Zeta Halo project: Difference between revisions

At some point circa the initiation of the Zeta Halo project, the Office of Naval Intelligence established the [[ONI Ilex Facility|Ilex Facility]], a [[Wikipedia:Black site|black site]] dedicated to the analysis of findings brought back from Installation 07. At this facility, a particular effort was invested in attempting to reverse engineer the ring's architectural structures, as well as its notable construction and [[Reformation|remediation]] techniques. However, in order to replicate these systems, it was found that it would require immense amounts of power and therefore creative solutions on a grand scale.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFEchoes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-echoes-with-dinh|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Echoes With-Dinh|D=24|M=03|Y=2023}} Ultimately, the base's staff were unable to progress as rapidly in their research as the [[Onyx United Research Project|scientists]] on Sarcophagus were, though they remained hopeful that future discoveries may be able to assist [[human]]ity in [[Terraforming|restoring]] the multitude of [[Human colonies|colony worlds]] [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Site|Id=S3Intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/echoes-within-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite - Echoes Within Intel|D=17|M=04|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel}}

At about 0900 hours on [[2555#March|March 8, 2555]], Doctor Mann discovered a countdown sequence in a corridor connected to one of the ring's atmosphere and climate control centers.<ref name="HHITD2">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> He immediately reported this find to the project's manager, [[Bob Casper]], who in turn passed the news along to ONI. Casper also contacted his research counterparts on the other Halo rings being monitored and they discovered identical synchronized countdowns on each. In addition, Henry Lamb was thereafter able to trace a steady pulse which ran straight to the control room. And so while this newfound numerical reverse progression finally achieved one of the project's aims, it also spelled doom for the galaxy, as it indicated the entire Halo Array would fire in just a matter of weeks. Lamb informed Casper that there was no way to intercept and shut down the activation circuits which would trigger the firings. Luther tried a number of things, but any attempt to shut down a single pulse caused it to reroute. At the behest of [[CINCONI]] [[Serin Osman]], Doctor Casper recalled Mann and Lamb to Earth to assist with the investigation of the then-inert [[Portal at Voi|Excession]] in [[East African Protectorate|East]] [[Africa]], as it was determined a team needed to be sent to [[Installation 00]] as soon as possible. Even so, various teams on Zeta Halo remained to work on stopping the countdown.{{Ref/Reuse|HHITD2}} In the end, both men from the project joined a joint team of humans and [[Sangheili]] that [[Operation: FAR STORM|traveled]] to the Ark and managed to avert catastrophe.{{Ref/Reuse|HHITD16}} It was on Zeta Halo that individuals in the Milky Way first learned that the countdown had ceased on March 20, which caused out-and-out rejoicing.<ref name="HHITD16">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 16''</ref><ref name="JS3/20/55">[[Jessica Shea]] on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/711590383940075520]</ref>{{Ref/Note|In ''[[Halo 4]]'' [[Thomas Lasky]] tells [[John-117]] that the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} has been involved in locating Halo rings in order to establish permanent bases on them. He then says "We've got locations up and running around Installations 05 and 03." Lasky's failure to mention Installation 07 could be seen as an oversight on his part, could simply mean the ''Infinity'' was involved with setting up bases at those rings but but not at Zeta Halo, or could indicate no orbital constructions were placed near the ring. [[Lisbon Station]] is stationed near Delta Halo and [[Ivanoff Station]] was likewise located in close proximity to Gamma Halo at the time, but no similar station is known that relates to Zeta Halo.}}{{Ref/Note|''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', a traveling experience canonically set at some point between [[2554]] and [[2557]], includes an attraction called [[The Ring Experience|"The Ring Experience"]] which involves viewing a [[Wavespace|live]] feed from a [[OQ-45 Honeybee]] drone exploring a [[Halo ring]]. The planet which the ring is shown orbiting discounts the possibility that it could be [[Installation 05|Delta]] or [[Gamma Halo]], and executive producer of The Ring Experience, Jason Ambler, believes it is supposed to be Zeta Halo. Officially the identity of the installation shown is presently undefined by [[343 Industries]], however. If one were to grant that it is [[Installation 07]] on display, this would mean that the Zeta Halo project had begun to use Honeybees to explore the ring and send footage back to [[Earth]] to be viewed by those in attendance at an [[Outpost Discovery]] originally launched in [[2553]]. The Ring Experience also shows a [[Spartan]] and a [[M12 Warthog]] within the footage, indicating the presence of both on the ring. It should also be noted that the canonical dating of ''Outpost Discovery'' may be able to be further narrowed by a display which claims it is believed [[343 Guilty Spark]] was destroyed in [[2552]]. It was in late [[2555]] that the [[UNSC]] first learned of this [[monitor]]'s survival.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HR13}}<ref name="HODTRE">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', [[The Ring Experience]]</ref><ref name="TMOTRE">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', ''The Making of The Ring Experience''</ref>

*''[[Halo Infinite]]''

**''[[Season 03: Echoes Within]]''

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