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{{Species infobox | {{Species infobox | ||
|name=Thanolekgolo | |name=Thanolekgolo | ||
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|species=[[Lekgolo]] | |species=[[Lekgolo]]{{Ref/Site|Id=HWUSLekgoloMgalekgolo|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/lekgolo-mgalekgolo-hunter|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Lekgolo/Mgalekgolo|D=11|M=11|Y=2020|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/lekgolo-mgalekgolo-hunter.html}} | ||
|subspecies=Thanolekgolo | |subspecies=Thanolekgolo{{Ref/Reuse|HWUSLekgoloMgalekgolo}} | ||
|diet= | |diet= | ||
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|distinctions=Highly mobile swarm that is attracted to active technology{{Ref/Film|Id=HNC3|Film=Halo: Nightfall|Episode=Lifeboat Rules|EpisodeLinkText=Chapter Three: Lifeboat Rules}} | |distinctions=Highly mobile swarm that is attracted to active technology{{Ref/Film|Id=HNC3|Film=Halo: Nightfall|Episode=Lifeboat Rules|EpisodeLinkText=Chapter Three: Lifeboat Rules}} | ||
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|homeworld=*[[Te]]{{Ref/ | |homeworld=*[[Te]]{{Ref/Reuse|HWUSLekgoloMgalekgolo}} | ||
*[[Alpha Shard]]{{Ref/Site|Id=HWNCF12|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint| | *[[Alpha Shard]]{{Ref/Site|Id=HWNCF12|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'Moa|D=16|M=1|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa.html}} | ||
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'''Thanolekgolo''' is a subsistence gestalt of [[Lekgolo]] | '''Thanolekgolo''' is a subsistence gestalt of [[Lekgolo]], and one of the six specific gestalt types known to the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|HWUSLekgoloMgalekgolo}} The resident specimens on [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]] were part of a failed plan undertaken by the [[Forerunner]]s to defeat the [[Flood]].{{Ref/Reuse|HWNCF12}} | ||
==Biology== | ==Biology== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Plans against the Flood=== | ===Plans against the Flood=== | ||
During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] | During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], Thanolekgolo were attempted to be used against the Flood, where ultimately they were stored as specimens on [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Reuse|HWNCF12}} The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] later speculated that the Thanolekgolo's unique sensitivities to electromagnetic radiation may have been intended by the Forerunners to use the Thanolekgolo to destroy technology captured by the Flood before Forerunner military forces were sent to eradicate the infestation.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFProtocol|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-of-protocols-and-prisons|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons|D=7|M=3|Y=2022}} | ||
===Discovery by the Covenant=== | ===Discovery by the Covenant=== | ||
After the discovery of the Lekgolo species in [[784 BCE]], | After the discovery of the Lekgolo species in [[784 BCE]], Thanolekgolo were one of six specific gestalt types discovered by the Covenant. | ||
{{Ref/Reuse|HWUSLekgoloMgalekgolo}} | {{Ref/Reuse|HWUSLekgoloMgalekgolo}} | ||
===Events on the Alpha Shard=== | ===Events on the Alpha Shard=== | ||
Following the events of the [[Battle of Installation 04]] that ended in the ring getting destroyed in [[2552#September|September, 2552]] | Following the events of the [[Battle of Installation 04]] that ended in the ring getting destroyed in [[2552#September|September, 2552]], a portion of the ring called [[Alpha Shard]] was sent to a planet some distance away from the [[Orrichon system]].{{Ref/Film|Id=HNC1|Film=Halo: Nightfall|Episode=It's Only Just Beginning|EpisodeLinkText=Chapter One: It's Only Just Beginning}} Where a recon drone called [[Recon-14]] from the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} survived the battle and recorded footage showing evidence that life was still on the ring, right before it was destroyed by said life.{{Ref/Film|Id=HNSSR14|Film=Halo: Nightfall|Story=Halo: Nightfall Second Stories|StoryLinkText=Second Stories|Episode=Halo: Nightfall: RECON-14|EpisodeLinkText=RECON-14}} | ||
This life on the ring turned out to be Thanolekgolo, and their sensitivity to active technology caused issues for people going to Alpha Shard, eventually trapping | This life on the ring turned out to be Thanolekgolo, and their sensitivity to active technology caused issues for people going to Alpha Shard, eventually trapping [[Locke's team]] and [[Sedran Colonial Guard]] forces on it when they attacked the [[D81-LRT Condor]]. This led to the Thanolekgolo proceeding to hunt the humans on the ring,{{Ref/Film|Id=HNC2|Film=Halo: Nightfall|Episode=Sourced from Hell|EpisodeLinkText=Chapter Two: Sourced from Hell}} until their escape a few hours later. The Thanolekgolo were destroyed when [[Colonel]] [[Randall Aiken]] sacrificed himself to detonate a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]] on the shard's surface.{{Ref/Film|Id=HNC5|Film=Halo: Nightfall|Episode=Devil Take the Hindmost|EpisodeLinkText=Chapter Five: Devil Take the Hindmost}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Halo Nightfall Lekgolo swarm.jpg|Thanolekgolo on Alpha Shard. | Halo Nightfall Lekgolo swarm.jpg|Thanolekgolo on Alpha Shard. | ||
File:HN Thanolekgolo.jpg|A look of the Thanolekgolo. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Lekgolo}} | {{Lekgolo}} | ||