Hydrostatic gel: Difference between revisions

'''Hydrostatic gel''' is a component of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. It is a blueish semi-liquid forming a layer inside the armor. It is likely one of the innermost layers of the armor, but it is not in contact with the operator's skin.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 114'' (''"Against the skin of the operator, there is a moisture-absorbing cloth suit."'')</ref>

It was designed by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], a civilian scientist in the employment of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section 3|Office of Naval Intelligence, Section Three]], as a component of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor.<ref name="Sybex">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]''', ''page 5''</ref> It is one of the main components of the MJOLNIR system. The MJOLNIR has an emergency exhaust port that releases hydrostatic gel when the suit becomes too hot, preventing the wearer from being boiled alive.<ref name="fs20">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 20''</ref> Severe or sustained trauma to the suit can cause the gel layer to become viscous, rendering it partially or completely ineffective.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref>

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[[Category:MJOLNIR Armor]]