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| {{Disambig header|vehicle manufacturer sometimes known as "Asklon"|the other company sharing this name|Asklon Light Atomics}} | | {{era|H1|H2|H3|HW|FOR|TF|FS|GOO|CH|HGN|UP|ILB|TCP|}} |
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| | [[Image:AMG Building.JPG|thumb|AMG's New Mombasa Headquarters]] |
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| | '''AMG Transport Dynamics''' is a [[vehicle]] manufacturing company. It's headquarters was formerly in [[New Mombasa]] before the invasion of the city in [[2552]]. This explains the 'Hog' billboards in places where no other advertisements are shown. |
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| {{Quote|From the road, to the track, to the battlefield – we move the galaxy forward|AMG Transport Dynamics's motto<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder #106: Outpost Discoveries'']</ref>}}
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| '''AMG Transport Dynamics''', also referred to as '''Asklon''', is a vehicle manufacturing company. It is based in [[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]], on [[Luna]].<ref name="CFOD">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries ''Halo Waypoint'' - Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries]</ref> AMG has contracts for light-armored vehicles for the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Army|Army]], [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] as well as other vehicles used throughout human space. The company also makes numerous civilian vehicles such as the [[Capri]] and the [[Hog]].
| | It had contracts for light-armored vehicles for the [[UNSC Army]], [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] as well as other vehicles in [[UNSC]] colonies. |
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| == History ==
| | AMG also makes numerous civilian vehicles, such as the [[Capri]] and the civilian model of the [[Civilian Warthog|Warthog]]. |
| [[File:Ad Asklon Logo.png|thumb|200px|The "Asklon" logo of the company.]]
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| AMG Transport Dynamics designed the first prototype of the [[M12 Warthog]], the Z-12, was designed in [[2319]]. The company initiated a well-crafted advertising campaign and formed a skilled engineering team to showcase the Z-12 prototype's abilities in the unpopulated outlands of [[Mars]] and [[Luna]]. AMG claimed that the Z-12 could "go anywhere and do anything". In the first eight months of the Z-12's existence, AMG received over three dozen exclusivity contracts; the largest and most profitable of these contracts came from the [[Colonial Military Authority]]. AMG secured the deal with the CMA in [[2321]] to meet most of the organization's land-based transportation needs. The Z-12 was then redesignated the M12 Warthog. Coming into service with the UNSC, the Warthog became the most popular military all-terrain vehicle. However, AMG's [[M274 Mongoose|Mongoose]] and [[Civet]] vehicle lines trailed closely behind.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/warthog ''Halo Waypoint'' - Warthog]</ref> | |
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| In [[2483]], AMG Transport Dynamics began to manufacture lightly armored all-terrain vehicles for the UNSC. AMG produced seventeen different versions of the "Mongoose" line, with the most recent model being the [[M274 Mongoose|M274]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/m274-ultra-light-all-terrain-vehicle-mongoose ''Halo Waypoint'' - Mongoose]</ref> In [[2523]], a rebellion broke out on [[Andesia]]. The widespread insurgency eventually reached the heavily defended AMG Transport Dynamics facilities in the capital city of [[Noctus]].<ref name="BetaLate">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never ''Halo Waypoint'' - Canon Fodder - Beta Late Than Never]</ref> AMG's facility in [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], on [[Earth]] was raided by the [[Covenant]] during their [[Battle of Mombasa|invasion of the city]] on [[2552#October|October 20. 2552]].<ref name="odst">''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Mombasa Streets]]</ref> It was destroyed when the Covenant [[glassed]] the city the following day.<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Coastal Highway]]</ref>
| | AMG may be a reference to AM General, a real world company that produces the HMMWV or Humvee, though it may also be a reference to the Mercedes-Benz owned AMG (Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach) tuning and racing division. |
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| AMG's facility in Andesia's capital city of Noctus was involved with the [[Spartan branch]] and "CMMD GRP SEC 3" specifically.<ref>''Halo 5: Guardians'', multiplayer map, [[Eden]]</ref> In [[2556]], AMG was "flagged for review" by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] after the [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|Sedra terrorist attack]].<ref name="Halo Nightfall">''[[Halo: Nightfall: ONI: Walk the Path|ONI: Walk the Path]]''</ref>
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| ===M12 Warthog line=== | | ===M12 Warthog line=== |
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| | *[[M12 Warthog LRV|M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]] |
| *[[M12 Chaingun Warthog|M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]] | | **[[M12A1 Warthog LAAV|M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]] |
| **[[M12A1 Rocket Warthog|M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]] | | **[[M12G1 Warthog LAAV|M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]] |
| **[[M12G1 Gauss Warthog|M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]] | |
| **[[M12R Rocket Warthog|M12R Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle]]
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| *[[M12S Warthog CST|M12S Warthog Civilian Sport Transport]]<ref name="forza">[https://www.forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/hma_9_1_16 ''Forza Motorsport'' - 2554 AMG Dynamics M12S Warthog CST]</ref>
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| *[[M831 Troop Transport Warthog|M831 Troop Transport Vehicle]] | | *[[M831 Troop Transport Warthog|M831 Troop Transport Vehicle]] |
| *[[M864 Arctic Warthog|M864 Arctic Vehicle]]<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGwarthog ''Bungie.net'' - The Warthog]</ref> | | *[[Warthog|M864 Artic Vehicle]]<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGwarthog</ref> |
| *[[Warthog#M914 Recovery Vehicle|M914 Recovery Vehicle]]{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} | | *[[Warthog|M914 Recovery Vehicle]]<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGwarthog</ref> |
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| ===Mongoose line=== | |
| *[[M274 Mongoose]]<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', the Mongoose's chassis</ref>
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| *[[M290 Mongoose]]
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| ===Other=== | | ===M274 Mongoose line=== |
| *[[Civet]] | | *[[M274 Mongoose ULATV]]<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', the Mongoose's chassis</ref> |
| *[[H9 mid-capacity hauler]]
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| ===Civilian vehicles=== | | ===Civilian Vehicles=== |
| *[[Capri]] | | *[[Capri]] |
| *[[Hog]] | | *[[Civilian Warthog|Civilian Warthog variant]] |
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| == Facilities ==
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| The company had facilities in the following cities and locations:
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| |rowspan="8"|[[Earth]]
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| |[[New Mombasa]], [[East African Protectorate|EAP]]
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| |<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Mombasa Streets]]</ref><ref>''Halo 2: Anniversary'', campaign level, [[Metropolis]]</ref>
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| |[[Nairobi]], EAP
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| |<ref name="facilities">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', [[:File:Ad Asklon Cities.png|Asklon cities list poster]]</ref>
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| |[[Wikipedia:Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]], [[Japan]]
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| |[[Kentucky]], [[URNA]]
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| |<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=896 ''Bungie.net'': AMG Civilian Hog Review]</ref>
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| |[[Wikipedia:Essex Junction, Vermont|Essex Junction]], URNA
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| |[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
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| |[[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone|Chicago]], URNA
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| |[[Wikipedia:Pelion|Pelion]], [[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]]
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| |[[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]]
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| |[[Andesia]]
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| |[[Noctus]]
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| |[[M12B Warthog]] facility
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| ==Motorsports division==
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| AMG Transport Dynamics has a motorsports division, currently managed by [[Erik Burch]].<ref name="needle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-needle-me-this ''Halo Waypoint'' - Canon Fodder - Needle Me This]</ref> The motorsports division routinely dominates humanity's high-stakes league of interstellar motorsports.<ref name="driving force">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-driving-force ''Halo Waypoint'' - Canon Fodder - Driving Force]</ref> The division has a notable time-honored tradition for improving upon their engineering capabilities through competition.{{Ref/Reuse|needle}} The motorsports division has produced prototypes and models, such as the dynamic and durable RallyHog, that have earned class victories in both the [[New Carthage Sprint Series]] and [[24 Hours of Quezon]].{{Ref/Reuse|driving force}} Burch attempted to launch [[Project HOGSTICKER|Project: HOGSTICKER]], a project to create a Warthog with [[blamite]]-afterburners, but the project was denied funding by Special Projects Director [[Tyse Jenkins]], who found it to be an outlandish idea.{{Ref/Reuse|needle}}
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| ==Production notes==
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| The name of "Asklon" is derived from the words "Ass clown."{{Ref/Twitter|vicdeleon|1378803117442002944|Vic DeLeon|Quote=And the Asklon Corporation are literally “ass clowns”.|D=05|M=4|Y=2021}} The sign on the [[Tterrab Industries]] building seen in the level [[Metropolis]] in ''[[Halo 2]]'' originally read "Askloun."{{Ref/YouTube|C0yjEi4YnDM|Channel=Bungie|VideoName=First Look Halo 2|Time=87|Detail=1:27}} The name was changed to "Asklon" in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. In ''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'', a company by the name of [[Asklon Light Atomics]] was introduced, likely in reference AMG Transport Dynamics' alternate name. The relationship between the two companies is unknown.
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| == Trivia == | | == Trivia == |
| * In ''Halo 3: ODST'', the company is only referred to as "Asklon." Their posters can be seen throughout the city, including all the accessible buildings in [[Mombasa Streets]] and even the [[NMPD headquarters]]. | | *Some posters at the [[Halo 3: ODST]] level [[Mombasa Streets]] include the company logo and the word 'Asklon' written under it, implying that the A of the company name means Asklon.<ref>[[Halo 3: ODST]] level [[Mombasa Streets]]</ref> |
| * The AMG logo looks similar to the icon for the [[Junior Detective]] achievement in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
| | *The logo looks similar to the icon for the [[Junior Detective]] Achievement |
| * AMG may be a reference to either [[Wikipedia:AM General|AM General]], a real world company that produces the HMMWV or Humvee, or the [[Wikipedia:Mercedes-AMG|Mercedes-Benz AMG (Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach)]] tuning and racing division.
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| * The "Destiny Awaits" poster foreshadows ''[[Destinypedia:Destiny|Destiny]]'', Bungie's first post-''Halo'' video game franchise. The white circle represents [[Destinypedia:Traveler|the Traveler]], a mysterious object that orbits Earth and grants the player character supernatural abilities.
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| * In the ''Forza Horizon'' series, AMG Transport Dynamics uses the [[:File:UNSC insignia (post-war).png|post-war UNSC insignia introduced in ''Halo 4'']] as its manufacturer logo.
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| ** Also, AMG Transport Dynamics is referred to as "343" in the internal game files of the PC releases of the ''Forza Horizon'' series, with "343" obviously referencing [[343 Industries]].<ref name="343_Warthog_15">[https://www.thenobeds.com/articles/forza-horizon-4-full-car-list-leaked-by-windows-store ''The Nobeds'' - Forza Horizon 4 Full Car List Leaked by Windows Store]</ref> This is presumably to avoid confusion with Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-Benz, both of which are named as "MER" in the internal game files.
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| == Gallery ==
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| File:Ad_Asklon_Cities.png|A list of cities with which the company was associated.
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| File:Asklon_Tablet.jpg|A tablet commonly displayed inside Asklon buildings; the goal of "Infinity" refers to an earlier Bungie game, ''[[Marathon|Marathon Infinity]]''.
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| File:Asklon building.jpg|An Asklon building in New Mombasa.
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| File:Ad_Asklon_Destiny_Awaits.png|A common advertising poster for the company. The poster alludes to Bungie's later game, ''Destiny''.
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| File:AMG Building.JPG|AMG's New Mombasa facility as seen in the [[Keep It Clean]] trailer for ''Halo 3: ODST''; the final game uses the name "Asklon" instead.
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| File:HINF AMGLogo.png|Logo of AMG used for manufacturers in ''Halo Infinite''.
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| ==List of appearances==
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| * ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| * ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| * ''[[i love bees]]''
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| * ''[[Halo 2]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
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| * ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
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| ** ''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''
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| ** ''[[Halo: Combat]]''
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| ** ''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
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| * ''[[Halo 3]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
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| * ''[[Halo Wars]]''
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| * ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| * ''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| ** ''[[Prototype]]''
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| * ''[[Halo Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| ** ''[[Dirt]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
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| * ''[[Remember Reach]]''
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| ** ''[[Patrol]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| ** ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
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| ** ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
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| ** ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
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| * ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
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| * ''[[Halo 4]]''
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| ** ''[[Spartan Ops]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'' {{Mo}}
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| * ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| * ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
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| **''[[Contact]]'' {{Mo}}
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| **''[[Allegiance]]''
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