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[[Image:Holotank.jpg|thumb|Holotank displaying [[Cortana]].]]
[[File:Holotank.jpg|thumb|Holotank displaying [[Cortana]].]]
The '''holotank''', also referred to as a '''holo-projector''', is a device used to project to a [[Holography|hologram]]. A variety of different sizes and shapes of holotank exist, and the term is used to refer to both [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 221''</ref> and [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "chapter 3", ''page 56''</ref> devices. Small holotanks commonly used by AIs are often referred to as '''holo-pedestals'''.
The '''holotank''', also referred to as a '''holo-projector''', is a device used to project a [[Holography|hologram]]. Small holotanks commonly used by [[AI]]s are often referred to as '''holo-pedestals''', while table-sized ones are known as '''holotables'''.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Signal]]''</ref>


==UNSC==
==UNSC==
Holotanks are used to project a hologram of information and are sometimes reserved for [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]], though other information can be displayed, such as mission recordings and holo-vids. UNSC holotanks vary greatly in size and shape, ranging from small cylindrical pedestals reserved for AI [[avatar]]s to large tables used to display tactical information.
Most [[UNSC]] ships and facilities are equipped with holotanks to display information such as tactical readouts, holographic communiques, or mission recordings.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 221''</ref> UNSC holotanks vary greatly in size and shape, ranging from small cylindrical pedestals reserved for [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[avatar]]s to large tables used to display tactical information on the [[bridge]] of a warship, for example.


==Covenant==
==Covenant==
The Covenant commonly use holotanks on their starships, and they are plentiful in ''[[High Charity]]'' as well. [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]] can also access the map data from the holotank's link to the Covenant information network and give directions verbally to anyone near the holotank. During the [[Battle of High Charity|Battle of ''High Charity'']], [[Cortana]] entered one to aid [[John-117]]'s passage through the city, remaining there long after the space station was transformed into a [[Flood hive]]. The Covenant also utilize [[portable holo-pedestal]]s, to communicate over distance or in the battlefield. The [[Luminary|Luminaries]] mounted on Covenant ships are typically linked to the bridge's holotank, which can display the information detected by the Luminary.<ref name="CH"/>
The Covenant commonly use holotanks on their starships,{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH|CH|Chapter=3|Page=56}} and they are plentiful in ''[[High Charity]]'' as well. [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]] can also access the map data from the holotank's link to the Covenant information network and give directions verbally to anyone near the holotank. During the [[Fall of High Charity]], [[Cortana]] entered one to aid [[John-117]]'s passage through the city, remaining there long after the space station was transformed into a [[Flood hive]]. The Covenant also utilize portable holo-pedestals to communicate over distance or in the battlefield. The [[Luminary|Luminaries]] mounted on Covenant ships are typically linked to the bridge's holotank, which can display the information detected by the Luminary.{{Ref/Reuse|CH}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:Holo.jpg|Cortana displayed on the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s holotank.
File:Holo.jpg|Cortana displayed on the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s holotank in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
File:Tributeroom_Holotank.jpg|A holotank in [[Tribute Room|Dr. Halsey's lab]].
File:H2-HC_Holotank.jpg|A Covenant holotank in [[High Charity]] displaying [[Cortana]]'s [[avatar]] in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
File:H3ODST PreparetoDropCinematic.jpg|A large UNSC holographic table.
File:H2-CairoFiringControlHolotank.jpg|A holotank in [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'s [[Firing Control]].
File:Shieldogram.png|A UNSC holotank displaying a diagram of [[Shield 0459]].
File:H2-Covenant portable holo-pedestal.jpg|A hologram of the Prophet of Regret on Delta Halo.
File:Covenant Projector 2.jpg|A portable Covenant holo-pedestal displaying the hologram of the [[Prophet of Truth]].
File:Covenant Projector 2.jpg|A portable Covenant holo-pedestal displaying a hologram of the [[Prophet of Truth]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:Dome o' Light.png|The ''[[UNSC Spirit of Fire|Spirit of Fire]]'''s holo-tank displaying the Covenant shield on [[Arcadia]].
File:H3_TheStorm_TruthHologram.png|A hologram of the Prophet of Truth giving a sermon.
File:Reach Hologram.png|A Covenant holotank displaying the planet [[Reach]].
File:H3_Covenant_HoloPedestal.jpg|An offline Covenant holo-pedestal.
File:Noble Briefing.png|[[Carter-A259]] using another type of holographic display during a mission briefing.
File:Broadcast2.jpg|The Prophet of Truth gives a sermon to Covenant troops.
File:Commissioning-3.jpg|[[Andrew Del Rio]] looking at a holotank displaying a schematic of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.
File:Dome o' Light.png|The ''[[UNSC Spirit of Fire|Spirit of Fire]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s holotank displaying the Covenant shield on [[Arcadia]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:H4-Render-Cortana-Plinth-Holotank.jpg|Render of Cortana's holotank plinth in the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in ''Halo 4''.
File:Shieldogram.png|''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s holotank displaying a diagram of [[Trove]].
File:H3ODST PreparetoDropCinematic.jpg|A large UNSC holographic table aboard the {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
File:Noble Briefing.png|[[Carter-A259]] using another type of holographic display during a mission briefing in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:Reach Hologram.png|''[[Ardent Prayer]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s holotank displaying the planet [[Reach]].
File:Tributeroom_Holotank.jpg|A holotank in [[Tribute Room|Dr. Halsey's lab]] underneath [[SWORD Base]].
File:Commissioning-3.jpg|[[Andrew Del Rio]] looking at a holotank displaying a schematic of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in ''[[The Commissioning]]''.
File:FUD-Cortana.jpg|Cortana rising above her holotank in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''.
File:H4FUD-CryoBay-CortanaSphere.jpg|Cortana's holo-sphere in the cryo-bay of the ''Forward Unto Dawn''.
File:H4FUD-CryoBay-CortanaSphere.jpg|Cortana's holo-sphere in the cryo-bay of the ''Forward Unto Dawn''.
File:H4FUD-CortanaSphere.jpg|Closeup of Cortana's holo-sphere in ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''.
File:H4-Render-Cortana-Plinth-Holotank.jpg|Render of Cortana's holotank plinth in the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:FUD-Cortana.jpg|Cortana rising above her holotank in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''.
File:UNSC TACSIM.png|[[Roland]] on a holotank in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
File:H2A-pavel-belov-holo-generator.jpg|''Halo 2: Anniversary'' concept art of a Covenant holotank.
File:H2A-John&Cortana.jpg|A holotank in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:HSS HolotankConcept.jpg|Art of a holotank in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''.
File:H5G-HoloDisk.png|A disk-shaped holotank levitating inside a [[D79-TC Pelican]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:HW2-HoloMap.jpg|A holotank aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'' in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HINF BanishedHologramConcept.png|Concept art of a [[Banished]] holotank in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF Concept GbraakonWeaponStudy.jpg|Concept art of two Banished holotanks being used to study various weapons.
File:HINF LaunchSiteHolotankConcept1.jpg|Concept art of a UNSC holotank on [[Launch Site]].
File:HINF Concept ForerunnerHoloPlinth.jpg|Concept art of a Forerunner holotank plinth.
File:HINF SinoVietHolotank.png|A holotank utilized by the [[New Mombasa Police Department]].
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</gallery>
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
**''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
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*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[Something has Happened]]''
**''[[Fireteam Majestic Poker Night]]''
**''[[Knight takes Bishop]]''
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
{{col-end}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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[[Category:Hologram technology]]

Latest revision as of 16:31, August 22, 2022

Holotank displaying Cortana.

The holotank, also referred to as a holo-projector, is a device used to project a hologram. Small holotanks commonly used by AIs are often referred to as holo-pedestals, while table-sized ones are known as holotables.[1]

UNSC[edit]

Most UNSC ships and facilities are equipped with holotanks to display information such as tactical readouts, holographic communiques, or mission recordings.[2] UNSC holotanks vary greatly in size and shape, ranging from small cylindrical pedestals reserved for AI avatars to large tables used to display tactical information on the bridge of a warship, for example.

Covenant[edit]

The Covenant commonly use holotanks on their starships,[3] and they are plentiful in High Charity as well. AIs can also access the map data from the holotank's link to the Covenant information network and give directions verbally to anyone near the holotank. During the Fall of High Charity, Cortana entered one to aid John-117's passage through the city, remaining there long after the space station was transformed into a Flood hive. The Covenant also utilize portable holo-pedestals to communicate over distance or in the battlefield. The Luminaries mounted on Covenant ships are typically linked to the bridge's holotank, which can display the information detected by the Luminary.[3]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level The Signal
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 221
  3. ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 3, page 56