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===Crew and complement=== | ===Crew and complement=== | ||
The Barukaza Locust design, unlike the ''Shua'ee''-pattern before it, employs a pruned colony of [[Rhulolekgolo]] to power many of its underlying mechanisms, with a single control console capable of hosting a lone [[Unggoy]] pilot to direct the vehicle.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|T-shirt}} | The Barukaza Locust design, unlike the ''Shua'ee''-pattern before it, employs a pruned colony of [[Rhulolekgolo]] to power many of its underlying mechanisms, with a single control console capable of hosting a lone [[Unggoy]] pilot to direct the vehicle.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|T-shirt}} The use of the [[Lekgolo]] control clusters allows the Locust heightened abilities, which harken back to ancient designs.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
The use of the [[Lekgolo]] control clusters allows the Locust heightened abilities, which harken back to ancient designs.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
===Development history=== | ===Development history=== | ||
The Locust design used by the Banished were developed by the [[Barukaza Workshop]], and are now-manufactured by the [[Armory of Barukaza]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | The Locust design used by the Banished were developed by the [[Barukaza Workshop]], and are now-manufactured by the [[Armory of Barukaza]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The [[Banished Foundry]]'s garage and its kit assembly line allows the requisition of a Banished Locust at any Banished [[Outpost]].{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Foundry}} | ||
The [[Banished Foundry]]'s garage and its kit assembly line allows the requisition of a Banished Locust at any Banished [[Outpost]].{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Foundry}} | |||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
In [[2559#April|April 2559]], [[Banished]] forces used Locusts against the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during the [[Second Ark Conflict]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW2}} The design was at some point recorded by the [[United Nations Space Command]] and entered into the [[UNSC Threat Database]] under record J-458-T-30.{{Ref/Reuse|T-shirt}} The ''T-30'' may indicate that the Barukaza Locust has been [[Type classification system|type-classified]] as the Type-30 Locust. | In [[2559#April|April 2559]], [[Banished]] forces used Locusts against the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during the [[Second Ark Conflict]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW2}} During the campaign, Locusts were used by Banished forces to cut through the remains of old [[Covenant starship]]s for salvaging purposes - and were used to cut through the wreckage of [[High Charity]] at the onset of the [[Outbreak on Installation 00]].{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Tread Carefully}} The design was at some point recorded by the [[United Nations Space Command]] and entered into the [[UNSC Threat Database]] under record J-458-T-30.{{Ref/Reuse|T-shirt}} The ''T-30'' may indicate that the Barukaza Locust has been [[Type classification system|type-classified]] as the Type-30 Locust. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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File:HW2-EnduringLocustblitz.jpg|Blitz card of an Enduring Locust. | File:HW2-EnduringLocustblitz.jpg|Blitz card of an Enduring Locust. | ||
File:HW2-EnduringLocust.png|An Enduring Locust with a Reaver in Blitz Firefight. | File:HW2-EnduringLocust.png|An Enduring Locust with a Reaver in Blitz Firefight. | ||
File:HW2 Submersible Locust.png|The Locust with | File:HW2 Submersible Locust.png|The Locust with submersible capabilities. | ||
File:HW2 Locust variants firing.png|All Locust variants firing their | File:HW2 Locust variants firing.png|All Locust variants firing their focus cannons. | ||
File:HW2 Locust variants.png|Comparison with all Variants of the Locust. | File:HW2 Locust variants.png|Comparison with all Variants of the Locust. | ||
File:HW2 Locust variants in VS effect.png| | File:HW2 Locust variants in VS effect.png|A Locust under the Vehicle Symbiote effect. | ||
File:HW2 PhoenixLog Tread Carefully.png|A Locust cutting through the defences surrounding the quarantined High Charity. | |||
File:HINF - Emblem icon - Locust Plague.png|The ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' Locust Plague emblem. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Emblem only}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |