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[[File:SlipspacePortal intro.jpg | [[File:SlipspacePortal intro.jpg|thumb|300px|A slipspace portal generator on [[Menachite portal complex|Reach]].]] | ||
'''Slipspace portals''' are a method of [[slipstream space]] transit developed by the [[Forerunner]]s. Essentially a large-scale application of [[slipspace translocation]], slipspace portals are designed to transport enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points on a continuing basis.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 200''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 274''</ref> | '''Slipspace portals''' are a method of [[slipstream space]] transit developed by the [[Forerunner]]s. Essentially a large-scale application of [[slipspace translocation]], slipspace portals are designed to transport enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points on a continuing basis.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 200''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 274''</ref> | ||
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The Forerunners had a network of portals that allowed fast passage throughout their [[ecumene]]. Some systems, including that of the [[capital]], had portal installations that connected to multiple worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|c312}} The [[Librarian]] used an array of portals to travel to the worlds where she collected the various species of the galaxy for indexing at [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. The same network was used to transport the Halo rings.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 310''</ref> The portals in this network could only be activated by a special type of vessel, known as a [[keyship]],<ref>[https://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-11911-/290676 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11'']</ref> most of which were eventually destroyed by the Librarian in order to prevent the [[Flood]] from reaching the Ark.<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)#Terminal Four|Terminal 4]]''</ref> The [[The Portal|generator device]] for one of the Librarian's portals was buried near the town of [[Voi]] on [[Earth]], and was later activated by the Covenant, who were in possession of the last known remaining keyship | The Forerunners had a network of portals that allowed fast passage throughout their [[ecumene]]. Some systems, including that of the [[capital]], had portal installations that connected to multiple worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|c312}} The [[Librarian]] used an array of portals to travel to the worlds where she collected the various species of the galaxy for indexing at [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. The same network was used to transport the Halo rings.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 310''</ref> The portals in this network could only be activated by a special type of vessel, known as a [[keyship]],<ref>[https://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-11911-/290676 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11'']</ref> most of which were eventually destroyed by the Librarian in order to prevent the [[Flood]] from reaching the Ark.<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)#Terminal Four|Terminal 4]]''</ref> The [[The Portal|generator device]] for one of the Librarian's portals was buried near the town of [[Voi]] on [[Earth]], and was later activated by the Covenant, who were in possession of the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', the last known remaining keyship that would simply be known as the [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]].{{Ref/Reuse|h3}} [[Faber]], the [[Master Builder]], had a secret private portal constructed allowing transit from the vicinity of the [[greater Ark]] to [[Installation 00]]. This portal could only be activated by inserting a specific code known only to the Master Builder. Transit through the portal was also distinctly more comfortable than in most normal slipspace portals due to the Master Builder's wealth and power.{{Ref/Reuse|MB portal}} On [[Reach]] was [[Menachite portal complex|a portal complex]] that could be used to connect to the Ark. Unlike the portal on Earth, this one only remained open for as long as the local charge lasted and could close in minutes to hours.<ref>'''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'''</ref> | ||
An unknown variant of a portal-generating [[unidentified Forerunner machine|machine]] was present in the jungles of [[Installation 03]], and was only able to be activated via the Conduit's interaction with another machine found at the installation's [[Altar]] complex. Furthermore, the activation of the Altar triggered the opening of slipspace portals around the galaxy by way of these generator machines; one such machine in the Halo's jungle directly linked to another machine residing in [[New Phoenix ONI facility|an ONI facility]] in [[Arizona]] on Earth, enabling slipspace travel between the two locations. It is unknown if these portals provide two-way travel between Installation 03 and Earth exclusively, or are part of the Forerunner's vast network of portals at large.<ref name="opc"></ref><ref name="opd"></ref><ref name="ope">'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', ''[[Operation E: Brother's Keeper]]''</ref> | An unknown variant of a portal-generating [[unidentified Forerunner machine|machine]] was present in the jungles of [[Installation 03]], and was only able to be activated via the Conduit's interaction with another machine found at the installation's [[Altar]] complex. Furthermore, the activation of the Altar triggered the opening of slipspace portals around the galaxy by way of these generator machines; one such machine in the Halo's jungle directly linked to another machine residing in [[New Phoenix ONI facility|an ONI facility]] in [[Arizona]] on Earth, enabling slipspace travel between the two locations. It is unknown if these portals provide two-way travel between Installation 03 and Earth exclusively, or are part of the Forerunner's vast network of portals at large.<ref name="opc"></ref><ref name="opd"></ref><ref name="ope">'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''', ''[[Operation E: Brother's Keeper]]''</ref> | ||
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Several of the structures on [[Sarcophagus]] contained slipspace portals not just to other parts of the [[shield world]], but to other planets entirely<ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''page 409''</ref> including [[Hesduros]] in an entirely different star system<ref name="TW398">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''page 398''</ref> and [[Mackintosh]] which was not only within the [[Zeta Doradus system]], but fell into orbit of Sarcophagus when the shield world was removed from its [[slipspace bubble]].<ref name="L404">'''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''', ''page 404''</ref> These two portals were used by [[Jul 'Mdama]] to escape and the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] to travel to Mackintosh respectively.{{Ref/Reuse|TW398}}{{Ref/Reuse|L404}} | Several of the structures on [[Sarcophagus]] contained slipspace portals not just to other parts of the [[shield world]], but to other planets entirely<ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''page 409''</ref> including [[Hesduros]] in an entirely different star system<ref name="TW398">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''page 398''</ref> and [[Mackintosh]] which was not only within the [[Zeta Doradus system]], but fell into orbit of Sarcophagus when the shield world was removed from its [[slipspace bubble]].<ref name="L404">'''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''', ''page 404''</ref> These two portals were used by [[Jul 'Mdama]] to escape and the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] to travel to Mackintosh respectively.{{Ref/Reuse|TW398}}{{Ref/Reuse|L404}} | ||
On [[2559#December|December 13, 2559]], Cortana transported Installation 07 through a slipspace portal to an unknown | In [[2558#August|August 2558]], [[Rion Forge]] was pulled through a slipspace portal{{Ref/Novel|PoL|16}} opened by the [[Precept]]{{Ref/Novel|PoL|35}} using a [[personal slipspace unit]]{{Ref/Novel|PoL|19}} that transported her from Installation 07 to a Forerunner facility on [[Erebus VII]]. | ||
On [[2559#December|December 13, 2559]], Cortana transported Installation 07 through a slipspace portal to an unknown location just before sacrificing herself to destroy part of the ring.{{Ref/Novel|RP|Chapter=4}} Lieutenant [[TJ Murphy]] theorized that the ring could've been sent clear across the galaxy or even to [[Intergalactic space]].{{Ref/Novel|RP|13}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | **''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Primordium]] | *''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' | *''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' | *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' | *''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||