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'''Covenant light | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
[[File:Light staff.jpg|thumb|A light staff lights a tunnel on [[Installation 04]].]] | |||
The '''Covenant light staff''' is a type of light amplifying device used by the [[Covenant]] and other [[Covenant remnants|related factions]] to increase visibility in low light environments and locations which feature dense terrain. They have been encountered by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] troops when assaulting Covenant encampments and sometimes ships. These devices are portable enough for Covenant troops to move them from camp to camp, or camp to ship. | |||
==Description== | |||
They are rod shaped, with the top holding a sphere, which is essentially the bulb. It has a handle and can be activated by a switch near the top on the side of the handle opposite the bulb. It can be found on the first Halo game dotted all around the level [[Assault on the Control Room]]. They have been in use since ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', but have had slight differences in appearance. They operate by emitting a blue plasma glow whenever they detect motion nearby, conserving energy by automatically shutting off once the motion leaves the immediate area. | |||
There are minor differences between the versions; in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', they emitted an actual plasma flame, while in ''[[Halo 3]]'' they extend slightly and then emit a soft blue light. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Covenant light staffs bear slight resemblance to the staffs carried by the Pfhor in [[Bungie]]'s earlier game ''[[Marathon]]''. | |||
*Though the light staff is utilized by Covenant troops, when any UNSC forces penetrate the staff's radius it will prop itself up and "light" the way for them. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Light Staff-H3.jpg|A light staff lights a tunnel on [[Installation 00]]. | |||
File:Plasma Torch Lit.jpg|A lit light staff. | |||
File:Plasma Torch Unlit.jpg|An unlit light staff waiting for movement. | |||
File:HSA-SpiritEscape.jpg|A light staff (right) in ''Halo: Spartan Assault''. | |||
File:HSS-Gameplay-Jungle.jpg|Lights used by the Covenant on [[Installation 03]]. | |||
File:Phil-liu-phil-liu-covnant-lightstaff.jpg|Covenant light staff renders. | |||
File:Phil-liu-light-staff.jpg|A [[Sangheili Storm]] holding a light staff. | |||
File:H5G - Covenant light amplifier.png|A light in the [[Vadam clan burial grounds]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | |||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Covenant work light]] | |||
[[Category:Lighting]] |