Shadow

Shadow is the name applied to a series of Covenant Troop/Vehicle Transports.

A convoy of Type-29 Shadows

Summary

Shadows are large troop carriers utilised by the Covenant and its remnants for the purposes of transporting infantry, cargo and light vehicles in rear areas. The Shadow is known to move at extraordinary speeds over open terrain carrying small vehicles like ghosts and revenants or other useful things like weapons and rations. On long expeditions the crew will occasionally take turns defending the shadow and resting if gravity anchored seating is available below.

Variants

Methane Wagon

• Methane Wagon: A variant of the Shadow made by Unggoy and utilised by forces of the Banished, serving under Yapyap and his rebellion against Atriox. The Methane Wagon is outfitted with methane launchers, as opposed to the conventional Shadow's plasma cannons and troop payload.

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  Methane Wagon.

Type-29

• Type-29 Shadow: Troop transported employed by the Covenant. This variant is capable of transporting Ghosts in its underbelly, or hosting up to eight soldiers.

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  Type-29 Shadow.

Cargo tug

• Covenant cargo tug: This vehicle is not explicitly related to the Shadow family of vehicles, but does have an almost identical outward appearance. This vehicle is capable of flight.

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  Covenant cargo tug.