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'''Guardian Sentinels''' are a [[Forerunner]] construct created prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array]].{{Ref/Map|Id=H3Epitaph|H3|Epitaph}}


The '''Guardian''' was a [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]] located at the [[Ark]].<ref>''[[Art of Halo 3]]'' Page 31</ref> They bear a strong resemblance to the S'pht [[w:c:marathongame:Compilers|Compilers]] from [[Marathon (Video Game Series)|Marathon]] and the Forerunner hologram in [[Epitaph (Level)|Epitaph]].
==History==
===Holograms===
Holograms of these constructs were displayed in structures on [[Installation 00]]{{Ref/Reuse|H3Epitaph}} and the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]] of [[Installation 07]].


The Guardian Sentinel was originally set to appear as a fighting enemy in a [[Guardian Forest (Level)|campaign level]] that later became a multiplayer level [[Guardian (Level)|Guardian]] but was removed, and featured in ''[[The Art of Halo 3]]'' instead. It was stated that the player would have been able to rip out the Guardian's eye beam and use it as a weapon in the campaign level.<ref>http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/966/966319p1.html</ref>
===Cortana{{'}}s interpretation===
By [[2556]], when [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] was stranded in space after the [[Battle of Installation 00]], Cortana interpreted these constructs around [[Strato-Sentinel]]s, and as escorts for a [[Keyship]] at the [[Portal at Voi]] during the Forerunners war against the [[Flood]].{{Ref/Film|Id=HLO|Halo Legends|Ep=Origins}}
 
==Production notes==
The Guardians have a storied history with the ''Halo'' series, with their core idea dating back to the development of ''[[Halo 2]]''. Notably, the Guardians were heavily developed for ''[[Halo 3]]'', with many pieces of concept art created for their design. The Guardians were to feature in the eponymous level ''[[Guardian Forest]]'' as enemies, with a model and animations being created for them, and the in-game character in iteration. In the level, the player would have been able to rip out the Guardian's "eye" and use it as a laser weapon.{{Ref/Site|Id=GDC|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.gdcvault.com/browse/gdc-09/play/1284|Site=GDC Vault|Page=Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Powerpoint|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://downloads.bungie.net/presentations/gdc_bungieproduction_march2009.pptx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie|Detail=Original presentation download}} Information provided by the [[Digsite]] team's efforts to restore the Guardian indicate that it was capable of teleportation and a repulsion field similar to [[343 Guilty Spark]]. {{Ref/Site|Id=DigsiteDiscoveries|D=17|M=9|Y=2023|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Discoveries}}
Unfortunately, the level and the Guardian enemy had to be cut, with the level being repurposed as the ''[[Guardian (map)|Guardian]]'' multiplayer map and the Guardian enemy model itself used on ''[[Epitaph]]'' in holographic form. While not seen in the final game, their design was later used in ''[[Origins]]'' for two Forerunner constructs seen escorting a [[Keyship]] to the [[Portal at Voi]].{{Ref/Reuse|HLO}} The Guardian hologram reappears in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=InsideApril|D=30|M=4|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/inside-infinite-april-2021|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Inside Infinite - April 2021}} The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' reveals that the holograms of the Guardian Sentinels were repurposed as in-universe holographic representations of [[Offensive Bias]].
 
Additional information provided by Halo 3 Campaign Environment Lead [[Chris Barrett]], who is cited as being the creator of the Guardians, reveals that the Guardian had two states, a regular and a "deployed" state, the deployed state being ultimately repurposed as the Epitaph hologram in the final game. {{Ref/Site|Id=Barrett1|D=11|M=6|Y=2023|URL=https://twitter.com/cgbarrett/status/1639168845536722944|Site=Twitter|Page=Christopher Barrett}}  [[Jaime Griesemer]] would also provide information comparing their intended movement design to that of the Compilers from Marathon. {{Ref/Site|Id=Greisemer1|D=11|M=6|Y=2023|URL=https://twitter.com/32nds/status/1639161407534170112|Site=Twitter|Page=Jaime Griesemer|Quote=My recollection is that they moved like the Compilers from Marathon.}} [[Vic DeLeon]] has suggested that the Guardian was intended to be similar in size to the similarly-cut [[Strato-Sentinel]]s;{{Ref/Site|Id=Vic1|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/vicdeleon/status/1304910772313575424|Site=Twitter|Page=Vic DeLeon|Quote=Fwiw this is almost exactly what the Guardians looked like back when they were first imagined on Halo 2, only they were much larger, almost like the Strato-Sentinel.}} however, the model used on Epitaph is much more reasonably sized closer to a standard Sentinel - something which matches their suggested use in-game. This is supported by the ongoing work of the [[Digsite]] project Guardian restoration - indicating DeLeon may have misremembered these details.{{Ref/Twitter|Pyrosocial1|1638998958293897230|Krevil|Quote=@game_fabricator Hi Marcus, the Digsite team is working on remaking the Guardian and we were wondering if you might know if it was able to fly or hover? We don't have the original tags, only the source data. Here's an image of our WIP if that helps|D=13|M=06|Y=2023}}
 
Design documents uploaded online by campaign design lead Rob Stokes indicated the Guardians were considered at various stages of development to appear in some form in the levels [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]], [[Guardian Forest]], [[Alpine (cut Halo 3 level)|Alpine]], [[Forerunner City]], and [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Stokes|URL=https://rpstokes53.wixsite.com/work-of-rob-stokes/halo-3|Site=Work of Rob Stokes|Page=Halo 3|D=25|M=05|Y=2023}}
 
According to ''[[Art of Halo 3]]'', ''"The Guardian evokes memories of Compilers (from one of Bungie's previous games, [[Marathon]]) and the robes of a High Court Judge -  which is fitting because, as anyone who has encountered them can tell you, their judgments are swift and final, and their logic utterly alien."''{{Ref/Book|Id=AoH3P31|AoH3|Section=With Friends Like These|Page=31}}
 
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:H3 Guardian Concept 1.jpg|Early ''Halo 3'' concept art.
File:H3 Guardian Concept 2.jpg|Early ''Halo 3'' concept art.
File:H3 Guardian Concept 3.jpg|Early ''Halo 3'' concept art.
File:H3 Guardian Concept 4.jpg|Near-final ''Halo 3'' concept art.
</gallery>
 
===Halo 3===
<gallery>
File:H3 Epitaph Hologram.png|The Guardian hologram on Epitaph.
File:H3 Modded Guardian.jpg|A Guardian enemy [[Modding|modded]] into ''Halo 3'' using the model found on Epitaph. Notably, this fan-made restoration is described by [[Vic DeLeon]] as looking almost exactly like the intended Guardian enemy in the original game.
File:GuardiansH3.jpg|A series of Guardian models from various stages of development recovered by the [[Digsite]] team using assets found in 343 Industries' internal archives.
</gallery>
 
===Halo Legends===
<gallery>
File:Origins H3 Sentinels.png|''Halo 3''-styled Guardians alongside several Strato-Sentinels.
File:Origins_Guardians_Keyship.png|''Halo 3''-style Guardians escorting a Keyship in ''Origins''.
</gallery>
 
===Halo Infinite===
<gallery>
File:HINF Offensive Bias hologram.png|The ''Halo 3'' Guardian design has since been re-used again in the campaign of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} {{C|Hologram only}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Hologram only}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 10:07, January 11, 2024

This article's title is a callsign, an alias, or a nickname, as no proper name for the subject has been revealed.
This article is about the Forerunner Sentinel. For other uses, see Guardian (disambiguation).
Guardian Sentinel
The Halo 3 Guardian Sentinel as recreated by the Digsite team.
Overview

Role:

Defense of Forerunner installations

 

Guardian Sentinels are a Forerunner construct created prior to the firing of the Halo Array.[1]

History[edit]

Holograms[edit]

Holograms of these constructs were displayed in structures on Installation 00[1] and the Silent Auditorium of Installation 07.

Cortana's interpretation[edit]

By 2556, when John-117 and Cortana was stranded in space after the Battle of Installation 00, Cortana interpreted these constructs around Strato-Sentinels, and as escorts for a Keyship at the Portal at Voi during the Forerunners war against the Flood.[2]

Production notes[edit]

The Guardians have a storied history with the Halo series, with their core idea dating back to the development of Halo 2. Notably, the Guardians were heavily developed for Halo 3, with many pieces of concept art created for their design. The Guardians were to feature in the eponymous level Guardian Forest as enemies, with a model and animations being created for them, and the in-game character in iteration. In the level, the player would have been able to rip out the Guardian's "eye" and use it as a laser weapon.[3][4] Information provided by the Digsite team's efforts to restore the Guardian indicate that it was capable of teleportation and a repulsion field similar to 343 Guilty Spark. [5] Unfortunately, the level and the Guardian enemy had to be cut, with the level being repurposed as the Guardian multiplayer map and the Guardian enemy model itself used on Epitaph in holographic form. While not seen in the final game, their design was later used in Origins for two Forerunner constructs seen escorting a Keyship to the Portal at Voi.[2] The Guardian hologram reappears in Halo Infinite.[6] The Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition) reveals that the holograms of the Guardian Sentinels were repurposed as in-universe holographic representations of Offensive Bias.

Additional information provided by Halo 3 Campaign Environment Lead Chris Barrett, who is cited as being the creator of the Guardians, reveals that the Guardian had two states, a regular and a "deployed" state, the deployed state being ultimately repurposed as the Epitaph hologram in the final game. [7] Jaime Griesemer would also provide information comparing their intended movement design to that of the Compilers from Marathon. [8] Vic DeLeon has suggested that the Guardian was intended to be similar in size to the similarly-cut Strato-Sentinels;[9] however, the model used on Epitaph is much more reasonably sized closer to a standard Sentinel - something which matches their suggested use in-game. This is supported by the ongoing work of the Digsite project Guardian restoration - indicating DeLeon may have misremembered these details.[10]

Design documents uploaded online by campaign design lead Rob Stokes indicated the Guardians were considered at various stages of development to appear in some form in the levels The Ark, Guardian Forest, Alpine, Forerunner City, and Halo.[11]

According to Art of Halo 3, "The Guardian evokes memories of Compilers (from one of Bungie's previous games, Marathon) and the robes of a High Court Judge - which is fitting because, as anyone who has encountered them can tell you, their judgments are swift and final, and their logic utterly alien."[12]

Gallery[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.

Concept art[edit]

  • Early Halo 3 concept art.

    Early Halo 3 concept art.

  • Early Halo 3 concept art.

    Early Halo 3 concept art.

  • Early Halo 3 concept art.

    Early Halo 3 concept art.

  • Near-final Halo 3 concept art.

    Near-final Halo 3 concept art.

Halo 3[edit]

  • The Guardian hologram on Epitaph.

    The Guardian hologram on Epitaph.

  • A Guardian enemy modded into Halo 3 using the model found on Epitaph. Notably, this fan-made restoration is described by Vic DeLeon as looking almost exactly like the intended Guardian enemy in the original game.

    A Guardian enemy modded into Halo 3 using the model found on Epitaph. Notably, this fan-made restoration is described by Vic DeLeon as looking almost exactly like the intended Guardian enemy in the original game.

  • A series of Guardian models from various stages of development recovered by the Digsite team using assets found in 343 Industries' internal archives.

    A series of Guardian models from various stages of development recovered by the Digsite team using assets found in 343 Industries' internal archives.

Halo Legends[edit]

  • Halo 3-styled Guardians alongside several Strato-Sentinels.

    Halo 3-styled Guardians alongside several Strato-Sentinels.

  • Halo 3-style Guardians escorting a Keyship in Origins.

    Halo 3-style Guardians escorting a Keyship in Origins.

Halo Infinite[edit]

  • The Halo 3 Guardian design has since been re-used again in the campaign of Halo Infinite.

    The Halo 3 Guardian design has since been re-used again in the campaign of Halo Infinite.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo 3, multiplayer map Epitaph
  2. ^ a b Halo Legends, episode Origins
  3. ^ GDC Vault, Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  4. ^ Bungie.net, Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie: Original presentation download (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, Digsite Discoveries (Retrieved on Sep 17, 2023) [archive]
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Inside Infinite - April 2021 (Retrieved on Apr 30, 2021) [archive]
  7. ^ Twitter, Christopher Barrett (Retrieved on Jun 11, 2023) [archive]
  8. ^ Twitter, Jaime Griesemer: "My recollection is that they moved like the Compilers from Marathon." (Retrieved on Jun 11, 2023) [archive]
  9. ^ Twitter, Vic DeLeon: "Fwiw this is almost exactly what the Guardians looked like back when they were first imagined on Halo 2, only they were much larger, almost like the Strato-Sentinel." (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  10. ^ Twitter, Krevil (@Pyrosocial1): "@game_fabricator Hi Marcus, the Digsite team is working on remaking the Guardian and we were wondering if you might know if it was able to fly or hover? We don't have the original tags, only the source data. Here's an image of our WIP if that helps" (Retrieved on Jun 13, 2023) [archive]
  11. ^ Work of Rob Stokes, Halo 3 (Retrieved on May 25, 2023) [archive]
  12. ^ The Art of Halo 3 - With Friends Like These, page 31

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