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The [[Flood-controlled Shield World]] had been discovered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] some time prior to the battle, but despite their reverse-engineering attempts, they had not been able to activate its most prized artifact, [[The Apex|the Apex Site]], an installation which contained numerous [[Unidentified Forerunner starship|Forerunner warships]]. With the [[Human-Covenant War]] ongoing, the Covenant started their search for a key to activate the ships, in order to | The [[Flood-controlled Shield World]] had been discovered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] some time prior to the battle, but despite their reverse-engineering attempts, they had not been able to activate its most prized artifact, [[The Apex|the Apex Site]], an installation which contained numerous [[Unidentified Forerunner starship|Forerunner warships]]. With the [[Human-Covenant War]] ongoing, the Covenant started their search for a key to activate the ships, in order to bring a swifter end to the [[Human|human race]]. After seeing [[Ellen Anders]] activate a [[Relic|Forerunner structure]] on [[Harvest]], the Covenant discovered that they could use a human to activate the Apex installation.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LZ6gGQS5Y&feature=player_embedded "Walk in The Park"]''</ref> | ||
[[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] captured Professor Anders after the [[Battle of Arcadia]], planning to use her to activate the ships' systems. The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} pursued the Covenant to the [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Shield World]] without reinforcements to rescue Anders.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwbJN6DzL4&feature=player_embedded "She is Not My Girlfriend"]''</ref> Upon entering the system they followed Anders' transponder signal the best that they could. Captain Cutter launched several Marine teams, as well as [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] to begin surface operations to locate Professor Anders.<ref name="signal">'''[[Halo Wars]]''' ''level, [[Anders' Signal]]''</ref> | [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] captured Professor Anders after the [[Battle of Arcadia]], planning to use her to activate the ships' systems. The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} pursued the Covenant to the [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Shield World]] without reinforcements to rescue Anders.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwbJN6DzL4&feature=player_embedded "She is Not My Girlfriend"]''</ref> Upon entering the system they followed Anders' transponder signal the best that they could. Captain Cutter launched several Marine teams, as well as [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] to begin surface operations to locate Professor Anders.<ref name="signal">'''[[Halo Wars]]''' ''level, [[Anders' Signal]]''</ref> | ||