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'''Slipspace translocation''',<ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 311-212''</ref> more commonly known as '''teleportation''', is a method of travel that allows the user to travel nearly instantaneously between locations. This is achieved through the use of [[slipspace]] as a travel medium, without the use of a conventional [[Slipspace drive]]. The [[Forerunner]]s were the first known civilization to make extensive use of teleportation technology. Later on, this technology was reverse-engineered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].
'''Slipspace translocation''',<ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 311-212''</ref> more commonly known as '''teleportation''', is a method of travel that allows the user to travel nearly instantaneously between locations. This is achieved through the use of [[slipspace]] as a travel medium, without the use of a conventional [[slipspace drive]]. The [[Forerunner]]s were the first known civilization to make extensive use of teleportation technology. Later on, this technology was reverse-engineered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].


==Mechanics==
==Mechanics==
Slipspace translocation technology does not actually [[Wikipedia:Teleportation|"teleport"]] its users by dematerializing them and re-building them in another location; rather, it encases them in a compressed slipstream field, transporting them from one position to another almost instantaneously. This happens much in the same way that a spaceship uses slipspace to travel between star systems - time passes for the individual, but due to the short distances involved it is negligible.<ref name="goo"/> The uncertainty errors involved in translocation are known to cause sensations of being put back together again "from a million pieces" after a transition.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 237''</ref> In addition, the process typically causes feelings of nausea and disorientation on humans.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 316''</ref>
Slipspace translocation technology does not actually [[Wikipedia:Teleportation|"teleport"]] its users by dematerializing them and re-building them in another location; rather, it encases them in a compressed slipstream field, transporting them from one position to another almost instantaneously. This happens much in the same way that a spaceship uses slipspace to travel between star systems - time passes for the individual, but due to the short distances involved it is negligible.<ref name="goo"/> The uncertainty errors involved in translocation are known to cause sensations of being put back together again "from a million pieces" after a transition.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 237''</ref> In addition, the process typically causes feelings of nausea and disorientation on humans.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 316''</ref>


==Example usage==
==Applications==
These are examples of teleportation technology used by various factions:
One of the most basic forms of translocation system is the [[teleporter]], a device that allows transit between two fixed points. The Forerunners used several types of teleporters as a form of transport on their various installations, including the [[Halo Array]] and the [[shield world]]s.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Beachhead (Halo Wars level)|Beachhead]]''</ref> Many Forerunner facilities are also equipped with [[teleportation grid]]s, which enable transportation across the installation without the use of teleporters,<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref> instead using a network of "telemetry clusters" placed throughout the installation to keep the grid operational.<ref>[https://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-11911-/290676 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11'']</ref> Forerunner warriors also employed teleportation systems when deploying to the battlefield.<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''Origins Part I''</ref>
*[[Teleporter]] - A common name for devices enabling teleportation between two fixed points.
 
*[[Teleportation grid]] - A network on a Forerunner installation that allows transportation without a device of any kind.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref>
The Forerunners also built [[slipspace portal]]s, a large-scale application of translocation technology. Portals allow transporting enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points, across interstellar distances.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 200''</ref>
*[[Covenant spire]] - A Covenant battlefield installation, containing a teleporter used to transport dropships or other vehicles from ships overhead.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref>
 
*[[Gravity throne]] - The gravity thrones used by the [[Hierarchs]] are known to possess short-range teleportation devices.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref>
The Covenant also managed to reverse-engineer Forerunner translocation technology to a limited degree, using it in their [[Covenant spire|spire]] battlefield installations, which contain a teleportation system linked to a nearby [[capital ship]], used to transport dropships or other vehicles to the ground.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> The [[gravity throne]]s used by the [[Hierarchs]] are known to possess short-range teleportation devices as a form of defensive measure.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref>
*[[Slipspace portal]] - A large-scale application of the technology employed exclusively by the Forerunners, slipspace portals allow transporting enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points, across interstellar distances.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 200''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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File:Halo2Vistateleporter.png|A typical teleporter node.
File:Halo2Vistateleporter.png|A typical teleporter node.
File:Phantom Teleport.jpg|A [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] teleporting through a Covenant Spire.
File:Phantom Teleport.jpg|A [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] teleporting through a Covenant spire.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 01:19, November 14, 2011

Someone translocating via teleportation grid.

Slipspace translocation,[1] more commonly known as teleportation, is a method of travel that allows the user to travel nearly instantaneously between locations. This is achieved through the use of slipspace as a travel medium, without the use of a conventional slipspace drive. The Forerunners were the first known civilization to make extensive use of teleportation technology. Later on, this technology was reverse-engineered by the Covenant.

Mechanics

Slipspace translocation technology does not actually "teleport" its users by dematerializing them and re-building them in another location; rather, it encases them in a compressed slipstream field, transporting them from one position to another almost instantaneously. This happens much in the same way that a spaceship uses slipspace to travel between star systems - time passes for the individual, but due to the short distances involved it is negligible.[1] The uncertainty errors involved in translocation are known to cause sensations of being put back together again "from a million pieces" after a transition.[2] In addition, the process typically causes feelings of nausea and disorientation on humans.[3]

Applications

One of the most basic forms of translocation system is the teleporter, a device that allows transit between two fixed points. The Forerunners used several types of teleporters as a form of transport on their various installations, including the Halo Array and the shield worlds.[4] Many Forerunner facilities are also equipped with teleportation grids, which enable transportation across the installation without the use of teleporters,[5] instead using a network of "telemetry clusters" placed throughout the installation to keep the grid operational.[6] Forerunner warriors also employed teleportation systems when deploying to the battlefield.[7]

The Forerunners also built slipspace portals, a large-scale application of translocation technology. Portals allow transporting enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points, across interstellar distances.[8]

The Covenant also managed to reverse-engineer Forerunner translocation technology to a limited degree, using it in their spire battlefield installations, which contain a teleportation system linked to a nearby capital ship, used to transport dropships or other vehicles to the ground.[9] The gravity thrones used by the Hierarchs are known to possess short-range teleportation devices as a form of defensive measure.[10]

Trivia

In most of the Halo games, the effects associated with teleportation involve an intense yellow-orange glow and similarly colored rings that surround the object being teleported. In Halo: Reach, the glow is more subdued and blue-purple in color. It also follows the shape of the object being teleported more closely.

Gallery

  • A typical teleporter node.

    A typical teleporter node.

  • A Phantom teleporting through a Covenant spire.

    A Phantom teleporting through a Covenant spire.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 311-212
  2. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 237
  3. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 316
  4. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Beachhead
  5. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, Two Betrayals
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11
  7. ^ Halo Legends, Origins Part I
  8. ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 200
  9. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Tip of the Spear
  10. ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Regret
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