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<center>''For Halo: Reach's multiplayer map, see [[Spire]].''</center> | <center>''For Halo: Reach's multiplayer map, see [[Spire]].''</center> | ||
[[File: | [[File:Spire_general.jpg|thumb|300px|One of the many Spires placed on Reach.]] | ||
'''Spires''' are [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] structures that serve as bases of operation during ground engagements. They function as [[teleportation]] hubs for invading forces, and are also capable of projecting [[energy shielding|energy shields]] over a large radius. Covenant forces often utilize these teleportation spires during large-scale operations.<ref name="tip">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'' (''"That spire was indeed a teleporter linked to a cloaked [[Covenant supercarrier|Covenant super-carrier]]"'')</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/spirit/1676cbba-efbb-44b8-9dd3-3f6f38b1320a?filter=all '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Type-28 Troop Carrier'']</ref> | '''Spires''' are [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] structures that serve as bases of operation during ground engagements. They function as [[teleportation]] hubs for invading forces, and are also capable of projecting [[energy shielding|energy shields]] over a large radius. Covenant forces often utilize these teleportation spires during large-scale operations.<ref name="tip">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'' (''"That spire was indeed a teleporter linked to a cloaked [[Covenant supercarrier|Covenant super-carrier]]"'')</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/spirit/1676cbba-efbb-44b8-9dd3-3f6f38b1320a?filter=all '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Type-28 Troop Carrier'']</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*A similar energy shield structure can be seen in the [[Halo Wars]] level [[Dome of Light]]. | *A similar energy shield structure can be seen in the ''[[Halo Wars]]'' level [[Dome of Light]]. This structure may be an earlier version of the Spires used on Reach. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Spire_afar.jpg|An exterior view of a Spire's shield dome, with two more Spires in the distance. | |||
File:HaloReach - Spire.jpg|The top of Spire One, as seen from the ground. | |||
File:Phantom Teleport.jpg|A Spire teleporting a [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom dropship]]. | File:Phantom Teleport.jpg|A Spire teleporting a [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom dropship]]. | ||
File:Spire_MAC'd.jpg|[[Spire One]] being destroyed. | File:Spire_MAC'd.jpg|[[Spire One]] being destroyed. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Covenant technology]] | [[Category:Covenant technology]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant buildings]] | [[Category:Covenant buildings]] | ||