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[[File:Milky Way 2.jpg|thumb|The Milky Way as seen from [[Installation 00|the Ark]].]] | [[File:Milky Way 2.jpg|thumb|The Milky Way as seen from [[Installation 00|the Ark]].]] | ||
The '''Milky Way''' is a [[wikipedia:Barred spiral galaxy|barred spiral galaxy]]{{Ref/Reuse|YTAccurate}}{{Ref|See the [[#Production notes|production notes]] section}} | The '''Milky Way''', known as '''Path Tolgreth''' to the [[Forerunner]]s,{{Ref/Novel|Id=HPoL24|HPoL|Chapter=24}} is a [[wikipedia:Barred spiral galaxy|barred spiral galaxy]].{{Ref/Reuse|YTAccurate}}{{Ref|See the [[#Production notes|production notes]] section}} | ||
The galaxy is also home to a number of other intelligent species, although only a small number of these have attained spacefaring or even technological status.{{Ref/Site|Id=bulkhead banter|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | It is the galaxy where [[human]]ity and the former [[Covenant]] client species reside,{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=26}} “The Covenant, as an empire, dominated much of the galaxy, though they would generally leave a world untouched unless it offered particular treasures, whether practical or religious”. The UNSC, however, is largely limited to the [[Orion Arm]] of the Milky Way.<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 12-13</ref> The galaxy is also home to a number of other intelligent species, although only a small number of these have attained spacefaring or even technological status.{{Ref/Site|Id=bulkhead banter|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter}} In total, the galaxy was home to quadrillions.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Divine Wind|Chapter=1}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[File:HWF - Galaxy map | [[File:HWF - Full Galaxy map.jpg|thumb|A map of the Milky Way galaxy.{{Ref/Book|Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo}}]] | ||
From outside, the Milky Way is a vaguely disk shaped galaxy with a bright center.{{Ref/Reuse|arklevel}} From inside however, the galaxy appears to be a clouded, bulbous band.{{Ref/Map|Halo 3|[[Orbital]]}} | From outside, the Milky Way is a vaguely disk shaped galaxy with a bright center.{{Ref/Reuse|arklevel}} From inside however, the galaxy appears to be a clouded, bulbous band.{{Ref/Map|Halo 3|[[Orbital]]}} | ||
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===Locations=== | ===Locations=== | ||
*[[Sagittarius Arm]] | *[[Sagittarius Arm]] | ||
**[[Ephsu system]] | |||
*[[Kerrec Irruption]] | *[[Kerrec Irruption]] | ||
*[[IX-KA anomaly]] | *[[IX-KA anomaly]] | ||
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*[[Greater Tiger]] | *[[Greater Tiger]] | ||
*[[Seclusion]] | *[[Seclusion]] | ||
*[[Norma Arm]] | |||
**[[Coelest system]] | |||
*[[Orion Arm]] | |||
**[[Human colonies]] {{C|[[Prehistoric human civilization#Sphere of influence|prehistoric humans]]}} | |||
**[[Covenant#Known Covenant worlds|Covenant systems and worlds]] | |||
*[[Human colonies | ***[[Sangheili colonies]] | ||
*[[Covenant#Known Covenant worlds|Covenant systems and worlds]] | **[[Ecumene#Known regions, systems and worlds|Forerunner systems and worlds]] | ||
*[[Ecumene#Known regions, systems and worlds|Forerunner systems and worlds]] | *[[Scutum-Centaurus Arm]] | ||
**[[Khaphrae system]] | |||
*[[Cygnus Arm]] | |||
**[[Korinth Prior system]] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
[[File:H5G-Lasky&Roland.jpg|thumb | [[File:H5G-Lasky&Roland.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Roland]] and [[Thomas Lasky|Lasky]] examining the takeover of multiple systems by the [[Created]].{{Ref/Reuse|guardianslevel}}]] | ||
Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, humanity began a long process of rebuilding, while elements within the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] sought to ensure their former enemies - mainly the Sangheili - would not rise again. Meanwhile, humanity gained significant advances in technology due to the discovery of Forerunner artifacts during and after the war. | Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, humanity began a long process of rebuilding, while elements within the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] sought to ensure their former enemies - mainly the Sangheili - would not rise again. Meanwhile, humanity gained significant advances in technology due to the discovery of Forerunner artifacts during and after the war. | ||
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{{Main|Covenant|Sangheili colonies}} | {{Main|Covenant|Sangheili colonies}} | ||
[[File:H5G - Milky Way.png|thumb|left|250px|A Covenant hologram of the Milky Way aboard ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]''.]] | [[File:H5G - Milky Way.png|thumb|left|250px|A Covenant hologram of the Milky Way aboard ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]''.]] | ||
Because the Covenant have been spacefaring for over three millennia,{{Ref/Book|[[Halo Encyclopedia]]|Page=30}} and possess far superior [[astrogation|slipstream navigation]] technology to humanity, they have explored a significantly larger portion of the galaxy than humanity has. Encompassing thousands of systems, the Covenant Empire was so expansive and complex that entire worlds and sub-domains could disappear from records for decades before contact resumed.{{Ref/Book| | Because the Covenant have been spacefaring for over three millennia,{{Ref/Book|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Page=30}} and possess far superior [[astrogation|slipstream navigation]] technology to humanity, they have explored a significantly larger portion of the galaxy than humanity has. Encompassing thousands of systems, the Covenant Empire was so expansive and complex that entire worlds and sub-domains could disappear from records for decades before contact resumed.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=52}} The Covenant dominated much of the galaxy but would leave a world untouched unless it had religious or practical importance.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant|D=25|M=01|Y=2016}} The Covenant have discovered and explored several Forerunner [[shield world]]s as well as other Forerunner artifacts, from which they have acquired much of their advanced technology. | ||
The [[Human-Covenant War]] has devastated numerous human worlds, but at least two Covenant worlds, [[Joyous Exultation]] and [[Glyke]], were devastated by UNSC [[NOVA bomb]]s. Earlier on, both [[Taming of the Hunters|Te]] and [[Unggoy Rebellion|Balaho]], the Lekgolo and Unggoy homeworlds respectively, were almost [[glassed]] during the [[Covenant]]'s history. | The [[Human-Covenant War]] has devastated numerous human worlds, but at least two Covenant worlds, [[Joyous Exultation]] and [[Glyke]], were devastated by UNSC [[NOVA bomb]]s. Earlier on, both [[Taming of the Hunters|Te]] and [[Unggoy Rebellion|Balaho]], the Lekgolo and Unggoy homeworlds respectively, were almost [[glassing|glassed]] during the [[Covenant]]'s history. | ||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
[[File:RW_SpitzerMilkyWay.jpg|thumb | [[File:RW_SpitzerMilkyWay.jpg|thumb|The real-world NASA image from which the ''Halo 3'' Milky Way texture was based upon.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/mediaimages/sig/sig05-010.shtml|Site=NASA|Page=Milky Way Bar|D=19|M=7|Y=2006}}]] | ||
The Milky Way as seen in ''Halo 3'' and the cover art for ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' is depicted as a [[Wikipedia:Barred_spiral_galaxy|barred spiral galaxy]]. This is an accurate depiction of the Milky Way, with the knowledge | The Milky Way as seen in ''Halo 3'' and the cover art for ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' is depicted as a [[Wikipedia:Barred_spiral_galaxy|barred spiral galaxy]]. This is an accurate depiction of the Milky Way, with the knowledge available to [[Bungie]] during the game's development. To create the texture used to represent the Milky Way, Bungie used the then-latest data available; an artist's impression of the Milky Way produced by NASA in [[2005 (real world)|2005]] based on observations from the [[Wikipedia:Spitzer Space Telescope|Spitzer Space Telescope]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=YTAccurate|ikSUgaG_zIA|Dr. Ryan Ridden|Is the Galaxy in Halo 3 Scientifically Accurate?|D=02|M=3|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Twitter|RyanRidden|1336005452048592909|Ryan Ridden|Quote=Hey @game_fabricator was the Milky Way we see in Halo 3 based on the NASA illustration for the Spitzer discovery of the Milky Way Bar?|D=02|M=3|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Twitter|game_fabricator|1336018120188678145|Marcus Lehto|Quote=Yes it was!|D=02|M=3|Y=2021}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*There are four engagements or conflicts known to have taken place outside the Milky Way in modern times. They are the [[Battle of Installation 00]], [[Operation: FAR STORM]], [[Attack on Installation 00]] and [[Second Ark Conflict]]. Two other cases of extragalactic conflict are known to have occurred in the distant past; the [[Battle of the greater Ark]] in the final days of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] and the later stages of the [[Forerunner-Precursor war]] over ten million years earlier. | *There are four engagements or conflicts known to have taken place outside the Milky Way in modern times. They are the [[Battle of Installation 00]], [[Operation: FAR STORM]], [[Attack on Installation 00]] and [[Second Ark Conflict]]. Two other cases of extragalactic conflict are known to have occurred in the distant past; the [[Battle of the greater Ark]] in the final days of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] and the later stages of the [[Forerunner-Precursor war]] over ten million years earlier. | ||
*The Milky Way can be seen from [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. | *The Milky Way can be seen from [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. | ||
*The view of the Milky Way, as seen from the Ark in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and other "modern" ''Halo'' media, is a view of the galaxy as it existed 262,144 years ago - prior to the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] and many of the events of the [[Distant past|later Forerunner era]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Galaxy map.jpg|The Milky Way as seen on [[Halo2.com]]. | File:Galaxy map.jpg|The Milky Way as seen on [[Halo2.com]]. | ||
File:H3_Orbital_Galaxy.jpg|A view of the galaxy, as seen on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' map [[Orbital]]. | File:H3_Orbital_Galaxy.jpg|A view of the galaxy, as seen on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' map [[Orbital]]. | ||
File:Hunters_in_the_Dark_full_cover.jpg|The Milky Way as viewed on the cover art for ''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''. Befitting of the novel's setting of the Ark, the cover reuses the ''Halo 3'' Milky Way texture to depict the galaxy. | |||
File:HWF - Galaxy map combined.jpg|A high-resolution copy of the ''Halo: Warfleet'' Milky Way artwork, not including the bottom portion. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]'' | **''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' | *''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Galaxies]] | [[Category:Galaxies]] |