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{{disambig header|the Forerunner structure|other uses|Library (disambiguation)}} | {{disambig header|the Forerunner structure|other uses|Library (disambiguation)}} | ||
[[File:H2A - Library.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Library of [[Installation 05]].]] | [[File:H2A - Library.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Library of [[Installation 05]].]] | ||
The '''Library''', known to the [[Covenant]] as the '''Repository of Fate''',<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 247''</ref> is the name given to a structure present on the installations of the [[Halo Array]].<ref name="h1lib">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Library]]''</ref><ref name="quarantine">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Quarantine Zone]]''</ref> The Libraries are vast archive complexes and research facilities,<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 108''</ref> housing the collated genetic information of numerous [[sentience|sentient]] species indexed by the [[Lifeworker]]s during the [[Conservation Measure]], an effort to re-seed life in [[Milky Way|the galaxy]] following the activation of the Halo Array. The structure also houses the [[Activation Index]], the object used to activate the Halo ring and simultaneously initiate the repopulation process of the species archived in the Library.<ref name="library">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Library (feature)|Library]]'', ''"Activation Index"''</ref> Library facilities are not exclusive to the Halos and are found on several other installations as well.<ref name="evg"/> | The '''Library''', known to the [[Covenant]] as the '''Repository of Fate''',<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 247''</ref> is the name given to a structure present on the installations of the [[Halo Array]].<ref name="h1lib">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Library]]''</ref><ref name="quarantine">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Quarantine Zone]]''</ref> The Libraries are vast archive complexes and research facilities,<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 108''</ref> housing the collated genetic information of numerous [[sentience|sentient]] species indexed by the [[Lifeworker]]s during the [[Conservation Measure]], an effort to re-seed life in [[Milky Way|the galaxy]] following the activation of the Halo Array. The structure also houses the [[Activation Index]], the object used to activate the Halo ring and simultaneously initiate the repopulation process of the species archived in the Library.<ref name="library">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''[[Library (feature)|Library]]'', ''"Activation Index"''</ref> Library facilities are not exclusive to the Halos and are found on several other installations as well.<ref name="evg"/> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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The interior of a Library consists of multiple gigantic hallways of geometric design interconnected to one another, all surrounding the Index chamber. Massive security doors are located between each section. Other floors of the structure are accessed via large, circular elevator platforms. Like most structures on the Halo rings, a Library also houses a network of ducts and shafts used by the Sentinels or the installation's monitor to access other areas. During the Flood outbreaks on [[Installation 04]] and [[Installation 05]], the Flood were able to utilize these tunnels to move across the structure.<ref name="h1lib"/><ref name="quarantine"/> | The interior of a Library consists of multiple gigantic hallways of geometric design interconnected to one another, all surrounding the Index chamber. Massive security doors are located between each section. Other floors of the structure are accessed via large, circular elevator platforms. Like most structures on the Halo rings, a Library also houses a network of ducts and shafts used by the Sentinels or the installation's monitor to access other areas. During the Flood outbreaks on [[Installation 04]] and [[Installation 05]], the Flood were able to utilize these tunnels to move across the structure.<ref name="h1lib"/><ref name="quarantine"/> | ||
Due to its crucial importance, the Library is the first target of the Flood parasite during an outbreak. As a security measure against the Flood, most Libraries are separated from the rest of the installation by various types of obstacles, such as moats, chasms or [[Sentinel Wall|massive walls]].<ref name="evg"/> Access to the Library itself usually occurs via each installation's internal [[teleportation grid]].<ref name="h1lib" | Due to its crucial importance, the Library is the first target of the Flood parasite during an outbreak. As a security measure against the Flood, most Libraries are separated from the rest of the installation by various types of obstacles, such as moats, chasms or [[Sentinel Wall|massive walls]].<ref name="evg"/> Access to the Library itself usually occurs via each installation's internal [[teleportation grid]].<ref name="h1lib"/> On [[Installation 05]], [[2401 Penitent Tangent]] was unable to assist the individuals wishing to retrieve the Index in this manner. As a result a longer, less direct route had to be taken. An [[anti-gravity gondola]] spanned a large chasm separating the installation's [[quarantine zone]] from the Library.<ref name="quarantine"/> The quarantine zone was encircled by the [[Sentinel Wall]], a massive barrier which was protected by a [[containment shield]] and filled with numerous [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s and [[Enforcer]]s.<ref name="icon">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref> On both Installation 04 and Installation 05, the Flood was still able to breach such defenses and infest the Library. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
