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|name=Locust
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|image=[[File:HW2 Banished Locust.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:HW2 Banished Locust.png|250px]]
|manufacturer=The [[Banished]]
|manufacturer=*[[Assembly Forges]]<ref name="T-shirt">[https://www.halowaypointstore.com/p/halo_wars_2_locust_schematic_premium_tee.html '''Halowaypointstore''': ''HALO WARS 2 LOCUST SCHEMATIC PREMIUM TEE'']</ref>
*The [[Banished]] (Modifications)<ref name="PLF>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', [[Phoenix Logs]], Banished Buildings ''Foundry''</ref>
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|engine=Quadrupedal leg assembly
|engine=Quadrupedal leg assembly
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|armament=[[Focus cannon]]
|armament=Unstable [[Focus cannon]]
:Firing arc: Forward
:Firing arc: Forward
|crew=1 operator, [[Lekgolo]] operators
|crew=1 operator, [[Lekgolo]] operators<ref name="PLH>'''Halo Wars 2''', Phoenix Logs, Banished Units ''Hunters''</ref>
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|firstuse=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|firstuse=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|service=
|service=
|role=
|role=Siege vehicle
|affiliation=*[[Banished]]
|affiliation=*[[Banished]]
*[[Yapyap's Rebellion]]
*[[Yapyap's Rebellion]]
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The '''Locusts''' utilized by the [[Banished]] are heavily modified [[Locust]]s.
The '''Locusts''' utilized by the [[Banished]] are modified and repurposed [[Locust]]s.<ref name="PL1>'''Halo Wars 2''', Phoenix Logs, Banished Units ''Locust''</ref>


==Design details==
==Design details==
[[File:Halo shirt - Type-30 Locust schematics.jpg|thumb|left|Banished Locust schematics.]]
[[File:Halo shirt - Type-30 Locust schematics.jpg|thumb|left|Banished Locust schematics.]]
===Creation===
The [[Banished Foundry|Foundry]]s garage and its kit assembly line allows the requisition of a Banished Locust.<ref name="PLF/>
===Crew and complement===
===Crew and complement===
[[Unggoy]]<ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', Locust dialogue</ref> pilot while a [[Lekgolo]] colony forms the musculature and control systems.<ref name="PLH>'''Halo Wars 2''', [[Phoenix Logs]], Banished Units ''Hunters''</ref>
The Banished Locusts has a single console inside the cockpit,<ref name="T-shirt"/> are piloted by an [[Unggoy]]<ref name="HW2">'''Halo Wars 2''', Locust dialogue</ref> pilot.
 
The control systems of these Locusts are integrated with [[Lekgolo]] colony forms,<ref name="PLH/> this is done by [[Colony]] adapting and perfecting this technique.<ref name="PLS>'''Halo Wars 2''', Phoenix Logs, Banished Units ''Skitterer''</ref>


===Armaments===
===Armaments===
The Banished utilize modified Locusts armed with unstable focus cannons, making them more dangerous than their Covenant counterparts.<ref name="PL1>'''Halo Wars 2''', Phoenix Logs, Banished Units ''Locust''</ref>
The Banished utilize modified Locusts armed with unstable focus cannons, making them more dangerous than their Covenant counterparts.<ref name="PL1/>


==UNSC classification==
==UNSC classification==
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{{Covenant Vehicles}}
{{Covenant Vehicles}}
[[Category:Excavators|Locust, Banished]]
[[Category:Excavators|Locust, Banished]]

Revision as of 12:22, January 30, 2018


Locust
HW2 Banished Locust.png
Production information

Manufacturer:

Technical specifications

Length:

6.8 meters (22 ft)[1]

Width:

5 meters (16 ft)[1]

Height:

6.5 meters (21 ft)[1]

Engine(s):

Quadrupedal leg assembly

Other system(s):

Energy shields

Armament:

Unstable Focus cannon

Firing arc: Forward

Crew:

1 operator, Lekgolo operators[3]

Usage

In service:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

Role(s):

Siege vehicle

Affiliation:

 

The Locusts utilized by the Banished are modified and repurposed Locusts.[4]

Design details

T-shirt artwork featuring the Barukaza Workshop Locust.
Banished Locust schematics.

Creation

The Foundrys garage and its kit assembly line allows the requisition of a Banished Locust.[2]

Crew and complement

The Banished Locusts has a single console inside the cockpit,[1] are piloted by an Unggoy[5] pilot.

The control systems of these Locusts are integrated with Lekgolo colony forms,[3] this is done by Colony adapting and perfecting this technique.[6]

Armaments

The Banished utilize modified Locusts armed with unstable focus cannons, making them more dangerous than their Covenant counterparts.[4]

UNSC classification

This specific Locust is Record "J-458-T-30" in the UNSC Threat Database.[1]

Operational history

"They should start calling me the Locust of doom!"
— An eager Unggoy Locust pilot during the Second Ark Conflict.[5]

In April 2559 Banished forces used Locusts against the crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire during the Second Ark Conflict.[5]

Gameplay

Halo Wars 2

  • Info: Anti-Building, Sustained damage, Long range, Weak armor
  • Tier: 2
  • Cost: Population 4, Supplies 300, Power 200

Locusts can be built at the Banished Foundry by all Banished leaders. Locusts perform well against structures, okay against infantry and vehicles, and poorly against aircraft. In Blitz Locusts cost 60 energy, Bloodfuel Locusts cost 80 energy, and Enduring Locusts cost 90 energy. Bloodfuel Locusts siphon health from enemies while Enduring Locusts will spawn Grunt squads when it is destroyed.

Gallery

  • Models of the Banished Locust in Halo Wars 2.

    Models of the Banished Locust in Halo Wars 2.

  • A Banished Locust in the Halo Wars 2 Open Beta.

    A Banished Locust in the Halo Wars 2 Open Beta.

  • A Locust with two Bloodfuel Locusts and a Huragok in the Halo Wars 2 - Blitz Beta.

    A Locust with two Bloodfuel Locusts and a Huragok in the Halo Wars 2 - Blitz Beta.

  • Locusts firing their cannons.

    Locusts firing their cannons.

  • Armies of Locusts attack each other.

    Armies of Locusts attack each other.

  • An army of Locusts in Halo Wars 2.

    An army of Locusts in Halo Wars 2.

  • An army of Locusts attack a Banished Outpost.

    An army of Locusts attack a Banished Outpost.

  • A Banished Locust with Sangheili Rangers and a Type-25 Chopper.

    A Banished Locust with Sangheili Rangers and a Type-25 Chopper.

  • Blitz card of a Locust.

    Blitz card of a Locust.

  • Blitz card of a Bloodfuel Locust.

    Blitz card of a Bloodfuel Locust.

  • Blitz card of an Enduring Locust.

    Blitz card of an Enduring Locust.

  • An Enduring Locust with a Reaver in Blitz Firefight.

    An Enduring Locust with a Reaver in Blitz Firefight.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halowaypointstore: HALO WARS 2 LOCUST SCHEMATIC PREMIUM TEE
  2. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs, Banished Buildings Foundry
  3. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs, Banished Units Hunters
  4. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs, Banished Units Locust
  5. ^ a b c Halo Wars 2, Locust dialogue
  6. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs, Banished Units Skitterer

Template:Covenant Vehicles

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