Editing Flood Juggernaut

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|attacks=Flailing and pounding arms into a threat towards submission
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The '''Flood Juggernaut''' is a large [[Flood]] command form. [[Fireteam Raven]] fought against multiple Juggernauts during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].{{Ref/Reuse|RavenDown}}<ref name="LastStand">''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'', campaign level [[Last Stand (Halo: Fireteam Raven level)|Last Stand]]</ref> The [[Abomination]] [[key mind]] form is an evolution of the Juggernaut.<ref>''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs|Phoenix Log: Abomination]]</ref>

==Background==
Juggernauts are highly specialized [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] directed by a seething mass of [[Pod infector|infection forms]] linked to multiple hosts. The creature harnesses the hosts' minds to analyze enemy activity and adjust the local Flood strategy accordingly. They have some of the traits associated with full-fledged key minds, including the abilities to synchronize nearby parasites and relay information between distant Flood hordes.{{Ref/Reuse|cfraven}}

The most significant aspect of the Juggernaut is their enormous size and raw physical strength, capable of impaling armored vehicles with their sharpened tendril-arms and crush unsuspecting victims with their trunk-like legs.<ref name="cfraven">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/thats-so-raven ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - That's So Raven]</ref> These tendrils are capable of picking up a [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]] or impaling a fully-armoured [[Sangheili]], and can be used to batter their victims against nearby surfaces or simply throw them into the air.<ref name="RavenDown">''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'', campaign level [[Raven Down]]</ref>

==History==
Multiple Flood Juggernauts were unleashed by the Flood during the [[Battle of Installation 04]]. Following their crash-landing late in the conflict, [[Fireteam Raven]] encountered two pairs of Flood Juggernauts battling the forces of the [[Covenant]], and were able to destroy them while waiting for evacuation.{{Ref/Reuse|RavenDown}} During the final [[Mission to Destroy Installation 04]], at least five Juggernauts joined the Flood's attack on the downed {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, where they battled the remaining Covenant and UNSC forces on the plains below the crash site. Three of the Juggernauts were killed by the [[focus cannon]] of a {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}, while the remaining two were killed by Fireteam Raven.{{Ref/Reuse|LastStand}}

During the [[Outbreak on Installation 00]] in [[2559]], several advanced Juggernaut forms referred to as [[Abomination]]s were encountered and destroyed by the [[Banished]].<ref>''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]'', campaign level [[The Archive]]</ref><ref>''Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare'', campaign level [[Manifestation]]</ref>

==Production notes==
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The Juggernaut was originally planned to debut as a gameplay enemy in ''[[Halo 2]]'', but was ultimately cut from the game. The form's canon status remained in limbo until it was mentioned in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Phoenix Logs]] and eventually made an appearance as an enemy in the arcade shooter ''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''.

Juggernauts were originally slated to appear in the levels "[[The Oracle]]", "[[Sacred Icon]]" and "[[Quarantine Zone]]". There would never be more than one Juggernaut in any given place. Once the player eliminated it, the combat forms that were supplementing it would go "offline". The Juggernaut has four to six infection forms inside its body to control it, similar to combat forms. According to [[Robert McLees]], the Juggernaut was supposed to be "... this uber-intelligent mini boss, but the suggested intelligence was way too high for what design needed to use it for, which was as a big tank".{{Ref/Reuse|bones}} For a full recounting of the known information on the ''Halo 2'' iteration of the Juggernaut, see [[Cut Halo 2 enemies#Flood Juggernaut|here]].

The Juggernaut was also the conceptual progenitor of the [[pure form]]s seen in ''[[Halo 3]]''. However, whereas the Juggernaut was to be controlled by infection forms, pure forms are created entirely from Flood biomass.{{Ref/Reuse|bones}}

In [[2009]], the "Halo 101" post on ''[[Halo Waypoint]]'' showed a Flood Juggernaut in the background image of the "Halo" section.<ref>[[:File:Old Waypoint Halo 101.png|''Halo 101'' image]]</ref>

==Trivia==
*''[[The Art of Halo]]'' features a concept sketch of the [[Flood carrier form]] that resembles the Juggernaut.
*Juggernauts are playable pieces in [[RISK: Halo Wars Collector's Edition|Halo Wars Risk]]. However, they do not resemble the Juggernaut, rather looking like a [[Flood thrasher form|Thrasher Form]] instead.
*In the motion comic adaptation of the short story "[[The Mona Lisa]]", a Sangheili-derived combat form closely resembles the Juggernaut.
*The Juggernaut's appearance suggests that it could be a pure form. However, pure forms require a Gravemind, which was not present during the events of Fireteam Raven. This may have been an oversight, or could indicate that the Juggernaut is not close enough to a pure form to require a Gravemind for its creation.

==Gallery==
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File:Juggernaut Concept.png|''Halo 2'' concept art for the Juggernaut.
File:Juggernaut fight.png|A Juggernaut in ''Halo 2''.
File:Juggernaut1.jpg|Fighting a Flood Juggernaut.
File:Flood Juggernaut High Charity.jpg|A Flood Juggernaught in ''Halo 2''.
File:H2V_Juggernaut_Flurry.jpg|A Juggernaut performing its flurry attack.
File:Jugger-6.jpg|A Juggernaut in defensive stance.
File:TML - Juggernaut.png|A Juggernaut-like form in [[The Mona Lisa]]. Note that it spawned from a Sangheili host, indicated by its head being on the right shoulder.
File:HFR_Juggernaught_Render_2.png|A Juggernaut in ''Fireteam Raven''.
File:HFR_Juggernaught_Render_3.png|A Juggernaut in ''Fireteam Raven''.
File:H2A_Juggernaut.png|A Juggernaut spawned into ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' viewed in remastered graphics. The model lacks a texture, as it is not intended to be seen.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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