Editing M862 Arctic Warthog

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*Enclosed cabin{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/warthog|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Warthog|D=03|M=11|Y=2015}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=137}}
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The '''M862 Arctic Warthog''' (also referred to as the '''Arctic Hog'''){{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} is a [[M12 Warthog#Other models|variant]] of the [[M12 Warthog]] that is outfitted specifically for expeditions in arctic conditions.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} It is similar to the also-cold environment [[M864 Arctic Warthog]]; however, unlike the M862, the M864 retains the standard Warthog's wheels.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
{{Main|M12 Warthog}}
Unlike its standard variant, the M862 Warthog features an enclosed cabin and quad-tracks, allowing it to scale icy heights and travel over deep snow.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} The tracks were noted by [[Catherine-B320]] to turn a Warthog into "''equal parts light tank and snowmobile''".{{Ref/Novel|Id=WC|Halo: Winter Contention}}

===Usage===
An M862 Arctic Warthog was the only vehicular support available to [[NOBLE Team]] during their [[Operation: OFFSET EYE|deployment]] to [[Concord]] in [[2552#December|December 2551]]. After being stranded in the [[Hinterlands region]] of the planet, the team holed up in the township of [[Skathi]] to fend off a [[Covenant]] attack consisting of a large force of vehicles centred on a {{Pattern|Zashk|Draugr}}. While most of the team prepared to engage the main force, [[Catherine-B320]], [[Rosenda-A344]] and [[Thom-A293]] used the Arctic Warthog to charge the Draugr head-on with Thom in the back and Rosenda in the passenger seat. Once they had successfully dispatched most of the Draugr's escort [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]], Kat drove the Warthog off a large rock to land in the Draugr's troop bay to begin a [[Naval boarding|boarding action]].{{Ref/Reuse|WC}}

==Production notes==
[[File:H2 ArcticWarthog Track Texture.png|thumb|150px|The texture for the Arctic Warthog's treads are the only remnant of the original vehicle that has been recovered.{{Ref/Site|Id=HWCRF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/cutting-room-floor|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cutting Room Floor|D=07|M=07|Y=2022}}]]
{{Main|Cut Halo 2 vehicles#Warthog variants}}
The Arctic Warthog, or "'''SnowHog'''" was originally built by [[Marcus Lehto]] during the very early stages of ''[[Halo 2]]''{{'}}s development as one of a number of Warthog variants built atop the original ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' model (the others being the [[M868 Tropic Warthog|Tropic]] and [[M914 Recovery Vehicle|Recovery]] hogs).{{Ref/Twitter|game_fabricator|1147290983479906304|Marcus Lehto|Quote=Right after Halo CE, I was inspired to build some variants of the Warthog. Different tires, camo netting, troop carrier, and my fav wa the SnowHog.|D=17|M=12|Y=2020}} Although ultimately cut, the design was later featured on [[Bungie.net]]'s ''Halo 2'' gallery.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo2/asset_thumb_viewer.aspx?cc=22&at=53&page=1|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 2 project page|D=28|M=2|Y=2021}} To-date, the Arctic Warthog (alongside the Tropic Warthog) remains one of the only major pieces of ''Halo 2'' cut content that has been lost to time, with the [[Digsite]] project unable to recover any assets to restore into the modern ''Halo'' engine save for the texture for the treads.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Discoveries|D=28|M=07|Y=2023}}

The Arctic Warthog was planned for inclusion in ''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' prior to the game's shutdown. It would have been featured alongside the [[M39 rocket turret]] of the [[M12A Rocket Warthog|Rocket Warthog]] as part of a model upgrade kit for the Warthog, allowing the players to swap the treads onto their Warthogs in lieu of the standard wheels. {{Ref/Site|Id=CU|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-summer-red-summer-blue|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue|D=03|M=12|Y=2016}}

The vehicle was first canonised, in intent, in [[Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present#M12 Warthog|a post]] on Bungie.net promoting the Warthog for ''[[Halo 3]]''. At the time of this post, the vehicle was referred to with the designation '''M864''',{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGwarthog|Site=Bungie.net|Page=M12 Warthog|D=16|M=04|Y=2020|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/Warthog}} something followed-through in both the [[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|2009]] and [[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|2011 editions]] of the ''Halo Encyclopedia''. However, this was changed in a 2015 article on [[Halo Waypoint]], at which point the vehicle's designation was updated to the now-canon M862, with the M864 being relegated to an alternate arctic warfare vehicle that retains standard wheels instead of treads.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} The M862 designation has since remained consistently used in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' and the short story ''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|WC}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]'' {{1st}}

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