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The '''M290 Mongoose''', often called the '''Mothergoose''', is a newer model of the [[M274 Mongoose]] all-terrain vehicle.<ref name="Tanks"/>
{{Article quote|[[UNSC]] military quadbike with excellent handling characteristics in a wide variety of landscapes and terrain types.{{Ref/Game|HI|Id=forge|[[Forge]] - Mongoose description|Quote=UNSC military quadbike with excellent handling characteristics in a wide variety of landscapes and terrain types.}}}}
The '''M290 All-Terrain Vehicle''' ('''M290 ATV'''), commonly known simply as the '''Mongoose''' and sometimes dubbed the '''mothergoose''', is the successor model of the [[M274 Mongoose]] all-terrain vehicle, manufactured by [[AMG Transport Dynamics]] primarily for service within the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Tanks}}


==Specifications==
==Design details==
===Design details===
It is larger and has more armor than the older M274, in addition to featuring a rear-facing seat for passengers.<ref name="Tanks">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-a-time-to-give-tanks ''Halo Waypoint'' - A Time to Give Tanks]</ref> Both the [[civilian]] and military versions are available with a variety of upgrade packages, including armored body panels, improved suspension systems, and alternate engines. The civilian version is not rated to carry Spartans without risking damage to the frame.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
It is larger and has more armor than the older M274, in addition to featuring a rear-facing seat for passengers.<ref name="Tanks">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-a-time-to-give-tanks '''Halo Waypoint''': ''A Time to Give Tanks'']</ref>
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==Variants==
==Variants==
===M290-M ''Gungoose''===
===M290 Mongoose variants===
The M290-M Gungoose is the result of an M290 Mongoose quad bike fitted with twin grenade launchers.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>
* '''Corp Mongoose''' - [[Liang Dortmund]]'s heavy-duty modification of the standard Mongoose that features extra armor.<ref name="H5G">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''</ref>
===Corp Gungoose===
* '''Logoless Corp Mongoose''' - A variant utilized by Liang Dortmund's miners.
Up-armored variant used by [[Liang Dortmund Corporation|Liang Dortmund]] security forces to combat [[Insurrectionist]]s that features extra armor.<ref name="H5G"/>
* '''Tundra Mongoose''' - Mongoose used in freezing environments and features better armor than the Corp variant.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
===Urban Gungoose===
* '''Urban Mongoose''' - Rugged utility variant used by [[UNSC Army]] scouts and [[UNSC Air Force]] security patrols. Features better armor than the Corp variant.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
Variant used by [[UNSC Army]] scouts, [[UNSC Air Force]] security patrols, and [[Spartan (branch)|Spartan]] recon teams. Features better armor than the Corp variant.<ref name="H5G"/>
* '''Woodland Mongoose''' - Variant used as a light cargo transport in topography that stymies the larger Warthog. Features better armor than the Corp variant.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
===ONI Gungoose===
* '''ONI Mongoose''' - [[ONI]] variant that features better armor than all other variants. {{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
Variant used by ONI that features better armor than the Urban variant and grenades with timed fuses that allow them to ricochet. The passenger is also granted an increased supply of [[M9 fragmentation grenade]]s.<ref name="H5G"/>
 
<gallery>
File:H5 Corp Mongoose.png|Corp Mongoose.
File:H5G_Logoless_Corp_Mongoose.png|Logoless Corp Mongoose.
File:H5 Tundra MONGOOSE.png|Tundra Mongoose.
File:H5 Urban MONGOOSE.png|Urban Mongoose.
File:H5 Woodland MONGOOSE.png|Woodland Mongoose.
File:H5 ONI Mongoose.png|ONI Mongoose.
</gallery>
 
===M290-M Gungoose variants===
* '''M290-M Gungoose''' – The result of an M290 Mongoose quad bike fitted with twin [[grenade launcher]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
* '''Corp Gungoose''' – An up-armored variant used by Liang Dortmund Corporation security forces to combat [[insurrectionist]]s that features extra armor.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
* '''Tundra Gungoose''' - A variant that features better armor than the Corp variant, anti-corrosion treatments, and de-icing systems.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
* '''Urban Gungoose''' – A variant used by UNSC Army scouts, UNSC Air Force security patrols, and [[Spartan Operations|Spartan]] recon teams that features better armor than the Corp variant.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
* '''Woodland Gungoose''' - Variant used by UNSC Army reconnaissance units on remote colonies with no real road systems. Features more armor than the Corp variant.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
* '''ONI Gungoose''' – A variant used by the Office of Naval Intelligence that features better armor than the Urban variant and grenades with timed fuses that allow them to ricochet.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
 
<gallery>
File:H5G - M290-M Gungoose.png|M290-M Gungoose.
File:H5 Corp GUNGOOSE.png|Corp Gungoose.
File:H5 Tundra GUNGOOSE.png|Tundra Gungoose.
File:H5 Urban_GUNGOOSE.png|Urban Gungoose.
File:H5 Woodland GUNGOOSE.png|Woodland Gungoose.
File:H5 ONI_GUNGOOSE.png|ONI Gungoose.
</gallery>
 
==Gameplay==
{{Main|Mongoose}}
All variants of the Gungoose in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' provide infinite frag grenades for the passenger, allowing them to be used for guarding chokepoints with great efficiency.
 
==Production notes==
The Gungoose was originally called the Wargoose during ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> development.<ref>''[[The Sprint]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}


==Trivia==
The Gungoose was originally called the Wargoose during ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> development.<ref>'''[[The Sprint]]'''</ref><ref name="H5G"/>
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Normal Gallery===
===Concept art===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H5-ConceptArt-M290Mongoose.jpg|Concept art of the M290 Mongoose for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5-ConceptArt-M290Mongoose.jpg|Concept art of the M290 Mongoose for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G_Mongoose_Concept_Callout.jpg|Concept art of the M290 for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_Mongoose_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the M290 for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:HINF Concept MongooseRally.jpg|Concept art of two Spartans riding M290 Mongooses in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:H5G-Wargoose.png|A Gungoose during the [[Battle of Meridian (2558)|Battle of Meridian]].
File:H5G-Wargoose.png|A Gungoose during the [[Battle of Meridian (2558)|Battle of Meridian]].
File:H5G-Bump.jpg|Two [[Spartan-IV]]s using a Mongoose during a [[War Games|match]] of [[Warzone]] on [[Raid on Apex 7]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-Bump.jpg|Two [[Spartan-IV]]s using a Mongoose on [[Raid on Apex 7]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G Phaeton chasing Spartans.png|A Phaeton firing upon a Mongoose.
File:H5G-Roadtrip.jpg|[[Fireteam Osiris]] in a Liang Dortmund Mongoose and Warthog.
File:Mongoosem290.png|Multiple [[Liang-Dortmund Corporation]] M290 Mongooses and a Warthog fleeing.
File:H5G-M290Warzone.jpg|Spartans riding an M290 Mongoose.
File:H5G-OsirisM290.jpg|[[Jameson Locke]] and [[Edward Buck]] aboard a Mongoose.
File:H5G-OsirisM2901.jpg|Locke and [[Olympia Vale]] on a Mongoose.
File:H5G-Gungoose HUD Campaign.png|[[Heads-up display]] of the Gungoose by Edward Buck in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:H5G-Gungoose HUD2 Campaign.png|Ditto, with Buck riding on the Gungoose's rear seat. Note the unlimited frag grenades on the HUD.
File:HINF BehemothGoose.png|The M290 Mongoose on [[Behemoth]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF-GungooseHUD.png|HUD of the Gungoose in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF-MongooseBehemoth.png|A [[LINEBREAKER-class Mjolnir|Linebreaker]]-clad Spartan-IV driving a Mongoose.
File:HINF MPOverview CanyonMap3.png|Multiple Mongooses on [[Fragmentation]].
File:HINF GungooseClosup.png|The M290-M Gungoose in ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s Vehicle Bay.
File:HINF-CoOp3.jpg|A Gungoose being used in co-op.
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Halo 5: Guardians REQ Cards===
=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ cards ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:REQ_Card_-_Mongoose.png|Mongoose - Basic
File:REQ_Card_-_Mongoose.jpg|Mongoose - Basic vehicle.
File:REQ Card - Mongoose Corp.png|Mongoose - Corp variant
File:REQ Card - Mongoose Corp.jpg|Mongoose - Corp variant.
File:REQ Card - Gungoose.png|Gungoose
File:REQ Card - Tundra Mongoose.jpg|Mongoose - Corp variant.
File:REQ Card - Woodland Mongoose.jpg|Mongoose - Woodland variant.
File:REQ Card - Urban Mongoose.jpg|Mongoose - Urban variant.
File:REQ Card - ONI Mongoose.jpg|Mongoose - ONI variant.
File:REQ Card - Gungoose.png|Gungoose - Basic vehicle.
File:REQ Card - Corp Gungoose.jpg|Gungoose - Corp variant.
File:REQ Card - Tundra Gungoose.jpg|Gungoose - Corp variant.
File:REQ Card - Woodland Gungoose.jpg|Gungoose - Woodland variant.
File:REQ Card - Urban Gungoose.jpg|Gungoose - Urban variant.
File:REQ Card - ONI Gungoose.jpg|Gungoose - ONI variant.
 
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{Clear}}
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[What Remains]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Human vehicles}}
 
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Latest revision as of 01:56, September 14, 2024

This article is about the post-Covenant War model of the Mongoose. For other variants, see Mongoose (fiction).
M290 Mongoose
H5G - M290 Mongoose.png
Production information

Manufacturer:

AMG Transport Dynamics[1]

Product line:

Mongoose

Model:

M290

Technical specifications

Length:

3.5 metres (11 ft)[1]

Width:

2 metres (6.6 ft)[1]

Height:

1.7 metres (5.6 ft)[1]

Armament:

None[1]

Crew:

One driver, one passenger[1]

Usage

In service:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

Role(s):

Reconnaissance/light scout and infantry transport[2]

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

 
“ UNSC military quadbike with excellent handling characteristics in a wide variety of landscapes and terrain types.[3] ”

The M290 All-Terrain Vehicle (M290 ATV), commonly known simply as the Mongoose and sometimes dubbed the mothergoose, is the successor model of the M274 Mongoose all-terrain vehicle, manufactured by AMG Transport Dynamics primarily for service within the United Nations Space Command.[1][2]

Design details[edit]

It is larger and has more armor than the older M274, in addition to featuring a rear-facing seat for passengers.[2] Both the civilian and military versions are available with a variety of upgrade packages, including armored body panels, improved suspension systems, and alternate engines. The civilian version is not rated to carry Spartans without risking damage to the frame.[1]

Variants[edit]

M290 Mongoose variants[edit]

  • Corp Mongoose - Liang Dortmund's heavy-duty modification of the standard Mongoose that features extra armor.[4]
  • Logoless Corp Mongoose - A variant utilized by Liang Dortmund's miners.
  • Tundra Mongoose - Mongoose used in freezing environments and features better armor than the Corp variant.[4]
  • Urban Mongoose - Rugged utility variant used by UNSC Army scouts and UNSC Air Force security patrols. Features better armor than the Corp variant.[4]
  • Woodland Mongoose - Variant used as a light cargo transport in topography that stymies the larger Warthog. Features better armor than the Corp variant.[4]
  • ONI Mongoose - ONI variant that features better armor than all other variants. [4]
  • Corp Mongoose.

    Corp Mongoose.

  • Logoless Corp Mongoose.

    Logoless Corp Mongoose.

  • Tundra Mongoose.

    Tundra Mongoose.

  • Urban Mongoose.

    Urban Mongoose.

  • Woodland Mongoose.

    Woodland Mongoose.

  • ONI Mongoose.

    ONI Mongoose.

M290-M Gungoose variants[edit]

  • M290-M Gungoose – The result of an M290 Mongoose quad bike fitted with twin grenade launchers.[4]
  • Corp Gungoose – An up-armored variant used by Liang Dortmund Corporation security forces to combat insurrectionists that features extra armor.[4]
  • Tundra Gungoose - A variant that features better armor than the Corp variant, anti-corrosion treatments, and de-icing systems.[4]
  • Urban Gungoose – A variant used by UNSC Army scouts, UNSC Air Force security patrols, and Spartan recon teams that features better armor than the Corp variant.[4]
  • Woodland Gungoose - Variant used by UNSC Army reconnaissance units on remote colonies with no real road systems. Features more armor than the Corp variant.[4]
  • ONI Gungoose – A variant used by the Office of Naval Intelligence that features better armor than the Urban variant and grenades with timed fuses that allow them to ricochet.[4]
  • M290-M Gungoose.

    M290-M Gungoose.

  • Corp Gungoose.

    Corp Gungoose.

  • Tundra Gungoose.

    Tundra Gungoose.

  • Urban Gungoose.

    Urban Gungoose.

  • Woodland Gungoose.

    Woodland Gungoose.

  • ONI Gungoose.

    ONI Gungoose.

Gameplay[edit]

Main article: Mongoose

All variants of the Gungoose in Halo 5: Guardians provide infinite frag grenades for the passenger, allowing them to be used for guarding chokepoints with great efficiency.

Production notes[edit]

The Gungoose was originally called the Wargoose during Halo 5: Guardians' development.[5][4]

Gallery[edit]

Concept art[edit]

  • Concept art of the M290 Mongoose for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of the M290 Mongoose for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of the M290 for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of the M290 for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of the M290 for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of the M290 for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of two Spartans riding M290 Mongooses in Halo Infinite.

    Concept art of two Spartans riding M290 Mongooses in Halo Infinite.

Screenshots[edit]

Halo 5: Guardians REQ cards[edit]

  • Mongoose - Basic vehicle.

    Mongoose - Basic vehicle.

  • Mongoose - Corp variant.

    Mongoose - Corp variant.

  • Mongoose - Corp variant.

    Mongoose - Corp variant.

  • Mongoose - Woodland variant.

    Mongoose - Woodland variant.

  • Mongoose - Urban variant.

    Mongoose - Urban variant.

  • Mongoose - ONI variant.

    Mongoose - ONI variant.

  • Gungoose - Basic vehicle.

    Gungoose - Basic vehicle.

  • Gungoose - Corp variant.

    Gungoose - Corp variant.

  • Gungoose - Corp variant.

    Gungoose - Corp variant.

  • Gungoose - Woodland variant.

    Gungoose - Woodland variant.

  • Gungoose - Urban variant.

    Gungoose - Urban variant.

  • Gungoose - ONI variant.

    Gungoose - ONI variant.

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List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Waypoint - M290 Mongoose
  2. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint - A Time to Give Tanks
  3. ^ Halo Infinite, Forge - Mongoose description: "UNSC military quadbike with excellent handling characteristics in a wide variety of landscapes and terrain types."
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Halo 5: Guardians
  5. ^ The Sprint

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