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[[File:HCEA-EnergyShieldTestStation-Screen.jpg|thumb|300px|[[John-117]] inside the energy shield test station on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.]]
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The '''energy shield test station''',<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''The Pillar of Autumn''</ref> nicknamed the '''"zapper"''',<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref> is a piece of machinery used to bring online inactive [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] [[Energy shielding|energy shields]] as well as to test them. Though the device charges shields, they must be activated by the wearer.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 236''</ref> Energy shield test stations are found on UNSC ships or facilities equipped for Spartans, including the [[Cryo B|cryo bay]] of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} and the [[armory]] of ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''.
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==Description==
[[Image:Screen007.jpg|thumb|right|[[John-117]] in a Shield Tester on the [[Pillar of Autumn]].]]
The '''Shield Tester''' is a small piece of machinery used by [[UNSC]] engineers to bring online inactive [[MJOLNIR]] armor shields, usually after a long time of inactivity. It appears in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]'', respectively in the [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]] and [[The Armory (Level)|The Armory]]. Both times, it is used to bring online the MJOLNIR [[energy shield]]s<ref>''[[Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]'' [[Thom Shephard]]: "Okay, bring his energy shields online please."</ref>, although it seems more a mere tester in Halo 2.


==Function==
==Trivia==
First mentioned in the [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] novel, during the [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR Mark V]]s very first mission, this device gave charge to the armor's shield before they were actually activated by [[John-117]], like a battery<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] page 236 </ref>. However, it seems that in both games, they are only dormant, and are only brought back online. In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], the tester makes the same noise as a [[Plasma Pistol]] overcharge impact, possibly hinting that they were made using scavenged Covenant technology.
*The ''Pillar of Autumn'''s energy shield testing station produces the same noise as an overcharged [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistol]]. This could be due to time constraints and a lack of a unique sound for the tester.
*In both ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'', it is possible for the player to stand outside the shield tester yet experience its effects as normal. However, the player will still be unable to move while the device is active.


Since the MJOLNIR Mark V has an attached fusion pack on the back, it is unknown why the games require you to charge shields. Cryostasis may be a logical explanation to Halo CE, but the MJOLNIR Mark VI in [[Halo 2]] had no such reason. In fact, the Mark VI variant didn't even have a fusion reactor.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HCE_ShieldTest.jpg|John-117 inside the energy shield test station on the ''Pillar of Autumn'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:HCE_ShieldStation.gif|Another view of John-117 inside the station.
File:H2-Armory-Zapper-2.png|The energy shield test station in [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'s [[armory]].
File:H2-Armory-Zapper-Gunns.png|The armory's [[Unidentified Master Gunnery Sergeant|Master Gunnery Sergeant]] preparing to instruct [[John-117]] to use the device.
File:SLoftus-ShieldTester-sign.png|The warning painted on the floor of the shield tester aboard Cairo Station.
File:HCEA - Shield Test Station.jpg|Concept art of the test station in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==List of appearances==
*The real reason of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s tester having the same noise as a [[Plasma Pistol]], could in fact be [[Bungie]]'s lack of sound effects during the period of the making of the game [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] where the tester is present.
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*It is possible to be standing out of the sheild tester area in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and in [[Halo 2]] however you wont be able to move while the sheild tester is active.
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}


==References==
[[Category:Shield technology]]
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Latest revision as of 11:37, April 12, 2023

John-117 inside the energy shield test station on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.

The energy shield test station,[1] nicknamed the "zapper",[2] is a piece of machinery used to bring online inactive MJOLNIR armor energy shields as well as to test them. Though the device charges shields, they must be activated by the wearer.[3] Energy shield test stations are found on UNSC ships or facilities equipped for Spartans, including the cryo bay of the UNSC Pillar of Autumn and the armory of Cairo Station.

Trivia[edit]

  • The Pillar of Autumn's energy shield testing station produces the same noise as an overcharged plasma pistol. This could be due to time constraints and a lack of a unique sound for the tester.
  • In both Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, it is possible for the player to stand outside the shield tester yet experience its effects as normal. However, the player will still be unable to move while the device is active.

Gallery[edit]

  • John-117 inside the energy shield test station on the Pillar of Autumn in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    John-117 inside the energy shield test station on the Pillar of Autumn in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • Another view of John-117 inside the station.

    Another view of John-117 inside the station.

  • The energy shield test station in Cairo Station's armory.

    The energy shield test station in Cairo Station's armory.

  • The armory's Master Gunnery Sergeant preparing to instruct John-117 to use the device.

    The armory's Master Gunnery Sergeant preparing to instruct John-117 to use the device.

  • The warning painted on the floor of the shield tester aboard Cairo Station.

    The warning painted on the floor of the shield tester aboard Cairo Station.

  • Concept art of the test station in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

    Concept art of the test station in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  2. ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Armory
  3. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 236
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