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'''AMG Transport Dynamics''' is a vehicle manufacturing company.
{{Disambig header|vehicle manufacturer sometimes known as "Asklon"|the other company sharing this name|Asklon Light Atomics}}
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It has contracts for light armored vehicles for the [[UNSC Army]], [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]].  
{{Quote|From the road, to the track, to the battlefield – we move the galaxy forward|AMG Transport Dynamics's motto<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder #106: Outpost Discoveries'']</ref>}}
'''AMG Transport Dynamics''', also referred to as '''Asklon''', is a vehicle manufacturing company. It is based in [[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]], on [[Luna]].<ref name="CFOD">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries ''Halo Waypoint'' - Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries]</ref> AMG has contracts for light-armored vehicles for the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Army|Army]], [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] as well as other vehicles used throughout human space. The company also makes numerous civilian vehicles such as the [[Capri]] and the [[Hog]].


AMG also makes numerous civilian vehicles, such as the [[Capri]] and the civilian model of the [[Civilian Warthog|Warthog]].
== History ==
[[File:Ad Asklon Logo.png|thumb|200px|The "Asklon" logo of the company.]]
==AMG products==
AMG Transport Dynamics designed the first prototype of the [[M12 Warthog]], the Z-12, was designed in [[2319]]. The company initiated a well-crafted advertising campaign and formed a skilled engineering team to showcase the Z-12 prototype's abilities in the unpopulated outlands of [[Mars]] and [[Luna]]. AMG claimed that the Z-12 could "go anywhere and do anything". In the first eight months of the Z-12's existence, AMG received over three dozen exclusivity contracts; the largest and most profitable of these contracts came from the [[Colonial Military Authority]]. AMG secured the deal with the CMA in [[2321]] to meet most of the organization's land-based transportation needs. The Z-12 was then redesignated the M12 Warthog. Coming into service with the UNSC, the Warthog became the most popular military all-terrain vehicle. However, AMG's [[M274 Mongoose|Mongoose]] and [[Civet]] vehicle lines trailed closely behind.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/warthog ''Halo Waypoint'' - Warthog]</ref>
 
In [[2483]], AMG Transport Dynamics began to manufacture lightly armored all-terrain vehicles for the UNSC. AMG produced seventeen different versions of the "Mongoose" line, with the most recent model being the [[M274 Mongoose|M274]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/m274-ultra-light-all-terrain-vehicle-mongoose ''Halo Waypoint'' - Mongoose]</ref> In [[2523]], a rebellion broke out on [[Andesia]]. The widespread insurgency eventually reached the heavily defended AMG Transport Dynamics facilities in the capital city of [[Noctus]].<ref name="BetaLate">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never ''Halo Waypoint'' - Canon Fodder - Beta Late Than Never]</ref> AMG's facility in [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], on [[Earth]] was raided by the [[Covenant]] during their [[Battle of Mombasa|invasion of the city]] on [[2552#October|October 20. 2552]].<ref name="odst">''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Mombasa Streets]]</ref> It was destroyed when the Covenant [[glassed]] the city the following day.<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Coastal Highway]]</ref>
 
AMG's facility in Andesia's capital city of Noctus was involved with the [[Spartan branch]] and "CMMD GRP SEC 3" specifically.<ref>''Halo 5: Guardians'', multiplayer map, [[Eden]]</ref> In [[2556]], AMG was "flagged for review" by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] after the [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|Sedra terrorist attack]].<ref name="Halo Nightfall">''[[Halo: Nightfall: ONI: Walk the Path|ONI: Walk the Path]]''</ref>
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== Products ==
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===M12 Warthog line===
===M12 Warthog line===
*[[M12 Warthog LRV|M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]]
{{Main|Warthog}}
**[[M12A1 Warthog LAAV|M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]]
*[[M12 Chaingun Warthog|M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]]
**[[M12G1 Warthog LAAV]]
**[[M12A1 Rocket Warthog|M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]]
*[[M831 Troop Transport Warthog]]
**[[M12G1 Gauss Warthog|M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]]
**[[M12R Rocket Warthog|M12R Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle]]
*[[M12S Warthog CST|M12S Warthog Civilian Sport Transport]]<ref name="forza">[https://www.forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/hma_9_1_16 ''Forza Motorsport'' - 2554 AMG Dynamics M12S Warthog CST]</ref>
*[[M831 Troop Transport Warthog|M831 Troop Transport Vehicle]]
*[[M864 Arctic Warthog|M864 Arctic Vehicle]]<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGwarthog ''Bungie.net'' - The Warthog]</ref>
*[[Warthog#M914 Recovery Vehicle|M914 Recovery Vehicle]]{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
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===Mongoose line===
*[[M274 Mongoose]]<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', the Mongoose's chassis</ref>
*[[M290 Mongoose]]


===M274 Mongoose line===
===Other===
*[[M274 Mongoose ULATV]]
*[[Civet]]
===Civilian Vehicles===
*[[H9 mid-capacity hauler]]
*[[Phaco GT]]
 
===Civilian vehicles===
*[[Capri]]
*[[Capri]]
*[[Civilian Warthog|Civilian Warthog variant]]
*[[Hog]]
{{col-end}}
 
== Facilities ==
The company had facilities in the following cities and locations:
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
!scope="col"|Planet
!scope="col"|Location
!scope="col"|Facility Name/Facility Role
!scope="col"|Citation
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Earth]]
|[[New Mombasa]], [[East African Protectorate|EAP]]
|
|<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level, [[Mombasa Streets]]</ref><ref>''Halo 2: Anniversary'', campaign level, [[Metropolis]]</ref>
|-
|[[Nairobi]], EAP
|
|<ref name="facilities">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', [[:File:Ad Asklon Cities.png|Asklon cities list poster]]</ref>
|-
|[[Wikipedia:Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]], [[Japan]]
|
|{{Ref/Reuse|facilities}}
|-
|[[Kentucky]], [[URNA]]
|Proving grounds
|<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=896 ''Bungie.net'': AMG Civilian Hog Review]</ref>
|-
|[[Wikipedia:Essex Junction, Vermont|Essex Junction]], URNA
|
|{{Ref/Reuse|facilities}}
|-
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|
|{{Ref/Reuse|facilities}}
|-
|[[Greater Chicago Industrial Zone|Chicago]], URNA
|
|{{Ref/Reuse|facilities}}
|-
|[[Wikipedia:Pelion|Pelion]], [[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]]
|
|{{Ref/Reuse|facilities}}
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Luna]]
|[[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]]
|Central office and production plant
|{{Ref/Reuse|CFOD}}
|-
|[[Mars]]
|[[Seven Hills]]
|
|{{Ref/Reuse|facilities}}
|-
|[[Andesia]]
|[[Noctus]]
|[[M12B Warthog]] facility
|<ref>''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', multiplayer level, [[Empire]]</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1"|Unknown
|[[Dusar]]
|
|{{Ref/Reuse|facilities}}
|}
 
==Motorsports division==
AMG Transport Dynamics has a motorsports division, currently managed by [[Erik Burch]].<ref name="needle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-needle-me-this ''Halo Waypoint'' - Canon Fodder - Needle Me This]</ref> The motorsports division routinely dominates humanity's high-stakes league of interstellar motorsports.<ref name="driving force">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-driving-force ''Halo Waypoint'' - Canon Fodder - Driving Force]</ref> The division has a notable time-honored tradition for improving upon their engineering capabilities through competition.{{Ref/Reuse|needle}} The motorsports division has produced prototypes and models, such as the dynamic and durable RallyHog, that have earned class victories in both the [[New Carthage Sprint Series]] and [[24 Hours of Quezon]].{{Ref/Reuse|driving force}} Burch attempted to launch [[Project HOGSTICKER|Project: HOGSTICKER]], a project to create a Warthog with [[blamite]]-afterburners, but the project was denied funding by Special Projects Director [[Tyse Jenkins]], who found it to be an outlandish idea.{{Ref/Reuse|needle}}
 
==Production notes==
The name of "Asklon" is derived from the words "Ass clown."{{Ref/Twitter|vicdeleon|1378803117442002944|Vic DeLeon|Quote=And the Asklon Corporation are literally “ass clowns”.|D=05|M=4|Y=2021}} The sign on the [[Tterrab Industries]] building seen in the level [[Metropolis]] in ''[[Halo 2]]'' originally read "Askloun."{{Ref/YouTube|C0yjEi4YnDM|Channel=Bungie|VideoName=First Look Halo 2|Time=87|Detail=1:27}} The name was changed to "Asklon" in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. In ''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'', a company by the name of [[Asklon Light Atomics]] was introduced, likely in reference AMG Transport Dynamics' alternate name. The relationship between the two companies is unknown.
 
== Trivia ==
* In ''Halo 3: ODST'', the company is only referred to as "Asklon." Their posters can be seen throughout the city, including all the accessible buildings in [[Mombasa Streets]] and even the [[NMPD headquarters]].
* The AMG logo looks similar to the icon for the [[Junior Detective]] achievement in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
* AMG may be a reference to either [[Wikipedia:AM General|AM General]], a real world company that produces the HMMWV or Humvee, or the [[Wikipedia:Mercedes-AMG|Mercedes-Benz AMG (Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach)]] tuning and racing division.
* The "Destiny Awaits" poster foreshadows ''[[Destinypedia:Destiny|Destiny]]'', Bungie's first post-''Halo'' video game franchise. The white circle represents [[Destinypedia:Traveler|the Traveler]], a mysterious object that orbits Earth and grants the player character supernatural abilities.
* In the ''Forza Horizon'' series, AMG Transport Dynamics uses the [[:File:UNSC insignia (post-war).png|post-war UNSC insignia introduced in ''Halo 4'']] as its manufacturer logo.
** Also, AMG Transport Dynamics is referred to as "343" in the internal game files of the PC releases of the ''Forza Horizon'' series, with "343" obviously referencing [[343 Industries]].<ref name="343_Warthog_15">[https://www.thenobeds.com/articles/forza-horizon-4-full-car-list-leaked-by-windows-store ''The Nobeds'' - Forza Horizon 4 Full Car List Leaked by Windows Store]</ref> This is presumably to avoid confusion with Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-Benz, both of which are named as "MER" in the internal game files.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Ad_Asklon_Cities.png|A list of cities with which the company was associated.
File:Asklon_Tablet.jpg|A tablet commonly displayed inside Asklon buildings; the goal of "Infinity" refers to an earlier Bungie game, ''[[Marathon|Marathon Infinity]]''.
File:Asklon building.jpg|An Asklon building in New Mombasa.
File:Ad_Asklon_Destiny_Awaits.png|A common advertising poster for the company. The poster alludes to Bungie's later game, ''Destiny''.
File:AMG Building.JPG|AMG's New Mombasa facility as seen in the [[Keep It Clean]] trailer for ''Halo 3: ODST''; the final game uses the name "Asklon" instead.
File:HINF AMGLogo.png|Logo of AMG used for manufacturers in ''Halo Infinite''.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
* ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
* ''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
* ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
* ''[[i love bees]]''
* ''[[Halo 2]]''
* ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
* ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
* ''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
** ''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''
** ''[[Halo: Combat]]''
** ''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
* ''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
* ''[[Halo 3]]''
* ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
* ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
* ''[[Halo Wars]]''
* ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
* ''[[Halo Legends]]''
** ''[[Homecoming]]''
** ''[[Prototype]]''
* ''[[Halo Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
** ''[[Dirt]]''
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* ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
* ''[[Remember Reach]]''
** ''[[Patrol]]''
* ''[[Halo: Reach]]''
* ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
** ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
** ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
** ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
* ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
* ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
* ''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
* ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
* ''[[Halo 4]]''
** ''[[Spartan Ops]]''
* ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
* ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
* ''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'' {{Mo}}
* ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
* ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Contact]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Allegiance]]''
{{col-end}}
 
== Sources ==
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:UNSC Businesses]]
[[Category:Human businesses]]
[[Category:Defense contractors]]

Latest revision as of 08:59, September 9, 2024

This article is about vehicle manufacturer sometimes known as "Asklon". For the other company sharing this name, see Asklon Light Atomics.
AMG Transport Dynamics
The logo of AMG.
AMG Transport Dynamics' logo.
 

"From the road, to the track, to the battlefield – we move the galaxy forward"
— AMG Transport Dynamics's motto[1]

AMG Transport Dynamics, also referred to as Asklon, is a vehicle manufacturing company. It is based in Crisium City, Naniwa, on Luna.[2] AMG has contracts for light-armored vehicles for the UNSC Army, Navy, and Marine Corps as well as other vehicles used throughout human space. The company also makes numerous civilian vehicles such as the Capri and the Hog.

History[edit]

The "Asklon" logo of the company.

AMG Transport Dynamics designed the first prototype of the M12 Warthog, the Z-12, was designed in 2319. The company initiated a well-crafted advertising campaign and formed a skilled engineering team to showcase the Z-12 prototype's abilities in the unpopulated outlands of Mars and Luna. AMG claimed that the Z-12 could "go anywhere and do anything". In the first eight months of the Z-12's existence, AMG received over three dozen exclusivity contracts; the largest and most profitable of these contracts came from the Colonial Military Authority. AMG secured the deal with the CMA in 2321 to meet most of the organization's land-based transportation needs. The Z-12 was then redesignated the M12 Warthog. Coming into service with the UNSC, the Warthog became the most popular military all-terrain vehicle. However, AMG's Mongoose and Civet vehicle lines trailed closely behind.[3]

In 2483, AMG Transport Dynamics began to manufacture lightly armored all-terrain vehicles for the UNSC. AMG produced seventeen different versions of the "Mongoose" line, with the most recent model being the M274.[4] In 2523, a rebellion broke out on Andesia. The widespread insurgency eventually reached the heavily defended AMG Transport Dynamics facilities in the capital city of Noctus.[5] AMG's facility in New Mombasa, Kenya, on Earth was raided by the Covenant during their invasion of the city on October 20. 2552.[6] It was destroyed when the Covenant glassed the city the following day.[7]

AMG's facility in Andesia's capital city of Noctus was involved with the Spartan branch and "CMMD GRP SEC 3" specifically.[8] In 2556, AMG was "flagged for review" by the Office of Naval Intelligence after the Sedra terrorist attack.[9]

Products[edit]

Facilities[edit]

The company had facilities in the following cities and locations:

Planet Location Facility Name/Facility Role Citation
Earth New Mombasa, EAP [13][14]
Nairobi, EAP [15]
Chiba, Japan [15]
Kentucky, URNA Proving grounds [16]
Essex Junction, URNA [15]
Sydney, Australia [15]
Chicago, URNA [15]
Pelion, Greece [15]
Luna Crisium City, Naniwa Central office and production plant [2]
Mars Seven Hills [15]
Andesia Noctus M12B Warthog facility [17]
Unknown Dusar [15]

Motorsports division[edit]

AMG Transport Dynamics has a motorsports division, currently managed by Erik Burch.[18] The motorsports division routinely dominates humanity's high-stakes league of interstellar motorsports.[19] The division has a notable time-honored tradition for improving upon their engineering capabilities through competition.[18] The motorsports division has produced prototypes and models, such as the dynamic and durable RallyHog, that have earned class victories in both the New Carthage Sprint Series and 24 Hours of Quezon.[19] Burch attempted to launch Project: HOGSTICKER, a project to create a Warthog with blamite-afterburners, but the project was denied funding by Special Projects Director Tyse Jenkins, who found it to be an outlandish idea.[18]

Production notes[edit]

The name of "Asklon" is derived from the words "Ass clown."[20] The sign on the Tterrab Industries building seen in the level Metropolis in Halo 2 originally read "Askloun."[21] The name was changed to "Asklon" in Halo 3: ODST. In Halo: Saint's Testimony, a company by the name of Asklon Light Atomics was introduced, likely in reference AMG Transport Dynamics' alternate name. The relationship between the two companies is unknown.

Trivia[edit]

  • In Halo 3: ODST, the company is only referred to as "Asklon." Their posters can be seen throughout the city, including all the accessible buildings in Mombasa Streets and even the NMPD headquarters.
  • The AMG logo looks similar to the icon for the Junior Detective achievement in Halo 3: ODST.
  • AMG may be a reference to either AM General, a real world company that produces the HMMWV or Humvee, or the Mercedes-Benz AMG (Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach) tuning and racing division.
  • The "Destiny Awaits" poster foreshadows Destiny, Bungie's first post-Halo video game franchise. The white circle represents the Traveler, a mysterious object that orbits Earth and grants the player character supernatural abilities.
  • In the Forza Horizon series, AMG Transport Dynamics uses the post-war UNSC insignia introduced in Halo 4 as its manufacturer logo.
    • Also, AMG Transport Dynamics is referred to as "343" in the internal game files of the PC releases of the Forza Horizon series, with "343" obviously referencing 343 Industries.[22] This is presumably to avoid confusion with Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes-Benz, both of which are named as "MER" in the internal game files.

Gallery[edit]

  • A list of cities with which the company was associated.

    A list of cities with which the company was associated.

  • A tablet commonly displayed inside Asklon buildings; the goal of "Infinity" refers to an earlier Bungie game, Marathon Infinity.

    A tablet commonly displayed inside Asklon buildings; the goal of "Infinity" refers to an earlier Bungie game, Marathon Infinity.

  • An Asklon building in New Mombasa.

    An Asklon building in New Mombasa.

  • A common advertising poster for the company. The poster alludes to Bungie's later game, Destiny.

    A common advertising poster for the company. The poster alludes to Bungie's later game, Destiny.

  • AMG's New Mombasa facility as seen in the Keep It Clean trailer for Halo 3: ODST; the final game uses the name "Asklon" instead.

    AMG's New Mombasa facility as seen in the Keep It Clean trailer for Halo 3: ODST; the final game uses the name "Asklon" instead.

  • Logo of AMG used for manufacturers in Halo Infinite.

    Logo of AMG used for manufacturers in Halo Infinite.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Waypoint - Canon Fodder #106: Outpost Discoveries
  2. ^ a b Halo Waypoint - Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint - Warthog
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint - Mongoose
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint - Canon Fodder - Beta Late Than Never
  6. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level, Mombasa Streets
  7. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level, Coastal Highway
  8. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, multiplayer map, Eden
  9. ^ ONI: Walk the Path
  10. ^ Forza Motorsport - 2554 AMG Dynamics M12S Warthog CST
  11. ^ a b Bungie.net - The Warthog
  12. ^ Halo 3, the Mongoose's chassis
  13. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level, Mombasa Streets
  14. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level, Metropolis
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo 3: ODST, Asklon cities list poster
  16. ^ Bungie.net: AMG Civilian Hog Review
  17. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, multiplayer level, Empire
  18. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint - Canon Fodder - Needle Me This
  19. ^ a b Halo Waypoint - Canon Fodder - Driving Force
  20. ^ Twitter, Vic DeLeon (@vicdeleon): "And the Asklon Corporation are literally “ass clowns”." (Retrieved on Apr 5, 2021) [archive]
  21. ^ YouTube - Bungie, First Look Halo 2: 1:27
  22. ^ The Nobeds - Forza Horizon 4 Full Car List Leaked by Windows Store
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