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[[Image:Cortana Holder.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] | [[Image:Cortana Holder.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] | ||
A '''[[Covenant]] Storage Device''' is a form of storage for Covenant information, similar to the [[UNSC|UNSC's]] own [[Data Crystal Chip|Data Crystal Chips]]. The block consists of a brick shaped-chunk of a superdense material unknown to [[human|human kind]]. Its | A '''[[Covenant]] Storage Device''' is a form of storage for Covenant information, similar to the [[UNSC|UNSC's]] own [[Data Crystal Chip|Data Crystal Chips]]. The block consists of a brick shaped-chunk of a superdense material unknown to [[human|human kind]]. Its capacity is apparently unknown also, but it is likely to be prodigious.<ref name="kilo">[[Halo: The Flood]], page 189</ref> | ||
Though Humans do not fully understand the technology, they are still capable of retrieving the data from these devices, or at least their [[AI]] constructs can.<ref name="kilo"/> | Though Humans do not fully understand the technology, they are still capable of retrieving the data from these devices, or at least their [[AI]] constructs can.<ref name="kilo"/> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The '''Covenant Storage Device''' was thought to hold Cortana in it. After fighting through the level, the [[Master Chief]] manages to retrieve it in the level [[Floodgate]]. Later when it is repaired, it turns out to only contain a message from [[Cortana]]. | *The '''Covenant Storage Device''' was thought to hold Cortana in it. After fighting through the level, the [[Master Chief]] manages to retrieve it in the level [[Floodgate]]. Later when it is repaired, it turns out to only contain a message from [[Cortana]]. | ||
*[[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]]'s ability to repair such items notions that other [[Forerunner]] | *[[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]]'s ability to repair such items notions that other [[Forerunner]] constructs have similar abilities (Constructors, etc). | ||
*In Halo: Combat Evolved, these can be seen on the sides of some Covenant storage crates. | *In Halo: Combat Evolved, these can be seen on the sides of some Covenant storage crates. | ||