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{{ | {{Center|''For [[Halo: Reach|Halo Reach's]] multiplayer map, see [[Spire (map)|Spire]].''}} | ||
[[File:Spire general.jpg|thumb|300px|One of the many Spires placed on [[Reach]].]] | [[File:Spire general.jpg|thumb|300px|One of the many Spires placed on [[Reach]].]] | ||
'''Deployment spires''' | '''Deployment spires''' are [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] structures that serve as bases of operation during ground [[battle|engagements]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=225}} They function as [[slipspace translocation|teleportation]] hubs for invading forces, and are also capable of projecting [[energy shielding|energy shields]] over a large radius. Covenant forces utilize these teleportation spires during large-scale operations.{{Ref/Reuse|ToTS}}{{Ref/Level|HR|Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace|Quote=That spire was indeed a teleporter linked to a cloaked Covenant super-carrier}}{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/Detail/spirit/1676cbba-efbb-44b8-9dd3-3f6f38b1320a|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Type-28 Troop Carrier|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Vehicles|D=12|M=07|Y=2012}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
Deployment spires are Covenant designs, poorly-based on [[slipspace translocation]] technology originally created by the [[Forerunner]]s.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/Maps|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Reach - Maps|D=12|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Archive: | Deployment spires are Covenant designs, poorly-based on [[slipspace translocation]] technology originally created by the [[Forerunner]]s.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/Maps|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Reach - Maps|D=12|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Games/Halo:_Reach}} They are designed to transport materiel and personnel seamlessly through [[Slipspace portal|portal]] networks. Typically, a deployment spire is established as a ground base on a given world and linked to an orbiting capital warship such as a [[Covenant carrier|carrier]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Troops teleporting through the spire commonly utilize an air vehicle, generally a [[dropship]] such as a [[Phantom]], as the objects being teleported will materialize in the space between the upper and lower main sections of the structure. | ||
The spire itself consists of multiple sections: a lower section which projects several energy beams that keep an upper section suspended high above it as well as powering a floating shield-generator array. From the upper level, a large dome-like energy shield is extended to the ground. This shield is resistant to conventional weapons, and is capable of disabling any enemy vehicles that pass through it via application of an [[electromagnetic pulse]].{{Ref/Level|Id=ToTS|HR|Tip of the Spear}} They can be selectively permeable, and are engineered in such a way as to allow the passage of small vehicles and personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p221}} There are two ways to reach the top of the Spire: via the same [[gravity lift]]s that hold the upper level aloft, or off one of several lifts positioned at intervals around the Spire.{{Ref/Map|Id=SpireMP|HR|Spire (map)|Spire}} A spire's gravity lifts are extremely powerful, and are as such capable of being used in a manner similar to that of a [[space elevator]] - ferrying troops and materiel from ground the space (and vice versa) over massive distances.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=222}} | The spire itself consists of multiple sections: a lower section which projects several energy beams that keep an upper section suspended high above it as well as powering a floating shield-generator array. From the upper level, a large dome-like energy shield is extended to the ground. This shield is resistant to conventional weapons, and is capable of disabling any enemy vehicles that pass through it via application of an [[electromagnetic pulse]].{{Ref/Level|Id=ToTS|HR|Tip of the Spear}} They can be selectively permeable, and are engineered in such a way as to allow the passage of small vehicles and personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p221}} There are two ways to reach the top of the Spire: via the same [[gravity lift]]s that hold the upper level aloft, or off one of several lifts positioned at intervals around the Spire.{{Ref/Map|Id=SpireMP|HR|Spire (map)|Spire}} A spire's gravity lifts are extremely powerful, and are as such capable of being used in a manner similar to that of a [[space elevator]] - ferrying troops and materiel from ground the space (and vice versa) over massive distances.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=222}} | ||
Unlike most other forward operations structure and vehicles, Spires do not have an easily accessible reactor core like {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}s or {{Pattern|Cheru|Tyrant}}s. The shield itself is powered by a [[pinch fusion reactor]], and requires a [[Capital ship|warship]]-level weapon to deplete or collapse.{{Ref/ | Unlike most other forward operations structure and vehicles, Spires do not have an easily accessible reactor core like {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}s or {{Pattern|Cheru|Tyrant}}s. The shield itself is powered by a [[pinch fusion reactor]], and requires a [[Capital ship|warship]]-level weapon to deplete or collapse.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p221|Enc22|Page=221}} The shields generated by the Spire must be deactivated manually through a control interface in the upper portion of the structure.{{Ref/Reuse|ToTS}} | ||
Covenant spires are presumably deployed from starships and dropped directly onto their intended location; this is evidenced by at least the nature of the only Spire known to be ever observed at close range, [[Spire One]]. The Spire's base lay partially buried at the center of a massive crater, surrounded by blasted sand. This may have resulted from it being dropped from a great height.{{Ref/Reuse|ToTS}}{{Ref/Reuse|SpireMP}} | Covenant spires are presumably deployed from starships and dropped directly onto their intended location; this is evidenced by at least the nature of the only Spire known to be ever observed at close range, [[Spire One]]. The Spire's base lay partially buried at the center of a massive crater, surrounded by blasted sand. This may have resulted from it being dropped from a great height.{{Ref/Reuse|ToTS}}{{Ref/Reuse|SpireMP}} | ||
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Multiple spires were seen during the [[Fall of Reach|Covenant invasion of Reach]]. Covenant ground forces deployed these behemoth structures to cloak the presence of an army deployed by the supercarrier ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', flagship of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]. [[Spire One|One]] of these Spires were disabled and destroyed in a [[UNSC]] [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|counter-offensive operation]].{{Ref/Reuse|ToTS}} | Multiple spires were seen during the [[Fall of Reach|Covenant invasion of Reach]]. Covenant ground forces deployed these behemoth structures to cloak the presence of an army deployed by the supercarrier ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', flagship of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]. [[Spire One|One]] of these Spires were disabled and destroyed in a [[UNSC]] [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|counter-offensive operation]].{{Ref/Reuse|ToTS}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Covenant spires}} | |||
A similar energy shield structure is encountered in the ''[[Halo Wars]]'' level ''[[Dome of Light]]''. This structure may be a different version of the spires used on Reach. | A similar energy shield structure is encountered in the ''[[Halo Wars]]'' level ''[[Dome of Light]]''. This structure may be a different version of the spires used on Reach. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:HR CovenantSpire Concept 1.jpg|Early concept sketches for the Spire. Note the early ideas involving the Spire being comprised of a landed Covenant supercarrier. | File:HR CovenantSpire Concept 1.jpg|Early concept sketches for the Spire. Note the early ideas involving the Spire being comprised of a landed Covenant supercarrier. | ||
