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[[File:HR | [[File:HR Comm Node Thumbnail.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Spike of Obeisance'', a comm node on [[Forge World]].]] | ||
'''Covenant comm nodes''', | '''Covenant comm nodes''',<ref name="Forge">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Forge]]''</ref> 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 '''''Spikes of Obeisence''''',{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}}<ref name="Announcement">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/into-the-storm '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Community Update: Into the Storm'']</ref>{{Ref/Note|Id=hld|Text=The name "Spikes of Obeisence" was attributed to the 'Covenant comm relay' modeled after its identical appearances in [[Halo 3]] and [[Halo: Reach]]. Whether or not this title applies to other depictions (such as those featured in [[Halo: CE]], [[Halo 2]], Halo: Reach, and [[Halo 4]]) is unspecified.}} are mobile communication devices employed by the [[Covenant]] for strategic ground command and control.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common Spikes of | The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common ''Spikes of Obeisence''{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} depicted as tall devices, consisting of a stalk protruding from a round 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 feature a tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref> while others are similar in appearance to the [[Covenant supply case]], bearing three equilateral antennas and a keyboard extending from within the base.<ref name="HCE">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref> | ||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
Comm nodes are primarily deployed on ground in areas requiring tactical communication between separate Covenant operators. They were used by the Covenant as a means to interlink 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}}{{Ref/Reuse|Announcement}} | Comm nodes are primarily deployed on ground in areas requiring tactical communication between separate Covenant operators. They were used by the [[Covenant]] as a means to interlink 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}}{{Ref/Reuse|Announcement}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
Covenant 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 for Earth]] | Covenant 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 for 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== | ||
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==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:HCEA SilentCartographer CommNode.jpg|The Covenant comm node as depicted in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | File:HCEA SilentCartographer CommNode.jpg|The Covenant comm node as depicted in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | ||
File:H2 Communications Module.png|A comm node in ''[[Halo 2]]'' | |||
File:H2 Communications Module.png|A comm node in ''[[Halo 2]]'' | File:H3 Communications Module.jpeg|A comm node in ''[[Halo 3]]'' | ||
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:HR CovenantCommAntenna Concept.jpg|Concept art of a Covenant communication antenna in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
File:HR-CovenantComNode.png|A communications antenna in ''Reach''. | File:HR-CovenantComNode.png|A communications antenna in ''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> | ||
