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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The Draugr is a massive vehicle employed by the [[Covenant]], featuring a [[gravity lift]] and heavy-duty [[energy shielding]]. It is among one of the largest and most powerful land vehicles of the Covenant, with only the [[Harvester]] and [[Kraken]] surpassing it in scale.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The front of the vessel is fitted with two wings bearing [[Anti-gravity technology|anti-gravity pods]] that provide lift for the vehicle to traverse the environment. The vehicle's aft contains an extended troop bay with a similar wing and pod setup, with a tower above fitted with an anti-air cannon. The troop bays have doorway openings large enough to fit a light vehicle such as a [[Warthog]] through, and a boarding ramp at the fore of the vessel to allow for the deployment of troops and light vehicles manually without the need to use the gravity lift. When opened, the ramp was described as resembling a "giant mouth".{{Ref/Novel|Id=WC|Winter Contention}} | The Draugr is a massive vehicle employed by the [[Covenant]], featuring a [[gravity lift]] and heavy-duty [[energy shielding]]. It is among one of the largest and most powerful land vehicles of the Covenant, with only the [[Harvester]] and [[Kraken]] surpassing it in scale.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The front of the vessel is fitted with two wings bearing [[Anti-gravity technology|anti-gravity pods]] that provide lift for the vehicle to traverse the environment. The vehicle's aft contains an extended troop bay with a similar wing and pod setup, with a tower above fitted with an anti-air cannon. The troop bays have doorway openings large enough to fit a light vehicle such as a [[Warthog]] through, and a boarding ramp at the fore of the vessel to allow for the deployment of troops and light vehicles manually without the need to use the gravity lift. When opened, the ramp was described as resembling a "giant mouth".{{Ref/Novel|Id=WC|Halo: Winter Contention}} | ||
Due to its size and mass, the Draugr is extremely slow - though is noted to make up for it with its sheer firepower. Its mass is such that two [[Pelican]] dropships would be unable to lift it.{{Ref/Reuse|WC}} | Due to its size and mass, the Draugr is extremely slow - though is noted to make up for it with its sheer firepower. Its mass is such that two [[Pelican]] dropships would be unable to lift it.{{Ref/Reuse|WC}} | ||
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The Draugr was initially conceived by [[Isaac Hannaford]] under the working name "[[Cut Halo: Reach vehicles#Siege engine|Siege Engine]]" during the [[Development of Halo: Reach|production]] of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.{{Ref/Twitter|Isaac_Hannaford|1375859860202430465|Isaac Hannaford|Quote=Covenant siege engine painted over a beautiful piece by Jamie Jones.|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} At the time, the vehicle was to be the centrepiece of a [[Cut Halo: Reach levels|cut level]] later in the game and can be seen in several pieces of concept art. Hannaford designed the vehicle based on the H-K Tank from ''Terminator''.{{Ref/Twitter|Isaac_Hannaford|1378916325758693377|Isaac Hannaford|Quote=There are no coincidences :)|D=11|M=9|Y=2021}} | The Draugr was initially conceived by [[Isaac Hannaford]] under the working name "[[Cut Halo: Reach vehicles#Siege engine|Siege Engine]]" during the [[Development of Halo: Reach|production]] of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.{{Ref/Twitter|Isaac_Hannaford|1375859860202430465|Isaac Hannaford|Quote=Covenant siege engine painted over a beautiful piece by Jamie Jones.|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} At the time, the vehicle was to be the centrepiece of a [[Cut Halo: Reach levels|cut level]] later in the game and can be seen in several pieces of concept art. Hannaford designed the vehicle based on the H-K Tank from ''Terminator''.{{Ref/Twitter|Isaac_Hannaford|1378916325758693377|Isaac Hannaford|Quote=There are no coincidences :)|D=11|M=9|Y=2021}} | ||
The vehicle was later brought back and canonised in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', and prominently featured in the ''[[Winter Contention]]'' short story. | The vehicle was later brought back and canonised in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', and prominently featured in the ''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]'' short story. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HR_CovenantArmy_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art for a Covenant army, depicting what appear to be siege engines. | File:HR_CovenantArmy_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art for a Covenant army, depicting what appear to be siege engines. | ||
File:HR_WarthogCharge_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art for Tip of the Spear - note the presence of siege engines in the artwork. | File:HR_WarthogCharge_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art for Tip of the Spear - note the presence of siege engines in the artwork. | ||
File:HR EarlyDraugr Blockout Screenshot 1.jpg|An early blockout of the siege engine model for ''Halo: Reach''.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=DraugrModel1|___Gal4xy___|1590617916432449537|Galaxy|Quote=While going through more BSP's from Halo: Reach, I stumbled upon an early block out version of the mission "Tip Of The Spear", but the thing that took me by surprise was the fact there was a model of the Covenant Siege Engine on the BSP! The Siege Engine has been found!|D=11|M=02|Y=2023}} | File:HR EarlyDraugr Blockout Screenshot 1.jpg|An early blockout of the siege engine model for ''Halo: Reach''.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=DraugrModel1|___Gal4xy___|1590617916432449537|Galaxy|Quote=While going through more BSP's from Halo: Reach, I stumbled upon an early block out version of the mission "Tip Of The Spear", but the thing that took me by surprise was the fact there was a model of the Covenant Siege Engine on the BSP! The Siege Engine has been found!|D=11|M=02|Y=2023}} | ||
File:HR EarlyDraugr Blockout Screenshot 2.jpg|An early blockout of the siege engine model.{{Ref/Reuse|DraugrModel1}} | File:HR EarlyDraugr Blockout Screenshot 2.jpg|An early blockout of the siege engine model.{{Ref/Reuse|DraugrModel1}} | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Winter Contention]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Covenant Ground Vehicles}} | {{Covenant Ground Vehicles}} | ||