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Incorrect did you know

A did you know (the one on every page) said that the ghost is the only covenant vehicle usable in every game in the series. I own Halos: Wars, Reach, CE, 2, 3, 3 ODST, and 4 and at the very least the banshee is usable in ALL of them. DMR= Wins--Lian 512 (talk) 23:08, 9 March 2013 (EST)

Thanks for pointing this out. I'll remove it from the DYK page (If I can find it amongst all those DYKs).--Spartacus ^{Talk • Contribs} 23:17, 9 March 2013 (EST)

Energy Shielding Weakness

I would like to know if energy shields block lasers. If they do, I would like to know why the UNSC didn't switch to lasers in order to bypass shields. They are transparent-translucent, so light should get through along with lasers, that are made of light, right??? (I mean outside of games, where the splaser has to down shields due to programming.)--Lian 512 (talk) 11:42, 17 March 2013 (EDT)

Lasers are expensive. The Spartan Laser was said to cost as much as six Warthogs. Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 13:33, 17 March 2013 (EDT)

I guess that answers part of the question. Are other space weapons expensive? The big question is do they curcmvent shields to damage covenant ship's hulls?--Lian 512 (talk) 23:17, 17 March 2013 (EDT)

The other related questions are nice to know but I really want to know if lasers pass through active shields. Those ONI stealth ships likely have weak lasers that don't compare to covenant ones, or not enough of them to go after them. An ODP with lasers instead of MAC cannons, forget about it. Oh sorry, I was talking to ONI.--Lian 512 (talk) 10:16, 19 March 2013 (EDT)

In gameplay at least energy weapons deal more damage to sheilds than ballistics. Might be gamplay/story segregation, but it also may be canon. Always use the DMR. This is craZboy557, signing off. 10:30, 19 March 2013 (EDT)

I'm guessing no one wrote anything about the fact that unless shields are opaque so you can't see in or out of them, light can go through. Not to be rude, (I did get nice points of view) I found answers to everything else so if you don't really want to, I only am interested in its capabilities to penetrate shields without impediment. Why doesn't the minor edit button work?--Lian 512 (talk) 11:59, 19 March 2013 (EDT)

I'm no expert by any sense of the word, but I'm thinking that if a laser is concentrated enough, it could be blocked by something that light would be small enough to pass through.

Could it work like that? Halo 4 is peaking at 20k players, I find this hilarious. This is craZboy557, signing off. 13:48, 1 May 2013 (EDT)

Do they ever specifiy why the covenant are at war with humanity in the trilogy?

Oh, huh, that makes a new section.... welp, yeah, what the title say. Halo 4 is peaking at 20k players, I find this hilarious. This is craZboy557, signing off. 13:39, 1 May 2013 (EDT)

Actually, they mention it in Halo: Contact Harvest.

It turned out that one of the foundations of their religion was based upon a misinterpretation of a certain Forerunner glyph. Using a device called a Luminary, they had come across a planet that was apparently LITTERED with Forerunner artifacts, to a degree that they had never before encountered. They reported back to High Charity where the local Oracle (now known to be none other than a surviving fragment of Mendicant Bias) was consulted as to the significance of the finding. While this was going on, 2 or 3 high ranking San 'Shyuum plotted to use the existence of these artifacts to stage a regime change within the government, with themselves at its head. When questioned about the artifacts, Mendicant Bias explained that their interpretation of the symbol (ie: Reclamation) was wrong, & should have been read as Reclaimer, pointing out that the Luminary was actually revealing the presence of the Human population of Harvest. The revelation that Humanity was meant to inherit all that the Forerunners left behind (indeed that they might, themselves, BE Forerunner) would have invalidated the very core of the Covenant religion & simultaneously destroyed the very basis of this ambitious trio of San 'Shyuum Ministers' political power. Taking advantage of the internal chaos caused by this revelation within the San 'Shyuum Hierarchy, the 3 of them successfully launched their coup, installed themselves as the High Prophets (Regret, Truth & Mercy) and waged a war of genocide against Humanity in order to keep the truth buried. - DJenser (talk) 15:19, 1 May 2013 (EDT)