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| {{Quote|How [[Riser]]'s [[Florian|people]] would love to hunt you.|The Librarian thought of the diminutive [[florian]]s when she laid eyes on a large brontothere.}}<ref name="HS37"/> | | {{Center|'''Space Rhino''' redirects here. For the rhino-like creatures originally concepted for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', see [[Kaimistro]].}} |
| [[File:Brontothere3.png|thumb|right|300px|Despite their appearance, brontotheres are more closely related to [[Wikipedia:Horse|horse]]s than they are to rhinoceroses.]]
| | {{Quote|How [[Riser]]'s [[Florian|people]] would love to hunt you.|The Librarian thought of the diminutive [[florian]]s when she laid eyes on a large brontothere.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} |
| '''Brontotheres''' are [[Wikipedia:Perissodactyla|perissodactyl]] [[Wikipedia:Mammalia|mammal]]s native to [[Earth]].<ref name="HS37"/> They superficially resemble [[Wikipedia:Rhinoceros|rhinoceroses]] but are distinguished by marked differences in their toes and horns. | | '''Brontotheres''' are [[Wikipedia:Perissodactyla|perissodactyl]] [[Wikipedia:Mammalia|mammal]]s native to [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} They superficially resemble [[Wikipedia:Rhinoceros|rhinoceroses]] but are distinguished by marked differences in their toes and horns. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| {{Quote|A two-meter high brontothere nuzzles my hand, gentle but forceful, telling me I am out of place, perhaps I should move off somewhere and not bother this peaceable realm.|The Librarian shares her thoughts with a [[Catalog]] unit.}}<ref name="HS37"/> | | {{Quote|A two-meter high brontothere nuzzles my hand, gentle but forceful, telling me I am out of place, perhaps I should move off somewhere and not bother this peaceable realm.|The Librarian shares her thoughts with a [[Catalog]] unit.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} |
| Brontotheres lived in east [[Africa]] as late as [[97,445 BCE]].<ref name="HS37"/> They were among the creatures that were preserved as part of the [[Librarian]]'s [[Conservation Measure]].<ref name="HS37"/><ref name="HS2">''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', ''String 2''</ref> At one point during the [[Librarian]]'s last days on [[Earth]] before the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]], a two-meter high brontothere was one of the animals that approached her, nuzzling her hand.<ref name="HS37">''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', ''String 37''</ref> She surmised that they no longer had any fear since all the [[human]]s had been removed.<ref name="HS37"/> | | Brontotheres lived in east [[Africa]] as late as [[97,445 BCE]].{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} They were among the creatures that were preserved as part of the [[Librarian]]'s [[Conservation Measure]].{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}}<ref name="HS2">''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', ''String 2''</ref> At one point during the [[Librarian]]'s last days on [[Earth]] before the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]], a two-meter high brontothere was one of the animals that approached her, nuzzling her hand.<ref name="HS37">''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', ''String 37''</ref> She surmised that they no longer had any fear since all the [[human]]s had been removed.{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} |
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| Thousands of years later, many brontotheres were encountered in [[2560]] on a [[Halo ring|Halo installation]], where they had evidently been [[Reintroduction|introduced]] following the [[Great Purification]].<ref name="HIT">''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[Halo Infinite - E3 2018 - Announcement Trailer|reveal trailer]]</ref> These brontotheres resembled a species of ''[[Wikipedia:Megacerops|Megacerops]]'' that had seemingly evolved [[Wikipedia:Osteoderm|osteoderms]] under their jaws and along their backs.<ref name="HIT"/>
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| | | Outside of the [[Halo Universe|''Halo'' universe]], brontotheres are believed to have gone [[Extinction|extinct]] around 33.9 million years ago, as opposed to still existing on Earth just around 100,000 years ago. |
| ==Behind the scenes== | |
| Outside of the [[Halo Universe|''Halo'' universe]], brontotheres are believed to have gone [[Extinction|extinct]] around 33.9 million years ago, as opposed to still existing on Earth just around 100,000 years ago. Brontotheres were modeled for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'''s [[Halo Infinite - E3 2018 - Announcement Trailer|announcement trailer]] at [[Wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018|E3 2018]].<ref name="HIT"/> During the trailer's production, they were internally referred to as "space rhinos" by members of [[343 Industries]].<ref name="TMOTHIAT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTreFoLAufw '''YouTube''' - ''The Making of the Halo Infinite Announce Trailer'']</ref> | |
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| ==Gallery==
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| Brontothere1.png|Detailed view of a brontothere nostril.<ref name="HIT"/>
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| Brontothere2.png|A brontothere begins to rise from bedding down in the grass.<ref name="HIT"/>
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| Brontothere4.png|A herd of twenty-sixth century brontotheres.<ref name="HIT"/>
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| Brontothere5.png|A herd of brontotheres on a Halo ring.<ref name="HIT"/>
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| File:SpaceRhino1.PNG|Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the ''Halo Infinite'''s announcement trailer.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
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| File:SpaceRhino2.PNG|Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the ''Halo Infinite'''s announcement trailer.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
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| File:SpaceRhino3.PNG|Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the ''Halo Infinite'''s announcement trailer.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
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| File:SpaceRhino5.jpg|3D models of used in ''Halo Infinite'''s announcement trailer.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
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| File:RhinoConcept.PNG|Concept art.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
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| File:SpaceRhino4.PNG|Concept art of a juvenile brontothere.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
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| File:Rhinoreferences.PNG|References used for the modeling of brontotheres.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
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| </GALLERY>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo Infinite]]''
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| [[Category:Animals]] | | [[Category:Animals]] |