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|name=ZAV-48 Frostraven | |name=ZAV-48 Frostraven | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer={{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} {{C|Simulated}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFrosty|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/stay-frosty|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Stay Frosty|D=17|M=06|Y=2017}}{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Nightingale}} | ||
|line= | |line=Modified [[EV-44 Nightingale]] airframe{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} | ||
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|armament= | |armament=Speculative vacuum energy [[Cryonics|cryotech]] | ||
*1 chin-mounted "cryoray" vaccuum energy extractor{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} | |||
*8 pylon-mounted shockwave missiles{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}{{Ref/Reuse|HW2}} | |||
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|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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{{Quote|Someone need cryo support?|A Frostraven pilot. | {{Quote|Someone need cryo support?|A Frostraven pilot.{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2|HW2|Detail=Frostraven in-game unit}}}} | ||
The '''ZAV-48 Frostraven''' is a theoretical aircraft design by the [[Smart artificial intelligence|Smart]] [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Serina]]. | The '''ZAV-48 Frostraven''' is a theoretical aircraft design created by the [[Smart artificial intelligence|Smart]] [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Serina]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFFrosty}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} | ||
==Design details== | ==Overview== | ||
The ZAV-48 | ===Design details=== | ||
The ZAV-48 is a conjectural design built upon the airframe of the versatile [[EV-44 Nightingale]] helicopter,{{Ref/Reuse|CFFrosty}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} leveraging the Nightingale's design platform's ability for operations-specific variations.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=155}} Unlike the EV-44, the Frostraven incorporates four | |||
The design was created by [[Serina]], the [[artificial intelligence]] for {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, during the vessel's years drifting through space following the [[Battle of Trove|destruction]] of the [[shield world]] [[Trove]]. During the voyage, Serina continued research into [[vacuum energy]] [[Cryonics|cryotechnology]] originally started by [[Ellen Anders]] and produced a number of speculative designs leveraging the use of this hypothetical technology. Such examples include the Frostraven and others such as the [[cryotroopers]], [[cryo mine]], [[M88 Bison|M88 "Cryo" Bison variant]], and so forth.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFrosty}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} | |||
Despite Serina's eventual end-of-life termination, she left her notes aboard ''Spirit of Fire'' to inform future potential research - something that was later picked up for review and integration by [[Isabel]] during the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]]. Ultimately, Anders has yet to show an interest in the Frostraven project or its sister designs, instead choosing to focus her own research on the potential of [[Forerunner]] systems.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFrosty}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} | |||
===Armaments=== | |||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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*'''Info:''' Support Unit, Freezes enemies, Deals very little damage, Can fire a Seismic Missile | *'''Info:''' Support Unit, Freezes enemies, Deals very little damage, Can fire a Seismic Missile | ||
*'''Tier:''' 1 | *'''Tier:''' 1 | ||
*'''Cost''': | *'''Cost''': {{HW2Pop|4}}, {{HW2Supplies|200}}, {{HW2Power|80}} | ||
'''Frosthaven Upgrade: Heavy Cryo Projector''' | '''Frosthaven Upgrade: Heavy Cryo Projector''' | ||
*'''Info:''' Weapon Upgrade, Improves the Cryo Projector, chilling enemies faster | *'''Info:''' Weapon Upgrade, Improves the Cryo Projector, chilling enemies faster | ||
*'''Tier:''' 2 | *'''Tier:''' 2 | ||
*'''Cost''': | *'''Cost''': {{HW2Supplies|0}}, {{HW2Power|400}} | ||
The Frostraven is a unit unique to Serina. In order to unlock Frostravens, the player must spend a leader point on the passive leader power simply dubbed "Frostraven", Frostravens will then be available for purchasing at the player's [[firebase]]. The Frostraven's only upgrade improves its Cryo Projector to freeze enemies faster. The Frostraven's ability fires a Seismic Missile which instantly kills frozen units. Frostravens perform poorly against infantry, vehicles, aircraft, and structures, as it is a support unit. In [[Blitz]], the Frostraven costs 70 energy, and the Seismic Missile is replaced with a Shockwave Missile which deals damage, freezes enemies, and also shatters frozen enemies. | The Frostraven is a unit unique to Serina. In order to unlock Frostravens, the player must spend a leader point on the passive leader power simply dubbed "Frostraven", Frostravens will then be available for purchasing at the player's [[firebase]]. The Frostraven's only upgrade improves its Cryo Projector to freeze enemies faster. The Frostraven's ability fires a Seismic Missile which instantly kills frozen units. Frostravens perform poorly against infantry, vehicles, aircraft, and structures, as it is a support unit. In [[Blitz]], the Frostraven costs 70 energy, and the Seismic Missile is replaced with a Shockwave Missile which deals damage, freezes enemies, and also shatters frozen enemies. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 08:38, March 5, 2023
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UNSC Spirit of Fire (Simulated)[1][2] |
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Modified EV-44 Nightingale airframe[2] |
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Speculative vacuum energy cryotech |
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- "Someone need cryo support?"
- — A Frostraven pilot.[3]
The ZAV-48 Frostraven is a theoretical aircraft design created by the Smart AI Serina.[1][2]
Overview
Design details
The ZAV-48 is a conjectural design built upon the airframe of the versatile EV-44 Nightingale helicopter,[1][2] leveraging the Nightingale's design platform's ability for operations-specific variations.[4] Unlike the EV-44, the Frostraven incorporates four
The design was created by Serina, the artificial intelligence for UNSC Spirit of Fire, during the vessel's years drifting through space following the destruction of the shield world Trove. During the voyage, Serina continued research into vacuum energy cryotechnology originally started by Ellen Anders and produced a number of speculative designs leveraging the use of this hypothetical technology. Such examples include the Frostraven and others such as the cryotroopers, cryo mine, M88 "Cryo" Bison variant, and so forth.[1][2]
Despite Serina's eventual end-of-life termination, she left her notes aboard Spirit of Fire to inform future potential research - something that was later picked up for review and integration by Isabel during the Second Ark Conflict in 2559. Ultimately, Anders has yet to show an interest in the Frostraven project or its sister designs, instead choosing to focus her own research on the potential of Forerunner systems.[1][2]
Armaments
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Gameplay
Halo Wars 2
- Info: Support Unit, Freezes enemies, Deals very little damage, Can fire a Seismic Missile
- Tier: 1
- Cost:
4, 
200, 
80
Frosthaven Upgrade: Heavy Cryo Projector
- Info: Weapon Upgrade, Improves the Cryo Projector, chilling enemies faster
- Tier: 2
- Cost: 0, 400
The Frostraven is a unit unique to Serina. In order to unlock Frostravens, the player must spend a leader point on the passive leader power simply dubbed "Frostraven", Frostravens will then be available for purchasing at the player's firebase. The Frostraven's only upgrade improves its Cryo Projector to freeze enemies faster. The Frostraven's ability fires a Seismic Missile which instantly kills frozen units. Frostravens perform poorly against infantry, vehicles, aircraft, and structures, as it is a support unit. In Blitz, the Frostraven costs 70 energy, and the Seismic Missile is replaced with a Shockwave Missile which deals damage, freezes enemies, and also shatters frozen enemies.
Phoenix log
 Death on frozen wings. The Frostraven is an aerial support vehicle unique to Serina. It is equipped with a vacuum energy extractor, nicknamed the cryo ray, which chills and then freezes enemy units. The Frostraven can also unleash its special ability, a shockwave missile, which shatters any frozen enemies in the target area. With the Chill Out upgrade the Frostraven's cryo ray becomes even more powerful, chilling and freezing the targeted unit faster. The ZAV—48 Frostraven is a conjectural design that pairs research work Serina conducted on weaponized vacuum energy cryotech with a modified EV—44 airframe. As Isabel continues to review and integrate the knowledge left behind by Serina, it is possible that she will take this design from theory to prototype, but it is not without some irony that Anders has now focused her full attention on unraveling the secrets of the Forerunners rather than continuing this line of research and development. |
Trivia
As an aircraft that utilizes cryo technology to freeze enemies and shatter them to pieces, Frostraven's role is similar to the Allied Cryocopter from Red Alert 3.
Gallery
A ZAV-48 Frostraven in Halo Wars 2.
Two ZAV-48 Frostravens on Bedrock.
Two Frostravens on Ashes.
A ZAV-48 Frostraven in comparison to a EV-44 Nightingale.
Frostravens freezing a M121 Jackrabbit.
A render showing the unused camo skin (Left) of the Frostraven.
List of appearances
- Halo Wars 2 (First appearance)
Sources
