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[[File:Spoofer.jpg|thumb|250px|A spoofer attached to a Forerunner door.]] | {{Ratings}} | ||
The '''spoofer''' is a small device used by the [[ | [[File:Spoofer.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A spoofer attached to a Forerunner door.]] | ||
The '''spoofer''' is a small device used by the [[UNSC]] forces to force open [[door]]s and override certain pieces of equipment by sending in an electrical current that stabilizes the device that may be locked, damaged, or otherwise unable to function.<ref name="tf">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 173''</ref> | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
They are standard equipment to [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[fireteam]]s when deployed into ground engagements. They appear to be very advanced, as they are capable of even overriding the [[Forerunner]] locks on doors in Installation 04. | They are standard equipment to [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[fireteam]]s when deployed into ground engagements. They appear to be very advanced, as they are capable of even overriding the [[Forerunner]] locks on doors in Installation 04.<ref name="tf"/> | ||
In [[2552]], [[Private]] [[Kappus]] used one to open the door to the [[Flood containment facility]] on Installation 04. He was ordered by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] to open the door that happened to be the only thing holding back | In [[2552]], [[Private]] [[Kappus]] used one to open the door to the [[Flood containment facility]] on Installation 04. He was ordered by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] to open the door that happened to be the only thing holding back [[the Flood]]. Unwillingly and unknowingly, Kappus unleashed the Flood on [[Installation 04]], dooming him and the rest of his squad,<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref><ref name="tf"/> with the exception of [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sgt. Johnson]] and the "[[paranoid Marine]]". | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The spoofer is referred to as the "lockpick" in the game files of '' | *The spoofer is referred to as the "lockpick" in the game files of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
*In the action horror film ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' and the video game ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens versus Predator 2|Aliens vs. Predator 2]]'', one of the marines uses a device similar or identical to the spoofer. In fact, considering how most of the game is based of the aspects of the movie, it could have been inspired by the device in the movie. | *In the action horror film ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' and the video game ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens versus Predator 2|Aliens vs. Predator 2]]'', one of the marines uses a device similar or identical to the spoofer. In fact, considering how most of the game is based of the aspects of the movie, it could have been inspired by the device in the movie. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Kappus_tap.JPG|Private Kappus uses the spoofer | File:Kappus_tap.JPG|Private Kappus uses the spoofer. | ||
File:lockpick.jpg|The texture file for the spoofer. | File:lockpick.jpg|The texture file for the spoofer. | ||
File:HCE-SpooferDeviceProfiles.png|In-game profile views of the | File:HCE-SpooferDeviceProfiles.png|In-game profile views of the Spoofer lockpick device from ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:Electronic warfare technology]] | [[Category:Electronic warfare technology]] | ||
