Editing Sandworm

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The '''sandworm''' is a massive creature living underneath the surface of the [[human]] [[outer colony]] of [[Meridian]].{{Ref/Map|H5G|The Rig}} The sandworm seemingly survived the [[Covenant]]'s [[glassing]] of Meridian in [[2551]]. Despite [[Free Frontier Education]]'s [[The History of Meridian]] claiming the [[Battle of Meridian]] killed all life on the moon, the animal was known to be simulated aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} for [[War Games]].{{Ref/Game|H5G|Mission Intel|Detail=The History of Meridian 6/6}}

==Easter egg walkthrough==
The sandworm is only visible as an Easter egg on the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' multiplayer map [[The Rig]]. To activate the Easter egg, a player needs to ground pound a platform above the hole in the middle of the map, which will cause two canisters to come out of silos. When the canisters are shot, a sandworm will come screeching out of the sand and swallow a distant rig.

==Production notes==
The sandworm is a reference to the science fiction series ''[[Wikipedia:Dune (franchise)|Dune]]'', specifically the [[Wikipedia:Sandworm (Dune)|sandworms]] which roam the desert planet [[Wikipedia:Arrakis|Arrakis]] and are known to devour mobile mining rigs whole.

The Sandworm was implemented by The Rig level designer Adrian Bedoya and artist Shon Mitchell. The easter egg was concieved of by Bedoya due to his personal hobby of sculpting creatures in Zbrush, leading to him wanting to put a creature in-game somehow. Bedoya spent a few evenings out-of-work sculpting the Sandworm in his own time, before handing it to Mitchell who handled the animations, FVX, and in-game implementation.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/post-launch-carnage-report|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Post-Launch Carnage Report|D=23|M=12|Y=2019}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.adrianbedoya.com/halo-5-guardians|Site=Adrian Bedoya // Level Designer|Page=Halo 5: Guardians|D=18|M=03|Y=2024}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Meridian-Sandworm4.png|The sandworm devouring a rig
File:Meridian-Sandworm7.png|The worm displays its massive size
File:H5G Sandworm HiPoly Render 1.jpg|A render of the raw high-poly sculpt of the worm.
File:H5G Sandworm HiPoly Render 2.jpg|A render of the raw high-poly sculpt of the worm.
File:H5G - Sandworm model.jpg|Model render of the sandworm
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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