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=== Usage === | === Usage === | ||
The Covenant use watchtowers to fortify specific areas. Typically, they are deployed to establish a perimeter before the construction of a [[Covenant citadel|forward operations citadel]] or other advanced occupation site.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} The tower is able to garrison a Covenant [[file (unit)|file]], | [[File:H3ODST JackalInTower.png|thumb|250px|A Kig-Yar Sniper posted on a watchtower during the [[Battle of Mombasa]].]] | ||
The Covenant use watchtowers to fortify specific areas. Typically, they are deployed to establish a perimeter before the construction of a [[Covenant citadel|forward operations citadel]] or other advanced occupation site.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} The tower is able to garrison a Covenant [[file (unit)|file]], though they are most often occupied by marksmen, often being [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]s, or Heavy Unggoy manning plasma cannons.{{Ref/Game|H3|gameplay}} | |||
== In-game information== | == In-game information== | ||
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In ''[[Halo 4]]'', the watchtowers are very similar to their ''Halo: Reach'' counterparts. However, the player must crouch to enter it due to narrower hole of entrance. The base of the tower will always be active and be able to lift vehicles. The base will also explode when heavily damaged, harming those nearby. They were implemented into [[Forge/Halo 4|Forge]] as part of the game's PC port in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', and are comprised of two objects—a base and a platform. | In ''[[Halo 4]]'', the watchtowers are very similar to their ''Halo: Reach'' counterparts. However, the player must crouch to enter it due to narrower hole of entrance. The base of the tower will always be active and be able to lift vehicles. The base will also explode when heavily damaged, harming those nearby. They were implemented into [[Forge/Halo 4|Forge]] as part of the game's PC port in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', and are comprised of two objects—a base and a platform. | ||
In ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', the | In ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', the ''Halo 3'' iteration of the watchtower will be made available in [[Forge]]'s Covenant palette with [[Content Update 29]]. It is comprised of two separate objects: the Covenant Watchtower Base and the Covenant Watchtower Platform.{{Ref/YouTube|9aV4pIIz2p8|HALO|January Update & HCS 2024 Roadmap <nowiki>|</nowiki> Halo Infinite|T=1397|D=28|M=1|Y=2024}} | ||
== Production notes == | == Production notes == | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of deployable lookout towers}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H2_Outskirts_LookoutTower.jpg|A watchtower on | File:H2_Outskirts_LookoutTower.jpg|A watchtower on the outskirts of New Mombasa in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:HTMCC-H2 SacredIconSpecOpsCamp.png| | File:HTMCC-H2 SacredIconSpecOpsCamp.png|An inactive watchtower in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:H2 Destroyed tower.jpg|A watchtower platform knock out of suspension in ''Halo 2''. | File:H2 Destroyed tower.jpg|A watchtower platform knock out of suspension in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:H3_LookoutTower_Above.jpg|Top-down view of a watchtower in '' | File:H3_LookoutTower_Above.jpg|Top-down view of a watchtower in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File:H3 BruteSniper.png|A Jiralhanae with a [[particle beam rifle]] on a watchtower in ''Halo 3''. | File:H3 BruteSniper.png|A Jiralhanae armed with a [[particle beam rifle]] on a watchtower in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File:Grunt Heavy on Turret.jpg|An Unggoy Heavy manning a plasma cannon on a watchtower in ''Halo 3''. | File:Grunt Heavy on Turret.jpg|An Unggoy Heavy manning a plasma cannon on a watchtower in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File:HTMCC-H3ODST FuelRodWatchtower.png|Unggoy armed with {{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}s on a watchtower in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | |||
File:HW_LookoutTower.png|Two Kig-Yar on a watchtower in ''Halo Wars''. | |||
File:HTMCC-H3ODST FuelRodWatchtower.png|Unggoy armed with {{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}s on a watchtower in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | File:HTMCC-HR DamagedWatchtower.png|A Kig-Yar Sniper on a damged watchtower in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
File:HW_LookoutTower.png|Two Kig-Yar on a watchtower | File:HTMCC-H4 Watchtower.png|A Kig-Yar Sniper on watchtower in ''[[Halo 4]]''. | ||
File:MCC-H4 DSTboom.png|A watchtower being destroyed in ''Halo 4'' | |||
File:HTMCC-HR DamagedWatchtower.png|A Kig-Yar Sniper on a | File:HTMCC-H2A InactiveWatchtower.png|An inactive watchtower in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. | ||
File:HTMCC-H4 Watchtower.png|A Kig-Yar Sniper on | |||
File:MCC-H4 DSTboom.png|A watchtower being destroyed in ''Halo 4'' | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A InactiveWatchtower.png| | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A CovenantWatchtower.png|A deployed watchtower in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. | File:HTMCC-H2A CovenantWatchtower.png|A deployed watchtower in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. | ||
File:H5G_CovenantDeployableTower_Concept.jpg|Concept art for the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' iteration of the watchtower. | File:H5G_CovenantDeployableTower_Concept.jpg|Concept art for the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' iteration of the watchtower. | ||
File:HINF - ForgeCU29Covenant.jpg|A Covenant watchtower in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[Forge]]. | |||
File:HINF - ForgeCU29Covenant.jpg|A Covenant watchtower in ''Halo Infinite'' [[Forge]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |