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Looking for Skirmisher, a subspecies of Kig-yar introduced in Halo: Reach?

Skirmish is a mode in Halo Wars which allows the player to battle against opponents, either human or A.I., on various maps and under a variety of conditions. The player can select the number of opposing A.I. teams, leaders, game modes, difficulty levels, and the map. Skirmish may be played in Standard or Deathmatch mode.

Teams

There are three leaders each for the UNSC and the Covenant. The player can choose leaders for himself and for any A.I. opponents by selecting a slot on the Alpha or Bravo Team. Also, a random team leader or both random faction and leader can be selected.

Each character you pick has his/her own special offensive abilities and upgrades, and each UNSC leader has a special economic bonus.

UNSC

Each UNSC leader power can be upgraded in four stages, which increase damgae, area of effect, and/or duration.

Captain Cutter

Leader power: MAC Blast
Unique unit: Elephant: mobile infantry trainer
Super upgrade: Orbital Drop Shock Troopers: Marines can upgrade to ODSTs and then drop from orbit anywhere on the map.
Economy bonus: Bases start with more building sites.

Sergeant Forge

Leader power: Carpet bomb
Unique unit: Cyclops: Anti-structure exoskelton, repairs allied buildings and vehicles
Super upgrade: Grizzly: A superior refit of the Scorpion tank, with greater armament and armor
Economy bonus: All supply pads start as heavy supply pads.

Professor Anders

Leader power: Cryo Bomb: Freezes enemies in place and instantly destroys aircraft
Unique unit: Gremlin: Dedicated anti-vehicle unit
Super upgrade: Hawk: An upgrade to the Hornet, with increased offensive and defensive power
Economy bonus: Cost and research time for unit upgrades is reduced by half.

Covenant

Prophet of Regret

Special ability: Cleansing beam: Calls down an energy beam which can be guided by the player
Unique unit: Elite Honor Guard: Powerful against infantry, can receive stealth ability
Combat upgrades:
- Blessed Immolation: Upgrades Gravity Cannon to fuel rod cannons for increased damage
- Ancestral Perversion: Two Protector Sentinels hover near the Prophet and defend him
- Divine Absolution: Upgrades Gravity Throne to enable powered flight
Special upgrades:
- Regret's Sentence: Increases size and damage of cleansing beam
- Regret's Doom: Further increases size and damage of cleansing
- Regret's Condemnation: Further increases size and damage of cleansing beam

Brute Chieftain

Special ability: Vortex: Gravity hammer draws in enemy infantry and inflicts heavy damage
Unique units:
- Brutes: Powerful against infantry and light vehicles
- Brute Chopper
Combat upgrades
- Inheritance: Adds passive stun ability to normal attacks
- Birthright: Chieftain can pull enemies closer to him during combat
- Destiny: Adds area of effect (AoE) stun to gravity hammer
Special upgrades:
- Tsunami: Increases vortex damage and AoE.
- Hurricane: Further increases vortex damage and AoE.
- Singularity: Further increases vortex damage and AoE.

Arbiter

Special ability: Rage: Arbiter enters a mode of increased damage in which he can be directly controlled by the player
Unique unit: Suicide Grunts: Armed with plasma pistols, can detonate methane tanks for AoE damage
Combat upgrades:
- Fiendish Return: Arbiter's armor reflects a portion of incoming damage back to the attacker
- Vicious Blades: Adds damage to attack and increases damage reflected
- Ghastly Vision: Permanent cloak enabled and damage reflection increased
Special upgrades:
- Defiant Rage: Health partially restored with every inflicted fatality
- Spiteful Rage: Rage mode costs less to maintain
- Blinding Rage: Rage damage massively increased, also increases the power of nearby allies

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-<center>''Looking for [[Skirmisher]], a new subspecies of [[Kig-Yar]] introduced in Halo: Reach?''</center>
+<center>''Looking for [[Skirmisher]], a subspecies of [[Kig-yar]] introduced in [[Halo: Reach]]?''</center>
-'''Skirmish''' is a mode on [[Halo Wars]] which allows the player to battle against other opponents, either human or A.I., on various maps and under a variety of conditions. The player can select the number of opposing A.I teams, Leader types, modes, difficulty levels, and the map. Skirmish may be in [[Standard (Halo Wars)|Standard]] or [[Deathmatch (Halo Wars)|Deathmatch]] mode.
+'''Skirmish''' is a mode in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' which allows the player to battle against opponents, either human or A.I., on various maps and under a variety of conditions. The player can select the number of opposing A.I. teams, [[Hero Units|leaders]], game modes, difficulty levels, and the map. Skirmish may be played in [[Standard (Halo Wars)|Standard]] or [[Deathmatch (Halo Wars)|Deathmatch]] mode.
 ==Teams==
-There are three Leader types for the [[UNSC]] and the [[Covenant]]. They can be chosen from the Leader Selection Menu for yourself or for A.I. opponents by selecting a slot on the Alpha or Bravo Team. Also a random team Leader or both random can be selected.
+There are three leaders each for the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. The player can choose leaders for himself and for any A.I. opponents by selecting a slot on the Alpha or Bravo Team. Also, a random team leader or both random faction and leader can be selected.
-The leaders you can pick from are Captain Cutter, Sergeant Forge, and Ellen Anders for the UNSC. Or the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]], [[Brute Chieftain]], and the [[Prophet of Regret]] for the [[Covenant]].
+Each character you pick has his/her own special offensive abilities and upgrades, and each UNSC leader has a special economic bonus.
-Each character you pick has his/her own special abilities, upgrades.
 ==UNSC==
+Each UNSC leader power can be upgraded in four stages, which increase damgae, area of effect, and/or duration.
-===Captain Cutter===
+===[[James Gregory Cutter|Captain Cutter]]===
-*Leader Power: MAC Blast
+*Leader power: [[MAC Blast]]
-*Unique Unit: Elephant(mobile infantry trainer).
+*Unique unit: [[M312 Elephant HRV|Elephant]]: mobile infantry trainer
-*Super Upgrade: ODST, (Marines can upgrade to ODST troopers and then drop from orbit anywhere on the map)
+*Super upgrade: [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s: Marines can upgrade to ODSTs and then drop from orbit anywhere on the map.
-*Economy bonus: His bases start with more building sites
+*Economy bonus: Bases start with more building sites.
-===Sergeant Forge===
+===[[John Forge|Sergeant Forge]]===
-*Leader Power: Carpet bomb.
+*Leader power: [[Carpet bomb]]
-*Unique Unit: Cyclops(repairs and heals buildings).
+*Unique unit: [[Cyclops]]: Anti-structure exoskelton, repairs allied buildings and vehicles
-*Super Upgrade: Grizzly- a different, superior version of the Scorpion tank.
+*Super upgrade: [[Grizzly]]: A superior refit of the [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion tank]], with greater armament and armor
-*Economy Bonus: All supply pads on his bases start out as Heavy supply pads.
+*Economy bonus: All supply pads start as heavy supply pads.
-===Professor Anders===
+===[[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]]===
-*Leader Power: Cyro bomb (freezes enemies in place)
+*Leader power: [[Cryo Bomb]]: Freezes enemies in place and instantly destroys aircraft
-*Unique Unit: [[Gremlin]]
+*Unique unit: [[Gremlin Combat Support Vehicle|Gremlin]]: Dedicated anti-vehicle unit
-*Super Upgrade: [[Hawk]] (a laser beam upgrade added to the [[Hornet]]).
+*Super upgrade: [[Sparrowhawk|Hawk]]: An upgrade to the [[AV-14 Attack VTOL|Hornet]], with increased offensive and defensive power
-*Economy Bonus: Cost and Research time for unit upgrades reduced by half.
+*Economy bonus: Cost and research time for unit upgrades is reduced by half.
 ==Covenant==
-===Prophet of Regret===
+===[[Prophet of Regret]]===
-*Unique Unit: Elite Honor Guard
+*Special ability: Cleansing beam: Calls down an [[Energy Projector|energy beam]] which can be guided by the player
-*Combat Upgrades:
+*Unique unit: [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Elite Honor Guard]]: Powerful against infantry, can receive [[Active Camoflauge|stealth ability]]
-**Blessed Immolation: Upgrades to fuel rod cannons for damage increase
+*Combat upgrades:
-**Ancestral Perversion: Dual protector unit hover near the Prophet and defend him
+**Blessed Immolation: Upgrades [[Gravity Cannon]] to fuel rod cannons for increased damage
-**Divine Absolution: Upgrades chair so Prophet becomes a full-fledged flying unit
+**Ancestral Perversion: Two [[Protector Sentinel]]s hover near the Prophet and defend him
-*Special Upgrades:
+**Divine Absolution: Upgrades [[Gravity Throne]] to enable powered flight
-**Regret's Sentence: medium cleansing beam which does more damage
+*Special upgrades:
-**Regret's Doom: Large cleansing beam for increased damage
+**Regret's Sentence: Increases size and damage of cleansing beam
-**Regret's Condemnation: increased damage of beam
+**Regret's Doom: Further increases size and damage of cleansing
+**Regret's Condemnation: Further increases size and damage of cleansing beam
-===Brute Chieftain===
+===[[Jiralhanae Army Commander|Brute Chieftain]]===
-*Unique Unit(s):
+*Special ability: Vortex: [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|Gravity hammer]] draws in enemy infantry and inflicts heavy damage
-**Brutes
+*Unique units:
-**Brute Chopper
+**[[Jiralhanae|Brutes]]: Powerful against infantry and light vehicles
-*Combat Upgrades
+**[[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Brute Chopper]]
-**Inheritance: adds passive stun ability to normal attacks
+*Combat upgrades
-**Birthright: Chieftain can pull enemies closer to him during combat.
+**Inheritance: Adds passive stun ability to normal attacks
-**Destiny: adds an area of effect (AOE) stun to Gravity Hammer.
+**Birthright: Chieftain can pull enemies closer to him during combat
-*Special Upgrades:
+**Destiny: Adds area of effect (AoE) stun to gravity hammer
-**Tsunami: Increases vortex damage and AOE.
+*Special upgrades:
-**Hurricane: Increases vortex damage and AOE.
+**Tsunami: Increases vortex damage and AoE.
-**Singularity: increases vortex damage and AOE.
+**Hurricane: Further increases vortex damage and AoE.
+**Singularity: Further increases vortex damage and AoE.
-===Arbiter===
+===[[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]]===
-*Unique Unit: Suicide Grunt
+*Special ability: Rage: Arbiter enters a mode of increased damage in which he can be directly controlled by the player
-*Combat Upgrades:
+*Unique unit: [[Unggoy#Other Ranks|Suicide Grunts]]: Armed with [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistols]], can detonate methane tanks for AoE damage
-**Fiendish Return: Arbiter armor reflects a portion of incoming damage back to the attacker.
+*Combat upgrades:
-**Vicious Blades: Adds damage to attack and increases damage reflected.
+**Fiendish Return: Arbiter's armor reflects a portion of incoming damage back to the attacker
-**Ghastly Vision: Permanent cloak enabled and damage reflection increased.
+**Vicious Blades: Adds damage to attack and increases damage reflected
-*Rage Upgrades: (Rage only applies to the Arbiter when he is the leader)
+**Ghastly Vision: Permanent cloak enabled and damage reflection increased
-**Defiant Rage: Health partially restored with every inflicted fatality.
+*Special upgrades:
-**Spiteful Rage: Rage mode costs less to maintain.
+**Defiant Rage: Health partially restored with every inflicted fatality
-**Blinding Rage: Rage damage massively increased, also increases the power of nearby allies.
+**Spiteful Rage: Rage mode costs less to maintain
+**Blinding Rage: Rage damage massively increased, also increases the power of nearby allies
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