Talk:D79-TC Pelican
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Jumping the gun
Jumping the gun indeed. It would be better to put the images in the Pelican article first and then create an article if it has a new designation. Just like how we did it with the Cyclops MK.II/Mantis. — subtank 12:52, 22 September 2012 (EDT)
- Agreed, however I chose to do the later because I felt this Pelican is a completely different variant from the Pelicans in the previous games. Just like how the Mammoth came to be, I'm duplicating the same with this new Pelican.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 13:00, 22 September 2012 (EDT)
- A bit different for the Mammoth since it didn't look remotely similar to the Elephant (aside from its mammoth size)... but I guess this is fine... — subtank 13:03, 22 September 2012 (EDT)
- What made it more confusing for me was that we had two different Pelican variants (Halo CE-Reach era, Halo 3 era) and I wasn't sure which variant to put it on. That's the other half to why I created this article instead.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 13:12, 22 September 2012 (EDT)
- You got a point there. If this is a third, make sure to create a disambig.— subtank 13:15, 22 September 2012 (EDT)
- What made it more confusing for me was that we had two different Pelican variants (Halo CE-Reach era, Halo 3 era) and I wasn't sure which variant to put it on. That's the other half to why I created this article instead.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 13:12, 22 September 2012 (EDT)
- A bit different for the Mammoth since it didn't look remotely similar to the Elephant (aside from its mammoth size)... but I guess this is fine... — subtank 13:03, 22 September 2012 (EDT)
Dropship 79 Heavy
On Halowaypoint this Pelican variant has been offically named as the Dropship 79 Heavy so the page can now be renamed. Source http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide
- I would think, shortening "Dropship" to "D" would be beneficial as it matches the previous incarnations (D77 etc.) so have it as D79 Heavy etc.--94.170.227.166 22:08, 29 October 2012 (EDT)
Appearance in Forward Unto Dawn
Does anyone else think that the appearance of the D79 in Halo: Forward Unto Dawn (which takes place in 2526) could be an example of artistic license? It would explain why the post-war emblem was used on the D79 in the series - in order to save themselves some effort, the filmmakers just used the more updated Halo 4 pelican in lieu of the older versions. That would also explain why all of the Covenant troops shown in the series resemble their Halo 4 incarnations (which would also make their appearances examples of artistic license)
Of course, it is also reasonable to assume that the D79 was used toward the beginning of the Human-Covenant War and then only used after its conclusion, but I think that would be more unlikelySPARTAN-347 19:26, 3 November 2012 (EDT)