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===Service history===
===Service history===
The Mantis was first used by the Marines aboard the [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}.<ref name="Amazon excerpt">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]] - ''' ''Amazon.com excerpt''</ref> In [[2557]], the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} carried at least one Mantis. After ''Infinity'' was drawn inside the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] used this Mantis against [[Storm]] forces in the vicinity of the ship's crash site.<ref name="OXM"/>
The Mantis was first used by the Marines aboard the [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}.<ref name="Amazon excerpt">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]] - ''' ''Amazon.com excerpt''</ref> In [[2557]], the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} carried at least two Mantis vehicles. After ''Infinity'' was drawn inside the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] used this Mantis against [[Storm]] forces in the vicinity of the ship's crash site.<ref name="OXM"/>


==Production notes==
==Production notes==

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This article is about the powered exoskeleton. For the Covenant anti-air cannon nicknamed the "Mantis", see Type-27 Anti-Aircraft Cannon.

Template:Vehicle Infobox The Mantis is a combat powered exoskeleton used by the UNSC Marine Corps after the Human-Covenant War.[1]

Overview

Design details

Standing roughly twenty feet tall, the Mantis is similar in appearance to the larger Cyclops Mark II. Its spindly legs and tiny "thorax" give the Mantis a passing resemblance to its namesake, as do its heavily weaponized arms. The right arm features a large-caliber rotary cannon, while the left arm bears five rocket pods. The Mantis is also equipped with energy shields.[2]

Service history

The Mantis was first used by the Marines aboard the prowler UNSC Port Stanley.[3] In 2557, the UNSC Infinity carried at least two Mantis vehicles. After Infinity was drawn inside the shield world Requiem, Spartan John-117 used this Mantis against Storm forces in the vicinity of the ship's crash site.[1]

Production notes

Given its turret profile, armament, and dimensions, the Mantis greatly resembles the Gekko biomechanical fighting vehicle from the 2008 video game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. A large, port-side, front-facing radar dome is reminiscent of the prototype metal gear REX first introduced in 1998's Metal Gear Solid and reintroduced in Guns of the Patriots.

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Official Xbox Magazine October 2012
  2. ^ Image showing energy shield flairing
  3. ^ Halo: The Thursday War - Amazon.com excerpt

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