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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|H3}} |
| {{disambig header|the Flood counterpart of doors|the [[Forerunner]] artifact|The Portal}} | | {{ratings}} |
| [[File:Porta profile.jpg|thumb|200px|A porta within the Flood-infested ''High Charity''.]] | | <center>''Were you looking for [[Portal]], the [[Forerunner]] complex?''</center> |
| A '''porta'''<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 99''</ref> is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood hive]]s that acts as the [[Flood]] analog to [[door]]ways. Portas were sighted in the Flood-infested ''[[High Charity]]''<ref name="cort">'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''</ref> and on the [[Flood den]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> | | [[Image:Porta.jpg|thumb|200px|A Porta opens for [[Master Chief]].]] |
| | A '''Porta''' is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood Hive]]s that acts as the [[Flood]] analog to doorways. Portas were sighted in the [[Flood]]-infested ''[[High Charity]]'' and in the ''Halo 3'' multi-player map [[Isolation]]. There are also [[7]] in the [[Cortana(Level)]]. |
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| The portas replace the doors in the original architecture of the Flood hive, because of the excessive growth of [[Flood blister]]s in the area. Even though the [[Gravemind]] controls all Flood forms, it doesn't control the opening and closing of a porta. This is supported by the fact that during [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]]'s [[raid on High Charity]], the portas in front of him opens, despite the Gravemind's attempts to stop John's progress to save the [[Artificial intelligence|AI construct]] [[Cortana]].{{Ref/Reuse|cort}}
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *Portas are comprised of [[seven]] segments, and there are seven Portas on the campaign level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''. | | *Portas may or may not be the doors on ''[[High Charity]]'', covered in [[Flood]] spore sacs. |
| *The name "porta" probably comes from the Greek word ''porta'' (''πόρτα'') or the Italian word ''porta'', which both mean "door". | | *Portas have at least two [[7]] references in them, one being that Portas are made up of 7 segments, and that there are 7 Portas on the level [[Cortana (level)| Cortana]]. |
| *On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map ''[[Isolation]]'', there is one Porta. Sliding down a hole on the top part of the map will lead the player to slide down a tube. A Porta will open, leading into a Flood-infested cave.
| | *The name, "porta", comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''porta'', which means door. |
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| ==Gallery== | | == References == |
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| File:H3 - Flood porta concept.png|Concept art of a Porta.
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| File:Porta.jpg|A Porta opens for [[John-117]].
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| File:H3 FloodPorta Comparison Screenshot.jpg|A comparison of an open and a closed porta.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]''
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| ==Sources==
| | {{Flood}} |
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| | [[Category:The Flood]] |
| [[Category:Flood]] | |
