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[[File:Keyofonsanalan.jpg|thumb|200px|James Ackerson holding out the Key of Osanalan to Ruwan.]]
 
The '''Key of Osanalan''' was a simple imaginary skeleton key, seemingly fashioned from tin-foil, that [[Ruwan Ackerson|Ruwan]] and [[James Ackerson]] used in make-believe games when they were both children.<ref>'''Halo: Uprising''' ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref>   
[[File:Keyofonsanalan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|James Ackerson holding out the Key of Osanalan to Ruwan.]]
The '''Key of Osanalan''' was an object that [[Ruwan Ackerson|Ruwan]] and [[James Ackerson]] created when they were young. <ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1]]</ref>   


==Background==
==Background==
During their childhood, James Ackerson and his brother, [[Ruwan]], made up an object called the Key of Osanalan for their make-believe games.<ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3]]</ref> [[Colonel (UNSC)|Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] said that without the Key, the [[Halo Array|Halos]] will not properly activate, causing the Covenant to go on a misleading search for the "Key".
During their childhood, James and Ruwan Ackerson used the imaginary Key of Osanalan to rescue a "Princess" as part of their make-believe games.<ref>'''Halo: Uprising''' ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|Issue 3]]''</ref>


Ruwan, after realizing the importance of the Covenant's belief in the key, contacted the Covenant, saying that he would give them the Key when they met. Once they arrived, Ruwan then informed them that he was in fact the key. Confused, the Covenant left Ruwan to their ship. In actuality, Ruwan was implanted with an organic tracker. Moments before [[Nassau Station]] used its [[MAC]] cannon to destroy the ship, Ruwan told the [[Minister of Inquisition]] to "kiss my ass". <ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4]]</ref> In
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], James Ackerson, now a [[colonel]] in the [[UNSC Army]], was captured after the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]]. While he was being interrogated by the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Shipmaster]] [[Lepidus]], he said that the [[Halo Array|Halos]] would not properly activate without the Key of Osanalan, causing the Covenant to go on a misleading search for the "Key". Ruwan, after realizing the importance of the Covenant's belief in the key, contacted the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], saying that he would give them the Key when they met. Once they arrived, Ruwan then told them that he was the Key. Confused, the Covenant brought Ruwan to their ship, the {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} ''[[Harbinger of Piety]]''. Unbeknownst to them, Ruwan had been implanted with [[Tykos 30]], an organic tracking compound. Moments before ''[[Nassau Station]]'' used its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] to destroy the ship, Ruwan told the [[Minister of Inquisition]] to ''"kiss [his] ass"''.<ref name="Uprising4">'''Halo: Uprising''' ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|Issue 4]]''</ref>


After the events on the ''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'', James Ackerson openly mocked the Covenant about the key's non-existence, which ended in his death. <ref>[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4]]</ref>
After the destruction of ''Harbinger of Piety'', [[James Ackerson]] openly mocked the Covenant about the key's non-existence, which resulted in his death.{{Ref/Reuse|Uprising4}}


==Trivia==
==List of appearances==
*Ironically, like all [[Reclaimers]], if given the opportunity Ruwan could indeed activate the Halo rings, acting as a "Key" for the Installations.
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' {{1st}}


*While Ruwan seemed to say that he opened Halo, he was in fact answering the Minister's question of ''"Tell us what you know of the Halo?"''.
==Sources==
 
{{Ref/Sources}}
==Related Articles==
*[[Halo: Uprising]]
*[[Battle of Cleveland]]


==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 12:18, April 12, 2023

James Ackerson holding out the Key of Osanalan to Ruwan.

The Key of Osanalan was a simple imaginary skeleton key, seemingly fashioned from tin-foil, that Ruwan and James Ackerson used in make-believe games when they were both children.[1]

Background[edit]

During their childhood, James and Ruwan Ackerson used the imaginary Key of Osanalan to rescue a "Princess" as part of their make-believe games.[2]

During the Human-Covenant War, James Ackerson, now a colonel in the UNSC Army, was captured after the Battle of Mare Erythraeum. While he was being interrogated by the Jiralhanae Shipmaster Lepidus, he said that the Halos would not properly activate without the Key of Osanalan, causing the Covenant to go on a misleading search for the "Key". Ruwan, after realizing the importance of the Covenant's belief in the key, contacted the Covenant, saying that he would give them the Key when they met. Once they arrived, Ruwan then told them that he was the Key. Confused, the Covenant brought Ruwan to their ship, the Ket-pattern battlecruiser Harbinger of Piety. Unbeknownst to them, Ruwan had been implanted with Tykos 30, an organic tracking compound. Moments before Nassau Station used its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to destroy the ship, Ruwan told the Minister of Inquisition to "kiss [his] ass".[3]

After the destruction of Harbinger of Piety, James Ackerson openly mocked the Covenant about the key's non-existence, which resulted in his death.[3]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Uprising Issue 1
  2. ^ Halo: Uprising Issue 3
  3. ^ a b Halo: Uprising Issue 4
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