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| {{Title|HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II [D] Geyrion}} | | {{Era|HCW|Post}} |
| {{Status|Canon}}
| | [[File:Cyclops mark II.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A Cyclops Mark II under construction.]] |
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| |name=HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II [D] Geyrion
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| |image=[[File:Cyclops mark II.jpg|300px]]
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| |manufacturer=[[Materials Group]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | |
| |line=[[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II ADS]] | |
| |model=Mark II (D)
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| |armament=*[[Machine gun]]
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| |service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| |role=Armor defense system
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| |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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| The '''HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II [D] Armor Defense System''', nicknamed the '''Geyrion'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=77}} and sometimes known colloquially as the '''mega-Mantis''',{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFolks|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/folks-need-heroes|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Folks Need Heroes|D=30|M=06|Y=2017}} is a [[powered exoskeleton]] developed by the [[Materials Group]].{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=208}} | | The '''Cyclops Mark II'''<ref group="note">This is most likely an informal name or working title used by 343 Industries developers during the production of ''Halo 4'', as the formal designations for both the original Cyclops model (HRUNTING Mark III [B] Exoskeleton) and the subsequent Mantis walker (HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Armor Defense System) are designated based on their HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL lineage; "Cyclops" was never part of the official designation for the HRUNTING Mark III exoskeleton, merely a colloquial name.</ref> is a successor to the [[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Exoskeleton|HRUNTING Mark III (B) ''"Cyclops"'']] [[powered exoskeleton]]. It is armed with a multi-barrelled cannon on its right "arm" and what appears to be an array of rocket launchers on the other. The Mark II is considerably larger than its predecessor, appearing to be about forty feet tall.<ref name="metacafe">[http://www.metacafe.com/watch/8185354/frank_oconnor_halo_4_interview_at_microsoft_spring_shocase_2012/ '''MetaCafe''': ''Frank O'Connor Interview - Microsoft Spring Showcase 2012'']</ref> It is similar in outward appearance and profile to the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Armor Defense System|HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX ''"Mantis"'' Armor Defense System]], a later model in the line of armor systems derived from the Cyclops. Likewise, it bears some superficial resemblance to the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I Prototype Exoskeleton]], a parallel successor to the Mark I. |
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Design details===
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| The Mark II [D] is an extremely large vehicle, towering over humans - even when crouched. Its overall form bears a large outward resemblance to the later [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mark IX Mantis]] pressed into service as a more standard vehicle. Like the Mantis, it is armed with a multi-barreled cannon on its right boom and an array of missile launchers on the other.{{Ref/Map|Id=Adrift|H4|Adrift}}
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| ===Development history===
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| The Geyrion is a part of the Mark II project line of exoskeletons, developed by the [[Materials Group]] as part of joint projects [[Project HRUNTING|HRUNTING]]/[[Project YGGDRASIL|YGGDRASIL]], illustrating the limits of human technology. The Geyrion was used to prove out the basic idea of large bipedal walkers, and was successful in proving capable in early trials conducted in microgravity environments. Unfortunately, the Geyrion suffered in more regular [[Earth]]-like terrestrial environments, and its limited mobility proved to be a massive hinderance in all but the most specialised deployments [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|following]] the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} A next-generation successor to the Mark II [D] was eventually developed by [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] and the [[Materials Group]], known as the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II (J) Colossus|Mark II <nowiki>[J]</nowiki>]] and commonly nicknamed the "Colossus".{{Ref/Reuse|CFFolks}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFOD|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries|D=30|M=09|Y=2019}}{{Ref/Twitter|GrimBrotherOne|1174714558654496769|Jeff Easterling|Quote=In the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL line.|D=15|M=05|Y=2022}} | |
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| ==Operational history==
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| One Geyrion walker was present aboard {{CAAShip|Heavy Burden}} some time following the destruction of [[Kholo]] in [[2539]].{{Ref/Reuse|Adrift}}
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| ==Production notes==
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| A Mark II [D] aboard the freighter {{CAAShip|Heavy Burden}} serves as the centerpiece of the ''Halo 4'' multiplayer map [[Adrift]]. In an interview [[Frank O'Connor]] called the mech a "Cyclops Mark II", referring to the [[Cyclops]] from ''Halo Wars''.{{Ref/YouTube|6wYTo-g6OaU|gamesradararchive|Frank O'Connor Halo 4 Interview at Microsoft Spring Shocase 2012}} However, ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' makes no mention of this name. Since "Cyclops" is merely a colloquialism for the [[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Exoskeleton|HRUNTING Mark III [B]]], itself derived from the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#Prototype exoskeletons|third-generation exoskeleton]] that predated MJOLNIR, the "Cyclops Mark II" moniker was probably used only from a game-design perspective rather than having any canonical significance.
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| In Greek mythology, [[Wikipedia:Geryon|Geryon]] is a large giant, and presumably the namesake of the Geyrion vehicle. It is unknown as to whether the Geyrion's name in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' is an intentional misspelling or a typo.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Mark II (D) Geyrion}}
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:H4 AdriftMech Concept.jpg|Concept art.
| | File:WarhouseCyclopsOverhead.jpg|A top-down view of the Mark II Cyclops. |
| File:H4-AdriftMech.jpg|A render of the Mark II [D] armor system.
| | File:Warhouse.jpg|Alternate shot of the Cyclops Mark II. |
| File:WarhouseCyclopsOverhead.jpg|A top-down view of the Mark II [D] armor system. | | File:AdriftInfoBox.png|The Cyclops Mark II in the map ''Adrift''. |
| File:Warhouse.jpg|Alternate shot of the Mark II [D]. | | File:H4-MP-Adrift-CyclopsMk2.jpg|Head-on screenshot of the Mark II Cyclops on ''Adrift''. |
| File:AdriftInfoBox.png|The Mark II [D] aboard CAA ''Heavy Burden''. | | File:H4-MP-CyclopsMark2-Schematics.jpg|Schematics for the Cyclops Mark II. |
| File:H4-MP-Adrift-CyclopsMk2.jpg|A head-on view of the Mark II [D]. | | File:H4 early Cyclops MkII.jpg|An early shot of the vehicle. |
| File:H4-MP-CyclopsMark2-Schematics.jpg|Schematics for the Mark II [D]. | |
| File:H4 early Cyclops MkII.jpg|An early shot of the vehicle from the map ''Adrift''. | |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} |
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| | ==Notes== |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}} | | <references/> |
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