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[[File:Light bridge.jpg|right|thumb|300px|An | [[File:Light bridge.jpg|right|thumb|300px|An energy bridge as seen in ''[[Halo 3]]''.]] | ||
{{Quote|“I’m showing a lot of photonic activity,” Cortana said. “The excited photons have displaced the air around the light path.”<br>“Which means?”<br>“Which means,” she continued, “that the light has become coherent. Solid.”|Exchange between | {{Quote|“I’m showing a lot of photonic activity,” Cortana said. “The excited photons have displaced the air around the light path.”<br>“Which means?”<br>“Which means,” she continued, “that the light has become coherent. Solid.”|Exchange between [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 84-85''</ref>}} | ||
'''Energy bridges''', also known as '''light bridges''', are examples of advanced [[Forerunner]] technology. According to the [[Minister of Discovery]], energy bridges use [[ | '''Energy bridges''', also known as '''light bridges''', are examples of advanced [[Forerunner]] technology. According to the [[Minister of Discovery]], energy bridges use [[hard light]] technology to function.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Wages of Sin]]"</ref> | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
[[File:Energy Bridge.jpg|right|thumb|The first encountered | [[File:Energy Bridge.jpg|right|thumb|The first encountered energy bridge in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]].]] | ||
There are usually two components to an | There are usually two components to an energy bridge: a control panel, and the light emitters. The control panel is a semi-translucent holographic array of [[Forerunner]] symbols and glyphs that are projected over the surface of a pedestal. Tapping the "blue-green circle"<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 84''</ref> activates the light emitters. The photons become excited, and are stimulated by unknown means to "displace the air around them", becoming a firm, solid mass capable of supporting extremely heavy weights, ranging from a [[M12 Warthog LRV]] to several [[M808B Scorpion MBT]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref> When damaged, the emitters flicker on and off, causing the light bridge to flicker, creating a less stable force.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref> | ||
Energy | Energy bridges were used by John-117 during the UNSC's operations on the surface of [[Installation 04]], in the [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)|subterranean complexes]] and the [[Flood containment facility|Flood containment facility]]. Though mainly unseen on [[Installation 05]], they are also present on [[Installation 00|the Ark]], again in a [[The Ark (level)#Forward Unto Dawn|subterranean area]], and another two close to the [[Citadel (Forerunner)|Citadel]] near the Ark's [[Ark Core|Core]]. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
There are four energy bridges in the ''Halo'' games. The first and second are the bridges on the level [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]], and the bridges on the level [[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]] from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', the third being the one on the Ark on the level [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'', and the last being the one in the Citadel on [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]. | |||
== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Forerunner technology]] | [[Category:Forerunner technology]] |
Revision as of 06:09, February 18, 2011
- "“I’m showing a lot of photonic activity,” Cortana said. “The excited photons have displaced the air around the light path.”
“Which means?”
“Which means,” she continued, “that the light has become coherent. Solid.”" - — Exchange between John-117 and Cortana[1]
Energy bridges, also known as light bridges, are examples of advanced Forerunner technology. According to the Minister of Discovery, energy bridges use hard light technology to function.[2]
Summary
There are usually two components to an energy bridge: a control panel, and the light emitters. The control panel is a semi-translucent holographic array of Forerunner symbols and glyphs that are projected over the surface of a pedestal. Tapping the "blue-green circle"[3] activates the light emitters. The photons become excited, and are stimulated by unknown means to "displace the air around them", becoming a firm, solid mass capable of supporting extremely heavy weights, ranging from a M12 Warthog LRV to several M808B Scorpion MBTs.[4] When damaged, the emitters flicker on and off, causing the light bridge to flicker, creating a less stable force.[5]
Energy bridges were used by John-117 during the UNSC's operations on the surface of Installation 04, in the subterranean complexes and the Flood containment facility. Though mainly unseen on Installation 05, they are also present on the Ark, again in a subterranean area, and another two close to the Citadel near the Ark's Core.
Trivia
There are four energy bridges in the Halo games. The first and second are the bridges on the level Halo, and the bridges on the level 343 Guilty Spark from Halo: Combat Evolved, the third being the one on the Ark on the level The Ark in Halo 3, and the last being the one in the Citadel on The Covenant.
List of appearances
- Halo: Combat Evolved (First appearance)
- Halo 3
- Halo: The Flood
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page 84-85
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Wages of Sin"
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page 84
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level, The Covenant
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, 343 Guilty Spark