Sharquoi
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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
| “ | 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.
Gallery
A Drinol as it appeared in an early version of Halo
The Drinol compared to Master Chief.
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Concept art of the Drinol
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More concept art of the Drinol
Concept art of the "Drinniol" from Marathon which inspired the design of the Drinol/Sharquoi
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A render of the Drinol by Paul Russel[7]
A mural depicting a Sharquoi on the upper left from the Cutting Room Floor Cinematics of Making of Halo 2.
List of appearances
- Halo 2
- Conversations from the Universe (First mentioned)
- Halo: Envoy (First appearance)
