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|name=Installation 02
|description=Oceans with outcroppings of rock for terrain, accompanied by large ice floes<ref name="enc">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 174</ref>
|image=[[Image:surface06.jpg|300px]]
|location=[[Taphro]] orbit, [[Zhagolin system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p347|Enc22|Page=347}}, [[Norma Arm]],<ref name="warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', ''p. 13''</ref> [[Milky Way]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
|Location=[[Milky Way Galaxy]]
|anchor= Lagrange point between [[Taphro]] and [[Ind]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p347}}
|Monitor=
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|Status=Deactivated
|function=*Galactic sterilization<ref name="halo array">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/halo-array '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo Array'']</ref>
|Date of Construction=[[Forerunner-Flood War]]
*[[Flood]] containment and research{{Ref/Reuse|halo array}}
|Date of Destruction=
|caretaker= [[007 Contrite Witness]]<ref name="HOSFM98">'''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''', ''page 98''</ref>
|Range=25,000 Light Years
|constructed=c. [[97,445 BCE]]{{Ref/Reuse|halo array}}
|Firing Record=1.2 Trillion Simulated, 1 Actual
|destroyed=Deactivated from [[Installation 00]]<ref name="hitd262">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 262-264'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
|Diameter=10,000km
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'''Installation 02''', also known as '''Epsilon Halo''',<ref name="source">[[:File:H3 halo inner ring title.PNG|Halo 3 Texture files: ''halo_inner_ring'']]</ref> is one of the [[seven]] ring-shaped superweapons that comprise the [[Forerunner]]s' [[Halo Array]]. Located in the [[Norma Arm]] on the near-opposite side of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy from [[Installation 04]],{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} Installation 02 features a water-based environment with rocky outcroppings and large ice floes.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
 
==History==
===Construction and early history===
The [[Forerunner]]s had Installation 02 constructed by the [[Foundry]] of [[Installation 00]]<ref name="p371">'''[[Halo: Primordium]]''', ''page 371''</ref> approximately around the same time as the rest of the [[Halo Array]], circa [[97,445 BCE]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Reuse|halo array}}<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-array-with-words '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Array With Words'']</ref> The array was designed by the Forerunner [[Builder]]s to combat the parasitic [[Flood]] by eradicating them and all [[Sentience|sentient]] life in the [[Milky Way]]. After the rings were built, Installation 02 and its fellow Halos were distributed from Installation 00 to positions across the galaxy through [[slipstream space]] [[Slipspace portal|portals]].{{Ref/Reuse|halo array}}<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[Origins]]''</ref>
 
Afterwards, the Halo Array was [[Great Purification|fired]] and eradicated all sentient life from the galaxy. The Forerunners proceeded to [[Reintroduction|reseed]] the galaxy with life from the species that were [[Conservation Measure|preserved]] on the Halo installations. Like its fellow installations, Installation 02 became home to dormant specimens of the Flood that were intended to be used to help find a cure to the parasite in the future. With the Flood defeated, the surviving Forerunners exiled themselves from the galaxy.{{Ref/Reuse|halo array}}


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===Human-Covenant War===
{{Quote|Fail-safe protocol: In the event of unexpected shutdown, the entire system will move to standby status. All remaining platforms are now ready for remote activation.|[[343 Guilty Spark]], after the Halo Array is placed into standby mode<ref name="great journey">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref>}}
On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], during the [[Battle of Installation 05|Battle]] of [[Installation 05]], [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]] of the [[Covenant]] activated Installation 05, though [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Sangheili]] forces managed to terminate the firing sequence before the Halo could fire. As per fail-safe protocol in the event of an unexpected shutdown, a signal was sent to Installation 02 and the rest of the Halos from Installation 05, placing all Halos of the array on standby mode, ready for remote activation from Installation 00. A readout from Installation 05's [[Control Room|control room]] showed that Installation 02 was fully prepared to fire on demand.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}{{Ref/Reuse|great journey}}


'''Installation 02''', is one of the [[seven]] [[Halo Array|Halo Rings]]. The environment is water-based with rocky outcroppings and large ice floes.<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]], page 174</ref>
However, during the [[Battle of Installation 00]] on [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]], the UNSC and allied Sangheili forces fought to prevent the Covenant from firing the Halo Array from the Ark, as Installation 02 and its fellow Halos were still in standby mode and was prepared to receive the signal to fire. Eventually, [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] succeeded in deactivating Installation 02, as well as the rest of the array, before it could be fired.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref>


==Background==
===Post-Covenant War===
[[Image:1211311490 Installation 06.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The symbol representing Installation 02.]]
In [[2555#March|March of 2555]], [[monitor]] [[000 Tragic Solitude]] of Installation 00 utilized [[Bobby Kodiak|a captured human]] to activate the Halo Array's firing sequence, triggering a countdown set for the Halos firing in five weeks from [[2555#March|March 8, 2555]].<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 39-42'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After discovering the countdown on [[Installation 07]], the UNSC and [[Swords of Sanghelios]] launched a [[Operation: FAR STORM|joint operation]] to Installation 00 in which a team destroyed Tragic Solitude and ended the Halo Array's firing sequence.{{Ref/Reuse|hitd262}}
===Activation===
In [[2552]], during the [[Battle of Installation 05]], a signal was sent to this Installation from [[Installation 05]], putting it on standby mode. A readout from [[Installation 05]]'s [[Control Room]] showed that Installation 02 was fully prepared to fire on demand.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level [[The Great Journey (Level)]]</ref>


===Deactivation===
==Description==
A more comprehensive readout was later observed in the [[Installation 00]], showing the inner ring to be covered in water, or some form of blue rocks. This geography might entail that complex Forerunner structures and/or artifacts might be located there. It is known that the poles of Harvest are snowy, icy, and "blue" like Installation 02. The Covenant found Forerunner artifacts in the ice of Harvest, so this could entail that Installation 02 is more than a Halo, but a Forerunner colony or outpost. During the Battle of Installation 00 by the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], [[John-117]] and the [[Prophet of Truth]], it once again displayed that Installation 02 was on standby mode, being prepared to receive the signal to fire <ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level [[The Covenant (Level)]]</ref>. However, [[John-117]] deactivated all the Installations before they could be fired. Not much is known about this Halo.
Like its fellow ring installations of the [[Halo Array]], Installation 02 is approximately 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles) in diameter and has a surface width of 318 kilometers (198 miles).{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}{{Ref/Reuse|halo array}} Installation 02's environment is comprised of large oceans with outcroppings of rock, as well as far-reaching ice floes. The installation was capable of wiping out all [[Sentience|sentient]] life in a 25,000 light-year range, along with its fellow Halo installations.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This ring is often mistaken for Installation 06 because of the order of the rings in the level [[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]. Although it is not so because the rings are numbered in ascending order from Truth's control panel, rather than the elevator via which the player enters the room.
The surface of this installation, as depicted in [[Halo 3]], is similar in appearance to [[Ganymede]]'s surface.
*The surface image is a picture of the surface of [[wikipedia:Miranda_(moon)|Miranda]], one of [[wikipedia:Uranus|Uranus']] moons.{{fact}}
 
*The numbering of the rings concerning the [[IWHBYD]] ring sequence is the opposite to the rings' actual installation numbers and should not be confused.
==Gallery==
*It seems as though this Installation is icy, but due to the Blue-Tinged Hologram making what may be land look like ice, snow and water.
<gallery>
File:Installation02S.png|The symbol representing Installation 02.
File:Halo ring 3.png|Surface of Installation 02.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{C|Hologram only}} {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{C|Hologram only}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{C|Hologram only}}
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' {{C|Hologram only}}
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{C|Hologram only}}
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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Installation 02
Surface06.jpg
General overview

Description:

Oceans with outcroppings of rock for terrain, accompanied by large ice floes[1]

Location:

Taphro orbit, Zhagolin system[2], Norma Arm,[3] Milky Way[1]

Gravitational anchor:

Lagrange point between Taphro and Ind[2]

Operation overview

Type:

Halo installation[1]

Function:

  • Galactic sterilization[4]
  • Flood containment and research[4]

Attached AI(s):

007 Contrite Witness[5]

Date of construction:

c. 97,445 BCE[4]

Status:

Deactivated from Installation 00[6]

Structural information

Diameter:

10,000 kilometers (6,200 mi)[1][4]

Surface width:

318 kilometers (198 mi)[1][4]

 

Installation 02, also known as Epsilon Halo,[7] is one of the seven ring-shaped superweapons that comprise the Forerunners' Halo Array. Located in the Norma Arm on the near-opposite side of the Milky Way galaxy from Installation 04,[3] Installation 02 features a water-based environment with rocky outcroppings and large ice floes.[1]

History[edit]

Construction and early history[edit]

The Forerunners had Installation 02 constructed by the Foundry of Installation 00[8] approximately around the same time as the rest of the Halo Array, circa 97,445 BCE during the Forerunner-Flood war.[4][9] The array was designed by the Forerunner Builders to combat the parasitic Flood by eradicating them and all sentient life in the Milky Way. After the rings were built, Installation 02 and its fellow Halos were distributed from Installation 00 to positions across the galaxy through slipstream space portals.[4][10]

Afterwards, the Halo Array was fired and eradicated all sentient life from the galaxy. The Forerunners proceeded to reseed the galaxy with life from the species that were preserved on the Halo installations. Like its fellow installations, Installation 02 became home to dormant specimens of the Flood that were intended to be used to help find a cure to the parasite in the future. With the Flood defeated, the surviving Forerunners exiled themselves from the galaxy.[4]

Human-Covenant War[edit]

"Fail-safe protocol: In the event of unexpected shutdown, the entire system will move to standby status. All remaining platforms are now ready for remote activation."
— 343 Guilty Spark, after the Halo Array is placed into standby mode[11]

On November 3, 2552, during the Battle of Installation 05, Chieftain Tartarus of the Covenant activated Installation 05, though United Nations Space Command and Sangheili forces managed to terminate the firing sequence before the Halo could fire. As per fail-safe protocol in the event of an unexpected shutdown, a signal was sent to Installation 02 and the rest of the Halos from Installation 05, placing all Halos of the array on standby mode, ready for remote activation from Installation 00. A readout from Installation 05's control room showed that Installation 02 was fully prepared to fire on demand.[1][11]

However, during the Battle of Installation 00 on December 11, 2552, the UNSC and allied Sangheili forces fought to prevent the Covenant from firing the Halo Array from the Ark, as Installation 02 and its fellow Halos were still in standby mode and was prepared to receive the signal to fire. Eventually, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 succeeded in deactivating Installation 02, as well as the rest of the array, before it could be fired.[12]

Post-Covenant War[edit]

In March of 2555, monitor 000 Tragic Solitude of Installation 00 utilized a captured human to activate the Halo Array's firing sequence, triggering a countdown set for the Halos firing in five weeks from March 8, 2555.[13] After discovering the countdown on Installation 07, the UNSC and Swords of Sanghelios launched a joint operation to Installation 00 in which a team destroyed Tragic Solitude and ended the Halo Array's firing sequence.[6]

Description[edit]

Like its fellow ring installations of the Halo Array, Installation 02 is approximately 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles) in diameter and has a surface width of 318 kilometers (198 miles).[1][4] Installation 02's environment is comprised of large oceans with outcroppings of rock, as well as far-reaching ice floes. The installation was capable of wiping out all sentient life in a 25,000 light-year range, along with its fellow Halo installations.[1]

Trivia[edit]

The surface of this installation, as depicted in Halo 3, is similar in appearance to Ganymede's surface.

Gallery[edit]

  • The symbol representing Installation 02.

    The symbol representing Installation 02.

  • Surface of Installation 02.

    Surface of Installation 02.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), p. 174
  2. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 347
  3. ^ a b Halo: Warfleet, p. 13
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo Waypoint: Halo Array
  5. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, page 98
  6. ^ a b Halo: Hunters in the Dark, pages 262-264 (Google Play edition)
  7. ^ Halo 3 Texture files: halo_inner_ring
  8. ^ Halo: Primordium, page 371
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Array With Words
  10. ^ Halo Legends, Origins
  11. ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level, The Great Journey
  12. ^ Halo 3, campaign level, The Covenant
  13. ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, pages 39-42 (Google Play edition)

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