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A '''Shield World''' is a Forerunner installation consisting of an entirely habitable [[Micro Dyson Sphere|Dyson Sphere]] and an artificial planet surrounding it. The Dyson Sphere resides either within a [[Slipspace]] transit (as in [[Onyx]]), or on the inner surface of an artificial planet (as with [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|The Unnamed Shield World]]). These installations were built by the [[Forerunner]]s in their vast empire, designed to be "bomb shelters" from the [[Halo Array]]'s activation, but apparently were never used.<ref name="Onyx">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref> | A '''Shield World''' is a Forerunner installation consisting of an entirely habitable [[Micro Dyson Sphere|Dyson Sphere]] and an artificial planet surrounding it. The Dyson Sphere resides either within a [[Slipspace]] transit (as in [[Onyx]]), or on the inner surface of an artificial planet (as with [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|The Unnamed Shield World]]). These installations were built by the [[Forerunner]]s in their vast empire, designed to be "bomb shelters" from the [[Halo Array]]'s activation, but apparently were never used.<ref name="Onyx">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref> They were never used because [[Mendicant Bias]] revealed their locations to the Flood.<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]], page 232</ref> | ||
[[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] theorized that Shield Worlds were intended by the Forerunners as a form of a modern "bomb shelter," a place in which to ride out the devastating [[Halo]] pulse. As demonstrated in [[2552]], access to Shield Worlds was only possible upon the imminent activation of the [[Halo Array]]. Curiously, when [[Dr. Catherine Halsey|Halsey]] and company fled into Onyx's Shield World during the last stages of the [[Battle of Onyx]], it appeared to be deserted, implying that the Forerunners did not utilize it when the Halos were last activated.<ref name="Onyx"/> | [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] theorized that Shield Worlds were intended by the Forerunners as a form of a modern "bomb shelter," a place in which to ride out the devastating [[Halo]] pulse. As demonstrated in [[2552]], access to Shield Worlds was only possible upon the imminent activation of the [[Halo Array]]. Curiously, when [[Dr. Catherine Halsey|Halsey]] and company fled into Onyx's Shield World during the last stages of the [[Battle of Onyx]], it appeared to be deserted, implying that the Forerunners did not utilize it when the Halos were last activated.<ref name="Onyx"/> | ||
