Editing Stasis field

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{{Center|For the [[Slipspace bubble|temporal manipulation technology]] also known as a stasis field, see [[timelock]].}}
'''Stasis field''' is a generic term for various technologies designed to immobilize or confine individuals or objects.

==Covenant==
[[File:H2A Cutscene 343Stasis.png|thumb|300px|[[343 Guilty Spark]] being held in a Covenant stasis field in the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]].]]
[[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.

[[Type-25 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 [[Minister of Fortitude]] also used a stasis field to keep a ball of medicinal [[tea]] floating above his lap. The stasis field he used was presumably projected from his [[gravity throne]], and was smaller-scale than the other stasis fields mentioned above.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 154''</ref>

A stasis field-emitting device was featured in center of the inner chamber of the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] within ''[[High Charity]]''. The field was used to hold [[343 Guilty Spark]] in an immobile state after the [[monitor]]'s capture by the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</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 [[Type-29 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>

==Forerunner==
[[File:Restrainor.png|thumb|right|250px|Ellen Anders held in the stasis field device at the [[Apex Site]].]]
The [[Forerunner]]s used a type of stasis field to keep a ship's occupants restrained during extreme acceleration. A form of stasis field was used to maintain military equipment such as weapons and vehicles onboard a ship in a pristine condition. These stasis fields produced a barely audible ticking sound.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 128''</ref> The [[Lifeworker]]s also used stasis fields to contain and preserve the various organisms they collected in the [[Conservation Measure]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 29''</ref>

Related Forerunner technologies include [[Confinement field|confinement]] and [[constraint field]]s as well as [[AI suppressor]]s. As [[timelock|time-locked]] [[slipspace bubble]]s are also referred to as stasis fields in general usage, it is somewhat difficult to determine if some of the fields described here are based on such technology.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 366''</ref>

===Stasis bubble===
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>

===Confinement device===
The [[Apex Site]] located on [[Shield 0459]] 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>

== Trivia ==
*The stasis field device in ''Halo Wars'' is aesthetically very similar to the [[starwars:Geonosian containment field|Geonosian containment field]] used to hold Obi-Wan Kenobi captive in ''[[starwars:Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones|Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]''.
*It is possible that a device like this could kill its occupant in real life if used for long enough due to [[Wikipedia:Orthostatic intolerance|orthostatic intolerance]],<ref>[https://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib032404.html '''OSHA''': ''Suspension Trauma/Orthostatic Intolerance'']</ref> unless this effect has been mitigated through the use of some exotic mechanism.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Sanctum_of_the_hierarchs_343gs.png|343 Guilty Spark held in a stasis field on ''High Charity''.
File:Containment field - MC.jpg|[[John-117]] being held in a containment field by the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]].
File:HW2 Stasis.jpg|A stasis field activated by Ripa 'Moramee.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''
*''[[Halo: Primordium]]''
*''[[Scanned]]''
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Into the Fire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''

==Sources==
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