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The '''chaefka''', known to ancient humans as a '''neldoruut''' | |||
[[File:HM-Chaefka.jpeg|thumb|300px|A chaefka on Installation 00.]] | |||
The '''chaefka''', known to ancient humans as a '''neldoruut'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 230''</ref> and colloquially known as the '''tusk beast''',<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-jurassic-ark '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Jurassic Ark'']</ref> is one of several [[List of animals|species]] encountered by a joint [[UNSC]]–[[Swords of Sanghelios]] task force encountered during an [[Mission to Installation 00|expedition]] to [[Installation 00]] in [[2555]]. They were similar in stature to the polar bears of Earth, but with taloned paws, tusks protruding from their faces, horn-like protrusions at the shoulders, and toothed mouths sealed by a set of six mandibles.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 174-175''</ref> Chaefka were capable of producing pheromones which had a psychotropic effect on humans. | |||
Chaefka were known to eat vegetation, though their sharp teeth and claws would suggest that they are omnivorous.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 344''</ref> The chaefka encountered on Installation 00 initially attacked the UNSC-Sangheili task force on sight, however evidence suggests that they were acting at the behest of [[monitor]] [[000 Tragic Solitude]], as after the monitor's destruction they reacted to the interlopers with indifference. | |||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
The chaefka, then known as the "arctic beast", was initially designed for inclusion in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. The beast was concepted and 3D modelled, though ultimately one of [[Cut Halo Wars units#Animals|many creatures]] cut from the game. The arctic beast was likely intended to have appeared in the levels set on [[Harvest]]. The arctic beast would later re-appear in [[2015]]'s ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', before being given an official illustration using the original ''Halo Wars'' design in the [[2016|following year's]] ''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:HW_ArcticBeast_Concept.jpg|Concept art of a chaefka, created for ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File:HW ArcticBeast HiPoly.jpg|High-poly sculpt of the chaefka for ''Halo Wars''. | |||
File:HW_ArcticBeast_Render.jpg|A model of the creature for ''Halo Wars''. | |||
File:Enc22 Tuskbeast.jpg|A Chaefka as they appear in the [[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] |