Ruwaa-pattern Shadow

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For the flight-capable craft resembling the Shadow in Halo: Escalation, see Covenant cargo tug.

Type-29 Shadow
Production information
Manufacturer:	Assembly Forges
Model:	Shadow
Technical specifications
Length:	13.8 meters (45.4 ft)
Width:	7.6 meters (24.9 ft)
Height:	6.77 meters (22.2 ft)
Mass:	69.75 tonnes (69,750 kg)
Maximum speed:	66 miles per hour (106 km/h)
Armament:	One Type-29 Anti-Infantry Weapon Emplacement/Mounted
Crew:	One driver, one gunner
Complement:	1 Type-32 Ghost 8 passengers
Usage
In service:	Human-Covenant War
Role(s):	Ground transport for vehicles and infantry
Affiliation:	Covenant

The Type-29 Troop/Vehicle Transport (T-29 T/VT), also known as the Shadow, is a Covenant ground transport vehicle.

Description

The Shadow is a Covenant troop transport vehicle analogous to human armored personnel carriers. It is heavily armored and very slow. However, it possesses a powerful defensive plasma turret above the cabin, which can rotate 360 degrees to provide covering fire. The vehicle itself can be easily outmaneuvered by smaller vehicles such as the Warthog or Type-32 Ghost.

The vehicle is almost always manned by a Sangheili driver and a gunner. Shadows encountered so far have been observed transporting one unmanned Ghost and therefore had a crew complement of only two. Infantry transport versions are typically able to carry approximately eight passengers, though the exact number varies depending on their species. Because the transport bay is exposed, the passengers can lend their own firepower to the Shadow's defense.

Operation

Shadows are the Covenant's main method of moving large numbers of troops around ground based battlefields. They have one driver, a gunner and up to eight occupants, depending on the species of the passengers.

The Shadow also doubles as a small vehicle transport, and can carry one Ghost in its troop bay. However, their main purpose is to deploy infantry, such as Elites, Brutes, Grunts, and Jackals. For point defense, they are equipped with a single heavy plasma cannon.

The main cannon of the Shadow requires a period of time to 'cycle up' to maximum firing rate (similar to the M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun on the Warthog). This maximum fire rate is superior to that of both the portable Type-42 plasma cannon and the Type-27 Shade turret.

Operational history

T-29 Shadows were used by the Covenant during the Battle of Earth in 2552 as a troop and prisoner transport.

Production notes

The Shadow's design dates back to the original 2000-era builds of Halo: Combat Evolved, when the game was still intended to be a third-person shooter. At this time, the vehicle was simply known as c ground transport, and had a noticeably blockier appearance. The vehicle was ultimately one of many vehicles cut from Combat Evolved, later making its in-game debut in Halo 2's Outskirts level.

Interestingly, during the original Combat Evolved era, another vehicle was intended for inclusion under the name of the Shadow. This vehicle was also similarly-cut, and ultimately also revived in Halo 2 - ultimately renamed as the Spectre.

Trivia

• In the level Outskirts, a total of 7 Shadows can be found.
• Halo 2's files show the Shadow as being hijackable and drivable, but this is not possible to do in the base game. Using mods, these mechanics can be accessed. Additionally there are two versions of the Shadow, one which transports Ghosts (seen in-game) and another which transports infantry.

	See our gameplay information related to Ruwaa-pattern Shadow on its gameplay page.
	Browse more images in this article's gallery page.

• It is arguably the most rarely seen vehicle in the series, making an appearance in only one level in Halo 2 and even there, it is not usable by the player.

Gallery

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  The Halo: Combat Evolved-era Shadow alongside the Covenant tank.

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  Halo 2 concept art.

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  Halo 2 concept art.

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  Halo 2 concept art.

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  The Shadow in the Halo 2 E3 demo.

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  The Shadow in Halo 2.

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  The Shadow in Halo 2.

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  Side view of the Shadow in Halo 2.

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  A Shadow on an underground Mombasa highway.

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  The Shadow troop carrier.

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  Unggoy and Kig-Yar passengers riding A Shadow.

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  Shadows in Old Cleveland in Halo: Uprising.

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  Concept art of the Shadow for Halo 2: Anniversary.

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  Concept art of the Shadow for Halo 2: Anniversary.

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  A convoy of Shadows move through Mombasa's highways in the mission Outskirts on Halo 2.

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  The troop transport variant with updated Halo 2: Anniversary graphics.

List of appearances

• Halo 2 (First appearance)
• Halo Graphic Novel
  • Second Sunrise over New Mombasa
• Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
• Halo: Uprising
• Halo 2: Anniversary
• Halo: Shadows of Reach