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{{Quote|Welcome to my Tower, Master Chief. It is where you will be broken. It is where you will give up your secrets.|[[Chak 'Lok]] to [[John-117]] in the Tower.{{Ref/Level|Id=tower|HINF|The Tower}}}} | {{Quote|Welcome to my Tower, Master Chief. It is where you will be broken. It is where you will give up your secrets.|[[Chak 'Lok]] to [[John-117]] in the Tower.{{Ref/Level|Id=tower|HINF|The Tower}}}} | ||
[[File:HINF CF Tower.jpg|350px|thumb|Chak 'Lok's Tower on the surface of Installation 07.]] | [[File:HINF CF Tower.jpg|350px|thumb|Chak 'Lok's Tower on the surface of Installation 07.]] | ||
The '''Tower''', also known as '''Chak 'Lok's Tower''', was a [[Banished]] facility built on one of the fragments of [[Installation 07]] during the [[Installation 07]] [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] between [[2559#December|December 2559]] and [[2560]].{{Ref/Site|Id=InsideFebruary|D=17|M=6|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/inside-infinite-february-2021|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Inside Infinite - February 2021}}{{Ref/Reuse|tower}} | The '''Tower''', also known as '''Chak 'Lok's Tower''' after its warden [[Chak 'Lok]], was a [[Banished]] facility built on one of the fragments of [[Installation 07]] during the [[Installation 07]] [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] between [[2559#December|December 2559]] and [[2560]].{{Ref/Site|Id=InsideFebruary|D=17|M=6|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/inside-infinite-february-2021|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Inside Infinite - February 2021}}{{Ref/Reuse|tower}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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By May 28, 2560, Spartan Griffin was the only prisoner within the Tower,{{Ref/Level|HINF|Recovery|Quote=Master Chief and the Weapon chase the signal to the Tower, a well-defended fortress where the Banished have processed and interrogated scores of human prisoners — which now houses only one.}} with only a handful of [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] being held at the base of the Tower.{{Ref/Reuse|tower}} Having learned of [[John-117]]'s survival,{{Ref/Level|Id=wg|HI|Warship Gbraakon}} Escharum ordered Chak 'Lok to lure the Spartan to the Tower using Griffin's distress signal.{{Ref/Reuse|tower}} John-117 stormed the Tower, fought through the Banished troops defending the outpost, and reached the top floor, where he killed Chak 'Lok. Despite being freed from his torture device, Griffin succumbed to his wounds, but told John-117 of the Banished's search for a Forerunner facility known as the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]].{{Ref/Reuse|tower}} The facility was put out of use following Chak 'Lok's death.{{Ref/Level|HI|The Tower|Quote=This well-fortified stronghold was once a central processing and interrogation site for UNSC prisoners captured by the Banished throughout the Ring. But since the fall of its warden Chak 'Lok, this hulking structure now lay silent.}} | By May 28, 2560, Spartan Griffin was the only prisoner within the Tower,{{Ref/Level|HINF|Recovery|Quote=Master Chief and the Weapon chase the signal to the Tower, a well-defended fortress where the Banished have processed and interrogated scores of human prisoners — which now houses only one.}} with only a handful of [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] being held at the base of the Tower.{{Ref/Reuse|tower}} Having learned of [[John-117]]'s survival,{{Ref/Level|Id=wg|HI|Warship Gbraakon}} Escharum ordered Chak 'Lok to lure the Spartan to the Tower using Griffin's distress signal.{{Ref/Reuse|tower}} John-117 stormed the Tower, fought through the Banished troops defending the outpost, and reached the top floor, where he killed Chak 'Lok. Despite being freed from his torture device, Griffin succumbed to his wounds, but told John-117 of the Banished's search for a Forerunner facility known as the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]].{{Ref/Reuse|tower}} The facility was put out of use following Chak 'Lok's death.{{Ref/Level|HI|The Tower|Quote=This well-fortified stronghold was once a central processing and interrogation site for UNSC prisoners captured by the Banished throughout the Ring. But since the fall of its warden Chak 'Lok, this hulking structure now lay silent.}} | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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File:HINF Tower main entrance.png|The Tower's main entrance. | File:HINF Tower main entrance.png|The Tower's main entrance. | ||
File:HINF Tower side entrance.png|The Tower's side entrance. | File:HINF Tower side entrance.png|The Tower's side entrance. | ||
File:HINF TowerPrisoners.png|UNSC marines being held captive at the Tower's entrance. | |||
File:HINF TowerBerserkers.png|Berserkers deployed to the Tower. | File:HINF TowerBerserkers.png|Berserkers deployed to the Tower. | ||
File:HINF Tower Security Building.png|A security | File:HINF Tower Security Building.png|A security building at the base of the Tower. | ||
File:HINF TowerManCannon.png|A kinetic launcher at the base of the Tower. | |||
File:HINF TowerLift.png|The Tower's gravity lift. | File:HINF TowerLift.png|The Tower's gravity lift. | ||
File:HINF TowerLandingPad.png|The Tower's landing pad. | File:HINF TowerLandingPad.png|The Tower's landing pad. | ||
File:HINF TowerCells.png|Holding cells within the Tower. | |||
File:HINF Tower Torture Machine.png|The torture chamber in the Tower. | File:HINF Tower Torture Machine.png|The torture chamber in the Tower. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 16:20, June 3, 2024
- "Welcome to my Tower, Master Chief. It is where you will be broken. It is where you will give up your secrets."
- — Chak 'Lok to John-117 in the Tower.[1]
The Tower, also known as Chak 'Lok's Tower after its warden Chak 'Lok, was a Banished facility built on one of the fragments of Installation 07 during the Installation 07 conflict between December 2559 and 2560.[2][1]
Overview
Deployment method
The stronghold was a pre-built structure that was dropped from a Banished vessel in orbit onto the surface of a planet, Halo installation, or other celestial body. Upon impacting the ground, massive spikes on the underside of the structure burrow deep into the terrain and act as a sturdy foundation.[3]
Facilities
The Tower has a main entrance and a side entrance. The Tower itself was composed of three floors of prisons, accessible via a gravity lift at the base of the structure. The top floor contains a large chamber with two torture devices. There is a security building at the base of the Tower, which can put the facility into lockdown. There is a landing pad at cliffside of the base.[1]
History
After the UNSC's defeat at Installation 07 circa December 13, 2559, the Banished forces led by War Chief Escharum occupied the installation. The Tower was one of the many Banished outposts deployed across the ring to maintain control.[2] Escharum ordered his troops to hunt down and capture UNSC survivors.[4] The prisoners of war were processed at Redoubt of Sundering,[5] then taken to the Tower for torture and interrogation by its warden Chak 'Lok. Survivors were then brought to the House of Reckoning.[1] Spartan-IV Hudson Griffin was brought to the Tower following his captured by the Banished after a failed assassination on Escharum.[1][6] Combat Medic Lucas Browning was also taken to the Tower after the Banished forced him to release the Xalanyn known as "The Harbinger" from her cylix.[7] On May 18, 2560, Browning's friends Spartan Nina Kovan, Erik Bender and Robin Dimik planned to attack the Tower and rescue him.[8]
By May 28, 2560, Spartan Griffin was the only prisoner within the Tower,[9] with only a handful of marines being held at the base of the Tower.[1] Having learned of John-117's survival,[10] Escharum ordered Chak 'Lok to lure the Spartan to the Tower using Griffin's distress signal.[1] John-117 stormed the Tower, fought through the Banished troops defending the outpost, and reached the top floor, where he killed Chak 'Lok. Despite being freed from his torture device, Griffin succumbed to his wounds, but told John-117 of the Banished's search for a Forerunner facility known as the Conservatory.[1] The facility was put out of use following Chak 'Lok's death.[11]
Production notes
An Easter egg referencing Craig and the IWHBYD skull can be found at the roof of the Tower.
Gallery
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Concept art
Concept sketch of the exterior of the Tower.
Concept sketches of various parts of the Tower.
More concept sketches.
More concept sketches.
Concept art of John-117 approaching the Tower.
Concept art of the Tower from above.
Finalized concept art of the Tower.
Concept art for the Tower's base.
Screenshots
The Tower as seen from a distance.
The Tower's main entrance.
The Tower's side entrance.
UNSC marines being held captive at the Tower's entrance.
Berserkers deployed to the Tower.
A security building at the base of the Tower.
A kinetic launcher at the base of the Tower.
The Tower's gravity lift.
The Tower's landing pad.
Holding cells within the Tower.
The torture chamber in the Tower.
List of appearances
- Halo Infinite (First appearance)
- Halo: The Rubicon Protocol
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Infinite, campaign level The Tower
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Inside Infinite - February 2021 (Retrieved on Jun 17, 2021) [archive]
- ^ YouTube - HALO, #Ask343 | Halo Infinite – Zeta Halo (Retrieved on Jun 17, 2021)
- ^ Halo Infinite, Banished Audio log: Outpost Intel #07 - That Which Remain
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Connections: Redoubt of Sundering: "This must be where they processed prisoners before sending them to the Tower." - The Weapon
- ^ Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Retaliation #03 - Confrontation
- ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: The Prisoner #04 - Easy to Break
- ^ Halo: The Rubicon Protocol, chapter 38
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign level Recovery: "Master Chief and the Weapon chase the signal to the Tower, a well-defended fortress where the Banished have processed and interrogated scores of human prisoners — which now houses only one."
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign level Warship Gbraakon
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign level The Tower: "This well-fortified stronghold was once a central processing and interrogation site for UNSC prisoners captured by the Banished throughout the Ring. But since the fall of its warden Chak 'Lok, this hulking structure now lay silent."
