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The '''Orbital Insertion Pod''' is a ubiquitous, one-man [[Covenant]]-manufactured high-altitude deployment vehicle. It is roughly cylindrical in shape, but with two tapered, slightly angular ends. It is made of burnished cyan-purple metal, but has an opulent, white interior with a contour that conforms to the physique of a Covenant [[Elite]]. Upon impact with the ground, the pod splits into two halves, revealing the interior and allowing the Elite inside to escape and move. | The '''Orbital Insertion Pod''' is a ubiquitous, one-man [[Covenant]]-manufactured high-altitude deployment vehicle. It is roughly cylindrical in shape, but with two tapered, slightly angular ends. It is made of burnished cyan-purple metal, but has an opulent, white interior with a contour that conforms to the physique of a Covenant [[Elite]]. Upon impact with the ground, the pod splits into two halves, revealing the interior and allowing the Elite inside to escape and move. | ||
[[Image:50829459-Full.jpg|thumb|right|[[SpecOps]] Elite about to emerge out of his Drop Pod and fight against the Flood.]] | [[Image:50829459-Full.jpg|thumb|right|A [[SpecOps]] Elite about to emerge out of his Drop Pod and fight against the Flood.]] | ||
The Orbital Insertion Pod is a mode of transportation currently in use by the [[Covenant]]. When the Covenant decide to capture a planet rather than simply [[glassing]] it from orbit, they use orbital insertion pods to drop Elites to the planet’s surface as shock troops. Use of these pods is very hazardous and is reserved only for critical situations, or when a surprise attack is necessary. It is theorized that the pods are coated with an energy shield to disperse heat and are armored to withstand anti-air flak cannon fire. The vaguely coffin-shaped pods are small and cramped, with barely enough room for one Elite and his weapon and there appear to be no restraints or other devices inside. It is probable that a stasis field holds the Elite safely in place during impact. Upon landing, the front of the pod blows off to allow exit, so the fronts are probably placed on the pod just before the drop. | The Orbital Insertion Pod is a mode of transportation currently in use by the [[Covenant]]. When the Covenant decide to capture a planet rather than simply [[glassing]] it from orbit, they use orbital insertion pods to drop Elites to the planet’s surface as shock troops. Use of these pods is very hazardous and is reserved only for critical situations, or when a surprise attack is necessary. It is theorized that the pods are coated with an energy shield to disperse heat and are armored to withstand anti-air flak cannon fire. The vaguely coffin-shaped pods are small and cramped, with barely enough room for one Elite and his weapon and there appear to be no restraints or other devices inside. It is probable that a stasis field holds the Elite safely in place during impact. Upon landing, the front of the pod blows off to allow exit, so the fronts are probably placed on the pod just before the drop. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[Image:51337064-Full.jpg|thumb|right|The Arbiter sitting in a drop pod.]] | [[Image:51337064-Full.jpg|thumb|right|The Arbiter sitting in a drop pod.]] | ||
*It is possible that these pods sport | *It is possible that these pods sport a shield generator as it is impossible to kill an [[Elite]] while it is exiting the pod, or it may simply be game mechanics. | ||
*Playing [[Halo 2]], on higher difficulties, on the level [[Uprising (Level)|Uprising]] when you are the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], it has been seen that the occupants in the insertion pods will die on impact immediately after the hatch on the pod blows open and apart, meaning that they are as dangerous and random as [[Human Entry Vehicles]]. | *Playing [[Halo 2]], on higher difficulties, on the level [[Uprising (Level)|Uprising]] when you are the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], it has been seen that the occupants in the insertion pods will die on impact immediately after the hatch on the pod blows open and apart, meaning that they are as dangerous and random as [[Human Entry Vehicles]]. | ||
*Elites have to brace themselves as they land so they have a better chance of surviving. | *Elites have to brace themselves as they land so they have a better chance of surviving. | ||