Elevator
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- "The Cartographer's defenses make it almost impenetrable; the only way up to it is by a Forerunner elevator."
- — Ellen Anders on Installation 00's Cartographer[1]
Anelevator, or alift, is a method of transportation that allows an efficient ascent or descent over a vertical span.
Forerunner[edit]
Elevators are commonplace throughout variousForerunner installations. These elevators and their control panels have a tendency to be geometric, like most things of Forerunner design. Forerunner lifts have several methods of propulsion. How exactly they work is not always clear. Most lifts move without apparent propulsion systems at all, some have beams of energy supporting them, such as the lifts onthe Ark.
Installation 04[edit]
All Forerunner elevators encountered byJohn-117 on Installation 04 had no visible mechanical mechanism to move them (except for the elevator inthe Library). Forerunner elevators were first observed near Installation 04'sControl Room. There were a few identical elevators, all of which were octagonal. The panel to control it had three components. Its left and right sides were irregular hexagons, and were also mirror images of each other. The centerpiece was a rectangle, and had a curving line down the middle.
TheFlood containment facility also had octagonal elevators. Unlike the elevators near the control center, the side lengths and angles were not all the same. The panel to control it was identical to that of the one in near the control room. During his passage through the containment facility, John-117 attempted to activate one of the elevators in order to return to the surface, only to witness the elevator crashing to the ground, disintegrating in midair.
In the installation'sLibrary, there were several large, circular elevators that were controlled by the installation's monitor.
Forerunner gas mine[edit]
Elevators in theThreshold gas mine included one that allowed passage between thehangar bay and the station's upper level. It had an octagonal shape, with two symmetrical control panels. One was placed on the right side of the entrance, the other on the front and center wall. An identical elevator was observed shortly afterThel 'Vadamee cut the station's cables.
A second, unique elevator appeared as theCovenant Special Operations team and the Arbiter entered theFlood research facility within the station. It dropped through the facility, occasionally rotating and stopping as it took in large canisters from containers on the walls, then storing them in breakable fixtures on the surface. It was symmetrical, completely geometric, and fully automated.
An elevator atop a spiraling walkway led to an open area with the three cables that supported the entire station. Like most Forerunner elevators, this elevator was octagonal; all the sides and angles were contiguous. Its control panel was identical to that of the one near the station's hangar.
Installation 05[edit]
OnInstallation 05, a variety of elevators were observed, among them a previously unseen type of underwater elevators; capsules that are ejected downwards into the water, and then move along to their next destination.[2]
Installation 00[edit]
OnInstallation 00, two identical irregular hexagonal elevators went up and down from the base of thebarrier towers to a switch room where the towers could be deactivated. Their control panels were circular with geometric details inside the circle, including aMarathon symbol. During theBattle of the Citadel, John-117 and the Arbiter took an identical, yet larger elevator up to theCitadel's main level from the structure's antechamber.[3]
Human[edit]
Humans use lifts in all sorts of structures, including starships andspace stations. Human lifts are mostly traditional and utilitarian in design. They are usually powered by conventional methods, such as cables or tracks.Elevator music is sometimes played in the elevators of civilian buildings, such as theSinoViet Center.[4]
The interiors of UNSCHalcyon-class light cruisers contain several elevators, including a larger cargo lift connecting theengineering to the ship's dorsal Class-7 service corridor.[5] Elevators are also found onorbital MAC stations such asCairo Station, where there was a large, two-decked cargo elevator near the station'sPortside Shipping area.[6] The UNSCbaseCrow's Nest had several antiquated cargo elevators that were used by the UNSC forces stationed there.[7] In the city ofNew Mombasa, many structures such as theONI Alpha Site and theunderground data center had varying types of elevators.[8]
In addition to conventional elevators, humans usespace elevators, massive structures stretching from a planet's surface togeosynchronous orbit, to ferry cargo into space. Constructed ofcarbon nanofiber, these elevators are powered by strands of superconducting material, similar toMaglev trains.[9]
Covenant[edit]
- Main article:Gravity lift
Lifts used by theCovenant differ from their human-made counterparts. Instead of using traditional conventional methods, they utilize a more advanced technology, calledgravity lifts. These devices create antigravity fields, which can be used to safely move objects vertically without any kind of moving platform.
Gravity lifts are mostly used in Covenant cities and structures, such as their capitalHigh Charity. They are also used in Covenant starships to transport and deploy troops and objects to a surface safely. Additionally, antigravity technology is also used in smaller pieces of equipment, such asportable gravity lifts orCovenant watchtowers.
Aside from their ubiquitous battlefield applications, Covenant gravity lifts have been encountered several times, most notably during theboarding of thebattlecruiserTruth and Reconciliation[10] and during theFall of Reach, whenSPARTAN-B312 could use one to get to the top ofSpire One.[11]
Gallery[edit]
Development images[edit]
Concept art of a Forerunner elevator shaft onInstallation 07.
Concept art of aBanished cargo elevator on Installation 07.
Screenshots and art[edit]
A smaller lift nearAlpha Halo's Control Room.
A large lift within theFlood containment facility onInstallation 04.
Sgt. Johnson uses a large lift to escape theFlood Containment Facility.
A human elevator inONI Alpha Site.
Another human-made elevator in theNew Mombasa Data Center.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach(First appearance)
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Halo: The Flood
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo 2
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo 3
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo: The Cole Protocol
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: Cryptum
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Halo 4
- Halo 2: Anniversary
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Halo Wars 2
- Halo: Silent Storm
- Halo: Shadows of Reach
- Halo Infinite
Sources[edit]
- ^Halo Wars 2, campaign level,Ascension
- ^Halo 2, campaign levelRegret
- ^Halo 3, campaign levelThe Covenant
- ^Halo: Reach, campaign level,New Alexandria
- ^Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign levelThe Maw
- ^Halo 2, campaign levelCairo Station
- ^Halo 3, campaign levelCrow's Nest
- ^Halo 3: ODST
- ^Halo: Contact Harvest,page 73
- ^Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign levelThe Truth and Reconciliation
- ^Halo: Reach, campaign levelTip of the Spear
