Talk:Energy shielding: Difference between revisions

I was pondering something while writing my most recent fanfiction, which will be finished hopefully by the release of Halo 3 for anyone interested, but I must repeat hopefully. How exactly do the energy shields accomplish what they do? Stopping projectiles, nullifying plasma charges, absorbing kinetic energy from explosions. Its all seeming very peculiar to me, and I would like some insight if thats not too much to ask. :)

Cheers,

== Fact or Fiction ==

I have heard that after 15 shield depletions/recharges in halo 2, the shield stops working,is that true?

Not that anyone will ever live that long anyway mind you.--[[User:Mac10&Cheese|Mac10&Cheese]] 18:42, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Thats just what i've heard,But it could be true.I mean you won't live that long in multiplayer.--[[User:Mac10&Cheese|Mac10&Cheese]] 03:47, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

In the shield generator ship of the unsc we dont know much about but if it generates a shield and there is an example of the unsc shield ship over reach in the year 2517 then the unsc has had shield technology even before the covenant ever started the war on humanity.  Maybe the unsc only had a limited ability to apply it but with more research and the covenants superior technology to reverse engineer thats why we may have some advancements in it. {{Unsigned|Spartan Matt}}

::Actually, it was identified that way (''Shield generator ship'') in the concept art of HCE/H2. Since it's a concept, it's function should never be taken as concrete canon.— <span style="font-size:16px; font-family:OrbitronMedium;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 01:31, 6 September 2011 (EDT)

== Shield colours ==

== Armour colour not indicative of shield strength ==

:Well, in that cutscene those shields failed to flare when receiving melees (Sara Sorvad punches Jorge and Six punches the Zealot, yet there's no shield reactions then). Plus, looking closely, Carter actually starts firing at the Field Marshal too once he pushes Kat out of the way. And there's been several times in the cutscenes where shields haven't responded properly, such as Emile's charging faster than usual at the beginning of Pillar of Autumn, or why Kat's or all of NOBLE's seem to be down yet there's no shield scatter. Point being, I don't think it's fair to throw out all that data about shield strength just because one cutscene seems to suggest slightly otherwise. [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]^{([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])} 02:43, 5 October 2012 (EDT)

I don't think Six got impaled by the dagger. There's a quick flash of Six's left arm pushing the Zealot's arm out of the way (darn shaky cam!) and he has no damage when the gameplay resumes. [[Exodus|And Bungie has shown willingness to have gameplay start with some damage for the sake of the story]]. Anyway, I don't really see how the stabbing/no stabbing of sword or dagger applies. The important aspect is how much room Six had to throw a punch and that can't be told in either cutscene because we can't see their full position. Even then, I'd be willing to wager a "weak" punch by a Spartan that's been augmented, trained to death, ''and'' has strength increasing armor is still going to be a very strong blow ''even'' when lying on the floor.

:The health, or biometric system as it is referred to in canon, captures the "health" (bluntly put, I know). It does not cover the condition of the armour. That being said, I am certain that the Zealot did impale Six with its dagger (the sound of the dagger making contact with the armour was played, if I'm not mistaken) but it did not breach it to the extent that it injured Six. The chestpiece is after all the thickest part of the armour. Entirely different with your Exodus example. And the reason why the whole "stabbing with energy sword or dagger" matters is simple: it concerns the distance of the aggressor to its target. The Zealot who successfully impaled Six would indicate that he is much closer to Six than the Zealot who tried to impale Six with an energy sword. This is further evidence to show that Six was pinned down to the floor in Winter Contingency (and as such did not have enough room to throw a good punch) and limited freedom of space compared to his final showdown. Mythbuster did [http://mythbustersresults.com/coffin-punch something similar involving punching at a narrow space] and it did not produce good force. It was concluded that a good punch exerting a lot of force requires a good spread of space.

Presumably the shield still has holes small enough to let air in. John in ''First Strike'' comments how he can feel air enter his helmet from the scrubber vents in the front. And wasn't there that Elite, [[Bero 'Kusovai]], who inhaled a few too many Flood spores? Also, Dare, Brutes, and Jackals were covered in Overshields from Engineers during the Battle of New Mombasa which were highly visible and surrounded their whole body, and yet none of them suffocated from the lack of air. None of them have any visible air source too. It seems shields are designed to let in air. [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]^{([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])} 00:30, 23 October 2012 (EDT)