Editing N'weo-pattern Gigas

{{Title|''N'weo''-pattern Gigas}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Vehicle infobox
|name=''N'weo''-pattern World Striker
|image=[[File:Enc22 GigasFighterBomber.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=289}}
|line=
|model=
|cost=
|length={{Convert|134.5|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width={{Convert|115.5|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|height={{Convert|36.4|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass=63.2 tons (57.3 tonnes){{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|max speed=
|engine=
|hull=
|armament=
*2 [[Plasma mortar|Incendiary plasma mortar]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*2 [[Plasma torpedo|Micro plasma-torpedo]] launchers{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|crew=1 [[pilot]]
|complement=
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|firstuse=
|service=*[[Extermination of Karava]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|HO21}}
|role=Fighter-bomber
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
}}
The '''''N'weo''-pattern World Striker''',{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} known to [[human]]ity as the '''Gigas fighter-bomber''', is an [[Space fighter|attack craft]] utilised by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The Gigas is known for its visually distinctive crescent-shaped wings,{{Ref/Reuse|HO21}} which extend forward on either side of the craft from a centrally located pilot pod.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Armament===
The Gigas is capable of being outfitted with a huge range of [[Covenant weaponry|munitions]], though is most commonly deployed with two subwave-guided micro-[[plasma torpedo]] launchers and two incendiary [[plasma mortar]] launchers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The cannon mounts alone are described as the size of an [[F-29 Nandao]].{{Ref/Reuse|HO21}}

==Operational history==
===Early usage===
The Gigas-class world striker earned its nickname during its first usage centuries ago. An [[List of unidentified species#Karava|unidentified civilization]] in the [[Karava]] region of space refused to bow to the Covenant's dominion, and as such three hundred Gigas [[Space fighter|strikecraft]] were deployed to raze the world in a [[Extermination of Karava|total genocide]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Modern usage===
Despite the age of this craft, the mouthpiece in the most recent model of Sangheili [[Flight harness]] is still equipped with the multi-port required to interface with them.{{Ref/Game|Id=H3|H3|Armor customization (Halo 3)|Armory|Detail=[[Flight harness|Flight]] - Helmet Description|Quote=Sealed helmet equipped with hyper-wave link for cleaner craft interaction; mouthpiece retains multi-port for use in older TARASQUE heavy fighters and GIGAS fighter-bombers.}} During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Gigas fighter-bombers were carried by the [[Fleet of Swift Justice]]. At the end of the [[Battle of Netherop]], one of these strike craft destroyed the ''[[Steadfast Strike]]''.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO21|Oblv|Chapter=21}}

==Trivia==
*"Gigas" is [[Wikipedia:Greek language|Greek]] for "giant" and is the root of the English word "gigantic."
*The Gigas, first depicted in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', bears a heavy resemblance to the [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles#Covenant bomber|Covenant bomber]], an aircraft cut from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}}

[[Category:Space fighter classes]]
[[Category:Covenant ship classes]]