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[[File:Screen007.jpg|thumb|right|[[John-117]] in a Shield Tester on the [[Pillar of Autumn]].]]
[[File:Screen007.jpg|thumb|right|[[John-117]] in a shield tester on the {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}}.]]
The '''Shield Tester''' is a piece of machinery used by [[UNSC]] engineers to bring online inactive [[MJOLNIR]] armor shields.  
The '''shield tester''' is a piece of machinery used to bring online inactive [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] [[Energy shielding|energy shields]] as well as to test them. Though the device charges shields, they must be activated by the wearer.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 236''</ref>


==Appearances==
==List of appearances==
MJOLNIR shield testers appear in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]'', in the levels [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]] and [[The Armory]], respectively. Both times, it is used to bring online the MJOLNIR [[energy shields]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''' level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]]'': [[Thom Shephard]]: "''Okay, bring his energy shields online please''."</ref>, although its primary purpose in ''Halo 2'' seems to be testing the shields.
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
 
*''[[Halo 2]]''
==Function==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
First mentioned in the ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' novel, during the [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR Mark V's]] first mission, this device charged the armor's shield before they were activated by [[John-117]], like a battery<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 236 </ref>. In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the tester makes the same noise as a [[Plasma Pistol]] overcharge impact, possibly hinting that they were made using scavenged Covenant technology.
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
 
It is unknown why the shields need an initial charging. Cryostasis may be a logical explanation to ''Halo: CE'', but the MJOLNIR Mark VI in ''Halo 2'' had no such explanation. It is possible that the fusion power cell needed to reach a certain internal temperature to begin its reaction and the initial charging gives it the energy to do so, or the new suit still had to be started up fully.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s tester has the same noise as an overcharged [[Plasma Pistol]]. This could be due to time constraints on [[Bungie|Bungie's]] part and a lack of a custom sound for the tester.
*The ''Pillar of Autumn'''s tester produces the same noise as an overcharged [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistol]]. This could be due to time constraints and a lack of a unique sound for the tester.
*It is possible to be standing out of the shield tester area in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and in ''Halo 2''. However, the player won't be able to move while the shield tester is active.
*In both ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'', is possible for the player to stand outside the shield tester yet experience its effects as normal. However, the player will still be unable to move while the device is active.


==Sources==
==Sources==
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John-117 in a shield tester on the Template:UNSCship.

The shield tester is a piece of machinery used to bring online inactive MJOLNIR armor energy shields as well as to test them. Though the device charges shields, they must be activated by the wearer.[1]

List of appearances

Trivia

  • The Pillar of Autumn's tester produces the same noise as an overcharged plasma pistol. This could be due to time constraints and a lack of a unique sound for the tester.
  • In both Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, is possible for the player to stand outside the shield tester yet experience its effects as normal. However, the player will still be unable to move while the device is active.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 236
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