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It is also very adaptive, each Sentinel transmitting its combat footage to an unknown intelligence that continually upgrades Onyx Sentinel combat algorithms. As per a Spartan: "We are teaching it how to fight." The Onyx Sentinels can also merge together for a variety of purposes, such as combining to increase firepower and shield strength, architectural purposes, and forming clusters to protect Onyx. Even a pair of Sentinels is exponentially more dangerous than a lone one, as a pair, unlike individual Sentinels, can activate its shields and fire its energy weapon at the same time. | It is also very adaptive, each Sentinel transmitting its combat footage to an unknown intelligence that continually upgrades Onyx Sentinel combat algorithms. As per a Spartan: "We are teaching it how to fight." The Onyx Sentinels can also merge together for a variety of purposes, such as combining to increase firepower and shield strength, architectural purposes, and forming clusters to protect Onyx. Even a pair of Sentinels is exponentially more dangerous than a lone one, as a pair, unlike individual Sentinels, can activate its shields and fire its energy weapon at the same time. | ||
It is far superior to the regular [[Sentinel]]s that guard the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] and [[Installation 00|The Ark]] and even the [[Sentinel Majors]] of [[Installation 05]] due to its shielding and extreme firepower. Onyx Sentinels fire golden, lethal beams of energy from a central eye, which is thought to be similar in strength to the beam weapon fired by [[ | It is far superior to the regular [[Sentinel]]s that guard the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] and [[Installation 00|The Ark]] and even the [[Sentinel Majors]] of [[Installation 05]] due to its shielding and extreme firepower. Onyx Sentinels fire golden, lethal beams of energy from a central eye, which is thought to be similar in strength to the beam weapon fired by [[343 Guilty Spark]] at several points of ''[[Halo 3]]'' when the player is on the Ark, not just fighting him at the end. This attack causes devastating damage: the destruction of a granite plateau, vaporization of a combat bunker, and the instantaneous destruction of any ground vehicle or infantry, even including a [[SPARTAN-III]]. Enough Onyx Sentinels (about forty-five) can even vaporize a large starship with apparent ease. | ||
However, they can still be defeated; the Spartans on Onyx once destroyed one at extreme altitude with multiple rockets and sniper rounds, ultimately depleting its shields and destroying it. Although ground troops with only small-arms are virtually helpless when they form larger groups, once these formations are separated they become easy targets for units with heavier firepower; for example, [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]]'s fleet dispatched to Onyx destroyed many Sentinels after they were forced out of formation. | However, they can still be defeated; the Spartans on Onyx once destroyed one at extreme altitude with multiple rockets and sniper rounds, ultimately depleting its shields and destroying it. Although ground troops with only small-arms are virtually helpless when they form larger groups, once these formations are separated they become easy targets for units with heavier firepower; for example, [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]]'s fleet dispatched to Onyx destroyed many Sentinels after they were forced out of formation. | ||