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[[ | <center>''For the [[Forerunner]] artifact, see [[Portal]].''</center> | ||
A ''' | [[Image:Porta.jpg|thumb|200px|A Porta opens for [[John-117]].]] | ||
A '''Porta''' is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of [[Flood Hive|Flood hives]] that acts as the [[Flood]] analog to [[Door|doorways]]. Portas were sighted in the Flood-infested ''[[High Charity]]'' in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map ''[[Isolation]]'' and on the [[Flood Den|Flood den]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Portas are comprised of [[seven]] segments, and there are seven Portas on the | *Portas are comprised of [[List of "Seven" References in Halo|seven]] segments, and there are seven Portas on the level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''. | ||
*The name "porta" probably comes from the Greek word ''porta'' (''πόρτα'') | *The name "porta" probably comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''porta'' (''πόρτα''), which means "door". | ||
*On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map '' | *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. | ||
*It is possible that Portas are not directly controlled by the [[Gravemind]], as they always open for the Master Chief even when it is clear that the Gravemind does not want him to progress further. | |||
*There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance.{{Citation needed}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars]]'' | ||
{{Flood}} | {{Flood}} | ||
[[Category:Flood]] | [[Category:The Flood]] |