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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HCW|Post}} |
| [[File:H2A - Scarab cannon.jpg|thumb|300px|A {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}, a common type of Excavator.]] | | [[File:H2A - Scarab cannon.jpg|thumb|300px|A Type-47A Scarab, a common type of Excavator]] |
| An '''Excavator''' is an equipment or tool for excavation or mining into the terrain.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p278|Enc22|Page=278}} | | An '''Excavator''' is a class of walker constructs established by the [[Covenant]] and later used by its [[Covenant remnant|remnants]]. As their name implies, vehicles of this class were used as excavators and mining platforms. Excavators were also used by the Covenant as heavy weapon platforms, mobile bases, and combat engineering vehicles.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/scarab '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Scarab'']</ref> |
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| ==Overview==
| | The Excavator class encompasses several lines of vehicles, including the [[Type-58 Harvester|Harvester]]s, [[Type-30 Locust|Locusts]], and the comparatively ubiquitous family of [[Scarab]]s. Excavators often make extensive use of [[Lekgolo]], with the worm colonies bound together with the vehicle's control systems. The Lekgolo were rarely given complete control of an Excavator, and a supervising Covenant officer and [[Covenant military|military personnel]] usually accompany the vehicle.<ref name="universe"/> The Lekgolo meta-colonies that operate Harvesters from within are known as the [[Sbaolekgolo]].<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 130''</ref> |
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| Military-grade MFODs (Medium Fusion Destructive Devices), such as the [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK]], [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon|FURY]], and [[FENRIS nuclear warhead|FENRIS]], are portable nuclear devices that are most commonly used for excavation and mining.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p185|Enc22|Page=185}}
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| ===Covenant===
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| In addition to [[excavation beam]]s commonly employed by [[Covenant]] starships,{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p261|Enc22|Page=261}} an Excavator is a class of walker constructs established by the Covenant and later used by its [[Covenant remnant|remnants]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p278}} As their name implies, vehicles of this class were used as excavators and mining platforms. Excavators were also used by the Covenant as heavy weapon platforms, mobile bases, and combat engineering vehicles.{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/scarab|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Scarab|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}}
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| The Excavator class encompasses several lines of vehicles, including the [[Za'zayara-pattern Harvester|Harvester]]s, [[Shua'ee-pattern Locust|Locusts]], and the comparatively ubiquitous family of [[Scarab]]s. Excavators often make extensive use of [[Lekgolo]], with the worm colonies bound together with the vehicle's control systems. The Lekgolo were rarely given complete control of an Excavator, and a supervising Covenant officer and [[Covenant military|military personnel]] usually accompany the vehicle.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The Lekgolo meta-colonies that operate Harvesters from within are known as the [[Sbaolekgolo]].{{Ref/Book|Id=VIS|H4EVG|Page=130}} | |
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| ===Forerunner===
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| [[Forerunner]] [[Excavator Sentinel]]s work inside the [[Foundry (location)|foundry]] of [[Installation 00]] to prepare and manufacture [[Halo Array|Halo]] ringworlds.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=343}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=356}}
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| ===Banished===
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| The Banished use a variety of excavation equipment that leaves little inaccessible, even against [[Forerunner]] materials that is usually resilient against conventional excavators. The [[flame-bore]] notably is capable of outputting plasma at levels similar to those of a capital-grade excavation beam, albeit on a smaller scale.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p441|Enc22|Page=441}} During the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]], a flame-bore was modified by the [[Harbinger]] to pierce Forerunner alloys in [[Installation 07]]'s superstructure.{{Ref/Quest|Id=Excavation Site|HI|Connections|Excavation Site}}{{Ref/Game|Id=Secrets Below|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Outpost Intel 4|Banished Audio log|Detail=Outpost Intel #06 - Secrets Below}}
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| ==Tiers== | | ==Tiers== |
| All Excavators were organized by the [[Covenant]] into several tiers, each one indicating a walker's size, excavating efficacy, and delicacy. Nine tiers of Excavators are noted in records that survived the Covenant Empire's collapse in [[2552]], though [[human]]ity has only encountered three as of [[2558]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | | All Excavators were organized by the [[Covenant]] into several tiers, each one indicating a walker's size, excavating efficacy, and delicacy. Nine tiers of Excavators are noted in records that survived the Covenant Empire's collapse in [[2552]], though [[human]]ity has only encountered three as of [[2558]].<ref name="universe"/> |
| *'''Tier-one''': {{Pattern|Shua'ee|Locust}}s are designated as tier-one Excavators,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} designed primarily as offensive tools with no apparent [[Lekgolo]] operators.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=254-255}} | | *'''Tier-one''': [[Type-30 Locust]]s are designated as tier-one Excavators,<ref name="universe"/> designed primarily as offensive tools with no apparent [[Lekgolo]] operators.<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 254-255'' (2011)</ref> |
| *'''Tier-four''': All members of the [[Scarab]] "family"—including the [[R'awuw-pattern Scarab|''R'awaw''-pattern]], [[Sumda'te-pattern Scarab|''Sumda'te''-pattern]], [[Protos-pattern Scarab|''Protos''-pattern]], and [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|''Deutoros''-pattern]] — are classified as tier-four Excavators,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} often deployed as mining platforms or assault vehicles.{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} | | *'''Tier-four''': All members of the [[Scarab]] "family"—including the [[Type-29 Scarab|Type-29]], [[Type-36 Scarab|Type-36]], [[Type-47A Scarab|Type-47A]], and [[Type-47B Scarab|Type-47B Scarabs]] — are classified as tier-four Excavators,<ref name="universe"/> often deployed as mining platforms or assault vehicles.<ref name="enc"/> |
| *'''Tier-five''': {{Pattern|Za'zayara|Harvester}}s are tier-five Excavators utilized during large-scale excavations.{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}} | | *'''Tier-five''': [[Type-58 Harvester]]s are tier-five Excavators utilized during large-scale excavations.<ref name="VIS"/> |
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| ==Production notes==
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| An additional excavator walker was prototyped for inclusion in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', as a central focus of the cut level "[[Cut Halo 5: Guardians levels#Reef City|Reef City]]".{{Ref/Twitter|Jayce_Face|1718069661370360054|Jayce Diaz|Quote=Wish I still had in-game footage of it because a LOT of work was done on animating it destroying parts of the city. I don’t even have the animated stub in work I did or footage of how you fight it :-( Goodnight, sweet Tyrant.|D=28|M=10|Y=2023}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:HW Scarab&Locusts.png|A {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}} and two {{Pattern|Shua'ee|Locust}}s in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
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| File:HINF flame-bore blocking tunnel.png|A Banished flame-bore excavating a tunnel through Forerunner alloys in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
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| File:HINF SmallExcavator Front.png|The front of a small excavator employed by the Banished in ''Halo Infinite''.
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| File:HINF SmallExcavator Rear.png|The rear of a small excavator employed by the Banished in ''Halo Infinite''.
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| File:HINF SmallExcavator Tunnel.png|A tunnel in [[Site Novem]] created by a small excavator in ''Halo Infinite''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]'' | | *''[[Halo Legends]]'' |
| **''[[Origins]]'' | | **''[[Origins]]'' |
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' |
| **''[[Palace Hotel]]'' | | **''[[Palace Hotel]]'' |
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| *''[[Halo 4]]'' | | *''[[Halo 4]]'' |
| **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' |
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| *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' |
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| *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' |
| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Renegades]]''
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
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| {{Col-end}} | | {{Col-end}} |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{Covenant Ground Vehicles}} | | {{Covenant Vehicles}} |
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| [[Category:Excavators| ]] | | [[Category:Excavators| ]] |
