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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|Forerunner|Post}}
{{Weapon infobox
{{Weapon Infobox
|image = [[File:H4-PrometheanArmorAbility-Module.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:H4-PrometheanArmorAbility-Module.png|250px]]
|name = Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis
|name=Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis
|manufacturer = [[Forerunner]]
|manufacturer=[[Forerunner]]
|model =  
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|length = Apparatus: 1.5 in (3.9 cm)<br>
|length=Apparatus: 1.5 in (3.9 cm)<br>
Shield: 29.8 in (75.5 cm)
Shield: 29.8 in (75.5 cm)
|width = Apparatus: 13.5 in (34.3 cm)<br>
|width=Apparatus: 13.5 in (34.3 cm)<br>
Shield: 79.3 in (201.3 cm)
Shield: 79.3 in (201.3 cm)
|height = Apparatus: 5.6 in (14.3 cm)<br>
|height=Apparatus: 5.6 in (14.3 cm)<br>
Shield: 103.5 in (263.2 cm)
Shield: 103.5 in (263.2 cm)
|fire =  
|fire=
|ammotype-title = Barrier material
|ammotype-title=Barrier material
|ammotype = [[Hard light]]
|ammotype=[[Hard light]]
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|service=
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*[[Flood-Forerunner War]]
* [[Flood-Forerunner War]]
*[[Reclamation conflict]]
* [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|counterpart=
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|counterwep=
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|affiliation=*[[Prometheans]]
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*[[Spartan (branch)|Spartan]]
* [[Prometheans]]
* [[Spartan Operations|Spartan]]
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The '''hardlight shield''' {{ZClass|90|Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis|PCE/A}}<ref name="Official Site">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!halo-evolved/gameplay/31afe32b-0e07-45c0-9424-3adc6e1eadca '''Halo 4 Official Site''' - ''GAMEPLAY'']</ref> is a [[Forerunner]] anti-personnel shielding system. Like other examples of [[hard light]] technology, it works by using a photon emitter to fuse light particles into a dissipative barrier.{{Ref/Reuse|Official Site}}


Hardlight shields are frequently employed by the ground forces of the mechanical [[Promethean]]s, with [[Promethean Watcher|Watchers]] providing different types of shield for [[Promethean Knight|Knight]] and [[Promethean Crawler|Crawlers]] in combat, and [[Armiger Soldier]]s using them on their own. This technology has been adapted for use with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], allowing [[Spartan Operations|Spartans]] to use the shield to protect themselves from incoming fire. While using the Hardlight Shield, a Spartan is unable to use weapons, and the MJOLNIR's energy shields are prevented from recharging until the Hardlight Shield dissipates.
The '''Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis''',<ref name="Official Site">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!halo-evolved/gameplay/31afe32b-0e07-45c0-9424-3adc6e1eadca '''Halo 4 Official Site:''' ''GAMEPLAY'']</ref> more commonly known as the '''Hardlight Shield''',<ref name="Official Site"/> is a [[Forerunner]] anti-personnel shielding system. Like other examples of [[hard light]] technology, it works by using a photon emitter to fuse light particles into a dissipative barrier.<ref name="Official Site"/>


== Trivia ==
Hardlight shields are frequently employed by the ground forces of the mechanical [[Promethean]]s, with [[Promethean Watcher|Watchers]] providing different types of shield for [[Promethean Knight|Knight]] and [[Promethean Crawler|Crawlers]] in combat. This technology has been adapted for use with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], allowing [[Spartan (branch)|Spartans]] to use the shield to protect themselves from incoming fire. While using the Hardlight Shield, a Spartan is unable to use weapons, and the MJOLNIR's energy shields are prevented from recharging until the Hardlight Shield dissipates.
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* The designation "Aegis" is likely a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Aegis|Aegis]], a shield carried by several divine figures in [[List of references to Greek mythology in the Halo series|Greek mythology]].
* The hardlight shield is very similar in practice to the [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]. However, Kig-Yar shields are made of shaped plasma, as the Covenant never properly reverse-engineered hardlight technology.
* The in-game armor ability can be effectively angled to return an opponent's shot (everything from small arms fire to grenades, rockets, and even tank rounds) to him/her. This is difficult to pull off however, as the shield must be activated at exactly the right time and at the right angle.


== Gallery ==
==Trivia==
*The designation "Aegis" is likely a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Aegis|Aegis]], a shield carried by several divine figures in [[List of references to Greek mythology in the Halo series|Greek mythology]].
*The hardlight shield is very similar in practice to the [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]. However, Kig-Yar shields are made of shaped plasma, as the Covenant never properly reverse-engineered hardlight technology.
*The in-game armor ability can be effectively angled to return an opponent's shot to him/her.{{Citation needed}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4-HardlightShield-HUD-Icon.png|HUD Icon of the Hardlight Shield in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-HardlightShield-HUD-Icon.png|HUD Icon of the Hardlight Shield.
File:H4-Concept-HardlightShield.jpg|Concept art of the Hardlight Shield.
File:H4-Concept-HardlightShield.jpg|Concept art of the Hardlight Shield.
File:H4-HardlightShield-Stages.jpg|Stages of an active Hardlight Shield.
File:H4-HardlightShield-Stages.jpg|Stages of an active Hardlight Shield.
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File:H4-MasterChief-HardlightShield.jpg|[[John-117|Master Chief]] projecting a hardlight shield in front of himself while battling a Promethean Knight.
File:H4-MasterChief-HardlightShield.jpg|[[John-117|Master Chief]] projecting a hardlight shield in front of himself while battling a Promethean Knight.
File:H4-SpartanOps-2.jpg|A Promethean Watcher defends a Knight with a Hardlight Shield against an attacking Spartan.
File:H4-SpartanOps-2.jpg|A Promethean Watcher defends a Knight with a Hardlight Shield against an attacking Spartan.
File:HSA - Merg Vol hardlight shield.png|[[Merg Vol]] defending himself with a hardlight shield in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
File:Halo Escalation 20.jpg|[[Sarah Palmer]] blocking an [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] with a Hardlight Shield. in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:H5G-LegendaryWatcher&MythicWarden.png|A hardlight shield in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


== List of appearances ==
==List of appearances==
* ''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
** ''[[Spartan Ops]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
* ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
* ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
* ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
* ''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
* ''[[Halo: Vertical Umbrage]]''


== Sources ==
==Sources==
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