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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Bubble Shield.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Covenant's version of the bubble shield created a gold, dome-like protective area for approximately 20 seconds when activated.]] | [[File:Bubble Shield.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Covenant's version of the bubble shield created a gold, dome-like protective area for approximately 20 seconds when activated.]] | ||
Historically, the ‘dissipative’-style deployable [[energy shield]] system of the bubble shield is [[Forerunner]] in origin. [[Warrior-Servants]] utilized such a system to generate temporary fortifications using a sphere of interlocking hexagonal force enfolder elements,<ref name="universe"/> similar to [[Aggressor Sentinel#Operation|those used]] by [[Aggressor Sentinel|Sentinel]]s and [[Protector Sentinel|Protectors]]. The technology was eventually discovered by ONI in the twenty-sixth century and was repurposed for use by the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2544]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] used a bubble shield during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]].<ref name="TP">'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[The Package]]''</ref> [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS]] suits utilized a form of bubble shield for protection.<ref name="P">'''Halo Legends''': ''[[Prototype]]''</ref> Due to their size, mass, and relatively short power cell duration, along with low rates of production, Bubble Shields saw very limited use during the last stages of the Human-Covenant War.<ref name="universe"/> | Historically, the ‘dissipative’-style deployable [[energy shield]] system of the bubble shield is [[Forerunner]] in origin. [[Warrior-Servants]] utilized such a system to generate temporary fortifications using a sphere of interlocking hexagonal force enfolder elements,<ref name="universe"/> similar to [[Aggressor Sentinel#Operation|those used]] by [[Aggressor Sentinel|Sentinel]]s and [[Protector Sentinel|Protectors]]. The technology was eventually discovered by ONI in the twenty-sixth century and was repurposed for use by the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2544]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] used a bubble shield during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]].<ref name="TP">'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''</ref> [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS]] suits utilized a form of bubble shield for protection.<ref name="P">'''Halo Legends''': ''[[Prototype]]''</ref> Due to their size, mass, and relatively short power cell duration, along with low rates of production, Bubble Shields saw very limited use during the last stages of the Human-Covenant War.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
The [[drop shield]] is an advanced iteration of the bubble shield that was developed by the [[Materials Group]] for ONI's [[Beta-5 Division|Beta-5 strike teams]]. Drop shields saw usage during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref> After Reach was defeated, [[Covenant]] forces recovered and copied ONI's shield prototypes, later employing their own cruder versions of bubble shields during the [[Battle for Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="H3">'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref> These bubble shields projected a translucent, slightly white/gold tinted protective sphere around the user. The shield itself was similar to a [[Wikipedia:Geodesic dome|geodesic dome]], made of tessellating hexagons. The shield protected against bullets, explosions, lasers, [[plasma]], flames, [[grenade]]s, and other projectiles. Vehicles and personnel, however, were still able to pass through it. After approximately 20 seconds had passed, the shield would collapse and the generator would self-destruct. After the conclusion of the war, the Office of Naval Intelligence continued to manufacture a small number of similar devices, until 2555, when it refocused its shield research efforts towards Mjolnir-compatible emitters.<ref name="universe"/> | The [[drop shield]] is an advanced iteration of the bubble shield that was developed by the [[Materials Group]] for ONI's [[Beta-5 Division|Beta-5 strike teams]]. Drop shields saw usage during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref> After Reach was defeated, [[Covenant]] forces recovered and copied ONI's shield prototypes, later employing their own cruder versions of bubble shields during the [[Battle for Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="H3">'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref> These bubble shields projected a translucent, slightly white/gold tinted protective sphere around the user. The shield itself was similar to a [[Wikipedia:Geodesic dome|geodesic dome]], made of tessellating hexagons. The shield protected against bullets, explosions, lasers, [[plasma]], flames, [[grenade]]s, and other projectiles. Vehicles and personnel, however, were still able to pass through it. After approximately 20 seconds had passed, the shield would collapse and the generator would self-destruct. After the conclusion of the war, the Office of Naval Intelligence continued to manufacture a small number of similar devices, until 2555, when it refocused its shield research efforts towards Mjolnir-compatible emitters.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
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* ''[[Halo Legends]]'' | * ''[[Halo Legends]]'' | ||
** ''[[Prototype]]'' | ** ''[[Prototype]]'' | ||
** ''[[The Package]]'' | ** ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]'' | ||
** ''[[Odd One Out]]'' {{C|non-canon appearance}} | ** ''[[Odd One Out]]'' {{C|non-canon appearance}} | ||
* ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'' | * ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'' | ||