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''Rangmejo'' were among the creatures [[Conservation Measure|preserved]] by the [[Librarian]] against the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]].<ref name="CF9">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-array-with-words '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Array With Words'']</ref><ref name="WaypointLibrarian">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/librarian '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Librarian'']</ref> Following this destructive event they were seeded upon at least two [[Halo]] rings, installations [[Installation 03|03]] and [[Installation 05|05]], while also being left to flourish on the Ark, [[Installation 00]], far beyond the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. ''Rangmejo'' had been specifically selected and adapted by [[Lifeworker]]s to play diverse and important roles within a wide range of ecosystems, helping to contribute to the overall health and stability of various [[Wikipedia:Biome|biome]]s.<ref name="CF38">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref>
''Rangmejo'' were among the creatures [[Conservation Measure|preserved]] by the [[Librarian]] against the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]].<ref name="CF9">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-array-with-words '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Array With Words'']</ref><ref name="WaypointLibrarian">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/librarian '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Librarian'']</ref> Following this destructive event they were seeded upon at least two [[Halo]] rings, installations [[Installation 03|03]] and [[Installation 05|05]], while also being left to flourish on the Ark, [[Installation 00]], far beyond the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. ''Rangmejo'' had been specifically selected and adapted by [[Lifeworker]]s to play diverse and important roles within a wide range of ecosystems, helping to contribute to the overall health and stability of various [[Wikipedia:Biome|biome]]s.<ref name="CF38">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref>


In [[2552#November|November of 2552]] ''rangmejo'' were observed by the battling forces of the [[Covenant]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] when their [[Human-Covenant War|war]] brought them to [[Installation 05]].<ref name="H2DH">''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]''</ref> In December of that same year an [[Installation 08|unfinished]] [[Halo ring]] was fired above the Ark, spelling death for the many [[sentient]] creatures which inhabited its surface.<ref name="HHITD1">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref><ref name="HM122">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 122''</ref> The Ark's [[monitor]], [[000 Tragic Solitude]], eventually then began to breed new life forms.<ref name="HHITD18">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 18''</ref> Among these were more ''rangmejo''.<ref name="HHITD15"/> Following the discovery and subsequent exploration of [[Installation 03]] by [[humanity]] in [[2552]] and [[2553]], ''rangmejo'' were witnessed there.<ref name="HHITD15">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 15''</ref> Respected scientist Doctor [[Luther Mann]]'s observations of those on Gamma Halo made him certain it would not be safe to get close to them.<ref name="HHITD15"/>In [[2555#March|March of 2555]] a small group of [[human]]s and [[Sangheili]] representing the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Swords of Sanghelios]], respectively, encountered a large number of the creatures within a dimly lit cavern near the Ark's [[Foundry]]. Fortunately for them, the ''rangmejo'' left abruptly soon after they were sighted.<ref name="HHITD15"/><ref group="note">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', a traveling experience canonically set at some point between [[2554]] and [[2557]], includes an attraction called [[Halo: Outpost Discovery/The Ring Experience|"The Ring Experience"]] which involves viewing a [[Wavespace|live]] feed from a [[QQ-55 Honeybee]] drone exploring a [[Halo ring]]. Multiple ''rangmejo'' can be seen in the environment. The planet which the ring is shown orbiting discounts the possibility that it could be [[Installation 05|Delta]] or [[Gamma Halo]], and executive producer of The Ring Experience, Jason Ambler, believes it is supposed to be [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. If this is the case, the experience cannot be set any earlier than the point in [[2555]] when the [[Zeta Halo project|exploration]] of that installation began. Officially the identity of the installation shown in The Ring Experience is presently undefined by [[343 Industries]]. It should also be noted that the canonical dating of ''Outpost Discovery'' may be able to be further narrowed by a display which claims it is believed [[343 Guilty Spark]] was destroyed in [[2552]]. It was in late [[2555]] that the [[UNSC]] first learned of this [[monitor]]'s survival.</ref><ref name="HR13">''[[Halo: Renegades]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref><ref name="TMOTRE">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', ''The Making of The Ring Experience''</ref> By [[2558]] the UNSC had procured a few individual specimens for scientific study.<ref name="CF38"/>[[File:H2A-Quadwing.png|thumb|right|300px|Isolated ''Rangmejo'' populations have displayed some variety in coloration.<ref name="H2DH"/><ref name="H3G">''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Guardian (level)|Guardian]]''</ref>]]
In [[2552#November|November of 2552]] ''rangmejo'' were observed by the battling forces of the [[Covenant]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] when their [[Human-Covenant War|war]] brought them to [[Installation 05]].<ref name="H2DH">''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]''</ref> In December of that same year an [[Installation 08|unfinished]] [[Halo ring]] was fired above the Ark, spelling death for the many [[sentient]] creatures which inhabited its surface.<ref name="HHITD1">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref><ref name="HM122">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 122''</ref> The Ark's [[monitor]], [[000 Tragic Solitude]], eventually then began to breed new life forms.<ref name="HHITD18">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 18''</ref> Among these were more ''rangmejo''.<ref name="HHITD15"/> Following the discovery and subsequent exploration of [[Installation 03]] by [[humanity]] in [[2552]] and [[2553]], ''rangmejo'' were witnessed there.<ref name="HHITD15">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 15''</ref> Respected scientist Doctor [[Luther Mann]]'s observations of those on Gamma Halo made him certain it would not be safe to get close to them.<ref name="HHITD15"/>In [[2555#March|March of 2555]] a small group of [[human]]s and [[Sangheili]] representing the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Swords of Sanghelios]], respectively, encountered a large number of the creatures within a dimly lit cavern near the Ark's [[Foundry]]. Fortunately for them, the ''rangmejo'' left abruptly soon after they were sighted.<ref name="HHITD15"/><ref group="note">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', a traveling experience canonically set at some point between [[2554]] and [[2557]], includes an attraction called [[Halo: Outpost Discovery/The Ring Experience|"The Ring Experience"]] which involves viewing a [[Wavespace|live]] feed from a [[QQ-55 Honeybee]] drone exploring a [[Halo ring]]. Multiple ''rangmejo'' can be seen in the environment. The planet which the ring is shown orbiting discounts the possibility that it could be [[Installation 05|Delta]] or [[Gamma Halo]], and executive producer of The Ring Experience, Jason Ambler, believes it is supposed to be [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. If this is the case, the experience cannot be set any earlier than the point in [[2555]] when the [[Zeta Halo project|exploration]] of that installation began. Officially the identity of the installation shown in The Ring Experience is presently undefined by [[343 Industries]]. It should also be noted that the canonical dating of ''Outpost Discovery'' may be able to be further narrowed by a display which claims it is believed [[343 Guilty Spark]] was destroyed in [[2552]]. It was in late [[2555]] that the [[UNSC]] first learned of this [[monitor]]'s survival.</ref><ref name="HR13">''[[Halo: Renegades]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref><ref name="TMOTRE">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', ''The Making of The Ring Experience''</ref><ref name="HODTRE">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', [[Halo: Outpost Discovery/The Ring Experience|The Ring Experience]]</ref> By [[2558]] the UNSC had procured a few individual specimens for scientific study.<ref name="CF38"/>[[File:H2A-Quadwing.png|thumb|right|300px|Isolated ''Rangmejo'' populations have displayed some variety in coloration.<ref name="H2DH"/><ref name="H3G">''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Guardian (level)|Guardian]]''</ref>]]


==Anatomy, physiology, and behavior==
==Anatomy, physiology, and behavior==