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The '''Spadehorn''' is a creature indigenous to the planet [[Reach]]. It is a herbivorous animal similar to [[Earth]] bovids, named for its pair of flat-tipped spade-like horns. | The '''Spadehorn''' is a creature indigenous to the planet [[Reach]]. It is a herbivorous animal similar to [[Earth]] bovids, named for its pair of flat-tipped spade-like horns. When [[human]]s settled Reach, the spadehorn was domesticated. | ||
It is the namesake of the [[TurboGen]] IWDS "[[Spade]]" truck, a vehicle widely used by rural farmers on Reach.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 181''</ref> | It is the namesake of the [[TurboGen]] IWDS "[[Spade]]" truck, a vehicle widely used by rural farmers on Reach.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 181''</ref> |
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The Spadehorn is a creature indigenous to the planet Reach. It is a herbivorous animal similar to Earth bovids, named for its pair of flat-tipped spade-like horns. When humans settled Reach, the spadehorn was domesticated.
It is the namesake of the TurboGen IWDS "Spade" truck, a vehicle widely used by rural farmers on Reach.[1]
Trivia
The Spadehorn was originally to appear in Halo: Reach as ambient wildlife. Concept sketches were created for three different varieties of the creature; the Highlands Spadehorn, Prairie Spadehorn and Angelhorn, each with different shaped horns.[2]
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 181
- ^ Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds, page 171