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{{Quote|The Cartographer's defenses make it almost impenetrable; the only way up to it is by a Forerunner elevator.|Ellen Anders on Installation 00's Cartographer<ref name="Ascension">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Ascension (Halo Wars 2 level)|Ascension]]''</ref>}}
A '''lift''', or an ''elevator'' is a method of vertical transportation, common among all factions in the [[Halo Universe]].
An '''elevator''', or a '''lift''', is a method of transportation that allows an efficient ascent or descent over a vertical span.  


==[[Forerunner]]==
==Forerunner==
[[Forerunner Elevators|Forerunner lifts]] vary greatly in design depending on their purpose and location. For example, those around the control center were small and had six corners, while those around the [[Library]] where big enough for a [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] to land on. It should also be known that almost all the lifts seen in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', except the really large ones, had a transparent floor. On [[Installation 04]], there were plentiful lifts around the area of the [[Control Room]], but also on other locations around the installation.
[[File:FRvator 2.jpg|250px|thumb|A Forerunner lift on [[Installation 00]].]]
Forerunner lifts have several different methods of propulsion. How exactly they work, is not always clear. Most lifts move without apparent propulsion systems at all, some have beams of energy supporting them, such as the lifts on [[Installation 00|the Ark]].
Elevators are commonplace throughout various [[Forerunner]] installations. These elevators and their control panels have a tendency to be geometric, like most things of Forerunner design. Forerunner lifts have several methods of propulsion. How exactly they work is not always clear. Most lifts move without apparent propulsion systems at all, some have beams of energy supporting them, such as the lifts on [[Installation 00|the Ark]].


Forerunner lifts can be seen in the following levels:
===Installation 04===
All Forerunner elevators encountered by [[John-117]] on Installation 04 had no visible mechanical mechanism to move them (except for the elevator in [[Library|the Library]]). Forerunner elevators were first observed near Installation 04's [[Control Room]]. There were a few identical elevators, all of which were octagonal. The panel to control it had three components. Its left and right sides were irregular hexagons, and were also mirror images of each other. The centerpiece was a rectangle, and had a curving line down the middle.


'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''''
The [[Flood containment facility]] also had octagonal elevators. Unlike the elevators near the control center, the side lengths and angles were not all the same. The panel to control it was identical to that of the one in near the control room. During his passage through the containment facility, John-117 attempted to activate one of the elevators in order to return to the surface, only to witness the elevator crashing to the ground, disintegrating in midair.
*[[Assault on the Control Room (Level)|Assault on the Control Room]]
*[[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]]
*[[The Library (Level)|The Library]]


'''''[[Halo 2]]'''''
In the installation's [[Library]], there were several large, circular elevators that were controlled by the installation's monitor.
*[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]
*[[The Oracle (Level)|The Oracle]]
*[[Regret (Level)|Regret]]


'''''[[Halo 3]]'''''
===Forerunner gas mine===
*[[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]
[[File:H2A-Submersible elevator.png|thumb|250px|A submersible elevator on [[Installation 05]].]]
*[[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]]
Elevators in the [[Threshold gas mine]] included one that allowed passage between the [[hangar bay]] and the station's upper level. It had an octagonal shape, with two symmetrical control panels. One was placed on the right side of the entrance, the other on the front and center wall. An identical elevator was observed shortly after [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee cut the station's cables.


==[[Human|Humans]]==
A second, unique elevator appeared as the [[Covenant Special Operations]] team and the Arbiter entered the [[Flood research facility]] within the station. It dropped through the facility, occasionally rotating and stopping as it took in large canisters from containers on the walls, then storing them in breakable fixtures on the surface. It was symmetrical, completely geometric, and fully automated.  
[[Image: Freightavator_1.jpg|240px|thumb|right|A human-made freight elevator in [[Crow's Nest]].]]


Lifts are universally used by the [[UNSC]] in all sorts of structures, such as [[Starship|starships]] and [[Space Station|space stations]].  
An elevator atop a spiraling walkway led to an open area with the three cables that supported the entire station. Like most Forerunner elevators, this elevator was octagonal; all the sides and angles were contiguous. Its control panel was identical to that of the one near the station's hangar.


Human lifts are mostly traditionally designed. They are usually powered using conventional methods, such as cables or tracks.
===Installation 05===
On [[Installation 05]], a variety of elevators were observed, among them a previously unseen type of underwater elevators; capsules that are ejected downwards into the water, and then move along to their next destination.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]''</ref>


Human-made lifts appear in the following levels:
=== Installation 00 ===
On [[Installation 00]], two identical irregular hexagonal elevators went up and down from the base of the [[barrier tower]]s to a switch room where the towers could be deactivated. Their control panels were circular with geometric details inside the circle, including a [[Marathon]] symbol. During the [[Battle of the Citadel]], John-117 and the Arbiter took an identical, yet larger elevator up to the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]]'s main level from the structure's antechamber.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>


'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''''
==Human==
*[[The Maw]]
[[File:Freightavator 1.jpg|240px|thumb|A human-made freight elevator in [[Crow's Nest]].]]
'''''[[Halo 2]]'''''
*[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]
'''''[[Halo 3]]'''''
*[[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]]
*[[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]
'''''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''''
*[[ONI Alpha Site (Level)|ONI Alpha Site]]
*[[Data Hive (Level)|Data Hive]]
*[[Coastal Highway (Level)|Coastal Highway]]


==[[Covenant]]==
Humans use lifts in all sorts of structures, including starships and [[space station]]s. Human lifts are mostly traditional and utilitarian in design. They are usually powered by conventional methods, such as cables or tracks. [[Wikipedia:Elevator music|Elevator music]] is sometimes played in the elevators of civilian buildings, such as the [[SinoViet Center]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref>
[[Image:Cc gravlift2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A Covenant Gravity lift.]]
{{Main|Gravity Lift}}


The Covenant lifts differ from their human-made counterparts. Instead of using traditional conventional methods, they utilize a more advanced technology, called ''Gravity Lifts''. These devices create anti-gravity fields, which can be used to safely move objects vertically without any kind of moving platform.
The interiors of UNSC {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}s contain several elevators, including a larger cargo lift connecting the [[engineering]] to the ship's dorsal Class-7 service corridor.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Maw]]''</ref> Elevators are also found on [[Orbital defense platform|orbital MAC stations]] such as [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]], where there was a large, two-decked cargo elevator near the station's [[Portside Shipping]] area.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> The UNSC [[Military base|base]] [[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]] had several antiquated cargo elevators that were used by the UNSC forces stationed there.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> In the city of [[New Mombasa]], many structures such as the [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] and the [[New Mombasa Data Center|underground data center]] had varying types of elevators.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST'''</ref>


Gravity Lifts are mostly used in Covenant cities and structures, such as [[High Charity]]. They are also used in Covenant starships to transport and deploy troops and objects to a surface safely.
In addition to conventional elevators, humans use [[space elevator]]s, massive structures stretching from a planet's surface to [[geosynchronous orbit]], to ferry cargo into space. Constructed of [[carbon nanofiber]], these elevators are powered by strands of superconducting material, similar to [[Maglev train]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 73''</ref>
Additionally, anti-gravity technology is also used in smaller pieces of equipment, such as [[Portable Gravity Lift]]s or [[Deployable Lookout Tower]]s.


Usable Covenant Gravity lifts appear in the following levels (Not counting minor appearances):
==Covenant==
[[File:Cc gravlift2.jpg|250px|thumb|A Covenant gravity lift.]]
{{Main|Gravity lift}}


'''''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''''
Lifts used by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] differ from their human-made counterparts. Instead of using traditional conventional methods, they utilize a more advanced technology, called ''gravity lifts''. These devices create antigravity fields, which can be used to safely move objects vertically without any kind of moving platform.
*[[The Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|The Truth and Reconciliation]]
 
*[[Keyes (Level)|Keyes]]
Gravity lifts are mostly used in Covenant cities and structures, such as their capital [[High Charity]]. They are also used in Covenant starships to transport and deploy troops and objects to a surface safely. Additionally, antigravity technology is also used in smaller pieces of equipment, such as [[portable gravity lift]]s or [[Covenant watchtower]]s.
'''''[[Halo 2]]'''''
 
*[[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]]
Aside from their ubiquitous battlefield applications, Covenant gravity lifts have been encountered several times, most notably during the [[Naval boarding|boarding]] of the [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> and during the [[Fall of Reach]], when [[SPARTAN-B312]] could use one to get to the top of [[Spire One]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref>
*[[High Charity (Level)|High Charity]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Development images===
<gallery>
File:HINF Concept ElevatorShaft.jpg|Concept art of a Forerunner elevator shaft on [[Installation 07]].
File:HINF Concept BanishedElevator.jpg|Concept art of a [[Banished]] cargo elevator on Installation 07.
</gallery>
===Screenshots and art===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:biglift.jpg|A Smaller Lift near [[Alpha Halo|Alpha Halo's]] Control Room.
File:HCE-ForerunnerElevator.jpg|A smaller lift near [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]]'s Control Room.
Image:Liftr.png|Sgt. Johnson uses a large lift to escape the [[Flood Containment Facility]].
File:Smallift.jpg|A large lift within the [[Flood containment facility]] on [[Installation 04]].
Image:Smallift.jpg|A Large Lift within the [[Flood Containment Facility]] on [[Installation 04]].
File:Liftr.png|Sgt. Johnson uses a large lift to escape the [[Flood containment facility|Flood Containment Facility]].
File:Lift_Alphasite.jpg|A human elevator in [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]].
File:Lift_datacenter.jpg|Another human-made elevator in the [[New Mombasa Data Center]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Links==
==List of appearances==
===Internal===
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Space Elevator]]
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*[[Gravity Lift]]
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*[[Forerunner Elevators]]
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
[[Category:The Forerunner]]
*''[[Halo 2]]''
[[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved]]
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
[[Category:Technology]]
*''[[Halo 3]]''
[[Category:Halo 2]]
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
[[Category:Halo 3]]
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
**''[[Sacrifice]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
==See also==
*[[Space elevator]]
*[[Gravity lift]]
*[[Door]]
*[[Tram]]
 
{{Forerunner}}
[[Category:Transportation]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures| ]]

Latest revision as of 19:30, January 30, 2024

"The Cartographer's defenses make it almost impenetrable; the only way up to it is by a Forerunner elevator."
— Ellen Anders on Installation 00's Cartographer[1]

An elevator, or a lift, is a method of transportation that allows an efficient ascent or descent over a vertical span.

Forerunner[edit]

A Forerunner lift on Installation 00.

Elevators are commonplace throughout various Forerunner installations. These elevators and their control panels have a tendency to be geometric, like most things of Forerunner design. Forerunner lifts have several methods of propulsion. How exactly they work is not always clear. Most lifts move without apparent propulsion systems at all, some have beams of energy supporting them, such as the lifts on the Ark.

Installation 04[edit]

All Forerunner elevators encountered by John-117 on Installation 04 had no visible mechanical mechanism to move them (except for the elevator in the Library). Forerunner elevators were first observed near Installation 04's Control Room. There were a few identical elevators, all of which were octagonal. The panel to control it had three components. Its left and right sides were irregular hexagons, and were also mirror images of each other. The centerpiece was a rectangle, and had a curving line down the middle.

The Flood containment facility also had octagonal elevators. Unlike the elevators near the control center, the side lengths and angles were not all the same. The panel to control it was identical to that of the one in near the control room. During his passage through the containment facility, John-117 attempted to activate one of the elevators in order to return to the surface, only to witness the elevator crashing to the ground, disintegrating in midair.

In the installation's Library, there were several large, circular elevators that were controlled by the installation's monitor.

Forerunner gas mine[edit]

A submersible elevator on Installation 05.

Elevators in the Threshold gas mine included one that allowed passage between the hangar bay and the station's upper level. It had an octagonal shape, with two symmetrical control panels. One was placed on the right side of the entrance, the other on the front and center wall. An identical elevator was observed shortly after Thel 'Vadamee cut the station's cables.

A second, unique elevator appeared as the Covenant Special Operations team and the Arbiter entered the Flood research facility within the station. It dropped through the facility, occasionally rotating and stopping as it took in large canisters from containers on the walls, then storing them in breakable fixtures on the surface. It was symmetrical, completely geometric, and fully automated.

An elevator atop a spiraling walkway led to an open area with the three cables that supported the entire station. Like most Forerunner elevators, this elevator was octagonal; all the sides and angles were contiguous. Its control panel was identical to that of the one near the station's hangar.

Installation 05[edit]

On Installation 05, a variety of elevators were observed, among them a previously unseen type of underwater elevators; capsules that are ejected downwards into the water, and then move along to their next destination.[2]

Installation 00[edit]

On Installation 00, two identical irregular hexagonal elevators went up and down from the base of the barrier towers to a switch room where the towers could be deactivated. Their control panels were circular with geometric details inside the circle, including a Marathon symbol. During the Battle of the Citadel, John-117 and the Arbiter took an identical, yet larger elevator up to the Citadel's main level from the structure's antechamber.[3]

Human[edit]

A human-made freight elevator in Crow's Nest.

Humans use lifts in all sorts of structures, including starships and space stations. Human lifts are mostly traditional and utilitarian in design. They are usually powered by conventional methods, such as cables or tracks. Elevator music is sometimes played in the elevators of civilian buildings, such as the SinoViet Center.[4]

The interiors of UNSC Halcyon-class light cruisers contain several elevators, including a larger cargo lift connecting the engineering to the ship's dorsal Class-7 service corridor.[5] Elevators are also found on orbital MAC stations such as Cairo Station, where there was a large, two-decked cargo elevator near the station's Portside Shipping area.[6] The UNSC base Crow's Nest had several antiquated cargo elevators that were used by the UNSC forces stationed there.[7] In the city of New Mombasa, many structures such as the ONI Alpha Site and the underground data center had varying types of elevators.[8]

In addition to conventional elevators, humans use space elevators, massive structures stretching from a planet's surface to geosynchronous orbit, to ferry cargo into space. Constructed of carbon nanofiber, these elevators are powered by strands of superconducting material, similar to Maglev trains.[9]

Covenant[edit]

A Covenant gravity lift.
Main article: Gravity lift

Lifts used by the Covenant differ from their human-made counterparts. Instead of using traditional conventional methods, they utilize a more advanced technology, called gravity lifts. These devices create antigravity fields, which can be used to safely move objects vertically without any kind of moving platform.

Gravity lifts are mostly used in Covenant cities and structures, such as their capital High Charity. They are also used in Covenant starships to transport and deploy troops and objects to a surface safely. Additionally, antigravity technology is also used in smaller pieces of equipment, such as portable gravity lifts or Covenant watchtowers.

Aside from their ubiquitous battlefield applications, Covenant gravity lifts have been encountered several times, most notably during the boarding of the battlecruiser Truth and Reconciliation[10] and during the Fall of Reach, when SPARTAN-B312 could use one to get to the top of Spire One.[11]

Gallery[edit]

Development images[edit]

  • Concept art of a Forerunner elevator shaft on Installation 07.

    Concept art of a Forerunner elevator shaft on Installation 07.

  • Concept art of a Banished cargo elevator on Installation 07.

    Concept art of a Banished cargo elevator on Installation 07.

Screenshots and art[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Ascension
  2. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Regret
  3. ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
  4. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, New Alexandria
  5. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Maw
  6. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
  7. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Crow's Nest
  8. ^ Halo 3: ODST
  9. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 73
  10. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Truth and Reconciliation
  11. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear

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