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Render of one of Installation 05's Sentinel manufacturing facilities.

Sentinel manufacturing facilities^[1] are factories that manufacture the various types of Forerunner Sentinel automatons. The appearances and sizes of these facilities vary greatly depending on their location.

Known sites[edit]

Installation 00[edit]

The Ark's Sentinel factories are linked to the installation's Sentinel defense network. When war-chief Voridus of the Banished disabled the network, it could not produce Sentinels, resulting in the Flood clogging many of the manufacturing facilities with biomass. The Banished cleared one of the main manufacturing facilities, enabling them to call in a Retriever Sentinel in order to defeat a Proto-Gravemind.

Installation 05[edit]

The Sentinel factories seen on Installation 05 were massive, floating structures that hovered above the Halo ring's surface in an attempt to keep them somewhat safe from the majority of ground-based Flood forms in the event of a major outbreak. These facilities were used during the Flood outbreak on Installation 05, and could be seen in the sky above the quarantine zone around the installation's Library. One of these facilities was destroyed by the Flood during the Battle of the Quarantine Zone.^[2] Its wreckage was later traversed by Arbiter Thel 'Vadam on his way to the Library.^[3]

Onyx[edit]

The shield world Onyx contained a massive Sentinel factory located underneath a volcanic caldera in its north pole,^[4] which produced the huge number of specialized Onyx Sentinels that made up the artificial planet's superstructure. The facility was so large that the arc of the planet's curve could be seen in the distance.^[1] The Sentinels in this facility were constructed out of molten ore spewed from a massive machine, which cascaded into a hollow tower. From the bottom of this tower tumbled millions of Sentinel components, which then were ferried to another part of the factory by energy beams. As they traveled, they assembled themselves into the three-meter long "booms" of the Onyx Sentinels. The central chamber housed a pyramid-shaped structure described as being "five times the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza", which was composed of the "eye" spheres of the Sentinels.^[1] Every six seconds a sphere from the apex of the pyramid ascended in a shaft of silver light. When the spheres emerged, they had been assembled into a complete Onyx Sentinel.^[5]

The facility was heavily defended, with clouds of Onyx Sentinels hovering over the construction plant.^[5] The factory produced a new Sentinel every six seconds, quickly making enough Sentinels to combat any known threat.^[5] The factory was accessible through the local teleportation grid, and several teleporters were located across the facility for rapid transportation.^[6] The manufacturing plant was later destroyed by SPARTAN-IIs and IIIs to halt the production of Sentinels on Onyx.^[7]

Etran Harborage[edit]

The shield world known as Trove, discovered by the crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire in 2531, had several types of underground Sentinel factories, which created Sentinel Aggressors and Protectors.^[8]

Trivia[edit]

In Halo 2: Anniversary, on the campaign level Quarantine Zone, the terminal can be found in the first part of the wrecked Sentinel manufacturing facility.

Gallery[edit]

Halo 2[edit]

Closeup of a sentinel manufacturing facility in Halo 2.
Two Sentinel manufacturing facilities in operation.
A Sentinel manufacturing facility near Installation 05's Library.
The wreckage of a Sentinel manufacturing facility in Delta Halo's quarantine zone.
A closer view of the crashed Sentinel factory.
The interior of the crashed Sentinel factory.

Halo 2: Anniversary[edit]

Two Sentinel manufacturing facilities in operation.
A Sentinel manufacturing facility exploding over the quarantine zone.
The wreckage of a Sentinel manufacturing facility in Delta Halo's quarantine zone.
A closer view of the crashed Sentinel factory.
The interior of the crashed Sentinel factory.

Halo Wars[edit]

An underground Sentinel factory on Harvest.
An underground Protector plant in Etran Harborage.

Halo 4[edit]

Concept art for an unused Halo 4 map set inside a Sentinel factory.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo 2 (First appearance)
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Halo Wars
Halo 2: Anniversary
Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual (Mentioned only)
Halo Wars 2

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 315
^ Halo 2, campaign level Sacred Icon
^ Halo 2, campaign level Quarantine Zone
^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 313
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 316
^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 318
^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 324
^ Halo Wars

[goo315-1] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 315

[2] Halo 2, campaign level Sacred Icon

[3] Halo 2, campaign level Quarantine Zone

[4] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 313

[goo316-5] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 316

[6] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 318

[7] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 324

[8] Halo Wars

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+{{Status|Canon}}
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+[[File:Sentinel Constructor Facility.jpg|250px|thumb|Render of one of [[Installation 05]]'s Sentinel manufacturing facilities.]]
-[[Image:SentinelFacilities.jpg|250px|thumb|Two Sentinel Production Facilities near [[Delta Halo]]'s [[Library]].]]
+'''Sentinel manufacturing facilities'''<ref name="goo315">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 315''</ref> are factories that manufacture the various types of [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]] automatons. The appearances and sizes of these facilities vary greatly depending on their location.
-A '''Sentinel Constructor Factory''' is a massive floating platform that produces [[Sentinel]], [[Sentinel Major]] and [[Enforcer]] automatons.
+==Known sites==
+===Installation 00===
+[[Installation 00|The Ark]]'s Sentinel factories are linked to the installation's Sentinel defense network. When war-chief [[Voridus]] of the [[Banished]] disabled the network, it could not produce Sentinels, resulting in the Flood clogging many of the manufacturing facilities with biomass. The Banished cleared one of the main manufacturing facilities, enabling them to call in a [[Retriever Sentinel]] in order to defeat a [[Proto-Gravemind]].
-==Introduction==
+===Installation 05===
-These facilities float high above the ground to keep them somewhat safe from the majority of [[Flood]] if there is ever another major outbreak amid the Installation.On the planet [[Onyx]] there was a Sentinel Production Factory which constructed and released [[Onyx Sentinel]]s every 6 seconds. It was later destroyed by the [[Spartan-II]]s and [[SPARTAN-III|IIIs]].
+The Sentinel factories seen on [[Installation 05]] were massive, floating structures that hovered above the [[Halo Array|Halo ring]]'s surface in an attempt to keep them somewhat safe from the majority of ground-based [[Flood]] forms in the event of a major outbreak. These facilities were used during the Flood outbreak on Installation 05, and could be seen in the sky above the [[Quarantine zone (location)|quarantine zone]] around the installation's [[Library]]. One of these facilities was destroyed by the Flood during the [[Battle of the Quarantine Zone]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref> Its wreckage was later traversed by [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] on his way to the Library.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Quarantine Zone]]''</ref>
-==Appearance==
+===Onyx===
-During ''[[Halo 2]]'', they first appear in the level [[Sacred Icon (Level)|Sacred Icon]] when the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] reaches the inner abode of the [[Sentinel Wall]].
+The [[shield world]] [[Onyx]] contained a massive Sentinel factory located underneath a volcanic caldera in its north pole,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 313''</ref> which produced the huge number of specialized [[Onyx Sentinel]]s that made up the artificial planet's superstructure. The facility was so large that the arc of the planet's curve could be seen in the distance.{{Ref/Reuse|goo315}} The Sentinels in this facility were constructed out of molten ore spewed from a massive machine, which cascaded into a hollow tower. From the bottom of this tower tumbled millions of Sentinel components, which then were ferried to another part of the factory by energy beams. As they traveled, they assembled themselves into the three-meter long "booms" of the Onyx Sentinels. The central chamber housed a pyramid-shaped structure described as being "five times the height of the [[Wikipedia:Great Pyramid of Giza|Great Pyramid of Giza]]", which was composed of the "eye" spheres of the Sentinels.{{Ref/Reuse|goo315}} Every six seconds a sphere from the apex of the pyramid ascended in a shaft of silver light. When the spheres emerged, they had been assembled into a complete [[Onyx Sentinel]].<ref name="goo316">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 316''</ref>
-There is an opening cleft in the structure that is similar to the opening where he first entered from the [[Phantom]].
+The facility was heavily defended, with clouds of Onyx Sentinels hovering over the construction plant.{{Ref/Reuse|goo316}} The factory produced a new Sentinel every six seconds, quickly making enough Sentinels to combat any known threat.{{Ref/Reuse|goo316}} The factory was accessible through the local [[teleportation grid]], and several [[teleporter]]s were located across the facility for rapid transportation.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 318''</ref> The manufacturing plant was later destroyed by [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|IIIs]] to halt the production of Sentinels on Onyx.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 324''</ref>
-In the distance, above the [[Library]], there are two large floating objects. Once the Arbiter exits the wall, one of these objects is hit with a massive plasma mortar, possibly fired from the Flood to slow down the [[Forerunner]] defenses, from presumably a captured [[Wraith]] Tank and crashes down to the ground.
+===Etran Harborage===
+The [[shield world]] known as [[Trove]], discovered by the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2531]], had [[Sentinel factory|several types]] of underground Sentinel factories, which created Sentinel [[Aggressor Sentinel|Aggressors]] and [[Protector Sentinel|Protectors]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref>
-In the next level, you spy the same crashed structure being pounded by [[Wraiths]] and [[Scorpion Tank|Scorpions]] and fight through it as Sentinels and Flood fight each other.
+==Trivia==
+In ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', on the campaign level ''[[Quarantine Zone]]'', the [[terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|terminal]] can be found in the first part of the wrecked Sentinel manufacturing facility.
-While the appearance inside the structure is badly damaged, some believe it to be a futuristic assembly line, allowing the [[Monitor]] to have endless waves of Sentinels to control future Flood outbreaks.
+==Gallery==
+===Halo 2===
+<gallery>
+File:H2-SentinelProductionFacility.png|Closeup of a sentinel manufacturing facility in ''Halo 2''.
+File:SentinelFacilities.jpg|Two Sentinel manufacturing facilities in operation.
+File:Sentinel_Factory_01.png|A Sentinel manufacturing facility near [[Installation 05]]'s [[Library]].
+File:SentinelFactory_-_crashed_1.png|The wreckage of a Sentinel manufacturing facility in Delta Halo's quarantine zone.
+File:SentinelFactory_-_crashed_closeup_1.png|A closer view of the crashed Sentinel factory.
+File:SentinelFactory_-_crashed_int_1.png|The interior of the crashed Sentinel factory.
+</gallery>
+===Halo 2: Anniversary===
+<gallery>
+File:HTMCC-H2A Sentinel Manufacturing Facilities.jpg|Two Sentinel manufacturing facilities in operation.
+File:HTMCC-H2A Sentinel Factory Explosion.jpg|A Sentinel manufacturing facility exploding over the quarantine zone.
+File:HTMCC-H2A Quarantine Zone.jpg|The wreckage of a Sentinel manufacturing facility in Delta Halo's quarantine zone.
+File:HTMCC-H2A Crashed Sentinel Manufacturing Facility.jpg|A closer view of the crashed Sentinel factory.
+File:HTMCC-H2A Terminal 9.jpg|The interior of the crashed Sentinel factory.
+</gallery>
-{{Forerunner2}}
+===Halo Wars===
-[[Category:Installation 05]]
+<gallery>
+File:HW-Sentinel factory.jpg|An underground Sentinel factory on Harvest.
+File:HW-Protector plant.jpg|An underground Protector plant in Etran Harborage.
+</gallery>
+===Halo 4===
+<gallery>
+File:H4 SentinelFactory Concept.jpg|Concept art for an [[Cut Halo 4 levels|unused ''Halo 4'' map]] set inside a Sentinel factory.
+</gallery>
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
+*''[[Halo Wars]]''
+*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
+*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
+{{Forerunner|sentinel}}
+[[Category:Installation 05 locations]]
 [[Category:Onyx]]
-[[Category:The Forerunner]]
+[[Category:Forerunner buildings]]