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[[File:HSS Armor Ability Seeker Drone.png|thumb|350px|A seeker drone in flight.]]
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{{Quote|Elites can dodge just about anything you shoot their way. Luckily, seeker drones don't care much for gymnastics.|Private [[Jamie O'Neal]]}}
The '''Seeker Drone''' is an explosive homing drone in service with the [[UNSC Defense Force]]. It was utilized by [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartans]] [[Sarah Palmer|Palmer]] and [[Edward Davis|Davis]] during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]]. Once deployed, it would fly towards an enemy. If no enemies were found, it would destruct after six seconds. It's In-game recharge time was of five seconds. It is a small drone with two turbines that help it fly. There is a small red light located on its body which indicates its active status.  
The '''TQ-8 seeker drone''' is an explosive homing drone in service with the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Game|Id=SA|HSA|Seeker Drone in-game ability}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Umbrage|Halo: Vertical Umbrage}}{{Ref/Site|Id=WPUmbrage|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-4-vertical-umbrage|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 - Vertical Umbrage|D=7|M=11|Y=2022|LocalArchive=Archive:Vertical Umbrage}}
 
==Overview==
===Design===
The TQ-8 seeker drone is used as an [[Armor abilities|armor plug-in]] by [[Spartan]] supersoldiers equipped with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. A small device, the drone consists of a center fuselage flanked by a pair of turbines that provide it with lift.{{Ref/Reuse|SA}} Within the fuselage is a lightweight but high-yield explosive charge.{{Ref/Reuse|Umbrage}}{{Ref/Reuse|WPUmbrage}} Its status—active or inactive—is denoted by a light on its forward cowling.{{Ref/Reuse|SA}}
 
The drone can operate autonomously or controlled by a Spartan after their MJOLNIR is fully synced with the device.{{Ref/Reuse|SA}}{{Ref/Reuse|Umbrage}}{{Ref/Reuse|WPUmbrage}} In its autonomous mode, the drone will toward any nearby targets and attempt to [[self-destruct]]. If no enemies are found after being activated, it self-destructs after six seconds.{{Ref/Reuse|SA}} A Spartan's GEN2 MJOLNIR is capable of controlling several TQ-8 seeker drones in a "flock" mode.{{Ref/Reuse|Umbrage}}{{Ref/Reuse|WPUmbrage}}
 
===Usage===
TQ-8 seeker drones saw use with [[Fireteam Shadow]] during the [[Requiem Campaign]]. On [[2558#February|February 14, 2558]], Fireteam Shadow was assigned a mission to destroy a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] [[Summit (building)|summit]] site in close proximity to a [[Forerunner]] facility known as [[The Refuge (Requiem location)|The Refuge]]. Their plan called for Spartan [[Jason Kidman]] to use a flock of seeker drones to blow down the summit's exterior doors so that the team could destroy it from the inside. However, before their plan was enacted, Spartan [[Jared Miller]] redirected the fireteam to assist [[Fireteam Crimson]].{{Ref/Reuse|Umbrage}}{{Ref/Reuse|WPUmbrage}}
 
==Gameplay==
The seeker drone is an [[armor ability]] in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''. Its recharge time is six seconds.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Vertical Umbrage]]''
==Sources==
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[[Category:UNSC drones]]
[[Category:Armor abilities]]