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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|H3}} |
| {{disambig header|the Flood counterpart of doors|the [[Forerunner]] artifact|The Portal}}
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| [[File:Porta profile.jpg|thumb|200px|A porta within the Flood-infested ''High Charity''.]]
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| A '''porta'''<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 99''</ref> is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood hive]]s that acts as the [[Flood]] analog to [[door]]ways. Portas were sighted in the Flood-infested ''[[High Charity]]''<ref name="cort">'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''</ref> and on the [[Flood den]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref>
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| The portas replace the doors in the original architecture of the Flood hive, because of the excessive growth of [[Flood blister]]s in the area. Even though the [[Gravemind]] controls all Flood forms, it doesn't control the opening and closing of a porta. This is supported by the fact that during [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]]'s [[raid on High Charity]], the portas in front of him opens, despite the Gravemind's attempts to stop John's progress to save the [[Artificial intelligence|AI construct]] [[Cortana]].{{Ref/Reuse|cort}} | | The '''Porta'''<ref>''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]'', page 99</ref> is a "sphincter-like orifice" embedded in floors that act as the [[Flood]] analog to doorways. |
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| | They were sighted in the [[Flood]]-infested ''[[High Charity]]''<ref>''[[Cortana (Level)]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref>. |
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Portas are comprised of [[seven]] segments, and there are seven Portas on the campaign level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''.
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| *The name "porta" probably comes from the Greek word ''porta'' (''πόρτα'') or the Italian word ''porta'', which both mean "door".
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| *On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map ''[[Isolation]]'', there is one Porta. Sliding down a hole on the top part of the map will lead the player to slide down a tube. A Porta will open, leading into a Flood-infested cave.
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| ==Gallery==
| | [[Category:The Flood]] |
| <gallery>
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| File:H3 - Flood porta concept.png|Concept art of a Porta.
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| File:Porta.jpg|A Porta opens for [[John-117]].
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]''
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| {{Flood}}
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| [[Category:Flood]] | |