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The Onyx Sentinel is one of the deadliest sentinel variants encountered to date, and is a powerful combatant on both the ground and in space. Unlike the shields of ordinary sentinels, which can be disrupted by conventional gunfire, Onyx Sentinels are protected by a spherical gold-colored [[energy shielding|energy shield]] that resistant to nearly all projectiles, even the rockets of the [[Rocket Launcher|SPNKr rocket launcher]] and [[LOTUS Mine]] detonations. However, whereas normal sentinel shields are constantly in a state of activation, the shields of an Onyx Sentinel only activate when the machine detects the approach of fast-moving objects, such as bullets or plasma bolts. This behavior does provide an exploitable advantage, as the Sentinel can be duped by slow-moving projectiles such as falling rocks.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 134, 137''</ref> In addition, an individual Sentinel cannot fire its weapon and activate its shields at the same time.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 251''</ref> | The Onyx Sentinel is one of the deadliest sentinel variants encountered to date, and is a powerful combatant on both the ground and in space. Unlike the shields of ordinary sentinels, which can be disrupted by conventional gunfire, Onyx Sentinels are protected by a spherical gold-colored [[energy shielding|energy shield]] that are resistant to nearly all projectiles, even the rockets of the [[Rocket Launcher|SPNKr rocket launcher]] and [[LOTUS Mine]] detonations. However, whereas normal sentinel shields are constantly in a state of activation, the shields of an Onyx Sentinel only activate when the machine detects the approach of fast-moving objects, such as bullets or plasma bolts. This behavior does provide an exploitable advantage, as the Sentinel can be duped by slow-moving projectiles such as falling rocks.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 134, 137''</ref> In addition, an individual Sentinel cannot fire its weapon and activate its shields at the same time.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 251''</ref> | ||
In combat, Onyx Sentinels possess adaptive behavior that is unique among known Forerunner constructs. The Sentinels are linked to one another, with each Sentinel recording and transmitting combat footage to one another. As they process new information, they adjust their strategies and combat behavior accordingly, and broadcast the altered battle plans to all Sentinels on the planet. This makes them highly dangerous on the battlefield, as a strategy that managed to destroy a Sentinel once will almost certainly not work twice.<ref name="G252"/> | In combat, Onyx Sentinels possess adaptive behavior that is unique among known Forerunner constructs. The Sentinels are linked to one another, with each Sentinel recording and transmitting combat footage to one another. As they process new information, they adjust their strategies and combat behavior accordingly, and broadcast the altered battle plans to all Sentinels on the planet. This makes them highly dangerous on the battlefield, as a strategy that managed to destroy a Sentinel once will almost certainly not work twice.<ref name="G252"/> | ||