Canon

Guardian of the Luminous Key: Difference between revisions

From Halopedia, the Halo wiki

No edit summary
m (Text replacement - "{{[Ee]ra\|[^}\n]*(Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post)[^}\n]*}}" to "{{Status|Canon}}")
 
(7 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{era|HCW}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{quote|Damn silly name.|[[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]]}}
{{disambig header|the Covenant member|other uses of "Guardian"|Guardian (disambiguation)}}
The '''Guardian of the Luminous Key''' was a member of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] whose arrival in the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' was awaited by the Covenant forces stationed at [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]]. He was briefly mentioned in a Covenant message translated by [[Cortana]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 156''</ref>. The true name of this specific being was never mentioned.
{{Callsign}}
 
{{quote|Damn silly name.|[[Avery Johnson]]}}
It is likely that he or she was killed either by [[John-117]]'s boarding party, Cortana depressurizing a significant percent of the ship, or the ship's eventual destruction.
The individual holding the title "'''Guardian of the Luminous Key'''" was a member of the [[Covenant]] whose arrival in the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' was awaited by the Covenant forces stationed at [[Installation 04]]. The individual was briefly mentioned in a Covenant message translated by [[Cortana]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 17</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
It is possible that "Luminous Key" refers to the [[Activation Index]] of Installation 04, which the Covenant were undoubtedly eager to obtain. Cortana, who was aboard the ship, did have possession of the Index, but there is no proof that the Covenant knew this.
It is possible that "Luminous Key" refers to the [[activation index]] of Installation 04, which the Covenant were undoubtedly eager to obtain. The [[Prophet of Mercy]] refers to the activation index of [[Installation 05]] as "the key", and it does bear luminous green strips. The role of the Guardian of the Luminous Key could have been to secure the index and bring it to the control room to activate Halo, as is later undertaken by [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Tartarus]]. Cortana, who was aboard the ship, did have possession of the Index, but the Guardian of the Luminous Key would not have known this.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{First mentioned}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:The Covenant]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Covenant titles]]

Latest revision as of 00:27, March 20, 2022

This article is about the Covenant member. For other uses of "Guardian", see Guardian (disambiguation).
This article's title is a callsign, an alias, or a nickname, as no proper name for the subject has been revealed.

"Damn silly name."
— Avery Johnson

The individual holding the title "Guardian of the Luminous Key" was a member of the Covenant whose arrival in the Ascendant Justice was awaited by the Covenant forces stationed at Installation 04. The individual was briefly mentioned in a Covenant message translated by Cortana.[1]

Trivia[edit]

It is possible that "Luminous Key" refers to the activation index of Installation 04, which the Covenant were undoubtedly eager to obtain. The Prophet of Mercy refers to the activation index of Installation 05 as "the key", and it does bear luminous green strips. The role of the Guardian of the Luminous Key could have been to secure the index and bring it to the control room to activate Halo, as is later undertaken by Thel 'Vadam and Tartarus. Cortana, who was aboard the ship, did have possession of the Index, but the Guardian of the Luminous Key would not have known this.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, Chapter 17
Retrieved from "https://www.halopedia.org/index.php?title=Guardian_of_the_Luminous_Key&oldid=1504200"