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{{Center|"Soldier" redirects here. For the [[Mjolnir]] armor, see [[SOLDIER-class Mjolnir]].}} | {{Center|"Soldier" redirects here. For the [[Mjolnir]] armor, see [[SOLDIER-class Mjolnir]].}} | ||
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|name = | |name = Armiger Soldier | ||
|image = [[File:H5G-Render-PrometheanSoldier.png|300px]] | |image = [[File:H5G-Render-PrometheanSoldier.png|300px]] | ||
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'''Soldiers''' are the baseline classification of [[armiger]] developed by the [[Forerunner]]s for use in war. Although technically a form of [[Sentinel]],{{Ref/Book|Id=WFG|HWF|Page=90|Quote=Forerunner combat Sentinels used in planetary operations. The spread of the logic plague and corruption of armiger forces was a major blow to Warrior-Servant military effectiveness.}} Soldiers are sometimes termed "''' | '''Soldiers''' are the baseline classification of [[armiger]] developed by the [[Forerunner]]s for use in war. Although technically a form of [[Sentinel]],{{Ref/Book|Id=WFG|HWF|Page=90|Quote=Forerunner combat Sentinels used in planetary operations. The spread of the logic plague and corruption of armiger forces was a major blow to Warrior-Servant military effectiveness.}} Soldiers are sometimes termed "'''Armiger Soldiers'''" due to their usage by [[Warrior-Servant]] and [[Promethean]] forces - though they do not share a relation with the superficially-similar [[Promethean Knight]]s, [[Promethean Crawler|Crawlers]] or [[Promethean Watcher|Watchers]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLocke|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-under-locke-keynote|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Under Locke & Keynote|D=15|M=06|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=330-331}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Although they bear some superficial similarities to the Promethean Knights, these similarities are only aesthetic. Where Knights are created from [[Composer|composed]] essences of formerly-[[Sentience|sentient]] living beings, Soldiers (as with all armigers) are driven by a controlling [[ancilla]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Forum|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-6-19-15-under-locke-keynote/a020824e-e55e-4802-b824-6d57ba6b1349/posts?page=2|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Canon Fodder 6-19-15: Under Locke & Keynote|D=05|M=03|Y=2021}} As such, armigers are classed as a form of [[sentinel]] automata - not a Promethean.{{Ref/Reuse|WFG}} | Although they bear some superficial similarities to the Promethean Knights, these similarities are only aesthetic. Where Knights are created from [[Composer|composed]] essences of formerly-[[Sentience|sentient]] living beings, Soldiers (as with all armigers) are driven by a controlling [[ancilla]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Forum|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-6-19-15-under-locke-keynote/a020824e-e55e-4802-b824-6d57ba6b1349/posts?page=2|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Canon Fodder 6-19-15: Under Locke & Keynote|D=05|M=03|Y=2021}} As such, armigers are classed as a form of [[sentinel]] automata - not a Promethean.{{Ref/Reuse|WFG}} | ||
Soldiers are the baseline production unit of armiger, designed with a balanced focus of attack designed to engage and overwhelm enemies with speed and numbers as opposed to firepower or tactical superiority. As such, they are the most common form of armiger, and were near-universally deployed by the Forerunners in all of their major wars.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} They have a distinctly humanoid appearance in comparison to other Promethean constructs, having one set of arms with small, five-fingered hands. Their main locomotion is provided by a pair of long, thin legs designed for agility and speed. Soldiers are covered in patterns of light and have a fire-like glow inside their heads. In addition, they are capable of [[slipspace translocation]]. Unlike other Sentinel units, | Soldiers are the baseline production unit of armiger, designed with a balanced focus of attack designed to engage and overwhelm enemies with speed and numbers as opposed to firepower or tactical superiority. As such, they are the most common form of armiger, and were near-universally deployed by the Forerunners in all of their major wars.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} They have a distinctly humanoid appearance in comparison to other Promethean constructs, having one set of arms with small, five-fingered hands. Their main locomotion is provided by a pair of long, thin legs designed for agility and speed. Soldiers are covered in patterns of light and have a fire-like glow inside their heads. In addition, they are capable of [[slipspace translocation]]. Unlike other Sentinel units, Armiger Soldiers are also [[Armiger Soldier/Quotes|capable of speech]]. The Soldiers encountered in the modern era are known to taunt their [[human]] opponents in [[English]].{{Ref/Game|H5G|Soldier in-game units}} | ||
===Variants=== | ===Variants=== | ||
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{{Linkbox|quote=yes|gameplay=yes|gallery=yes}} | {{Linkbox|quote=yes|gameplay=yes|gallery=yes}} | ||
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File:H5G Armiger MassOutConcept.jpg|Concept art of the | File:H5G Armiger MassOutConcept.jpg|Concept art of the Armiger Soldier for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | ||
File:H5GC-Soldiers.jpg|Concept art of various Soldier types. | File:H5GC-Soldiers.jpg|Concept art of various Soldier types. | ||
File:H5G-soldier turn.png|A study of the | File:H5G-soldier turn.png|A study of the Armiger Soldier in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | ||
File:H5G-Sunaion-LockeVsPrometheanSoldier.jpg| | File:H5G-Sunaion-LockeVsPrometheanSoldier.jpg|An Armiger Soldier during the [[Battle of Sunaion]]. | ||
File:H5G-LockevsSoldier.jpg|[[Jameson Locke]] engaging a Soldier. | File:H5G-LockevsSoldier.jpg|[[Jameson Locke]] engaging a Soldier. | ||
File:H5G-Soldier-Assassination.png|[[Frederic-104]] [[assassination|assassinating]] a | File:H5G-Soldier-Assassination.png|[[Frederic-104]] [[assassination|assassinating]] a Armiger Officer in the [[Gateway]]. | ||
File:H5G-TrappedSoldier.png|A Soldier trapped by [[031 Exuberant Witness]] on [[Genesis]]. | File:H5G-TrappedSoldier.png|A Soldier trapped by [[031 Exuberant Witness]] on [[Genesis]]. | ||
File:H5G-Warzone-PrometheanSoldiers.jpg| | File:H5G-Warzone-PrometheanSoldiers.jpg|Armiger Soldiers on the [[Warzone]] map [[Escape from ARC]]. | ||
File:H5G-PrometheanSoldier.png|A Soldier on Escape from ARC. | File:H5G-PrometheanSoldier.png|A Soldier on Escape from ARC. | ||
File:H5G ArmigerTrio Render.jpg|Various types of | File:H5G ArmigerTrio Render.jpg|Various types of Armiger Soldiers. | ||
File:H5G-WarzoneCaptain&Soldier.png|A pair of Soldiers. | File:H5G-WarzoneCaptain&Soldier.png|A pair of Soldiers. | ||
File:H5G-DamagedSoldier.png|A damaged Soldier in combat. | File:H5G-DamagedSoldier.png|A damaged Soldier in combat. | ||