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-{{Era|H3|HW}}
+{{Status|Canon}}
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+{{disambig header|the Flood counterpart of doors|the [[Forerunner]] artifact|The Portal}}
-<center>''For the [[Forerunner]] artifact, see [[Portal]].''</center>
+[[File:Porta profile.jpg|thumb|200px|A porta within the Flood-infested ''High Charity''.]]
-[[Image:Porta.jpg|thumb|200px|A Porta opens for [[Master Chief]].]]
+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]]ways. 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>
-A '''Porta''' 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 (Structure)|High Charity]]'', in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map, [[Isolation]] and in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', on the [[Flood Barracks]].
+The portas replace the doors in the original architecture of the Flood hive, because of the excessive growth of [[Flood blister]]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/Reuse|cort}}
+__NOTOC__
 ==Trivia==
-*Portas have at least two [[seven]] references in them, one being that Portas are made up of seven segments, and the other being the fact that there are seven Portas on the level [[Cortana (level)|Cortana]].
+*Portas are comprised of [[seven]] segments, and there are seven Portas on the campaign level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''.
-*The name "porta" probably comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''porta'' (''πόρτα''), which means "door".
+*The name "porta" probably comes from the Greek word ''porta'' (''πόρτα'') or the Italian word ''porta'', which both mean "door".
-*On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map [[Isolation (Level)|Isolation]] there is one Porta. Sliding down a hole on the top part of the map will lead you to slide down a tube. A Porta will open, letting you into the 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.
-*It is believed that Portas are not directly controlled by the Gravemind, as they always open for the Master Chief even when it is clear that the Gravemind does not want him to progress further.
-*There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:H3 - Flood porta concept.png|Concept art of a Porta.
+File:Porta.jpg|A Porta opens for [[John-117]].
+</gallery>
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo Wars]]''
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
 {{Flood}}
-[[Category:The Flood]]
+[[Category:Flood]]