Editing Suspa Al-pattern Assault Carapace

{{Title|''Suspa Al''-pattern Individual Assault Carapace}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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The '''''Suspa Al''-pattern Individual Assault Carapace''' ("'''fire seed'''") is a type of [[Covenant drop pod|insertion pod]] employed by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|WF66}}

==Design==
The ''Suspa Al'' is a single-occupant design of insertion pod, hosting only a single [[Sangheili]] warrior. The pod is a teardrop-shaped design, with the bottom of the pod serving as an armor-piercing ram capable of punching through the fortified hull of a [[warship]] or deep into an armored bunker to deliver their payload deep into the heart of an enemy area. The pod's occupant sits in a shock couch, cocooned in a series of crushing [[gravitic]] [[Gravitic web|webs]]. All of the pod's life-support and safety systems are optimised for use by Sangheili warriors, and the pod's controls give the occupant a great degree of freedom in how the pod maneuvers during a drop, as opposed to the [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]]s employed by the [[ODST]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|WF66}}

When landing, the pod's door  explodes off the front of the craft to allow the warrior to swiftly exit and engage the enemy. The door contains [[Inertial compensator|inertial compensation]] [[stasis generator]]s, which mitigate the risk of the occupant being killed or injured during transit and pre-impact deceleration.{{Ref/Reuse|WF66}}

==History==
During the empire's height, the ''Suspa Al'' [[design pattern]] was rarely employed, as [[artisan]]s allied with the Covenant's [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] orders jealously guarded the secrets of their construction.  Only the most pious of commanders were granted the honour of requisitioning their use, and only their use in battle guaranteed replacements.{{Ref/Reuse|WF66}} Many of the Sangheili troops selected for such orbital drops were themselves taken from the Zealot order, or otherwise aspired for membership in their chapterhouses.{{Ref/Reuse|WF66}}

Following the [[Great Schism|collapse of the Covenant]], the usage of the ''Suspa Al'' remains largely similar to how they were employed during the empire's reign, though the Zealots are now divided in loyalty amongst a large number of [[Covenant remnants|successor factions]], and exercise less discretion in judging the worthy.{{Ref/Reuse|WF66}}

==Production notes==
The ''Suspa Al'' pattern of drop pod was first seen in the [[E3]] [[2010]] [[Halo: Reach E3 2010 Trailer|trailer]] for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The drop pods were seen used by the Covenant troops attacking the [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]] at [[Farkas Lake]] in an early build of the level "[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]", but were later replaced by an alternate visual variant in the final game release. The final design is notably sleeker and rounder, effectively rendering the original E3 model cut content. The later [[2017]] release of ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]'' featured a high-resolution image of the ''Suspa Al'' pattern, with a great deal of information provided about its usage by the Covenant empire - effectively bringing the drop pod back from non-canon status.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HR CovenantDropPod Overview.png|Renders of ''Suspa Al'' in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HRE3 CovenantDropPod.jpg|A ''Suspa Al'' in the attack on Farkas Lake.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach E3 2010 Trailer]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}}
[[Category:Covenant vehicles]]