HALion Sonice vs. HAlion Sonic SE

I have been using HALion Sonice SE with Cubase Artist edition. I have thought about upgrading to the full version of HALion Sonic.

I have a questions. Can HALion Sonic be run as a stand-alone application (i.e. can I open it up without using Cubase?).

Secondly, I have purchased some additional plug-ins for HALion Sonic SE (Dark Planet, Soul Keys, Tribewerx, etc). Can these be used in HALion Sonic or are they already included in HALion Sonic.

Thanks

Yes for standalone & yes you can use dark planet etc…in HALion Sonic.