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This '''unidentified shotgun''' is a [[human]]-made [[shotgun]] available for [[civilian]] usage.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE17|HEsc|Issue=17}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE18|HEsc|Issue=18}}
This '''unidentified shotgun''' is a [[human]]-made [[shotgun]] available for [[civilian]] usage.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE17|HEsc|Issue=17}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE18|HEsc|Issue=18}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
===Specifications===
===Design details===
The shotguns appear to come in long and short-barrelled variants.{{Ref/Reuse|HE17}}{{Ref/Reuse|HE18}}
The shotguns appear to come in long and short-barrelled variants.{{Ref/Reuse|HE17}}{{Ref/Reuse|HE18}}


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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
{{Main|Cut Halo: Reach weapons}}
{{Main|Cut Halo: Reach weapons}}
This shotgun design was originally [[:Category:Halo: Reach concept art|concepted]] for inclusion in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', alongside a similar civilian hunting rifle design. These weapons were ultimately [[Cut Halo: Reach weapons|cut from]] the game, before later being reused in [[The Glass Horizon]] story arc of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' in [[2015]]. The shotguns designed for ''Reach'' had wooden furniture, whereas the ones shown in ''Escalation'' have more modern furniture.{{Ref/Twitter|Gamecheat13|1487618549019549696|cheato|Quote=Halo Reach originally had some civilian weapons made as scenery. It doesn't appear to be something the player or any character would use sadly. Maybe [Marcus Lehto] can provide more info.|D=30|M=01|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Twitter|Gamecheat13|1487622202795216897|cheato|Quote=I'm assuming they aren't given they are labeled as décor. decor_gun_shotgun decor_gun_shotgun_short decor_gun_rifle_scoped decor_gun_rifle |D=30|M=01|Y=2021}}
This shotgun design was originally [[:Category:Halo: Reach concept art|concepted]] by artist [[:Category:Images by Glenn Israel|Glenn Israel]] for inclusion in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', alongside a similar civilian hunting rifle design.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bamds0RHj_b/|Site=Instagram|Page=Glenn Israel|Quote=Halo Reach - Pioneer decor exploration (2009)|D=27|M=04|Y=2022}} These weapons were ultimately [[Cut Halo: Reach weapons|cut from]] the game, before later being reused in [[The Glass Horizon]] story arc of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' in [[2015]]. The shotguns designed for ''Reach'' had wooden furniture, whereas the ones shown in ''Escalation'' have more modern furniture.{{Ref/Twitter|Gamecheat13|1487618549019549696|cheato|Quote=Halo Reach originally had some civilian weapons made as scenery. It doesn't appear to be something the player or any character would use sadly. Maybe [Marcus Lehto] can provide more info.|D=30|M=01|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Twitter|Gamecheat13|1487622202795216897|cheato|Quote=I'm assuming they aren't given they are labeled as décor. decor_gun_shotgun decor_gun_shotgun_short decor_gun_rifle_scoped decor_gun_rifle |D=30|M=01|Y=2021}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===''Halo: Reach'' cut weapon===
===''Halo: Reach'' cut weapon===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HR CivilianGuns Concept.png|Concept art for the shotguns (bottom).
File:HR_CivilianGuns_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art for the shotguns (bottom).
File:HR Civilian Shotgun Screenshot.jpg|A model for the shotgun featured in the ''[[Halo: Reach Alpha]]''.
File:HR Civilian Shotgun Screenshot.jpg|A model for the shotgun featured in the ''[[Halo: Reach Alpha]]''.
File:HR Civilian ShortShotgun Screenshot.jpg|A model for the shorter-bareled shotgun in the Alpha.
File:HR Civilian ShortShotgun Screenshot.jpg|A model for the shorter-bareled shotgun in the Alpha.
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HE18_Retaliate.jpg|A shotgun in use by Tanaka.
File:HE18_Retaliate.jpg|A shotgun in use by Tanaka.
File:Halo Escalation Holly Tanaka 2551 defense.jpg|Tanaka holding her shotgun.
File:HE18 InnieShotgun.png|One of the Minab survivors holding the shotgun.
File:HE18 InnieShotgun.png|One of the Minab survivors holding the shotgun.
File:HE18 Big Mistake.jpg|The survivor holding Tanaka hostage with the shotgun.
File:HE17 TanakaShotgunFiring.png|Tanaka firing the shotgun.
File:HE18 ShotgunFiring.png|The shotgun firing.
File:HE18 ShotgunFiring.png|The shotgun firing.
File:HE17_LongShotgun_1.png|The longer-barrelled shotgun variant.
File:HE17_LongShotgun_1.png|The longer-barrelled shotgun variant.
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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{UNSC support weapons}}
{{UNSC support weapons}}

Latest revision as of 14:11, September 10, 2023

Unidentified shotgun
A civilian shotgun model in Escalation, Issue 18.
Production overview

Type:

Shotgun[1][2]

Specifications

Feed system:

Pump action[1][2]

 

This unidentified shotgun is a human-made shotgun available for civilian usage.[1][2]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The shotguns appear to come in long and short-barrelled variants.[1][2]

Service history[edit]

Following the glassing of Minab in 2550, Holly Tanaka and the other civilian survivors of the attack made use of these shotguns to hunt for food and defend themselves against Kig-Yar scavengers.[1][2]

Production notes[edit]

Main article: Cut Halo: Reach weapons

This shotgun design was originally concepted by artist Glenn Israel for inclusion in Halo: Reach, alongside a similar civilian hunting rifle design.[3] These weapons were ultimately cut from the game, before later being reused in The Glass Horizon story arc of Halo: Escalation in 2015. The shotguns designed for Reach had wooden furniture, whereas the ones shown in Escalation have more modern furniture.[4][5]

Gallery[edit]

Halo: Reach cut weapon[edit]

Halo: Escalation[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo: Escalation, issue 17
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo: Escalation, issue 18
  3. ^ Instagram, Glenn Israel: "Halo Reach - Pioneer decor exploration (2009)" (Retrieved on Apr 27, 2022) [archive]
  4. ^ Twitter, cheato (@Gamecheat13): "Halo Reach originally had some civilian weapons made as scenery. It doesn't appear to be something the player or any character would use sadly. Maybe [Marcus Lehto] can provide more info." (Retrieved on Jan 30, 2021) [archive]
  5. ^ Twitter, cheato (@Gamecheat13): "I'm assuming they aren't given they are labeled as décor. decor_gun_shotgun decor_gun_shotgun_short decor_gun_rifle_scoped decor_gun_rifle" (Retrieved on Jan 30, 2021) [archive]