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'''Slipspace translocation''',<ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 311-212''</ref> more commonly known as '''teleportation''', is a method of travel that allows the user to travel nearly instantaneously between locations. This is achieved through the use of [[slipspace]] as a travel medium, without the use of a conventional [[Slipspace drive]]. The [[Forerunner]]s were the first known civilization to make extensive use of teleportation technology. Later on, this technology was reverse-engineered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. | '''Slipspace translocation''',<ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 311-212''</ref> more commonly known as '''teleportation''', is a method of travel that allows the user to travel nearly instantaneously between locations. This is achieved through the use of [[slipspace]] as a travel medium, without the use of a conventional [[Slipspace drive]]. The [[Forerunner]]s were the first known civilization to make extensive use of teleportation technology. Later on, this technology was reverse-engineered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. | ||
==Mechanics== | ==Mechanics== | ||
Slipspace translocation technology does not actually [[Wikipedia:Teleportation|"teleport"]] its users by dematerializing them and re-building them in another location; rather, it encases them in a compressed slipstream field, transporting them from one position to another almost instantaneously. This happens much in the same way that a spaceship uses slipspace to travel between star systems - time passes for the individual, but due to the short distances involved it is negligible.<ref name="goo"/> | Slipspace translocation technology does not actually [[Wikipedia:Teleportation|"teleport"]] its users by dematerializing them and re-building them in another location; rather, it encases them in a compressed slipstream field, transporting them from one position to another almost instantaneously. This happens much in the same way that a spaceship uses slipspace to travel between star systems - time passes for the individual, but due to the short distances involved it is negligible.<ref name="goo"/> The uncertainty errors involved in translocation are known to cause sensations of being put back together again "from a million pieces" after a transition.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 237''</ref> In addition, the process typically causes feelings of nausea and disorientation on humans.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 316''</ref> | ||
==Example usage== | ==Example usage== | ||
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*[[Teleportation grid]] - A network on a Forerunner installation that allows transportation without a device of any kind.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref> | *[[Teleportation grid]] - A network on a Forerunner installation that allows transportation without a device of any kind.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Covenant spire]] - A Covenant battlefield installation, containing a teleporter used to transport dropships or other vehicles from ships overhead.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | *[[Covenant spire]] - A Covenant battlefield installation, containing a teleporter used to transport dropships or other vehicles from ships overhead.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Gravity throne]] - The gravity thrones used by the [[Hierarchs]] are known to possess short-range teleportation devices.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, [[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref> | *[[Gravity throne]] - The gravity thrones used by the [[Hierarchs]] are known to possess short-range teleportation devices.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Slipspace portal]] - A large-scale application of the technology, slipspace portals allow transporting enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points, across interstellar distances.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 200''</ref> | *[[Slipspace portal]] - A large-scale application of the technology employed exclusively by the Forerunners, slipspace portals allow transporting enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points, across interstellar distances.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 200''</ref> | ||
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In most of the ''Halo'' games, the effects associated with teleportation involve an intense yellow-orange glow and similarly colored rings that surround the object being teleported. In ''Halo: Reach'', the glow is more subdued and blue-purple in color. It also follows the shape of the object being teleported more closely. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Revision as of 04:35, September 8, 2011
Slipspace translocation,[1] more commonly known as teleportation, is a method of travel that allows the user to travel nearly instantaneously between locations. This is achieved through the use of slipspace as a travel medium, without the use of a conventional Slipspace drive. The Forerunners were the first known civilization to make extensive use of teleportation technology. Later on, this technology was reverse-engineered by the Covenant.
Mechanics
Slipspace translocation technology does not actually "teleport" its users by dematerializing them and re-building them in another location; rather, it encases them in a compressed slipstream field, transporting them from one position to another almost instantaneously. This happens much in the same way that a spaceship uses slipspace to travel between star systems - time passes for the individual, but due to the short distances involved it is negligible.[1] The uncertainty errors involved in translocation are known to cause sensations of being put back together again "from a million pieces" after a transition.[2] In addition, the process typically causes feelings of nausea and disorientation on humans.[3]
Example usage
These are examples of teleportation technology used by various factions:
- Teleporter - A common name for devices enabling teleportation between two fixed points.
- Teleportation grid - A network on a Forerunner installation that allows transportation without a device of any kind.[4]
- Covenant spire - A Covenant battlefield installation, containing a teleporter used to transport dropships or other vehicles from ships overhead.[5]
- Gravity throne - The gravity thrones used by the Hierarchs are known to possess short-range teleportation devices.[6]
- Slipspace portal - A large-scale application of the technology employed exclusively by the Forerunners, slipspace portals allow transporting enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points, across interstellar distances.[7]
Trivia
In most of the Halo games, the effects associated with teleportation involve an intense yellow-orange glow and similarly colored rings that surround the object being teleported. In Halo: Reach, the glow is more subdued and blue-purple in color. It also follows the shape of the object being teleported more closely.
Gallery
A typical teleporter node.
A Phantom teleporting through a Covenant Spire.
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 311-212
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page 237
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 316
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, Two Betrayals
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Tip of the Spear
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Regret
- ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 200
