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[[Image:HW17.png|250px|thumb|right|The Forerunner ships being contained within the Apex.]]
[[Image:HW17.png|250px|thumb|right|The Forerunner ships being contained within the Apex.]]
{{quote|But this world lies dormant. It is just a shell!|[[Ripa 'Moramee]]}}
'''The Apex'''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtO61E9EWI]</ref> is a [[Forerunner]] structure consisting of a port holding many [[Unnamed Forerunner Starship|Forerunner ships]], inside an unknown Forerunner [[Shield World]], also containing a small artificial sun - undoubtedly of Forerunner design and construction.
It's primary purpose seems to be as an activation platform for the Forerunner ships, which are docked in the surrounding towers.


It is here that Anders is held until she escapes.
{{quote|But this world lies dormant. It is just a shell!|[[Ripa 'Moramee|The Arbiter]]}}


The installation was destroyed by the [[Spirit of Fire]]'s [[Shaw-Fujikawa_Translight_Engine|FTL drive]] which caused the sun in the center of the [[Micro Dyson Sphere]] to go supernova destroying all the Forerunner ships and eliminating [[The Flood]], as well as destroying the [[Shield World]] around it. <ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' Cutscenes</ref>
 
'''The Apex'''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtO61E9EWI]</ref> was a [[Forerunner]] structure consisting of a port holding many [[Unnamed Forerunner Starship|Forerunner ships]], inside an unknown Forerunner [[Shield World]], also containing a small artificial sun at the center (also known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_Sphere Dyson Sphere]). <ref>[[Halo Wars]] cutscene "Unusually Quiet"</ref><ref>[[Halo Wars]] cutscene "One Problem At A Time"</ref>
 
It's primary purpose appeared to be as a base for the dormant Forerunner ships, which were docked in the surrounding towers. It was also here that Anders was held by [[Ripa 'Moramee|the Arbiter]] until she escaped via the sphere's teleportation grid. [[Flood]] forms populated the sphere's surface and interior.<ref>[[Halo Wars]] level "[[Anders Signal]]</ref><ref>[[Halo Wars]] cutscene "Rescued Or Not"</ref>
 
The installation was destroyed by the [[Spirit of Fire]]'s [[FTL Reactor]] which caused the sun in the center of the [[Micro Dyson Sphere]] to go supernova, destroying all the Forerunner ships and eliminating [[The Flood]] and causing the [[Shield World]] to collapse before being incinerated by the explosion. <ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' cutscene "We're Burning Sunshine"</ref>


==Description==
==Description==


The Apex installation is a narrow platfrom hovering in the clouds of an [[Shield_World_(Halo_Wars)|unnamed Forerunner Shield World]]. It can be accessed from a [[Teleporters|teleporter]] pad on the ground. It also has a smaller teleporter pad, which seemingly works as a restraint system as well. The system works by voice commands.
The Apex installation was a narrow platfrom hovering in the clouds of the [[Shield_World_(Halo_Wars)|unnamed Forerunner Shield World]]. It could be accessed from a [[Teleporters|teleporter]] network on the ground to other similar devices situated at various places across the station. It also had a smaller transpoter pad which seemingly worked as a containment field as well. The system was operated by vocal commands.<ref>Halo Wars cutscene "Rescued Or Not"</ref>


It contains a [[Beam Emitter]] like many other Forerunner facilities. Though unlike the standard Beam Emitters, the energy of the beam emitter is channeled into one continuous stream, instead of a single bolt of energy. It can be activated by a spherical Forerunner console, which can only be activated by a human, like many other Forerunner facilities. It gives a some sort of activation signal to the Forerunner ships.
It also contained a [[Beam Emitter]] like many other Forerunner [[Halo Array|facilities]]. Unlike in other known [[Halo Array|installations]], the energy was channeled in one continuous stream instead of the more common single burst of energy. It was controlled by a spherical Forerunner console, which could only be operated by a [[Human|Reclaimer]].


It also has an elevator which leads very close to the Shield World's sun. It was used by [[John Forge|Sergeant Forge]] when he overloaded the [[Spirit of Fire]]'s FTL reactor and destroyed the Shield World.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' Cutscenes</ref>
The site also had an elevator which lead very close to the Shield World's sun, possibly for maintenance use. It was also the sight of a major engagement between [[SPARTAN II|SPARTAN]] [[Red Team]] and [[Covenant Army|Covenant]] forces lead by [[Ripa 'Moramee|the Arbiter]], who were attempting to prevent the UNSC from destroying the [[Shield World]] and the [[Forerunner]] ships at dock there. After the repulsing of the Covenant assault and the death of [[Ripa 'Moramee|the Arbiter]] in battle, [[John Forge|Sgt. Forge]] overloaded the [[Spirit of Fire]]'s [[FTL Reactor]], causing the sun to explode and and obliterate the [[Shield World|Installation]].<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' cutscene "We're Burning Sunshine"</ref>
   
   


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