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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) and in the recent public "Friends and Family" Beta Test. It has not been confirmed to be in the finalized game. The Power Drainer, like the [[Bubble Shield]], the [[Trip Mine]], the [[Power Drainer]], and the [[Portable Grav Lift]], are all 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. |
| 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==
| | A player may only hold one equipment at a time. |
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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}} | | ==Operation== |
| | The Power Drainer is like a reverse Bubble Shield; instead of keeping the player inside unharmed, it causes any player's shields within the area of effect to drain away, making them vunerable (instead of the protective Bubble Shield). |
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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}}
| | ==Spawns== |
| | This Equipment spawns on [[Snowbound]], [[High Ground]] and [[Last Resort]]. This is not finalized. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Trivia== |
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| | *It has to be picked up, like the Bubble Shield, Portable Grav Lift, and Trip Mine because it is an equipment. |
| 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==
| | [[Category:Technology]] |
| *''[[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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| [[Category:Equipment]] | |
