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<center>''For the [[Forerunner]] artifact, see [[Portal]].''</center>
<center>''For the [[Forerunner]] artifact, see [[Portal]].''</center>
[[Image:Porta.jpg|thumb|200px|A Porta opens for [[Master Chief]].]]
[[Image:Porta.jpg|thumb|200px|A Porta opens for [[Master Chief]].]]
A '''Porta''' is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood Hive]]s that acts as the [[Flood]] analog to 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]].
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]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*The name "porta" probably comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''porta'' (''πόρτα''), which means "door".  
*The name "porta" probably comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''porta'' (''πόρτα''), which means "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 (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.
*Portas make an appearance in the [[ Halo 3]] levels [[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]] and [[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]] and the multiplayer map [[Isolation (Level)|Isolation]].
*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.
*It is believed that Portas are not directly controllable 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.
*There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance.
==Sources==
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