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<center>'' | <center>''For the [[Forerunner]] artifact, see [[Portal]].''</center> | ||
[[Image:Porta.jpg|thumb|200px|A Porta opens for [[Master Chief]].]] | [[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]]'' and in the [[Halo 3| | 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]]'' and in the ''[[Halo 3|Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map, [[Isolation]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Portas have at least two [[7]] 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]]. | |||
*Portas have at least two [[7]] references in them, one being that Portas are made up of seven segments, and 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". | ||
*The name | *''Porta'' is also Latin for "door". | ||
*Porta is also Latin for "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. | ||
*On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map | *Portas make an appearance in ''[[Halo Wars|Halo Wars]]'', on the [[Flood Barracks]]. | ||
*Portas make an appearance in [[Halo Wars| | |||
*There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance. | *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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A Porta opens for Master Chief.
A Porta is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of Flood Hives that acts as the Flood analog to doorways. Portas were sighted in the Flood-infested High Charity and in the Halo 3 multiplayer map, Isolation.
Trivia
- Portas have at least two 7 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.
- The name "porta" probably comes from the Greek word porta (πόρτα), which means "door".
- Porta is also Latin for "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 you to slide down a tube. A Porta will open, letting you into the Flood-infested cave.
- Portas make an appearance in Halo Wars, on the Flood Barracks.
- 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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