Editing Klavrig Workshop Skitterer

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{{Quote|These small mechanical units are considered “little brothers” of the Locust and what they lack in toughness they more than make up for in sheer numbers and symbiotic impact.|[[Brian Jarrard]] on Skitterers.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/welcome-colony '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Welcome Colony'']</ref>}}

The '''Skitterer''' is a fast scout walker used by the [[Banished]]. They are cheap, expendable vehicles, though their twin-linked beam cannons are surprisingly lethal given their size. Their most notable feature is that they can use a defend ability to set up a protective overwatch on other friendly units and act as a weapon turret and defense shield.<ref name="LML"/>

Harsh restrictions on AI research in the Covenant limited the development of autonomous weapon systems, though clever [[San'Shyuum]] technicians did find that carefully selected and pruned [[Lekgolo]] colonies could substitute for artificial minds in some applications. Though never widely used, combat machines such as the Skitterer proved this approach had merit, though the risk of aberrant gestalts in small colonies meant it never saw widespread use. "[[Colony]]" later adapted and perfected this technique, which allowed for the integration of Lekgolo with the Banished [[Banished Locust|Locust]] and mass production of Skitterers without the behavioral issues that plagued earlier work.<ref name="LML"/> Skitterers were deployed by "Colony" against the crew of the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2559]] during the [[Second Ark Conflict]].<ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref>

*'''Cost:''' Population 2, Supplies 150, Power 20

*'''Cost:''' Supplies 0, Power 400

In ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' Skitterers are exclusive units for "Colony" and can be made at [[Outpost]]s once the leader power has unlocked them. Like other scout units the Skitterer can be used to gather resources. The number of Skitterers able to attach to a unit depends on the unit's size. For example a Scarab is able to have three Skitterers, a [[Mgalekgolo]] pair two Skitterers, and a [[Huragok]] one Skitterer. Once attached to the unit the Skitterer will only be destroyed if the host unit is destroyed. In addition to providing more health to the host unit the Skitterers will continue to attack enemies. Without a host unit Skitterers perform okay against infantry, vehicles, and structures, but poorly against aircraft. Once the ''Focused Beam'' upgrade has been purchased the Skitterer will perform well against infantry. In [[Blitz]] a Skitterer Mob, consisting of five Skitterers, costs 90 energy.

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File:HW2 Skitterer.png|Concept art of the Skitterer for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.

File:HW2-Skitterers.png|Skitterers in front of a Banished [[Outpost]] in ''Halo Wars 2''

File:HW2-SkitterersvsShroud.png|A swarm of Skitterers take down a [[Shroud]].

File:HW2-Skitterers&Scarab.png|Skitterers guarding a [[Banished Scarab]].

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