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[[Image:Medic.png|100px|right|thumb|A Health Pack in Halo CE.]]
[[Image:Healthpack.gif|100px|thumb|A health pack in a medical Kiosk from Halo 3: ODST.]]


The [[UNSC]] uses the '''Health Pack''' as the standard combat wound treatment, which is used by all combat personnel, ranging from [[Marines]] to even [[Spartans]]. Each Health Pack contains an amount of [[biofoam]], a stitch kit, [[polypseudomorphine]], self-adhering antiseptic battle dressings, and other useful field dressing components.  
[[File:H2A HealthPack.png|thumb|300px|A health pack in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.]]
A '''health pack''' is a first aid kit containing the standard combat wound treatment, which is used by all [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] combat personnel, ranging from [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] to [[SPARTAN Program|Spartans]]. Each health pack contains [[biofoam]], a stitch kit, [[polypseudomorphine]], a [[sterile field generator]], self-adhering antiseptic battle dressings, and other useful components.  


Health Packs are standard requirements aboard many [[UNSC]] ships for medical events. Health packs are often seen on corridor walls at regular intervals. There are also two health packs located in a [[Pelican]]. Both of them are on each side of the door to the cockpit. They seem to be more rectangular in shape and are inaccessible to the player.
Health packs are standard requirements aboard many UNSC ships for medical emergencies. Health packs are often seen on corridor walls at regular intervals. There are also two health packs located in a [[Pelican]]. Both of them are on each side of the door to the cockpit. They are rectangular in shape and are inaccessible to the player.


The Health Packs are  present in [[Halo: Combat Evolved|''Halo: Combat Evolved'']] and [[Halo 3: ODST|''Halo 3: ODST'']] only. In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the Health Pack would fill the player's health, but would have no effect on their shields. In [[Halo 2|''Halo 2'']] and [[Halo 3|''Halo 3'']], health regenerates with an integrated [[Biofoam|biofoam]] dispenser within the new [[MJOLNIR Mk VI]]. In Halo 3: ODST, the health packs are dispensed from [[Medical Kiosk]]s and they use a healing agent known as [[Optican #MediGel|MediGel]].  
==Gameplay==
[[Image:med_kit_01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Though a scratched concept for [[Halo 3]], this equipment shows the internal components of a Health Pack, helping bring realism to its healing effects.]]
Health packs are  present in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the health pack would fill the player's health, but would have no effect on their shields. In ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', health regenerates with an integrated [[biofoam]] dispenser within the new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mk VI]]. In ''Halo 3: ODST'', the health packs are dispensed from [[Optican]] [[first aid station|medical kiosks]] and they use a privately-manufactured healing agent known as [[Optican#MediGel|MediGel]]. In ''Halo: Reach'', the health packs are nearly identical to those seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', but with a red uppercase letter "H" instead of the red cross.


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==
*There is an unexplainable [[glitch]] in ''Halo CE''. If a player is standing on a health pack, and hit by a tank shell, they will survive. A tank shell has enough power to kill a fully shielded player two times over, so the numbers don't add up.
*When a health pack is picked up, the player will become momentarily blinded by a white flash. However, this goes away instantly if the player passes through a [[teleporter]].
*When you pick up a Health Pack, you will become momentarily blinded by a white flash. However, this goes away instantly if you go through a teleporter.
*The reason why the red cross was removed from health packs is that the International Red Cross objects to the use of red cross symbols in inappropriate contexts. In 2006, the Red Cross took the position that use of red cross symbols in video game "health kits" is inappropriate, and game developers ceased using them.<ref>[http://boingboing.net/2006/02/09/canadian-red-cross-w.html '''BoingBoing.net''': ''Canadian Red Cross wastes its money harassing video game makers'']</ref>
*In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', a health pack also regenerates the player's shields. The player cannot pick up a health pack if their health is full but their shields are down, such as when playing with the [[Black Eye]] [[skull]]. This can be circumvented by damaging oneself, such as with a grenade or a plasma pistol overcharge fired at close range.
*In the game files for [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|Halo 2 Vista]], there is an unused health pack model that was cut from the game.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eESUu1RnhE ''Youtube'': Halo 2 - The Secret Unused Health Pack In Multiplayer]</ref>


== Related Links ==
==Gallery==
*[[Active Camouflage]]
<gallery>
*[[Overshield]]
File:Halo_Original_Health_Pack.jpg|What the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' Health Packs looked like in the pre-release testing disc. 
File:HaloCE-HealthPack.png|A Health Pack from ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:Pelican healthpacks.png|The health packs found in the Pelican dropships.
File:H3 HealthPack Screenshot 1.jpg|Though the concept was scrapped for ''Halo 3'', this image shows the internal components of a Health Pack, helping bring realism to its healing effects.
File:H3 HealthPack Screenshot 2.jpg|An alternate look at the cut health pack.
File:MediKiosk.jpg|An Optican first aid station, as seen in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:CIV-Optican-logo2.png|Optican MediGel product application label in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:ODST-Optican-HealthPack.png|An Optican health pack in its socket from ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:HReach-HealthPack.png|An in-game preview of the health pack in the alpha build of ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HReach-HealthPackBeta.png|A health pack seen in the ''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]''.
File:Reach_health_pack.png|A health pack in the finale build of ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HR TraumaKit Utility Icon.png|[[Tactical/Trauma Kit]] in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HINF UTIL Medkit Utility Icon.png|[[UTIL/Medkit]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]''
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
==See also==
*[[Health]]
*[[Health]]
*[[Optican]]
*[[Optican]]
*[[Medical Kiosk]]
*[[First aid station]]
*[[Energy Shields]]
*[[Energy shielding]]
[[Category:UNSC]]
*[[Biofoam]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Medicine]]
[[Category:Medicine]]

Latest revision as of 15:35, June 20, 2024

A health pack in Halo 2: Anniversary.

A health pack is a first aid kit containing the standard combat wound treatment, which is used by all UNSC combat personnel, ranging from Marines to Spartans. Each health pack contains biofoam, a stitch kit, polypseudomorphine, a sterile field generator, self-adhering antiseptic battle dressings, and other useful components.

Health packs are standard requirements aboard many UNSC ships for medical emergencies. Health packs are often seen on corridor walls at regular intervals. There are also two health packs located in a Pelican. Both of them are on each side of the door to the cockpit. They are rectangular in shape and are inaccessible to the player.

Gameplay[edit]

Health packs are present in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach. In Halo: Combat Evolved, the health pack would fill the player's health, but would have no effect on their shields. In Halo 2 and Halo 3, health regenerates with an integrated biofoam dispenser within the new MJOLNIR Mk VI. In Halo 3: ODST, the health packs are dispensed from Optican medical kiosks and they use a privately-manufactured healing agent known as MediGel. In Halo: Reach, the health packs are nearly identical to those seen in Halo: Combat Evolved, but with a red uppercase letter "H" instead of the red cross.

Trivia[edit]

  • When a health pack is picked up, the player will become momentarily blinded by a white flash. However, this goes away instantly if the player passes through a teleporter.
  • The reason why the red cross was removed from health packs is that the International Red Cross objects to the use of red cross symbols in inappropriate contexts. In 2006, the Red Cross took the position that use of red cross symbols in video game "health kits" is inappropriate, and game developers ceased using them.[1]
  • In Halo: Reach, a health pack also regenerates the player's shields. The player cannot pick up a health pack if their health is full but their shields are down, such as when playing with the Black Eye skull. This can be circumvented by damaging oneself, such as with a grenade or a plasma pistol overcharge fired at close range.
  • In the game files for Halo 2 Vista, there is an unused health pack model that was cut from the game.[2]

Gallery[edit]

  • What the Halo: Combat Evolved Health Packs looked like in the pre-release testing disc.

    What the Halo: Combat Evolved Health Packs looked like in the pre-release testing disc.

  • A Health Pack from Halo: Combat Evolved.

    A Health Pack from Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • The health packs found in the Pelican dropships.

    The health packs found in the Pelican dropships.

  • Though the concept was scrapped for Halo 3, this image shows the internal components of a Health Pack, helping bring realism to its healing effects.

    Though the concept was scrapped for Halo 3, this image shows the internal components of a Health Pack, helping bring realism to its healing effects.

  • An alternate look at the cut health pack.

    An alternate look at the cut health pack.

  • An Optican first aid station, as seen in Halo 3: ODST.

    An Optican first aid station, as seen in Halo 3: ODST.

  • Optican MediGel product application label in Halo 3: ODST.

    Optican MediGel product application label in Halo 3: ODST.

  • An Optican health pack in its socket from Halo 3: ODST.

    An Optican health pack in its socket from Halo 3: ODST.

  • An in-game preview of the health pack in the alpha build of Halo: Reach.

    An in-game preview of the health pack in the alpha build of Halo: Reach.

  • A health pack seen in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.

    A health pack seen in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.

  • A health pack in the finale build of Halo: Reach.

    A health pack in the finale build of Halo: Reach.

  • Tactical/Trauma Kit in Halo: Reach.

    Tactical/Trauma Kit in Halo: Reach.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ BoingBoing.net: Canadian Red Cross wastes its money harassing video game makers
  2. ^ Youtube: Halo 2 - The Secret Unused Health Pack In Multiplayer

See also[edit]

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