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The '''Battle of Shield World 0459''' was an engagement fought between the | The '''Battle of Shield World 0459''' was an engagement fought between the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, the [[Covenant]], the [[Flood]], and [[Forerunner]] forces on [[Shield World 0459]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]] from [[2531|February 23 to 25, 2531]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 174''</ref><ref name="timeline">'''Halo Wars''' ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events]]''</ref><ref name="Assembly">'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Data pads|data pad 15]]''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Shield 0459 had been discovered by the [[Covenant]] | Shield World 0459 had been discovered by the [[Covenant]] some time prior to the battle,<ref name="OSG">'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 50''</ref> but despite their reverse-engineering attempts, they had not been able to activate its most prized artifact: the [[Apex Site]], an installation which contained numerous [[Forerunner dreadnought|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 [[Reclaimer|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 UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' pursued the Covenant to the [[Shield 0459|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 UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' pursued the Covenant to the [[Shield 0459|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> | ||
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File:HW5.png|The Red Team prepares to repel the attackers on the Apex. | File:HW5.png|The Red Team prepares to repel the attackers on the Apex. | ||
File:HW6.png|Elites charging toward the Red Team on the Apex. | File:HW6.png|Elites charging toward the Red Team on the Apex. | ||
File:Alice | File:Alice at Apex.png|Alice-130 fighting at the Apex. | ||
File:Douglas | File:Douglas at Apex.png|Douglas-042 fighting at the Apex. | ||
File:HW33.png|Sergeant Forge decides to sacrifice himself in order to save the rest of the crew. | File:HW33.png|Sergeant Forge decides to sacrifice himself in order to save the rest of the crew. | ||
File:HW20.png|The crew of the ''Spirit of Fire'' goes to cryo sleep after the battle. | File:HW20.png|The crew of the ''Spirit of Fire'' goes to cryo sleep after the battle. | ||