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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The designation "Aegis" is likely a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Aegis|Aegis]], a shield carried by several divine figures in [[List of references to Greek mythology in the Halo series|Greek mythology]].
*The designation "Aegis" is likely a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Aegis|Aegis]], a shield carried by several divine figures in [[List of references to Greek mythology in the Halo series|Greek mythology]].
*The concept of the hardlight shield is rather similar to the [[Kig-Yar|Jackal's]] [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|point defense gauntlet]]. As with many Covenant weapons and equipment, it can be assumed that the gauntlet was reverse-engineered from a Hardlight Shield, or similar device.
*The hardlight shield is very similar in practice to the [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]. However, Kig-Yar shields are made of shaped plasma, as the Covenant never properly reverse-engineered hardlight technology.


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