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This [[Shield World]]'s main structure consisted of the outer surface, the superstructure and tunnel system inside the crust, and the inner [[Dyson sphere|Micro Dyson Sphere]], along with it's own miniaturized [[Astroengineering #Stars|artificial sun]]. The outer surface, as well as parts of the superstructure, were largely infested with the [[The Flood|Flood]]. Some of the Flood even reached to the interior of the world through openings like vents, but because of the larger numbers of [[Sentinel]]s, never managed to fully infest it.

The inner Dyson Sphere was completely terraformed and full of plant and animal life, much like the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] or [[Installation 00|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, Shield 0459 possessed a [[teleportation grid]].

The surface of Shield 0459 had multiple access portals, which could be used to gain access to the interior of the planet. 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 [[unidentified ancilla (Shield World)|an AI]].

Within the tunnels inside the superstructure, there was a cleansing system, which prevented the Flood from entering the interior. This quarantine system consisted of several "Cleansing Rings", which created energy fields within their diameter, which would destroy any Flood biomass on a passing ship.

On the interior, these portals had six interlocks that needed to be opened in order to unlock the access to the tunnel, and they could only be operated by a [[Reclaimer]].

Shield 0459 was constructed during the Forerunner-Flood War. Though structurally different from the Onyx installation, Shield 0459 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 [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|032 Mendicant Bias]] however, their intended occupants never settled in the Shield Worlds and the megastructures would remain empty for millennia to come.

Shield 0459 was discovered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in [[2531]] using information from [[arcadia Forerunner ruins|a Forerunner complex]] on the 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 Shield 0459's stored warships to crush the [[United Nations Space Command|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 [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] activating the [[Relic|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.