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[[File: | [[File:H3 CovenantCommNode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A communication node used during the Battle of Installation 00.]] | ||
'''Spikes of Obesience''', also known as '''Covenant comm relays'''<ref name="Spartan Games">[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/make-your-halo-table-look-awesome '''Spartan Games''': ''Make your Halo table look awesome!'']</ref> or '''comm nodes''',<ref name="Forge">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Forge]]''</ref> are mobile communication devices used by the [[Covenant]] on the battlefield. The first link in the Covenant's control began with the placement of these Spikes in areas they intended to dominate.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} | '''Spikes of Obesience''', also known as '''Covenant comm relays'''<ref name="Spartan Games">[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/make-your-halo-table-look-awesome '''Spartan Games''': ''Make your Halo table look awesome!'']</ref> or '''comm nodes''',<ref name="Forge">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Forge]]''</ref> are mobile communication devices used by the [[Covenant]] on the battlefield. The first link in the Covenant's control began with the placement of these Spikes in areas they intended to dominate.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The Spikes of Obesience were used by the hegemony as a means to connect to their [[ | The Spikes of Obesience were used by the hegemony as a means to connect to their [[proselytization network|battle network]] and functioned as a combination of proselytism, network up-links, communication hubs, and sensor relay nodes.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common variant depicted as tall devices, consisting of a stalk protruding from a central structure, supported by a trio of "legs". They are primarily magenta, black, and silver in color.<ref name="TotS">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Some comm nodes keep the tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref> while others bear more resemblance to the [[Covenant supply case]], with antenna and a keyboard attached.<ref name="HCE">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||