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*The name "porta" probably comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''porta'' (''πόρτα''), which means "door". | *The name "porta" probably comes from the [[Greece|Greek]] word ''porta'' (''πόρτα''), which means "door". | ||
*On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map ''Isolation'' there is one Porta. Sliding down a hole on the top part of the map will lead the player to slide down a tube. A Porta will open, leading into a Flood-infested cave. | *On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map ''Isolation'' there is one Porta. Sliding down a hole on the top part of the map will lead the player to slide down a tube. A Porta will open, leading into a Flood-infested cave. | ||
*There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance.{{Citation needed}} | *There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance.{{Citation needed}} | ||
Revision as of 19:28, September 6, 2011
A Porta is a sphincter-like orifice embedded into the floors and walls of Flood hives that acts as the Flood analog to doorways. Portas were sighted in the Flood-infested High Charity in the Halo 3 multiplayer map Isolation and on the Flood den in Halo Wars.
Trivia
- Portas are comprised of seven segments, and there are seven Portas on the level Cortana.
- The name "porta" probably comes from the Greek word porta (πόρτα), which means "door".
- On the Halo 3 multiplayer map Isolation there is one Porta. Sliding down a hole on the top part of the map will lead the player to slide down a tube. A Porta will open, leading into a Flood-infested cave.
- There is a running joke among gamers that the Portas are the Gravemind's intestinal openings, due to their sphincter-like appearance.[citation needed]
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