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[[File:PhasePulseAnniversary.png|thumb|right|350px|A phase pulse generator on [[Installation 04]].]] | [[File:PhasePulseAnniversary.png|thumb|right|350px|A phase pulse generator on [[Installation 04]].]] | ||
'''Phase pulse generators''' are | '''Phase pulse generators''' are a primary component of the firing mechanisms of the [[Halo Array]]. They amplify the firing signal of an installation, allowing it to destroy all life across large areas of the galaxy. They are usually located within the vicinity of the [[Control Room]] of the installation, and the generator chambers are usually only accessible by air or via ducts used by the [[Sentinels]].<ref name="tb">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Two Betrayals (Level)|Two Betrayals]]''</ref> They can be overloaded through close-range [[electromagnetic pulse]] discharges.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 268''</ref> | ||
They are usually located within the vicinity of the [[Control Room]] of the | |||
==Installation 04== | |||
As mentioned above, the | As mentioned above, the generators were located close to the Control Room, in platforms accessible via air.<ref name="tb"/> | ||
[[Cortana]] had the [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]] disable these while on | [[Cortana]] had the [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]] disable these while on [[Installation 04]], in order to delay the Installation's activation so they would have time to destroy it, and to prevent [[04-343 Guilty Spark]] from "Finding another way of activating Halo." They accomplished this by turning the shield generators from the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V armor]] he was wearing into a crude yet effective EMP bomb, that once activated knocked out the Master Chief's shielding for a short time. | ||
==Installation 05== | |||
It is not known where [[Installation 05]]'s phase pulse generators are | It is not known where [[Installation 05]]'s phase pulse generators are, though they are likely to be located in the vicinity of the control room similar to the generators of Installation 04. During the fight between the [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Tartarus]], 343 Guilty Spark states that the "primary generators are coming online", implying that the installation's firing system is similar to that of Installation 04.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> | ||
==Installation 04B== | |||
Two of the pulse generators | Two of the pulse generators of [[Installation 04B]] were encountered by John-117 during the [[Raid on Installation 04B]]. They were similar in overall shape to those of the original installation, aside minor differences such as more barriers placed in the perimeter.<ref name="h3">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> | ||
These generators were likely destroyed in the resulting chaos of the incomplete installation's firing sequence. This could explain why John-117 was not killed by the energy pulse seen racing past him during his escape onboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.<ref name="h3"/> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Dark Corridor.jpg|Corridor just outside a | File:Dark Corridor.jpg|Corridor just outside a pulse generator on Installation 04B. | ||
File:TLJ Phase Pulse Generator.PNG|A | File:TLJ Phase Pulse Generator.PNG|A phase pulse generator found on the second Alpha Halo. | ||
File:pulse_generator.jpg|A phase pulse generator in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||