Editing Covenant spy probe

{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:Covenant Spy probe.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A spy probe depicted in the comic book adaptation of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''.]]
Covenant '''spy probes''' are small, softball or baseball-sized automaton machines used by the Covenant for reconnaissance and intelligence roles.

== Overview ==
These machines have a single photo eye for data collection. Over a number of days, it slowly builds up a charge as it collects data and information. Once it reaches critical energy, a tiny sliver of thallium nitride memory crystal is ejected at the speed of light, surrounded by a miniature [[slipspace]] field. The sliver is directed toward precise Slipspace coordinates where a waiting Covenant entity will recover it and the data it contains.{{Ref/Reuse|probe}}

During the [[Human-Covenant War]], probes were colored dark gray, so they can blend into the hull of UNSC vessels, instead of the standard lavender color of Covenant alloys.<ref name="probe">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 215-216''</ref>

== Operational use ==
An example use of the probe was at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] where a probe attached to the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} and revealed the [[human]] presence at [[Reach]]. This culminated in the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|probe}}

== Trivia ==
The spy probe is similar in function to the UNSC's [[telemetry probe]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HE5_CovenantProbe.png|A Covenant spy probe used by [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]] to spy on [[Fireteam Majestic]] in [[2558]].{{Ref/Comic|HEsc|Issue=5}}
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

==See also==
*[[Malakost tracker]]
*[[Telemetry probe]]
[[Category:Covenant technology]]
[[Category:Sensors]]
[[Category:Robots]]