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'''Strato-Sentinel''' is the name applied to a large type of [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]. | '''Strato-Sentinel''' is the name applied to a large type of [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]. | ||
==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. | 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 name="AH3"/> | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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 | 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]]''', ''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 name="hitd103"/> | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
===Retriever Sentinel=== | ===Retriever Sentinel=== | ||
{{main|Retriever Sentinel}} | {{main|Retriever Sentinel}} | ||
The [[Retriever Sentinel]] | The [[Retriever Sentinel]] are 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. | File:HW2 Retriever.png|A Retriever variant. | ||
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File:HOD Steward Render.png|A Steward variant. | File:HOD Steward Render.png|A Steward variant. | ||
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===Unnamed variants=== | |||
This unnamed variant is similar in design to the Steward, but it was used in the creation of the [[Portal at Voi]].<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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File:HL Origins Stewards 2.png|An unnamed variant of Strato | |||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Prehistory=== | ===Prehistory=== | ||
[[File:Halo 3 Comic -3.JPG|thumb|300px|N'chala watches the construction of the portal.]] | [[File:Halo 3 Comic -3.JPG|thumb|300px|right|N'chala watches the construction of the portal.]] | ||
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 | 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: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe|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 name="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> | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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> | 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> | ||
[[Vic DeLeon]] indicated that the Strato-Sentinels in ''Halo 3'' were intended to be of a similar size to the similarly-cut [[Guardian | [[Vic DeLeon]] indicated that the Strato-Sentinels in ''Halo 3'' were intended to be of a similar size to the similarly-cut [[Guardian Custode#Production notes|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|SiteName=Twitter|PageName=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|SiteName=Twitter|PageName=Dan Miller|Quote=#halo3 original 'guardian forest' (cut map):}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Concept art=== | ===Concept art=== | ||
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File:H3 StratoSentinel Concept_1.jpg|Early concept art of the Strato-Sentinels for ''[[Halo 3]]'', later reused in ''Origins''. | |||
File:H3 StratoSentinel Concept_2.png|Concept art of the Strato-Sentinels for ''Halo 3'' for Guardian Forest. | File:H3 StratoSentinel Concept_2.png|Concept art of the Strato-Sentinels for ''Halo 3'' for Guardian Forest. | ||
File:H3 StratoSentinel Concept_3.jpg|Concept art of the Strato-Sentinel in ''Halo 3'' for Guardian Forest. | File:H3 StratoSentinel Concept_3.jpg|Concept art of the Strato-Sentinel in ''Halo 3'' for Guardian Forest. | ||
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File:HL_Origins_Stewards_1.png|Strato-Sentinels in "[[Origins]]" | File:HL_Origins_Stewards_1.png|Strato-Sentinels in "[[Origins]]" | ||
File:HL_Origins_Stewards_2.png|A group of Strato-Sentinels. | File:HL_Origins_Stewards_2.png|A group of Strato-Sentinels. | ||
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 | 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. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||