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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • Spacedock returns to the world of #Halo for a look at Installation 00, The Ark.
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  • @Spacedock
    @Spacedock  2 года назад +29

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    • @MICROKNIGHT3000
      @MICROKNIGHT3000 2 года назад

      6:39 where is that clip from

    • @anidiot2284
      @anidiot2284 2 года назад +1

      @@MICROKNIGHT3000 Halo Wars 2 Flood DLC it’s called Awakening The Nightmare

    • @SIrL0bster
      @SIrL0bster 2 года назад

      Legit question, what does pledging to spacedock offer? I was pledged a while ago to get notifications on upcoming episodes but those never materialized, has that changed?

    • @90lancaster
      @90lancaster Год назад

      Halo that is that game series where most of the games are released unfinished.

  • @riccardogemme
    @riccardogemme 2 года назад +235

    The arrival at the Ark is one of my favourite moments in all of SCI FI

    • @tyshingleton7005
      @tyshingleton7005 2 года назад +27

      "Brute ships, standard line! Shipmaster, they outnumber us 3 to 1!"
      "Then it is an even fight..."

    • @brandonthesteele
      @brandonthesteele 2 года назад +4

      The first arrival to the Ark is a trip. There's this massive thing in the background when the slipspace jump is complete, and the mind reels when trying to comprehend its size and shape.

  • @-JA-
    @-JA- 2 года назад

    👍👏

  • @tetraxis3011
    @tetraxis3011 2 года назад +159

    This also shows just how much of a universal threat the Flood are, if you need to costruct a giant conservation facility that can build galaxy-killing weapons by itself, you got a really big problem.

  • @csongor242
    @csongor242 2 года назад +307

    The Ark is probably my all time favorite megastructure in any sci-fi, followed closely by the Starforge from KotOR. I was so relieved when It wasn't destroyed at the end of Halo 3.

    • @carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679
      @carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679 2 года назад +5

      I'm a Dyson Sphere guy, after enshrining Dr. Freeman Dyson, who blew my mind as a child.

    • @seandalkeith3993
      @seandalkeith3993 2 года назад +9

      1. Ark 2. Infinite 3. Starforge 4. Star gate Atlantis city

    • @Mgl1206
      @Mgl1206 2 года назад +5

      @@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679 Dyson swarm > Dyson sphere

    • @HwangInhoBooNam
      @HwangInhoBooNam 2 года назад +8

      Is impossible to destroy something like the Ark. It's one of the most powerful things that has ever existed through all Sci-Fi history

    • @Burnthealphabetpeople
      @Burnthealphabetpeople Год назад +3

      @@HwangInhoBooName flood destroyed the first ark which was way bigger than this arc using precursor star roads

  • @DrownedInExile
    @DrownedInExile 2 года назад +87

    Holy crap. The Forerunners could build artificial suns???
    Bet the First Galactic Empire would be green with envy!

    • @Pikkabuu
      @Pikkabuu Год назад

      But can they destroy suns?! Checkmate Rebel scum.

  • @downrangecash2418
    @downrangecash2418 2 года назад +436

    Ah yes, the planetary froot loop constructor

    • @cardrabitt1159
      @cardrabitt1159 2 года назад +45

      A terrain cheerio, if you will

    • @nomar5spaulding
      @nomar5spaulding 2 года назад +11

      Lol what if they wanted Apple Jack's instead?

    • @downrangecash2418
      @downrangecash2418 2 года назад +21

      @@nomar5spaulding dude, didn't you know? Apple Jacks were ancient humanity's thing. No self-respecting Forerunner would ever create a giant Apple Jack. That's why the war happened.

    • @nomar5spaulding
      @nomar5spaulding 2 года назад +10

      @@downrangecash2418 Ah yes, I had forgotten. All self respecting people know the Forerunner disdain for the AJ cereal. I'm embarrassed for myself.

    • @tetraxis3011
      @tetraxis3011 2 года назад

      XD?

  • @rhylin26
    @rhylin26 2 года назад +87

    I just like how casually he mentions the artificial sun.

  • @apassionatenerd.3564
    @apassionatenerd.3564 2 года назад +165

    I love the design of the Ark.
    Its like a giant eye staring out into space.

    • @madeanaccounttospillthebor9568
      @madeanaccounttospillthebor9568 2 года назад +3

      Wait that gives me an idea about the flood and how it tries to assimilate life experiences..

    • @Grey_Shard
      @Grey_Shard 2 года назад +7

      More evidence that Sauron suffered from a lack of vision.

    • @MisterJohnDoe
      @MisterJohnDoe 3 месяца назад

      It just makes me think of a giant metal star fish.

  • @awesomehpt8938
    @awesomehpt8938 2 года назад +96

    Elite: Brute ships! Staggered line! Shipmaster they outnumber us three to one!
    Shipmaster:Then it is an even fight!

    • @riccardogemme
      @riccardogemme 2 года назад +2

      Burn their mongrel hides!

    • @rayhatton7683
      @rayhatton7683 2 года назад +3

      Someone ring the bell, fight on!!!!!!

    • @generalkenobi9782
      @generalkenobi9782 2 года назад +2

      BURN THEIR MONGREL HIDES

    • @ShawFujikawa
      @ShawFujikawa 2 года назад +1

      The funny part is they proceeded to curbstomp the Brute fleet anyway so it wasn’t even ‘even’ then lol

    • @Brandowannabemando
      @Brandowannabemando Год назад +1

      ​@@ShawFujikawa props to the name mr slip space

  • @tonyorobsky
    @tonyorobsky 2 года назад +25

    One of the best space megastructure of science-fiction games, and my favourite in Halo, followed closely by the shield world

  • @spartantraveler7251
    @spartantraveler7251 2 года назад +33

    It's one of my top three megastructures along with the rings and the Citadel. All of them seems to be somewhat circular. Can you talk a bit about Mass Effect Andromeda please?

  • @jenesuispasbavard
    @jenesuispasbavard 2 года назад +34

    Man with all this great lore available, I'm bummed the new Halo TV series decided to go non-canon.

  • @ravager2-636
    @ravager2-636 2 года назад +13

    Eat your heart out Mass Effect Citadel

  • @nestorgamer9746
    @nestorgamer9746 2 года назад +15

    Mr. 00 would be honored

  • @JustTooDamnHonest
    @JustTooDamnHonest Год назад +6

    Th Ark is the pinnacle of alien tech in Halo and that it was the Forerunner's greatest creation.

  • @Gigas0101
    @Gigas0101 2 года назад +8

    0:33 I didn't know the forerunners were just the Guyver...

  • @mikebbabe1120
    @mikebbabe1120 2 года назад +7

    Can you do titans from titan fall or heavy VTOL from killzone shadowfall?

  • @gavinmartin4109
    @gavinmartin4109 2 года назад +30

    Now I really wanna know what happened to the Spirit of fire!!!

    • @KillerOrca
      @KillerOrca 2 года назад +21

      She’s still kicking ass last we heard

    • @hoojiwana
      @hoojiwana 2 года назад +16

      Still out there as of the last book, thats where the info about Epsilon Clarion is from.
      - hoojiwana from Spacedock

    • @Jayjay-qe6um
      @Jayjay-qe6um 2 года назад +8

      The first Halo Wars was released on 2009, Halo Wars 2 was released on 2017. I'm just guessing here, maybe Halo Wars 3 will be released on 2025.

  • @JohnMacCoy
    @JohnMacCoy 2 года назад +18

    Love these halo videos.

  • @jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847
    @jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847 2 года назад +7

    The Bolder Ring from Xeelee Sequence: *"Amateurs."*
    Sure it took a billion years to finish it but it was worth it.

  • @dermonch7959
    @dermonch7959 2 года назад +4

    Quick Reminder: The Ark in Halo 3 is actually the lesser Ark, there is a bigger Version. Same goes for the Halos.

  • @ydna
    @ydna 2 года назад +10

    One of my favorite parts of the Halo universe! I hope we go back there in the future

  • @logicplague
    @logicplague 2 года назад +6

    Awesome video! Would love to see one on The Expanse's new Xerxes-class Zenobia! Seems like Avasarala took your advice, lol.

  • @peeperleviathan2839
    @peeperleviathan2839 2 месяца назад +1

    0:53 why does the arm at the top of the screen look like the land there was based on North America, specifically the US?

  • @kummer45
    @kummer45 2 года назад +4

    The ark should happen in further Halo games. It's an amazing place for different biomes and such.

  • @jorgnocke991
    @jorgnocke991 2 года назад +12

    Great Video thank you so much please keep up the amazing work stay safe and live long and prosper🖖🏻

  • @Spacey_key
    @Spacey_key Год назад +1

    nit pick, Instalation 00 is not the largest structure that was built in Halo, they call it a Lesser ark for a reason

  • @congruentcrib
    @congruentcrib 2 года назад +9

    I love how halo started as covenant vs humans; but now has sprawled into such a complex battle of friendships, Alliances, Extinct Races, and most importantly The Flood. The game really is now a Us vs The Flood. Everyone sees The Flood as the enemy… just how we deal with it is each factions own ideology.

  • @speedygonsales1043
    @speedygonsales1043 Год назад +1

    Faber after rising his kill count to
    1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
    😩

  • @HunterCressall
    @HunterCressall 2 года назад +5

    Why are the gravitational issues never really addressed? Even artificial gravity would result in a strange perceived horizon and counterintuitive center of mass.

  • @lewisirwin5363
    @lewisirwin5363 2 года назад +3

    I just now realised the pun in the name "Ark"

  • @Just_A_Simple_Time_Traveller
    @Just_A_Simple_Time_Traveller Год назад +1

    If that's the lesser Ark, what's the greater Ark

  • @awsomebot1
    @awsomebot1 2 года назад +1

    Personally not a fan of the wildlife being there for "preservation". Surely they can reseed life into the galaxy without having to keep living specimens roaming about? Not to mention possible evolution and natural extinction events that would alter the life that they're trying to preserve. Or the fact that a lot of lifeforms aren't suited for life on the installations (at least as far as we know).
    My personal headcanon has always been that the life on the installations serve a greater purpose. Perhaps they're required for the neurophysics of the installations to function, or to somehow draw energy from.

    • @luigimrlgaming9484
      @luigimrlgaming9484 Год назад +3

      I thought it was so the forerunner civilization could survive
      I don’t think they ever put any life on the rings as they realized that was a stupid idea
      But they did design the capabilities in there
      Unfortunately the only thing the beautiful landscape had been used for was warfare so

    • @istoppedcaring6209
      @istoppedcaring6209 7 месяцев назад

      study, the forerunners would be like human researchers on steroids, they would actively want to observe the behaviours of all these beings

  • @SmartAss4123
    @SmartAss4123 Год назад +1

    The Forerunners were amazing.

  • @luigimrlgaming9484
    @luigimrlgaming9484 Год назад +1

    I like how casually he says that the Monitor
    Could control peoples minds
    First time I heard that I thought
    There is so many useful moments for 343 guilty spark to use that
    But then I realized it must just be the Arks Monitor

  • @santysouk
    @santysouk 2 года назад +1

    Holy crap, slow down narrator.

  • @UGNAvalon
    @UGNAvalon 2 года назад +1

    Missed opportunity to have this narrated by Installation 00 😶
    (Tho considering he already made a Most Detailed Breakdown of “my installation”, I guess it’s understandable. ;D )

  • @Theagentorange1
    @Theagentorange1 2 года назад +5

    Who says refuge as refooga
    I stand corrected apologies hoojiwana

    • @hoojiwana
      @hoojiwana 2 года назад +4

      It's not refuge, its Refugia.
      - hoojiwana from Spacedock

  • @Mirelale000
    @Mirelale000 2 года назад +1

    7:20, Holy shit! That would have been one hell of a DLC!

  • @finn4019
    @finn4019 2 года назад +1

    Y'think the Spirit of Fire crew is still at the Ark now? Durring Halo Infinite?

  • @pearsegallagher9832
    @pearsegallagher9832 2 года назад +1

    algorithm comment

  • @lieutenantdan9337
    @lieutenantdan9337 2 года назад +4

    Didn't this guy voice a tech priest in 40k Text-to-Speech?

  • @marcosmata8233
    @marcosmata8233 Год назад

    Concept
    What if the ark's twin holds the key to resetting the entire universe, From the The Umbrella Academy?

  • @luigimrlgaming9484
    @luigimrlgaming9484 Год назад

    000 Sad and lonely

  • @BigChap117
    @BigChap117 Год назад

    The Ark, built to store and protect the species of the galaxy from the cleansing of the Flood. Hmmm, sounds pretty familiar, doesn't it?

  • @DMSProduktions
    @DMSProduktions 2 года назад

    Yes, that's very good, but WHAT does it all MEAN?

  • @TheSithlordczar
    @TheSithlordczar 2 года назад

    When is the OG narrator of this channel returning? If at all? Can’t stand this new guy

  • @legionofyuri
    @legionofyuri 2 года назад +3

    I was disappointed that the Ark wasn't a Ringworld as described by Larry Niven.

    • @tetraxis3011
      @tetraxis3011 4 месяца назад

      The thing is that the Halo rings were already “ring worlds” so they had to come up with something else.

  • @ur-rahman
    @ur-rahman Год назад

    where did you get the copyrighted material please?
    i want to watch it

  • @samkaffinsky
    @samkaffinsky Год назад

    So if this is the "lesser ark" what's the "greater ark"???

  • @bonbondurjdr6553
    @bonbondurjdr6553 2 года назад

    So, who's the Lord of the Halos?

  • @culvers1000
    @culvers1000 2 года назад

    U should do halo wars mechs origins or lore

  • @MPKb19
    @MPKb19 2 года назад

    Comment for statistics

  • @gunship519
    @gunship519 Год назад

    so if its considered the lesser arc than what is the primary arc?

    • @quocvinhnguyen2063
      @quocvinhnguyen2063 Год назад +1

      It's the Greater Ark. Same thing as the Lesser Ark, but way bigger and also responsible for making the original 30,000km, first-generation Halo Ring.

  • @kingmasterlord
    @kingmasterlord Год назад

    I want one

  • @frankharr9466
    @frankharr9466 2 года назад

    Tragic indeed.

  • @jamesfry8983
    @jamesfry8983 2 года назад +2

    When I first looked at the thumb nail I thought it was a shadow vessel from babylon 5

  • @CrimsonTemplar2
    @CrimsonTemplar2 2 года назад

    More great content. Thanks!

  • @philrm99
    @philrm99 2 года назад

    Great

  • @nimrath
    @nimrath 2 года назад

    What RTS is the fottage from?

  • @axelord4ever
    @axelord4ever 2 года назад +2

    What I dislike about the ark is that it needs to use space-magic artificial gravity, while the halo rings don't by design.

    • @luigimrlgaming9484
      @luigimrlgaming9484 Год назад +2

      And a weapon wiping out all life in the galaxy isn’t space magic?

    • @axelord4ever
      @axelord4ever Год назад +1

      _THAT'S_ the argument you're going for? In a work of science fiction?

    • @luigimrlgaming9484
      @luigimrlgaming9484 Год назад +1

      @@axelord4ever what’s so surprising
      Everything marginal is Space Magic

    • @tetraxis3011
      @tetraxis3011 Год назад +2

      Fun fact: the rings also use space magic gravity generators. the rings dont spin.

  • @vexfilms8807
    @vexfilms8807 2 года назад +1

    what about the Greater Ark

    • @Impartial_Sojourner
      @Impartial_Sojourner 2 года назад +2

      In terms of scale? Far larger to accommodate the construction of 30,000 km rings as opposed to this Ark's 10,000 km rings. It was destroyed, along with the annihilation of the surviving Forerunner population that managed to flee the galaxy as the Flood had managed to decimate their Capital System and 3 million world Ecumene. The Forerunners who survived the onslaught made their way to 00, and fired Halo.

    • @DerCharacter
      @DerCharacter Год назад

      @@Impartial_Sojourner For some reason I kinda wish some of the greater ark is still intact, and that it wasn't completely ripped to shreds. It would be so cool to have a scene in a game or show where someone drops out of slipspace and the ship passes by the wreckage of the forerunner and flood fleets, only to have a colossal partially intact greater ark come into view, along with the remains of some of the massive original halo rings. That would be an awesome sight to see, even if it may not be cannon.
      I guess Matherillian wasn't truly/fully destroyed so this scene may be possible with that place instead of the greater ark.
      I really just want a cannon look for the greater ark, like how we relatively recently got a cannon design for Offensive Bias.

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 2 года назад +1

    👍

  • @vivixxthatengimain9787
    @vivixxthatengimain9787 2 года назад

    Wouldnt say the biggest. The shield world from onyx was so bit its has a natural star and 3 orbiting planets inside of it

  • @nodak81
    @nodak81 Год назад +1

    Humanity would probably be at Forerunner levels of tech by now if we didn't waste time and resources squabbling over whose imaginary God is better.