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{{Unit infobox|variant=Ban | |variant=Ban | ||
|name=Ardent Hunter | |name=Ardent Hunter | ||
|image=[[File:HINF-HunterOfficers.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:HINF-HunterOfficers.jpg|300px]] | ||
|species=[[Mgalekgolo]] | |species=[[Mgalekgolo]] | ||
|equipment=[[Assault cannon]] | |equipment=[[Assault cannon]] | ||
|mission | |mission=Security detail at critical sites; Anti-armor | ||
|role= | |||
|notable= | |notable= | ||
|affiliation=[[Banished]] | |affiliation=[[Banished]] | ||
|branch=[[Legion#Banished|Lekgolo clans]] | |||
*[[Hordeworms of Svir]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN449|Enc22|Page=449}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ardent Hunters''' are the longest-serving [[Mgalekgolo]] in the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=434}} | '''Ardent Hunters''' are the longest-serving [[Mgalekgolo]] in the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=434}}{{Ref/Twitter|Halo|1659574645383725058|Halo|Quote=ENEMY DATABASE - ARDENT HUNTER Bearing the red and steel colors of the Banished, Ardent Hunters are the faction’s longest-serving Mgalekgolo. Few have faced these mighty creatures and lived to tell the tale. #FictionFriday|D=19|M=05|Y=2023}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ardent Hunters almost always sport red and steel | Ardent Hunters almost always sport red and steel colored armor with red tinted assault cannons and eyes as opposed to the usual green. Their assault cannons have been overclocked and modified to focus unstable energies across a wide powerband, and their combat shields have been reinforced with cold-layered alloys to withstand even greater firepower than their [[Covenant]] armor would allow. Ardent Hunters are often deployed at critical security sites from artifact excavations to vital convoy routes, command barracks, and forward war councils.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | ||
==History== | |||
Several Ardent Mgalekgolo fought in the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]]. Notably, [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]] fought and defeated a pair of Ardent Mgalekgolo at the [[House of Reckoning (location)|House of Reckoning]],{{Ref/Quest|Id=HoR|HI|Reckoning|House of Reckoning}} then another pair at the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]].{{Ref/Quest|Id=SA|HI|Endless|Silent Auditorium}} | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Ardent | Ardent Hunters are among the toughest non-boss enemies encountered in ''Halo Infinite'', being more durable and aggressive than the standard Hunter pair. Ardents fire their Assault cannon like their regular brethren, and the armor on their back is still destructible. However, Ardent Hunters enter the enraged condition when their health is low, rather than when a bond brother is killed; as such, it is possible to have both Hunters in a pair enraged at the same time. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HINF BanishedHunters.png|Ardent Mgalekgolo in water. | File:HINF BanishedHunters.png|Ardent Mgalekgolo in water. | ||
File:HINF Ardent Hunter auditorium.png| | File:HINF Ardent Hunter auditorium.png|A pair of enraged Ardent Mgalekgolo. | ||
File:HINF Ardent Hunter cannon fire.png|An Ardent | File:HINF Ardent Hunter cannon fire.png|An Ardent Mgalekgolo firing its assault cannon. | ||
File:HINF-SleepyHunter.jpg|An Ardent | File:HINF ArdentHunter Enraged.png|An enraged Ardent Mgalekgolo. | ||
File:HINF ArdentHunter Slam.png|An enraged Ardent Mgalekgolo slamming the ground. | |||
File:HINF-SleepyHunter.jpg|An Ardent Mgalekgolo defeated in the House of Reckoning. | |||
File:HINF Ardent Hunter back armored.png|An Ardent Mgalekgolo with armored plating covering its back. | |||
File:HINF Ardent Hunter back exposed.png|An Ardent Mgalekgolo with its back exposed. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Ardent Hunters are the longest-serving Mgalekgolo in the Banished.[2][3]
Overview[edit]
Ardent Hunters almost always sport red and steel colored armor with red tinted assault cannons and eyes as opposed to the usual green. Their assault cannons have been overclocked and modified to focus unstable energies across a wide powerband, and their combat shields have been reinforced with cold-layered alloys to withstand even greater firepower than their Covenant armor would allow. Ardent Hunters are often deployed at critical security sites from artifact excavations to vital convoy routes, command barracks, and forward war councils.[2]
History[edit]
Several Ardent Mgalekgolo fought in the Battle for Zeta Halo. Notably, Master Chief John-117 fought and defeated a pair of Ardent Mgalekgolo at the House of Reckoning,[4] then another pair at the Silent Auditorium.[5]
Gameplay[edit]
Ardent Hunters are among the toughest non-boss enemies encountered in Halo Infinite, being more durable and aggressive than the standard Hunter pair. Ardents fire their Assault cannon like their regular brethren, and the armor on their back is still destructible. However, Ardent Hunters enter the enraged condition when their health is low, rather than when a bond brother is killed; as such, it is possible to have both Hunters in a pair enraged at the same time.
Gallery[edit]
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Ardent Mgalekgolo in water.
A pair of enraged Ardent Mgalekgolo.
An Ardent Mgalekgolo firing its assault cannon.
An enraged Ardent Mgalekgolo.
An enraged Ardent Mgalekgolo slamming the ground.
An Ardent Mgalekgolo defeated in the House of Reckoning.
An Ardent Mgalekgolo with armored plating covering its back.
An Ardent Mgalekgolo with its back exposed.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo Infinite (First appearance)
Sources[edit]
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 449
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 434
- ^ Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "ENEMY DATABASE - ARDENT HUNTER Bearing the red and steel colors of the Banished, Ardent Hunters are the faction’s longest-serving Mgalekgolo. Few have faced these mighty creatures and lived to tell the tale. #FictionFriday" (Retrieved on May 19, 2023) [archive]
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Reckoning: House of Reckoning
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Endless: Silent Auditorium
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