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{{Quote|The last problem remains taming young stars. But we're working on that. We send in stellar-class engineers equipped with third-class ancillas—plasma jockeys, we call them. They love the heat, but most vanish after a few hundred years—just go away. We don't know what becomes of them. They get the job done, though.|A Miner to [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]]<ref name="c221">'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 221''</ref>}} | {{Quote|The last problem remains taming young stars. But we're working on that. We send in stellar-class engineers equipped with third-class ancillas—plasma jockeys, we call them. They love the heat, but most vanish after a few hundred years—just go away. We don't know what becomes of them. They get the job done, though.|A Miner to [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]]<ref name="c221">'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''page 221''</ref>}} | ||
'''Plasma jockey''' is a translated colloquial [[Forerunner]] term used by the [[Miner]] [[rate]] to refer to their stellar-class engineers.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', multiplayer level, ''[[Solace]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 210''</ref> Equipped with third-class [[ancilla]]s, plasma jockeys were tasked with [[Astroengineering|"taming" young stars]] for future use. While most plasma jockeys succeeded in their tasks, many simply disappeared after several centuries, and no one knew what became of them.{{Ref/Reuse|c221}} | '''Plasma jockey''' is a translated colloquial [[Forerunner]] term used by the [[Miner]] [[rate]] to refer to their stellar-class engineers.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', multiplayer level, ''[[Solace]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 210''</ref> Equipped with third-class [[ancilla]]s, plasma jockeys were tasked with [[Astroengineering|"taming" young stars]] for future use.{{Ref/Site|Id=CryptumGlossary|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/text/cryptum-glossary/62e29c59-a3f9-4b63-af76-def71fda5459|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cryptum Glossary|D=14|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo: Cryptum/Glossary}} | ||
While most plasma jockeys succeeded in their tasks, many simply disappeared after several centuries, and no one knew what became of them.{{Ref/Reuse|c221}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:36, May 6, 2023
- "The last problem remains taming young stars. But we're working on that. We send in stellar-class engineers equipped with third-class ancillas—plasma jockeys, we call them. They love the heat, but most vanish after a few hundred years—just go away. We don't know what becomes of them. They get the job done, though."
- — A Miner to Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting[1]
Plasma jockey is a translated colloquial Forerunner term used by the Miner rate to refer to their stellar-class engineers.[2][3] Equipped with third-class ancillas, plasma jockeys were tasked with "taming" young stars for future use.[4]
While most plasma jockeys succeeded in their tasks, many simply disappeared after several centuries, and no one knew what became of them.[1]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Cryptum (First mentioned)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo: Cryptum, page 221
- ^ Halo 4, multiplayer level, Solace
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 210
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Cryptum Glossary (Retrieved on Mar 14, 2014) [local archive] [external archive]
