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[[File:H3 CovenantCommNode.jpg|thumb|300px|A communication node used during the Battle of Installation 00.]]
[[File:HR Comm Node Thumbnail.jpg|thumb|300px|The ' comm node on [[Forge World]].]]
'''Covenant comm nodes''',<ref name="Forge">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Forge]]''</ref> 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 '''Spikes of Obeisence''',{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}}<ref name="Announcement">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/into-the-storm '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Community Update: Into the Storm'']</ref>{{Ref/Note|Id=hld|Text=The name "Spikes of Obeisence" was attributed to the 'Covenant comm relay' modeled after its identical appearances in [[Halo 3]] and [[Halo: Reach]]. Whether or not this title applies to other depictions (such as those featured in [[Halo: CE]], [[Halo 2]], Halo: Reach, and [[Halo 4]]) is unspecified.}} are mobile communication devices employed by the [[Covenant]] for strategic ground command and control.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}}
'''Covenant comm nodes''',<ref name="Forge">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Forge]]''</ref> 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 '''''Spikes of Obeisence''''',{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}}<ref name="Announcement">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/into-the-storm '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Community Update: Into the Storm'']</ref>{{Ref/Note|Id=hld|Text=The name "Spikes of Obeisence" was attributed to the 'Covenant comm relay' modeled after its identical appearances in [[Halo 3]] and [[Halo: Reach]]. Whether or not this title applies to other depictions (such as those featured in [[Halo: CE]], [[Halo 2]], Halo: Reach, and [[Halo 4]]) is unspecified.}} are mobile communication devices employed by the [[Covenant]] for strategic ground command and control.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}}


==Description==
==Overview==
Comm nodes were used by the [[Covenant]] as a means to interlink 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 "Spikes of Obeisence"{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} depicted as tall devices, consisting of a stalk protruding from a round 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 feature a tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref> while others are similar in appearance to the [[Covenant supply case]], bearing three equilateral antennas and a keyboard extending from within the base.<ref name="HCE">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref>
===Design details===
The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common ''Spikes of Obeisence''{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} depicted as tall devices, consisting of a stalk protruding from a round 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 feature a tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref> while others are similar in appearance to the [[Covenant supply case]], bearing three equilateral antennas and a keyboard extending from within the base.<ref name="HCE">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref>


==History==
===Usage===
Comm nodes are primarily deployed on ground in areas requiring tactical communication between separate Covenant operators. They were used by the [[Covenant]] as a means to interlink 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}}{{Ref/Reuse|Announcement}}
 
==Operational history==
Covenant comm relays were used extensively during the Covenant's vicious [[Fall of Reach|assault]] on the planet [[Reach]],{{Ref/Reuse|TotS}} and the follow-up [[Battle of Installation 04]]{{Ref/Reuse|HCE}} as well as during the [[Battle for Earth]]<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> the [[Battle of Installation 05]],<ref name="Uprising">'''[[Halo 2]]''' campaign level, ''[[Uprising]]''</ref> and the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>
Covenant comm relays were used extensively during the Covenant's vicious [[Fall of Reach|assault]] on the planet [[Reach]],{{Ref/Reuse|TotS}} and the follow-up [[Battle of Installation 04]]{{Ref/Reuse|HCE}} as well as during the [[Battle for Earth]]<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> the [[Battle of Installation 05]],<ref name="Uprising">'''[[Halo 2]]''' campaign level, ''[[Uprising]]''</ref> and the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>


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File:HR Comm Node Thumbnail.jpg
The ' comm node on Forge World.

Covenant comm nodes,[1] also known as Covenant comm relays[2] or Spikes of Obeisence,[2][3][Note 1] are mobile communication devices employed by the Covenant for strategic ground command and control.[2]

Overview

Design details

The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common Spikes of Obeisence[2] depicted as tall devices, consisting of a stalk protruding from a round central structure, supported by a trio of 'legs'. They are primarily magenta, black, and silver in color.[4] Some comm nodes feature a tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,[5] while others are similar in appearance to the Covenant supply case, bearing three equilateral antennas and a keyboard extending from within the base.[6]

Usage

Comm nodes are primarily deployed on ground in areas requiring tactical communication between separate Covenant operators. They were used by the Covenant as a means to interlink their battle network and functioned as a combination of proselytism, network up-links, communication hubs, and sensor relay nodes.[2][3]

Operational history

Covenant comm relays were used extensively during the Covenant's vicious assault on the planet Reach,[4] and the follow-up Battle of Installation 04[6] as well as during the Battle for Earth[7] the Battle of Installation 05,[8] and the Battle of Installation 00.[9]

Trivia

  • The comm will remain active if one of its legs has been broken off, and can still be picked up in Forge. To completely destroy it, one must break the tower from the base.[1]
  • On the main body of the node, something resembling the Marathon symbol can clearly be seen.[4]

Gallery

  • A closeup of the Halo: Combat Evolved comm node, bearing more resemblance to the Covenant supply case.

    A closeup of the Halo: Combat Evolved comm node, bearing more resemblance to the Covenant supply case.

  • The Halo: Combat Evolved comm node.

    The Halo: Combat Evolved comm node.

  • Cutout of the Combat Evolved comm node.

    Cutout of the Combat Evolved comm node.

  • The Covenant comm node as depicted in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

    The Covenant comm node as depicted in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

  • A comm node in Halo 2

    A comm node in Halo 2

  • A comm node in Halo 3

    A comm node in Halo 3

  • Concept art of a Covenant communication antenna in Halo: Reach.

    Concept art of a Covenant communication antenna in Halo: Reach.

  • A communications antenna in Reach.

    A communications antenna in Reach.

  • A comm node in Halo: Reach

    A comm node in Halo: Reach

  • Concept art of a comm node in Halo 4.

    Concept art of a comm node in Halo 4.

  • A front view of the Halo 2: Anniversary communication node.

    A front view of the Halo 2: Anniversary communication node.

  • A side view of the Halo 2: Anniversary communication node.

    A side view of the Halo 2: Anniversary communication node.

List of appearances

Notes

  1. ^ The name "Spikes of Obeisence" was attributed to the 'Covenant comm relay' modeled after its identical appearances in Halo 3 and Halo: Reach. Whether or not this title applies to other depictions (such as those featured in Halo: CE, Halo 2, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4) is unspecified.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo 3, Forge
  2. ^ a b c d e Spartan Games: Make your Halo table look awesome!
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint - Community Update: Into the Storm
  4. ^ a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level, Tip of the Spear
  5. ^ Halo 2
  6. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved
  7. ^ Halo 3 campaign level, Sierra 117
  8. ^ Halo 2 campaign level, Uprising
  9. ^ Halo 3 campaign level, The Covenant
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