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The '''Covenant bomber''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] unit cut from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.<ref name="RusselTweet">[https://twitter.com/Dr_Abominable/status/464351948297089024/photo/1/large Paul Russel, Twitter, May 8th, 2014]</ref> It was presumably meant as a heavy aerial weapons platform, a supplement to the smaller, lighter [[Banshee]], but was cut from the released game. It featured two forward-swept wings, akin to the twin booms of the [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit dropship]], and had a long protrusion underneath, which may have been an underslung weapons mount or landing gear. | The '''Covenant bomber''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] unit cut from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.<ref name="RusselTweet">[https://twitter.com/Dr_Abominable/status/464351948297089024/photo/1/large Paul Russel, Twitter, May 8th, 2014]</ref> It was presumably meant as a heavy aerial weapons platform, a supplement to the smaller, lighter [[Banshee]], but was cut from the released game. It featured two forward-swept wings, akin to the twin booms of the [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit dropship]], and had a long protrusion underneath, which may have been an underslung weapons mount or landing gear. | ||
The bomber was designed by [[Shi Kai Wang]] and [[Paul Russel]]. | The bomber was designed by [[Shi Kai Wang]] and [[Paul Russel]].{{Ref/Reuse|RusselTweet}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The bomber was first revealed by Paul Russel on his twitter account with a number of other concepts that were ultimately cut from the final game. | The bomber was first revealed by Paul Russel on his twitter account with a number of other concepts that were ultimately cut from the final game.{{Ref/Reuse|RusselTweet}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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The Covenant bomber was a Covenant unit cut from Halo: Combat Evolved.[1] It was presumably meant as a heavy aerial weapons platform, a supplement to the smaller, lighter Banshee, but was cut from the released game. It featured two forward-swept wings, akin to the twin booms of the Spirit dropship, and had a long protrusion underneath, which may have been an underslung weapons mount or landing gear.
The bomber was designed by Shi Kai Wang and Paul Russel.[1]
Trivia
The bomber was first revealed by Paul Russel on his twitter account with a number of other concepts that were ultimately cut from the final game.[1]
Gallery
- Covenant bomber (aft view).png
- Covenant bomber (both views).png
Fore and aft views of the bomber.
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