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{{Status|Canon}}
{{era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW}}
{{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>}}
An '''elevator''', or a '''lift''', is a method of transportation that allows an efficient ascent or descent over a vertical span.  
An '''elevator''', or a '''lift''', is a method of transportation that allows an efficient ascent or descent over a vertical span.  


==Forerunner==
==Forerunner==
[[File:FRvator 2.jpg|250px|thumb|A Forerunner lift on [[Installation 00]].]]
[[File:FRvator_2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|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 [[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 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]].


===Installation 04===
===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.
[[File:AotCR Elevator 001(1).jpg|thumb|240px|The octagonal elevator as seen in Installation 04.]]
All Forerunner elevators that appear in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' have no visible mechanical mechanism to move them (with the exception of the elevator in [[The Library]]). Forerunner elevators are first observed near Installation 04's [[Control Room]]. There are a few identical elevators, all of which are octagonal. The panel to control it has three components. Its left and right sides are irregular hexagons, and are also mirror images of each other. The center piece is a rectangle, and has 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 a [[Flood containment facility]], octagonal elevators appear again. But unlike the elevators seen in Assault on the Control Room level, the side lengths and angles are not all the same. The panel to control it is identical to that of the one in near the control room. In the level, the player can actually see one elevator crashing to the ground, disintegrating in mid air when the control panel is activated.  


In the installation's [[Library]], there were several large, circular elevators that were controlled by the installation's monitor.
In the installation's [[Library]], it appears that the same elevator is used multiple times. Unlike the other elevators seen so far, it is a circle. It does not have a control panel, as it is not controlled by the player.


===Forerunner gas mine===
===Forerunner gas mine===
[[File:H2A-Submersible elevator.png|thumb|250px|A submersible elevator on [[Installation 05]].]]
In ''[[Halo 2]]'', Forerunner elevators appear in the levels [[The Arbiter]] and [[The Oracle]] throughout the [[Threshold gas mine]]. There is one elevator that takes the player from an upper level down to a hangar. It has an octagonal shape, with two symmetrical control panels. One is placed on the right side of the entrance, the other on the front and center wall. An identical elevator is observed shortly after [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee cuts the station's cables.
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.


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.  
A second, unique elevator appears almost immediately after the beginning of the level The Oracle. It drops down through a Flood Research Facility. It takes in large canisters, then stores them in breakable fixtures on the surface. It is symmetrical and completely geometric. It is not controlled by the player. This is the only observed rotating elevator, it is also the only elevator that starts and stops between its destinations.


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.
An elevator atop a spiraling walkway goes to an open area where three cables are that support the entire station. It is, like most Forerunner elevators, octagonal in shape; all the sides and angles are contiguous. Its control panel is identical to that of the ones first seen in The Arbiter.


===Installation 05===
=== Delta Halo ===
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>
On [[Installation 05]], a variety of elevators can be seen. The main elevators encountered are a previously unseen type of underwater elevators. They are capsules that are ejected downwards into the water, and then move along to their next destination.


=== Installation 00 ===
=== 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>
In ''[[Halo 3]]'', no Forerunner elevators are seen until the level [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]], and this is also the only level where Forerunner elevators appear in Halo 3. Two identical irregular hexagonal elevators go up and down from the base of the [[Barrier tower|Barrier Towers]] to a switch room where the towers can be deactivated. Their control panels are circular with geometric details inside the circle. In the control panel, the [[Marathon]] symbol can be seen.
 
At the end of the level The Covenant, Master Chief and The Arbiter take an identical, yet larger elevator up to the [[Forerunner Citadel|Citadel]]'s next level.
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==Human==
==Human==
[[File:Freightavator 1.jpg|240px|thumb|A human-made freight elevator in [[Crow's Nest]].]]
[[File:Freightavator_1.jpg|240px|thumb|right|A human-made freight elevator in [[Crow's Nest]].]]
 
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>


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>
Humans use lifts in all sorts of structures, including starships and [[space station]]s. Human lifts are mostly traditional and practical in design. They are usually powered by conventional methods, such as cables or tracks. Additionally, 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|MagLev Trains]]. [[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 (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref>


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>
Human-made lifts can be seen throughout the ''Halo'' games in various levels. In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', John-117 rides a large cargo lift from the [[engineering]] of the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' to the ship's dorsal service corridor. In ''Halo 2'', a large elevator with two decks is used on the level [[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]. Human elevators are encountered in ''Halo 3'' in the levels [[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]] and [[The Storm]], and are seen throughout different facilities in [[New Mombasa]] in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. They also appear in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', in the levels [[ONI: Sword Base]], [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]] and [[The Package (level)|The Package]].


==Covenant==
==Covenant==
[[File:Cc gravlift2.jpg|250px|thumb|A Covenant gravity lift.]]
[[File:Cc gravlift2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A Covenant gravity lift.]]
{{Main|Gravity lift}}
{{Main|Gravity lift}}


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.
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 anti-gravity 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 lift]]s or [[Covenant watchtower]]s.
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. Additionally, anti-gravity technology is also used in smaller pieces of equipment, such as [[Portable gravity lift|Portable Gravity Lifts]] or [[deployable lookout tower]]s.


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>
Usable Covenant gravity lifts appear throughout the games, mostly in form of smaller applications such as lookout towers. Ship-borne gravity lifts are used in the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' levels [[The Truth and Reconciliation]] and [[Keyes]]. Different gravity lift variants such as long conduits that run inside the towers of ''High Charity'' are encountered in the ''Halo 2'' levels [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]] and [[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]. In ''Halo: Reach'', [[Spire One]] in [[Tip of the Spear]] possesses two gravity lifts that can be used to reach the top.


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


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''  
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''
*''[[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==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
<references/>


==See also==
==Related articles==
*[[Space elevator]]
*[[Space elevator]]
*[[Gravity lift]]
*[[Gravity lift]]
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