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[[File:H3 CovenantCommNode.jpg|thumb|300px|A communication node used during the Battle of Installation 00.]]
[[File:H3 CovenantCommNode.jpg|thumb|300px|A communication node used during the Battle of Installation 00.]]
'''Spikes of Obesience''', also known as '''Covenant comm relays'''<ref name="Spartan Games">[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/make-your-halo-table-look-awesome '''Spartan Games''': ''Make your Halo table look awesome!'']</ref> or '''comm nodes''',<ref name="Forge">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Forge]]''</ref> are mobile communication devices used by the [[Covenant]] on the battlefield. The first link in the Covenant's control began with the placement of these Spikes in areas they intended to dominate.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}}
'''Covenant comm nodes''',<ref name="Forge">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Forge]]''</ref> also known as '''Covenant comm relays'''<ref name="Spartan Games">[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/make-your-halo-table-look-awesome '''Spartan Games''': ''Make your Halo table look awesome!'']</ref> or '''Spikes of Obesience''',{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan Games}}{{Ref/Note|Id=hld|Text=The name "Spikes of Obesience" 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}}


==Description==
==Description==
The Spikes of Obesience were used by the hegemony as a means to connect to 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}} The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common variant depicted as tall devices, consisting of a stalk protruding from a central structure, supported by a trio of 'legs'. They are primarily magenta, black, and silver in color.<ref name="TotS">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Some comm nodes feature a tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref> while others are similar in appearance to the [[Covenant supply case]], bearing three equilateral antennas and a keyboard extending from within the base.<ref name="HCE">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref>
Comm nodes 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}} The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common "Spikes of Obesience" 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 name="TotS">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Some comm nodes feature a tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref> while others are similar in appearance to the [[Covenant supply case]], bearing three equilateral antennas and a keyboard extending from within the base.<ref name="HCE">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref>


==History==
==History==
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>'''Halo 3''' campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> the [[Battle of Installation 05]],<ref name="Uprising">'''[[Halo 2]]''' campaign level, ''[[Uprising]]''</ref> and the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>
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>'''Halo 3''' campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> the [[Battle of Installation 05]],<ref name="Uprising">'''[[Halo 2]]''' campaign level, ''[[Uprising]]''</ref> and the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The comm will remain active if one of its legs has been broken off, and it can still be picked up in [[Forge]]. To fully destroy it, one must break the tower off the base.{{Ref/Reuse|Forge}}
*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.{{Ref/Reuse|TotS}}
*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}}


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*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}}
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 07:43, August 26, 2023

Covenant communications array as screenshot by Justin Time.
A communication node used during the Battle of Installation 00.

Covenant comm nodes,[1] also known as Covenant comm relays[2] or Spikes of Obesience,[2][Note 1] are mobile communication devices employed by the Covenant for strategic ground command and control.[2]

Description

Comm nodes 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] The comm nodes come in several different variants, with the most common "Spikes of Obesience" 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.[3] Some comm nodes feature a tall antenna, but with a single large base structure,[4] while others are similar in appearance to the Covenant supply case, bearing three equilateral antennas and a keyboard extending from within the base.[5]

History

Covenant comm relays were used extensively during the Covenant's vicious assault on the planet Reach,[3] and the follow-up Battle of Installation 04[5] as well as during the Battle for Earth[6] the Battle of Installation 05,[7] and the Battle of Installation 00.[8]

Trivia

  • 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.[1]
  • On the main body of the node, something resembling the Marathon symbol can clearly be seen.[3]

Gallery

  • A closeup of the Halo: Combat Evolved comm node, bearing more resemblance to the Covenant supply case.

    A closeup of the Halo: Combat Evolved comm node, bearing more resemblance to the Covenant supply case.

  • The Halo: Combat Evolved comm node.

    The Halo: Combat Evolved comm node.

  • Cutout of the Combat Evolved comm node.

    Cutout of the Combat Evolved comm node.

  • AnniversaryCommNode.jpg

    The Covenant comm node as depicted in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

  • A comm node in Halo 2

    A comm node in Halo 2

  • A comm node in Halo 3

    A comm node in Halo 3

  • Concept art of a Covenant communication antenna in Halo: Reach.

    Concept art of a Covenant communication antenna in Halo: Reach.

  • A communications antenna in Reach.

    A communications antenna in Reach.

  • A comm node in Halo: Reach

    A comm node in Halo: Reach

  • Concept art of a comm node in Halo 4.

    Concept art of a comm node in Halo 4.

  • A front view of the Halo 2: Anniversary communication node.

    A front view of the Halo 2: Anniversary communication node.

  • A side view of the Halo 2: Anniversary communication node.

    A side view of the Halo 2: Anniversary communication node.

List of appearances

Notes

  1. ^ The name "Spikes of Obesience" 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.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo 3, Forge
  2. ^ a b c d Spartan Games: Make your Halo table look awesome!
  3. ^ a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level, Tip of the Spear
  4. ^ Halo 2
  5. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved
  6. ^ Halo 3 campaign level, Sierra 117
  7. ^ Halo 2 campaign level, Uprising
  8. ^ Halo 3 campaign level, The Covenant
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