N'weo-pattern Gigas

The N'weo-pattern World Striker, known to humanity as the Gigas fighter-bomber, is an older Covenant subluminal attack craft.

Design details
The Gigas is known for its visually distinctive crescent-shaped wings, which extend forward on either side of the craft from a centrally located pilot pod.

Armament
The Gigas is capable of being outfitted with a huge range of munitions, though is most commonly deployed with two subwave-guided micro-plasma torpedo launchers and two incendiary plasma mortar launchers. The cannon mounts alone are described as the size of an F-29 Nandao.

Early usage
The Gigas-class world striker earned its nickname during its first usage centuries ago. An unidentified civilization in the Karava region of space refused to bow to the Covenant's dominion, and as such three hundred Gigas strikecraft were deployed to raze the world in a total genocide.

Modern usage
Despite the age of this craft, the mouthpiece in the most recent model of Sangheili Flight harness is still equipped with the multi-port required to interface with them. During the Human-Covenant War, Gigas fighter-bombers were carried by the Fleet of Swift Justice. At the end of the Battle of Netherop, one of these strike craft destroyed the Steadfast Strike.

Trivia

 * "Gigas" is Greek for "giant" and is the root of the English word "gigantic."
 * The Gigas was first visually depicted in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition). It notably bears a heavy resemblance to the Covenant bomber, an aircraft cut from Halo: Combat Evolved. It also bears some similarities to the Hydra aircraft cut from Halo Wars.

List of appearances

 * Halo 3
 * Halo: Oblivion