Editing Sentinel Major

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{{Forerunner Infobox
|name= Sentinel Major
|image= [[Image:3Sentinals.PNG|300px]]
|aprox. size= Medium
|purpose= Combating major [[Flood]] infestations.
|strength= Moderate
|first seen= 2552
|primary= [[Sentinel Beam]]
|secondary= Explosion when defeated.
|weaponry strength= Moderate
|other abilities=
|defense= [[Energy Shields]]
}}
'''Sentinel Majors''' are artificial flying constructs designed by the [[Forerunners]] and serve on the [[Halo]] Installations. It is safe to say that they're upgraded versions of regular sentinels. 

==Introduction==
They are similar to a regular [[Sentinel]], but are gold in color, have stronger blue beams, are protected by a light energy shield, and fire more accurately. They were only observed on [[Installation 05]], however in the games, there are some in most of the levels containing [[Flood]]. They fire a bright blue beam instead of the regular orange beam.

Sentinels have been known to have been created long before Installation 04 was ever conceived. They operated automated facilities such as Gas Mines like the one found on [[Threshold]] for "untold centuries" before the facility was redesigned to research the [[Flood]]. Therefore it is possible that they were only outfitted for combat after the Flood was discovered.

==Function== 
The Sentinels are the "police" of the Halo installations, and are controlled by the [[Monitor]] of the Installation. Their primary purpose is to contain small outbreaks of Flood, however they can only manage flood for a short time. Should an outbreak grow beyond the sentinels' ability to control, [[Enforcers]] and Sentinel Majors are activated by the Monitor of the Installation to assist the Sentinels. It is also possible that there must be a massive outbreak, like the one on Installation 05, to give reason enough to construct these stronger versions.

In combat, their shields are less powerful than that of an [[Elite]], and the beam fired is blue instead of orange. It is also more powerful, but its battery drains faster as a result. You can pick up this beam and the normal beam as your primary and secondary [[weapons]]. One can tell the difference between the weapons simply by noting that the stronger of the two is gold in color, rather than steel.

== Trivia ==
*Sentinel Majors do ''not'' appear in [[Halo 3]] or [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], however the [[Automated Turret]] somewhat replaces the Forerunner drone in Halo 3.
*A Sentinel Major's Sentinel Beam fires a lustrous blue beam instead of orange and is stronger.
*When a Sentinel Major's [[Sentinel Beam]] is dropped it takes the color of an average Sentinel Beam. When picked up, however, the color is gold like a Sentinel Major and the beam is blue.
*It is presently unknown ''why'' the Sentinel Majors don't appear in [[Halo 3]], it would've been entailed a weighty and influential combatant against the [[Flood]] and also considering that [[Installation 00]] is one of the most prominent and important of [[Halo Array|Installations]].
* A possible glitch in [[Halo 2]] is to pick up two Sentinel Beams, one is a regular and another is a Major.

==Related Links==
*[[Sentinel]]
*[[Enforcer]]
*[[Constructor]]
*[[Sentinel Launcher]]
*[[Sentinel Production Facility]]
*[[Sentinel Beam]]

== Sources ==
*''[[Halo 2]]- [[Sacred Icon]] (Level)''
*''[[Halo 2]]- [[Quarantine Zone]] (Level)''

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