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'''Shadow''' is the name applied to a series of [[Covenant]] Troop/Vehicle Transports. | [[File:H2ACampaign ShadowConvoy.png|350px|thumb|A convoy of ''Ruwaa''-pattern Shadows in [[New Mombasa 105 East]] tunnel during the [[Battle of Mombasa]].]] | ||
'''Shadow''' is the name applied to a series of [[Covenant]] Troop/Vehicle Transports.{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/shadow|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Vehicles - Shadow|D=23|M=4|Y=2021}} | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Shadows are large troop carriers utilized by the Covenant and its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]] | Shadows are large troop carriers utilized by the Covenant and its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]] for the purposes of transporting infantry, cargo, and light vehicles.{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Methane Wagon}} Despite its size, Shadow has been seen to move at impressive speeds over open terrain.{{Ref/Level|H2|Outskirts}} | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
=== | ===''Adsk''-pattern=== | ||
* | *{{Pattern|Adsk|Shadow}}: Troop transport vehicle employed by the [[Covenant]]. This variant is older in design, featuring a rotating twin plasma cannons on its rear.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cannon Fodder: Digsite Dissection|D=28|M=7|Y=2023}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:HTMCC-HCE AdskShadow.jpg|''Adsk''-pattern Shadow. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== | ===Death Wagon=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Methane Wagon|Eklon'dal Workshop Death Wagon]]: A variant of the Shadow made by [[Unggoy]] and utilized by forces of the [[Banished]], serving under [[Yapyap]] and his [[Yapyap's rebellion|rebellion]] against [[Atriox]]. The Death Wagon is outfitted with [[methane]] launchers, as opposed to the conventional Shadow's [[plasma]] cannons and troop payload.{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} | ||
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File:H2A T29-TVT.png| | File:HW2 Methane Wagon.png|Eklon'dal Workshop Death Wagon. | ||
</gallery> | |||
===''Ruwaa''-pattern=== | |||
*{{Pattern|Ruwaa|Shadow}}: Troop transport vehicle employed by the Covenant. This variant is capable of transporting [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]] in its underbelly, or hosting up to eight soldiers.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=276}} | |||
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File:H2A T29-TVT.png|''Ruwaa''-pattern Shadow. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Cargo tug=== | ===Cargo tug=== | ||
*[[Covenant cargo tug]]: This vehicle is not explicitly related to the Shadow family of vehicles, but does have an almost identical outward appearance. This vehicle is capable of flight. | *[[Covenant cargo tug]]: This vehicle is not explicitly related to the Shadow family of vehicles, but does have an almost identical outward appearance. This vehicle is capable of flight.{{Ref/Comic|Id=esc|HE|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 3|#3]]}} | ||
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File:HE Covenant Tug.jpg|Covenant cargo tug. | File:HE Covenant Tug.jpg|Covenant cargo tug. |
Latest revision as of 17:08, July 29, 2023
This article is about Covenant vehicle. For the soundtrack, see Shadows (music).
Shadow is the name applied to a series of Covenant Troop/Vehicle Transports.[1]
Summary[edit]
Shadows are large troop carriers utilized by the Covenant and its remnants for the purposes of transporting infantry, cargo, and light vehicles.[2] Despite its size, Shadow has been seen to move at impressive speeds over open terrain.[3]
Variants[edit]
Adsk-pattern[edit]
- Adsk-pattern Shadow: Troop transport vehicle employed by the Covenant. This variant is older in design, featuring a rotating twin plasma cannons on its rear.[4]
Death Wagon[edit]
- Eklon'dal Workshop Death Wagon: A variant of the Shadow made by Unggoy and utilized by forces of the Banished, serving under Yapyap and his rebellion against Atriox. The Death Wagon is outfitted with methane launchers, as opposed to the conventional Shadow's plasma cannons and troop payload.[2]
Ruwaa-pattern[edit]
- Ruwaa-pattern Shadow: Troop transport vehicle employed by the Covenant. This variant is capable of transporting Ghosts in its underbelly, or hosting up to eight soldiers.[1][5]
Cargo tug[edit]
- Covenant cargo tug: This vehicle is not explicitly related to the Shadow family of vehicles, but does have an almost identical outward appearance. This vehicle is capable of flight.[6]
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Universe - Vehicles - Shadow (Retrieved on Apr 23, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Methane Wagon
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Outskirts
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Cannon Fodder: Digsite Dissection (Retrieved on Jul 28, 2023) [archive]
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 276
- ^ Halo: Escalation, issue #3
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