Editing Stasis field

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[[Covenant]] stasis fields comprise an artificially-induced thickening of the air, used to keep objects or individuals immobilized in their present position.<ref name="ch136">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 136''</ref> [[Covenant]] [[Covenant escape pod|escape pods]] use stasis fields to keep occupants safely restrained while the pod blows away from the parent ship at high speed.{{Ref/Reuse|ch136}} The [[Unggoy]] [[Deacon]] [[Dadab]] once used the stasis field on a [[Kig-Yar]] escape pod to keep ''[[Lighter Than Some]]'' safely immobilized when the [[Huragok]]'s buoyancy level dipped dangerously low.

{{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}} dropships used by the [[Sangheili]] were also equipped with stasis fields to prevent passengers from being thrown about by the momentum of the craft, though many Spirits given to the [[Jiralhanae]] did not have this capability, instead requiring manual straps and handholds to secure passengers. This was a fact that [[Maccabeus]] deeply resented.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 258''</ref>

The Covenant also experimented with stasis weaponry, of which the [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] had unrestricted access.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] - Ripa 'Moramee''</ref> Ripa was capable of deploying mass-stasis fields to halt movement  and the ability to give or receive damage inside a certain radius, and [[Stasis mine]]s that stun and immobilise those who activate them.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> The {{Pattern|Bkowe'nei|Vampire}} was also equipped with a [[Stasis cannon]], designed to immobilise enemy aircraft until they crashed into the ground.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> This weapon operated on the basis of an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 200''</ref>

[[File:Restrainor.png|thumb|250px|Ellen Anders held in the stasis field device at the [[Apex Site]].]]

The Forerunners also created stasis fields with the purpose of [[physical restraints|physically restraining]] individuals. In weapons-grade '''stasis bubbles''', individuals could be kept immobilized and unconscious for years. These bubbles were used by the [[Faber|Master Builder]] to detain the [[Ur-Didact]] and several other Forerunners onboard a [[Builder]] hulk drifting within a [[Burn]]. Due to a loss of power resulting from the ship's decrepit state, the Didact and [[Sharp-by-Striking]] were released from their stasis bubbles. These fields were designed for efficiency rather than comfort: after being held in a bubble for years, the Didact felt an aching sensation throughout his entire body.<ref name="s73">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 73''</ref> While stasis bubbles were resistant to almost all forms of damage when at full power, the two [[Promethean]]s were strong enough to break the two remaining bubbles due to their already failing state. When destroyed, the stasis fields collapsed with shimmering bursts of ultraviolet light<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 86''</ref> and a noticeable stench of ozone.{{Ref/Reuse|s73}} The bubbles could not be detected by Forerunner sensors and could keep their occupants alive even in the vacuum of space for significant periods of time: Sharp and [[Maker-of-Moons]] planned re-energize and enter the bubbles and jettison themselves in orbit around [[Uthera Midgeerrd]] rather than be absorbed by the [[Flood]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 107''</ref>

The [[Apex Site]] located on [[Trove]] possessed another type of stasis field, comprised of two rings which emitted an energy field which encircled and restrained a prisoner. The Covenant used this particular containment field device as a holding cell for [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] before using her to activate the inert [[Forerunner dreadnought]]s docked within the facility. In contrast to most stasis fields which barely manifest visually apart from slight wavering or distortions of the air, the field was conspicuously visible as a thick torrent of blue-tinted energy. The device also functioned as a [[Teleporter|translocation pad]], with both functions operated by vocal commands. When containment was activated a ring would hover above the held object, connecting the tubular stasis field to another ring on the floor. When the field was disengaged, the upper ring would rapidly fall into a socket in the floor. There was a similar device on the surface of the shield world which acted as a receiving end for the teleportation system.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign levels ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]'' and ''[[Beachhead (Halo Wars level)|Beachhead]]''</ref>

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