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[[File: | [[File:Chaefka.jpeg|thumb|300px|A chaefka on Installation 00.]] | ||
The '''chaefka''', known to ancient humans as a '''neldoruut'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 230''</ref> and colloquially known as the '''tusk beast''',<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | The '''chaefka''', known to ancient humans as a '''neldoruut'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 230''</ref> and colloquially known as the '''tusk beast''',<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref> is one of several [[List of animals|species]] encountered by a joint [[UNSC]]–[[Swords of Sanghelios]] task force encountered during an [[Mission to Installation 00|expedition]] to [[Installation 00]] in [[2555]]. They were similar in stature to the polar bears of Earth, but with taloned paws, tusks protruding from their faces, horn-like protrusions at the shoulders, and toothed mouths sealed by a set of six mandibles.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 174-175''</ref> Chaefka were capable of producing pheromones which had a psychotropic effect on humans. | ||
Chaefka were known to eat vegetation, though their sharp teeth and claws would suggest that they are omnivorous.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 344''</ref> The chaefka encountered on Installation 00 initially attacked the UNSC-Sangheili task force on sight, however evidence suggests that they were acting at the behest of [[monitor]] [[000 Tragic Solitude]], as after the monitor's destruction they reacted to the interlopers with indifference. | Chaefka were known to eat vegetation, though their sharp teeth and claws would suggest that they are omnivorous.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 344''</ref> The chaefka encountered on Installation 00 initially attacked the UNSC-Sangheili task force on sight, however evidence suggests that they were acting at the behest of [[monitor]] [[000 Tragic Solitude]], as after the monitor's destruction they reacted to the interlopers with indifference. | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
The chaefka, then known as the "arctic beast", | *The chaefka, then known as the "arctic beast", first appeared in the concept art for ''[[Halo Wars]]'',<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/Galleries/ConceptArt.aspx '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''': ''Concept Art'']</ref> though the animal was never implemented into the game. | ||
*The concept art of the chaefka, created for ''Halo Wars'', looks vaguely similar and comparable to the [[w:c:starwars:Wampa|Wampa]] from ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and the [[w:c:starwars:Reek|Reek]] in ''Attack of the Clones'' in Star Wars. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HW - brett briley -arctic beast.jpg|A model of the creature for ''Halo Wars'' | |||
File:HW | File:concept08_8_1280.jpg|Concept art of a chaefka, created for ''[[Halo Wars]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||