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[[File:pulse_generator.jpg|thumb|200px|A Phase Pulse Generator on [[Installation 04]].]] | [[File:pulse_generator.jpg|thumb|200px|A Phase Pulse Generator on [[Installation 04]].]] | ||
The '''Phase Pulse Generators''' are devices built by the [[Forerunner]]s into their [[Halo]] installations. They are susceptible to close range EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) discharges, and destabilize if they come in contact with an EMP.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 268''</ref> | The '''Phase Pulse Generators''' are devices built by the [[Forerunner]]s into their [[Halo Array|Halo]] installations. They are susceptible to close range EMP ([[Electromagnetic Pulse]]) discharges, and destabilize if they come in contact with an EMP.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 268''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
They are usually located within the vicinity of the [[Control Room]] of the Installation, and the Generator Chambers are usually only accessible by air or via ducts used by the [[Sentinels]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level | They are usually located within the vicinity of the [[Control Room]] of the Installation, and the Generator Chambers are usually only accessible by air or via ducts used by the [[Sentinels]].<ref name="tb">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Two Betrayals (Level)|Two Betrayals]]''</ref> | ||
===Installation 04=== | ===Installation 04=== | ||
As mentioned above, the Generators were located close to the [[Control Room]], in platforms accessible via air.<ref | As mentioned above, the Generators were located close to the [[Control Room]], in platforms accessible via air.<ref name="tb"/> | ||
[[Cortana]] had the [[John-117 | [[Cortana]] had the [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]] disable these while on the [[Installation 04|first Halo]], in order to delay the Installation's activation so they would have time to destroy it, and to prevent [[04-343 Guilty Spark]] from ''"Finding another way of activating Halo."'' They accomplished this by turning the Shield Generators from the Mark V armour he was wearing into a crude yet effective EMP bomb, that once activated knocked out the Master Chief's shielding for a short time. | ||
===Installation 05=== | ===Installation 05=== | ||
It is not known where the | It is not known where the [[Installation 05]] phase pulse generators are. It is possible that unlike Alpha Halo, it uses only one large generator, within the Control Room itself.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]''</ref> | ||
This might be a [[Shield Generator|shield generator]] for Halo, or it may serve as a power source for Halo. However, during the fight | This might be a [[Shield Generator|shield generator]] for Halo, or it may serve as a power source for Halo. However, during the fight between the [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Tartarus]], 343 Guilty Spark states that the "primary generators are coming online." | ||
===Installation | ===Installation 04B=== | ||
Two of the pulse generators | Two of the pulse generators are seen during [[Installation 04B]]'s destruction. Unlike the other generators in the first Installation 04, these can't be destroyed and seem to be more protected, an example of this is that the glass in the room surrounding them is unbreakable and some more barriers have been placed in the perimeter. | ||
These generators also seem to be weaker, as they don't have a continuous beam. The reason for that may be that the Halo wasn't completed at the time. These generators were likely destroyed in the resulting chaos of the Installation's firing sequence, this could explain why the | These generators also seem to be weaker, as they don't have a continuous beam. The reason for that may be that the Halo wasn't completed at the time. These generators were likely destroyed in the resulting chaos of the Installation's firing sequence, this could explain why the John-117 was not killed by the energy pulse seen racing past him during his escape onboard the {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}}. | ||
==Images== | ==Images== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Dark Corridor.jpg|Corridor just outside a Pulse Generator on | File:Dark Corridor.jpg|Corridor just outside a Pulse Generator on Installation 04B. | ||
File:TLJ Phase Pulse Generator.PNG|A Phase Pulse Generator found on the | File:TLJ Phase Pulse Generator.PNG|A Phase Pulse Generator found on the second Alpha Halo. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 13:19, August 27, 2011
The Phase Pulse Generators are devices built by the Forerunners into their Halo installations. They are susceptible to close range EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) discharges, and destabilize if they come in contact with an EMP.[1]
Overview
They are usually located within the vicinity of the Control Room of the Installation, and the Generator Chambers are usually only accessible by air or via ducts used by the Sentinels.[2]
Installation 04
As mentioned above, the Generators were located close to the Control Room, in platforms accessible via air.[2]
Cortana had the Master Chief John-117 disable these while on the first Halo, in order to delay the Installation's activation so they would have time to destroy it, and to prevent 04-343 Guilty Spark from "Finding another way of activating Halo." They accomplished this by turning the Shield Generators from the Mark V armour he was wearing into a crude yet effective EMP bomb, that once activated knocked out the Master Chief's shielding for a short time.
Installation 05
It is not known where the Installation 05 phase pulse generators are. It is possible that unlike Alpha Halo, it uses only one large generator, within the Control Room itself.[3] This might be a shield generator for Halo, or it may serve as a power source for Halo. However, during the fight between the Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and Tartarus, 343 Guilty Spark states that the "primary generators are coming online."
Installation 04B
Two of the pulse generators are seen during Installation 04B's destruction. Unlike the other generators in the first Installation 04, these can't be destroyed and seem to be more protected, an example of this is that the glass in the room surrounding them is unbreakable and some more barriers have been placed in the perimeter.
These generators also seem to be weaker, as they don't have a continuous beam. The reason for that may be that the Halo wasn't completed at the time. These generators were likely destroyed in the resulting chaos of the Installation's firing sequence, this could explain why the John-117 was not killed by the energy pulse seen racing past him during his escape onboard the Template:UNSCship.
Images
Corridor just outside a Pulse Generator on Installation 04B.
- TLJ Phase Pulse Generator.PNG
A Phase Pulse Generator found on the second Alpha Halo.
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page 268
- ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Two Betrayals
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Great Journey
