Editing Brontothere

{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:Brontothere3.png|thumb|300px|A brontothere in a grassy plain.]]
{{Quote|How [[Riser]]'s [[Florian|people]] would love to hunt you.|The Librarian thought of the diminutive [[florian]]s when she laid eyes on a brontothere.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}}
'''Brontotheres''',{{Ref/Novel|Id=HS37|HSil|Chapter=String 37}} known to the [[Forerunner]]s as '''''kaimistro''''', and colloquially known as '''rhinok''',{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p326|Enc22|Page=362}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Rhinok|This article infers that—barring evidence to the contrary—brontothere, ''kaimistro'', and rhinok are synonymous terms. The 2022 ''Halo Encyclopedia'' establishes the connection between ''kaimistro'' and rhinok, implying that they are synonymous terms. However, the phrase "''kaimistro'' rhinok" in the animal's entry could be read to imply that ''kaimistro'' is a certain species of rhinok, making rhinok a more general term comparable to the real-world "[[Wikipedia:Brontotheriidae|brontothere]]," which is actually a family of similar species rather than one singular species. Ultimately, this article infers that ''kaimistro'' and rhinok are synonymous terms just as the other animals detailed alongside it in the encyclopedia each feature two synonymous terms (''rangmejo'' and quadwing, ''chaefka'' and tusk beast, etc.). The connection between ''kaimistro''/rhinok and brontothere lies in the animal's similarities to real-world brontotheres, the Forerunners' known involvement with both brontotheres and ''kaimistro'', and ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' [[Halo: The Television Series Season Two|Season Two]] episode ''[[Sword (TV Series)|Sword]]'' in which a documentary using footage of ''kaimistro'' refers to the animals as brontotheres. It should be noted that while the television series is part of the [[Silver Timeline]], names have remained consistent between it and the main ''Halo'' universe, supporting the inference that brontothere, ''kaimistro'', and rhinok are synonymous terms.}} are [[Wikipedia:Rhinoceros|rhinoceros]]-like creatures native to [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} In the modern era, brontotheres can found across several Forerunner installations.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p326}}{{Ref/Game|Id=HODTRE|Halo: Outpost Discovery|The Ring Experience}}

==Overview==
===Biology and physiology===
Large, [[Wikipedia:Rhinoceros|rhinoceros]]-like creatures, brontotheres feature bifurcated horns and rows of [[Wikipedia:Osteoderm|osteoderm]]s which run up their snouts, over their shoulders, and ending on their backs.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p326}} They are known to reach heights of at least two meters.{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} They possess extremely complicated body chemistry, and evidence exists that their [[Wikipedia:Chirality#Biology|chirality]] can be easily swapped between individual generations. The [[Forerunner]]s modified the brontotheres' intestinal flora to operate in conjunction with environmental nanomachines to function as bioreactors for various useful compounds.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p326}}

[[File:HOD RingExperience Wildlife.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A herd of brontothere flee a pack of ''morolaath'' on an unidentified Halo installation.]]
===Behavior===
Brontotheres are generally bad-tempered [[Wikipedia:Herbivores|herbivores]] which feed on grasses and woody foliage, and are in turn prey to carnivores both larger and smaller than them.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p326}}{{Ref/Reuse|HODTRE}} On one occasion, a pack of ''[[morolaath]]'' were observed hunting a herd of brontotheres.{{Ref/Reuse|HODTRE}} The brontotheres found on Earth during the time of the [[Erde-Tyrene civilization]] were believed to fear [[human]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} implying that humans hunted the creatures. [[Sentinel]]s of some Forerunner installations will monitor and shepherd brontotheres herds as they traverse their migratory patterns, regardless of unexpected environmental changes.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p326}}

===Habitat===
Native to [[Earth]], brontotheres could be found in east [[Africa]] in [[97,445 BCE]], living among other animals such as [[Wikipedia:Gazelle|gazelle]], [[Wikipedia:Wildebeest|wildebeest]], [[Wikipedia:Buffalo|buffalo]], and [[Wikipedia:Ibex|ibexes]].{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} Following their [[Conservation Measure|indexing]] by the Forerunners,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p326}} brontotheres in the modern era can be found in a variety of biomes, including desert-like regions.{{Ref/Reuse|HODTRE}} While their diet would encourage them to seek out grasslands, brontotheres were known to migrate.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p326}}

==History==
===Distant past===
{{Quote|A two-meter high brontothere nuzzles my hand, gentle but forceful, telling me I am out of place, perhaps I should move off somewhere and not bother this peaceable realm.|The Librarian shares her thoughts with a [[Catalog]] unit.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}}
Brontotheres were among the creatures that were preserved as part of the [[Librarian]]'s [[Conservation Measure]].{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p326}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HS2|HSil|Chapter=String 2}} In 97,445 BCE during the Librarian's last days on Earth before the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]], a two-meter-tall brontothere was one of several animals that approached her, nuzzling her hand. She surmised that they no longer had any fear since all the humans had been removed.{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}}

===Conservation===
Among the myriad life forms indexed by the Forerunners, brontotheres can be found on several installations,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p326}} including at least one Halo installation.{{Ref/Reuse|HODTRE}} On one occasion, a herd of brontothere on a Halo installation were witnessed by [[OQ-45 Honeybee]] drones being hunted by a pack of ''morolaath''. Footage of the event was broadcast to Earth for viewing by civilians attending an [[Outpost Discovery]] event.{{Ref/Reuse|HODTRE}}{{Ref/Game|Id=TMOTRE|Halo: Outpost Discovery|The Making of The Ring Experience}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Outpost|''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', a traveling experience canonically set at some point between [[2554]] and [[2557]], includes an attraction called [[The Ring Experience|"The Ring Experience"]] which involves viewing a [[Wavespace|live]] feed from a [[OQ-45 Honeybee]] drone exploring a [[Halo ring]]. Multiple brontotheres can be seen being chased by ''morolaath'' in the environment. The planet which the ring is shown orbiting discounts the possibility that it could be [[Installation 05|Delta]] or [[Gamma Halo]], and executive producer of The Ring Experience, Jason Ambler, believes it is supposed to be [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. If this is the case, the experience cannot be set any earlier than the point in [[2555]] when the [[Zeta Halo Project|exploration]] of that installation began. [[000 Tragic Solitude]]'s claim in ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' that ''morolaath'' had not been encountered by humans for some time would also suggest they had not been seen elsewhere before those who traveled to the Ark ran into some. Officially, the identity of the installation shown in The Ring Experience is presently undefined by [[343 Industries]]. It should also be noted that the canonical dating of ''Outpost Discovery'' may be able to be further narrowed by a display which claims it is believed [[343 Guilty Spark]] was destroyed in [[2552]]. It was in late [[2555]] that the [[UNSC]] first learned of this [[monitor]]'s survival, as established in Chapter 13 of ''[[Halo: Renegades]]''. However, it is very possible that the UNSC would have kept this information from the general public.}}

==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
[[File:HTVS2 - Reavians plus Kaimistro.png|thumb|right|250px|Louis-036 and Riz-028 watch a documentary on brontotheres.]]
===Silver Timeline===
{{Main|Silver Timeline}}
While on [[Reach/Silver|Reach]] in [[2552]], [[SPARTAN-II program/Silver|Spartan-II]]s [[Louis-036]] and [[Riz-028/Silver|Riz-028]] watched a documentary concerning the lifecycle of brontotheres.{{Ref/Film|Id=Sword|TV|Episode=[[Sword (TV Series)|Sword]]}}

==Production notes==
*Outside of the [[Halo Universe|''Halo'' universe]], [[Wikipedia:Brontotheriidae|brontothere]]s are believed to have gone [[Extinction|extinct]] around 33.9 million years ago, as opposed to still existing on Earth just around 100,000 years ago.
*Brontotheres were modeled for ''[[Halo Infinite]]''{{'}}s [[Halo Infinite announcement trailer|announcement trailer]] at [[Wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018|E3 2018]].{{Ref/Marketing|Id=HIT|HINF|[[Halo Infinite announcement trailer|''Halo Infinite'' announcement trailer]]}} During the trailer's production, they were internally referred to as "space rhinos" by members of [[343 Industries]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=TMOTHIAT|PTreFoLAufw|Halo|The Making of the Halo Infinite Announce Trailer}} They were ultimately cut from the final game, but were later identified as ''kaimistro'' and rhinok in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p326}} 
*In ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' [[Halo: The Television Series Season Two|Season Two]] episode ''[[Sword (TV Series)|Sword]]'', a documentary concerning the "Lifecycle of the Brontothere" appears using footage the ''kaimistro'' from ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s announcement trailer.{{Ref/Reuse|Sword}} Though the ''kaimistro'' had already shared many similarities with real-world brontotheres, this was the first direct indication that the brontothere originally seen in ''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' and the ''kaimistro'' were officially considered to be the same creature.

==Gallery==
===Development images===
<gallery>
File:HINF SpaceRhino Concept 1.jpg|Early concept art for the brontothere.
File:HINF SpaceRhino Concept 2.jpg|Early concept art for the brontothere.
File:HINF SpaceRhino Concept 3.jpg|Early concept art for the brontothere.
File:HINF_Rhino_Concept.png|Concept art of the brontothere.{{Ref/Reuse|TMOTHIAT}}
File:HINF_Rhino_Juvenile_Concept.png|Concept art of a juvenile brontothere.{{Ref/Reuse|TMOTHIAT}}
File:HINF-Spacerhinoconcept.jpg|Finalized concept art of a brontothere for ''Halo Infinite'', later used in the 2022 ''Halo Encyclopedia''.
File:Rhinoreferences.PNG|References used for the modeling of brontothere.{{Ref/Reuse|TMOTHIAT}}
File:SpaceRhino1.PNG|Behind-the-scenes image of a brontothere from the making of the ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s announcement trailer.{{Ref/Reuse|TMOTHIAT}}
File:SpaceRhino5.jpg|3D models used in ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s announcement trailer.{{Ref/Reuse|TMOTHIAT}}
File:SpaceRhino2.PNG|Behind-the-scenes image of brontotheres from the making of the ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s announcement trailer.{{Ref/Reuse|TMOTHIAT}}
File:SpaceRhino3.PNG|Behind-the-scenes images of brontotheres from the making of the ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s announcement trailer.{{Ref/Reuse|TMOTHIAT}}
</gallery>

===Renders===
<gallery>
File:HINF Space Rhino Render 1.jpg|Render of the high res sculpt of the brontothere.
File:HINF Space Rhino Render 02.jpg|Render of the high res sculpt of the brontothere.
File:HINF Space Rhino Render 3.jpg|Render of the high res sculpt of the brontothere.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:Brontothere1.png|Detailed view of a brontothere nostril in the ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s announcement trailer.{{Ref/Reuse|HIT}}
File:Brontothere2.png|A brontothere begins to rise from bedding down in the grass in the ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s announcement trailer.{{Ref/Reuse|HIT}}
File:Brontothere4.png|A herd of twenty-sixth century brontothere in the ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s announcement trailer.{{Ref/Reuse|HIT}}
File:Brontothere5.png|A herd of brontothere on a Halo ring in the ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s announcement trailer.{{Ref/Reuse|HIT}}
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
**''[[The Ring Experience]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Sword (TV Series)|Sword]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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[[Category:Animals]]