Installation 03

Installation 03 is one of the Seven Halo Rings. This particular Halo falls under the jurisdiction of Monitor 049 Abject Testament. Very little is known about this installation, and it has to be yet directly observed, though it appears to have a red and cracked surface, indicating vast deserts and what appears to be volcanic activity. (Such volcanic activity, if present, would have to be artificially induced as the Halo rings lack the tectonic movement necessary for natural volcanic activity.)

During the Battle of Installation 05 in 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 03 was fully prepared to fire on demand.

A more comprehensive readout was later observed on the Ark during the Battle of Installation 00 by the Arbiter, John-117, and the High Prophet of Truth. The Master Chief deactivated the installation before it could be fired.

As of March 2553, Installation 03 is being researched and monitored by the Ivanoff Research Station.

Before the Halo rings were fired, the Librarian hid the Composer away from the Didact on Installation 03 to prevent him from digitizing the rest of the human race into ancillas for his Promethean warframes. It was recovered from the ring by the and taken to the Ivanoff research station prior to 2557, a process which Dr. Sandra Tillson claimed took 3 months to complete.

Trivia

 * It appears to have a Venusian surface.
 * This ring is often mistaken for Installation 05 because of the order the rings appear in The Covenant. Although it is not so, because Installation 05 is the fifth ring from the platform on which Truth and the Brutes reside rather than the direction in which the player enters the area, whereas the fifth ring in from the entrance has an apparently volcanic surface. In-game data files confirm this fact.
 * The numbering of the rings concerning the IWHBYD ring sequence is the opposite to the rings' actual installation numbers.
 * Like all Halo Arrays, Installation 03 derives its power from the Power Rooms which are connected to other Power Rooms placed around the whole ring. A power room on Installation 04 featured a large vertical core and a dome-shaped roof, with large glass windows that run along the sides. The energy which powers the Installation can be seen pulsating up through the core and then back down through the windows.

List of Appearances

 * Halo 2
 * Halo 3
 * Halo Legends
 * Origins
 * Halo: Glasslands
 * Halo 4