Editing Olifant

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The '''Olifant''' is a [[civilian]] waste management variant of the [[M313 Elephant]] heavy recovery vehicle. It is used as a garbage truck in major cities, such as [[New Mombasa]], and can be remote-controlled by an urban infrastructure [[AI]].<ref name="sadie">''Halo 3: ODST'', [[Sadie's Story]]</ref> While they share a similar profile, the Olifant is considerably smaller than its military counterpart at 15.4 meters in length in contrast to the 25.7 meters of the M313 HRV.{{Ref/Reuse|odstdata}}

==Service history==
[[New Mombasa Waste Management]] owned these vehicles, operated by the city's [[Superintendent]]. During the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Mombasa|invasion]] of New Mombasa, [[Vergil]] used one to save [[Sadie Endesha]] from the corrupt [[Kinsler|Commissioner Kinsler]] by slamming it into his [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]], then proceeding to dump its cargo of garbage upon him. The Olifant was then used by Sadie and [[Mike Branley]] to move through Covenant-occupied [[New Mombasa]], in an attempt to rescue [[Daniel Endesha|Sadie's father]]. It was later destroyed by a [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraith]] after [[Tom Uberti|a salesman]], who was also hiding in the Olifant, opened the top hatch and attempted to surrender.{{Ref/Reuse|sadie}}

The next day, another Olifant was used by Vergil and [[Veronica Dare]] to escape from New Mombasa along with [[Edward Buck]] and the [[Rookie]]. It received heavy damage while escaping along the [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway]] after being hit by [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]]'s [[focus cannon]]. It had the ability to extend [[energy shielding|shields]] while Vergil was inside the Olifant. Due to the damage it received from the Scarab, the vehicle was abandoned outside of the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].<ref name="coastal">''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level [[Coastal Highway]]</ref>

==Trivia==
*Olifant is the [[wikipedia:Dutch|Dutch]] and [[wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]] word for Elephant.
*The Olifant that is driven by Vergil on the level ''[[Coastal Highway]]'' in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' (along with all others in the game) has the number 49 printed on its side. This is another reference to [[Bungie]]'s favorite number, as the square root of 49 is [[seven]], or 7² is 49.
*Oliphants are creatures in J. R. R. Tolkien's ''Lord of the Rings'' series, this could be a reference to it.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Concept garbage oliphant.png|A conceptual render of the Olifant.
File:H3ODST Olifant.jpg|An Olifant on the [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway]].
File:halo3_99290307_Medium.jpg|An Olifant flipped over on Coastal Highway.
File:Olifant-Destroyed.jpg|A destroyed Olifant in [[Mombasa Streets]].
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Sadie's Story]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:Civilian vehicles]]