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===Combat behavior=== | ===Combat behavior=== | ||
[[File:Sentinel Firing.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Sentinel Aggressor firing its beam.]] | [[File:Sentinel Firing.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Sentinel Aggressor firing its beam.]] | ||
Aggressors are the first Forerunner automated defense systems to assist a situation and generate a proper response protocol. While Aggressors are strong enough to handle small-scale battles, they are more of a supplement rather | Aggressors are the first Forerunner automated defense systems to assist a situation and generate a proper response protocol. While Aggressors are strong enough to handle small-scale battles, they are more of a supplement rather than a reliable combat system. The Aggressors' weapons systems are limited and not as powerful as some of the other Forerunner weapons employed against the Flood, and can only hold them at bay for a limited amount of time. | ||
Because of their limited AI, they are only able to handle situations on a basic scale, which makes them vulnerable to strategic Flood attacks. Because of their limited intelligence they are not often able to perform evasive maneuvers when facing imminent attack and are usually destroyed. In overwhelming numbers, Aggressors are more than capable of handling a situation for a certain time until more permanent measures can be applied. | Because of their limited AI, they are only individually able to handle situations on a basic scale, which makes them vulnerable to strategic Flood attacks. Because of their limited intelligence they are not often able to perform evasive maneuvers when facing imminent attack and are usually destroyed. In overwhelming numbers, Aggressors are more than capable of handling a situation for a certain time until more permanent measures can be applied. | ||
The Aggressor's energy shield is their primary defense mechanism. Once taken down, it is susceptible to any type of small-arms fire. When an Aggressor has been damaged beyond repair, it explodes violently and releases a powerful [[electromagnetic pulse]], a tactical last resort that disables all nearby electronics. | The Aggressor's energy shield is their primary defense mechanism. Once taken down, it is susceptible to any type of small-arms fire. When an Aggressor has been damaged beyond repair, it explodes violently and releases a powerful [[electromagnetic pulse]], a tactical last resort that disables all nearby electronics. | ||
When faced with a single threat of sufficient physical size, such as a [[Capital ship]], Aggressors have been known to deploy en masse and create a swarm. Instead of using their individual weapons, they fly in formation and use their bodies as projectiles, causing enough damage to end the threat. This was seen during the [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)]], when [[Enduring Conviction]]'s [[Energy Projector]] was fired upon the surface of [[Installation 00|The Ark]], breaking the Installation's outer crust. The Aggressors were quick to respond, using their combined mass to tear the ship's hull apart and cut it into two pieces <ref> [[Halo Wars 2]] </ref>. | |||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||