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''' | '''ONI Research Facility Trevelyan'''<ref name="glass397">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 397''</ref> or the '''Sharpened Shield''' as the [[Forerunner]]s referred to it,<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', page ''???''</ref> is a [[Dyson sphere]] formerly located within the artificial planet [[Onyx]]. | ||
== | ==Description== | ||
It | From the outside, the shell of the sphere was entirely featureless, and was described as being chocolate-brown in color.<ref name="glass378">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 378-379''</ref> It used to reside in a slipspace bubble of compressed dimensionality, having a diameter of only 23 centimeters in normal space.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''chapter 10''</ref> However, the space inside the slipspace rift is approximately two astronomical units (300 million kilometers) in diameter and weighs approximately 1.37 solar masses. The Dyson sphere's default environmental conditions are suitable for [[Earth]]-based life, but the climate settings could be adjusted for other species' requirements.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page ???''</ref> When enclosed within Onyx, the only means of access to the Sharpened Shield was a small portal, which was located inside the [[core room antechamber]] in the core of the artificial planet. The portal was only active for a limited amount of time after the [[Halo Array]] had been put into standby mode.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 311''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Sharpened Shield was constructed by the Forerunners during the [[Forerunner-Flood | The Sharpened Shield was constructed by the Forerunners during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] as a bomb shelter from the firing of the Halo Array. | ||
Near the end of the [[Battle of Onyx]] on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], Covenant [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] led his forces in an attempt to access the Sharpened Shield. However, [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Kurt-051]] detonated a pair of [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s within the core room antechamber after his comrades had passed through the portal, denying the Covenant access. The human survivors, including SPARTAN-II [[Blue Team]], several [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]], [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], were then seemingly trapped within the shield world. Shortly thereafter, the installation's [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinels]] destroyed the artificial surface of Onyx.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page | Near the end of the [[Battle of Onyx]] on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], Covenant [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] led his forces in an attempt to access the Sharpened Shield. However, [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Kurt-051]] detonated a pair of [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s within the core room antechamber after his comrades had passed through the portal, denying the Covenant access.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 372''</ref> The human survivors, including SPARTAN-II [[Blue Team]], several [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]], [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], were then seemingly trapped within the shield world. Shortly thereafter, the installation's [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinels]] destroyed the artificial surface of Onyx.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 378''</ref> | ||
When inside the shield world, the human survivors managed to establish contact between the ONI ships outside the sphere, which had already detected the anomaly caused by the slipspace bubble but had no means to access it. In February 2553,<ref name="glass372">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 372''</ref> the shield world was eventually brought back into normal space by a group of [[Huragok]] that the Forerunners had left behind to maintain the structure. There was a considerable difference in the passage of time between the slipspace bubble and real space; while the survivors inside the sphere had only experienced several days, approximately three months had passed on the outside. | |||
==List of | Once the Sharpened Shield had been brought back into normal space, the ONI team [[Kilo-Five]] entered the sphere. A strip of multi-colored lights activated to guide their dropship to the designated coordinates, where they would land on the surface of the shell. After a momentary blackness and a disorienting sensation for the occupants, they found themselves and their ship inside a hangar facility within the sphere's interior.<ref name="glass378"/> Halsey and the surviving SPARTANs were then rescued from the Sharpened Shield, but she was immediately arrested by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]] for "committing acts likely to aid the enemy". Meanwhile, ONI science teams were sent in to recover Forerunner technologies from the shield world,<ref name="glass397"/> which was was named "Trevelyan" in honor of Kurt-051, whose sacrifice allowed humanity to access it.<ref name="glass372"/> | ||
*[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Halo: Glasslands]] | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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ONI Research Facility Trevelyan[1] or the Sharpened Shield as the Forerunners referred to it,[2] is a Dyson sphere formerly located within the artificial planet Onyx.
Description
From the outside, the shell of the sphere was entirely featureless, and was described as being chocolate-brown in color.[3] It used to reside in a slipspace bubble of compressed dimensionality, having a diameter of only 23 centimeters in normal space.[4] However, the space inside the slipspace rift is approximately two astronomical units (300 million kilometers) in diameter and weighs approximately 1.37 solar masses. The Dyson sphere's default environmental conditions are suitable for Earth-based life, but the climate settings could be adjusted for other species' requirements.[5] When enclosed within Onyx, the only means of access to the Sharpened Shield was a small portal, which was located inside the core room antechamber in the core of the artificial planet. The portal was only active for a limited amount of time after the Halo Array had been put into standby mode.[6]
History
The Sharpened Shield was constructed by the Forerunners during the Forerunner-Flood war as a bomb shelter from the firing of the Halo Array.
Near the end of the Battle of Onyx on November 3, 2552, Covenant Fleet Master Voro Nar 'Mantakree led his forces in an attempt to access the Sharpened Shield. However, SPARTAN Kurt-051 detonated a pair of FENRIS nuclear warheads within the core room antechamber after his comrades had passed through the portal, denying the Covenant access.[7] The human survivors, including SPARTAN-II Blue Team, several SPARTAN-IIIs, Dr. Catherine Halsey, and Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez, were then seemingly trapped within the shield world. Shortly thereafter, the installation's Sentinels destroyed the artificial surface of Onyx.[8]
When inside the shield world, the human survivors managed to establish contact between the ONI ships outside the sphere, which had already detected the anomaly caused by the slipspace bubble but had no means to access it. In February 2553,[9] the shield world was eventually brought back into normal space by a group of Huragok that the Forerunners had left behind to maintain the structure. There was a considerable difference in the passage of time between the slipspace bubble and real space; while the survivors inside the sphere had only experienced several days, approximately three months had passed on the outside.
Once the Sharpened Shield had been brought back into normal space, the ONI team Kilo-Five entered the sphere. A strip of multi-colored lights activated to guide their dropship to the designated coordinates, where they would land on the surface of the shell. After a momentary blackness and a disorienting sensation for the occupants, they found themselves and their ship inside a hangar facility within the sphere's interior.[3] Halsey and the surviving SPARTANs were then rescued from the Sharpened Shield, but she was immediately arrested by Captain Serin Osman for "committing acts likely to aid the enemy". Meanwhile, ONI science teams were sent in to recover Forerunner technologies from the shield world,[1] which was was named "Trevelyan" in honor of Kurt-051, whose sacrifice allowed humanity to access it.[9]
List of appearances
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)
- Halo: Glasslands
