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Olifant
Production information
Manufacturer:	JOTUN Heavy Industries
Technical specifications
Length:	15.4 metres (50 ft 6 in)
Armament:	None
Crew:	Driver (1)
Usage
Role(s):	Urban garbage transport
Affiliation:	Unified Earth Government

Latest revision as of 17:07, August 17, 2022

The Olifant is a civilian waste management variant of the M313 Elephant heavy recovery vehicle. It is used as a garbage truck in major cities, such as New Mombasa, and can be remote-controlled by an urban infrastructure AI.^[3] While they share a similar profile, the Olifant is considerably smaller than its military counterpart at 15.4 meters in length in contrast to the 25.7 meters of the M313 HRV.^[2]

Service history[edit]

New Mombasa Waste Management owned these vehicles, operated by the city's Superintendent. During the Covenant invasion of New Mombasa, Vergil used one to save Sadie Endesha from the corrupt Commissioner Kinsler by slamming it into his Pelican, then proceeding to dump its cargo of garbage upon him. The Olifant was then used by Sadie and Mike Branley to move through Covenant-occupied New Mombasa, in an attempt to rescue Sadie's father. It was later destroyed by a Wraith after a salesman, who was also hiding in the Olifant, opened the top hatch and attempted to surrender.^[3]

The next day, another Olifant was used by Vergil and Veronica Dare to escape from New Mombasa along with Edward Buck and the Rookie. It received heavy damage while escaping along the New Mombasa Waterfront Highway after being hit by Scarab's focus cannon. It had the ability to extend shields while Vergil was inside of the Olifant. Due to the damage it received from the Scarab, the vehicle was abandoned outside of the Uplift Nature Reserve.^[4]

Trivia[edit]

Olifant is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for elephant. [1]
All of the Olifants in Halo 3: ODST has the number 49 printed on its side. This is another reference to Bungie's favorite number, as the square root of 49 is seven, or 7² is 49.

Gallery[edit]

A conceptual render of the Olifant.
An Olifant on the New Mombasa Waterfront Highway.
An Olifant driven by Captain Dare crashes through vehicles on the Waterfront Highway.
An Olifant flipped over on Waterfront Highway.
A destroyed Olifant in Mombasa Streets.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo 3: ODST (First appearance)
- Sadie's Story
Halo: New Blood

Sources[edit]

^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 55 (Elephant)
^ ^a ^b Halo 3: ODST, 3D model data
^ ^a ^b Halo 3: ODST, Sadie's Story
^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Coastal Highway

[visual-1] Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 55 (Elephant)

[odstdata-2] Halo 3: ODST, 3D model data

[sadie-3] Halo 3: ODST, Sadie's Story

[coastal-4] Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Coastal Highway

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 ==Service history==
-[[New Mombasa Waste Management]] owned these vehicles, operated by the city's [[Superintendent]]. During the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Mombasa|invasion]] of New Mombasa, [[Vergil]] used one to save [[Sadie Endesha]] from the corrupt [[Kinsler|Commissioner Kinsler]] by slamming it into his [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]], then proceeding to dump its cargo of garbage upon him. The Olifant was then used by Sadie and [[Mike Branley]] to move through Covenant-occupied [[New Mombasa]], in an attempt to rescue [[Daniel Endesha|Sadie's father]]. It was later destroyed by a [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraith]] after [[Tom Uberti|a salesman]], who was also hiding in the Olifant, opened the top hatch and attempted to surrender.{{Ref/Reuse|sadie}}
+[[New Mombasa Waste Management]] owned these vehicles, operated by the city's [[Superintendent]]. During the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Mombasa|invasion]] of New Mombasa, [[Vergil]] used one to save [[Sadie Endesha]] from the corrupt [[Kinsler|Commissioner Kinsler]] by slamming it into his [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]], then proceeding to dump its cargo of garbage upon him. The Olifant was then used by Sadie and [[Mike Branley]] to move through Covenant-occupied [[New Mombasa]], in an attempt to rescue [[Daniel Endesha|Sadie's father]]. It was later destroyed by a [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]] after [[Tom Uberti|a salesman]], who was also hiding in the Olifant, opened the top hatch and attempted to surrender.{{Ref/Reuse|sadie}}
-The next day, another Olifant was used by Vergil and [[Veronica Dare]] to escape from New Mombasa along with [[Edward Buck]] and the [[Rookie]]. It received heavy damage while escaping along the [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway]] after being hit by [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]]'s [[focus cannon]]. It had the ability to extend [[energy shielding|shields]] while Vergil was inside the Olifant. Due to the damage it received from the Scarab, the vehicle was abandoned outside the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].<ref name="coastal">''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level [[Coastal Highway]]</ref>
+The next day, another Olifant was used by Vergil and [[Veronica Dare]] to escape from New Mombasa along with [[Edward Buck]] and the [[Rookie]]. It received heavy damage while escaping along the [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway]] after being hit by [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]]'s [[focus cannon]]. It had the ability to extend [[energy shielding|shields]] while Vergil was inside of the Olifant. Due to the damage it received from the Scarab, the vehicle was abandoned outside of the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].<ref name="coastal">''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level [[Coastal Highway]]</ref>
 ==Trivia==
 *Olifant is the [[wikipedia:Dutch|Dutch]] and [[wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]] word for elephant. [https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&text=olifant&op=translate]
-*All the Olifants in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' has the number 49 printed on its side. This is another reference to [[Bungie]]'s favorite number, as the square root of 49 is [[seven]], or 7² is 49.
+*All of the Olifants in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' has the number 49 printed on its side. This is another reference to [[Bungie]]'s favorite number, as the square root of 49 is [[seven]], or 7² is 49.
 ==Gallery==