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{{Title|''Brhi Xur''-pattern Leech}} | {{Title|''Brhi Xur''-pattern Leech}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{ | {{Disambig header|the boarding craft introduced in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''|the model featured in ''[[Halo 2]]''|R'sisho-pattern Tick}} | ||
{{Ship class infobox | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name=''Brhi Xur''-pattern | |name=''Brhi Xur''-pattern Ship Breacher | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Enc22 Leech.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=281}} | |manufacturer=[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=281}} | ||
|class= | |class= | ||
|role=[[Boarding]] craft | |role=[[Naval boarding|Boarding]] craft | ||
|length={{Convert|91.1|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |length={{Convert|91.1|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|width={{Convert|27.3|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |width={{Convert|27.3|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
|hull= | |hull= | ||
|armament=1 [[ | |armament=1 [[heavy plasma cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|complement=40{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |complement=40{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|crew=1 [[pilot]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |crew=1 [[pilot]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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|introduced= | |introduced= | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]] | |affiliation=[[Covenant]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
This '''''Brhi Xur''-pattern | This '''''Brhi Xur''-pattern Ship Breacher''', known to [[human]]ity as the '''Leech''', is a [[Covenant]] boarding craft specifically designed for [[Naval boarding|boarding]] an enemy vessel.{{Ref/Level|Id=pillar|HCE|The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The ''Brhi Xur'' bears many outward design similarities to the {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}} dropship, featuring an almost identical cockpit and panelling style. The craft is roughly tube-shaped, featuring an airlock at one end and a [[ | The ''Brhi Xur'' bears many outward design similarities to the {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}} dropship, featuring an almost identical cockpit and panelling style. The craft is roughly tube-shaped, featuring an airlock at one end and a [[heavy plasma cannon]] on the other.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
Although the interior of the Leech boarding craft was first viewed in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', the exterior remained unknown until the [[2022]] release of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''. The model featured in the book is the exact same model and textures first created by [[Bungie]] for the original ''Combat Evolved'' game, before it was ultimately [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles|cut from release]]. | {{Main|Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles}} | ||
Although the interior of the Leech boarding craft was first viewed in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', the exterior remained unknown until the [[2022]] release of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The model featured in the book is the exact same model and textures first created by [[Bungie]] for the original ''Combat Evolved'' game, before it was ultimately [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles|cut from release]]. In the original [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|development of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'']], the Leech was present in the game files for the the [[Xbox]] release until relatively late in the production process, before being removed at relatively last-minute. The Leech asset was restored as part of the [[Digsite]] initiative conducted by [[343 Industries]], with contributor General_101 going as far as to turn what was originally a simple prop asset into an asset ready for [[Modding|modders]] to turn into a game-ready vehicle for use in ''Halo''.{{Ref/Site|Id=DigsiteDeliveries|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-deliveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Deliveries|D=07|M=07|Y=2023}} | |||
The Digsite team, including 343 senior writer [[Kenneth Peters]], believe that the Leech may have been intended for use in the opening cutscene of [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]] - the first level of ''Combat Evolved'' - due to the level's originally-planned much more extensive opening sequence.{{Ref/Reuse|DigsiteDeliveries}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Covenant_Boarding_Party.png|A group of Covenant soldiers prepare to board the ''Pillar of Autumn'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | File:Covenant_Boarding_Party.png|A group of Covenant soldiers prepare to board the ''Pillar of Autumn'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
File:HCEA The Pillar of Autumn Boarding Craft 2.png|The interior of the boarding craft in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | File:HCEA The Pillar of Autumn Boarding Craft 2.png|The interior of the boarding craft in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | ||
File:HCEA The Pillar of Autumn Boarding Craft 1.png|The Leech's interior. | |||
File:HCE Digsite Vehicles 1.jpg|A Leech restored into ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' (left) among a number of other Digsite-restored vehicles. | |||
File:HCE Leech Driving Screenshot 1.png|Driving the Leech. | |||
File:HCE Leech Driving Screenshot 2.png|Driving the Leech. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}} | {{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}} | ||