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'''Strato-Sentinel''' is the name applied to a large type of [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]. | '''Strato-Sentinel''' is the name applied to a large type of [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Strato-Sentinels are part of a group of Forerunner Sentinels that were made to build structures or assist/oversee with these tasks. They also performed tasks relating to this such as gathering materials e.g. Other tasks include [[terraforming]] projects, and are capable of mining [[moon]]s, [[asteroid]]s, or other planetary bodies.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 167''</ref><ref name="AH3">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''page 32''</ref> They were notably used to help in the construction of the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]], such as the newly constructed [[Installation 08]] in [[2552]] in the modern era.{{Ref/Reuse|AH3}} | Strato-Sentinels are part of a group of Forerunner Sentinels that were made to build structures or assist/oversee with these tasks. They also performed tasks relating to this such as gathering materials e.g. Other tasks include [[terraforming]] projects, and are capable of mining [[moon]]s, [[asteroid]]s, or other planetary bodies.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 167''</ref><ref name="AH3">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''page 32''</ref> They were notably used to help in the construction of the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]], such as the newly constructed [[Installation 08]] in [[2552]] in the modern era.{{Ref/Reuse|AH3}} Strato-Sentinels may be employed in military roles and outfitted with naval weapons and defenses. In these contexts, they may be considered a form of [[weapon-ship]].{{Ref/Site|Id=OD|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries|D=05|M=11|Y=2019}} | ||
Strato-Sentinels were also used by the Forerunners as escorts to [[keyship]]s and [[Unidentified Sentinel variant|larger Sentinel variants]].<ref name="legends"></ref> In times of crisis, some of them would assist in combat duties. | Strato-Sentinels were also used by the Forerunners as escorts to [[keyship]]s and [[Unidentified Sentinel variant|larger Sentinel variants]].<ref name="legends"></ref> In times of crisis, some of them would assist in combat duties. | ||
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Strato-Sentinels were originally planned to appear in ''[[Halo 3]]'', but were ultimately cut from the game.<ref name="AH3">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''page 32''</ref> One of the early settings for the maps "[[Construct]]"<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Construct_Postmortem '''Bungie.net''': ''Deconstructing Construct'']</ref> and "[[Blackout]]" was the interior of a damaged Strato-Sentinels in orbit around the [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], where other Strato-Sentinels could be seen in the distance harvesting materials from the Foundry's resource [[moon]]. However, this idea was scrapped.<ref>'''The Art of Halo 3''', ''page 128''</ref> During production, they were known as "Strato-Sentinels", a name that would later be adopted in subsequent canon. The Strato-Sentinels were also intended to be included in ''[[Halo 4]]'', though they were removed from the game during the pre-production stages.<ref>''[[Awakening: The Art of Halo 4]]''</ref> | Strato-Sentinels were originally planned to appear in ''[[Halo 3]]'', but were ultimately cut from the game.<ref name="AH3">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''page 32''</ref> One of the early settings for the maps "[[Construct]]"<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Construct_Postmortem '''Bungie.net''': ''Deconstructing Construct'']</ref> and "[[Blackout]]" was the interior of a damaged Strato-Sentinels in orbit around the [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], where other Strato-Sentinels could be seen in the distance harvesting materials from the Foundry's resource [[moon]]. However, this idea was scrapped.<ref>'''The Art of Halo 3''', ''page 128''</ref> During production, they were known as "Strato-Sentinels", a name that would later be adopted in subsequent canon. The Strato-Sentinels were also intended to be included in ''[[Halo 4]]'', though they were removed from the game during the pre-production stages.<ref>''[[Awakening: The Art of Halo 4]]''</ref> | ||
[[Vic DeLeon]] indicated that the Strato-Sentinels in ''Halo 3'' were intended to be of a similar size to the similarly-cut [[Guardian Sentinel|Guardian]] enemy in the cut [[Guardian Forest]] level.{{Ref/Site|Id=Vic1|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/vicdeleon/status/1304910772313575424|Site=Twitter|Page=Vic DeLeon|Quote=Fwiw this is almost exactly what the Guardians looked like back when they were first imagined on Halo 2, only they were much larger, almost like the Strato-Sentinel.}} This level was intended to feature the Strato-Sentinels heavily, with one rising out of the ground with the player riding it.{{Ref/Site|Id=Doc|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/dmiller360/status/881997799046258697?s=19|Site=Twitter|Page=Dan Miller|Quote=#halo3 original 'guardian forest' (cut map):}} | [[Vic DeLeon]] indicated that the Strato-Sentinels in ''Halo 3'' were intended to be of a similar size to the similarly-cut [[Guardian Sentinel|Guardian]] enemy in the cut [[Guardian Forest]] level.{{Ref/Site|Id=Vic1|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/vicdeleon/status/1304910772313575424|Site=Twitter|Page=Vic DeLeon|Quote=Fwiw this is almost exactly what the Guardians looked like back when they were first imagined on Halo 2, only they were much larger, almost like the Strato-Sentinel.}} This level was intended to feature the Strato-Sentinels heavily, with one rising out of the ground with the player riding it.{{Ref/Site|Id=Doc|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/dmiller360/status/881997799046258697?s=19|Site=Twitter|Page=Dan Miller|Quote=#halo3 original 'guardian forest' (cut map):}} Further information provided by campaign lead [[Rob Stokes]] indicates the Strato-Sentinels would have been featured in the ending of Guardian Forest wherein the Master Chief would activate them to destroy [[Truth's fleet]] above The Ark, as well as in the ending of [[Forerunner City]] and [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]], in both cases being shown constructing [[Installation 08]]. {{Ref/Site|Id=Stokes|URL=https://rpstokes53.wixsite.com/work-of-rob-stokes/halo-3|Site=Work of Rob Stokes|Page=Halo 3|D=25|M=05|Y=2023}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||