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|manufacturer=[[JOTUN Heavy Industries]]<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 55''</ref>
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|model=M313<ref name="H3Art">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''page 41''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''': ''page 236''</ref><ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 55''</ref>
|model=M313 <ref name="H3Art">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''page 41''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''': ''page 236''</ref>
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|max speed air=
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|engine=
|slipspace drive=
|slipspace speed=
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|shield gen=None
|hull=
|hull=
|sensor=
|armament=
|target=
*[[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] (1)
|navigation=
*[[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] (2) (optional)<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 192''</ref>
|avionics=
|crew=
|countermeasures=
*Driver (1)
|armament=*''[[Halo 3]]''
*Gunner (2)
**[[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] (1)
|complement=*Personnel (12-16)
**[[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] (2) (optional)<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''', ''page 192''</ref>
*[[Warthog]] (1); or
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
**[[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] (3)
**[[M247 GPMGT Autocannon]] (1) (once upgraded)
|complement=*[[Warthog]] (1) or
*[[Mongoose]] (6)
*[[Mongoose]] (6)
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*Gunner (2)
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|othersystems=Crane system
|firstuse=
|firstuse=
|role=*Mobile command
|role=
*Search & Recovery
*Mobile command base
*Recon & Patrol
*Mobile recovery platform
*Troop Deployment
*Troop deployment platform
*Mobile Mini-Base
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command Marine Corps]]
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The '''M313 Heavy Recovery Vehicle''',<ref name="ENC">'''''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''''': ''page 236''</ref><ref name="H3Art"/> sometimes refered to as the '''Behemoth-class Troop Transport'''<ref name="ENC"/> and commonly known as the '''Elephant''', is a heavy [[UNSC Marine Corps]] Mobile Assault, Support, and Recovery Platform.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''': In-game operation display underneath the driver's section</ref>.  
The '''M313 Heavy Recovery Vehicle''',<ref name="H3Art"/><ref name="ENC"/><ref name="visual"/>, commonly known as the '''Elephant''', is a heavy [[UNSC Marine Corps]] Mobile Assault, Support, and Recovery Platform.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''': In-game operation display underneath the driver's section</ref> Sometimes referred as the '''Behemoth-class Troop Transport'''<ref name="ENC"/>, the vehicle is one of the largest ground vehicles employed by the UNSC for ground-based operations.
 
==Overview==
===Background===
Designed and manufactured by [[JOTUN Heavy Industries]], the Elephants were initially used in the utility and farming industries during the early colonial expansion periods.<ref name="visual"/> After several decades serving in the civilian market, JOTUN was contracted by the UNSC to develop the Elephants and build them as [[wikipedia:armoured recovery vehicle|armored repair and recovery vehicles]].<ref name="visual"/> As time has progressed, the Elephant has been modified into several variants and upgrades, though the Elephant's versatility remain unchanged.


==Design details==
===Design details===
[[File:ElephantSizeComparison.jpg|thumb|left|The size of the Elephant in comparison to other vehicles and a real Elephant.]]
[[File:ElephantSizeComparison.jpg|thumb|left|The size of the Elephant in comparison to other vehicles and a real Elephant.]]
[[File:Screenshot 6 preview.jpg|thumb|left|Marines deploy from an early Elephant variant.]]
The vehicle is a three-level vehicle with the bottom level, the respawn locale that opens out into the rear cargo tray, the second level, a walkway around the cargo ramp and leads onto the driver's cabin then a small, elevated third level where the primary armament is assembled. Like the [[M312 HRV|M312 Elephant]], the M313 Elephant is designed to safely transport troops, equipment and light vehicles to and from the frontlines. However unlike its previous model, the M313 Elephant features only one [[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] as its armament, though this can be improved with two additional [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]]s. It also features a crane, numerous firing ports and elevated positions for defending it. Its chassis is also as wide as they are high, providing stability. The Elephant houses a [[Mongoose]] in its lower bay, and can be made to hold up to an additional of three Mongooses in the front with two in the back with two [[Warthogs]]. The vehicle's rear bay lacks the protective armor that is available on the M312 Elephant, thus increasing the vulnerability of its carriage.
The Elephant is a mobile command base and repair vehicle and is able to pull an entire [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] by itself.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', [[Reactor (level)|Reactor]]</ref> It is armed with a forward [[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun|M41 LAAG]] on the top right and a [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] on the mid left.<ref>''[[Halo 3 Epsilon]]''</ref> It is a three-level vehicle with the bottom level, the respawn locale that opens out into the rear cargo tray, the second level, a walkway around the cargo ramp and leads onto the driver's cabin then a small, elevated third level where the M41 LAAG is assembled. It features a crane, numerous firing ports and elevated positions for defending it. It has four tracks set up on each side of the chassis. Its chassis is also as wide as they are high, providing stability. The Elephant houses a [[Mongoose]] in its lower bay, and can be made to hold up to an additional of three Mongooses in the front with two in the back with two [[Warthogs]].


==Appearances==
==Variants==
===Halo 3===
===Olifant===
The Elephant appears exclusively in Halo 3's multiplayer map [[Sandtrap]], located at each end of the map. It is completely invincible, and open-topped, unlike its counterpart in [[Halo Wars]]. The open roof is probably due to the fact that it is a service and repair station, not a troop carrier. Inside the elephant is a large screen which contains information on a Mongoose. While the vehicle itself cannot be destroyed, its slow speed and lack of armor for gunners render them quite vulnerable. Killing the driver must be attempted from behind, ideally in a vehicle like a [[Banshee]]. If you try to simply board the Elephant and kill the driver, he/she may notice you in third person view and counterattack. In objective based games, the elephant also serves as a mobile bomb plant/spawn site and flag stand. A [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle|Mongoose]] also spawns in the Elephant.
 
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===Halo 3: ODST===
[[File:94606581-Full.jpg|250px|thumb|right|An Olifant garbage truck, as they appear in ''Halo 3: ODST''.]]
[[File:94606581-Full.jpg|250px|thumb|right|An Olifant garbage truck, as they appear in ''Halo 3: ODST''.]]
A variant of the Elephant appears in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. The '''Olifant''' is a civilian version of the vehicle designed for the purposes of waste management. [[New Mombasa Waste Management]] owned and operated these vehicles, using them as garbage trucks. Olifants are seen several times in [[Mombasa Streets]]. [[Veronica Dare]] and [[Vergil]] use an Olifant as an APC in the level [[Coastal Highway]].  This particular Olifant moves very fast and features shields, unlike other Elephants/Olifants, because of Vergil's modifications. While the shields could withstand small arms fire and some [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]] damage, they were unable to withstand the full might of a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]]'s [[focus cannon]], forcing Dare and Vergil to abandon the Olifant.
The '''Olifant''' is a civilian version of the vehicle designed for the purposes of waste management.<ref name="odst">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref><ref name="coastal">'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> [[New Mombasa Waste Management]] owned and operated these vehicles, using them as garbage trucks.<ref group="note">It should be noted that ''Olifant'' is the [[wikipedia:Dutch|Dutch]] and [[wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]] word for Elephant.</ref>


In the meta-game ''[[Sadie's Story]]'', [[Vergil]] used one to save [[Sadie Endesha]] from [[Kinsler|Police Commissioner Kinsler]] by slamming it into his [[D77C-NMPD Pelican Dropship|Pelican]], then proceeding to dump its payload of garbage on him.&nbsp;The Olifant&nbsp;was then used by Sadie and [[Mike Branley]] to move through [[Covenant]]-occupied [[New Mombasa]], in an attempt to rescue Sadie's [[Dr. Endesha|father]]. It was later destroyed by a [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]] after a [[Tom Uberti|salesman]], who was also hiding in the Olifant, opened the top hatch and attempted to surrender.
==Gameplay==
The Elephant appears exclusively in Halo 3's multiplayer map [[Sandtrap]], located at each end of the map. It is completely invincible, and open-topped, unlike [[M312 HRV|its counterpart]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. The open roof is probably due to the fact that it is a service and repair station, not a troop carrier.


It should be noted that ''Olifant'' is the [[wikipedia:Dutch|Dutch]] and [[wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]] word for Elephant. It is also the term used to refer to elephants in the [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]] franchise.
Inside the Elephant is a large screen which contains information on a Mongoose. While the vehicle itself cannot be destroyed, its slow speed and lack of armor for gunners render them quite vulnerable. Killing the driver must be attempted from behind, ideally in a vehicle like a [[Banshee]]. In objective based games, the elephant also serves as a mobile bomb plant/spawn site and flag stand.


==Known Elephants==
==Known Elephants==
*'''E-2073 46833-S'''<ref>'''EGM Magazine''', ''September 2007 issue''</ref> - UNSC Elephant stationed on Sandtrap (it is interesting to note that both Elephants on the level Sandtrap are almost completely identical, including having the same identification numbers). They both have nicknames: one is called the "Behemoth", while the other is called the "Leviathan", and they both have different insignias painted on their sides. Another means of identification is that below the M41 turret at the front is the number 3 for the Behemoth and a number 5 for the Leviathan, also on the Leviathan is another number 5 on one of the panels at the top of the outer left hand side of the cargo tray.
*'''E-2073 46833-S'''<ref>'''EGM Magazine''', ''September 2007 issue''</ref> - UNSC Elephant stationed on Sandtrap (it is interesting to note that both Elephants on the level Sandtrap are almost completely identical, including having the same identification numbers). They both have nicknames: one is called the "Behemoth", while the other is called the "Leviathan", and they both have different insignias painted on their sides. Another means of identification is that below the M41 turret at the front is the number 3 for the Behemoth and a number 5 for the Leviathan, also on the Leviathan is another number 5 on one of the panels at the top of the outer left hand side of the cargo tray.
*'''Recon Team Lima''' - Commanded by Sergeant Forge in 2531, took part in the [[Battle of Shield 0459]].
*'''[[Recon Team India]]''' - Accompanied Lima onto the surface of [[Shield 0459]], before being captured by the Flood and rescued by Forge and [[Red Team]].
*'''[[Recon Team Echo]]''' - Accompanied Lima onto the surface of Shield 0459, before being captured by the Flood and rescued by Forge and [[Red Team]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
===Easter Eggs===
===General===
[[File:WaitWhat-ElephantFlip.jpg|200px|thumb|A player flips an Elephant, initiating the Easter Egg.]]
*If by some chance the player does manage to flip over an Elephant, the usual "''Hold RB to flip [vehicle name]''" script dialog is replaced with "''Hold RB to flip...wait, what? How did you do that?''", referencing the fact that it is the biggest vehicle in the game and that it is seemingly impossible for it to be flipped. For more information, see [[Elephant Flipping]].
*On the left hand side of the Red Team's Elephant there is a spray-paint graffiti with text that reads "BEHEMOTH" and a red cartoon picture of a woolly mammoth. On the Blue Team's Elephant it says "LEVIATHAN" and has a picture of a blue, whale-like sea creature sporting a mean grimace and wearing a comically tiny golden crown. The Behemoth and Leviathan are two scriptural creatures that are enormous in stature and girth.
 
===Glitches===
*There are many methods of achieving the flight of an Elephant on the mutiplayer map [[Sandtrap]] in ''Halo 3''. The first, is the well known technique of filling the hull with explosives, set to instant respawn, and setting them off. This is a trial and error method, and achieves minimal Elephant flight, in which the player lacks control of the flight and trajectory of the vehicle. For more information, see [[Flying Elephant]].
*If you place a Covenant hover vehicle like a [[Ghost]] or [[Brute Prowler|Prowler]] on top of the cockpit, and then drive to the center of the Elephant, the vehicle will stay floating as if there were an invisible floor on top of the Elephant. This same glitch (or a similar one) is present in ''Halo 2'', although with the Scarab instead of the Elephant.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJIdIX4hIMQ YouTube: ''Halo 3 - Invisible Floor On "Sandtrap" Glitch'']</ref>
*Despite being a vehicle, the Elephant is not powered down by the effects of the Plasma Pistol, for obvious reasons.
*[[Lag]] from [[Cheating#Standbying|standbying]] can allow a player to directly manipulate an Elephant in [[Forge]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DCIb1y6cNk '''YouTube:''' Halo 3 Picking Up Elephant Forge Tutorial]</ref> In some cases, lag on map variants [[modding|with a lot of Elephants]] can have the same effect.
*Even though the Elephant is indestructible, a [[spike grenade]] can and will penetrate the cockpit and kill the driver if thrown in just the right way from the front.{{verify}}
 
*If you put an object in the Elephant that can't rise out of it (such as a Scorpion in the loading bay) and lift it, it will lift the Elephant.
 
===Trivia===
*An elephant is a large, grey mammal native to Africa and southern Asia, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming atmospheric vehicles after real animals, with the exceptions of the [[Cyclops]] and [[Gremlin]], which are named after mythical creatures, and the [[Longsword]], [[Shortsword]], and [[Sabre]], which are named after bladed weapons.  
*An elephant is a large, grey mammal native to Africa and southern Asia, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming atmospheric vehicles after real animals, with the exceptions of the [[Cyclops]] and [[Gremlin]], which are named after mythical creatures, and the [[Longsword]], [[Shortsword]], and [[Sabre]], which are named after bladed weapons.  
*If you go to the bottom level of the Elephant, there is a screen which details about the vehicle's specification such as '''Mobile Assault Support and Recovery Platform Statistics and Environmental Analysts'''. It is interesting to note that it says there are two mobile turrets (that you can rip off) while there is actually only one. Perhaps one was removed for balance issues as there is a vacant spot opposite of the other.
*If you go to the bottom level of the Elephant, there is a screen which details about the vehicle's specification such as '''Mobile Assault Support and Recovery Platform Statistics and Environmental Analysts'''. It is interesting to note that it says there are two mobile turrets (that you can rip off) while there is actually only one. Perhaps one was removed for balance issues as there is a vacant spot opposite of the other.
*The Elephant is the only drivable vehicle where players can place turrets on it without them moving when they drive off. If players placed a crate or two in the cargo bay of the Elephant and place a turret on top of them and then delete the crates, then players can drive the Elephant with the turret keeping place over the Elephant.
*The Elephant is the only drivable vehicle where players can place turrets on it without them moving when they drive off. If players placed a crate or two in the cargo bay of the Elephant and place a turret on top of them and then delete the crates, then players can drive the Elephant with the turret keeping place over the Elephant.
*''[[w:c:Gearsofwar:Gears of War 2|Gears of War 2]]'''s [[w:c:gearsofwar:Derrick|Derrick]] looks a lot like the Elephant. Similarly, it bears a slight resemblance to the [[w:c:starwars:Sandcrawler|Jawa Sandcrawler]] from ''Star Wars''.
*''[[w:c:Gearsofwar:Gears of War 2|Gears of War 2]]'''s [[w:c:gearsofwar:Derrick|Derrick]] looks a lot like the Elephant. Similarly, it bears a slight resemblance to the [[w:c:starwars:Sandcrawler|Jawa Sandcrawler]] from ''Star Wars''.
*The windshield in front of the driver is capable of protecting him from any kind of attack (except [[Spartan Laser]]s) without damage; this is probably a balancing action, because the Elephant is so slow. In addition, the driver can only be attacked from the back; all other sides are completely protected.
*The windshield in front of the driver is capable of protecting him from any kind of attack (except [[Spartan Laser]]s) without damage; this is probably a balancing action, because the Elephant is a very slow vehicle. In addition, the driver can only be attacked from the back; all other sides are completely protected.
*The Olifant that is driven by Vergil on the level "Coastal Highway" in ''Halo 3:ODST'' (along with all others in the game) have the number 49 printed on their sides. This is another reference to Bungie's favorite number, as the square root of 49 is [[seven]], or 7² is 49.
*The Olifant that is driven by Vergil on the level "Coastal Highway" in ''Halo 3:ODST'' (along with all others in the game) have the number 49 printed on their sides. This is another reference to Bungie's favorite number, as the square root of 49 is [[seven]], or 7² is 49.
*The Elephant was removed from [[SAND TARP]], a variant of "Sandtrap", by Bungie.
*The Elephant was removed from [[SAND TARP]], a variant of "Sandtrap", by Bungie.
===Easter Eggs===
[[File:WaitWhat-ElephantFlip.jpg|200px|thumb|A player flips an Elephant, initiating the Easter Egg.]]
*If by some chance the player does manage to flip over an Elephant, the usual "''Hold RB to flip [vehicle name]''" script dialog is replaced with "''Hold RB to flip...wait, what? How did you do that?''", referencing the fact that it is the biggest vehicle in the game and that it is seemingly impossible for it to be flipped. For more information, see [[Elephant Flipping]].
===Glitches===
*There are many methods of achieving the flight of an Elephant on the mutiplayer map [[Sandtrap]] in ''Halo 3''. The first, is the well known technique of filling the hull with explosives, set to instant respawn, and setting them off. This is a trial and error method, and achieves minimal Elephant flight, in which the player lacks control of the flight and trajectory of the vehicle. For more, see [[Flying Elephant]].
*If you place a Covenant hover vehicle like a [[Ghost]] or [[Brute Prowler|Prowler]] on top of the cockpit, and then drive to the center of the Elephant, the vehicle will stay floating as if there were an invisible floor on top of the Elephant. This same glitch (or a similar one) is present in ''Halo 2'', although with the Scarab instead of the Elephant.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJIdIX4hIMQ '''YouTube:''' ''Halo 3 - Invisible Floor On "Sandtrap" Glitch'']</ref>
*[[Lag]] from [[Cheating#Standbying|standbying]] can allow a player to directly manipulate an Elephant in [[Forge]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DCIb1y6cNk '''YouTube:''' ''Halo 3 Picking Up Elephant Forge Tutorial'']</ref> In some cases, lag on map variants [[modding|with a lot of Elephants]] can have the same effect.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape" captionalign="left">
<gallery>
File:Leviathan.jpg|Leviathan insignia on the Blue Team's Elephant.
File:Beh.jpg|Behemoth insignia on the Red Team's Elephant.
File:Elephant 1up.jpg|An unoccupied Elephant in Halo 3.
File:Elephant 1up.jpg|An unoccupied Elephant in Halo 3.
File:H3 Elephant Sharpened2.jpg|An Elephant being engaged on "[[Sandtrap]]".
File:H3 Elephant Sharpened2.jpg|An Elephant being engaged on "[[Sandtrap]]".
File:Elephant.gif|A render of the Elephant from the side.
File:Elephant.gif|A render of the Elephant from the side.
File:HWElephant.JPG|A ''Halo Wars'' Elephant taking fire, and returning it with its three machine guns and a roof-mounted autocannon.
File:Unsc elephant.gif|An in-game render of the Elephant from Halo Wars.
File:Halo Wars Flood.jpg|Flood biomass and tentacles ensnare an Elephant.
File:Leviathan.jpg|Leviathan insignia on the Blue Team's Elephant.
File:Beh.jpg|Behemoth insignia on the Red Team's Elephant.
File:Concept garbage oliphant.png|A render of the civilian Elephant, seen at Bungie's PAX Panel.
File:Concept garbage oliphant.png|A render of the civilian Elephant, seen at Bungie's PAX Panel.
File:Civele render1.png|A render of the Olifant, a variant of the Elephant.
File:Civele render1.png|A render of the Olifant, a variant of the Elephant.
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
==Note==
<references group="note"/>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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==Related pages==
*[[Shadow]] - [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] equivalent in ''[[Halo 2]]''.


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Template:Vehicle Infobox The M313 Heavy Recovery Vehicle,[1][2][3], commonly known as the Elephant, is a heavy UNSC Marine Corps Mobile Assault, Support, and Recovery Platform.[4] Sometimes referred as the Behemoth-class Troop Transport[2], the vehicle is one of the largest ground vehicles employed by the UNSC for ground-based operations.

Overview

Background

Designed and manufactured by JOTUN Heavy Industries, the Elephants were initially used in the utility and farming industries during the early colonial expansion periods.[3] After several decades serving in the civilian market, JOTUN was contracted by the UNSC to develop the Elephants and build them as armored repair and recovery vehicles.[3] As time has progressed, the Elephant has been modified into several variants and upgrades, though the Elephant's versatility remain unchanged.

Design details

A size comparison between a Scorpion, Wraith, a real elephant, and a UNSC Elephant.
The size of the Elephant in comparison to other vehicles and a real Elephant.

The vehicle is a three-level vehicle with the bottom level, the respawn locale that opens out into the rear cargo tray, the second level, a walkway around the cargo ramp and leads onto the driver's cabin then a small, elevated third level where the primary armament is assembled. Like the M312 Elephant, the M313 Elephant is designed to safely transport troops, equipment and light vehicles to and from the frontlines. However unlike its previous model, the M313 Elephant features only one M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun as its armament, though this can be improved with two additional AIE-486H Heavy Machine Guns. It also features a crane, numerous firing ports and elevated positions for defending it. Its chassis is also as wide as they are high, providing stability. The Elephant houses a Mongoose in its lower bay, and can be made to hold up to an additional of three Mongooses in the front with two in the back with two Warthogs. The vehicle's rear bay lacks the protective armor that is available on the M312 Elephant, thus increasing the vulnerability of its carriage.

Variants

Olifant

File:94606581-Full.jpg
An Olifant garbage truck, as they appear in Halo 3: ODST.

The Olifant is a civilian version of the vehicle designed for the purposes of waste management.[5][6] New Mombasa Waste Management owned and operated these vehicles, using them as garbage trucks.[note 1]

Gameplay

The Elephant appears exclusively in Halo 3's multiplayer map Sandtrap, located at each end of the map. It is completely invincible, and open-topped, unlike its counterpart in Halo Wars. The open roof is probably due to the fact that it is a service and repair station, not a troop carrier.

Inside the Elephant is a large screen which contains information on a Mongoose. While the vehicle itself cannot be destroyed, its slow speed and lack of armor for gunners render them quite vulnerable. Killing the driver must be attempted from behind, ideally in a vehicle like a Banshee. In objective based games, the elephant also serves as a mobile bomb plant/spawn site and flag stand.

Known Elephants

  • E-2073 46833-S[7] - UNSC Elephant stationed on Sandtrap (it is interesting to note that both Elephants on the level Sandtrap are almost completely identical, including having the same identification numbers). They both have nicknames: one is called the "Behemoth", while the other is called the "Leviathan", and they both have different insignias painted on their sides. Another means of identification is that below the M41 turret at the front is the number 3 for the Behemoth and a number 5 for the Leviathan, also on the Leviathan is another number 5 on one of the panels at the top of the outer left hand side of the cargo tray.

Trivia

General

  • An elephant is a large, grey mammal native to Africa and southern Asia, in keeping with the UNSC's tradition of naming atmospheric vehicles after real animals, with the exceptions of the Cyclops and Gremlin, which are named after mythical creatures, and the Longsword, Shortsword, and Sabre, which are named after bladed weapons.
  • If you go to the bottom level of the Elephant, there is a screen which details about the vehicle's specification such as Mobile Assault Support and Recovery Platform Statistics and Environmental Analysts. It is interesting to note that it says there are two mobile turrets (that you can rip off) while there is actually only one. Perhaps one was removed for balance issues as there is a vacant spot opposite of the other.
  • The Elephant is the only drivable vehicle where players can place turrets on it without them moving when they drive off. If players placed a crate or two in the cargo bay of the Elephant and place a turret on top of them and then delete the crates, then players can drive the Elephant with the turret keeping place over the Elephant.
  • Gears of War 2's Derrick looks a lot like the Elephant. Similarly, it bears a slight resemblance to the Jawa Sandcrawler from Star Wars.
  • The windshield in front of the driver is capable of protecting him from any kind of attack (except Spartan Lasers) without damage; this is probably a balancing action, because the Elephant is a very slow vehicle. In addition, the driver can only be attacked from the back; all other sides are completely protected.
  • The Olifant that is driven by Vergil on the level "Coastal Highway" in Halo 3:ODST (along with all others in the game) have the number 49 printed on their sides. This is another reference to Bungie's favorite number, as the square root of 49 is seven, or 7² is 49.
  • The Elephant was removed from SAND TARP, a variant of "Sandtrap", by Bungie.

Easter Eggs

File:WaitWhat-ElephantFlip.jpg
A player flips an Elephant, initiating the Easter Egg.
  • If by some chance the player does manage to flip over an Elephant, the usual "Hold RB to flip [vehicle name]" script dialog is replaced with "Hold RB to flip...wait, what? How did you do that?", referencing the fact that it is the biggest vehicle in the game and that it is seemingly impossible for it to be flipped. For more information, see Elephant Flipping.

Glitches

  • There are many methods of achieving the flight of an Elephant on the mutiplayer map Sandtrap in Halo 3. The first, is the well known technique of filling the hull with explosives, set to instant respawn, and setting them off. This is a trial and error method, and achieves minimal Elephant flight, in which the player lacks control of the flight and trajectory of the vehicle. For more, see Flying Elephant.
  • If you place a Covenant hover vehicle like a Ghost or Prowler on top of the cockpit, and then drive to the center of the Elephant, the vehicle will stay floating as if there were an invisible floor on top of the Elephant. This same glitch (or a similar one) is present in Halo 2, although with the Scarab instead of the Elephant.[8]
  • Lag from standbying can allow a player to directly manipulate an Elephant in Forge.[9] In some cases, lag on map variants with a lot of Elephants can have the same effect.

Gallery

  • Leviathan insignia on the Blue Team's Elephant.

    Leviathan insignia on the Blue Team's Elephant.

  • Behemoth insignia on the Red Team's Elephant.

    Behemoth insignia on the Red Team's Elephant.

  • Elephant 1up.jpg

    An unoccupied Elephant in Halo 3.

  • H3 Elephant Sharpened2.jpg

    An Elephant being engaged on "Sandtrap".

  • Elephant.gif

    A render of the Elephant from the side.

  • A render of the civilian Elephant, seen at Bungie's PAX Panel.

    A render of the civilian Elephant, seen at Bungie's PAX Panel.

  • A render of the Olifant, a variant of the Elephant.

    A render of the Olifant, a variant of the Elephant.

  • An Olifant flipped over on Coastal Highway.

    An Olifant flipped over on Coastal Highway.

List of appearances

Note

  1. ^ It should be noted that Olifant is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for Elephant.

Sources

  1. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named H3Art
  2. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ENC
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named visual
  4. ^ Halo 3: In-game operation display underneath the driver's section
  5. ^ Halo 3: ODST
  6. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Coastal Highway
  7. ^ EGM Magazine, September 2007 issue
  8. ^ YouTube: Halo 3 - Invisible Floor On "Sandtrap" Glitch
  9. ^ YouTube: Halo 3 Picking Up Elephant Forge Tutorial

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