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{{Era|HCW}}
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{{Species Infobox
{{Species infobox
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|name=Moa
|image=[[File:HReach-Moa-FullBody.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:HReach-Moa-FullBody.png|250px]]
|homeworld=[[Reach]]<ref name="canonfodder"/><ref name="moatwitter"/>
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|diet=
|height={{Convert|267.9|cm|ft}}<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_scalecomparison/1280h.html?display=civ_b_a ''halo.bungie.org'': Determining the Real Sizes of Objects in Halo - Update]</ref>
|height={{Convert|267.9|cm|ft}}<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_scalecomparison/1280h.html?display=civ_b_a ''halo.bungie.org'': Determining the Real Sizes of Objects in Halo - Update]</ref>
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|distinctions=Large, flightless, bird-like creature with feathers and scales
|distinctions=Large, flightless, bird-like creature with feathers and scales
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|homeworld=[[Reach]]<<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Have S'moa]</ref><ref name="moatwitter">[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1169984800175919104?s=19 ''Twitter'' - Halo: "Indigenous to the planet Reach..."]</ref>
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'''Moa''' are [[List of animals|creatures]] native to [[Reach]].<ref name="canonfodder"/><ref name="moatwitter">[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1169984800175919104?s=19 ''Twitter'' - Halo: "Indigenous to the planet Reach..."]</ref> They are large flightless bird-like creatures that resemble [[extinction|extinct]] [[Earth]]-based [[Wikipedia:Moa|Moa]]. They have feathered bodies with scales from the neck up, leading up to a very lizard-like head.
'''Moa''' are [[List of animals|creatures]] native to [[Reach]].<ref name="canonfodder"/><ref name="moatwitter"/><ref name="HRCE">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, [[Exodus]]</ref>
 
==Overview==
===Biology===
Moa are large flightless bird-like creatures that resemble [[extinction|extinct]] [[Earth]]-based [[Wikipedia:Moa|Moa]]. The average Moa has two legs and two wings, with their body being covered with features, with scales from the neck up leading up to a very lizard-like head. Some Moa feature a purple head crest on their heads.<ref>''Halo: Reach'', Moa model</ref>


==History==
===Habitat===
Prior to its fall, the moa were consumed by humans on Reach. The [[New Alexandria]] fast food restaurant chain [[World Cuisine]] had advertisements promoting moa burgers, priced at [[Seven|7.77]][[Credit|cR]]. These moa were most likely domesticated and farmed for food.<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, [[Exodus]]</ref> As well, they were exported to other [[Human colonies]] and to [[Earth]] as food and pets.<ref name="moatwitter"/>
====Native habitat====
Moa were indigenous to the planet [[Reach]] prior to its fall in the summer of [[2552]]. The species was known to live in the [[Viery Territory]], being present in [[Visegrád]],<ref>''Halo: Reach'', campaign level, [[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]</ref> and in the [[Eposz]] continent at [[Szurdok Ridge]].<ref name="HRCE"/> Following the [[Fall of Reach]] in the summer of [[2552]], the [[Covenant]]'s attack on the planet brought the Moa's numbers to near-extinction levels. However, Moa still survive on Reach in remote sectors of the planet that were not glassed by the Covenant.<ref name="canonfodder"/>


Following the [[Fall of Reach]] in the summer of [[2552]], the [[Covenant]]'s attack on the planet brought the moa's numbers to near-extinction levels. However, moa still survive on Reach in remote sectors of the planet that were not glassed by the Covenant. The largest single population of moa is located on the [[Inner Colony]] of [[Gannick 22]]. [[Wiljax Brantley]], entrepreneur and owner of the restaurant and petting zoo [[Have S'Moa]], had a population of moa shipped to the planet from Reach just before the attack. The zoo's [[moa nugget]]s have now become an incredibly expensive delicacy among wealthy [[Unified Earth Government]] dignitaries.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Have S'moa]</ref>
====Exportation====
Moa have also been exported to other [[Human colonies]] and locations such as [[Earth]] and [[Casbah]].<ref name="moatwitter"/> The largest single population of moa is located on the [[Inner Colony]] of [[Gannick 22]]. [[Wiljax Brantley]], entrepreneur and owner of the restaurant and petting zoo [[Have S'Moa]], had a population of moa shipped to the planet from Reach just before the attack.<ref name="canonfodder"/>
 
==Use by Humans==
===Pets===
Moa are widely exported to human worlds to be kept as pets.<ref name="moatwitter"/>
 
===Food===
Prior to its fall, the moa were consumed by humans on Reach. The [[New Alexandria]] fast food restaurant chain [[World Cuisine]] had advertisements promoting moa burgers, priced at [[Seven|7.77]][[Credit|cR]].<ref>''Halo: Reach'', campaign level [[Exodus]]</ref> "Moa Wings" were also sold out of vending machines.<ref>''Halo: Reach'', campaign level [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]</ref>
 
Moa are frequently exported to other Human worlds as food.<ref name="moatwitter"/> The zoo [[Have S'Moa]] sell various Moa consumables such as Moa burgers,<ref>''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', Forge billboards</ref> and [[Moa nugget]]s which are have now become an incredibly expensive delicacy among wealthy [[Unified Earth Government]] dignitaries.<ref name="canonfodder"/>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Moa Weird.jpg|thumb|200px|A close-up of a Moa's head.]]
===''Halo: Reach''===
The Moa appear as ambient life in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The Moa are harmless and will not attack the player. They will take shelter under bridges and other formations when there is a battle nearby. Neither human nor [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] AI are hostile towards the Moa, although if the player kills one while near a member of Noble Team, they will sometimes comment as if an enemy had been killed. The first time that Moa are encountered in ''Halo: Reach'' is when several bolt around a corner in an early part of the campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]'' before contact with the Covenant, causing many players to shoot and kill the birds by accident. They are once again and lastly seen in ''[[Nightfall]]'', shortly after fighting the two [[Gúta]].
The Moa appear as ambient life in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The Moa are harmless and will not attack the player. They will take shelter under bridges and other formations when there is a battle nearby. Neither human nor [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] AI are hostile towards the Moa, although if the player kills one while near a member of Noble Team, they will sometimes comment as if an enemy had been killed. The first time that Moa are encountered in ''Halo: Reach'' is when several bolt around a corner in an early part of the campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]'' before contact with the Covenant, causing many players to shoot and kill the birds by accident. They are once again and lastly seen in ''[[Nightfall]]'', shortly after fighting the two [[Gúta]].


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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HR Winter Contingency Crestless Moa.png|Crestless Moa in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:Moa Weird.jpg|A close-up of a Moa's head with the Crest in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Moaburger.png|Moa burger advertisement.
File:Moaburger.png|Moa burger advertisement.
File:OstrichesWEINTERCONTINGENSY.jpg|A flock of Moa on Reach.
File:OstrichesWEINTERCONTINGENSY.jpg|A flock of Moa on Reach.
File:Reach 5938034 Medium.jpg|A possible male Moa.
File:Reach 5938034 Medium.jpg|A possible male Moa.
File:Smoa logo.png|A stylized moa, used as the logo for Have S'moa.
File:Smoa logo.png|A stylized moa, used as the logo for Have S'moa.
File:Smoa GP.png|Have S'Moa burger with Moa Angus in it. In ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Animals]]
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