Editing Zo'op-pattern Weevil

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[[Sky striker]]

The Weevil is a heavy [[sky striker]] commonly employed by the Covenant's military. The piece consists of a tripodal base mounting a single ultra-heavy [[plasma mortar]] weapon. The mortar is capable of providing long-ranged fires for Covenant ground forces, striking deep into enemy territory. They are generally deployed via [[dropship]] and guarded by a light security contingent, and can be crewed by a single operator directly via tethered console from afar via remote-link. When remote-linked with the [[Proselytization network|Covenant battle network]], a Weevil is capable of being controlled from a remote base or [[Covenant starship|spacecraft]] and can be coordinated with other sky striker platforms in the region.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

While in the field, Weevils are generally surrounded by light fortifications constructed by their support crews such as [[Covenant watchtower]]s, [[Plasma battery|plasma batteries]], and [[Covenant defense barrier|Guardian Triptych]] barriers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The Weevil was the most often-used form of mortar artillery deployed by the Covenant during their [[Human-Covenant War|genocidal campaign]] against [[human]]ity.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} During the opening stages of the [[Battle for Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], Covenant forces stationed several Weevil emplacements along the beaches of [[Old Mombasa]], protecting them with ground forces including [[Sangheili]]-piloted [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]], [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar Sniper|snipers]] in [[Covenant watchtower|watchtowers]] and groups of infantry. During their push towards the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'s'' [[landing zone]] in [[New Mombasa]], [[Spartan-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and several [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] encountered these defences, and after a struggle, managed to eliminate all of the Covenant forces on the beaches, preventing the Weevil emplacements from being used.{{Ref/Level|Id=Outskirts|H2|Outskirts}}

===Development images===

File:H2E3Demo_CovenantArtillery.png|An artillery gun firing in the ''Halo 2'' E3 Demo.

File:H2 alphamoon Menu.png|A Weevil cannon in an early build of the alphamoon level.

=== Screenshots ===

File:H2-CovenantArtilleryTurret.png|The Weevil.

File:H2-CovenantArtillery.png|The Weevil artillery piece as viewed from the side.

File:HTMCC H2 Weevil Screenshot 1.png|The first Weevil on the beach in ''Halo 2''.

File:HTMCC H2 Weevil Screenshot 2.png|The second Weevil on the beach in ''Halo 2''.

File:HTMCC H2 Weevil Screenshot 3.png|The Weevil's mortar component in ''Halo 2''.

File:HTMCC H2 Weevil Screenshot 4.png|The Weevil's underside in ''Halo 2''; note the energy barrier.

File:HTMCC H2A Weevil Screenshot 2.png|The Weevil's mortar component in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.