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[[File: | [[File:HR Tempest Comm Node.png|300px|thumb|A Spike of Obeisance on [[Tempest]].]] | ||
''' | '''Covenant comm nodes''',{{Ref/Mode|Id=Forge|H3|Forge/Halo 3|Forge}} also known as '''Covenant comm relays'''{{Ref/Site|Id=Spartan Games|URL=http://www.spartangames.co.uk/make-your-halo-table-look-awesome|Site=Spartan Games|Page=Make your Halo table look awesome!|D=21|M=11|Y=2016}} or '''''Spikes of Obeisance''''',{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Announcement|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/into-the-storm|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update - Into the Storm|D=19|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Note|Id=hld|Text=The name "Spikes of Obeisance" was attributed to the 'Covenant comm relay' modeled after its identical appearances in [[Halo 3]] and [[Halo: Reach]]. Whether or not this title applies to other depictions (such as those featured in [[Halo: CE]], [[Halo 2]], Halo: Reach, and [[Halo 4]]) is unspecified.}} are mobile communication devices employed by the [[Covenant]] for strategic ground command and control.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} | ||
== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | |||
The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common Spikes of Obeisance{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}} depicted as tall devices, consisting of a stalk protruding from a round central structure, supported by a trio of 'legs'. They are primarily magenta, black, and silver in color.{{Ref/Level|Id=TotS|HR|Tip of the Spear}} Some comm nodes feature a tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,{{Ref/Game|H2|Covenant comm node in-game model}} while others are similar in appearance to the [[Covenant supply case]], bearing three equilateral antennas and a keyboard extending from within the base.{{Ref/Game|Id=HCE|HCE|Covenant comm node in-game model}} | |||
== | ===Usage=== | ||
Comm relays were used extensively during the Covenant's vicious [[Fall of Reach|assault]] on the planet [[Reach]], | Comm nodes are primarily deployed on ground in areas requiring tactical communication between separate Covenant operators. They were used by the Covenant as a means to interlink their [[proselytization network|battle network]] and functioned as a combination of proselytism, network up-links, communication hubs, and sensor relay nodes.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}}{{Ref/Reuse|Announcement}} | ||
==Operational history== | |||
Covenant comm relays were used extensively during the Covenant's vicious [[Fall of Reach|assault]] on the planet [[Reach]],{{Ref/Reuse|TotS}} and the follow-up [[Battle of Installation 04]]{{Ref/Reuse|HCE}} as well as during the [[Battle for Earth]]{{Ref/Level|H3|Sierra 117}} the [[Battle of Installation 05]],{{Ref/Level|H2|Uprising}} and the [[Battle of Installation 00]].{{Ref/Level|H3|The Covenant (level)|The Covenant}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The comm will remain active if one of its legs has been broken off, and | *The comm will remain active if one of its legs has been broken off, and can still be picked up in [[Forge]]. To completely destroy it, one must break the tower from the base.{{Ref/Reuse|Forge}} | ||
*On the main body of the node, something resembling the [[List of Marathon references in the Halo series|Marathon]] symbol can clearly be seen. | *On the main body of the node, something resembling the [[List of Marathon references in the Halo series|Marathon]] symbol can clearly be seen.{{Ref/Reuse|TotS}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HCE CovenantCommNode.jpg|The ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' comm node. | File:HCE CovenantCommNode.jpg|The ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' comm node. | ||
File:HCE CovenantCommNode Closeup.jpg|A closeup of the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' comm node, bearing more resemblance to the Covenant supply case. | |||
File:HCE-CovenantComNode.png|Cutout of the ''Combat Evolved'' comm node. | File:HCE-CovenantComNode.png|Cutout of the ''Combat Evolved'' comm node. | ||
File:H2 Communications Module.png|A comm node in ''[[Halo 2]]'' | File:HCEA SilentCartographer CommNode.jpg|The Covenant comm node as depicted in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | ||
File:H3 Communications Module.jpeg|A comm node in ''[[Halo 3]]'' | File:HCEA Comm Node Keyboard.jpg|Closeup view of the comm node control pads. | ||
File:HR CovenantCommAntenna Concept.jpg|Concept art of a Covenant communication antenna in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:H2 Communications Module.png|A comm node in ''[[Halo 2]]''. | ||
File:H3 Communications Module.jpeg|A comm node in ''[[Halo 3]]''. | |||
File:H3 CovenantCommNode.jpg|A comm node next to a [[Covenant supply case]] on [[Installation 00]]. | |||
File:HReach Communications Module.jpg|A comm node in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | |||
File:HR TipOfTheSpear Comm Node.png|A Comm Node on the mission [[Tip of the Spear]]. | |||
File:HR CovenantCommAntenna Concept.jpg|Concept art of a Covenant communication antenna in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | |||
File:HR-CovenantComNode.png|A communications antenna in ''Reach''. | File:HR-CovenantComNode.png|A communications antenna in ''Reach''. | ||
File:H4-Concept-Covenant-Uplink.jpg|Concept art of a comm node in ''Halo 4''. | File:H4-Concept-Covenant-Uplink.jpg|Concept art of a comm node in ''Halo 4''. | ||
File:H2A_CovenantCommNode.png| | File:H2A_CovenantCommNode.png|The ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' comm node on [[High Charity]]. | ||
File:H2A_CovenantCommNode_Side.png|A | File:H2A_CovenantCommNode_Side.png|A comm node beside several Covenant supply cases. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
{{Ref/Notes}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Covenant technology]] | [[Category:Covenant technology]] | ||
[[Category:Communications technology]] | [[Category:Communications technology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:34, August 30, 2023

Covenant comm nodes,[1] also known as Covenant comm relays[2] or Spikes of Obeisance,[2][3][Note 1] are mobile communication devices employed by the Covenant for strategic ground command and control.[2]
OverviewEdit
Design detailsEdit
The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common Spikes of Obeisance[2] depicted as tall devices, consisting of a stalk protruding from a round central structure, supported by a trio of 'legs'. They are primarily magenta, black, and silver in color.[4] Some comm nodes feature a tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,[5] while others are similar in appearance to the Covenant supply case, bearing three equilateral antennas and a keyboard extending from within the base.[6]
UsageEdit
Comm nodes are primarily deployed on ground in areas requiring tactical communication between separate Covenant operators. They were used by the Covenant as a means to interlink their battle network and functioned as a combination of proselytism, network up-links, communication hubs, and sensor relay nodes.[2][3]
Operational historyEdit
Covenant comm relays were used extensively during the Covenant's vicious assault on the planet Reach,[4] and the follow-up Battle of Installation 04[6] as well as during the Battle for Earth[7] the Battle of Installation 05,[8] and the Battle of Installation 00.[9]
TriviaEdit
GalleryEdit
A closeup of the Halo: Combat Evolved comm node, bearing more resemblance to the Covenant supply case.
The Covenant comm node as depicted in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.
A comm node in Halo 2.
A comm node in Halo 3.
A comm node next to a Covenant supply case on Installation 00.
A comm node in Halo: Reach
A Comm Node on the mission Tip of the Spear.
Concept art of a Covenant communication antenna in Halo: Reach.
The Halo 2: Anniversary comm node on High Charity.
List of appearancesEdit
- Halo: Combat Evolved (First appearance)
- Halo 2
- Halo 3
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Halo 2: Anniversary
- Halo: Spartan Strike
- Halo: Ground Command
- Halo: Oblivion (Mentioned only)
NotesEdit
SourcesEdit
- ^ a b Halo 3, gamemode Forge
- ^ a b c d e Spartan Games, Make your Halo table look awesome! (Retrieved on Nov 21, 2016) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Community Update - Into the Storm (Retrieved on Oct 19, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
- ^ Halo 2, Covenant comm node in-game model
- ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, Covenant comm node in-game model
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Uprising
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant