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{{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW}} | {{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW}} | ||
[[File:Light bridge.jpg|right|thumb|275px|An energy bridge | [[File:Light bridge.jpg|right|thumb|275px|An energy bridge at the entrance to [[Installation 00|the Ark]]'s [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]].]] | ||
{{Quote|I’m showing a lot of photonic activity. The excited photons have displaced the air around the light path."<br>"Which means?"<br>"Which means that the light has become coherent. Solid.|Exchange between [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 84-85''</ref>}} | {{Quote|I’m showing a lot of photonic activity. The excited photons have displaced the air around the light path."<br>"Which means?"<br>"Which means that the light has become coherent. Solid.|Exchange between [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]]<ref name="tf">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 84-85''</ref>}} | ||
'''Energy bridges''', also known as '''light bridges''', are examples of advanced [[Forerunner]] technology. They use [[hard light]] technology to function.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Wages of Sin]]"</ref> | '''Energy bridges''', also known as '''light bridges''', are examples of advanced [[Forerunner]] technology. They use [[hard light]] technology to function.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Wages of Sin]]"</ref> | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
[[File:Energy Bridge.jpg|right|thumb|300px| | [[File:Energy Bridge.jpg|right|thumb|300px|An energy bridge as part of an underground tunnel network on Installation 04.]] | ||
There are usually two components to an energy bridge: a control panel, and the light emitters. The control panel is a semi-translucent holographic array of [[Forerunner | There are usually two components to an energy bridge: a control panel, and the light emitters. The control panel is a semi-translucent holographic array of [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner symbols and glyphs]] that are projected over the surface of a pedestal. Though a variety of control panel configurations have been observed, in the case of one of the energy bridges on [[Installation 04]], tapping the "blue-green circle" activated the light emitters.<ref name="tf"/> | ||
Energy bridges were used by John-117 during the UNSC's operations on the surface of [[Installation 04]], in the [[ | A cascade of coherent, high-energy photons are emitted through the air, generating a visible, horizontal band of light. Through unspecified physics, the coherent band of light interacts with the illuminated air, and pushes aside the air within and around it it, becoming a firm, solid mass capable of supporting extremely heavy weights, ranging from a [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|M12 Warthog LRV]] to several [[M808B Main Battle Tank|M808B Scorpion MBTs]].<ref name="ark">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref><ref name="covenant">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> When damaged, the emitters flicker on and off, causing the light bridge to flicker, creating a less stable force.<ref name="gs">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref> | ||
Energy bridges are commonly seen on most Forerunner constructs. The [[Relic|Forerunner complex]] on [[Harvest]] featured energy bridges crossing over a series of chasms surrounding the center of the main chamber. These were used by the UNSC forces as they made their way in and out of the facility during the [[Harvest Campaign]] in [[2531]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Relic Interior]]''</ref> [[Shield 0459]], discovered by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in the same year, had a multitude of energy bridges to span chasms within its interior. Unlike most energy bridges encountered by the UNSC, which manifested as simple beams of blue-white light, these energy bridges featured arrangements of lines forming symmetrical, geometric patterns characteristic of Forerunner art and architecture.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Beachhead (Halo Wars level)|Beachhead]]''</ref> | |||
Energy bridges were used by John-117 during the UNSC's operations on the surface of [[Installation 04]], in the [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|subterranean complexes]] and the [[Flood containment facility]].<ref name="tf"/><ref name="gs"/> Though mainly unseen on [[Installation 05]], they were also present on [[Installation 00|the Ark]], again in a [[The Ark (level)#Forward Unto Dawn|subterranean area]],<ref name="ark"/> and another one at the entrance to the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]] near the Ark's [[Strip mining moon|Core]].<ref name="covenant"/> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
There are four energy bridges in the ''Halo'' | There are four energy bridges in the ''Halo'' trilogy. The first and second are the bridges on the level [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]], and the bridges on the level [[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]] from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', the third being the one on the Ark on the level [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'', and the last being the one in the Citadel on [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||