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'''Shadow''' is the name applied to a series of [[Covenant]] Troop/Vehicle Transports.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/shadow '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Shadow'']</ref>
[[File:H2ACampaign ShadowConvoy.png|350px|thumb|A convoy of ''Ruwaa''-pattern Shadows in [[New Mombasa 105 East]] tunnel during the [[Battle of Mombasa]].]]
[[File:H2ACampaign ShadowConvoy.png|250px|thumb|right|A convoy of Type-29 Shadows]]
'''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]]<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> for the purposes of transporting infantry, cargo, and light vehicles. Despite its size, Shadow has been seen to move at impressive speeds over open terrain.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''' level, ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref>
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==
===Methane Wagon===
===''Adsk''-pattern===
*[[Methane 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 Methane Wagon is outfitted with [[methane]] launchers, as opposed to the conventional Shadow's [[plasma]] cannons and troop payload.
*{{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}}
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File:HW2 Methane Wagon.png|Methane Wagon.
File:HTMCC-HCE AdskShadow.jpg|''Adsk''-pattern Shadow.
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===Type-29===
===Death Wagon===
*[[Type-29 Shadow]]: Troop transported employed by the [[Covenant]]. This variant is capable of transporting [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghosts]] in its underbelly, or hosting up to eight soldiers.
*[[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|Type-29 Shadow.
File:HW2 Methane Wagon.png|Eklon'dal Workshop Death Wagon.
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===''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.
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===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).
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.[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]

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]

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