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| {{Title|''Zo'op''-pattern Weevil}} | | {{Era|H2|H3}} |
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| | [[Image:P1a5ma_m0r7ar.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A stationary plasma mortar from ''[[Halo 2]]''.]] |
| {{disambig header|the artillery piece encountered in [[Halo 2]]|the artillery weapon in [[Spartan Ops]]|Ra'aam-pattern burst cannon}}
| | [[Image:H3_E3_PlasmaMortar.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A stationary plasma mortar from the ''[[Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer]]''.]] |
| {{Vehicle infobox
| | :''You may be looking for the related article: [[Plasma Mortar]]'' |
| |name=''Zo'op''-pattern Sky Striker
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| |image=[[File:H2A-T48WeevilArtillery.png|300px]]
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| |manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=305}}
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| |armament=1 [[Plasma mortar#Ultra-heavy plasma mortar|ultra-heavy plasma mortar]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |
| |crew=1 operator or remote-link{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| Indirect-fire artillery<br>
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| |affiliation=[[Covenant]]
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| {{Quote|This is heavy artillery, [[Dokab]]. It must be prepared and loaded, and the crews must be assembled and supplied. The transit itself will be the quickest part of the deployment.|[[Dhas Bhasvod]] discussing a Weevil deployment with [[Castor]].{{Ref/Reuse|DW9}}}}
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| The '''''Zo'op''-pattern Sky Striker'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} {{Type|48|Artillery Platform|AP}}, colloquially nicknamed the '''Weevil''',{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=51|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Catalog Interaction|D=13|M=04|Y=2016|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post_.2313}} is a [[Covenant]] artillery piece. The Weevil was the most common mortar artillery used by the Covenant during their [[Human-Covenant War|war]] against [[human]]ity.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ==Overview==
| | The '''Stationary Plasma Mortar'''<ref>''[[Halo 2 E3 Demo]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer]]''</ref> is a piece of ground-based [[Covenant]] field artillery. |
| ===Design details===
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| 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}} | |
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| 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}}
| | It fires bolts of plasma similar to those of the [[Wraith]] tanks in indirect parabolic trajectories. Even a single impact is extremely damaging. |
| | ==Appearances== |
| | ===[[Halo 2 E3 Demo]]=== |
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| ==Operational history==
| | The Stationary Plasma Mortar was first seen in the ''[[Halo 2 E3 Demo]]''. When the [[Covenant]] invaded [[Mombasa]], they stationed a handful of stationary mortars on the ground, which demolished UNSC buildings. Eventually, [[SPARTAN-117]] encountered one, and [[Sergeant]] [[Banks]] called in a [[Longsword]] airstrike to destroy the stationary mortar. |
| 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}} | |
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| Weevils were later carried aboard [[Truth's fleet]] to [[Installation 00]] during the [[Battle of Installation 00|final battle]] of the war. These units would survive the battle and ultimately be kept among the forces of the [[Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant|loyalist contingent]] led by [[Dhas Bhasvod]] - ultimately seeing service against the [[Banished]] and {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW9|HDW|Chapter=9}}
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| ==Production notes==
| | The roles of the Stationary Plasma Mortars as an active part of the Covenant assault were greatly downgraded in ''[[Halo 2]]'', as the entire [[First Battle of Earth]] was downgraded. The [[Covenant]] appearantly placed several stationary mortars on the beachheads of [[New Mombasa]], but did not fire them. |
| The Weevil was first seen (albeit unidentified) in the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]], in which it is much larger than the version in the final game. In the demo, a Weevil emplaced on top of a building in [[New Mombasa#Halo 2 E3 demo|New Mombasa]] is used against UNSC forces in the city. The weapon fires orbs of plasma that travel in a parabolic arc, much like the Wraith's [[plasma mortar]]. Early in the demo, the artillery piece is encountered by the Master Chief and a group of marines. [[Banks#Trivia|Sergeant Banks]] calls in an air strike to destroy the weapon shortly after its introduction. Contrary to its significant role in the demo, the scaled-down version of the weapon that appears in the retail version of the game is never seen in use.{{Ref/Reuse|Outskirts}} | |
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| A Weevil cannon was intended to be included in the [[Cut Halo 2 levels|now-cut]] campaign level "[[alphamoon]]". In the level, the cannon would have been featured as a defensive installment deployed by [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|the heretics]], with the player tasked with destroying the guns so reinforcements could land. In the version of the mission restored by the [[Digsite]] project, the player can destroy the guns by attacking them with a [[Wraith]] tank, or by manually attacking and blowing up a vulnerable weak spot underneath the gun. This second, infantry-based, method of attack was replicated in the level [[The Storm]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'', as the method by which the player destroys the [[Skar'wa-pattern Mantis|Mantis AA gun]] at the end of the mission. In alphamoon, the guns will track and fire at the player, requiring the player to dodge their plasma mortar shots.
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| The Weevil is featured in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'' and its [[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|2011 reprint]]. However, this factor only extends to an image of the weapon; the associated text box details instead refer to the {{Pattern|Shuku|sentry turret}} featured in ''[[Halo 3]]''.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=330-331}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=345}} | | The Stationary Plasma Mortar was seen briefly in a reworked format in the ''[[Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer]]''. One under control of the [[Covenant Loyalists]] was stationed on an African cliff and shot down a nearby [[Longsword]] starfighter. |
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| == Gallery ==
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| ===Development images===
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| File:H2 CovenantShip V2 Storyboard Intro 6.jpg|A Weevil being used as a [[Point-defense gun|point-defence weapon]] in an [[Halo 2 storyboards|early storyboard]] for the level [[covenantship]].
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| File:H2 EarthArk Storyboard Intro 1.jpg|A battery of Weevils firing in an early storyboard for the level [[Earth Ark]].
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| File:H2E3Demo_CovenantArtillery.png|An artillery gun firing in the ''Halo 2'' E3 Demo.
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| File:H2 alphamoon Menu.png|A Weevil cannon in an early build of the alphamoon level.
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| File:H2A_Type48Weevil_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of the ''Zo'op''-pattern in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
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| File:H2A_Type48Weevil_Concept_2.jpg|Alternate concept piece of the Weevil for ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
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| === Screenshots ===
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| File:H2-CovenantArtilleryTurret.png|The Weevil.
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| File:H2-CovenantArtillery.png|The Weevil artillery piece as viewed from the side.
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| File:HTMCC H2 Weevil Screenshot 1.png|The first Weevil on the beach in ''Halo 2''.
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| File:HTMCC H2 Weevil Screenshot 2.png|The second Weevil on the beach in ''Halo 2''.
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| File:HTMCC H2 Weevil Screenshot 3.png|The Weevil's mortar component in ''Halo 2''.
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| File:HTMCC H2 Weevil Screenshot 4.png|The Weevil's underside in ''Halo 2''; note the energy barrier.
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| File:HTMCC H2A Weevil Screenshot 1.png|The second Weevil on the beach in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
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| File:HTMCC H2A Weevil Screenshot 2.png|The Weevil's mortar component in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
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| File:HTMCC H2 Digsite E3 Weevil 1.png|The Weevil charging its mortar in Digsite's ''Halo 2'' E3 demo.
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| File:HTMCC H2 Digsite E3 Weevil 2.png|The Weevil firing its mortar in Digsite's ''Halo 2'' E3 demo.
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| File:HTMCC H2 Digsite E3 Weevil 3.png|The Weevil's plasma mortar bolt in Digsite's ''Halo 2'' E3 demo.
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| File:HTMCC H2 Digsite E3 Weevil 4.png|The impact of the Weevil's plasma mortar in Digsite's ''Halo 2'' E3 demo.
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| == List of appearances ==
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| * ''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
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| * ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}}
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| == Sources ==
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| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| {{Covenant heavy weapons}}
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| [[Category:Artillery]]
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| [[Category:Plasma weapons]]
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