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== Types == | == Types == | ||
[[File: | [[File:HR OrbitalInsertionPod Views.png|thumb|left|150px|Frontal and rear views of a single occupant pod.]] | ||
The drop pods may be the most varied of the transportation methods used by the Covenant, with the types encountered by [[human]]ity representing only a fraction of the gamut of models in Covenant service.{{Ref/Reuse|evg121}} On the most basic level, they can be divided into two main categories: small, single-occupant pods used mainly by [[Sangheili]], and a number of types which allow the simultaneous deployment of multiple Covenant troops. | The drop pods may be the most varied of the transportation methods used by the Covenant, with the types encountered by [[human]]ity representing only a fraction of the gamut of models in Covenant service.{{Ref/Reuse|evg121}} On the most basic level, they can be divided into two main categories: small, single-occupant pods used mainly by [[Sangheili]], and a number of types which allow the simultaneous deployment of multiple Covenant troops. | ||
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=== Multiple-occupant pod === | === Multiple-occupant pod === | ||
[[File: | [[File:HR OrbitalDeploymentPod.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A type of multiple-troop drop pod used during the [[Fall of Reach]].]] | ||
Significantly larger than the single-occupant model, the multiple occupant drop pod has the capacity to deploy at least four Covenant warriors into battle. The pod is released from a ship, and freefalls through the atmosphere the same way the single-occupant version. When the pod is nearing the ground, it fires a series of downward-facing engines to slow it down. The hatches on the sides of the pod open some distance above the ground, allowing the infantry inside to exit the craft. Some models of multiple occupant pod remain on the ground like the single-occupant version after the combatants within have been deployed, while others rocket back to orbit, allowing them to be reused. Iterations of this type of pod were in use among [[Reformist]] [[San'Shyuum]] as early as the [[San'Shyuum-Sangheili War]]. These pods likewise had the capability to return to orbit and were equipped with force fields to hold their occupants in place during acceleration.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 7''</ref> | Significantly larger than the single-occupant model, the multiple occupant drop pod has the capacity to deploy at least four Covenant warriors into battle. The pod is released from a ship, and freefalls through the atmosphere the same way the single-occupant version. When the pod is nearing the ground, it fires a series of downward-facing engines to slow it down. The hatches on the sides of the pod open some distance above the ground, allowing the infantry inside to exit the craft. Some models of multiple occupant pod remain on the ground like the single-occupant version after the combatants within have been deployed, while others rocket back to orbit, allowing them to be reused. Iterations of this type of pod were in use among [[Reformist]] [[San'Shyuum]] as early as the [[San'Shyuum-Sangheili War]]. These pods likewise had the capability to return to orbit and were equipped with force fields to hold their occupants in place during acceleration.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 7''</ref> | ||
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== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
[[File: | [[File:H3 CovenantDropPod Exiting.jpg|thumb|250px|A [[Special Operations Sangheili|SpecOps Elite]] about to emerge out of his drop pod in ''[[Halo 3]]''.]] | ||
The single-occupant pods were the sole variety of Covenant drop pod featured in the games until ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', which introduced the multiple-troop version. The pods made their first appearance in the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo]], where the Elites came down and openly challenged John-117 with their [[energy sword]]s. In the games, they first appear in the ''Halo 2''<nowiki />'s campaign level [[Outskirts]] and subsequently are present around [[Mombasa]]. They also appear in the campaign levels [[Sacred Icon (level)|Sacred Icon]], [[Quarantine Zone(level)|Quarantine Zone]], and [[Uprising]], occupied by allies of the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]]. | The single-occupant pods were the sole variety of Covenant drop pod featured in the games until ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', which introduced the multiple-troop version. The pods made their first appearance in the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo]], where the Elites came down and openly challenged John-117 with their [[energy sword]]s. In the games, they first appear in the ''Halo 2''<nowiki />'s campaign level [[Outskirts]] and subsequently are present around [[Mombasa]]. They also appear in the campaign levels [[Sacred Icon (level)|Sacred Icon]], [[Quarantine Zone(level)|Quarantine Zone]], and [[Uprising]], occupied by allies of the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]]. | ||
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The Covenant drop pods make a return in ''Halo: Reach'', in which they appear more rounded and bulky than the previous versions. The appearance of the drop pod changed dramatically from the [[Halo: Reach E3 Campaign Demo|E3 2010 demo]] to its launch version. In the E3 demo it appeared to be more boxy and angular, while the launch version is smoother, more detailed and is more like a wider version of the one from ''[[Halo 2]]''. | The Covenant drop pods make a return in ''Halo: Reach'', in which they appear more rounded and bulky than the previous versions. The appearance of the drop pod changed dramatically from the [[Halo: Reach E3 Campaign Demo|E3 2010 demo]] to its launch version. In the E3 demo it appeared to be more boxy and angular, while the launch version is smoother, more detailed and is more like a wider version of the one from ''[[Halo 2]]''. | ||
In the campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'', the Covenant {{ | In the campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'', the Covenant {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' launches dozens of drop pods, which are destructible if the player can reach them in time. Destroying the pods, however, does not award kills or points. The daily [[Challenges/Halo: Reach|challenge]] "Pod Kettle Black" is completed by destroying ten drop pods on the level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''. Interestingly, colliding with or ramming an insertion pod will destroy a fully-shielded [[FSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]] and kill the player, despite the fact that the Sabre will typically survive a similar collision with a [[Type-27 Banshee|Banshee]] or [[Morsam-pattern Seraph|Seraph]]. The death will register as "Collision Damage" and the player will receive a "Collision Damage" kill, but will not receive a [[Splatter Medal]]. Additonally near the beginning of the level, drop pods are used to drop Covenant troops near the Sabre base. | ||
The multiple-troop variant of the pod is introduced in ''Reach''; along with appearances in the campaign, these pods are frequently used by the Covenant in the game's [[Firefight]] mode. The multiple-occupant pod is referred to as a "teleportation drop pod" in the ''[[Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide]]'', although it does demonstrate teleportation abilities in-game. In ''Halo: Reach'', it is possible to be killed by the multiple-occupant drop pod. It is also possible to get stuck at the top of the pod as the doors open. One can also get [[Trapped in drop pod glitch|trapped inside the pod]] through a glitch. | The multiple-troop variant of the pod is introduced in ''Reach''; along with appearances in the campaign, these pods are frequently used by the Covenant in the game's [[Firefight]] mode. The multiple-occupant pod is referred to as a "teleportation drop pod" in the ''[[Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide]]'', although it does demonstrate teleportation abilities in-game. In ''Halo: Reach'', it is possible to be killed by the multiple-occupant drop pod. It is also possible to get stuck at the top of the pod as the doors open. One can also get [[Trapped in drop pod glitch|trapped inside the pod]] through a glitch. | ||
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File:HR_CovenantDropPod_Impact.jpg|An orbital insertion pod impacts the ground. | File:HR_CovenantDropPod_Impact.jpg|An orbital insertion pod impacts the ground. | ||
File:HR_CovenantDropPod_Exiting.jpg|A Sangheili stepping out of a drop pod. | File:HR_CovenantDropPod_Exiting.jpg|A Sangheili stepping out of a drop pod. | ||
File:HR_CovenantDropPod_Corvette.jpg|Pods being dropped from a [[ | File:HR_CovenantDropPod_Corvette.jpg|Pods being dropped from a [[Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette|Covenant corvette]]. | ||
File:HR_CovenantDropPod_Launch.jpg|Another view of drop pods being dropped from a Covenant corvette. | File:HR_CovenantDropPod_Launch.jpg|Another view of drop pods being dropped from a Covenant corvette. | ||
File:HR_CovenantDropPod_Attacked.jpg|A [[FSS-1000 Sabre]] attacks Covenant drop pods during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]. | File:HR_CovenantDropPod_Attacked.jpg|A [[FSS-1000 Sabre]] attacks Covenant drop pods during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]. | ||