Editing Cut Halo 5: Guardians vehicles

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{{Title|Cut ''Halo 5: Guardians'' vehicles}}
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During the [[Development of Halo 5: Guardians|development]] of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', a number of various '''vehicles''' were concepted and prototyped by [[343 Industries]] for inclusion in the game, though were ultimately cut for various reasons.

==Human==
===Early Wasp===
An early version of what seems to be the [[AV-49 Wasp]] can be found in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Local Server]]'' app. The model has no assigned UV unwrap, materials or textures and appears to be entirely placeholder.{{Ref/Twitter|Surasia4|1450130574706937856/|Surasia|Quote=This is a never before seen (or I think so) placeholder /blockout version of the wasp in H5 found in Local Server. It has no UVs, textures or materials, just a rig attached to it. Thanks to @wim1912 for ripping this model.|D=26|M=01|Y=2021}}
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===Mining mechs===
These mining mechs were concepted by [[:Category:Images by Gabriel Garza|Gabriel Garza]], though were ultimately-seemingly never developed further than these sketches. They depict a number of mechs intended for use by the mining outfit of [[Liang-Dortmund Corporation]] on [[Meridian]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/EVPBW4|Site=ArtStation|Page=MINE mech vehicles|D=26|M=01|Y=2021}} It is unclear whether these designs have any relation to the [[Cut Halo 5: Guardians enemies#Mining robots|mining robots]] also concepted as enemies for the game.
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==Covenant==
===Sanghelios ships===
Models for [[Sangheili]] ships of some kind were uploaded to the portfolio of ''Halo 5: Guardians'' contract 3D artist [[:Category:Images by Daniel Phillips|Daniel Phillips]]. The filenames for the ships are labelled <code>sangheli_propship</code>, indicating that they were intended for use as civilian vessels to populate the skybox of the levels set on [[Sanghelios]] - as opposed to outright [[warship]]s. They bear a heavy resemblance to the [[vestige]] ships seen in that game (especially the {{Pattern|Rwaru|carrack}}), though with a more curvilinear aesthetic similar to the [[Covenant]] of the original ''Halo'' games.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://danp.us/|Site=Daniel Phillips|Page=Portfolio|D=07|M=07|Y=2024}}

Three sizes for the ships can be seen; small, medium, and large. Their intended use as skybox props may have been intended for the [[Cut Halo 5: Guardians levels#Reef City|Reef City]] level also cut from the game, which would have taken place in a Sangheili city.
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File:H5G SangheliosShips Render.jpg|A render of all three ships, showcasing their relative scales.
File:H5G SangheliosShip Small Render 1.jpg|A render of the high-poly model for the small ship.
File:H5G SangheliosShip Small Render 2.jpg|A render of the textured model for the small ship.
File:H5G SangheliosShip Medium Render 1.jpg|A render of the high-poly model for the medium ship.
File:H5G SangheliosShip Medium Render 2.jpg|A render of the textured model for the medium ship.
File:H5G SangheliosShip Large Render 1.jpg|A render of the high-poly model for the large ship.
File:H5G SangheliosShip Large Render 2.jpg|A render of the high-poly model for the large ship.
File:H5G SangheliosShip Large Render 3.jpg|A render of the textured  model for the large ship.
File:H5G SangheliosShip Large Render 4.jpg|A render of the textured model for the large ship.
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==Forerunner socket system==
One idea thrown around during development involved the "socket" system, intended for use on [[Forerunner]] vehicles. The system seems to be such that vehicles would have multiple different ability cores that could be swapped out onto various hardpoints, including a Weapon Core (used to fire a beam weapon), an Ability Core (that deploys an energy shield array) and a Deployer Core (which deploys some sort of drone to help defend the vehicle).
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===Forerunner tanks===
Some of the Forerunner vehicles concepted for the socket system consist of two tank-like vehicles. The first consists of the "boomerang tank-carrier", which appears to have multiple turrets comprised of multiple "cannon pods". The cannon pods are an independent vehicle in of themselves, which can then mount themselves onto the boomerang tank-carrier to act as turrets.

The second vehicle featured is a "socket tank", which also utilises the cannon pod inside the main body. It is unclear how much crossover this would have with the aforementioned socket system.
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File:H5G ForerunnerTank Concept.jpg|Concept art for the "boomerang tank-carrier" and "socket tank".
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===Other vehicles===
Several other vehicle or vehicle-adjacent ideas were concepted by Richards, though given considerably less design iteration. Some of these concepts also showcase a similar implementation for several [[Cut Halo 5: Guardians enemies|cut enemy units]].
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File:H5G ForerunnerSocketEnemies Concept 1.jpg
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File:H5G ForerunnerVehicle Concept 1.jpg|Concept art by Gabriel Garza.{{Ref/Site|Id=GaboFore|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/aRkQV9|Site=ArtStation|FORERUNNER vehicles|D=26|M=01|Y=2021}}
File:H5G ForerunnerVehicle Concept 2.jpg|Concept art by Gabriel Garza.{{Ref/Reuse|GaboFore}}
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