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[[File:HReach-CovenantPowerModule.png|thumb|300px|A Covenant power module in ''Halo: Reach''.]] | |||
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A '''Covenant power module''', also known as a '''Covenant core''', is a piece of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] technology.<ref name="spire">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', multiplayer level, ''[[Spire]]''</ref> | A '''Covenant power module''', also known as a '''Covenant core''', is a piece of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] technology.<ref name="spire">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', multiplayer level, ''[[Spire (map)| (map)|Spire]]''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
These modules are used to provide power within any major Covenant structure or possibly even ships. Some of these modules are known to be stored in [[ | These modules are used to provide power within any major Covenant structure or possibly even ships. Some of these modules are known to be stored in [[Deployment spire]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|spire}} Should the UNSC obtain a power module, it would allow them to reverse-engineer the Covenant technology and provide them the necessary information to improve their own technology. | ||
These modules are strikingly similar to [[plasma battery|plasma batteries]] in style. The shape itself is much like a thick dumbbell. There are small bars for holding when a module needs to be transported on foot. Although similar to plasma batteries, these modules do not explode when shot. | These modules are strikingly similar to [[plasma battery|plasma batteries]] in style. The shape itself is much like a thick dumbbell. There are small bars for holding when a module needs to be transported on foot. Although similar to plasma batteries, these modules do not explode when shot. | ||
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*The power module is an example of a [[Wikipedia:MacGuffin|MacGuffin]], as it drives the actions of all the characters regardless of its actual function. | *The power module is an example of a [[Wikipedia:MacGuffin|MacGuffin]], as it drives the actions of all the characters regardless of its actual function. | ||
*In the [[Invasion]] gametype of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the [[UNSC navigation core]] serves as the human equivalent to the power module. | *In the [[Invasion]] gametype of ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the [[UNSC navigation core]] serves as the human equivalent to the power module. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HR_CovenantPowerModule_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Covenant power module. | |||
File:HR_CovenantPowerModule_Spire.jpg|Covenant power module on pedestal in [[Spire (map)|Spire]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Power generation]] | [[Category:Power generation]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant technology]] |