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[[File:HOD Olfmeri.PNG|thumb|300px|right|Olfmeri on an Halo installation.]]
[[File:HOD Olfmeri.PNG|thumb|300px|right|Olfmeri on an Halo installation.]]
The '''olfmeri''', colloquially known as the '''sky leviathan''' or the '''space whale''', is an elusive and mysterious [[List of animals|creature]] described as an "avian cetacean", placed on several [[Forerunner]] installations by the [[Lifeworker]]s.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref>
The '''olfmeri''', colloquially known as the '''sky leviathan''' or the '''space whale''', is an elusive and mysterious [[List of animals|creature]] described as an "avian cetacean", placed on several [[Forerunner]] installations by the [[Lifeworker]]s.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref>
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''Olfmeri'' were among the creatures [[Conservation Measure|preserved]] by the [[Librarian]] against the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]].<ref name="CF9">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-array-with-words '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Array With Words'']</ref><ref name="WaypointLibrarian">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/librarian '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Librarian'']</ref> Following this destructive event they were seeded upon at least one [[Halo]] ring while also being left to flourish on the Ark, [[Installation 00]], far beyond the [[Milky Way]] galaxy.<ref name="CF38">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref><ref name="HODTRE">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', [[Halo: Outpost Discovery/The Ring Experience|The Ring Experience]]</ref>
''Olfmeri'' were among the creatures [[Conservation Measure|preserved]] by the [[Librarian]] against the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]].<ref name="CF9">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-array-with-words '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Array With Words'']</ref><ref name="WaypointLibrarian">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/librarian '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Librarian'']</ref> Following this destructive event they were seeded upon at least one [[Halo]] ring while also being left to flourish on the Ark, [[Installation 00]], far beyond the [[Milky Way]] galaxy.<ref name="CF38">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref><ref name="HODTRE">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', [[Halo: Outpost Discovery/The Ring Experience|The Ring Experience]]</ref>


In [[2552#December|December of 2552]] the {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} captured audio recordings of ''olfmeri'' songs after arriving at the Ark.<ref name="HHITD">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 8''</ref> Doctor [[Luther Mann]] detected the creatures' calls and extensively studied them. A joint [[UNSC]]–[[Swords of Sanghelios]] task force, including Mann, encountered a pod of olfmeri during a [[Operation: FAR STORM|covert mission]] to [[Installation 00]] in [[2555|March of 2555]]. Using his knowledge of the olfmeri's calls, Mann was able to briefly call to one.<ref name="hitd141">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 141-144'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
In [[2552#December|December of 2552]] the {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} captured audio recordings of ''olfmeri'' songs after arriving at the Ark.<ref name="HHITD">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 8''</ref> Soon after this an [[Installation 08|unfinished]] [[Halo ring]] was fired above the Ark, spelling death for the many [[sentient]] creatures which inhabited its surface.<ref name="HHITD1">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref><ref name="HM122">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 122''</ref> The Ark's [[monitor]], [[000 Tragic Solitude]], eventually then began to breed new life forms.<ref name="HHITD18">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 18''</ref> Among these were more ''olfmeri''.<ref name="HHITD15"/> A joint [[UNSC]]–[[Swords of Sanghelios]] task force, including Doctor [[Luther Mann]], later encountered a pod of olfmeri during a [[Operation: FAR STORM|covert mission]] to [[Installation 00]] in [[2555|March of 2555]]. Using his knowledge of the olfmeri's calls, Mann was able to briefly call to one.<ref name="hitd141">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 141-144'' (Google Play edition)</ref>


==Biology==
==Biology==

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Olfmeri on an Halo installation.

The olfmeri, colloquially known as the sky leviathan or the space whale, is an elusive and mysterious creature described as an "avian cetacean", placed on several Forerunner installations by the Lifeworkers.[1]

History

Olfmeri were among the creatures preserved by the Librarian against the firing of the Halo Array in 97,445 BCE.[2][3] Following this destructive event they were seeded upon at least one Halo ring while also being left to flourish on the Ark, Installation 00, far beyond the Milky Way galaxy.[4][5]

In December of 2552 the Charon-class light frigate UNSC Forward Unto Dawn captured audio recordings of olfmeri songs after arriving at the Ark.[6] Soon after this an unfinished Halo ring was fired above the Ark, spelling death for the many sentient creatures which inhabited its surface.[7][8] The Ark's monitor, 000 Tragic Solitude, eventually then began to breed new life forms.[9] Among these were more olfmeri.[10] A joint UNSC–Swords of Sanghelios task force, including Doctor Luther Mann, later encountered a pod of olfmeri during a covert mission to Installation 00 in March of 2555. Using his knowledge of the olfmeri's calls, Mann was able to briefly call to one.[11]

Biology

The creatures are large with somewhat-bulbous, teardrop shapes. They have large, toothy mouths that extended across their fronts and about a third of the way down their sides. The creatures' undersides are pure white.[11]

The olfmeri's ability to defy gravity seems almost impossible, given the incredible size and nature of these beasts. A passive species, these leviathans are as large as many species of whale found on Earth and bear striking similarities to the huge aquatic mammals, but with one key difference: while whales on Earth inhabit the planet's oceans, olfmeri are capable of flying through the skies. The biological mechanisms behind their buoyancy is still a mystery to scientists of the Office of Naval Intelligence, though there are no shortage of curious theories.[1]

Behavior

"The songs don't serve as a language in the same way that words do for us. It conveys feelings, sensations."
— Doctor Luther Mann[12]

Olfmeri traveled together in pods. The creatures are apparently passive, and show interest in investigating new species. The creatures communicate with each other by "singing" and whistling; these vocalizations are slightly painful to human ears. The olfmeri communicate not as a form of language, but to convey feelings and sensations. Humans have the ability to mimic these vocalizations. During Operation: FAR STORM, Doctor Luther Mann mimicked the calls of a olfmeri and attracted one of the creatures. However, the olfmeri quickly flew off upon realizing that Mann was not a member of its species.[11]

Production notes

The sky leviathan was planned to be featured in Halo 4. It was an enormous flying whale-like creature that would have lived on Requiem. The concept art was drawn by 343 Industries artist Paul Richards.[13][14] This design was later canonised in the Halo: Outpost Discovery Ring Experience.

Gallery

  • Concept art of the sky leviathan

    Concept art of the sky leviathan

  • Sketches of the space whale.

    Sketches of the space whale.

  • Other concepts of the creature.

    Other concepts of the creature.

  • OlfmeriModel.PNG

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint: Cannon Fodder - Array With Words
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint - Librarian
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint: Cannon Fodder - Jurassic Ark
  5. ^ Halo: Outpost Discovery, The Ring Experience
  6. ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, Chapter 8
  7. ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, Chapter 1
  8. ^ Halo Mythos, page 122
  9. ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, Chapter 18
  10. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named HHITD15
  11. ^ a b c Halo: Hunters in the Dark, pages 141-144 (Google Play edition)
  12. ^ Halo: Hunters in the Dark, page 143 (Google Play edition)
  13. ^ Autodestruct Digital: Space Whales 1
  14. ^ Autodestruct Digital: Space Whales 2
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