Editing Covenant spy probe

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'''Spy Probes''' are small, softball sized automaton deployed by [[Covenant]] ships. Probes are capable of attaching itself to ships using electromagnets. During the [[Human-Covenant War]] probes were colored dark gray to 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>

Probes have a single photo eye for data collection. Over a number of days it slowly builds up a charge as it collects. 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 name="probe"/>

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 [[Battle of Reach]].<ref name="probe"/>

The Spy Probe may have been inspired by the UNSC's  [[Telemetry Probe]], given the Covenant proclivity to imitate rather than innovate.

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[[Category:The Covenant]]
[[Category:Technology]]
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-[[File:Covenant Spy probe.jpg|250px|thumb|A spy probe depicted in the comic book adaptation of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''.]]
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-Covenant '''spy probes''' are small, softball or baseball-sized automaton machines used by the Covenant for reconnaissance and intelligence roles.
+'''Spy Probes''' are small, softball sized automaton deployed by [[Covenant]] ships. Probes are capable of attaching itself to ships using electromagnets. During the [[Human-Covenant War]] probes were colored dark gray to 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>
-== Overview ==
+Probes have a single photo eye for data collection. Over a number of days it slowly builds up a charge as it collects. 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 name="probe"/>
-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>
+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 [[Battle of Reach]].<ref name="probe"/>
-== Operational use ==
+The Spy Probe may have been inspired by the UNSC's  [[Telemetry Probe]], given the Covenant proclivity to imitate rather than innovate.
-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==
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-==See also==
+[[Category:The Covenant]]
-*[[Malakost tracker]]
+[[Category:Technology]]
-*[[Telemetry probe]]
-[[Category:Covenant technology]]
-[[Category:Sensors]]
-[[Category:Robots]]