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The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] reverentially described Installation 04 as both the '''First Holy Ring''' and the '''First Sacred Ring'''. After its destruction at the end of the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Installation 00|the Ark]] started to construct [[Installation 04B|a replacement for Installation 04]]. | The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] reverentially described Installation 04 as both the '''First Holy Ring''' and the '''First Sacred Ring'''. After its destruction at the end of the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Installation 00|the Ark]] started to construct [[Installation 04B|a replacement for Installation 04]]. | ||
== Summary == | ==Summary== | ||
The purpose of Installation 04, along with its brethren, was to preclude and thwart the parasite forms known as the [[Flood]] from consuming all sentient life in the galaxy by destroying all sentient life to prevent eventual consumption. In the event of a [[Flood]] outbreak, one of the seven installations could be triggered (in turn setting the rest of the array on stand-by) to annihilate all sentient life within 25,000 light years. Once one ring is set off all remaining rings would activate. All seven rings could be fired at once if need be. | The purpose of Installation 04, along with its brethren, was to preclude and thwart the parasite forms known as the [[Flood]] from consuming all sentient life in the galaxy by destroying all sentient life to prevent eventual consumption. In the event of a [[Flood]] outbreak, one of the seven installations could be triggered (in turn setting the rest of the array on stand-by) to annihilate all sentient life within 25,000 light years. Once one ring is set off all remaining rings would activate. All seven rings could be fired at once if need be. | ||
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The climate of Installation 04 is very similar to [[Earth]]'s climate. There have been hurricanes over the oceans on the ring.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 14''</ref> The weather is, however, extremely unpredictable - rain and snowfall can occur at random, leading [[Cortana|some]] to wonder if the weather is intentionally irregular, or if it follows a pattern such as snow being deliberately made at the control room to slow the Flood.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 107''</ref><ref>''[[Assault on the Control Room (Level)|Assault on the Control Room]]''</ref> | The climate of Installation 04 is very similar to [[Earth]]'s climate. There have been hurricanes over the oceans on the ring.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 14''</ref> The weather is, however, extremely unpredictable - rain and snowfall can occur at random, leading [[Cortana|some]] to wonder if the weather is intentionally irregular, or if it follows a pattern such as snow being deliberately made at the control room to slow the Flood.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 107''</ref><ref>''[[Assault on the Control Room (Level)|Assault on the Control Room]]''</ref> | ||
== History == | ==History== | ||
[[File:AlphaHaloview1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Halo with Threshold in the background.]] | [[File:AlphaHaloview1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Halo with Threshold in the background.]] | ||
[[File:Ddd03.jpg|thumb|right|Part of the wreckage of Installation 04.|200px]] | [[File:Ddd03.jpg|thumb|right|Part of the wreckage of Installation 04.|200px]] | ||
=== 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"). | ||
The Installation was activated sometime thereafter and all Forerunner and most of the Flood were killed. Installation 04 lay dormant for a hundred thousand years, with [[343 Guilty Spark]] and his [[Sentinels]] ready to keep the [[Flood]] confined in the [[Flood Containment Facilities]] and keeping the infrastructure of the Halo in perfect working order. | The Installation was activated sometime thereafter and all Forerunner and most of the Flood were killed. Installation 04 lay dormant for a hundred thousand years, with [[343 Guilty Spark]] and his [[Sentinels]] ready to keep the [[Flood]] confined in the [[Flood Containment Facilities]] and keeping the infrastructure of the Halo in perfect working order. | ||
=== Intermediate period === | ===Intermediate period=== | ||
Sometime after the activation of the Array, a number of space-faring species stumbled across | 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 === | ===Destruction=== | ||
{{quote|Halo... It's finished..."<br />"No, I think we're just getting started.| [[Cortana]] talking to the [[John-117|Master Chief]] after the destruction of Installation 04.}} | {{quote|Halo... It's finished..."<br />"No, I think we're just getting started.| [[Cortana]] talking to the [[John-117|Master Chief]] after the destruction of Installation 04.}} | ||
[[File:Haloce-20090913-211532.png|thumb|left|168px|Halo, as it explodes.]] | [[File:Haloce-20090913-211532.png|thumb|left|168px|Halo, as it explodes.]] | ||
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 slipspace. | 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 slipspace. The Halos are deeply ingrained into the Covenant's religious dogma, but prior to this discovery they have 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 | 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. The ensuing four-day battle that took place all over the ring was called The Battle of Installation 04. [[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 [[John-117|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. | ||
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. | ||
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*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 [[Burial Mounds]]. | *It is possible to see falling debris from Installation 04 on [[Burial Mounds]]. | ||
*Other races came to Installation 04 before humanity and the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''', 343 Guilty | *Other races came to Installation 04 before humanity and the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''', 343 Guilty Spark's Log</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
