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[[File:SpaceElevator.jpg|thumb|right|The space elevator as seen during the Halo 2 campaign, with [[Prophet of Regret|Regret's]] [[Regret's Carrier|flagship]] holding position nearby.]] | [[File:SpaceElevator.jpg|thumb|right|The space elevator as seen during the Halo 2 campaign, with [[Prophet of Regret|Regret's]] [[Regret's Carrier|flagship]] holding position nearby.]] | ||
=== ''Halo 2'' === | === ''Halo 2'' === | ||
In ''[[Halo 2]]'', the space elevator is visible throughout all the Earth levels, first as a thin line on the horizon in [[Outskirts (Level)|Outskirts]], then later as a ringed tower in the skyline of [[Metropolis (Level)|Metropolis]]. Only at the end of that level is the player offered an unobstructed view of the structure from across the artificial canal. | In ''[[Halo 2]]'', the space elevator is visible throughout all the Earth levels, first as a thin line on the horizon in [[Outskirts (Level)|Outskirts]], then later as a ringed tower in the skyline of [[Metropolis (Level)|Metropolis]]. Only at the end of that level is the player offered an unobstructed view of the structure from across the artificial canal. | ||
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[[Image:OSE landscape.jpg|right|thumb|Shattered rings from the elevator seen on Tsavo Highway.]] | [[Image:OSE landscape.jpg|right|thumb|Shattered rings from the elevator seen on Tsavo Highway.]] | ||
=== ''Halo 3'' === | === ''Halo 3'' === | ||
The elevator was not seen again until the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|Announcement Trailer]], in which several of its stabilizer rings lay shattered in the background hills. Concept art from the [[Halo 3 Zune]] confirmed that the wreckage of the space elevator would play an important part in the design of the Earth levels. | The elevator was not seen again until the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|Announcement Trailer]], in which several of its stabilizer rings lay shattered in the background hills. Concept art from the [[Halo 3 Zune]] confirmed that the wreckage of the space elevator would play an important part in the design of the Earth levels. | ||
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[[File:Collapse_4.jpg|thumb|right|The space elevator breaking and collapsing.]] | [[File:Collapse_4.jpg|thumb|right|The space elevator breaking and collapsing.]] | ||
=== ''Halo 3: ODST'' === | === ''Halo 3: ODST'' === | ||
In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the Space Elevator plays its most prominent role. The structure has been reimagined from its ''Halo 2'' incarnation; its base is located on an artificial island west of the city center, with [[MagLev Train]] lines leading to it, instead of the center of the Mombasa island in ''Halo 2''. Its general appearance has also been changed, with a different, near-symmetrical base structure, and an additional support structure surrounding the lower part of the tether. | In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the Space Elevator plays its most prominent role. The structure has been reimagined from its ''Halo 2'' incarnation; its base is located on an artificial island west of the city center, with [[MagLev Train]] lines leading to it, instead of the center of the Mombasa island in ''Halo 2''. Its general appearance has also been changed, with a different, near-symmetrical base structure, and an additional support structure surrounding the lower part of the tether. | ||
While it was originally thought that the elevator collapsed instantly when the Slipspace rupture shook it apart, it was first revealed in the [[Keep It Clean (Trailer)|"Keep it Clean" teaser]] that the elevator did not in fact collapse instantly. In the game, the player is able to witness the actual failure and collapse of the elevator during the level [[Uplift Reserve (Level)|Uplift Reserve]], played from the perspective of Corporal [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]. The wreckage of the elevator can be seen throughout the levels of the game, with its debris scattered around the city and the ocean. | While it was originally thought that the elevator collapsed instantly when the Slipspace rupture shook it apart, it was first revealed in the [[Keep It Clean (Trailer)|"Keep it Clean" teaser]] that the elevator did not in fact collapse instantly. In the game, the player is able to witness the actual failure and collapse of the elevator during the level [[Uplift Reserve (Level)|Uplift Reserve]], played from the perspective of Corporal [[Taylor H. Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]. The wreckage of the elevator can be seen throughout the levels of the game, with its debris scattered around the city and the ocean. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[File:94283469-Full.jpg|thumb|The space elevator island after the tether's collapse.]] | [[File:94283469-Full.jpg|thumb|The space elevator island after the tether's collapse.]] | ||