ONI Ilex Facility
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Unidentified planet[1] |
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Studying materiel recovered in the Zeta Halo project[2] |
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ONI Ilex Facility is a classified military black site operated by the Office of Naval Intelligence as part of the Zeta Halo project. [2]
History
Ilex Facility was involved in Operation: ECDYSIS - the ongoing study of Installation 07 by the United Nations Space Command. While apparently not built on the Halo's surface itself,[1] it was involved in studying materiel and technologies discovered on the ringworld. Some of the structures analysed at Ilex Facility included structural samples taken from Zeta Halo, which were able to yield a number of discoveries in mineralogy. However, despite active research, the base was unable to replicate the effects of reformation as demonstrated on the ring, due to being unable to reproduce the method in which Forerunner technology turns raw materials into useful structures even despite a number of workarounds implemented to boost the base's electrical power output to a fraction of that needed for full-scale testing.[2]
Ultimately, the base's staff were unable to progress as rapidly in their understanding of Zeta Halo as the researchers on the shield world Trevelyan were - though remained hopeful that future discoveries may be able to assist humanity in restoring the multitude of colony worlds glassed by the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War.[2]
Trivia
Ilex Facility is the setting of the Halo Infinite multiplayer map Cliffhanger.[2]
List of appearances
- Halo Infinite
- Season 03: Echoes Within (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Infinite, multiplayer map Cliffhanger: No Halo ring is visible in the map's skybox, indicating the base is not on the ring itself.
- ^ a b c d e f g Halo Waypoint, Halo Infinite - Echoes Within Intel (Retrieved on Apr 17, 2023) [local archive] [external archive]
