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The '''antigravity belt''' is a | The '''antigravity belt''', sometimes shortened to '''antigrav belt''',<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 1''</ref> is a [[San'Shyuum]] personal transportation device. Worn around the waist of the user, the belt [[Anti-gravity technology|levitates]] its wearer above the ground in a manner similar to the [[anti-gravity chair]]. The San'Shyuum use these devices to avoid walking, as they are a fairly feeble race.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 5''</ref> | ||
The use of antigravity belts is relatively rare; nearly all mature San 'Shyuum | During the [[Sangheili-San'Shyuum war]] in the ancient past, San'Shyuum warriors wore antigravity belts which provided them a greater deal of mobility than antigravity chairs. Some higher-ranked San'Shyuum, including [[High Lord]] [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben]], used antigravity belts as a secondary means of transport in the event the individual desired to temporarily vacate their chair.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 5''</ref> The belt's gravity-manipulation mechanism also supported its wearer during extreme acceleration of a spacecraft, for example, preventing them from being thrown about uncontrollably.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 10''</ref> | ||
The use of antigravity belts alone is relatively rare; nearly all mature San'Shyuum in the [[Covenant]] used anti-gravity chairs as their primary form of transport.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 143''</ref> The [[Prophet of Stewardship]] preferred a belt over a chair either out of habit, or because it allowed him to loom over otherwise taller races such as the [[Sangheili]], granting him a form of artificial physical power symbolic of the political and religious power wielded by the Prophets within the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 94''</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
Revision as of 02:14, October 29, 2014
The antigravity belt, sometimes shortened to antigrav belt,[1] is a San'Shyuum personal transportation device. Worn around the waist of the user, the belt levitates its wearer above the ground in a manner similar to the anti-gravity chair. The San'Shyuum use these devices to avoid walking, as they are a fairly feeble race.[2]
During the Sangheili-San'Shyuum war in the ancient past, San'Shyuum warriors wore antigravity belts which provided them a greater deal of mobility than antigravity chairs. Some higher-ranked San'Shyuum, including High Lord Mken 'Scre'ah'ben, used antigravity belts as a secondary means of transport in the event the individual desired to temporarily vacate their chair.[3] The belt's gravity-manipulation mechanism also supported its wearer during extreme acceleration of a spacecraft, for example, preventing them from being thrown about uncontrollably.[4]
The use of antigravity belts alone is relatively rare; nearly all mature San'Shyuum in the Covenant used anti-gravity chairs as their primary form of transport.[5] The Prophet of Stewardship preferred a belt over a chair either out of habit, or because it allowed him to loom over otherwise taller races such as the Sangheili, granting him a form of artificial physical power symbolic of the political and religious power wielded by the Prophets within the Covenant.[6]
List of appearances
- Halo: The Flood (First appearance)
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo: Broken Circle
