Editing Porta

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<center>''For the [[Forerunner]] artifact, see [[Portal]].''</center>
[[Image:Porta.jpg|thumb|200px|A Porta opens for [[Master Chief]].]]
A '''Porta''' is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood Hive]]s that acts as the [[Flood]] analog to doorways. Portas were sighted in the [[Flood]]-infested ''[[High Charity (Structure)|High Charity]]'', in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map, [[Isolation]] and in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', on the [[Flood Barracks]].

==Trivia==
*Portas have at least two [[seven]] references in them, one being that Portas are made up of seven segments, and the other being the fact that there are seven Portas on the level [[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]. 
*The name "porta" probably comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''porta'' (''πόρτα''), which means "door". 
*On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map [[Isolation (Level)|Isolation]] there is one Porta. Sliding down a hole on the top part of the map will lead you to slide down a tube. A Porta will open, letting you into the Flood-infested cave.
*Portas make an appearance in the [[ Halo 3]] levels [[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]] and [[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]] and the multiplayer map [[Isolation (Level)|Isolation]]
*There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance.

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-[[File:Porta profile.jpg|thumb|200px|A porta within the Flood-infested ''High Charity''.]]
+<center>''For the [[Forerunner]] artifact, see [[Portal]].''</center>
-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>
+[[Image:Porta.jpg|thumb|200px|A Porta opens for [[Master Chief]].]]
+A '''Porta''' is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood Hive]]s that acts as the [[Flood]] analog to doorways. Portas were sighted in the [[Flood]]-infested ''[[High Charity (Structure)|High Charity]]'', in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map, [[Isolation]] and in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', on the [[Flood Barracks]].
-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}}
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 ==Trivia==
-*Portas are comprised of [[seven]] segments, and there are seven Portas on the campaign level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''.
+*Portas have at least two [[seven]] references in them, one being that Portas are made up of seven segments, and the other being the fact that there are seven Portas on the level [[Cortana (level)|Cortana]].
-*The name "porta" probably comes from the Greek word ''porta'' (''πόρτα'') or the Italian word ''porta'', which both mean "door".
+*The name "porta" probably comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''porta'' (''πόρτα''), which means "door".
-*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.
+*On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map [[Isolation (Level)|Isolation]] there is one Porta. Sliding down a hole on the top part of the map will lead you to slide down a tube. A Porta will open, letting you into the Flood-infested cave.
+*Portas make an appearance in the [[ Halo 3]] levels [[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]] and [[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]] and the multiplayer map [[Isolation (Level)|Isolation]]
-==Gallery==
+*There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance.
-<gallery>
-File:H3 - Flood porta concept.png|Concept art of a Porta.
-File:Porta.jpg|A Porta opens for [[John-117]].
-</gallery>
-==List of appearances==
-*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Halo Wars]]''
-==Sources==
-{{Ref/Sources}}
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-[[Category:Flood]]
+[[Category:The Flood]]