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==Subtypes==
==Subtypes==
*Crawler - the standard Crawler variant, armed with a [[Z-110 Boltshot|Z-110_Directed_Energy_Pistol]].
*Crawler - the standard Crawler variant, armed with a [[Z-110_Directed_Energy_Pistol|Z-110 Boltshot]].
*[[Crawler Snipe]] - a further upgraded Crawler variant.
*[[Crawler Snipe]] - a further upgraded Crawler variant.
*[[Alpha Crawler]] - a variant which leads packs of lesser Crawlers and utilizes a [[Z-130 Suppressor]] in combat.
*[[Alpha Crawler]] - a variant which leads packs of lesser Crawlers and utilizes a [[Z-130 Suppressor]] in combat.

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Template:New Content Template:Forerunner Infobox The Crawler is an autonomous Forerunner defense construct, designed by the Promethean Warrior-Servants as a means of asymmetrically combating the Flood.[1][2]

Overview

Crawlers are small, quadrupedal machines capable of both ranged and close-quarters combat, using a Boltshot[3] as their primary weapon; this weapon disintegrates targets to prevent their biomass from being co-opted by the Flood.[2] Unlike the majority of Forerunner automatons, they appear to lack anti-gravity capabilities of any kind. Crawlers are ferociously aggressive, having been specifically designed to hunt down and eliminate any foreign threats, their inorganic nature making them immune to Flood infection.[2] They travel in large packs and work together to destroy enemies by overwhelming them from every conceivable angle, relying on skirmishing tactics.[4]

Crawlers are often directed by Promethean Knights, who regard them as cannon fodder. They are protected by Watcher Sentinels, which can create new Crawlers from raw materials in the ground. In addition to the basic type of Crawler, a more heavily armed unit and a long-range unit are also employed.[5]

Numerous Crawlers were encountered by UNSC Defense Force and Covenant personnel on the shield world Requiem in summer 2557.

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