- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
an ark (arc, whatever) was a box that held things, in noah's case, animals. the ark of the covenant held the tablets of the ten commandments, among other things.
as far as halo goes, the ark, as mentioned in h2 is a remote activation faciility for the halos, and it may or may not provide shelter from the pulse for those inside, we'll just have to find out in 2007