Sonic Resonator
From Gears of War
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The Sonic Resonator was a device created to map tunnels.The Sonic Resonator works on the active (as opposed to passive) sonar principle, by emitting powerful pulses of sound, then receiving the waves as they bounce back off the rock of the Hollow. Based on the distortion, strength and other properties of the received pulses, it can generate a 3-D map of the surrounding tunnel systems. This data was presumably then transmitted by the Resonator back to Control. It is possible that the resonator employs explosives to generate these sound waves, as Marcus Fenix refers to the device as having been 'detonated', although it may be some other unexplained technology. In any case, the sound pulses are extremely powerful, having the ability to shatter solid stone hundreds of metres away in any direction. The Sonic Resonator was carried by Alpha Team to map out the Locust tunnels, and provide targeting data for the deployment of the Lightmass Bomb, but they were wiped out and Delta Team had to transport and deploy the Resonator instead. The Resonator was probably a "one-off" device, as the Resonator's purpose was to generate targeting data for the Lightmass Bomb, which is the first weapon of its type ever created by the COG. The Resonator is also presumably prototype technology, as it's failure to work properly indicates that the technology is probably still in its infancy. How Adam Fenix was able to map such an extensive amount of the Hollow without Resonator technology is unexplained, however he almost certainly did not use Resonator technology due to its ineffectiveness, even years later. It is carried throughout it's appearance in the Gears of War campaign by Augustus Cole. The Sonic Resonator, however, was proved to be an ineffective way of mapping tunnels when COG Control reported that it had only mapped a fragment of the necessary area . Whether this was due to the design of the Resonator, or whether it was damaged in transit to the target has not been explained. The device was left in the underground tunnels and remains there, a useless hunk of metal.
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- Despite the device's purpose, to map tunnels, the Resonator seems to have the ability to damage human and Locust life forms, as Delta Squad is thrown to the ground by the shock of the resulting detonation.
