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==Production notes==
==Trivia==
===Development===
*The original [[Wikipedia:Moa|moa]] were a type of flightless bird species endemic to the north and south islands of New Zealand, hunted to extinction between 1300 and 1400 CE by [[Wikipedia:Māori_people|Māori]] peoples. Presumably, Reach's "moa" are biologically unrelated to the New Zealand moa, and were most likely named by early settlers for their superficial similarity to the extinct earth animal.
The original [[Wikipedia:Moa|moa]] were a type of flightless bird species endemic to the north and south islands of New Zealand, hunted to extinction between 1300 and 1400 CE by [[Wikipedia:Māori_people|Māori]] peoples. Presumably, Reach's "moa" are biologically unrelated to the New Zealand moa, and were most likely named by early settlers for their superficial similarity to the extinct earth animal.
*The price of the moa burger in the ''Halo: Reach'' level [[Exodus]] (7.77 [[cR]]) is a reference to [[7|Bungie's favorite number]].
 
*According to the ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'' developer commentary, [[Catherine-B320]] would laugh when the player killed moa just as she would when killing Covenant. It was cut because it seemingly encouraged animal cruelty.  
According to the ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'' developer commentary, [[Catherine-B320]] would laugh when the player killed moa just as she would when killing Covenant. It was cut because it seemingly encouraged animal cruelty.  
*A cut easter egg in the level [[New Alexandria]] would have parodied the 1982 game [[Wikipedia:Joust (video game)|Joust]], which featured a knight riding a flying ostrich, by allowing players to ride moas with [[jetpack]]s while wielding [[energy sword]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=HBOForumReAI|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive37.pl?read=1092706|Site=Halo.Bungie.Org Forum|Page=Re: AI Script|D=25|M=9|Y=2015}}
 
*Minecraft features various references to the moa. In the [[Halo Mash-Up: Minecraft Evolved]], the chicken and horse mobs are retextured to look like moa. The [[minecraft:Character Creator|Character Creator]] also added a piece of headwear styled after one.
===Easter eggs and references===
A cut easter egg in the level [[New Alexandria]] would have parodied the 1982 game [[Wikipedia:Joust (video game)|Joust]], which featured a knight riding a flying ostrich, by allowing players to ride moas with [[jetpack]]s while wielding [[energy sword]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=HBOForumReAI|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive37.pl?read=1092706|Site=Halo.Bungie.Org Forum|Page=Re: AI Script|D=25|M=9|Y=2015}} The price of the moa burger in the ''Halo: Reach'' level [[Exodus]] (7.77 [[cR]]) is a reference to [[7|Bungie's favorite number]].
 
===Other media===
Minecraft features various references to the moa. In the [[Halo Mash-Up: Minecraft Evolved]], the chicken and horse mobs are retextured to look like moa. The [[minecraft:Character Creator|Character Creator]] also added a piece of headwear styled after one.


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