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==History==
==History==
[[File:AlphaHaloview1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Halo with Threshold in the background.]]
===Ancient history===
===Ancient history===
Installation 04 was built by the Forerunners over 100,000 years before the [[Battle of Installation 04]] (It was 101,217 years old in [[2552]] A.D., but this is measured in "local time").  
Installation 04 was built by the Forerunners over 100,000 years before the [[Battle of Installation 04]] (It was 101,217 years old in [[2552]] A.D., but this is measured in "local time").  
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Sometime after the activation of the Array, a number of space-faring species stumbled across the installation. Unlike the Covenant, these species did not manage to break containment, as they were likely ward off by 343 Guilty Spark's warning to either retreat or be destroyed.<ref>'''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''', 343 Guilty Spark's Log</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]''</ref>
Sometime after the activation of the Array, a number of space-faring species stumbled across the installation. Unlike the Covenant, these species did not manage to break containment, as they were likely ward off by 343 Guilty Spark's warning to either retreat or be destroyed.<ref>'''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''', 343 Guilty Spark's Log</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]''</ref>


===Destruction===
===Discovery and Destruction===
{{quote|Halo... It's finished..."<br />"No, I think we're just getting started.| Cortana to John-117 after the destruction of Installation 04.}}
{{quote|Halo... It's finished."<br />"No, I think we're just getting started.|Cortana and John-117 after the destruction of Installation 04.}}


[[File:Haloce-20090913-211532.png|thumb|left|168px|Halo, as it explodes.]]
[[File:Autumn Arrival.png|thumb|right|300px|The {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} arrives at Installation 04.]]
The Covenant discovered the location of Installation 04 after the Covenant [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] followed the single [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] cruiser, the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was fleeing from the [[Fall of Reach]] through [[Slipstream space|slipspace]]. The Halos are deeply ingrained into the Covenant's [[Covenant religion|religious dogma]], but prior to this discovery they had never actually found one. Due to the Covenant's faster slipspace capabilities, they arrived before the ''Pillar of Autumn''.


The ''Pillar of Autumn'' arrived around September 19, 2552 and was promptly shot down by the warding Covenant ships. At around the same time, the Covenant ground forces on Installation 04 accidentally unleashed the Flood from captivity. [[Human]]s, [[Flood]], and the Covenant fought massive battles against one another as the Forerunner constructs tried to control the outbreak by activating Halo. The ring's AI, [[343 Guilty Spark]], also known simply as The Monitor, tried to convince the [[Master Chief]] to activate Halo. Not knowing the truth of what it did, he attempted to light the Ring but was stopped by his AI friend and companion Cortana who was in [[The Core]]. She informed the Master Chief of Halo's true purpose and stashed the [[Index]] in her memory banks. The Monitor betrayed the two and tried to kill the Master Chief and retrieve Cortana, but the two escaped and started plotting against him. In the end the Master Chief detonated the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s fusion reactors which destroyed the Halo ring.
The Covenant discovered the location of Installation 04 after the Covenant [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] followed the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was fleeing from the [[Fall of Reach]] through [[slipspace]]. The Halos are deeply ingrained into the Covenant's [[Covenant religion|religious dogma]], but prior to this discovery they had never actually found one. Due to the Covenant's faster slipspace capabilities, they arrived before the ''Pillar of Autumn''.
 
The ''Pillar of Autumn'' arrived around September 19, 2552 and was promptly shot down by the warding Covenant ships. At around the same time, the Covenant ground forces on Installation 04 accidentally unleashed the Flood from captivity. [[Human]]s, [[Flood]], and the Covenant fought massive battles against one another as the Forerunner constructs tried to control the outbreak by activating Halo. The ring's AI, [[343 Guilty Spark]], also known simply as The Monitor, tried to convince the [[Master Chief]] to activate Halo. Not knowing the truth of what it did, he attempted to light the Ring but was stopped by his AI friend and companion Cortana who was in [[The Core]]. She informed the Master Chief of Halo's true purpose and stashed the [[Index]] in her memory banks. The Monitor betrayed the two and tried to kill the Master Chief and retrieve Cortana, but the two escaped and started plotting against him. In the end, John-117 detonated the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s fusion reactors, which destroyed the Halo ring.
 
[[File:Haloce-20090913-211532.png|thumb|right|The destruction of Halo.]]


Only a handful of humans and Covenant survived the battle. 343 Guilty Spark floated through space until he was rescued by a group of Covenant near [[Threshold]]. Inspired by his words, they began a [[heretics|heretical]] rebellion against the greater Covenant. Installation 04's destruction is seen as the first step in the chain of events that led to the [[Great Schism]]. The Heretics were quelled by The Arbiter who silenced their leader, but the seeds of a rebellion were planted. The Monitor was then captured by the loyal Covenant and later defected to the humans' side until he was destroyed on the replacement Alpha Halo by [[Spartan-117]] with the help of Sergeant Johnson.
Only a handful of humans and Covenant survived the battle. 343 Guilty Spark floated through space until he was rescued by a group of Covenant near [[Threshold]]. Inspired by his words, they began a [[heretics|heretical]] rebellion against the greater Covenant. Installation 04's destruction is seen as the first step in the chain of events that led to the [[Great Schism]]. The Heretics were quelled by The Arbiter who silenced their leader, but the seeds of a rebellion were planted. The Monitor was then captured by the loyal Covenant and later defected to the humans' side until he was destroyed on the replacement Alpha Halo by [[Spartan-117]] with the help of Sergeant Johnson.


Installation 04 was the first Halo installation encountered by Humans and first to be destroyed. Its destruction triggered the activation of a portal leading to a [[Micro Dyson Sphere]] on [[Onyx]] and also caused [[Installation 00|the Ark]] to start building a [[Installation 04B|replacement ring]].
Installation 04 was the first Halo installation encountered by humanity, as well as first to be destroyed. Its destruction triggered the activation of a portal leading to [[ONI Research Facility Trevelyan|the Sharpened Shield]] on [[Onyx]], and also caused [[Installation 00|the Ark]] to start constructing a [[Installation 04B|replacement ring]].


There is now a large field of debris where Installation 04 was, though a few large chunks of the ring remain. Some smaller pieces of the Installation 04 have landed on Basis and others have burned up in Threshold's atmosphere upon entry.<ref>'''Halo: Evolution - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Mona Lisa''</ref> The remaining large chunks are molten and unlikely to be capable of supporting any kind of life and are thus likely free of Flood.
There is now a large field of debris where Installation 04 was, though a few large chunks of the ring remain. Some smaller pieces of the Installation 04 have landed on Basis and others have burned up in Threshold's atmosphere upon entry.<ref>'''Halo: Evolution - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Mona Lisa''</ref> The remaining large chunks are molten and unlikely to be capable of supporting any kind of life and are thus likely free of Flood.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Sergeant Johnson humorously describes Installation 04 as "God's own anti-son-of-a-bitch-machine" and a "giant hula-hoop".
*Sergeant Johnson humorously describes Installation 04 as "God's own anti-son-of-a-bitch-machine" and a "giant hula-hoop".
*The numbering of the rings concerning the IWHBYD ring sequence is the opposite to the rings' actual installation numbers and should not be confused.
*The numbering of the rings concerning the IWHBYD ring sequence is the opposite to the rings' actual Installation numbers and should not be confused.
*Except for [[Boarding Action]] and [[Chiron TL-34]], all ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' multiplayer map are surely or possibly set on Installation 04.
*Except for [[Boarding Action]] and [[Chiron TL-34]], all ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' multiplayer map are surely or possibly set on Installation 04.
*It is possible to see falling debris from Installation 04 on the ''[[Halo 2]]'' [[multiplayer]] map [[Burial Mounds]].
*It is possible to see falling debris from Installation 04 on the ''[[Halo 2]]'' [[multiplayer]] map [[Burial Mounds]].
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File:1211311449 Installation 04.jpg|The symbol representing Installation 04.
File:1211311449 Installation 04.jpg|The symbol representing Installation 04.
File:5c68d2ee5948405b19de4d1bfce9969b214c9aec.jpg|One of Alpha Halo's three [[Phase Pulse Generator]]s.
File:PhasePulseAnniversary.png|One of Installation 04's three [[phase pulse generator]]s.
File:0screenshot00-142.jpg|The Forerunner temple housing Halo's control room.
File:AssaultonCon.png|The Forerunner "temple" housing Halo's control room.
File:Broken Ring.jpg|A piece of the broken ring.
File:Broken Ring.jpg|A section of the broken ring.
File:Halo_ring.jpg|Installation 04 in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
File:Halo_ring.jpg|Installation 04 in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
File:Inst04detail.png|Detail of the outer surface of the ring in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
File:Inst04detail.png|Detail of the outer surface of the ring in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
File:Installation 04 Terminal.jpg|Installation 04 as seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]
File:Installation 04 Terminal.jpg|Installation 04, as seen in a [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminal]].
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