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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*The Grizzly is uncannily similar in appearance and role to the iconic [[W:c:cnc:Mammoth tank|Mammoth tank]] from the [[ | *The Grizzly is uncannily similar in appearance and role to the iconic [[W:c:cnc:Mammoth tank|Mammoth tank]] from the [[cnc|''Command & Conquer'' franchise]]. Both the Grizzly and the Mammoth rest on four independently suspended tracks, possess dual cannons and secondary weapons (particularly missile launchers, as equipped by the ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' version), and are the heaviest tank available to their respective factions. | ||
*Like most UNSC vehicles, the Grizzly vaguely resembles its animal namesake. Both the tank and the [[Wikipedia:Grizzly bear|grizzly bear]] are extremely large and resistant to harm, and both possess powerful attacks; the bear is capable of decapitating a human with a single swipe of its paw, while the M850 MBT can destroy all but the most powerful ground targets with relative impunity. | *Like most UNSC vehicles, the Grizzly vaguely resembles its animal namesake. Both the tank and the [[Wikipedia:Grizzly bear|grizzly bear]] are extremely large and resistant to harm, and both possess powerful attacks; the bear is capable of decapitating a human with a single swipe of its paw, while the M850 MBT can destroy all but the most powerful ground targets with relative impunity. | ||
*The Grizzly was said to be equipped with a [[flamethrower]] early in the development of ''Halo Wars''.<ref name = "OXM">'''Official Xbox Magazine''', January 2009, ''pages 38-43''</ref> However, as the same interview sensationally described the [[Cyclops]] as a "colossal bipedal mech", the claim may have been erroneous. | *The Grizzly was said to be equipped with a [[flamethrower]] early in the development of ''Halo Wars''.<ref name = "OXM">'''Official Xbox Magazine''', January 2009, ''pages 38-43''</ref> However, as the same interview sensationally described the [[Cyclops]] as a "colossal bipedal mech", the claim may have been erroneous. | ||