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'''Guardian Sentinels''' are a [[Forerunner]] construct created prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array]].{{Ref/Map|Id=H3Epitaph|H3|Epitaph}}
 
==History==
===Hologram===
A hologram of one of these constructs was displayed in a structure on [[Installation 00]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3Epitaph}}
 
===Cortanas interpretation===
By [[2556]] when [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] was stranded in space after the [[Battle of Installation 00]], Cortana interpreted these constructs around [[Strato-Sentinel]]s, and as escorts for a [[Keyship]] at the [[Portal at Voi]] during the Forerunners war against the [[Flood]].{{Ref/Film|Id=HLO|Halo Legends|Ep=Origins}}
 
==Production notes==
The Guardians have a storied history with the ''Halo'' series, with their core idea dating back to the development of ''[[Halo 2]]''. Notably, the Guardians were heavily developed for ''[[Halo 3]]'', with many pieces of concept art created for their design. The Guardians were to feature in the eponymous level ''[[Guardian Forest]]'' as enemies, with a model and animations being created for them, and the in-game character in iteration. In the level, the player would have been able to rip out the Guardian's "eye" and use it as a laser weapon.{{Ref/Site|Id=GDC|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.gdcvault.com/browse/gdc-09/play/1284|Site=GDC Vault|Page=Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Powerpoint|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://downloads.bungie.net/presentations/gdc_bungieproduction_march2009.pptx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie|Detail=Original presentation download}} Unfortunately, the level and the Guardian enemy had to be cut, with the level being repurposed as the ''[[Guardian (map)|Guardian]]'' multiplayer map and the Guardian enemy model itself used on ''[[Epitaph]]'' in holographic form. The Guardian was intended to be similar in size to the similarly-cut [[Strato-Sentinel]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=Vic1|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/vicdeleon/status/1304910772313575424|Site=Twitter|Page=Vic DeLeon|Quote=Fwiw this is almost exactly what the Guardians looked like back when they were first imagined on Halo 2, only they were much larger, almost like the Strato-Sentinel.}} The Guardian hologram reappears in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=InsideApril|D=30|M=4|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/inside-infinite-april-2021|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Inside Infinite - April 2021}}
 
According to ''[[Art of Halo 3]]'', ''"The Guardian evokes memories of Compilers (from one of Bungie's previous games, [[Marathon]]) and the robes of a High Court Judge -  which is fitting because, as anyone who has encountered them can tell you, their judgments are swift and final, and their logic utterly alien."''{{Ref/Book|Id=AoH3P31|AoH3|Section=With Friends Like These|Page=31}}
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
 
==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:H3 Guardian Concept 1.jpg|Early ''Halo 3'' concept art.
File:H3 Guardian Concept 2.jpg|Early ''Halo 3'' concept art.
File:H3 Guardian Concept 3.jpg|Early ''Halo 3'' concept art.
File:H3 Guardian Concept 4.jpg|Near-final ''Halo 3'' concept art.
</gallery>
 
===Halo 3===
<gallery>
File:H3 Epitaph Hologram.png|The Guardian hologram on Epitaph.
File:H3 Modded Guardian.jpg|A Guardian enemy [[Modding|modded]] into ''Halo 3'' using the model found on Epitaph. Notably, this fan-made restoration is described by [[Vic DeLeon]] as looking almost exactly like the intended Guardian enemy in the original game.
</gallery>
 
===Halo Legends===
<gallery>
File:Origins H3 Sentinels.png|''Halo 3''-styled Guardians alongside several Strato-Sentinels.
File:Origins_Guardians_Keyship.png|''Halo 3''-style Guardians escorting a Keyship in ''Origins''.
</gallery>
 
===Halo Infinite===
<gallery>
File:HINF GuardianHoloStructure.jpg|The ''Halo 3'' Guardian design has since been re-used again in the campaign of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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Revision as of 07:16, April 30, 2021

This article's title is a callsign, an alias, or a nickname, as no proper name for the subject has been revealed.
This article is about the Forerunner Sentinel. For other uses, see Guardian (disambiguation).
Guardian Sentinel
Screenshot of the Offensive Bias hologram on the map Epitaph.
 

Guardian Sentinels are a Forerunner construct created prior to the firing of the Halo Array.[1]

History

Hologram

A hologram of one of these constructs was displayed in a structure on Installation 00.[1]

Cortanas interpretation

By 2556 when John-117 and Cortana was stranded in space after the Battle of Installation 00, Cortana interpreted these constructs around Strato-Sentinels, and as escorts for a Keyship at the Portal at Voi during the Forerunners war against the Flood.[2]

Production notes

The Guardians have a storied history with the Halo series, with their core idea dating back to the development of Halo 2. Notably, the Guardians were heavily developed for Halo 3, with many pieces of concept art created for their design. The Guardians were to feature in the eponymous level Guardian Forest as enemies, with a model and animations being created for them, and the in-game character in iteration. In the level, the player would have been able to rip out the Guardian's "eye" and use it as a laser weapon.[3][4] Unfortunately, the level and the Guardian enemy had to be cut, with the level being repurposed as the Guardian multiplayer map and the Guardian enemy model itself used on Epitaph in holographic form. The Guardian was intended to be similar in size to the similarly-cut Strato-Sentinels.[5] The Guardian hologram reappears in Halo Infinite.[6]

According to Art of Halo 3, "The Guardian evokes memories of Compilers (from one of Bungie's previous games, Marathon) and the robes of a High Court Judge - which is fitting because, as anyone who has encountered them can tell you, their judgments are swift and final, and their logic utterly alien."[7]

List of appearances

Gallery

Concept art

  • Early Halo 3 concept art.

    Early Halo 3 concept art.

  • Early Halo 3 concept art.

    Early Halo 3 concept art.

  • Early Halo 3 concept art.

    Early Halo 3 concept art.

  • Near-final Halo 3 concept art.

    Near-final Halo 3 concept art.

Halo 3

  • The Guardian hologram on Epitaph.

    The Guardian hologram on Epitaph.

  • A Guardian enemy modded into Halo 3 using the model found on Epitaph. Notably, this fan-made restoration is described by Vic DeLeon as looking almost exactly like the intended Guardian enemy in the original game.

    A Guardian enemy modded into Halo 3 using the model found on Epitaph. Notably, this fan-made restoration is described by Vic DeLeon as looking almost exactly like the intended Guardian enemy in the original game.

Halo Legends

  • Halo 3-styled Guardians alongside several Strato-Sentinels.

    Halo 3-styled Guardians alongside several Strato-Sentinels.

  • Halo 3-style Guardians escorting a Keyship in Origins.

    Halo 3-style Guardians escorting a Keyship in Origins.

Halo Infinite

  • The Halo 3 Guardian design has since been re-used again in the campaign of Halo Infinite.

    The Halo 3 Guardian design has since been re-used again in the campaign of Halo Infinite.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo 3, multiplayer map Epitaph
  2. ^ Halo Legends, episode Origins
  3. ^ GDC Vault, Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  4. ^ Bungie.net, Building Your Airplane While Flying: Production at Bungie: Original presentation download (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  5. ^ Twitter, Vic DeLeon: "Fwiw this is almost exactly what the Guardians looked like back when they were first imagined on Halo 2, only they were much larger, almost like the Strato-Sentinel." (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Inside Infinite - April 2021 (Retrieved on Apr 30, 2021) [archive]
  7. ^ The Art of Halo 3 - With Friends Like These, page 31

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