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A beam emitter tower on Alpha Halo.

A beam emitter is a Forerunner device or a structure that, as the name implies, emits beams of energy. There are several types of beam emitters on Forerunner installations.

Description

A beam emitter on Valhalla.

Beam Emitter towers are large delta-shaped structures with a cleave down the approximate center. They fire unknown beams upwards, in the case of the Halo installations to the center, and in the case of the Ark up into space. They are likely used to transport energy for the activation process of the Halo rings or used to get rid of excess energy. It is also possible that the beams seen on Installation 04 are simulated firings of Alpha Halo.

Around Installation 00's Citadel, three Barrier Towers resembling beam emitter towers are used to project an energy barrier that surrounds the Citadel.

Appearances

Beam Emitter Towers appear in the following levels:

Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo 2

Halo 3

Halo Wars

Labyrinth

Halo: Reach

Continuous beam emitters

A Installation 08's control room as it is activated in Halo 3 level Halo.

In Installation 04B's Control Room.

This type of Beam Emitter is usually seen in different types of activation structures.

The Control Rooms of the Halo installations also possess a type of Beam Emitter. Instead of a single bolts of energy, this type of beam emitter fires a continuous beam from the depths of the Control Room to the top of the structure, and into the center of the ring when the Installation is activated. In case the firing sequence is canceled, like on Delta Halo, the beam collects into a large bolt of energy, which is fired into the center of the ring.
The Ark Portal in Kenya also has this type of Beam Emitter. It's fired when the Portal is activated.
The Apex site of the Unnamed Shield World also possessed this type of Beam Emitter.
The Phase Pulse Generators on the Halo Installations are an example of this type of Beam Emitter.

Trivia

If you manage to stand at the top of the chute in which the beam shoots from, the beam can either kill you, sending you over a hundred feet in the air, or completely pass through you. When you are killed by the beam, it will say "(Player) was killed by the Guardians".
In Halo PC, the beams coming from the beam emitters will usually kill you, but if you have multiplayer settings on that increase health and shields, the beams will severely deplete them. However, in Halo 3, the beams coming from the beam emitters (such as in Valhalla) will not kill you, no matter what. This is most likely due to gameplay reasons.

Gallery

A Barrier Tower on The Ark.
The Apex site's beam emitter.
A type of Beam emitter, as seen on the Ark Portal.
A Phase Pulse Generator, as seen on Installation 04.
A Beam Emitter on the Multiplayer map Tempest.

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-[[File:Tempest.jpg|thumb|250px|A beam emitter as a part of a Halo ring's [[Forerunner weather station|weather control system]].]]
+[[File:Scrn_009.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A beam emitter tower on [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]].]]
-A '''beam emitter''' is a [[Forerunner]] device or a structure that, as the name implies, emits beams of energy. Though applied for many purposes, they are generally used to transport enormous amounts of energy from one place to another, serving as sophisticated power conduits. The beams may be constant, feeding a steady stream of energy to a certain system such as an [[Energy shielding|energy barrier]], or momentarily channel the energy required in the activation of an installation.
+A '''beam emitter''' is a [[Forerunner]] device or a structure that, as the name implies, emits beams of energy. There are several types of beam emitters on Forerunner installations.
+==Description==
+[[File:Val ext3.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A beam emitter on [[Valhalla]].]]
+Beam Emitter towers are large delta-shaped structures with a cleave down the approximate center. They fire unknown beams upwards, in the case of the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] to the center, and in the case of the [[Installation 00|Ark]] up into space. They are likely used to transport energy for the activation process of the Halo rings or used to get rid of excess energy. It is also possible that the beams seen on [[Installation 04]] are simulated firings of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]].
+Around [[Installation 00]]'s [[Citadel (Forerunner)|Citadel]], three [[Barrier Tower]]s resembling beam emitter towers are used to project an energy barrier that surrounds the Citadel.
+===Appearances===
+Beam Emitter Towers appear in the following levels:
+'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''
+*[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]
+*[[Infinity]]
+'''[[Halo 2]]'''
+*[[Relic (level)|Relic]]
+*[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]
+*[[Prophet of Regret|Regret]]
+*[[The Great Journey]]
-==Types==
+'''[[Halo 3]]'''
-[[File:Scrn_009.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A beam emitter tower on [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]].]]
+*[[Valhalla]]
-Beam emitters are often incorporated in large delta-shaped structures with a cleave down the approximate center. They fire beams upwards, in the case of the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] to the center, and in the case of the [[Installation 00|Ark]] up into space.<ref name="halo">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''</ref> The exact function of these machines is unknown, but they may be used to transport energy for the activation process of the Halo rings or used to get rid of excess energy. It is also possible that the beams seen on [[Installation 04]] are simulated firings of the ring.
+*[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]
+'''[[Halo Wars]]'''
+*[[Labyrinth]]
-The [[Control Room]]s of the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] also possess a type of beam emitter, which fires a continuous beam from the depths of the Control Room to the top of the structure, and into the center of the ring when the Installation is activated.<ref name="halo"/> In case the firing sequence is canceled, like on [[Delta Halo]], the beam collects into a large bolt of energy, which is then fired into the center of the ring.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref>
+'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''
+*[[Forge World]]
+*[[Tempest]]
-The [[The Portal|Ark Portal]] in [[Kenya]] also has a type of beam emitter, which discharges a concentrated beam to the sky when the portal is activated.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> In addition, [[The Apex|Apex site]] of the [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Unnamed Shield World]] also possessed a beam emitter. Continuous beams of energy are also channeled through the [[Phase Pulse Generator]]s used to control the firing systems of the Halo rings.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref> In ''[[High Charity]]'', [[Covenant Empire|the Covenant]] used a conduit of energy to connect the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]'s engines into the city's power grid.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref>
+==Continuous beam emitters==
+[[File:ChiefBeam-large.jpg|250px|thumb|right|In [[Installation 04B|Installation 04B]]'s Control Room.]]
+This type of Beam Emitter is usually seen in different types of activation structures.
-Around [[Installation 00]]'s [[Citadel (Structure)|Citadel]], three [[Barrier Tower]]s featuring beam emitter towers are used to project an energy barrier that surrounds the Citadel.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> The [[Forerunner weather station|weather control systems]] on the Halo rings also feature beam emitters.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYUgGAUHl8Y '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - Quick Look Tempest'']</ref>
+*The [[Control Room|Control Rooms]] of the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] also possess a type of Beam Emitter. Instead of a single bolts of energy, this type of beam emitter fires a continuous beam from the depths of the Control Room to the top of the structure, and into the center of the ring when the Installation is activated. In case the firing sequence is canceled, like on [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], the beam collects into a large bolt of energy, which is fired into the center of the ring.
+*The [[The Artifact|Ark Portal]] in [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]] also has this type of Beam Emitter. It's fired when the Portal is activated.
+*The [[The Apex|Apex site]] of the [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Unnamed Shield World]] also possessed this type of Beam Emitter.
+*The [[Phase Pulse Generator]]s on the [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation]]s are an example of this type of Beam Emitter.
 ==Trivia==
-*If the player manages to stand at the top of the chute in which the beam shoots from, the beam can either kill him/her, sending the player over a hundred feet in the air, or completely pass through the player. When  killed by the beam, it will say "''(Player) was killed by the Guardians''". In ''Halo 3'', however, the beams coming from the beam emitters (except in Valhalla) will not kill the player, no matter what. This is most likely due to gameplay reasons.
+*If you manage to stand at the top of the chute in which the beam shoots from, the beam can either kill you, sending you over a hundred feet in the air, or completely pass through you. When you are killed by the beam, it will say "''(Player) was killed by the Guardians''".
+*In Halo PC, the beams coming from the beam emitters will usually kill you, but if you have multiplayer settings on that increase health and shields, the beams will severely deplete them. However, in Halo 3, the beams coming from the beam emitters (such as in Valhalla) will not kill you, no matter what. This is most likely due to gameplay reasons.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Val ext3.jpg|A beam emitter on [[Valhalla]].
-File:ChiefBeam-large.jpg|In [[Installation 04B|Installation 04]]'s Control Room.
 File:Ark_Beam.jpg|A [[Barrier Tower]] on [[Installation 00|The Ark]].
 File:HW12.png|[[The Apex]] site's beam emitter.
-File:Ark2.jpg|A type of Beam emitter, as seen on the [[The Portal|Ark Portal]].
+File:Ark2.jpg|A type of Beam emitter, as seen on the [[The Artifact|Ark Portal]].
 File:Pulse generator.jpg|A [[Phase Pulse Generator]], as seen on [[Installation 04]].
+File:Tempest.jpg|A Beam Emitter on the Multiplayer map Tempest.
 </gallery>
-==List of appearances==
-*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Halo 2]]''
-*''[[Halo 3]]''
-*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
-*''[[Halo Wars]]''
-==Sources==
-<references/>
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+[[Category:The Forerunner]]
 [[Category:Scenery]]
 [[Category:Forerunner technology]]