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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 09:14, March 1, 2015

The "Asklon" logo of the company.

AMG Transport Dynamics, also referred to as Asklon, is a vehicle manufacturing company. AMG has contracts for light-armored vehicles for the UNSC Army, Navy, and Marine Corps as well as other vehicles used throughout human space. The company also makes numerous civilian vehicles such as the Capri and the Hog.

History

AMG Transport Dynamics designed the first prototype of the M12 Warthog, the Z-12, was designed in 2319. The company initiated a well-crafted advertising campaign and formed a skilled engineering team to showcase the Z-12 prototype's abilities in the unpopulated outlands of Mars and Luna. AMG claimed that the Z-12 could "go anywhere and do anything". In the first eight months of the Z-12's existence, AMG received over three dozen exclusivity contracts; the largest and most profitable of these contracts came from the Colonial Military Administration. AMG secured the deal with the CAA in 2321 to meet most of the organization's land-based transportation needs. The Z-12 was then resdesignated the M12 Warthog. Coming into service with the UNSC, the Warthog became the most popular military all-terrain vehicle. However, AMG's Mongoose and Civet vehicle lines trailed closely behind.[1]

In 2483, AMG Transport Dynamics began to manufacture lightly armored all-terrain vehicles for the UNSC. AMG produced seventeen different versions of the "Mongoose" line, with the most recent model being the M274.[2] In 2523, a rebellion broke out on Andesia. The widespread insurgency eventually reached the heavily defended AMG Transport Dynamics facilities in the capital city of Noctus.[3]

AMG's facility in New Mombasa, Kenya, on Earth was raided by the Covenant during their invasion of the city on October 20. 2552.[4] It was destroyed when the Covenant glassed the city the following day.[5]

In Sedra City there is an AMG facility. Sometime after 2556 February 7th 0921 hours its "Flagged for Review" by ONI.[6]

AMG products

Facilities

The company had facilities in the following cities and locations:[9]

Trivia

  • The sign on the Tterrab Industries building seen in the level Metropolis in Halo 2 originally read "Askloun".[10] The name was slightly altered in Halo 3: ODST.
  • In Halo 3: ODST, the company is only referred to as "Asklon". Their posters can be seen throughout the city, including all the accessible buildings in Mombasa Streets and even the NMPD Headquarters.[4] It is possible that Asklon is either what the letter "A" in the title means or that it is a subsidiary of the company.
  • The logo looks similar to the icon for the Junior Detective achievement in Halo 3: ODST.
  • AMG may be a reference to either AM General, a real world company that produces the HMMWV or Humvee, or the Mercedes-Benz AMG (Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach) tuning and racing division.
  • The "Destiny Awaits" poster foreshadows Destiny, Bungie's first post-Halo video game franchise. The white circle represents the Traveler, a mysterious object that orbits Earth and grants the player character supernatural abilities.

Gallery

  • A list of cities with which the company was associated.

    A list of cities with which the company was associated.

  • A tablet commonly displayed inside Asklon buildings; the goal of "Infinity" refers to an earlier Bungie game, Marathon Infinity.

    A tablet commonly displayed inside Asklon buildings; the goal of "Infinity" refers to an earlier Bungie game, Marathon Infinity.

  • An Asklon building in New Mombasa

    An Asklon building in New Mombasa

  • A common advertising poster for the company. The poster alludes to Bungie's later game, Destiny.

    A common advertising poster for the company. The poster alludes to Bungie's later game, Destiny.

  • AMG's New Mombasa facility as seen in the Keep It Clean trailer for Halo 3: ODST; the final game uses the name "Asklon" instead

    AMG's New Mombasa facility as seen in the Keep It Clean trailer for Halo 3: ODST; the final game uses the name "Asklon" instead

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Waypoint: Warthog
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint: Mongoose
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder: Beta Late Than Never
  4. ^ a b Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Mombasa Streets
  5. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Coastal Highway
  6. ^ a b ONI: Walk the Path
  7. ^ a b Bungie.net: The Warthog
  8. ^ Halo 3, the Mongoose's chassis
  9. ^ Halo 3: ODST: Asklon cities list poster
  10. ^ YouTube: First Look Halo 2
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