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{{ | {{Era|Forerunner|HCW|Post}} | ||
[[File:H2A Rangmejo.jpg|thumb| | [[File:H2A Rangmejo.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Close-up of a quadwing on Installation 05]] | ||
''''' | '''''Rangmejo''''' are flying [[List of animals|creatures]] that inhabit the artificial ecosystems of a number of Forerunner constructs, namely [[Installation 03]],<ref name="hitd">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 242'' (Google Play edition)</ref> [[Installation 05]],<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign levels, ''[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]'' and ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref> and [[Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', multiplayer maps ''[[Guardian (level)|Guardian]]'' and ''[[Epitaph]]''</ref> They are occasionally hostile, especially in large numbers.<ref name="hitd"/> Though they have been encountered numerous times by the [[United Nations Space Command]], only a handful of specimens have ever been procured for scientific study. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
''Rangmejo'' were among the creatures [[Conservation Measure|preserved]] by the [[Librarian]] against the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]].<ref name="CF9">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-array-with-words '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Array With Words'']</ref><ref name="WaypointLibrarian">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/librarian '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Librarian'']</ref> Following this destructive event they were seeded upon at least two [[Halo]] rings, installations [[Installation 03|03]] and [[Installation 05|05]], while also being left to flourish on the Ark, [[Installation 00]], far beyond the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. ''Rangmejo'' had been specifically selected and adapted by [[Lifeworker]]s to play diverse and important roles within a wide range of ecosystems, helping to contribute to the overall health and stability of various [[Wikipedia:Biome|biome]]s.<ref name="CF38">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref> | |||
''Rangmejo'' were among the creatures [[Conservation Measure|preserved]] by the [[Librarian]] against the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]]. Following this destructive event they were seeded upon at least two [[Halo]] rings, installations [[Installation 03|03]] and [[Installation 05|05]], while also being left to flourish on the Ark, [[Installation 00]], far beyond the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. ''Rangmejo'' had been specifically selected and adapted by [[Lifeworker]]s to play diverse and important roles within a wide range of ecosystems, helping to contribute to the overall health and stability of various [[Wikipedia:Biome|biome]]s. | |||
In [[2552#November|November of 2552]] ''rangmejo'' were observed by the battling forces of the [[Covenant]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] when their [[Human-Covenant War|war]] brought them to [[Installation 05]]. | In [[2552#November|November of 2552]] ''rangmejo'' were observed by the battling forces of the [[Covenant]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] when their [[Human-Covenant War|war]] brought them to [[Installation 05]].<ref name="H2DH">''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]''</ref> In December of that same year an [[Installation 08|unfinished]] [[Halo ring]] was fired above the Ark, spelling death for the many [[sentient]] creatures which inhabited its surface.<ref name="HHITD1">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref><ref name="HM122">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 122''</ref> The Ark's [[monitor]], [[000 Tragic Solitude]], eventually then began to breed new life forms.<ref name="HHITD18">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 18''</ref> Among these were more ''rangmejo''.<ref name="HHITD15"/> Following the discovery and subsequent exploration of [[Installation 03]] by [[humanity]] in [[2552]] and [[2553]], ''rangmejo'' were witnessed there.<ref name="HHITD15">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 15''</ref> Respected scientist Doctor [[Luther Mann]]'s observations of those on Gamma Halo made him certain it would not be safe to get close to them.<ref name="HHITD15"/>In [[2555#March|March of 2555]] a small group of [[human]]s and [[Sangheili]] representing the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Swords of Sanghelios]], respectively, encountered a large number of the creatures within a dimly lit cavern near the Ark's [[Foundry]]. Fortunately for them, the ''rangmejo'' left abruptly soon after they were sighted.<ref name="HHITD15"/><ref group="note">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', a traveling experience canonically set at some point between [[2554]] and [[2557]], includes an attraction called [[Halo: Outpost Discovery/The Ring Experience|"The Ring Experience"]] which involves viewing a [[Wavespace|live]] feed from a [[QQ-55 Honeybee]] drone exploring a [[Halo ring]]. Multiple ''rangmejo'' can be seen in the environment. The planet which the ring is shown orbiting discounts the possibility that it could be [[Installation 05|Delta]] or [[Gamma Halo]], and executive producer of The Ring Experience, Jason Ambler, believes it is supposed to be [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. If this is the case, the experience cannot be set any earlier than the point in [[2555]] when the [[Zeta Halo project|exploration]] of that installation began. Officially the identity of the installation shown in The Ring Experience is presently undefined by [[343 Industries]]. It should also be noted that the canonical dating of ''Outpost Discovery'' may be able to be further narrowed by a display which claims it is believed [[343 Guilty Spark]] was destroyed in [[2552]]. It was in late [[2555]] that the [[UNSC]] first learned of this [[monitor]]'s survival.</ref><ref name="HR13">''[[Halo: Renegades]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref><ref name="TMOTRE">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', ''The Making of The Ring Experience''</ref> By [[2558]] the UNSC had procured a few individual specimens for scientific study.<ref name="CF38"/> | ||
==Anatomy and physiology== | |||
[[Human]] scientists have discovered remarkable evidence of genetic optimization. Quadwings are large [[Wikipedia:Pterosaur|pterosaur]]-like creatures with two sets of impressive wings flanking a narrow, muscular body. A quadwing's head features a strong, lengthy beak and a protruding crest–often brightly colored. Quadwings have long tails that can represent over half of the animal's body itself. | |||
Despite being of presumably alien nature, these creatures bore a surprising similarity to pterosaurs, which were an order of reptiles that lived on [[Earth]] within the [[Wikipedia:Mesozoic|Mesozoic]]. Their double set of wings and long, rigid tail gave them a striking resemblance to Earth's dragonflies as well. | |||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{ | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Quadwing}} | ||
*Quadwings appear in the ''Halo 2'' campaign levels [[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]] and [[Regret (level)|Regret]]. In ''Halo 3'', they can be found in the multiplayer levels [[Guardian (level)|Guardian]] and [[Epitaph]]. | |||
*Players can shoot these creatures or stick them with [[Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade|Spike Grenades]] or [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenades]] on several [[Campaign]] and [[Multiplayer]] levels. If shot, they will burst and fall to [[blood]]y tatters in mid-air, their gory ribbons tend to just "poof" in the air with few visible body parts falling. Upon death, the quadwing's body disappears for a fraction of a second, then reappears larger than before. | |||
*The birds seen in ''[[High Charity]]'' in the ''Halo 2'' level [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]] are sometimes mistaken for quadwings, but upon closer examination, one can see that they are a [[High Charity bird|different species]]. | |||
*In ''[[Halo Mash-Up: Minecraft Evolved]]'', the Ender Dragon boss mob is retextured to look like a quadwing. | |||
*In response to the increase in questions relating to the quadwing's origins, [[Frank O'Connor]] claimed that "''They are basically space pigeons, or flying rats. All they do is breed, poop and fly slowly around. Their only known skill is the ability to predict human marksmen and turn just exactly as you were about to shoot them.''" on an April Fools edition of [[Halo Waypoint]]'s Canon Fodder blog.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fauxder-believe '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fauxder - Believe'']</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:H2A-Quadwing.png | ||
File:H2-QuadWingBird.png| | File:H2-QuadWingBird.png|Closeup view of a Quadwing in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:H2-Delta Halo Quadwings.jpg|Quadwings on Installation 05. | |||
File:H2 | File:H3-QuadWing-Reptavian.jpg|Overhead view of a Quadwing in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File:H3-Guardian Quadwing.jpg|A quadwing on [[Guardian (level)|Guardian]]. | |||
File:H3 | File:H3-Epitaph Quadwings.jpg|Quadwings on [[Epitaph]]. | ||
File:forerunner bird.jpg|A close-up of a quadwing's head. | |||
File:H3-Guardian Quadwing.jpg| | File:H3-QuadWing-Reptavian-Epitaph.jpg|A Quadwing on Epitaph. | ||
File:H3-Epitaph Quadwings.jpg| | |||
File:forerunner bird.jpg| | |||
File:H3-QuadWing-Reptavian-Epitaph.jpg|A | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' | *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references group="note"/> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Flying Species]] | |||
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