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|distinctions=Large, flightless, bird-like creature with feathers and scales{{Ref/Game|Id=HRMoamodel|HR|What=Model|Detail=Moa}} | |distinctions=Large, flightless, bird-like creature with feathers and scales{{Ref/Game|Id=HRMoamodel|HR|What=Model|Detail=Moa}} | ||
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|homeworld=[[Reach]]{{Ref/Site|Id=HWNCF12|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint| | |homeworld=[[Reach]]{{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}}{{Ref/Twitter|Id=TwitterMoa|Halo|1169984800175919104|Halo|Y=2019|M=9|D=6|Quote=Indigenous to the planet Reach, Moas are large flightless birds with feathered bodies and a swift gait. They are widely exported as pets and for food to other human worlds like Casbah and Earth. #FictionFriday}} | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Biology=== | ===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 | Moa are large bipedal 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 feathers, with scales from the neck up leading up to a very lizard-like head. The Moa have a yellow colored eye which can be closed with an eyelid. Some Moa feature a purple head crest on their heads.{{Ref/Reuse|HRMoamodel}} | ||
===Behavior=== | |||
The Moa are observed to make chirping noises. They are skittish when approached by a person, often making a croaking noise when fleeing. They are known to forage for food by pecking at the ground.{{Ref/Reuse|HRCLNightfall}} | |||
===Habitat=== | ===Habitat=== | ||
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*The price of the moa burger in the ''Halo: Reach'' level [[Exodus]] (7.77 [[cR]]) is a reference to [[7|Bungie's favorite number]]. | *The price of the moa burger in the ''Halo: Reach'' level [[Exodus]] (7.77 [[cR]]) is a reference to [[7|Bungie's favorite number]]. | ||
*According to the ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'' developer commentary, [[Catherine-B320]] would laugh when the player killed Moa just as she would when killing Covenant. It was cut because it seemingly encouraged animal cruelty. | *According to the ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'' developer commentary, [[Catherine-B320]] would laugh when the player killed Moa just as she would when killing Covenant. It was cut because it seemingly encouraged animal cruelty. | ||
*A cut easter egg in the level [[New Alexandria]] would have parodied the 1982 game [[Wikipedia:Joust (video game)|Joust]], which featured a knight riding a flying ostrich, by allowing players to ride Moas with [[jetpack]]s while wielding [[energy sword]]s. | *A cut easter egg in the level [[New Alexandria]] would have parodied the 1982 game [[Wikipedia:Joust (video game)|Joust]], which featured a knight riding a flying ostrich, by allowing players to ride Moas with [[jetpack]]s while wielding [[energy sword]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=HBOForumReAI|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive37.pl?read=1092706|Site=Halo.Bungie.Org Forum|Page=Re: AI Script|D=25|M=9|Y=2015}} | ||
*In [[Halo Mash-Up: Minecraft Evolved]], chicken and horse mobs are retextured to look like Moa. | *In [[Halo Mash-Up: Minecraft Evolved]], chicken and horse mobs are retextured to look like Moa. | ||