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The inner Dyson Sphere was completely terraformed and full of plant and animal life, much like the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] or [[The Ark]]. It also featured different types of Forerunner structures, which in many places were more prominent on the surface than on other Forerunner installations. In the center of the Micro Dyson Sphere there was a miniaturized [[Astroengineering #Stars|artificial star]]. The inner surface had latitudinal lines of structures encircling the sphere. Like many other Forerunner installations, this Shield World possessed a [[Teleportation Grid]]. | The inner Dyson Sphere was completely terraformed and full of plant and animal life, much like the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] or [[The Ark]]. It also featured different types of Forerunner structures, which in many places were more prominent on the surface than on other Forerunner installations. In the center of the Micro Dyson Sphere there was a miniaturized [[Astroengineering #Stars|artificial star]]. The inner surface had latitudinal lines of structures encircling the sphere. Like many other Forerunner installations, this Shield World possessed a [[Teleportation Grid]]. | ||
=== Access | === Access tunnels === | ||
[[File:HW_FR_Architecture2_S-1-.jpg|thumb|250px|The Shield World's tunnel system.]] | [[File:HW_FR_Architecture2_S-1-.jpg|thumb|250px|The Shield World's tunnel system.]] | ||
The surface of the Shield World had multiple access portals, which could be used to gain access to the Shield World. Most of them were likely hidden, for example covered under large bodies of water, such as the one the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} used to enter the Shield World. The access portals were seemingly automated, and controlled by [[Unnamed Forerunner AI|an AI]]. | The surface of the Shield World had multiple access portals, which could be used to gain access to the Shield World. Most of them were likely hidden, for example covered under large bodies of water, such as the one the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} used to enter the Shield World. The access portals were seemingly automated, and controlled by [[Unnamed Forerunner AI|an AI]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:ShieldWorldOuterSurface.png|thumb|right|250px|The Spirit of Fire above the outer surface.]] | [[File:ShieldWorldOuterSurface.png|thumb|right|250px|The Spirit of Fire above the outer surface.]] | ||
===Construction=== | |||
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The Shield Installation was constructed during the Forerunner-Flood War. Though structurally different from the Onyx installation, the Shield World would be built for the same purpose: to serve as a bomb shelter from the Halo Array's pulse. Due to the betrayal of the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] construct [[032 Mendicant Bias]] however, their intended occupants never settled in the Shield Worlds and the megastructures would remain empty for millennia to come. | |||
===Human-Covenant War=== | |||
{{quote|This world shall be the [[The Apex|birthplace]] for an [[Unnamed Forerunner Starship|invasion fleet]] beyond imagining!|[[Prophet of Regret]]}} | {{quote|This world shall be the [[The Apex|birthplace]] for an [[Unnamed Forerunner Starship|invasion fleet]] beyond imagining!|[[Prophet of Regret]]}} | ||
The Shield World was discovered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in [[2531]] using information from [[Arcadia Forerunner Ruins|a Forerunner complex]] on the planet [[Arcadia (Planet)|Arcadia]]. After recovering the information, the [[ | The Shield World was discovered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in [[2531]] using information from [[Arcadia Forerunner Ruins|a Forerunner complex]] on the planet [[Arcadia (Planet)|Arcadia]]. After recovering the information, the [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] and the [[Prophet of Regret]] traveled to the Shield World, to discover the Apex site and the dormant Forerunner fleet. With the [[Human-Covenant War]] ongoing, the Covenant hoped to use the Shield World's stored warships to crush the [[UNSC]] quickly, rather than wage the protracted war that would characterize the Human-Covenant War. However, they soon discovered that while they were able to access the installation, they weren't able to reactivate the fleet.<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''"The Halo Wars story retold"'' series</ref> | ||
After the Covenant had observed professor [[Ellen Anders]] activating the [[Relic (Structure)|Forerunner relic]] on [[Harvest]], the Prophet of Regret ordered the Arbiter to go to Arcadia and capture the human scientist, as she seemed to have unusual knowledge about the [[Forerunners]]. The Arbiter went back to Arcadia, captured Anders and brought her to the Shield World. | After the Covenant had observed professor [[Ellen Anders]] activating the [[Relic (Structure)|Forerunner relic]] on [[Harvest]], the Prophet of Regret ordered the Arbiter to go to Arcadia and capture the human scientist, as she seemed to have unusual knowledge about the [[Forerunners]]. The Arbiter went back to Arcadia, captured Anders and brought her to the Shield World. | ||
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The ''Spirit of Fire'' followed the Covenant in close pursuit, tracking Anders' transponder signal. When the ''Spirit of Fire'' arrived to the Shield World, a new horrific enemy was discovered: [[the Flood]]. Some time later, when the ''Spirit'''s shipboard [[AI]] [[Serina]] scanned the planet for Anders' signal, which seemed to be originating from an ocean, the ship was suddenly pulled into the Shield World's internal docking mechanism. After passing the tunnels inside the installation's superstructure, the ''Spirit of Fire'' emerged into the internal [[Micro Dyson Sphere]]. | The ''Spirit of Fire'' followed the Covenant in close pursuit, tracking Anders' transponder signal. When the ''Spirit of Fire'' arrived to the Shield World, a new horrific enemy was discovered: [[the Flood]]. Some time later, when the ''Spirit'''s shipboard [[AI]] [[Serina]] scanned the planet for Anders' signal, which seemed to be originating from an ocean, the ship was suddenly pulled into the Shield World's internal docking mechanism. After passing the tunnels inside the installation's superstructure, the ''Spirit of Fire'' emerged into the internal [[Micro Dyson Sphere]]. | ||
Some time later, the Arbiter used Anders, who had been kept prisoner within [[the Apex]], to activate the fleet of Forerunner ships. However, as the awestruck Elites watched the fleet's activation, Anders managed to escape via the installation's [[Teleportation Grid]] and regroup with the other humans. She quickly came up with a plan to prevent the Covenant from using the Forerunner fleet: They overloaded the ''Spirit of Fire'''s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] to create a chain reaction in the [[Astroengineering#Stars|artificial sun]] in the center of the Shield World, sending it to [[supernova]] state and destroying it from within. The ''Spirit of Fire'' was able to escape the Shield World's destruction. | Some time later, the Arbiter used Anders, who had been kept prisoner within [[the Apex]], to activate the fleet of Forerunner ships. However, as the awestruck Elites watched the fleet's activation, Anders managed to escape via the installation's [[Teleportation Grid]] and regroup with the other humans. She quickly came up with a plan to prevent the Covenant from using the Forerunner fleet: They overloaded the ''Spirit of Fire'''s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] to create a chain reaction in the [[Astroengineering#Stars|artificial sun]] in the center of the Shield World, sending it to [[supernova]] state and destroying it from within. The ''Spirit of Fire'' was able to escape the Shield World's destruction. | ||
