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File:Drinniol.jpg|Concept art of the "[[w:c:marathongame:Drinniol|Drinniol]]" from ''Marathon'' which inspired the design of the Drinol/Sharquoi
File:Drinniol.jpg|Concept art of the "[[w:c:marathongame:Drinniol|Drinniol]]" from ''Marathon'' which inspired the design of the Drinol/Sharquoi
File:RusselDrinol.png|A render of the Drinol by Paul Russel<ref>[https://twitter.com/Dr_Abominable/status/464351948297089024/photo/1/large Paul Russel, Twitter, May 8th, 2014]</ref>
File:RusselDrinol.png|A render of the Drinol by Paul Russel<ref>[https://twitter.com/Dr_Abominable/status/464351948297089024/photo/1/large Paul Russel, Twitter, May 8th, 2014]</ref>
File:3 mural.jpg|A mural depicting a Sharquoi on the upper left from the [[Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition|Cutting Room Floor Cinematics]] of ''Making of Halo 2''
File:3 mural.jpg|A mural depicting a Sharquoi on the upper left from the [[Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition|Cutting Room Floor Cinematics]] of ''Making of Halo 2''.
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"I suspect we are forcing the Humans into a tighter arena than they care to fight in—soon we may be able to use the Sharquoi."
— A cryptic mention of the Sharquoi shortly before the Battle of Earth[1]

The Sharquoi is a presumably semi-sapient creature used in combat by the Covenant. Near the end of the Human-Covenant War, a Sangheili expressed to his commander that humanity's corralling following the Fall of Reach might allow the Sharquoi to be deployed soon.[1] The Sharquoi's status since the end of the war remains unclear.[2]

Behind the scenes

A render of the Sharquoi
How about this for a Halo 2 creature you've never heard of before: a Drinol Beast, a sort of hairless, gray monster with one eye - although there are other drawings of it with two eyes so you can't take for granted that it's going to make the final game.[3]

The Drinol, as it was originally known[4] was planned to be in the third-person shooter version of Halo prior to Bungie's migration to the Xbox market.[5] Though modeled and animated during the development of Halo, the Drinol was cut from the game.[6] It was later planned to be included in Halo 2 as the Sharquoi, but was eventually removed from the game once again. It is mentioned briefly in Conversations from the Universe, a pamphlet included with the Halo 2 Limited Edition.

The Drinol was essentially a recreation of the Drinniol from Marathon, an enemy unit referred by the eponymous ship's crew as Hulks. The Drinol was a close match to the Drinniol in both appearance and combat role.

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