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The Onyx Sentinel shares a vaguely similar appearance to a [[monitor]]—a round metallic sphere a quarter meter in diameter,<ref name="g231"/> with a central red "eye" that glows golden. The interior of the sphere, only visible if the casing is breached, glows blue-white with heat.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 168''</ref> Hovering around this sphere are three meter-long cylindrical spars or "booms",<ref name="g231"/> which are suspended in midair at equidistant points around the sphere.<ref name="G118">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 118-119''</ref> These booms can change position for various purposes, and will rapidly "pop" into place to form a triangular plane when the sentinel's shields are active. The central eye is the weaponry and offensive capability of the sentinel and is capable of unleashing a devastating beam of energy.<ref name="G120">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 120''</ref> The booms are covered in a matte silver metal engraved with a subtle circle pattern,<ref name="g231"/> while the central eye is surrounded by tiny [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyphs]] floating a centimeter off the surface.<ref name="G133">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 133''</ref> The central sphere is known to emit a blackbody radiation equivalent to 6,000 degrees Kelvin in its normal active state,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 153''</ref> and 15,000 degrees Kelvin when charging.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 156''</ref> | The Onyx Sentinel shares a vaguely similar appearance to a [[monitor]]—a round metallic sphere a quarter meter in diameter,<ref name="g231"/> with a central red "eye" that glows golden. The interior of the sphere, only visible if the casing is breached, glows blue-white with heat.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 168''</ref> Hovering around this sphere are three meter-long cylindrical spars or "booms",<ref name="g231"/> which are suspended in midair at equidistant points around the sphere.<ref name="G118">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 118-119''</ref> These booms can change position for various purposes, and will rapidly "pop" into place to form a triangular plane when the sentinel's shields are active. The central eye is the weaponry and offensive capability of the sentinel and is capable of unleashing a devastating beam of energy.<ref name="G120">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 120''</ref> The booms are covered in a matte silver metal engraved with a subtle circle pattern,<ref name="g231"/> while the central eye is surrounded by tiny [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyphs]] floating a centimeter off the surface.<ref name="G133">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 133''</ref> The central sphere is known to emit a blackbody radiation equivalent to 6,000 degrees Kelvin in its normal active state,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 153''</ref> and 15,000 degrees Kelvin when charging.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 156''</ref> | ||
The Onyx Sentinel is also equipped with [[anti-gravity technology]], similar to that of the monitors. Onyx Sentinels can even reach escape velocity and fly into outer space; in ground operations, they normally work a "higher ground" battle mentality. They are able to attenuate their communications systems to various signals, such as those of [[UNSC]] [[COM]] channels, and are equipped with Forerunner [[Translation software|translation technology]]. During the [[ | The Onyx Sentinel is also equipped with [[anti-gravity technology]], similar to that of the monitors. Onyx Sentinels can even reach escape velocity and fly into outer space; in ground operations, they normally work a "higher ground" battle mentality. They are able to attenuate their communications systems to various signals, such as those of [[UNSC]] [[COM]] channels, and are equipped with Forerunner [[Translation software|translation technology]]. During the [[Onyx Conflict]], one attempted to communicate with [[Ash-G099]] using the [[human]] root language of [[Latin]],<ref name="G133"/> supposedly based on a minimal linguistic analysis of the humans' communication.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 338''</ref> The Onyx Sentinels are highly adaptive in their behavior, being able to learn from their opponents with each encounter and adjust their tactics accordingly.<ref name="G175"/><ref name="G251">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 251-252''</ref> | ||
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