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''' | A '''timelock'''<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 271''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 18, 191, 227''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 170''</ref> is a temporal stasis field in which the passage of time is brought to a standstill through sophisticated [[Slipstream space|higher-dimensional]] manipulation. Both the [[Forerunner]]s and prehistoric [[San'Shyuum]] possessed timelocking technology. [[Prehistoric human civilization|Prehistoric humans]] placed a form of timelock—a piece of ancient San'Shyuum technology also known as a '''time bolt'''—on the [[Primordial]]'s [[stasis capsule|prison]] beneath [[Charum Hakkor]]'s [[Charum Hakkor arena|arena]] to prevent it from escaping. According to the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], this measure was almost as effective as Forerunner technology.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 121''</ref> | ||
The Forerunners had an advanced grasp of [[slipspace bubble]]s and used variations of the timelock concept for a number of purposes. One of these was the [[slipspace field pod]], a stasis pod capable of suspending its occupants in time.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 335-337''</ref> Forerunner [[Durance]]s were traditionally timelocked after the last [[Mind transfer|impressions]] of a deceased Forerunner were enclosed within.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 47-48''</ref> The Forerunners were also capable of creating ''reverse'' timelock fields, in which time passed at a vastly more rapid pace than within normal space. The [[IsoDidact]] used a prison cage containing a reverse timelock to execute the [[Primordial]] on [[Installation 07]], forcing the being to disintegrate via the process of entropy through the artificially-induced passage of a billion years.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 366''</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:GregBearPrecursor.jpg|A preliminary sketch of the [[Primordial]] and its timelock drawn by [[Greg Bear]]. | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{ | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Security technology]] | [[Category:Security technology]] | ||
[[Category:Slipspace]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:19, April 12, 2022
A timelock[1][2][3] is a temporal stasis field in which the passage of time is brought to a standstill through sophisticated higher-dimensional manipulation. Both the Forerunners and prehistoric San'Shyuum possessed timelocking technology. Prehistoric humans placed a form of timelock—a piece of ancient San'Shyuum technology also known as a time bolt—on the Primordial's prison beneath Charum Hakkor's arena to prevent it from escaping. According to the Didact, this measure was almost as effective as Forerunner technology.[4]
The Forerunners had an advanced grasp of slipspace bubbles and used variations of the timelock concept for a number of purposes. One of these was the slipspace field pod, a stasis pod capable of suspending its occupants in time.[5] Forerunner Durances were traditionally timelocked after the last impressions of a deceased Forerunner were enclosed within.[6] The Forerunners were also capable of creating reverse timelock fields, in which time passed at a vastly more rapid pace than within normal space. The IsoDidact used a prison cage containing a reverse timelock to execute the Primordial on Installation 07, forcing the being to disintegrate via the process of entropy through the artificially-induced passage of a billion years.[7]
Gallery[edit]
A preliminary sketch of the Primordial and its timelock drawn by Greg Bear.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)
- Halo: Cryptum
- Halo: Primordium (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Silentium (Mentioned only)
- Halo Mythos (Mentioned only)
