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{{Forerunner Infobox
|name= Super Sentinel
|name=Super Sentinel
|image= [[File:HW SuperSentinelCloseup.png|300px]]
|image=[[Image:Super_Sentinel.jpg|150px]]
|role= Support
|aprox. size=Several times the size of a [[Sentinel]]
|size= Several times the size of an [[Aggressor Sentinel]]
|purpose=Support
|armament=High-powered [[Sentinel Beam]]
|strength=
|armor=Shields
|first seen=[[Forerunner-Flood War]]
|primary=Heavy [[Sentinel Beam]]
|secondary=
|weaponry strength=
|other abilities=
|defense=Shields
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The '''Super Sentinel''' is a [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]] variant that is considerably larger than standard [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s. Like the [[Enforcer Sentinel]]s, they are deployed to combat large [[Flood]] outbreaks, or other considerable threats.{{Ref/Site|Id=hwsite|URL=http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/maps/GlacialRavine.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Glacial Ravine 3v3|D=06|M=07|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halowars.com/Skirmish_Maps/3v3_Maps#Glacial_Ravine_3v3}}{{Ref/Game|Id=gameplay|HW|Super Sentinel in-game unit}}


The '''Super Sentinel''' is a variant of the basic [[Sentinel]] design, but considerably larger. As with [[Sentinels]], they are built at a [[Sentinel Shop]], and usable by players. Intended to support anti-vehicle and anti-infantry operations, they are unable to engage aircraft, and require regular Sentinel escorts for aerial protection.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]''</ref>
==Operational history==
They cost 250 [[resources]] and require a minimum tech level of 2 to be produced and count as 2 population. They fire a beam of energy that temporarily prevents an enemy ground unit from attacking and reduces its movement speed. However, the beam does not do much damage by itself.
Super Sentinels were present during the [[Battle of Trove|Battle]] of [[Trove]] in [[2531]]. They were activated when the [[shield world]]'s [[Unidentified ancilla (Shield World 0459)|artificial intelligence]] autonomously initiated "Stage 3 Defense Protocols", after large numbers of Flood forms, along with [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces and the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, were detected. Super Sentinels, along with other Sentinel variants, were tasked with eliminating these targets.{{Ref/Level|HW|Cleansing}} Additional Super Sentinels were defending the [[door interlock]] during the final stages of the battle. All Super Sentinels on Trove were most likely destroyed along with the entire installation when the star within it went [[supernova]].{{Ref/Level|HW|Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape}}


==History==
==In-game information==
===''Halo Wars''===
The Super Sentinel appears in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and serves as a Forerunner "Combat Support" unit. It attacks with a beam of energy that temporarily prevents an enemy ground unit from attacking while reducing its movement speed. However, the beam does not do much damage by itself.{{Ref/Reuse|gameplay}}
*'''Super Sentinel:''' The Forerunner Super Sentinel has the unique ability to slow down enemy units while preempting their attacks.
**'''Cost:''' {{HWPop|2}}, {{HWTech|2}}, {{HWResources|250}}
**'''Purchase cooldown:''' 30 seconds


[[Image:Forerunner Sentinel Boss.jpg|200px|left|thumb|The concept art of the {{PAGENAME}}.]]
Like [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s, Super Sentinels are built at the [[Sentinel factory]], which appears on the Skirmish maps [[Repository]] and [[Glacial Ravine]]. Intended to support anti-vehicle and anti-infantry operations, they are unable to engage aircraft, and require Aggressor escorts for aerial protection. On the Skirmish map [[Labyrinth]], the two [[Forerunner fort]]s at the center of the map are each defended by two Aggressor Sentinels and one Super Sentinel; this marks the only map in which the Super Sentinel appears as a neutral enemy.{{Ref/Reuse|gameplay}}
Not much is known about their history. Like most special Sentinels, they are only used in times of large [[Flood]] infections, or other considerable threats. Their only known appearances are during the [[Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World]] and the [[Battle of the Apex]]. They were activated when the [[Unnamed Forerunner AI|AI]] of the [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Flood-controlled Shield World]] autonomously initiated "Stage 3 Defense Protocols", and large amounts of Flood along with several [[Covenant|unidentified alien species]] were detected. They were sent to cleanse the Flood and this possible "threat", which were the [[UNSC]] and the [[Covenant]]. They continued their function during the Battle of [[the Apex]]. The ones on this [[Shield World]] were most likely completely destroyed along with the installation when the star within it went [[supernova]].
 
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:HW SuperSentinels.png|Two Super Sentinels in campaign.
HW_SuperSentinelFiring.png|A damaged Super Sentinel firing its beam weapon.
File:HW SuperSentinelDamaged.png|A Super Sentinel heavily damaged by a [[Shua'ee-pattern Locust|Locust]]'s [[focus cannon]].
File:HW SuperSentinelDestroyed.png|A destroyed Super Sentinel plummeting to the ground.
File:HW SuperSentinel.png|A neutral Super Sentinel in Skirmish.
File:HW SuperSentinelNeutralDamaged.png|A damaged neutral Super Sentinel in Skirmish.
File:HW-SuperSentinel.png|Top-down view of a Super Sentinel in Skirmish.
File:Super_Sentinel.jpg|In-game screenshot of the Super Sentinel in Skirmish.
HW SuperSentinelMoving.png|A Super Sentinel moving, as indicated by its wings being spread open.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 15:24, January 11, 2024

Super Sentinel
A Super Sentinel on the Halo Wars campaign level Escape.
Overview

Role:

Support

Armament:

High-powered Sentinel Beam

Armor:

Shields

 

The Super Sentinel is a Forerunner Sentinel variant that is considerably larger than standard Aggressor Sentinels. Like the Enforcer Sentinels, they are deployed to combat large Flood outbreaks, or other considerable threats.[1][2]

Operational history[edit]

Super Sentinels were present during the Battle of Trove in 2531. They were activated when the shield world's artificial intelligence autonomously initiated "Stage 3 Defense Protocols", after large numbers of Flood forms, along with Covenant forces and the crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire, were detected. Super Sentinels, along with other Sentinel variants, were tasked with eliminating these targets.[3] Additional Super Sentinels were defending the door interlock during the final stages of the battle. All Super Sentinels on Trove were most likely destroyed along with the entire installation when the star within it went supernova.[4]

In-game information[edit]

Halo Wars[edit]

The Super Sentinel appears in Halo Wars, and serves as a Forerunner "Combat Support" unit. It attacks with a beam of energy that temporarily prevents an enemy ground unit from attacking while reducing its movement speed. However, the beam does not do much damage by itself.[2]

  • Super Sentinel: The Forerunner Super Sentinel has the unique ability to slow down enemy units while preempting their attacks.
    • Cost: Population 2, Tech level 2, Resources 250
    • Purchase cooldown: 30 seconds

Like Aggressor Sentinels, Super Sentinels are built at the Sentinel factory, which appears on the Skirmish maps Repository and Glacial Ravine. Intended to support anti-vehicle and anti-infantry operations, they are unable to engage aircraft, and require Aggressor escorts for aerial protection. On the Skirmish map Labyrinth, the two Forerunner forts at the center of the map are each defended by two Aggressor Sentinels and one Super Sentinel; this marks the only map in which the Super Sentinel appears as a neutral enemy.[2]

Gallery[edit]

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  • Two Super Sentinels in campaign.

    Two Super Sentinels in campaign.

  • A damaged Super Sentinel firing its beam weapon.

    A damaged Super Sentinel firing its beam weapon.

  • A Super Sentinel heavily damaged by a Locust's focus cannon.

    A Super Sentinel heavily damaged by a Locust's focus cannon.

  • A destroyed Super Sentinel plummeting to the ground.

    A destroyed Super Sentinel plummeting to the ground.

  • A neutral Super Sentinel in Skirmish.

    A neutral Super Sentinel in Skirmish.

  • A damaged neutral Super Sentinel in Skirmish.

    A damaged neutral Super Sentinel in Skirmish.

  • Top-down view of a Super Sentinel in Skirmish.

    Top-down view of a Super Sentinel in Skirmish.

  • In-game screenshot of the Super Sentinel in Skirmish.

    In-game screenshot of the Super Sentinel in Skirmish.

  • A Super Sentinel moving, as indicated by its wings being spread open.

    A Super Sentinel moving, as indicated by its wings being spread open.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Official Halo Wars Community Site, Glacial Ravine 3v3 (Retrieved on Jul 6, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]
  2. ^ a b c Halo Wars, Super Sentinel in-game unit
  3. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Cleansing
  4. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Escape

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