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[[File:Frunner_door_common.jpg|thumb|250px|A common type of Forerunner door.]]
'''Doors''' are movable barriers used to cover up openings; typically, such barriers are attached to the very openings they block. Doors are a basic component of architecture among all known major civilizations.


==Overview==
Like all technology created by the various organizations and civilizations that have existed throughout history, the doors they create are typically representative of their overall design styles and aesthetic preference.


{{SeeWikipedia|Door}}
==Types==
 
Types of doors include [[Shield door]]s and [[Blast door]]s.
 
===Covenant===
 
The [[Covenant]] frequently use curves as well as bright purples, blues, and grays in the design of their technology; everything from weapons to cities. The doors incorporate the curves and colors standard to Covenant design, most notably in [[High Charity]]. While many Covenant doors have indicator lights and work by sliding in and out of the walls, the doors in High Charity also flash and emit a tone when approached.{{Ref/Level|CE|[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]}}{{Ref/Level|H2|[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]}}{{Ref/Level|Id=Cortana|H3|[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]}}
 
<gallery>
[[Image:Frunner_door_common.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The most common type of door seen in the Halo games.]]
File:H2 - High Charity door 1.png|A smaller Covenant door in High Charity's [[High Council Chamber]].
'''Doors''' are movable barriers used to cover up openings; typically, such barriers are attached to the very openings they block. They are used by virtually all factions in the Halo universe.
File:Covenant_door.jpg|A Covenant door in High Charity.
 
File:HaloLegends-CovenantDoor.png|A Covenant door onboard a {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} in ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''.
== Appearances ==
File:H2A HighCharityDoor.png|A Covenant door in High Charity.
Below is a list of the various door shapes and colors seen in the Halo games.
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===Humanity===
=== [[Halo: Combat Evolved|''Halo: Combat Evolved'']] ===
[[Human]] technology for doors has progressed over the past centuries. While most doors in the past have been based on a hinge system, the doors seen on Earth and equally-developed off-world [[Human colonies|colonies]] are almost exclusively sliding (except for the antiquated doors in [[Crow's Nest]]),{{Ref/Level|Id=crows|H3|[[Crow's Nest]]}} either opened by proximity or a switch located on the door itself. Like most human technology applied to everything from roads to spacefaring military vessels, the design is simple and geometric (with some discrepancies) with straight lines and angles, and involves blacks, grays, and browns. Most doors have a light on them that is either green to indicate that it is open or can be opened, or red to indicate that it is locked.{{Ref/Level|Id=poa|CE|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}}{{Ref/Level|H2|[[Cairo Station]]}}{{Ref/Level|H3|[[The Storm]]}} While human doors usually consist of one or two sliding segments, there are some exceptions, such as the multi-segmented doors in some of [[Reach]]'s industrial facilities.{{Ref/Level|HR|[[Tip of the Spear]]}}{{Ref/Level|HR|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}} Reinforced [[blast door]]s are a common sight in [[military base]]s and [[UNSC starship|starships]],{{Ref/Reuse|crows}}{{Ref/Reuse|poa}} but are also used in cities, such as [[New Mombasa]], to close off certain sections in emergencies.{{Ref/Level|ODST|[[Mombasa Streets]]}}
 
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*[[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]]: Two-part [[human]]-made sliding doors.
File:HCE-PoA-BulkheadDoor-Screen1.jpg|One set of bulkhead doors on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.
 
File:HCE-PoA-BulkheadDoor-Screen2.jpg|Another set of bulkhead doors on the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''.
*[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)|Halo]]: N/A
File:01 cairostation doors large 2.png|A set of [[blast door]]s on ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''.
 
File:UNSC_bunker_door.jpg|A door in [[Crow's Nest]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
*[[The Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|The Truth and Reconciliation]]: Two-part [[Covenant]] doors.
File:3_TsavoHW_2.jpg|A gate leading out of Crow's Nest.
 
File:Industrial_door.jpg|A door in [[Traxus Factory Complex 09]].
*[[The Silent Cartographer (Level)|The Silent Cartographer]]: Triangular, tri-segmented [[Forerunner]] doors.
File:Reach_door.jpg|A door in a [[BXR Industries]] mining facility on [[Reach]].
 
File:H4-Render-UNSC-ControlSwitch.jpg|UNSC door control switch in ''Halo 4''.
*[[Assault on the Control Room (Level)|Assault on the Control Room]]: Triangular, tri-segmented Forerunner doors.
File:H2A CairoStationBlastDoor.png|A set of blast doors on ''Cairo Station'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
 
</gallery>
*[[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]]: Triangular, tri-segmented Forerunner doors.
===Forerunner===
 
Doors built by the [[Forerunner]]s are completely geometric and incorporate the similar light grays, browns, and blues of the rest of their technology. The doors themselves are geometric and often slide in multiple parts. They also have complex geometric designs on them, often patterned. This same trend can be seen on floors of Forerunner structures.{{Ref/Level|CE|[[The Silent Cartographer]]}}{{Ref/Level|CE|[[Assault on the Control Room]]}}{{Ref/Level|H2|[[The Arbiter]]}} [[John-117]] used a Forerunner door from the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' to breach the [[Earth]]'s atmosphere during the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Level|H3|Arrival}}
*[[The Library (Level)|The Library]]: Massive Forerunner security doors. Several smaller types of doors.
<gallery>
 
File:HCE-ForerunnerDoor-screen.jpg|A Forerunner door on [[Installation 04]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
*[[Two Betrayals (Level)|Two Betrayals]]: Triangular, tri-segmented Forerunner doors.
File:H2-GasMine-ForerunnerDoor-01.jpg|A closed Forerunner door on the [[Threshold gas mine]] in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
 
File:H2-GasMine-ForerunnerDoor-02.jpg|A Forerunner door opening on the gas mine in ''Halo 2''.
*[[Keyes (Level)|Keyes]]: Two-part Covenant doors.
File:H2 - Delta Halo door 1.png|A door in one of [[Installation 05]]'s older structures.
 
File:H2 - Delta Halo door 2.png|Another door on Delta Halo.
*[[The Maw (Level)|The Maw]]: Similar as in The Pillar of Autumn.
File:H3-I04B-Forerunner_door.png|A Forerunner door on [[Installation 08]].
 
File:H2 - Quarantine Zone door 1.png|A multi-segmented door within Delta Halo's [[Quarantine zone (location)|Quarantine zone]].
=== [[Halo 2|''Halo 2'']] ===
File:H2 - Quarantine Zone door 2.png|Another, single-segment door within the Quarantine Zone.
 
File:HINF Zeta Door.png|A door on Installation 07 in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
*[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]: High-tech automatic doors, with a light indicating their status.
File:HCEA-ForerunnerDoor-Screen.jpg|A Forerunner door in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
 
</gallery>
*[[Outskirts]]: Un-passable gray doors with yellow upside down triangles. Large doors in the highway tunnel.  
===Flood===
 
{{Main|Porta}}
*[[Metropolis]]: Similar doors as in Outskirts. Several other metropolitan type doors.
While the [[Flood]] do not have what we consider conventional architecture, they build their structures out of biomass they have consumed, adding to the disturbing overall impression of [[Flood hive|their hives]] being living things unto themselves. Flood doors, called [[Porta]]s, are built from biomass of infected hosts, and resemble valves like those in the heart. They open based on proximity. While the sections of the door itself retract, the circular frame of the door contracts at the same time.{{Ref/Reuse|Cortana}}{{Ref/Map|H3|[[Isolation]]}}
 
<gallery>
*[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]: Rectangular Forerunner doors with a blue square in the middle.
File:Porta.jpg|A Flood Porta in High Charity.
 
</gallery>
*[[The Oracle (Level)|The Oracle]]: Similar doors as in The Arbiter.
 
*[[Delta Halo (Level)|Delta Halo]]: Forerunner doors covered in ornate carvings, with an oval eye-like symbol in the center.
 
*[[Regret (Level)|Regret]]: Same doors as Delta Halo.
 
*[[Sacred Icon (Level)|Sacred Icon]]: Forerunner [[Piston]]s.
 
*[[Quarantine Zone (Level)|Quarantine Zone]]: Large Forerunner vehicle doors containing multiple segments which spin 90° and retract upwards.
 
*[[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]]: Multi-layered Covenant doors.
 
*[[Uprising (level)]]: Triangular Forerunner doors.
 
*[[High Charity (Level)|High Charity]]: Similar doors as in Gravemind.
 
*[[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]]: Same as Uprising.
 
=== [[Halo 3|''Halo 3'']] ===
 
*[[Sierra 117 (Level)|Sierra 117]]: N/A
 
*[[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]]: Heavy bunker-style doors, which are opened with door control buttons, remarked by a Marine as being "old tech", as the base was built in the 21st century.
 
*[[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]]: Large bunker doors of [[Crow's Nest (Base)|Crow's Nest]], highway doors.  
 
*[[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]: Various futuristic factory complex doors; most can be opened with a button.
 
*[[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]]: Same as in The Storm.
 
*[[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]]: Triangular, tri-segmented Forerunner doors.
 
*[[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]: Triangular, tri-segmented Forerunner doors.
 
*[[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]]: [[Flood]] [[Porta|Portas:]] Large, sphincter-like orifices. Also includes [[High Charity]]'s multi-segmented Covenant doors with a spinning lock in the center.
 
*[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]: Triangular, tri-segmented Forerunner doors.
 
== Trivia ==
*The object [[John-117]] rode to Earth in the [[Arrival (Level)|beginning]] of ''Halo 3'', is apparently some sort of Forerunner door, part of the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]].
* The triangular, tri-segmented Forerunner door is the most commonly seen door model in the Halo trilogy.


== Gallery ==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:UNSC_bunker_door.jpg|A door in [[Crow's Nest (Base)|Crow's Nest]].
File:HR_DoubleDoor_Concept.jpg|''Halo: Reach'' concept art for doors.
Image:Industrial_door.jpg|A door in [[Traxus Factory Complex 09]].
File:H2A Concept HCDoors.jpg|''Halo 2: Anniversary'' concept art for Covenant doors.
Image:Covenant_door.jpg|A Covenant door in [[High Charity]].
File:H2A Concept CairoDoors.jpg|''Halo 2: Anniversary'' concept art for UNSC doors.
File:HINF Concept CovieDoor.jpg|''Halo Infinite'' concept art (right) for Covenant doors usable in [[Forge/Halo Infinite|Forge]].
</gallery>
</gallery>
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== Sources ==
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Latest revision as of 13:27, February 10, 2024

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A common type of Forerunner door.

Doors are movable barriers used to cover up openings; typically, such barriers are attached to the very openings they block. Doors are a basic component of architecture among all known major civilizations.

Overview[edit]

Like all technology created by the various organizations and civilizations that have existed throughout history, the doors they create are typically representative of their overall design styles and aesthetic preference.

Types[edit]

Types of doors include Shield doors and Blast doors.

Covenant[edit]

The Covenant frequently use curves as well as bright purples, blues, and grays in the design of their technology; everything from weapons to cities. The doors incorporate the curves and colors standard to Covenant design, most notably in High Charity. While many Covenant doors have indicator lights and work by sliding in and out of the walls, the doors in High Charity also flash and emit a tone when approached.[1][2][3]

Humanity[edit]

Human technology for doors has progressed over the past centuries. While most doors in the past have been based on a hinge system, the doors seen on Earth and equally-developed off-world colonies are almost exclusively sliding (except for the antiquated doors in Crow's Nest),[4] either opened by proximity or a switch located on the door itself. Like most human technology applied to everything from roads to spacefaring military vessels, the design is simple and geometric (with some discrepancies) with straight lines and angles, and involves blacks, grays, and browns. Most doors have a light on them that is either green to indicate that it is open or can be opened, or red to indicate that it is locked.[5][6][7] While human doors usually consist of one or two sliding segments, there are some exceptions, such as the multi-segmented doors in some of Reach's industrial facilities.[8][9] Reinforced blast doors are a common sight in military bases and starships,[4][5] but are also used in cities, such as New Mombasa, to close off certain sections in emergencies.[10]

Forerunner[edit]

Doors built by the Forerunners are completely geometric and incorporate the similar light grays, browns, and blues of the rest of their technology. The doors themselves are geometric and often slide in multiple parts. They also have complex geometric designs on them, often patterned. This same trend can be seen on floors of Forerunner structures.[11][12][13] John-117 used a Forerunner door from the Anodyne Spirit to breach the Earth's atmosphere during the Battle for Earth.[14]

Flood[edit]

Main article: Porta

While the Flood do not have what we consider conventional architecture, they build their structures out of biomass they have consumed, adding to the disturbing overall impression of their hives being living things unto themselves. Flood doors, called Portas, are built from biomass of infected hosts, and resemble valves like those in the heart. They open based on proximity. While the sections of the door itself retract, the circular frame of the door contracts at the same time.[3][15]

  • A Flood Porta in High Charity.

    A Flood Porta in High Charity.

Gallery[edit]

  • Halo: Reach concept art for doors.

    Halo: Reach concept art for doors.

  • Halo 2: Anniversary concept art for Covenant doors.

    Halo 2: Anniversary concept art for Covenant doors.

  • Halo 2: Anniversary concept art for UNSC doors.

    Halo 2: Anniversary concept art for UNSC doors.

  • Halo Infinite concept art (right) for Covenant doors usable in Forge.

    Halo Infinite concept art (right) for Covenant doors usable in Forge.

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Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Truth and Reconciliation
  2. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Gravemind
  3. ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level Cortana
  4. ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level Crow's Nest
  5. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  6. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
  7. ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Storm
  8. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
  9. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  10. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Mombasa Streets
  11. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Silent Cartographer
  12. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Assault on the Control Room
  13. ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Arbiter
  14. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Arrival
  15. ^ Halo 3, multiplayer map Isolation
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