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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
===Discrepancies===
===Discrepancies===
There is a notable inconsistency in the way plasma torpedoes are described in [[Eric Nylund]]'s novels (particularly ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' and ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'') and later media, namely ''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' and ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''. According to the earlier novels, plasma torpedoes were simply created from an amorphous supply of plasma, rather than being physical projectiles, and several plot points and scenes are constructed around this fact. ''Halo: Mortal Dictata'' was the first media to refer to the plasma torpedoes of the battlecruiser ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' as physical objects stored aboard the vessel in a dedicated "torpedo bay".<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''pages 439, 443, 445, 446''</ref> ''Halo: Warfleet'' confirmed that there is a tangible component to the munitions, in the form of inert plasma torpedo cores carried aboard Covenant starships.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 62''</ref> According to [[343 Industries]], the notion of plasma torpedoes being physical projectiles originates from their [[Halo Story Bible]], though no explanation has been offered to reconcile the discrepancy to the depictions in the early novels.<ref>[https://youtu.be/aE_O_it1Q5k ''YouTube: An Inside Look at Halo: Warfleet – A Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo'']</ref>
There is a notable inconsistency in the way plasma torpedoes are described in [[Eric Nylund]]'s novels (particularly ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' and ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'') and later media, namely ''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' and ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''. According to the earlier novels, plasma torpedoes were simply created from an amorphous supply of plasma, rather than being physical projectiles, and several plot points and scenes are constructed around this fact. ''Halo: Mortal Dictata'' was the first media to refer to the plasma torpedoes of the battlecruiser ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' as physical objects stored aboard the vessel in a dedicated "torpedo bay".<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''pages 439, 443, 445, 446''</ref> ''Halo: Warfleet'' confirmed that there is a tangible component to the munitions, in the form of inert plasma torpedo cores carried aboard Covenant starships.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 62''</ref> However, in the novella, [[Shadow of Intent]], the CAS-carrier of the same name was shown using plasma torpedoesin a similar method to the older media, rather then canisters.<ref>'''[[Shadow Of Intent]]'''</ref> According to [[343 Industries]], the notion of plasma torpedoes being physical projectiles originates from their [[Halo Story Bible]], though no explanation has been offered to reconcile the discrepancy to the depictions in the early novels.<ref>[https://youtu.be/aE_O_it1Q5k ''YouTube: An Inside Look at Halo: Warfleet – A Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo'']</ref>
   
   
===Terminology===
===Terminology===