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{{Disambig header|the technology|the [[Halo 3]] [[equipment]] item|Portable gravity lift}} | {{Disambig header|the technology|the [[Halo 3]] [[equipment]] item|Portable gravity lift}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:Uplift_covent_lz.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The ''[[Solemn Penance]]'''s gravity lift.]] | ||
The '''gravity lift''' is a form of transport derived from [[Forerunner]] technology by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. A gravity lift can safely transport individuals or goods vertically without the need for a physical [[elevator|lift]].{{Ref/Reuse|Truth and Reconciliation}} | The '''gravity lift''' is a form of transport derived from [[Forerunner]] technology by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. A gravity lift can safely transport individuals or goods vertically without the need for a physical [[elevator|lift]].{{Ref/Reuse|Truth and Reconciliation}} | ||
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During [[Operation: SILENT STORM]] in [[2526]], [[Blue Team]] used gravity lifts leading from the fabrication barns on the [[Ring of Mighty Abundance]] to send [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s aboard the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Hammer of Faith]]'' and destroy it.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'''</ref> | During [[Operation: SILENT STORM]] in [[2526]], [[Blue Team]] used gravity lifts leading from the fabrication barns on the [[Ring of Mighty Abundance]] to send [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s aboard the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Hammer of Faith]]'' and destroy it.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'''</ref> | ||
In [[2552#April|April 2552]], during the [[Battle of Fumirole]], [[Spartan-III]] [[Catherine-B320]] attempted to use the gravity lift of the {{ | In [[2552#April|April 2552]], during the [[Battle of Fumirole]], [[Spartan-III]] [[Catherine-B320]] attempted to use the gravity lift of the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} ''[[Sanctity of Purification]]'' to deliver a [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]] aboard the ship and destroy it from within. However, Kat was injured by a shot from a [[Type-26 Banshee]], causing [[Thom-A293]] to take the warhead instead. With little time until detonation, Thom flew into the gravity lift using his [[Series 8 jetpack]] and threw the bomb into the hanger bay he landed in. However, while Thom was successful in destroying the battlecruiser with this maneuver, he was unable to escape the ship in time and perished in the explosion.<ref name="DH">''[[Deliver Hope]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]], [[Frederic-104]] and [[Kelly-087]] used the gravity lift on a [[Covenant cruiser]] to send a [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]] aboard the ship and destroy it along with the troops gathered underneath.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> | During the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]], [[Frederic-104]] and [[Kelly-087]] used the gravity lift on a [[Covenant cruiser]] to send a [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]] aboard the ship and destroy it along with the troops gathered underneath.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> | ||
In [[2552#September|September 2552]], during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]] and several ODSTs had to fight their way aboard the {{ | In [[2552#September|September 2552]], during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]] and several ODSTs had to fight their way aboard the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' using the gravity lift, which was heavily defended by Covenant forces.<ref name="Truth and Reconciliation">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> Later, the Master Chief had to fight his way back aboard the battlecruiser using the gravity lift after overwhelming [[Flood]] forces caused the Master Chief to jump out of the ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[Keyes]]''</ref> When the human forces later took control of the battlecruiser, the gravity lift was one of two methods of entry used to gain access to the ship. It was then deactivated as the humans prepared to depart [[Installation 04]] in the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.<ref name="HTF">''[[Halo: The Flood]]''</ref> | ||
During the early stages of the [[Battle for Earth]], the Master Chief was ordered to reach the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'s'' gravity lift to board the assault carrier and capture the [[Prophet of Regret]]. However, after the Master Chief destroyed a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]], the ''Solemn Penance'' instead fled through slipspace to [[Installation 05]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> Later, the Master Chief utilized the gravity lifts on [[High Charity]] to move around.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''. campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> | During the early stages of the [[Battle for Earth]], the Master Chief was ordered to reach the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'s'' gravity lift to board the assault carrier and capture the [[Prophet of Regret]]. However, after the Master Chief destroyed a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]], the ''Solemn Penance'' instead fled through slipspace to [[Installation 05]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> Later, the Master Chief utilized the gravity lifts on [[High Charity]] to move around.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''. campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> | ||
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In [[2559#October|October 2559]], after [[Atriox]]'s arrival on [[Reach]], [[Castor]] directed him down a nearby tunnel to an access shaft, sure that the humans would've retreated or soon would due to the threat of one of [[Cortana]]'s [[Guardian]]s arriving shortly. As a result, the storm from the [[slipspace portal]] would provide the perfect cover for [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]]'s [[intrusion corvette]] to return and extract Atriox, Escharum and their forces from Reach's surface using its gravity lift.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 21|HSoR|Chapter=21}} The corvette extracted the Banished forces and departed just before the Guardian could arrive.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epilogue|HSoR|Epilogue}} | In [[2559#October|October 2559]], after [[Atriox]]'s arrival on [[Reach]], [[Castor]] directed him down a nearby tunnel to an access shaft, sure that the humans would've retreated or soon would due to the threat of one of [[Cortana]]'s [[Guardian]]s arriving shortly. As a result, the storm from the [[slipspace portal]] would provide the perfect cover for [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]]'s [[intrusion corvette]] to return and extract Atriox, Escharum and their forces from Reach's surface using its gravity lift.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 21|HSoR|Chapter=21}} The corvette extracted the Banished forces and departed just before the Guardian could arrive.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epilogue|HSoR|Epilogue}} | ||
During the [[ | During the [[Installation 07 conflict]] in [[2560#May|May 2560]], the Master Chief used a number of gravity lifts to move around the structures across [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. Several of these gravity lifts were Forerunner in origin while the others were Banished. On a few occasions, the Master Chief had to retrieve [[power seed]]s due to the gravity lifts being out of power when he found them. Occasionally, due to a gravity lift being locked down, the Master Chief had to deploy [[the Weapon]] to activate it, such as the one leading from the [[Nexus (location)|Nexus]] to the [[Command Spire (location)|Command Spire]].{{Ref/Game|Hi}} | ||
==Applications== | ==Applications== | ||
[[File:TRGravLiftCEA.jpg|thumb|300px|[[John-117]] and [[Fire Team Charlie]] board the gravity lift of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.]] | [[File:TRGravLiftCEA.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[John-117]] and [[Fire Team Charlie]] board the gravity lift of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.]] | ||
The Forerunners made extensive use of gravity-manipulating technology, including gravity lifts.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum'''</ref> This technology was eventually discovered and reverse-engineered by the Covenant. The usage of gravity lifts is commonplace in many of the Covenant's structures and installations, including their former holy city ''[[High Charity]]''; there, gravity lifts served as the primary form of vertical transport, often in the form of long tubes that ran inside the city's towers. | The Forerunners made extensive use of gravity-manipulating technology, including gravity lifts.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum'''</ref> This technology was eventually discovered and reverse-engineered by the Covenant. The usage of gravity lifts is commonplace in many of the Covenant's structures and installations, including their former holy city ''[[High Charity]]''; there, gravity lifts served as the primary form of vertical transport, often in the form of long tubes that ran inside the city's towers. | ||
Gravity lifts can also be projected from the underside of most Covenant starships. They can be used to lift ground-based troops and equipment onto a ship, or to safely transport troops to a planetary surface. [[Covenant citadel]]s employ gravity lifts to lift supplies to and from orbit, before they are stored in the base's [[Covenant warehouse|warehouses]].<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Covenant.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': Covenant] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/Covenant|Archived]])</ref> They are also used as means of transport between the decks of ships. Some smaller craft, including [[ | Gravity lifts can also be projected from the underside of most Covenant starships. They can be used to lift ground-based troops and equipment onto a ship, or to safely transport troops to a planetary surface. [[Covenant citadel]]s employ gravity lifts to lift supplies to and from orbit, before they are stored in the base's [[Covenant warehouse|warehouses]].<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Covenant.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': Covenant] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/Covenant|Archived]])</ref> They are also used as means of transport between the decks of ships. Some smaller craft, including [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom dropships]], some [[Taaku Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit dropships]], and [[Kmiro'sish-pattern Lich|Lich dropships]], as well as [[deployable lookout tower]]s are also equipped with gravity lift technology. Larger military emplacements such as [[Covenant spire|spires]] possess gravity lifts for transport between the structure's various levels. Small, [[portable gravity lift|infantry-portable versions]] of the gravity lift are used by Covenant forces. | ||
==Variations== | ==Variations== | ||
A variety of technologies employ gravity manipulation similar to gravity lifts; these include the [[man cannon]], which propels individuals or objects in a tilted angle as opposed to a vertical span, or the [[gravity bridge]], which consists of a horizontally-oriented gravity field. | A variety of technologies employ gravity manipulation similar to gravity lifts; these include the [[man cannon]], which propels individuals or objects in a tilted angle as opposed to a vertical span, or the [[gravity bridge]], which consists of a horizontally-oriented gravity field. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HCEA-TruthRecon-GravityLift.jpg|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''. | File:HCEA-TruthRecon-GravityLift.jpg|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''. | ||
File:HaloCE-CovenantGravityLift-screen.png|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of a {{ | File:HaloCE-CovenantGravityLift-screen.png|The gravity lift disc on the underbelly of a {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
File:Cc_gravlift2.jpg|The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' projecting its gravity lift. | File:Cc_gravlift2.jpg|The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' projecting its gravity lift. | ||
File:H3ODST GravityLift Concept.jpg|Concept art for the gravity lift used by the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | File:H3ODST GravityLift Concept.jpg|Concept art for the gravity lift used by the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | ||
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File:HR_ForerunnerGravityLift_Forge.png|A Forerunner gravity lift in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:HR_ForerunnerGravityLift_Forge.png|A Forerunner gravity lift in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:HR GuardianLance GravityLift.png|A Covenant gravity lift on display in [[SWORD Base]]. | File:HR GuardianLance GravityLift.png|A Covenant gravity lift on display in [[SWORD Base]]. | ||
File:F-41 Broadsword.png|A gravity lift developed by the UNSC preparing to arm a [[F-41 Broadsword|Broadsword]]. | File:F-41 Broadsword.png|A gravity lift developed by the UNSC preparing to arm a [[F-41 Broadsword|Broadsword]]. | ||
File:H4-GravityLift.jpg|A Gravity Lift platform in ''Halo 4'' multiplayer. | File:H4-GravityLift.jpg|A Gravity Lift platform in ''Halo 4'' multiplayer. | ||
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File:HINF Spire Grav Lift.png|The gravity lift for a [[Reformation Spire]] on [[Zeta Halo]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. | File:HINF Spire Grav Lift.png|The gravity lift for a [[Reformation Spire]] on [[Zeta Halo]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. | ||
File:HINF Nexus Grav Lift Online.png|The [[Nexus (location)|Nexus]]'s gravity lift leading into the Command Spire in ''Halo Infinite''. | File:HINF Nexus Grav Lift Online.png|The [[Nexus (location)|Nexus]]'s gravity lift leading into the Command Spire in ''Halo Infinite''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' | *''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |