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| {{Title|''Brhi Xur''-pattern Leech}} | | {{Era|HCW}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Cleanup}} |
| {{Disambig header|the boarding craft introduced in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''|the model featured in ''[[Halo 2]]''|R'sisho-pattern Tick}} | | {{Center|''This article is about the boarding craft introduced in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. For the model featured in ''[[Halo 2]]'', see [[Type-28 Tick]].''}} |
| {{Ship class infobox | | {{Ship class infobox |
| |name=''Brhi Xur''-pattern Ship Breacher | | |name=Unidentified boarding craft |
| |image=[[File:Enc22 Leech.png|300px]] | | |image=[[File:HCEA The Pillar of Autumn Boarding Craft 1.png|300px]] |
| |manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=281}} | | |manufacturer= |
| |class= | | |class= |
| |role=[[Naval boarding|Boarding]] craft | | |role=[[Boarding]] craft |
| |length={{Convert|91.1|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |length= |
| |width={{Convert|27.3|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |width= |
| |height={{Convert|10.5|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |height= |
| |mass= | | |mass= |
| |power= | | |power= |
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| |navigation= | | |navigation= |
| |hull= | | |hull= |
| |armament=1 [[heavy plasma cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |armament= |
| |complement=40{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |complement= |
| |crew=1 [[pilot]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |crew= |
| |passengers= | | |passengers= |
| |othersystems= | | |othersystems= |
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| |affiliation=[[Covenant]] | | |affiliation=[[Covenant]] |
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| This '''''Brhi Xur''-pattern Ship Breacher''', known to [[human]]ity as the '''Leech''', is a [[Covenant]] boarding craft specifically designed for [[Naval boarding|boarding]] an enemy vessel.{{Ref/Level|Id=pillar|HCE|The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn}}
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| ==Overview==
| | This '''Unidentified boarding craft''', is a [[Covenant]] ship specifically designed for [[boarding]] an enemy vessel.<ref name="pillar">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> |
| ===Design details===
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| The ''Brhi Xur'' bears many outward design similarities to the {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}} dropship, featuring an almost identical cockpit and panelling style. The craft is roughly tube-shaped, featuring an airlock at one end and a [[heavy plasma cannon]] on the other.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ===Usage===
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| When a [[UNSC starship|UNSC ship]] is being attacked by Covenant forces, if the Covenant determine that the ship holds valuable navigational data, [[AI]]s, or other materials, the Covenant may attempt a boarding operation. In such a situation, the boarding craft is used. The Covenant tended to choose their entry points carefully, burning holes through hangar bay windows or using the empty [[Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat|UNSC escape pod]] docking rings to board a vessel. These vessels usually carried a compliment of up to 8-10 Covenant warriors, usually [[Unggoy]] and [[Sangheili]].{{Ref/Reuse|pillar}} | | When a UNSC ship is being attacked by Covenant forces, if the Covenant determine that the ship holds valuable navigational data, AIs, or other materials, the Covenant may attempt a boarding operation. In such a situation, the boarding craft is used. So far, the Covenant have proved highly intelligent in their entry points, having burnt holes through hangar bay windows or used the empty [[Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat|UNSC escape pod]] docking rings to board a vessel. These craft were only viewed partially and internally with only the boarding tube being accessible and the cockpit being off-limits behind a locked door. These vessels usually carried a compliment of up to 8-10 Covenant warriors, usually [[Unggoy]] and [[Sangheili]].<ref name="pillar"/> |
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| In the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era, the Leech continues to be a common sight across former-Covenant space - seeing heavy use as a cargo transport and passenger shuttle.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | ==Trivia== |
| | | In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', they contained two [[Overshield]] power ups in the far corners of the pods, probably put there for the use of any Sangheili in need of assistance that were on board. |
| ==Production notes== | |
| {{Main|Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles}}
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| Although the interior of the Leech boarding craft was first viewed in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', the exterior remained unknown until the [[2022]] release of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The model featured in the book is the exact same model and textures first created by [[Bungie]] for the original ''Combat Evolved'' game, before it was ultimately [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles|cut from release]]. In the original [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|development of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'']], the Leech was present in the game files for the [[Xbox]] release until relatively late in the production process, before being removed at relatively last-minute. The Leech asset was restored as part of the [[Digsite]] initiative conducted by [[343 Industries]], with contributor General_101 going as far as to turn what was originally a simple prop asset into an asset ready for [[Modding|modders]] to turn into a game-ready vehicle for use in ''Halo''.{{Ref/Site|Id=DigsiteDeliveries|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-deliveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Deliveries|D=07|M=07|Y=2023}}
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| The Digsite team, including 343 senior writer [[Kenneth Peters]], believe that the Leech may have been intended for use in the opening cutscene of [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]] - the first level of ''Combat Evolved'' - due to the level's originally-planned much more extensive opening sequence.{{Ref/Reuse|DigsiteDeliveries}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| File:Covenant_Boarding_Party.png|A group of Covenant soldiers prepare to board the ''Pillar of Autumn'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | | File:Covenant_Boarding_Party.png|A group of Covenant soldiers prepare to board the ''Pillar of Autumn'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. |
| File:HCEA The Pillar of Autumn Boarding Craft 2.png|The interior of the boarding craft in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | | File:HCEA The Pillar of Autumn Boarding Craft 2.png|The interior of the boarding craft in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. |
| File:HCEA The Pillar of Autumn Boarding Craft 1.png|The Leech's interior.
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| File:HCE Digsite Vehicles 1.jpg|A Leech restored into ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' (left) among a number of other Digsite-restored vehicles.
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| File:HCE Leech Driving Screenshot 1.png|Driving the Leech.
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| File:HCE Leech Driving Screenshot 2.png|Driving the Leech.
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| {{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}} | | {{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}} |
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