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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Albatross appears on two maps, [[Relic]] and [[Sandtrap]]. By coincidence, both maps are large, and meant for [[Big Team Battle|Big Team Battles]], however, both are crashed and unusable, only able to serve as makeshift bases, and sometimes weapon caches. | *The Albatross appears on two maps, [[Relic]] and [[Sandtrap]]. By coincidence, both maps are large, and meant for [[Big Team Battle|Big Team Battles]], however, both are crashed and unusable, only able to serve as makeshift bases, and sometimes weapon caches. | ||
*An Albatross is a seabird, in keeping with the UNSC dropship naming tradition of naming all their vehicles as animals (with the exception of the [[Cyclops]] and [[Gremlin Combat Support Vehicle|Gremlin]]). | *An Albatross is a seabird, in keeping with the UNSC dropship naming tradition of naming all their vehicles as animals (with the exception of the [[Cyclops]] and [[Gremlin Combat Support Vehicle|Gremlin]] and thhe shortsword and longseword). | ||
*It is possible that Albatrosses are only seen crashed in the Halo universe, considering the Albatross is considered by seamen traditionally as a sign of bad luck on a voyage. | *It is possible that Albatrosses are only seen crashed in the Halo universe, considering the Albatross is considered by seamen traditionally as a sign of bad luck on a voyage. | ||
*Some Albatrosses have words inscribed on their hulls by their crews, similar to what pilots would paint on the exterior of their bombers in World War 2. On Sandtrap, the crashed Albatross has the words "Covenant Killer Mk C" and "Humanity-1 Flood-0". | *Some Albatrosses have words inscribed on their hulls by their crews, similar to what pilots would paint on the exterior of their bombers in World War 2. On Sandtrap, the crashed Albatross has the words "Covenant Killer Mk C" and "Humanity-1 Flood-0". | ||