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==Forerunner restraints==
==Forerunner restraints==
The [[Forerunner]]s had a variety of ways of restraining individuals. These included [[confinement field]]s, which could incapacitate individuals but also block the movement of entire starships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 193''</ref> [[Constraint field]]s were a type of less restrictive energy field, which held the captive immobilized in a small bubble.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 303-305''</ref> A Forerunner [[Containment field device|stationary field projector]] was used by the Covenant to hold Professor [[Ellen Anders]] prisoner at [[the Apex]]. While limiting overall movement, the device allowed Anders some ability to wiggle within the confines of the field.<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref> [[Artificial intelligence suppressor|AI suppressors]] were Forerunner software used to deactivate [[ancilla]]s. They could effectively be used to restrain Forerunners who wore [[Forerunner personal armor|personal armor]], as the suppressor could lock the armor down and thus completely immobilize the wearer.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 194''</ref>
The [[Forerunner]]s had a variety of ways of restraining individuals. These included [[confinement field]]s, which could incapacitate individuals but also block the movement of entire starships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 193''</ref> [[Constraint field]]s were a type of less restrictive energy field, which held the captive immobilized in a small bubble.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 303-305''</ref> A Forerunner [[Stasis field|stationary field projector]] was used by the Covenant to hold Professor [[Ellen Anders]] prisoner at the [[Apex Site]]. While limiting overall movement, the device allowed Anders some ability to wiggle within the confines of the field.<ref>'''Halo Wars'''</ref> Meanwhile, Forerunner weapons-grade stasis bubbles could maintain an individual in a completely unconscious and immobile state for years.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 73''</ref> [[AI suppressor]]s were Forerunner software used to deactivate [[ancilla]]s. They could effectively be used to restrain Forerunners who wore [[Forerunner personal armor|personal armor]], as the suppressor could lock the armor down and thus completely immobilize the wearer.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 194''</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: Primordium]]''
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]''


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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[[Category:Security technology]]
[[Category:Security technology]]

Revision as of 02:21, May 29, 2014

Thel &#39;Vadam in his shackles.
Thel 'Vadam held in energy shackles.

Physical restraints are devices used for keeping people in a helpless state while in captivity.

Human restraints

Humans have traditionally used a multitude of restraints such as handcuffs and rope to keep individuals at bay. The neural-inhibitor collar is a UNSC device used to paralyze dangerous prisoners, and its practice has been used by Insurrectionists to subdue SPARTAN-IIs.[1] Buckmesh is a particularly strong material used to contain prisoners of gangster Thin Kinkle, yet not strong enough on its own to stop a Spartan-I.[2] Microfilament cuffs are another particularly durable restraint used by the UNSC to detain individuals.[3]

Covenant restraints

The Covenant has been known to use items such as shackles and contained beams of energy to hold prisoners. When Thel 'Vadam was tortured as punishment for letting Installation 04 come to destruction, he was kept restrained in a pair of hovering shackles apparently made of energy. A stasis beam device in the Sanctum of the Hierarchs was used to contain 343 Guilty Spark, which floated motionlessly on its side when in the field.

Forerunner restraints

The Forerunners had a variety of ways of restraining individuals. These included confinement fields, which could incapacitate individuals but also block the movement of entire starships.[4] Constraint fields were a type of less restrictive energy field, which held the captive immobilized in a small bubble.[5] A Forerunner stationary field projector was used by the Covenant to hold Professor Ellen Anders prisoner at the Apex Site. While limiting overall movement, the device allowed Anders some ability to wiggle within the confines of the field.[6] Meanwhile, Forerunner weapons-grade stasis bubbles could maintain an individual in a completely unconscious and immobile state for years.[7] AI suppressors were Forerunner software used to deactivate ancillas. They could effectively be used to restrain Forerunners who wore personal armor, as the suppressor could lock the armor down and thus completely immobilize the wearer.[8]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 36
  2. ^ I Love Bees, Axon, beg_for_death
  3. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 377
  4. ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 193
  5. ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 303-305
  6. ^ Halo Wars
  7. ^ Halo: Silentium, page 73
  8. ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 194