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| {{Status|Canon}}
| | The '''Power Drainer''' is a deployable device that has been seen in the leaked internal beta build [[Halo 3]] (Confirmed in Leaked Halo 3 Zanzibar video). It has not been confirmed to be in the finalized game. The Power Drainer, like the [[Bubble Shield]] and [[Jump pad]], is in the category of "Equipment". It can be deployed using the "X" Button. |
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| |name=Power drain
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| |image=[[File:H3-UnarmedPowerDrainer.png|300px]]
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| |type=[[Equipment|Deployable equipment]]
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| |service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| |weight={{Convert|11.2|lb|kg|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=343}}
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| |ammotype=[[Electromagnetic pulse]]
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| |capacity=Single-use
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| |feed=Roughly 6.5 seconds{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}
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| The '''power drain''' is a combat support device designed and developed by the [[Covenant]] for its infantry forces. The equipment has several colloquial nicknames among [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel, including "'''Draino'''" and "'''Drainer'''".{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=47}} | |
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| ==Overview==
| | The Power Drainer can be activated by deployment. |
| ===Design details===
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| The power drain is a roughly spherical device massing {{Convert|11.2|lb|kg|disp=flip|sp=us}}. When activated, the device emits a blue [[electromagnetic pulse]] field for around 6.5 seconds, after which the device self-destructs in a small explosion. The EMP is used to short out the electrical systems of any equipment caught within range, including [[energy shielding]] and light vehicles. During its activation, two cylindrical emitters are extruded from the sides of the sphere.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Site|Id=BNet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaEquipment|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 Beta: Equipment|D=14|M=10|Y=2014}} | |
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| The power drain has a visual resemblance to the [[flare]] and [[radar jammer]] equipment also developed by the Covenant, save for its blue colouration. The Flare, developed by the [[Jiralhanae]], was based on the same technology as the power drain and radar jammer.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=341}}
| | It can be picked up and deployed on the battlefield. |
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| ===Usage===
| | Only one equipment of each kind can spawn and be held by a player at one time. |
| The power drain is a piece of infantry support equipment developed by the Covenant, and was heavily employed by the [[Jiralhanae]] loyalist forces of the [[Prophet of Truth]] during the final weeks of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Game|Id=H3|H3|Power Drain in-game equipment}}{{Ref/Game|Id=H3ODST|H3ODST|Power Drain in-game equipment}} Despite their origin, [[human]] forces were more than willing to make use of captured enemy power drains during the war.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
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| ==Gameplay==
| | It drains anyones shields who are near, and prolonged exposure causes you to be killed by the Guardians |
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| ===''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''===
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| The power drain is one of several pieces of deployable [[equipment]] featured in ''[[Halo 3]]''. When thrown, the power drain takes 0.5 seconds to activate, and subsequently lasts 6.5 seconds, equaling a total of [[Seven|7]] seconds. The effects of the power drain pass through walls and floors, so simply fleeing to the bottom floor of a structure after an enemy activates one will still strip one's shields if one passes through the field. This is most noticeable on maps like [[Guardian (Level)|Guardian]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3}}
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| The power drain can be used in a glitch called [[Equipment jumping]] by moving against a wall, jumping, and then at highest point of the jump deploying the power drain. This allows a player to jump off of it in mid-air. This is a great tactic for reaching high areas of a map, such as the second level of the tower on [[The Pit]]. This can also be done with the radar jammer and flare. The power drain variation of the glitch is commonly claimed to only be able to be performed as an [[Sangheili|Elite]]. This is not the case, but it is exceedingly difficult to do as a Spartan in the [[Xbox 360]] version of ''[[Halo 3]]''; thus, only a few instances of it have been documented, most notably in the U.S. Army Vehicle Training: UNSC Halo 3 Sniper School 4 video. It appears to be easier to accomplish while playing as a Spartan in the ''Halo 3'' portion of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|H3}}
| | ==Theory== |
| | Due to it being named the "Power Drainer" it is a device that must drain some sort of power. It looked the original Bubble Shield model (which is now stationary). Seeing as it is a device similar to a Bubble Shield it may have a reversed effect. |
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| In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the power drain performs as it did in ''Halo 3'' though cannot be used by the player. It is only used by Brute enemies; when the player is in the radius of a power drain, their health will drain in addition to their shields.{{Ref/Reuse|H3ODST}}
| | Instead of keeping the player inside unharmed, it may make players outside or within to lose their own shields, making them vunerable (instead of the protective Bubble Shield). The shields are the only powered "objects" on the suit. It may also temporarily disable vehicles. |
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:Powerdrainhud.svg|The power drain icon in [[Halo 3]].
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| File:Power Drain.jpg|An inactive power drain in ''Halo 3''.
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| File:Halo3-Power Drainer Unarmed.png|An inactive power drain in ''Halo 3'' beta.
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| File:Power drain Halo 3.jpg|A deployed power drain, about to activate itself.
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| File:Power Drain in Action.jpg|The power drain emits a field of blue radiation that strips away all energy shielding within its range.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Navbox/Pickups/Gameplay}}
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| [[Category:Electronic warfare technology]]
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| [[Category:Covenant technology]]
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