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[[File: | [[File:H3 CovenantCommNode.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A communication node used during the Battle of Installation 00.]] | ||
''' | '''Spikes of Obesience''', also known as '''Covenant comm relays'''<ref name="Spartan Games">[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/make-your-halo-table-look-awesome '''Spartan Games''': ''Make your Halo table look awesome!'']</ref> or '''comm nodes''',<ref name="Forge">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Forge]]''</ref> are mobile communication devices used by the [[Covenant]] on the battlefield. The first link in the Covenant's control began with the placement of these Spikes in areas they intended to dominate.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} | ||
== | ==Description== | ||
The Spikes of Obesience were used by the hegemony as a means to connect to their [[proselytization network|battle network]] and functioned as a combination of proselytism, network up-links, communication hubs, and sensor relay nodes.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common variant depicted as tall devices, consisting of a stalk protruding from a central structure, supported by a trio of "legs". They are primarily magenta, black, and silver in color.<ref name="TotS">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Some comm nodes keep the tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref> while others bear more resemblance to the [[Covenant supply case]], with antenna and a keyboard attached.<ref name="HCE">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref> | |||
The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common | |||
== | ==History== | ||
Comm | Comm relays were used extensively during the Covenant's vicious [[Fall of Reach|assault]] on the planet [[Reach]],{{Ref/Reuse|TotS}} and the follow-up [[Battle of Installation 04]]{{Ref/Reuse|HCE}} as well as during the [[Battle of Earth]]<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> the [[Battle of Installation 05]],<ref name="Uprising">'''[[Halo 2]]''' campaign level, ''[[Uprising]]''</ref> and the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The comm will remain active if one of its legs has been broken off, and can still be picked up in [[Forge]]. To | *The comm will remain active if one of its legs has been broken off, and it can still be picked up in [[Forge]]. To fully destroy it, one must break the tower off the base.{{Ref/Reuse|Forge}} | ||
*On the main body of the node, something resembling the [[List of Marathon references in the Halo series|Marathon]] symbol can clearly be seen.{{Ref/Reuse|TotS}} | *On the main body of the node, something resembling the [[List of Marathon references in the Halo series|Marathon]] symbol can clearly be seen.{{Ref/Reuse|TotS}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HCE CovenantCommNode Closeup.jpg|A closeup of the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' comm node, bearing more resemblance to the Covenant supply case. | |||
File:HCE CovenantCommNode.jpg|The ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' comm node. | File:HCE CovenantCommNode.jpg|The ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' comm node. | ||
File:HCE-CovenantComNode.png|Cutout of the ''Combat Evolved'' comm node. | File:HCE-CovenantComNode.png|Cutout of the ''Combat Evolved'' comm node. | ||
File: | File:H2 Communications Module.png|A comm node in ''[[Halo 2]]'' | ||
File: | File:H3 Communications Module.jpeg|A comm node in ''[[Halo 3]]'' | ||
File:HR CovenantCommAntenna Concept.jpg|Concept art of a Covenant communication antenna in ''Halo: Reach''. | |||
File: | File:HR-CovenantComNode.png|A communications antenna in ''Reach''. | ||
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File:HReach Communications Module.jpg|A comm node in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | File:HReach Communications Module.jpg|A comm node in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
File:H4-Concept-Covenant-Uplink.jpg|Concept art of a comm node in ''Halo 4''. | File:H4-Concept-Covenant-Uplink.jpg|Concept art of a comm node in ''Halo 4''. | ||
File:H2A_CovenantCommNode.png| | File:H2A_CovenantCommNode.png|A front view of the ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' communication node. | ||
File:H2A_CovenantCommNode_Side.png|A | File:H2A_CovenantCommNode_Side.png|A side view of the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' communication node. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
