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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The Shade is a [[Covenant]] stationary gun turret and is a anti-infantry or anti-air weapons platform, manned in third person like a vehicle. It consists of a sturdy base and a floating, mobile, turret-like seat with control systems for its "nozzle". It first appeared in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', the Shade was mostly protected with [[energy shield]]s at the front of it, similar to a [[Jackal]]'s. A similar gun to the Shade can be found as a defensive weapon on [[Spirit]] and [[Phantom]] dropships. In ''[[Halo 3]]'', the Shade's shield is replaced with real physical armor, the base is now firmer, and the Shade has a much bulkier reinforced forefront to protect the gunner. | The Shade is a [[Covenant]] stationary gun turret and is a anti-infantry or anti-air weapons platform, manned in third person like a vehicle. It consists of a sturdy base and a floating, mobile, turret-like seat with control systems for its "nozzle". It first appeared in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and was a simple turret; an anti-infantry cannon but was lacking any real defensive armor. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', the Shade was mostly protected with [[energy shield]]s at the front of it, similar to a [[Jackal]]'s. A similar gun to the Shade can be found as a defensive weapon on [[Spirit]] and [[Phantom]] dropships. In ''[[Halo 3]]'', the Shade's shield is replaced with real physical armor, the base is now firmer, and the Shade has a much bulkier reinforced forefront to protect the gunner. | ||
The first known encounter with Shades was during the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. [[Spirit]] dropships attacked convoys of fleeing civilians as well as a [[Warthog]] carrying [[Johnson]] and [[Byrne]]. | The first known encounter with Shades was during the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. [[Spirit]] dropships attacked convoys of fleeing civilians as well as a [[Warthog]] carrying [[Johnson]] and [[Byrne]]. | ||