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{{Era|Forerunner|HCW}} | {{Era|Forerunner|HCW}} | ||
{{Forerunner Infobox | {{Forerunner Infobox | ||
|name = Onyx Sentinel | |name = Onyx Sentinel | ||
|aprox. size = Three meters long | |aprox. size = Three meters long | ||
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|strength = High | |strength = High | ||
|first seen = [[Onyx]], [[2552]] | |first seen = [[Onyx]], [[2552]] | ||
|primary = High | |primary = High power Sentinel Beam | ||
|weaponry strength = More powerful than the | |weaponry strength = More powerful than the standard issue | ||
|other abilities = Fast speeds, | |other abilities = Fast speeds, capable of conversing in root languages | ||
|defense = Superior | |defense = Superior shielding (activated when fast motion is detected) | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Onyx Sentinel''' is a [[Forerunner]]-created machine designed to protect and maintain the Forerunner [[Astroengineering|artificial world]] known as [[Onyx]]. The Sentinels were a more deadly and versatile variant of the standard [[Sentinel]] design found on other Forerunner installations. This variety has been seen only on the artificial planet Onyx, which was actually comprised of trillions of the machines.<ref name="GoO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 378''</ref> Whether the same model is on other similar worlds is currently unknown. | The '''Onyx Sentinel''' is a [[Forerunner]]-created machine designed to protect and maintain the Forerunner [[Astroengineering|artificial world]] known as [[Onyx]]. The Sentinels were a more deadly and versatile variant of the standard [[Sentinel]] design found on other Forerunner installations. This variety has been seen only on the artificial planet Onyx, which was actually comprised of trillions of the machines.<ref name="GoO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 378''</ref> Whether the same model is used on other similar worlds is currently unknown. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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However, they can still be defeated; the Spartans on Onyx once destroyed one at extreme altitude with multiple rockets and sniper rounds, ultimately depleting its shields and destroying it. Although ground troops with only small-arms are virtually helpless when they form larger groups, once these formations are separated they become easy targets for units with heavier firepower; for example, [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]]'s fleet dispatched to Onyx destroyed many Sentinels after they were forced out of formation. | However, they can still be defeated; the Spartans on Onyx once destroyed one at extreme altitude with multiple rockets and sniper rounds, ultimately depleting its shields and destroying it. Although ground troops with only small-arms are virtually helpless when they form larger groups, once these formations are separated they become easy targets for units with heavier firepower; for example, [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]]'s fleet dispatched to Onyx destroyed many Sentinels after they were forced out of formation. | ||
=== Other | === Other roles === | ||
Onyx Sentinels are also known to have other specific tasks beside combat, much like other types of Sentinels. Because of their modular shape, they can transform into several different types of configurations. For example, they can interlace into oblong-shaped formations, which are used for excavating and earth-moving. In the center of the worm-shaped configuration travels a continuous stream of stone. This type of configuration has been observed excavating the underground Forerunner city on Onyx, to allow access to the [[Onyx Shield World|Shield World]] within. These variants are not hostile, unless provoked. | Onyx Sentinels are also known to have other specific tasks beside combat, much like other types of Sentinels. Because of their modular shape, they can transform into several different types of configurations. For example, they can interlace into oblong-shaped formations, which are used for excavating and earth-moving. In the center of the worm-shaped configuration travels a continuous stream of stone. This type of configuration has been observed excavating the underground Forerunner city on Onyx, to allow access to the [[Onyx Shield World|Shield World]] within. These variants are not hostile, unless provoked. | ||
Another, more original role of the Onyx Sentinels was making up the entire planetary structure of Onyx. Under the artificial and entirely [[Terraforming|terraformed]] surface were trillions of these machines, forming the megastructure. In the end of the battle of Onyx, as the portal to the Shield World closed, the artificial planet dissolved with the sentinels decimating a Covenant fleet. It is unknown if they rearranged to form the planetary structure after this.<ref name="GoO"/> | Another, more original role of the Onyx Sentinels was making up the entire planetary structure of Onyx. Under the artificial and entirely [[Terraforming|terraformed]] surface were trillions of these machines, forming the megastructure. In the end of the battle of Onyx, as the portal to the Shield World closed, the artificial planet dissolved with the sentinels decimating a Covenant fleet. It is unknown if they rearranged to form the planetary structure after this.<ref name="GoO"/> | ||
To maintain the | To maintain the Sentinel population of Onyx, the artificial planet had a massive [[Sentinel constructor factory|Sentinel production facility]] that produced a new Onyx Sentinel every six seconds.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 314''</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||