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<center>''For the [[Forerunner]] artifact, see [[Portal]].''</center> | <center>''For the [[Forerunner]] artifact, see [[Portal]].''</center> | ||
[[Image:Porta.jpg|thumb|200px|A Porta opens for [[ | [[Image:Porta.jpg|thumb|200px|A Porta opens for [[John-117]].]] | ||
A '''Porta''' is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood Hive]] | A '''Porta''' is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood Hive|Flood hives]] that acts as the [[Flood]] analog to [[Door|doorways]]. Portas were sighted in the Flood-infested ''[[High Charity]]'' in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map ''[[Isolation]]'' and on the [[Flood Den|Flood den]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Portas | *Portas are comprised of [[List of "Seven" References in Halo|seven]] segments, and 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" probably comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''porta'' (''πόρτα''), which means "door". | ||
*On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map | *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. | ||
*It is | *It is possible that Portas are not directly controlled by the [[Gravemind]], as they always open for the Master Chief even when it is clear that the Gravemind does not want him to progress further. | ||
*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.{{Citation needed}} | ||
{{Flood}} | {{Flood}} | ||
[[Category:The Flood]] | [[Category:The Flood]] | ||
Revision as of 12:43, July 25, 2010
A Porta opens for John-117.
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 in the Halo 3 multiplayer map Isolation and on the Flood den in Halo Wars.
Trivia
- Portas are comprised of seven segments, and there are seven Portas on the level Cortana.
- The name "porta" probably comes from the 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.
- It is possible that Portas are not directly controlled by the Gravemind, as they always open for the Master Chief even when it is clear that the Gravemind does not want him to progress further.
- There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance.[citation needed]
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