Editing Porta
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Era|HCW}} | ||
{{disambig header|the Flood counterpart of doors|the [[Forerunner]] artifact|The Portal}} | {{disambig header|the Flood counterpart of doors|the [[Forerunner]] artifact|The Portal}} | ||
[[File:Porta profile.jpg|thumb|200px|A porta within the Flood-infested ''High Charity''.]] | [[File:Porta profile.jpg|thumb|200px|A porta within the Flood-infested ''High Charity''.]] | ||
A '''porta'''<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 99''</ref> is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood hive]]s that acts as the [[Flood]] analog to [[ | A '''porta'''<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 99''</ref> is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood hive]]s that acts as the [[Flood]] analog to [[Door|doorways]]. Portas were sighted in the Flood-infested ''[[High Charity]]''<ref name="cort">'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''</ref> and on the [[Flood den]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> | ||
The portas replace the doors in the original architecture of the Flood hive, because of the excessive growth of [[Flood | The portas replace the doors in the original architecture of the Flood hive, because of the excessive growth of [[Flood growth pod]]s in the area. Even though the [[Gravemind]] controls all Flood forms, it doesn't control the opening and closing of a porta. This is supported by the fact that during [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]]'s [[raid on High Charity]], the portas in front of him opens, despite the Gravemind's attempts to stop John's progress to save the [[Artificial intelligence|AI construct]] [[Cortana]].<ref name="cort"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Portas are comprised of [[seven]] segments, and there are seven Portas on the campaign level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''. | *Portas are comprised of [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] segments, and there are seven Portas on the campaign level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''. | ||
*The name "porta" probably comes from the Greek word ''porta'' (''πόρτα'') | *The name "porta" probably comes from the [[Greece|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. | *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. | ||
*There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance.{{Citation needed}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Porta.jpg|A Porta opens for [[John-117]]. | File:Porta.jpg|A Porta opens for [[John-117]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| Line 24: | Line 22: | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | |||
{{Flood}} | {{Flood}} | ||
[[Category:Flood]] | [[Category:The Flood]] | ||
__NOTOC__ | |||
