Editing M270 Mongoose

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Center|This article is about the Mongoose that was cut from ''[[Halo 2]]''. For other vehicles named "Mongoose", see [[Mongoose (fiction)]].}}
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|name=M270 Mongoose
|image=[[File:H2 Mongoose Front Render.jpg|300px]]
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|line=[[Mongoose]]
|model=M270
|cost=Cheap{{Ref/Site|Id=CRL|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-cutting-room-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder, Cutting Room Lore|D=26|M=07|Y=22}}
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|mass=Light{{Ref/Reuse|CRL}}
|max speed=Fast{{Ref/Reuse|CRL}}
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|crew=
*1 driver
*1 passenger
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|role=Utility quadbike{{Ref/Reuse|CRL}}
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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The '''M270 Mongoose''' is a light vehicle that was in use with the [[United Nations Space Command]] for several decades, serving as its main utility quadbike during its service. It was ultimately replaced in this role by its successor, the [[M274 Mongoose]].{{Ref/Reuse|CRL}}

Civilian versions of the M270 were also available, for both recreational uses and for motorsport. Of particular note, the [[R270 Mongoose]] was [[Wikipedia:Homologation (motorsport)|homologated]] for use in several colonial rally series, where it earned widespread success.{{Ref/Reuse|CRL}}

==Production notes==
The M270 Mongoose was originally intended to feature in ''[[Halo 2]]'', but was ultimately [[cut content|cut]], alongside many other [[Cut Halo 2 vehicles|cut vehicles]].{{Ref/Game|Id=DVD|H2|[[Halo 2: Collector's Edition DVD|Collector's Edition DVD]]}}{{Ref/YouTube|Id=H2CE|DWI7AhQFpTE|Bungie|Cutting Room Floor Weapons Vehicles and Characters|Y=2020|M=12|D=17|Detail=Official Bungie upload of the BTS video from the ''Halo 2'' Collector's Edition}} The vehicle reached a near-complete state, but was ultimately still unfinished when it was cut, lacking things such as LOD models.{{Ref/Site|Id=CRF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/cutting-room-floor|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cutting Room Floor|D=26|M=07|Y=22}} During development, the Mongoose was difficult to integrate into gameplay, with [[Bungie]] designers experimenting with front-mounted guns and no weapons. Ultimately, though, the vehicle was cut as it interfered too much with the Warthog and [[Ghost]], which already had clear-cut gameplay roles.{{Ref/Reuse|DVD}}{{Ref/Reuse|H2CE}}

Notably, the Mongoose was eventually implemented in the next game, ''[[Halo 3]]'', in the form of the [[M274 Mongoose]], and became a mainstay of the franchise ever since, appearing in most games afterward. The idea of arming the Mongoose with weapons was later also revisited in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', with the [[Gungoose]]. This, too, became a mainstay of the franchise, having been featured in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' and ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' too.

Eventually, the [[Digsite]] team recovered the assets for the M270 Mongoose, and restored it to a working state, as part of the [[Digsite#Digsite Delta (Halo 2)|Digsite Delta]] project. This involved doing a lot of finishing work, including crafting LOD models for the vehicle, which hadn't been created during its original development. The original work-in-progress [[tag]]s for the vehicle were included in a [[2022]] to the [[Halo 2 Editing Kit]] for ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', with Digsite's completed version to follow later.{{Ref/Reuse|CRF}} As part of a Digsite tie-in [[Canon Fodder]], the cut vehicle was also given grounding in the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]], as a precursor to the M274 Mongoose.{{Ref/Reuse|CRL}}

==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:H2 BurialMounds Perspective Concept.jpg|Concept art for the map [[Burial Mounds]] depicting the M270 Mongoose.
</gallery>

===Cutouts and renders===
<gallery>
File:H2 Mongoose Front Render.jpg|Front render of the M270 Mongoose.
File:H2 Mongoose Rear Render.jpg|Rear render of the M270 Mongoose.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:Mongoose Large.jpg|The M270 [[Modding|modded]] into [[Coagulation]], in ''Halo 2''.
File:H2 Screenshot Digsite-Mongoose.jpg|The M270 in [[New Mombasa]], next to [[John-117]].
File:H2 Screenshot Digsite-EarthCity.jpg|John-117 riding an M270 into battle.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{C|Cut}}
*''[[Halo 2 Editing Kit]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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