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The '''Shield Tester''' is a small piece of machinery used by [[UNSC]] engineers to bring online inactive [[MJOLNIR]] armor shields, usually after a long time of inactivity. It appears in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]'', respectively in the [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]] and [[The Armory (Level)|The Armory]]. Both times it is used to bring online MJOLNIR [[energy shield]]s<ref>''[[Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]'' [[Thom Shephard]]: "Okay, bring his energy shields online please."</ref>, although it seems more a mere tester in Halo 2. | The '''Shield Tester''' is a small piece of machinery used by [[UNSC]] engineers to bring online inactive [[MJOLNIR]] armor shields, usually after a long time of inactivity. It appears in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]'', respectively in the [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]] and [[The Armory (Level)|The Armory]]. Both times it is used to bring online MJOLNIR [[energy shield]]s<ref>''[[Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]'' [[Thom Shephard]]: "Okay, bring his energy shields online please."</ref>, although it seems more a mere tester in Halo 2. | ||
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First mentioned in the [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] novel, during the [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR Mark V]]s very first mission, this device gave charge to the armor's shield before they were actually activated by [[John-117]], like a battery<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] page 236 </ref>. However it seems that in both games they are only dormant, and are only brought back online. In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], the tester makes the same noise as a [[Plasma Pistol]], possibly hinting that they were made using scavenged Covenant technology. | First mentioned in the [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] novel, during the [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR Mark V]]s very first mission, this device gave charge to the armor's shield before they were actually activated by [[John-117]], like a battery<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] page 236 </ref>. However it seems that in both games they are only dormant, and are only brought back online. In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], the tester makes the same noise as a [[Plasma Pistol]], possibly hinting that they were made using scavenged Covenant technology. | ||
Since the MJOLNIR Mark V has an attached fusion pack on the back, it is unknown why the games require you to charge shields. Cryostasis may be a logical explanation to Halo 1, but the MJOLNIR Mark VI in [[Halo 2]] had no such reason. In fact, the Mark VI variant didn't even have a fusion reactor. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Description
The Shield Tester is a small piece of machinery used by UNSC engineers to bring online inactive MJOLNIR armor shields, usually after a long time of inactivity. It appears in Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, respectively in the Pillar of Autumn and The Armory. Both times it is used to bring online MJOLNIR energy shields[1], although it seems more a mere tester in Halo 2.
Function
First mentioned in the Halo: The Fall of Reach novel, during the MJOLNIR Mark Vs very first mission, this device gave charge to the armor's shield before they were actually activated by John-117, like a battery[2]. However it seems that in both games they are only dormant, and are only brought back online. In Halo: Combat Evolved, the tester makes the same noise as a Plasma Pistol, possibly hinting that they were made using scavenged Covenant technology.
Since the MJOLNIR Mark V has an attached fusion pack on the back, it is unknown why the games require you to charge shields. Cryostasis may be a logical explanation to Halo 1, but the MJOLNIR Mark VI in Halo 2 had no such reason. In fact, the Mark VI variant didn't even have a fusion reactor.
References
- ^ Pillar of Autumn (Level) Thom Shephard: "Okay, bring his energy shields online please."
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach page 236
