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{{Quote|How [[Riser]]'s [[Florian|people]] would love to hunt you.|The Librarian thought of the diminutive [[florian]]s when she laid eyes on a large brontothere.}}<ref name="HS37"/>
{{Center|'''Space Rhino''' redirects here. For the rhino-like creatures originally concepted for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', see [[Kaimistro]].}}
[[File:Brontothere3.png|thumb|right|300px|Despite their appearance, brontotheres are more closely related to [[Wikipedia:Horse|horse]]s than they are to rhinoceroses.]]
{{Quote|How [[Riser]]'s [[Florian|people]] would love to hunt you.|The Librarian thought of the diminutive [[florian]]s when she laid eyes on a large brontothere.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}}
'''Brontotheres''' are [[Wikipedia:Perissodactyla|perissodactyl]] [[Wikipedia:Mammalia|mammal]]s native to [[Earth]].<ref name="HS37"/> They superficially resemble [[Wikipedia:Rhinoceros|rhinoceroses]] but are distinguished by marked differences in their toes and horns.
'''Brontotheres''' are [[Wikipedia:Perissodactyla|perissodactyl]] [[Wikipedia:Mammalia|mammal]]s native to [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} They superficially resemble [[Wikipedia:Rhinoceros|rhinoceroses]] but are distinguished by marked differences in their toes and horns.


==History==
==History==
{{Quote|A two-meter high brontothere nuzzles my hand, gentle but forceful, telling me I am out of place, perhaps I should move off somewhere and not bother this peaceable realm.|The Librarian shares her thoughts with a [[Catalog]] unit.}}<ref name="HS37"/>
{{Quote|A two-meter high brontothere nuzzles my hand, gentle but forceful, telling me I am out of place, perhaps I should move off somewhere and not bother this peaceable realm.|The Librarian shares her thoughts with a [[Catalog]] unit.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}}
Brontotheres lived in east [[Africa]] as late as [[97,445 BCE]].<ref name="HS37"/> They were among the creatures that were preserved as part of the [[Librarian]]'s [[Conservation Measure]].<ref name="HS37"/><ref name="HS2">''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', ''String 2''</ref> At one point during the [[Librarian]]'s last days on [[Earth]] before the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]], a two-meter high brontothere was one of the animals that approached her, nuzzling her hand.<ref name="HS37">''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', ''String 37''</ref> She surmised that they no longer had any fear since all the [[human]]s had been removed.<ref name="HS37"/>
Brontotheres lived in east [[Africa]] as late as [[97,445 BCE]].{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}} They were among the creatures that were preserved as part of the [[Librarian]]'s [[Conservation Measure]].{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}}<ref name="HS2">''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', ''String 2''</ref> At one point during the [[Librarian]]'s last days on [[Earth]] before the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]], a two-meter high brontothere was one of the animals that approached her, nuzzling her hand.<ref name="HS37">''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', ''String 37''</ref> She surmised that they no longer had any fear since all the [[human]]s had been removed.{{Ref/Reuse|HS37}}


==Behind the scenes==
==Production notes==
Outside of the [[Halo Universe|''Halo'' universe]], brontotheres are believed to have gone [[Extinction|extinct]] around 33.9 million years ago, as opposed to still existing on Earth just around 100,000 years ago. Brontotheres were modeled for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'''s [[Halo Infinite - E3 2018 - Announcement Trailer|announcement trailer]] at [[Wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018|E3 2018]].<ref name="HIT">''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[Halo Infinite - E3 2018 - Announcement Trailer|reveal trailer]]</ref> During the trailer's production, they were internally referred to as "space rhinos" by members of [[343 Industries]].<ref name="TMOTHIAT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTreFoLAufw '''YouTube''' - ''The Making of the Halo Infinite Announce Trailer'']</ref>
Outside of the [[Halo Universe|''Halo'' universe]], brontotheres are believed to have gone [[Extinction|extinct]] around 33.9 million years ago, as opposed to still existing on Earth just around 100,000 years ago.
 
==Gallery==
<GALLERY>
Brontothere1.png|Detailed view of a brontothere nostril in the ''[[Halo Infinite]]'''s [[Halo Infinite - E3 2018 - Announcement Trailer|announcement trailer]].<ref name="HIT"/>
Brontothere2.png|A brontothere begins to rise from bedding down in the grass in the ''Halo Infinite'''s announcement trailer.<ref name="HIT"/>
Brontothere4.png|A herd of twenty-sixth century brontotheres in the ''Halo Infinite'''s announcement trailer..<ref name="HIT"/>
Brontothere5.png|A herd of brontotheres on a Halo ring in the ''Halo Infinite'''s announcement trailer.<ref name="HIT"/>
File:SpaceRhino1.PNG|Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the ‎''Halo Infinite''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s announcement trailer.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
File:SpaceRhino2.PNG|Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the ‎''Halo Infinite''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s announcement trailer.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>‎
File:SpaceRhino3.PNG|Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the ‎''Halo Infinite''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s announcement trailer.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
File:SpaceRhino5.jpg|3D models used in ''Halo Infinite''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s announcement trailer.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
File:HINF_Rhino_Concept.png|Concept art.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
File:HINF_Rhino_Juvenile_Concept.png|Concept art of a juvenile brontothere.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
File:Rhinoreferences.PNG|References used for the modeling of brontotheres.<ref name="TMOTHIAT"/>
</GALLERY>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Animals]]

Latest revision as of 16:15, January 20, 2024

Space Rhino redirects here. For the rhino-like creatures originally concepted for Halo Infinite, see Kaimistro.

"How Riser's people would love to hunt you."
— The Librarian thought of the diminutive florians when she laid eyes on a large brontothere.[1]

Brontotheres are perissodactyl mammals native to Earth.[1] They superficially resemble rhinoceroses but are distinguished by marked differences in their toes and horns.

History[edit]

"A two-meter high brontothere nuzzles my hand, gentle but forceful, telling me I am out of place, perhaps I should move off somewhere and not bother this peaceable realm."
— The Librarian shares her thoughts with a Catalog unit.[1]

Brontotheres lived in east Africa as late as 97,445 BCE.[1] They were among the creatures that were preserved as part of the Librarian's Conservation Measure.[1][2] At one point during the Librarian's last days on Earth before the firing of the Halo Array, a two-meter high brontothere was one of the animals that approached her, nuzzling her hand.[1] She surmised that they no longer had any fear since all the humans had been removed.[1]

Production notes[edit]

Outside of the Halo universe, brontotheres are believed to have gone extinct around 33.9 million years ago, as opposed to still existing on Earth just around 100,000 years ago.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Halo: Silentium, String 37
  2. ^ Halo: Silentium, String 2
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