Editing Gatherer Sentinel

{{Status|Canon}}
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|name=Gatherer Sentinel
|image=[[File:HBL-Issue1-FullPage-TheGatherer.jpg|250px]]
|role=*Maintenance of ecological stability in constructed biomes{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P328|Enc22|Page=328}}
*Collection of samples for [[Lifeworker]] activities{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P328}}
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|armament=Unknown [[Directed energy weapon|energy weapon]]
|armor=[[Energy shielding]]
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'''Gatherer Sentinels''' are multipurpose [[Sentinel]]s designed by the [[Forerunner]]s with the functions of maintaining ecological stability in constructed biomes and the gathering of various living specimens for [[Lifeworker]] activities.<ref>[http://portela.deviantart.com/art/The-Gatherer-148543503 "The Gatherer" by Francis Portela]</ref>{{Ref/Comic|Id=is4|HBL|Issue=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P328}}

==Overview==
===Design===
Gatherer Sentinels consist of a fairly large main body with three red eyes and a holding tank for captured specimens on their backs, filled with a purple liquid. They have eight tentacle-like clawed arms, two much smaller arms, and four legs, although they are usually seen floating through the air. Gatherers are armed with an energy weapon similar to, though more powerful than, the [[Sentinel Beam]], located below the tentacles. Much like the Sentinel Beam, the weapon can be detached and used as a hand-held weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|is4}}

===Operation===
Gatherer Sentinels are typically networked in localized curation zones, with several operating under the guidance of a single [[monitor]]. When no such oversight is available, individual Gatherer Sentinels can function autonomously for long periods of time, falling back on underlying classification parameters and archival protocols.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P328}}

==History==
Gatherer Sentinels have been observed operating from [[Line Installation 1-4]] on an [[unidentified moon (Sub-sector 35)|unidentified moon]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=is2|HBL|Issue=2}} During the [[Battle of Line Installation 1-4]] in [[2552]], a group of Gatherers captured [[Margaret-053]], [[Reff 'Talamee]], [[Jubub]] and a [[Mgalekgolo]] who had all crash-landed on the moon and took them into the depths of the facility for experimentation.{{Ref/Reuse|is2}}

==Gallery==
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File:Blood Line 2.jpg|[[Margaret-053]] being captured by a Gatherer.
File:HBL gatherer 1.png|A Gatherer shoots and disarms a Mgalekgolo.
File:HBL gatherer 2.png|Gatherers returning to base.
File:BL Line installation holding area.jpg|Three Gatherers within Line Installation 1-4.
File:HBL gatherer 3.png|A Gatherer's side view.
File:HBL gatherer 4.png|A Gatherer is heavily damaged.
File:BL One W Gatherer weapon.jpg|Margaret-053 wielding a Gatherer's energy weapon.
File:HBL gatherer 5.png|A Gatherer rips an Unggoy in half.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' {{1st}}

== Trivia ==
*The aesthetic of the Gatherer is strikingly similar to that of an armored [[Huragok]]. It is possible that the design for the mechanisms attached to the Engineers was derived from that of the Gatherers, or vice-versa.

==Sources==
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