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[[File:H3_Fronks_Advertisement.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An advertisement for Fronk's, found in [[Mombasa Quays]].]]
[[File:H3_Fronks_Advertisement.jpg|thumb|250px|An advertisement for Fronk's, found in [[Mombasa Quays]].]]
{{Quote|Is it a fish? Is it a whale? You decide.|[[Luke Smith]] during the [[Bungie Podcast]]}}
{{Quote|Is it a fish? Is it a whale? You decide.|[[Luke Smith]] during the [[Bungie Podcast]]}}


'''Fronk's Formed Fish''' is a brand of fish products. They had several kinds of processed fish products, including nuggets and fish tacos. The company had a [[Mombasa Inlet Plant|fish processing facility]] in the [[Mombasa Quays|quays]] of the city of [[Mombasa]], [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer level, ''[[Longshore]]''</ref><ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU071709 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 07/17/09'']</ref> Motorsport Manager [[Erik Burch]] of [[AMG Transport Dynamics]] had hoped that Fronk's Formed Fish would be a potential sponsor of his proposed [[Project HOGSTICKER|Project: HOGSTICKER]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-needle-me-this '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Needle Me This'']</ref>
'''Fronk's Formed Fish''' is a brand of fish products formerly based in the [[Longshore]] district of [[Old Mombasa]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFood|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-food-for-thought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Food For Thought|D=03|M=02|Y=2024}}
 
==Overview==
They had several kinds of processed fish products, including nuggets and fish tacos. The company had a [[Mombasa Inlet Plant|fish processing facility]] in the [[Mombasa Quays|quays]] of the city of [[Mombasa]], [[Earth]].{{Ref/Map|H3|Longshore}}{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU071709|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: 07/17/09|D=14|M=11|Y=2014}}
 
==History==
Up until The [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Mombasa|attack]] on the city in [[2552]], Fronk's Formed Fish was based in the Longshore district of Old Mombasa, [[East African Protectorate]]. Their site was once visited by [[Arturo Bustamante]], who considered their fish to be better than any other. However, during the fighting that spread across Earth in [[Battle for Earth|the battle]], the Fronk's Formed Fish plant was destroyed alongside much of east [[Africa]]. As such, Bustamante archived several of Fronk's recipes in a cookbook - acting as an archivist of lost knowledge.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFood}}
 
Motorsport Manager [[Erik Burch]] of [[AMG Transport Dynamics]] had hoped that Fronk's Formed Fish would be a potential sponsor of his proposed [[Project HOGSTICKER|Project: HOGSTICKER]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-needle-me-this|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Needle Me This|D=04|M=10|Y=2016}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Several "Fronk's" advertising boards make an appearance in the [[Mythic Map Pack|Mythic]] map [[Longshore]].
*Several "Fronk's" advertising boards make an appearance in the [[Mythic II Map Pack|Mythic II]] map [[Longshore]].
*From an anatomical standpoint, the creature in the image is a whale. This has to do with the orientation of the tail fin. In a fish it would be vertical, in a whale it would be horizontal. If you imagine it uncurled, it would have a horizontal tail fin, thus making it a whale. However, given the fact that other aesthetic features present within the drawing are not totally consistent with a whale's appearance, we must presume that this is an artist's rendition and could be a fish almost as assuredly as it could be a whale.
*The brand's slogan would appear to be "Nuggets of the Sea!"
*The brand's slogan would appear to be "Nuggets of the Sea!"


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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Allegiance]]''
*''[[The Official Halo Cookbook]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==

Latest revision as of 14:25, February 3, 2024

The advertisement for Fronk's Formed Fish on Longshore, originally given out as a gift to attendees of PAX '08.
An advertisement for Fronk's, found in Mombasa Quays.

"Is it a fish? Is it a whale? You decide."
Luke Smith during the Bungie Podcast

Fronk's Formed Fish is a brand of fish products formerly based in the Longshore district of Old Mombasa.[1]

Overview[edit]

They had several kinds of processed fish products, including nuggets and fish tacos. The company had a fish processing facility in the quays of the city of Mombasa, Earth.[2][3]

History[edit]

Up until The Covenant attack on the city in 2552, Fronk's Formed Fish was based in the Longshore district of Old Mombasa, East African Protectorate. Their site was once visited by Arturo Bustamante, who considered their fish to be better than any other. However, during the fighting that spread across Earth in the battle, the Fronk's Formed Fish plant was destroyed alongside much of east Africa. As such, Bustamante archived several of Fronk's recipes in a cookbook - acting as an archivist of lost knowledge.[1]

Motorsport Manager Erik Burch of AMG Transport Dynamics had hoped that Fronk's Formed Fish would be a potential sponsor of his proposed Project: HOGSTICKER.[4]

Trivia[edit]

  • Several "Fronk's" advertising boards make an appearance in the Mythic II map Longshore.
  • The brand's slogan would appear to be "Nuggets of the Sea!"

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]