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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Project YGGDRASIL]] and [[Project HRUNTING]] were both initiated by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] in the early to mid 26th century, under the direction of Vice Admiral [[Danforth Whitcomb]].{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Algolis}}{{Ref/Note|Text=Halo Waypoint's page on the armour, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120905155702/http://halo.xbox.com/en-US/Universe/detail/prototype/b053d1dc-912b-401b-bb9e-2909d1028c31#imageNumber=1 circa 2012,] claims that the HRUNTING and YGGDRASIL projects were one and the same. However, most other sources treat them as separate, and so this page does the same.}} YGGDRASIL was an umbrella name for initiatives that aimed to re-engineer [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Project MJOLNIR]] technologies for use in other UNSC vehicles.<ref name="WaypointMantis">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/mantis '''''Halo Waypoint''' - Universe'', Mantis]</ref> Meanwhile, HRUNTING was a project best known for the [[HRUNTING Mark III Cyclops]], another powered exoskeleton.<ref name="EVGCyclops">'''''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''' - Cyclops'', Page 44</ref> Decades after the creation of the Cyclops, the same Algolis-based group behind that exoskeleton would unite the advancements made by both projects to create the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL line of exoskeletons, including the prototype HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS.{{Ref/Reuse|Algolis}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGCyclops}} | [[Project YGGDRASIL]] and [[Project HRUNTING]] were both initiated by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] in the early to mid 26th century, under the direction of Vice Admiral [[Danforth Whitcomb]].{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Algolis}}{{Ref/Note|Text=Halo Waypoint's page on the armour, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120905155702/http://halo.xbox.com/en-US/Universe/detail/prototype/b053d1dc-912b-401b-bb9e-2909d1028c31#imageNumber=1 circa 2012,] claims that the HRUNTING and YGGDRASIL projects were one and the same. However, most other sources treat them as separate, and so this page does the same.}} YGGDRASIL was an umbrella name for initiatives that aimed to re-engineer [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Project MJOLNIR]] technologies for use in other UNSC vehicles.<ref name="WaypointMantis">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/mantis '''''Halo Waypoint''' - Universe'', Mantis]</ref> Meanwhile, HRUNTING was a project best known for the [[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Cyclops]], another powered exoskeleton.<ref name="EVGCyclops">'''''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''' - Cyclops'', Page 44</ref> Decades after the creation of the Cyclops, the same Algolis-based group behind that exoskeleton would unite the advancements made by both projects to create the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL line of exoskeletons, including the prototype HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS.{{Ref/Reuse|Algolis}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGCyclops}} | ||
Despite its effectiveness, the idea was mainly scrapped, as the user was very vulnerable and it was too complicated for use on the limited number of SPARTAN-IIs.<ref>'''Halo Legends''': ''Prototype'' developer commentary</ref> | Despite its effectiveness, the idea was mainly scrapped, as the user was very vulnerable and it was too complicated for use on the limited number of SPARTAN-IIs.<ref>'''Halo Legends''': ''Prototype'' developer commentary</ref> | ||