The Controller Sentinel is a type of Sentinel drone designed to protect valuable Forerunner technology. This variant has only appeared in the strategy game Halo Wars 2.
Overview[]
Similar to the roles of the Enforcer Sentinels, the Controllers are deployed to guard key locations and counter escalating threats on a given installation. Where they differ is that the Enforcers are strictly intended for use in fighting outbreaks of the Flood parasite, whereas Controllers are tasked to guard key sites and technologies. They are restricted in their mobility, and are effectively "tethered" within a set radii of their charges. Controllers are only awakened in the event that an installation-compromising threat is detected.
Controllers are equipped with a supercharged wide-area pulse field emitter as its primary weapon and a persistent beam projector as its secondary weapon (to prevent enemies from hiding in its blind spot). For defense, they are equipped with forward-facing energy shielding - an improvement of the ones used by the Enforcers.
Operational history[]
Controllers were developed in 2559 in response to the outbreak of the Second Ark Conflict between the Banished and UNSC Spirit of Fire on Installation 00. Their development was a response to counter the escalating threats encountered in the fighting, used to guard key sites of importance. In May of that year, they were first encountered by Spirit of Fire forces during Operation: SPEARBREAKER. During the mission, a task force led by Sunray 1-1 fought against multiple Controllers guarding the region surrounding the construction and launch site for a Despair-class fighter and its design seed, alongside the charging columns supporting it.