| Installation 01 | |
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| General overview | |
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Description: |
Desert-like landscape[1] |
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Location: |
Within the Milky Way |
| Operation overview | |
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Type: |
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Function: |
Galactic sterilization/Flood containment and research |
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Date of construction: |
Before c. 100,000 BCE |
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Status: |
Deactivated from Installation 00 as of December 2552 |
Installation 01, also known as Beta Halo[2], is one of the seven ring-shaped superweapons that comprise the Halo Array. It was originally part of a smaller array of six Halo installations with the diameter of 10,000 kilometers, as opposed to the 12 larger, 30,000-kilometer-wide Halos.[3] The ring's landscape is comprised of a large desert with a limited atmosphere; this may have been by design, due to a lack of proper maintenance or some other incident after the original firing of the Halo Array. It is the farthest Halo from Installation 00.[1]
Background
Activation
During the Battle of Installation 05 on November 3, 2552, a signal was sent to this Halo from Installation 05, putting it on standby mode. A readout from Installation 05's control room showed that Installation 01 was fully prepared to fire on demand.[4]
Deactivation
During the Battle of Installation 00 later the same year, Installation 01 was still in standby mode and was prepared to receive the signal to fire. However, SPARTAN John-117 deactivated the installation, as well as the rest of the array, before it could be fired.[5]
Trivia
Its surface bears an exact resemblance to a portion of Mars's surface. [citation needed]
Gallery
- 1211311504 Installation 07.jpg
The symbol representing Installation 01.
The surface of Installation 01.
List of appearances
- Halo 2 (Holographic representation only) (First appearance)
- Halo 3 (Holographic representation only)
- Halo Legends
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, page 174
- ^ Halo 3 Texture files: halo_inner_ring
- ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 329
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Great Journey
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
