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Pale and approximately a meter long, an inspection drone is rhombus-shaped and vaguely resembles a giant flatworm. The drone's broad, undulating body was rimmed by a diaphanous fringe of fiber-optic tentacles, each one about twice the length of a [[human]] finger. The back of the drone is covered with an variety of transparent sensor domes, with some as large as [[grenade]] casings, though most are only the size of bullet tips. An inspection drone's underbelly is slightly dished, which is where the drone is equipped with a bare-bones [[Anti-gravity technology|anti-gravity unit]] that enables the drones to levitate off the ground. Inspection drones lack effective [[electromagnetic pulse]] shielding and have a finite reserve of quantum processing dots, making the drones susceptible to [[scramble grenade]]s.<ref name="ll201">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 201-204''</ref> In the event of damage, an inspection drone is capable of self-repair, such as "regrowing" its utility tentacles and sensor domes.<ref name="ll318">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 318-321''</ref> | Pale and approximately a meter long, an inspection drone is rhombus-shaped and vaguely resembles a giant flatworm. The drone's broad, undulating body was rimmed by a diaphanous fringe of fiber-optic tentacles, each one about twice the length of a [[human]] finger. The back of the drone is covered with an variety of transparent sensor domes, with some as large as [[grenade]] casings, though most are only the size of bullet tips. An inspection drone's underbelly is slightly dished, which is where the drone is equipped with a bare-bones [[Anti-gravity technology|anti-gravity unit]] that enables the drones to levitate off the ground. Inspection drones lack effective [[electromagnetic pulse]] shielding and have a finite reserve of quantum processing dots, making the drones susceptible to [[scramble grenade]]s.<ref name="ll201">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 201-204''</ref> In the event of damage, an inspection drone is capable of self-repair, such as "regrowing" its utility tentacles and sensor domes.<ref name="ll318">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 318-321''</ref> | ||
Inspection drones utilize a broad selection of imaging systems to view targets, though the [[Photoreactive panel|photoreactive]] [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor]] donned by the [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-IIIs]] proved to be nearly invisible to both infrared and passive light-gathering modes. | Inspection drones utilize a broad selection of imaging systems to view targets, though the [[Photoreactive panel|photoreactive]] [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor]] donned by the [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-IIIs]] proved to be nearly invisible to both infrared and passive light-gathering modes.<ref name="ll76"/> An inspection drone is capable of housing an {{Class|archeon|ancilla}}. The drones can manipulate their utility tentacles to communicate in [[Huragok]] [[Huragok sign language|sign language]].<ref name="ll201"/> Although inspection drones are not meant for combat, they have the ability to deliver a small electrical shock to opponents.<ref name="ll244">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 244-246''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[2553#July|July 2553]], while she was pursued by the [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] on [[Gao]], {{Class|archeon|ancilla}} [[Intrepid Eye]] relocated from her [[maintenance skin]] to an inspection drone to appear less threatening to the pursuing [[human]]s. Wishing to utilize their communications network, Intrepid Eye allowed herself to be captured with a [[scramble grenade]] by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Frederic-104]] while she remained inside the drone. | In [[2553#July|July 2553]], while she was pursued by the [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] on [[Gao]], {{Class|archeon|ancilla}} [[Intrepid Eye]] relocated from her [[maintenance skin]] to an inspection drone to appear less threatening to the pursuing [[human]]s. Wishing to utilize their communications network, Intrepid Eye allowed herself to be captured with a [[scramble grenade]] by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Frederic-104]] while she remained inside the drone.<ref name="ll201"/> After a series of events, including an escape attempt from Intrepid Eye,<ref name="ll244"/> Fred brought the inspection drone aboard a [[UH-144 Falcon]] to evacuate it from the ongoing battle at [[Wendosa]], though the aircraft was shot down while in-flight.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 261''</ref> The crash heavily damaged the inspection drone and nearly destroyed Intrepid Eye. After the inspection drone repaired itself, Intrepid Eye launched an attack on the humans.<ref name="ll318"/> However, the drone was ultimately shot and disabled by [[A. Gallo|a Marine]] and Intrepid Eye was extracted from the damaged inspection drone's shell.<ref name="ll334">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 334-339''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
