Onyx before the planet dissolved and the slipspace rift was deactivated.<ref name="glass378">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 378''</ref> The sphere itself is approximately two astronomical units (300 million kilometers) in diameter and weighs approximately 1.37 solar masses. The Dyson sphere's default environmental conditions are suitable for [[Earth]]-based life but the climate settings can be adjusted for other species' requirements. When Onyx was intact, the only means of access to Shield World 006 was a small portal, which was located inside a [[Core room antechamber|massive antechamber]] in the core of the artificial planet.{{Ref/Reuse|goo311}} | Shield World 006<ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''page 120''</ref> (designated "ONI Research Facility Trevelyan" by the UNSC)<ref name="glass397">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 397''</ref> is a Dyson sphere formerly housed within a slipspace bubble of compressed dimensionality, having a diameter of only 23 centimeters in normal space.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''chapter 10''</ref> The slipspace bubble was located in the center of the artificial planet Onyx before the planet dissolved and the slipspace rift was deactivated.<ref name="glass378">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 378''</ref> The sphere itself is approximately two astronomical units (300 million kilometers) in diameter and weighs approximately 1.37 solar masses. The Dyson sphere's default environmental conditions are suitable for [[Earth]]-based life but the climate settings can be adjusted for other species' requirements. When Onyx was intact, the only means of access to Shield World 006 was a small portal, which was located inside a [[Core room antechamber|massive antechamber]] in the core of the artificial planet.{{Ref/Reuse|goo311}} | ||
Near the end of the [[Onyx Conflict]] on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], Covenant [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] led [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|his forces]] in an attempt to access Shield World 006. However, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] detonated a pair of [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s within the core room antechamber after his comrades had passed through the portal, denying the Covenant access. The human survivors, including Spartan-II [[Blue Team]], several [[SPARTAN-III Program|Spartan-IIIs]], Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], were then trapped within the shield world. Shortly thereafter, the installation's [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinels]] destroyed the artificial surface of Onyx.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 378''</ref> After spending several days in the sphere — over three months in normal space-time — the survivors encountered a population of [[Huragok]] which had been left behind to maintain the sphere. They eventually managed to convince the Huragok into transitioning the shield world into normal space.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 380''</ref> Soon after, the Office of Naval Intelligence made the installation into a research facility | Near the end of the [[Onyx Conflict]] on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], Covenant [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] led [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|his forces]] in an attempt to access Shield World 006. However, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] detonated a pair of [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s within the core room antechamber after his comrades had passed through the portal, denying the Covenant access. The human survivors, including Spartan-II [[Blue Team]], several [[SPARTAN-III Program|Spartan-IIIs]], Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], were then trapped within the shield world. Shortly thereafter, the installation's [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinels]] destroyed the artificial surface of Onyx.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 378''</ref> After spending several days in the sphere — over three months in normal space-time — the survivors encountered a population of [[Huragok]] which had been left behind to maintain the sphere. They eventually managed to convince the Huragok into transitioning the shield world into normal space.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 380''</ref> Soon after, the Office of Naval Intelligence made the installation into a research facility to acquire the Forerunner technologies housed there.{{Ref/Reuse|glass397}} With the outbreak of the [[Created conflict]], the residents of the shield world had it returned to slipspace to act as a measure of protection against [[Cortana]] and her [[Created]] servants. However, conflict continues between the joint human-Sangheili forces on the shield world and the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] who later retreated to [[Mackintosh]], a planet in the [[Zeta Doradus system]] that had been caught in Sarcophagus' orbit when it had been removed from slipspace. Mackintosh was subsequently pulled into the slipspace bubble with the shield world when the residents ordered its return for their protection against the Created.<ref>'''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'''</ref> | ||
===Shield World 0459=== | ===Shield World 0459=== | ||
{{Main|Etran Harborage}} | {{Main|Etran Harborage}} | ||
Shield World 0459 (formally known as the Etran Harborage; original name loosely translated as Trove)<ref>'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> was a standard conservation sphere: a hollow construct with a terraformed surface and an artificial star, surrounded by an artificial planetary shell. The interior of this construct could be accessed through one of the numerous access tunnels located around the surface. Like many shield worlds, Shield 0459 harbored a fleet of {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s for defense of its inhabitants. At some point, much of the planet's surface had been consumed by the Flood, giving it a barren, desert appearance. | Shield World 0459 (formally known as the Etran Harborage; original name loosely translated as Trove)<ref>'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> was a standard conservation sphere: a hollow construct with a terraformed surface and an artificial star, surrounded by an artificial planetary shell. The interior of this construct could be accessed through one of the numerous access tunnels located around the surface. Like many shield worlds, Shield 0459 harbored a fleet of {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s for the defense of its inhabitants. At some point, much of the planet's surface had been consumed by the Flood, giving it a barren, desert appearance. | ||
During the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage|campaign on the installation]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]], the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} encountered the Flood on the surface of and later within the shield world. Upon rescuing [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]], whom [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] had captured | During the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage|campaign on the installation]] in [[2531#February|February 2531]], the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} encountered the Flood on the surface of and later within the shield world. Upon rescuing [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]], whom [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] had captured to activate the installation's fleet of Forerunner dreadnoughts, the crew realized the danger this fleet could pose to humanity. Thus, they decided to sacrifice ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]], causing a supernova within the shield world's artificial star and destroying the vessels. This plan was successful: Shield 0459 was pulverized by the ensuing explosion, the dreadnoughts were destroyed, and all the Covenant forces and Flood forms on the installation were killed.{{Ref/Reuse|Escape}} | ||
In [[2557]], the debris field from the installation was rediscovered by the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', captained by [[Rion Forge]], daughter of [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] who had destroyed it in the first place. The crew was able to recover [[Little Bit]], a fragment of the installation's AI.<ref>'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'''</ref> After being captured by ONI, the crew had Little Bit stolen from them along with all of their data and personal possessions. After [[Mission to the Korinth Prior system|a mission]] to the system encountered a Covenant battlegroup led by [[Gek 'Lhar]], the UNSC sent a massive fleet to the system that launched a nuclear bombardment against the debris field. The bombardment blew the remains of the installation to bits and disrupted its orbit around the [[Korinth Prior system]]'s dwarf star. Anything that survived would most likely fall into the star's gravity and be destroyed, completely eradicating the shield world and keeping it out of enemy hands.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]'''</ref> | In [[2557]], the debris field from the installation was rediscovered by the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', captained by [[Rion Forge]], daughter of [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] who had destroyed it in the first place. The crew was able to recover [[Little Bit]], a fragment of the installation's AI.<ref>'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'''</ref> After being captured by ONI, the crew had Little Bit stolen from them along with all of their data and personal possessions. After [[Mission to the Korinth Prior system|a mission]] to the system encountered a Covenant battlegroup led by [[Gek 'Lhar]], the UNSC sent a massive fleet to the system that launched a nuclear bombardment against the debris field. The bombardment blew the remains of the installation to bits and disrupted its orbit around the [[Korinth Prior system]]'s dwarf star. Anything that survived would most likely fall into the star's gravity and be destroyed, completely eradicating the shield world and keeping it out of enemy hands.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]'''</ref> | ||
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===Shield World 0983=== | ===Shield World 0983=== | ||
{{Main|Bastion}} | {{Main|Bastion}} | ||
Shield World 0983 (referred to as "Bastion"), is a shield world that acts as the [[Librarian]]'s secret laboratory outside of the purview of the [[Ecumene Council]] containing her most dangerous research and experiments. Upon returning from [[Path Kethona]] with specimens that grew from two deceased [[Precursor]]s, the crew of the ''[[Audacity]]'' transformed a small shield world in its construction phase into Bastion to nurture the eventual new species created from the | Shield World 0983 (referred to as "Bastion"), is a shield world that acts as the [[Librarian]]'s secret laboratory outside of the purview of the [[Ecumene Council]] containing her most dangerous research and experiments. Upon returning from [[Path Kethona]] with specimens that grew from two deceased [[Precursor]]s, the crew of the ''[[Audacity]]'' transformed a small shield world in its construction phase into Bastion to nurture the eventual new species created from the Precursor samples with the intention of one day sending them to a world outside of the Milky Way galaxy where the could grow and rebirth the Precursors as something entirely new with a blank slate. | ||
In [[2558]], Bastion was rediscovered by [[Rion Forge]] and [[343 Guilty Spark]]. After the personality imprint of [[Keeper-of-Tools]] transmitted himself to Bastion, he launched the ''[[Eden (spaceship)|Eden]]'' to deliver the samples to their new home to begin the rebirth process. Using the Librarian's key, Spark became the caretaker of Bastion and launched the shield world into a [[slipspace portal]] to an unknown destination | In [[2558]], Bastion was rediscovered by [[Rion Forge]] and [[343 Guilty Spark]]. After the personality imprint of [[Keeper-of-Tools]] transmitted himself to Bastion, he launched the ''[[Eden (spaceship)|Eden]]'' to deliver the samples to their new home to begin the rebirth process. Using the Librarian's key, Spark became the caretaker of Bastion and launched the shield world into a [[slipspace portal]] to an unknown destination to keep it out of the hands of [[Cortana]] and the [[Created]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'''</ref> | ||
===Shield World 10021=== | ===Shield World 10021=== | ||