Mongoose (gameplay)

Mongoose
Gameplay role
Faction:	Human (UNSC)
Weapon type:	Ground
Locomotion method:	Wheels
Counterparts:	Human (UNSC): Scout Warthog; Jackrabbit; Troop Transport Warthog; Covenant: Ghost;
Weapon stats
Armaments:	None
Max occupants:	1 driver, 1 passenger
Health:	Medium
Top speed:	Fast
Acceleration:	High
Variants
General variants:	Gungoose
Halo 5 REQ variants:	Corp Mongoose; Tundra Mongoose; Urban Mongoose; Woodland Mongoose; ONI Mongoose;

This article documents its subject as it pertains to the gameplay of the Halo games, rather than the lore.

"Heavy-duty all-terrain UNSC quad bike"

— Halo 5: Guardians Forge description^[3]

The Mongoose, Scout Mongoose^[4] or 'Goose^[5] is a light human ground vehicle first introduced in Halo 3. It is a small vehicle with no form of armament whatsoever, which can carry one driver and one passenger, and is best used for transporting players around the map or level quickly, rather than as a vehicle for combat.

Universe and lore[edit]

"[The M274] is pretty nimble for its size; add to that the fact that it can do ninety plus kilo papa hotel over uneven terrain and you’ve got the ultimate commando hot rod."

— Remark of UNSC service member from E2-BAG/1/7.^[5]

Main article: Mongoose (fiction)

The Mongoose is an ATV produced by AMG Transport Dynamics since 2483^[6] and is a popular Civilian vehicle and United Nations Space Command vehicle.^[7] One of the earliest known vehicles known as the Mongoose was the M270, though after decades of use it was replaced with the M274.^[8] This M274 Mongoose was among the most prominent to bear the name, and featured a 1000cc hydrogen-injected internal combustion engine (ICE).^[5] Circa 2558, the M290 Mongoose began to see much more prominent use.^[9]^[10] The vehicles that have been given this name have been used prominently in a number of skirmishes and battles in the Human-Covenant War and the Post-Covenant War conflicts including the Battle of Metisette, Battle at Szurdok Ridge and Skirmish on Conrad's Point.