Control Room (Installation 04)



"Unfortunately, my usefulness to this particular endeavor has come to an end. Protocol does not allow units with my classification to...perform a task as important as the reunification of the Index with the Core. That final step is reserved for you, Reclaimer."

- 343 Guilty Spark

Halo Installation 04 's Control Room was the site that controlled all of the ring's operations.

Description
The control room is located in a subterrainian level below the surface of Halo Installation 04. The facility was built directly into a giant artificial cavern and protected by a set of massive doors.

The large room features a platform suspended in the air with a circular catwalk around a hologram of the ring, the planet Threshold and its moon Basis.

History
In 2552, after the UNSC ship Pillar of Autumn crashed landed on the ring, Covenant scouts came across the control room, presumably through use of the Silent Cartographer.

When the Master Chief John-117 came across the control room, he integrated Cortana into the interface. Absorbing the wealth of knowledge, she informed him of a terrible secret and sent the chief after Captain Keyes and his squad who were going after a Covenant weapons cache.

Later, Halo's Monitor, 343 Guilty Spark, brought the Chief back to the control room in order to activate the ring. When he learned what the ring's true function was, the Chief yanked Cortana out of the panel and raced to stop the activation process.

Gameplay
The location appears twice in Halo: Combat Evolved.

Behind the Scenes

 * It has been noted that when viewed from the top, the main console room resembles the Marathon logo.

Appearances

 * Halo: Combat Evolved/Halo: The Flood
 * The Silent Cartographer
 * Assault on the Control Room
 * Two Betrayals