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| {{Status|Canon}}
| | '''Strato-Sentinel''' is the name applied to a type of [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]. |
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| '''Strato-Sentinel''' is the name applied to a large type of [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]. | |
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| ==Summary== | | ==Summary== |
| Strato-Sentinels are part of a group of Forerunner Sentinels that were made to build structures or assist/oversee with these tasks. They also performed tasks relating to this such as gathering materials e.g. Other tasks include [[terraforming]] projects, and are capable of mining [[moon]]s, [[asteroid]]s, or other planetary bodies.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 167''</ref><ref name="AH3">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''page 32''</ref> They were notably used to help in the construction of the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]], such as the newly constructed [[Installation 08]] in [[2552]] in the modern era.{{Ref/Reuse|AH3}} Strato-Sentinels may be employed in military roles and outfitted with naval weapons and defenses. In these contexts, they may be considered a form of [[weapon-ship]].{{Ref/Site|Id=OD|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries|D=05|M=11|Y=2019}}
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| Strato-Sentinels were also used by the Forerunners as escorts to [[keyship]]s and [[Unidentified Sentinel variant|larger Sentinel variants]].<ref name="legends"></ref> In times of crisis, some of them would assist in combat duties.
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| Dark gray in color, Strato-Sentinels are massive and powerful [[Sentinel]]s that are slightly smaller than the average [[human]] [[UNSC frigate|frigate]],<ref name="hitd103">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', Chapter 6</ref> which are about 478 meters in length.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 259'' (2011)</ref> The upper section of a Retriever is vast and wide, while the lower section is lined with numerous mechanical, tentacle-like "legs" that move in pursuit of objects. Glowing eye-like lights are installed on the front of each Sentinel.{{Ref/Reuse|hitd103}}
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| ==Variants== | | ==Variants== |
| ===Assembler Sentinel===
| | *[[Retriever Sentinel]] |
| {{main|Assembler Sentinel}}
| | *[[Steward Sentinel]] |
| The Assembler is similar in design to the Steward, but it is used in the creation and maintenance of Forerunner structures such as the [[Portal at Voi]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=328-329}}<ref name="cradle">''Halo 3: The Cradle of Life''</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/franklez/status/1179076414487662592?s=19 ''Twitter'', franklez - "They are deliberate variants created by the Studio4°c in partnership with us - and they are canonical and in that sense those variants could show elsewhere. They are tweaked as new designs to infer re-seeding and general array and repopulation maintenance duties. See also Iris"]</ref>
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| <gallery>
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| File:HL Origins Stewards 2.png|The Assembler Sentinel.
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| </gallery>
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| ===Excavator Sentinel===
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| {{main|Excavator Sentinel}}
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| The [[Excavator Sentinel]] is a class of Sentinel used to construct Halo rings.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=343}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=356}}
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| ===Extractor Sentinel===
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| {{main|Extractor Sentinel}}
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| The [[Extractor Sentinel]] is equipped with [[grappler]]s, and is presumably employed for the purpose of resource extraction.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=335}}
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| ===Retriever Sentinel===
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| {{main|Retriever Sentinel}}
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| The [[Retriever Sentinel]] is considered to be one of the more powerful variants of the Sentinel, Retrievers are massive, ship-sized drones that were utilized to construct installations of the Halo Array from Installation 00, as well as to provide maintenance to the Ark itself.<ref name="pl retriever">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Log]]: Retriever Sentinel</ref>
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| File:HW2 Retriever.png|A Retriever variant.
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| </gallery>
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| ===Steward Sentinel===
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| {{main|Steward Sentinel}}
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| The [[Steward Sentinel]] is a variant used to accompany other Forerunner machines and assist them with their tasks.<ref name="steward">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries Canon Fodder: Outpost Discoveries]</ref>
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| File:HOD Steward Render.png|A Steward variant.
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| </gallery>
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| ==History==
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| ===Prehistory===
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| [[File:Halo 3 Comic -3.JPG|thumb|300px|N'chala watches the construction of the portal.]]
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| Strato-Sentinels were used as escorts during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref name="legends">''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Origins]]</ref> Strato-Sentinels were also used at [[Installation 00]] at its stripmining moon, harvesting precious raw construction materials.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo:Encyclopedia]]'', p. 166 (2009 edition), p.176 (2011 edition)</ref> Following [[Great Purification|the firing]] of the Halo Array, Strato-Sentinels assisted the [[keyship]]s with the [[reintroduction]] of species throughout the [[Milky Way]], as per the [[Conservation Measure]], accompanying the vessels back to species' homeworlds.{{Ref/Reuse|legends}} Strato-Sentinels assisted with the excavation and construction of a massive [[Portal at Voi|slipspace portal]] on [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]], in the present-day country of [[Kenya]], that had been set into motion by the Librarian before her death. These Strato-Sentinels were spotted by the [[human]] tribe elder [[N'chala]], in the years after the reintroduction, who mistook the sentinels for gods.<ref>''[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]'', page 2</ref>
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| ==Production notes==
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| Strato-Sentinels were originally planned to appear in ''[[Halo 3]]'', but were ultimately cut from the game.<ref name="AH3">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''page 32''</ref> One of the early settings for the maps "[[Construct]]"<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Construct_Postmortem '''Bungie.net''': ''Deconstructing Construct'']</ref> and "[[Blackout]]" was the interior of a damaged Strato-Sentinels in orbit around the [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], where other Strato-Sentinels could be seen in the distance harvesting materials from the Foundry's resource [[moon]]. However, this idea was scrapped.<ref>'''The Art of Halo 3''', ''page 128''</ref> During production, they were known as "Strato-Sentinels", a name that would later be adopted in subsequent canon. The Strato-Sentinels were also intended to be included in ''[[Halo 4]]'', though they were removed from the game during the pre-production stages.<ref>''[[Awakening: The Art of Halo 4]]''</ref>
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| [[Vic DeLeon]] indicated that the Strato-Sentinels in ''Halo 3'' were intended to be of a similar size to the similarly-cut [[Guardian Sentinel|Guardian]] enemy in the cut [[Guardian Forest]] level.{{Ref/Site|Id=Vic1|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/vicdeleon/status/1304910772313575424|Site=Twitter|Page=Vic DeLeon|Quote=Fwiw this is almost exactly what the Guardians looked like back when they were first imagined on Halo 2, only they were much larger, almost like the Strato-Sentinel.}} This level was intended to feature the Strato-Sentinels heavily, with one rising out of the ground with the player riding it.{{Ref/Site|Id=Doc|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/dmiller360/status/881997799046258697?s=19|Site=Twitter|Page=Dan Miller|Quote=#halo3 original 'guardian forest' (cut map):}} Further information provided by campaign lead [[Rob Stokes]] indicates the Strato-Sentinels would have been featured in the ending of Guardian Forest wherein the Master Chief would activate them to destroy [[Truth's fleet]] above The Ark, as well as in the ending of [[Forerunner City]] and [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]], in both cases being shown constructing [[Installation 08]]. {{Ref/Site|Id=Stokes|URL=https://rpstokes53.wixsite.com/work-of-rob-stokes/halo-3|Site=Work of Rob Stokes|Page=Halo 3|D=25|M=05|Y=2023}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| ===Concept art===
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:H3 StratoSentinel Concept_2.png|Concept art of the Strato-Sentinels for ''Halo 3'' for Guardian Forest. | | File:StratoSentinel.jpg|Early concept art of the Strato-Sentinels for ''[[Halo 3]]''. |
| File:H3 StratoSentinel Concept_3.jpg|Concept art of the Strato-Sentinel in ''Halo 3'' for Guardian Forest.
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| File:H3 GuardianForest Strato Concept.jpg|Concept art for Guardian Forest, featuring a Strato-Sentinel.
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| File:H4-Concept-Sentinel-Retriever.jpg|Concept art of the Strato-Sentinels in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ===Images===
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| File:HL_Origins_Stewards_1.png|Strato-Sentinels in "[[Origins]]"
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| File:HL_Origins_Stewards_2.png|A group of Strato-Sentinels.
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| File:Origins H3 Sentinels.png|A number of large Strato-Sentinels. Notably, all three designs seen in this image are based on reused ''Halo 3'' designs, including that of the [[Guardian Sentinel|Guardian]] and the [[Unidentified Sentinel variant|central unidentified Sentinel]].
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Iris]]''
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| **''[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[Origins]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
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| **''[[The Ring Experience]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources|2}} | | {{Reflist|2}} |
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| {{Forerunner|sentinel}} | | {{Forerunner|sentinel}} |
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| [[Category:Sentinels]] | | [[Category:Sentinels]] |