Cylix
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ACylix is a genetic repository used byForerunners to store and catalogue indexed specimens. Functioning as instrumental tools for theLifeworkersConservation Measure, cylixes were mainly used to protect population samples in order to laterreseed life in the galaxy after the activation of theHalo Array.[1][2]
Overview[edit]
Design and purpose[edit]
Cylixes take the form of large slabs with stylizedholograms depicting the type of specimen that resides within them.[1][3] The metallic surface of a cylix has been described as being so cold that feels like one's hand is burning as they touch it.[4] When a cylix is opened, the face that is adorned with the hologram slides apart and the receptacle's occupant is released.[5] While their main purpose was to facilitate therepopulation ofthe galaxy,[1][2] in some cases theForerunners used cylixes as prisons for entities that were deemed to be a threat.[4][6] It appears that cylixes can either be opened en masse via automated system,[1] or individually by aReclaimer.[4]
Usage[edit]
Forerunner Keyships, such as theAnodyne Spirit, carried large numbers of cylixes to be delivered by these vessels to variousplanets throughout the galaxy during the reseeding process that followed theHalo Array'sactivation.[2][7] As of2559, theAnodyne Spirit still holds what appears to be "millions" of these cylixes within one of its vast interior chambers, a region of the ship that theCovenant referred to as "the clerestory."[2]
Cylixes withinInstallation 07 contained species such ashumans,Jiralhanae,Kig-Yar,Sangheili andUnggoy, in addition toFlood[3] andXalanyn.[6] The Xalanyn had mysteriously managed to survive the activation of the Halo Array, resulting in the surviving Forerunners deeming them a threat and imprisoning the species within cylixes on Installation 07.[6] One member of the Xalanyn, known as TheHarbinger, was released from her cylix by order ofWar ChiefEscharum during theInstallation 07conflict in2560.[4]
Gallery[edit]
Cortana's depiction of cylixes onboard aKeyship inHalo Legends:Origins.
Ancient Unggoy being released from cylixes ontoBalaho after theGreat Purification.
Concept art forHalo Infinite of a cylix and the various holograms that it can display.
Numerous cylixes stored beneath Installation 07 inHalo Infinite.
A human cylix.
An Unggoy cylix.
A Kig-Yar cylix.
A Sangheili cylix.
A cylix containing one of theEndless.
The cylix for theHarbinger, opened.
A hologram of the Harbinger's cylix.
A sequestered cylix for aFloodPod infector.
The Flood cylix from below.
Jiralhanae cylixes in theSilent Auditorium.
Jiralhanae Cylixes as seen in storage within the Silent Auditorium.
Another storage chamber containing Jiralhanae Cylixes.
List of appearances[edit]
Sources[edit]
- ^abcdOrigins
- ^abcdHalo: Shadows of Reach: Adjunct -Sacrifice
- ^abHalo Infinite, campaign levelFoundation (Halo Infinite)
- ^abcdHalo Infinite,UNSC Audio log: The Prisoner #03 - She was Smiling
- ^Halo Infinite, campaign levelOutpost Tremonius
- ^abcHalo Infinite, Post-credits cinematic
- ^Halo: Warfleet: pages 84-85
