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Strato-Sentinels are part of a group of Forerunner Sentinels that were made to build structures or assist/oversee with these tasks. They also performed tasks relating to this such as gathering materials e.g. Other tasks include [[terraforming]] projects, and are capable of mining [[moon]]s, [[asteroid]]s, or other planetary bodies.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 167''</ref><ref name="AH3">'''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''', ''page 32''</ref> They were notably used to help in the construction of the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]], such as the newly constructed [[Installation 08]] in [[2552]] in the modern era.<ref name="AH3"/>

Dark gray in color, Strato-Sentinels are massive and powerful [[Sentinel]]s that are slightly smaller than the average [[human]] [[UNSC frigate|frigate]],<ref name="hitd103">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', Chapter 6</ref> which are about 478 meters in length.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 259'' (2011)</ref> The upper section of a Retriever is vast and wide, while the lower section is lined with numerous mechanical, tentacle-like "legs" that move in pursuit of objects. Glowing eye-like lights are installed on the front of each Sentinel.<ref name="hitd103"/>

The [[Retriever Sentinel]] are considered to be one of the more powerful variants of the Sentinel, Retrievers are massive, ship-sized drones that were utilized to construct installations of the Halo Array from Installation 00, as well as to provide maintenance to the Ark itself.<ref name="pl retriever">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Log]]: Retriever Sentinel</ref>

[[File:Halo 3 Comic -3.JPG|thumb|300px|right|N'chala watches the construction of the portal.]]

Strato-Sentinels were used as escorts during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref name="legends">''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Origins]]</ref> Strato-Sentinels were also used at [[Installation 00]] at its stripmining moon harvesting precious raw construction materials.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe|Halo:Encyclopedia]]'', p. 166 (2009 edition), p.176 (2011 edition)</ref> Following [[Great Purification|the firing]] of the Halo Array, Strato-Sentinels assisted the [[keyship]]s with the [[reintroduction]] of species throughout the [[Milky Way]], as per the [[Conservation Measure]], accompanying the vessels back to species' homeworlds.<ref name="legends"/> Strato-Sentinels assisted with the excavation and construction of a massive [[Portal at Voi|slipspace portal]] on [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]], in the present-day country of [[Kenya]], that had been set into motion by the Librarian before her death. These Strato-Sentinels were spotted by the [[human]] tribe elder [[N'chala]], in the years after the reintroduction, who mistook the sentinels for gods.<ref>''[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]'', page 2</ref>

[[Vic DeLeon]] indicated that the Strato-Sentinels in ''Halo 3'' were intended to be of a similar size to the similarly-cut [[Guardian Custode#Production notes|Guardian]] enemy in the cut [[Guardian Forest]] level.{{Ref/Site|Id=Vic1|URL=https://twitter.com/vicdeleon/status/1304910772313575424|SiteName=Twitter|PageName=Vic DeLeon|Quote=Fwiw this is almost exactly what the Guardians looked like back when they were first imagined on Halo 2, only they were much larger, almost like the Strato-Sentinel.}} This level was intended to feature the Strato-Sentinels heavily, with one rising out of the ground with the player riding it.{{Ref/Site|Id=Doc|URL=https://twitter.com/dmiller360/status/881997799046258697?s=19|SiteName=Twitter|PageName=Dan Miller|Quote=#halo3 original 'guardian forest' (cut map):}}

File:Origins H3 Sentinels.png|A number of large Strato-Sentinels. Notably, all three designs seen in this image are based on reused ''Halo 3'' designs, including that of the Guardian.