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The '''spadehorn''' is a [[List of animals|bovid]] indigenous to the planet [[Reach]].<ref name="evg">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 181</ref> A hardy herbivore,<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial'']</ref> the animal named for its pair of flat-tipped spade-like horns. When [[human]]s settled Reach, the spadehorn was domesticated.<ref name="evg"/> | |||
The | The spadehorn is the namesake of [[TurboGen]]'s IWDS "[[Spade]]" truck, a vehicle widely used by rural farmers on Reach.<ref name="evg"/> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The Spadehorn was originally to appear in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' as ambient wildlife. Concept sketches were created for three different varieties of the creature; the ''Highlands Spadehorn'', ''Prairie Spadehorn'' and ''Angelhorn'', each with different shaped horns.<ref>''[[Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds]]'', p. 171</ref> In ''[[Halo Mash-Up: Minecraft Evolved]]'', sheep mobs sport horns reminiscent of the Highlands Spadehorn. | |||
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The spadehorn is a bovid indigenous to the planet Reach.[1] A hardy herbivore,[2] the animal named for its pair of flat-tipped spade-like horns. When humans settled Reach, the spadehorn was domesticated.[1]
The spadehorn is the namesake of TurboGen's IWDS "Spade" truck, a vehicle widely used by rural farmers on Reach.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Spadehorn was originally to appear in Halo: Reach as ambient wildlife. Concept sketches were created for three different varieties of the creature; the Highlands Spadehorn, Prairie Spadehorn and Angelhorn, each with different shaped horns.[3] In Halo Mash-Up: Minecraft Evolved, sheep mobs sport horns reminiscent of the Highlands Spadehorn.
Gallery
Concept sketches of different Spadehorns
- Halo Reach EG - Spadehorn skull.jpg
A render of a Highlands Spadehorn's skull
