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| {{Ship
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| |image=[[Image:ProphetofRegret.jpg|250px]]
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| |name=Gravity throne
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| |manufacturer=[[Covenant]]
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| |line=
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| |model=
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| |class=
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| |length=
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| |width=
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| |height=
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| |mass=
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| |max accel=
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| |max speed space=
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| |max speed air=
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| |engine=[[Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Special Collector's Edition Manual]]''', page 17</ref>
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| |slipspace drive=
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| |slipspace speed=
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| |poweroutput=
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| |power=
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| |shield gen=yes
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| |hull=
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| |sensor=
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| |target=
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| |navigation=
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| |avionics=
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| |countermeasures=
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| |armament=*2 [[Gravity Cannon]]s
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| |complement=
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| |crew=*Driver (1)
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| |skeleton=
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| |passengers=None
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| |capacity=
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| |consumables=
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| |othersystems=
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| |firstuse=
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| |role=Prophet Transportation
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| |era=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| |affiliation=*[[Covenant Loyalists]]
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| }}
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| '''Gravity thrones''' are the main form of transportation for the higher [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]] of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].
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| ==Summary==
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| Instead of walking, [[San 'Shyuum]] choose to sit on these [[Anti-gravity technology|levitating]] thrones most of the time, which would make their lives more comfortable, due to their frail bodies. The [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] possess versions which are equipped with a shield impervious to all small arms fire.
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| Legates do not appear to use these thrones as often, but [[San 'Shyuum]] serving military roles (such as the [[Minister of Etiology]]) have Gravity Thrones of their own, though the version they use is less advanced (it seems they don't possess weaponry or shielding). Other Ministerial [[San 'Shyuum]] such as Vice and Junior Ministers use [[Antigrav belt]]s instead.
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| Junior Legates rate the least powerful Gravity Thrones and must travel in rings of twenty or more, packed arm-to-arm to maximize their anti-grav field. Senior Ministry staffers can manage to travel in groups as small as seven, and the sophistication of Vice-Ministers' chairs makes it possible for them to commute in trios. But only full [[Minister (Title)|Ministers]] and higher are permitted to use sufficiently powerful units for individual flight. The power and comfort of Gravity Thrones are a reflection of rank.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 149</ref> In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the [[Prophet of Regret]] can be upgraded to use a throne that is capable of powered flight.
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| ==Equipment and Armament==
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| In the rare event that a Hierarch comes under threat, their gravity thrones are equipped with dual [[Gravity Cannon]]s, which can make short work of even well-armored assailants. The throne also projects a shield that is resistant to projectiles, although the Prophet is still vulnerable to melee damage.
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| Each throne has a holographic projector, with the Hierarchs' thrones including a series of small holographic buttons that can perform a variety of functions located on each armrest.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *The [[Sangheili]] [[Shipmaster]], [[Rtas 'Vadum]] was seen using a less luxurious version of the Gravity Throne on board the [[Shadow of Intent]] but it was used as a command chair rather than a mode of transportation/life support.
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| ==Sources==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:Covenant technology]]
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