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'''Slipspace portals''' are [[Forerunner]] [[slipstream space]] transit systems, designed to transport enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points on a continuing basis.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 200''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 274''</ref> Typically, portals appear as pitch black holes into slipspace, surrounded by blue or violet energy and supported by a web of [[hard light]].<ref name="h3">'''Halo 3''', campaign levels, ''[[The Storm]]'' and ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref><ref name="c312">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 312''</ref> | '''Slipspace portals''' are [[Forerunner]] [[slipstream space]] transit systems, designed to transport enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points on a continuing basis.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 200''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 274''</ref> Typically, portals appear as pitch black holes into slipspace, surrounded by blue or violet energy and supported by a web of [[hard light]].<ref name="h3">'''Halo 3''', campaign levels, ''[[The Storm]]'' and ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref><ref name="c312">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 312''</ref> | ||
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Slipspace portals are Forerunner slipstream space transit systems, designed to transport enormous amounts of mass between two fixed points on a continuing basis.[1][2] Typically, portals appear as pitch black holes into slipspace, surrounded by blue or violet energy and supported by a web of hard light.[3][4]
Large constructs, such as the Halo installations, could be transported across interstellar distances through the use of portals. The transition of such a large object would slow down other slipspace traffic in the entire galaxy.[5] While designed for large-scale transit, portals have a limited transit capacity and can be strained or even destroyed if this capacity is exceeded.[6] Portals also have a system that filters unnecessary objects such as debris, discarding them into the volume of slipspace.[7]
The Forerunners had a network of portals that allowed fast passage throughout their ecumene. Some systems, including that of the capital, had portal installations that connected to multiple worlds.[4] The Librarian used an array of portals to travel to the worlds where she collected the various species of the galaxy for indexing at the Ark. The same network was used to transport the Halo rings.[8] The generator device for one such portal was buried near the town of Voi on Earth.[3]
Gallery
The Halo Array being deployed into a portal.
List of appearances
- Halo 3 (First appearance)
- Halo: Cryptum
- Halo Legends
