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Little is known of the ''Elefen''{{'}}s design features. The ship was first namedropped in ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]''{{Ref/Reuse|HWF}} and later again mentioned in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'',{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} though neither book have gone into any detail on the specifics of the design. | Little is known of the ''Elefen''{{'}}s design features. The ship was first namedropped in ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]''{{Ref/Reuse|HWF}} and later again mentioned in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'',{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} though neither book have gone into any detail on the specifics of the design. | ||
According to correspondences with [[Stephen Loftus]], a common contributor to ''Halo'' source books, the ''Elefen'' namedrop was intended to serve as a definitive split between the design featured in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]'' (and its [[Halo 2: Anniversary|Anniversary]] edition) and that seen in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and subsequent games. This split is reminiscent of the {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier|}} and {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}s, though has yet to be corroborated in any subsequent looks at the ship.{{Ref/Generic|[[Stephen Loftus]] on his [[User talk:ScaleMaster117#Elefen-pattern battlecruiser|talk page]]}} The ''Halo Encyclopedia'' uses both of the major variations on the page discussing the ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser and does not call out a specific ship as an ''Elefen'', while ''Warfleet'' calls out the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' as a ''Ket''-pattern - featuring it in its classic ''Combat Evolved'' design style with | According to correspondences with [[Stephen Loftus]], a common contributor to ''Halo'' source books, the ''Elefen'' namedrop was intended to serve as a definitive split between the design featured in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]'' (and its [[Halo 2: Anniversary|Anniversary]] edition) and that seen in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and subsequent games. This split is reminiscent of the {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier|}} and {{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}s, though has yet to be corroborated in any subsequent looks at the ship.{{Ref/Generic|[[Stephen Loftus]] on his [[User talk:ScaleMaster117#Elefen-pattern battlecruiser|talk page]]}} The ''Halo Encyclopedia'' uses both of the major variations on the page discussing the ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser and does not call out a specific ship as an ''Elefen'', while ''Warfleet'' calls out the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' as a ''Ket''-pattern - featuring it in its classic ''Combat Evolved'' design style with a smooth hull. This may indicate that the ''Elefen''-pattern battlecruiser is in fact the battlecruiser design seen in ''Halo 3'' and ''[[Halo: Reach|Reach]]'' - though thus far no source has explicitly confirmed as such. | ||
Of additional note, [[Kenneth Peters]] (senior writer at [[343 Industries]] and author of ''Warfleet'' and ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'') has explicitly confirmed that the number of [[sensor vane]]s on a battlecruiser is not an indication of design pattern differentiation - indicating that any identifying features of an ''Elefen'' would likely have to be more distinct.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Calm in the Storm|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm.html|D=04|M=08|Y=2021}} | |||
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The Elefen-pattern battlecruiser is a classification of warship employed by the Covenant.[1] The Elefen-patterm, alongside the Ket-pattern, was one of the mainstay battlecruiser designs employed by the Covenant,[2] succeeding the Maugen-pattern armored cruiser.[3]
The Zanar-pattern light cruiser was produced as a mutation - albeit a stable one - of the Elefen and Ket design patterns.[1]
Production notes
Little is known of the Elefen's design features. The ship was first namedropped in Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo[1] and later again mentioned in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition),[2] though neither book have gone into any detail on the specifics of the design.
According to correspondences with Stephen Loftus, a common contributor to Halo source books, the Elefen namedrop was intended to serve as a definitive split between the design featured in Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 (and its Anniversary edition) and that seen in Halo 3 and subsequent games. This split is reminiscent of the Syfon-pattern and Kerel-pattern assault carriers, though has yet to be corroborated in any subsequent looks at the ship.[4] The Halo Encyclopedia uses both of the major variations on the page discussing the Ket-pattern battlecruiser and does not call out a specific ship as an Elefen, while Warfleet calls out the Truth and Reconciliation as a Ket-pattern - featuring it in its classic Combat Evolved design style with a smooth hull. This may indicate that the Elefen-pattern battlecruiser is in fact the battlecruiser design seen in Halo 3 and Reach - though thus far no source has explicitly confirmed as such.
Of additional note, Kenneth Peters (senior writer at 343 Industries and author of Warfleet and Halo: Fleet Battles) has explicitly confirmed that the number of sensor vanes on a battlecruiser is not an indication of design pattern differentiation - indicating that any identifying features of an Elefen would likely have to be more distinct.[5]
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo: Warfleet, page 73: "The Zanar pattern is a stable mutation of the much larger Ket and Elefen pattern battlecruisers."
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 264
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 265
- ^ Stephen Loftus on his talk page
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Calm in the Storm (Retrieved on Aug 4, 2021) [local archive] [external archive]
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