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[[File:Spoofer.jpg|thumb|250px|A spoofer attached to a Forerunner door.]]
The '''spoofer''' is a small device used by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces to force open [[door]]s and override certain pieces of equipment by sending in an electrical current that stabilizes the device that may be locked, damaged, or otherwise unable to function.<ref name="tf">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 173''</ref>


[[Image:Spoofer.jpg|thumb|right|The spoofer attached to the door.]][[Image:Kappus_tap.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Private Kappus uses the spoofer.]][[Image:lockpick.jpg|thumb|left|The spoofer.]]
==Description==
They are standard equipment to [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[fireteam]]s when deployed into ground engagements. They appear to be very advanced, as they are capable of even overriding the [[Forerunner]] locks on doors in Installation 04.{{Ref/Reuse|tf}}


The '''spoofer''' (referred to as the "lockpick" in the game files) is used by the [[UNSC]] forces to force open doors and override certain pieces of equipment by sending in an electrical current that stabilizes the door that may be locked, damaged, or otherwise unable to function.
In [[2552]], [[Private]] [[Kappus]] used one to open the door to the [[Flood containment facility]] on Installation 04. He was ordered by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] to open the door that happened to be the only thing holding back the [[Flood]]. Unwillingly and unknowingly, Kappus unleashed the Flood on [[Installation 04]], dooming him and the rest of his squad,<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|tf}} with the exception of [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sgt. Johnson]] and the "[[paranoid Marine]]". When the Master Chief later arrives, he opens the same door by pushing a button on the spoofer.


==Description==
==Trivia==
They are standard equipment to [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] fire teams when deployed into ground engagements. They appear to be very advanced, as they are capable of even overriding the Forerunner locks on doors in Installation 04. One was used to open the door in the [[Flood Containment Facilities|containment facility]] where the [[Flood]] were released from.<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]],[[343 Guilty Spark (level)]]</ref>
*The spoofer is referred to as the "lockpick" in the game files of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
*In the action horror film ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' and the video game ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens versus Predator 2|Aliens vs. Predator 2]]'', one of the marines uses a device similar or identical to the spoofer. In fact, considering how most of the game is based of the aspects of the movie, it could have been inspired by the device in the movie.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Kappus_tap.JPG|Private Kappus uses the spoofer.
File:HCE-Spoofer-Kappus-Tap.jpg|In-game recording footage from Private [[Wallace A. Jenkins]]'s helmet recorder of Kappus activating the spoofer.
File:HCE-SpooferDevice-screen.png|The spoofer device attached to a Forerunner door in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:lockpick.jpg|The texture file for the spoofer.
File:HCE-SpooferDeviceProfiles.png|In-game profile views of the spoofer lockpick device from ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
</gallery>


In [[2552]], [[Private (UNSC)|Private]] [[Kappus]] used one to open the door to the [[Flood Containment Facilities]]. He was ordered by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] to open the door that happened to be the only thing holding back the Flood. Unwillingly and unknowingly, Kappus unleashed the [[Flood]] on [[Installation 04]], dooming him and the rest of his squad,<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]]</ref>, with only some few survivors, including [[Sgt. Johnson]].
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]
**''[[Breaking Quarantine]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
== Sources ==
{{Ref/Sources}}


==Trivia==
[[Category:Electronic warfare technology]]
*In the action horror film Aliens and the video game Aliens vs. Predator 2, one of the marines uses a device similar or identical to the spoofer. In fact based on how most of the game is based of the aspects of the movie, it could have been inspired by the device in the movie.
== References ==
<references/>
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:Technology]]

Latest revision as of 13:13, April 12, 2023

A spoofer attached to a Forerunner door.

The spoofer is a small device used by the UNSC forces to force open doors and override certain pieces of equipment by sending in an electrical current that stabilizes the device that may be locked, damaged, or otherwise unable to function.[1]

Description[edit]

They are standard equipment to Marine fireteams when deployed into ground engagements. They appear to be very advanced, as they are capable of even overriding the Forerunner locks on doors in Installation 04.[1]

In 2552, Private Kappus used one to open the door to the Flood containment facility on Installation 04. He was ordered by Captain Jacob Keyes to open the door that happened to be the only thing holding back the Flood. Unwillingly and unknowingly, Kappus unleashed the Flood on Installation 04, dooming him and the rest of his squad,[2][1] with the exception of Sgt. Johnson and the "paranoid Marine". When the Master Chief later arrives, he opens the same door by pushing a button on the spoofer.

Trivia[edit]

  • The spoofer is referred to as the "lockpick" in the game files of Halo: Combat Evolved.
  • In the action horror film Aliens and the video game Aliens vs. Predator 2, one of the marines uses a device similar or identical to the spoofer. In fact, considering how most of the game is based of the aspects of the movie, it could have been inspired by the device in the movie.

Gallery[edit]

  • Private Kappus uses the spoofer.

    Private Kappus uses the spoofer.

  • In-game recording footage from Private Wallace A. Jenkins's helmet recorder of Kappus activating the spoofer.

    In-game recording footage from Private Wallace A. Jenkins's helmet recorder of Kappus activating the spoofer.

  • The spoofer device attached to a Forerunner door in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    The spoofer device attached to a Forerunner door in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • The texture file for the spoofer.

    The texture file for the spoofer.

  • In-game profile views of the spoofer lockpick device from Halo: Combat Evolved.

    In-game profile views of the spoofer lockpick device from Halo: Combat Evolved.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo: The Flood, page 173
  2. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level 343 Guilty Spark
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