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[[File:Holotank.jpg|thumb|Holotank displaying [[Cortana]].]] | [[File:Holotank.jpg|thumb|Holotank displaying [[Cortana]].]] | ||
The '''holotank''', also referred to as a '''holo-projector''', is a device used to project a [[Holography|hologram]]. | The '''holotank''', also referred to as a '''holo-projector''', is a device used to project a [[Holography|hologram]]. A variety of different sizes and shapes of holotank exist, and the term is used to refer to both [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 221''</ref> and [[Covenant]]<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "chapter 3", ''page 56''</ref> devices. Small holotanks commonly used by AIs are often referred to as '''holo-pedestals'''. | ||
==UNSC== | ==UNSC== | ||
Holotanks are used to project a hologram of information and are sometimes reserved for [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]], though other information can be displayed, such as mission recordings and holo-vids. UNSC holotanks vary greatly in size and shape, ranging from small cylindrical pedestals reserved for AI [[avatar]]s to large tables used to display tactical information. | |||
==Covenant== | ==Covenant== | ||
The Covenant commonly use holotanks on their starships, | The Covenant commonly use holotanks on their starships, and they are plentiful in ''[[High Charity]]'' as well. [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]] can also access the map data from the holotank's link to the Covenant information network and give directions verbally to anyone near the holotank. During the [[Battle of High Charity|Battle of ''High Charity'']], [[Cortana]] entered one to aid [[John-117]]'s passage through the city, remaining there long after the space station was transformed into a [[Flood hive]]. The Covenant also utilize [[portable holo-pedestal]]s, to communicate over distance or in the battlefield. The [[Luminary|Luminaries]] mounted on Covenant ships are typically linked to the bridge's holotank, which can display the information detected by the Luminary.<ref name="CH"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Holo.jpg|Cortana displayed on the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s holotank | File:Holo.jpg|Cortana displayed on the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s holotank. | ||
File:Tributeroom_Holotank.jpg|A holotank in [[Tribute Room|Dr. Halsey's lab]] underneath [[SWORD Base]]. | File:Tributeroom_Holotank.jpg|A holotank in [[Tribute Room|Dr. Halsey's lab]] underneath [[SWORD Base]]. | ||
File:Commissioning-3.jpg|[[Andrew Del Rio]] looking at a holotank displaying a schematic of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in '' | File:H3ODST PreparetoDropCinematic.jpg|A large UNSC holographic table. | ||
File:Dome o' Light.png|The ''[[UNSC Spirit of Fire|Spirit of Fire]]'''s holotank displaying the Covenant shield on [[Arcadia]]. | |||
File:Shieldogram.png|''Spirit of Fire'''s holotank displaying a diagram of [[Shield 0459]]. | |||
File:Covenant Projector 2.jpg|A portable Covenant holo-pedestal displaying a hologram of the [[Prophet of Truth]]. | |||
File:Reach Hologram.png|''[[Ardent Prayer]]'''s holotank displaying the planet [[Reach]]. | |||
File:Noble Briefing.png|[[Carter-A259]] using another type of holographic display during a mission briefing. | |||
File:H2-CairoFiringControlHolotank.jpg|A holotank in [[Cairo Station]]'s [[Firing Control]]. | |||
File:H2-HC_Holotank.jpg|A Covenant holotank in [[High Charity]] displaying [[Cortana]]'s [[avatar]]. | |||
File:Commissioning-3.jpg|[[Andrew Del Rio]] looking at a holotank displaying a schematic of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. | |||
File:H4-Render-Cortana-Plinth-Holotank.jpg|Render of Cortana's holotank plinth in the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in ''Halo 4''. | |||
File:H4FUD-CryoBay-CortanaSphere.jpg|Cortana's holo-sphere in the cryo-bay of the ''Forward Unto Dawn''. | |||
File:FUD-Cortana.jpg|Cortana rising above her holotank in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''. | File:FUD-Cortana.jpg|Cortana rising above her holotank in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''. | ||
File:H5G-HoloDisk.png|A disk-shaped holotank levitating inside a [[D79-TC Pelican]]. | |||
File:H5G-HoloDisk.png|A disk-shaped holotank levitating inside a [[D79-TC Pelican | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of hologram technology}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of hologram technology}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' | *''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Hologram technology]] | [[Category:Hologram technology]] | ||
