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The '''Shadow''' is a [[Covenant]] ground vehicle. | The '''Shadow''' is a [[Covenant]] heavy ground transport vehicle. | ||
== Overview == | |||
Shadows are the Covenant's main method of moving large numbers of troops around ground based battlefields. They have one pilot, a gunner, and up to eight occupants, depending on the species of Covenant. | |||
The Shadows in [[Halo 2]] are always seen | The Shadow can also double as a small vehicle transporter and are outfitted to carry [[Ghosts]]. However their main purpose is to deploy infantry, mainly [[Elites]], [[Brutes]], [[Grunts]], and [[Jackals]] straight into the fight. For point defense, they are equipped with a heavy Plasma Cannon which appears to be of the same design as the [[Shade]] turret in [Halo: Combat Evolved]].<ref>Halo 2 Instruction Manual</ref> | ||
This mounted [[plasma]] cannon fires identically to the Shade cannon. It seems to need a period of time to 'cycle up' to maximum firing rate (similar to the [[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] on the [[Warthog]]. This maximum fire rate is superior to that of the [[Plasma Cannon]] or the Shade turret. It can lay down a torrent of plasma fire that is deadly to infantry and vehicles alike. | |||
== Operation== | |||
The Shadow is a dedicated troop transport, similar to an Armoured Personnel Carrier. As such it is not an offensive vehicle. It is slow and cumbersome and lacks the boosting ability of other [[Covenant]] vehicles. Although it possesses a powerful defensive cannon the vehicle itself can be easily outmaneuvered by smaller vehicles such as the [[Warthog]] or [[Ghost]]. | |||
The vehicle itself is almost always driven by an [[Elite]] driver and the gunner is likewise normally an Elite. Shadows thus far encountered have been transporting Ghosts and therefore had a crew complement of only two. Infantry transport versions carry a maximum of 8 warriors (dependent on species) although the transport bay is exposed it is unknown if these passengers could lend their own considerable firepower to the Shadows defense. | |||
== Shadow in Combat == | |||
The Shadow is a bulky, heavily armoured vehicle and as such is able to take an immense amount of punishment to its bodywork before succumbing to damage. The Shadow may exhibit multiple internal explosions that rock its entire chassis or lift it from the floor by quite a distance whilst under intense fire. Yet it will continue moving in spite of this. | |||
As a consequence it is advisable to focus all attentions on the driver of the Shadow , after all an Elite can only take so much punishment. Often the gunner must be dealt with first but due to the exposed nature of it's position this will pose little problem. | |||
Once incapacitated the Shadow will drop it's load to the ground. Like all covenant vehicles the Shadow, once taken down, will experience a secondary detonation. This is by far the largest of all such critical damage reactions of any Covenant vehicle, resulting in an immense explosion that has the ability to catapult the vehicle into the air. | |||
== In Game Limitations == | |||
[[Image:Passengershadow.JPG|170px|right|thumb|Passenger Bay of a Shadow]] | |||
Unlike almost all other land based vehicles in [[Halo 2]] the Shadow is not a pilotable vehicle for the player character. The Shadow only appears in the level [[Outskirts]], where [[Master Chief]] must destroy a convoy of them. | |||
The Shadows in Halo 2 are always seen transporting [[Ghost (Vehicle)|Ghosts]], never infantry, but the seat bearing Shadows can be unlocked via a modded Xbox. | |||
== Character Compatibility == | == Character Compatibility == | ||
*[[Elites]] | *[[Elites]] | ||
*[[Grunts]] have animation, but it is not used in actual gameplay. Although, they can be seen in [[Halo 2 E3 2003 Demo]]. | |||
*[[Grunts]] have animation, but it is not used in actual gameplay. Although, they can be seen in [[Halo 2 E3 Demo]]. | |||
*[[Jackals]] have animation. | *[[Jackals]] have animation. | ||
*[[Brutes]] don't have any animations since they don't appear on same map that shadow does, but they were meant to. | *[[Brutes]] don't have any animations since they don't appear on same map that shadow does, but they were meant to. | ||
*[[Spartans]] have the animation, but the game disables entry into seat without modding the .map file. | |||
==Images== | ==Images== | ||
[[Image:117inshadow.JPG|170px]] [[Image:Shadow02.jpg|187px]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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