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{{Title|Creatures aboard ''Argent Moon''}}
{{Title|Creatures aboard ''Argent Moon''}}
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There were '''four creatures''' of unknown origin aboard the derelict [[ONI]] research facility ''[[Argent Moon]]''.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloStory/comments/4b4jvp/large_creatures_found_in_unsc_argent_moon/ '''Reddit''': ''Large creatures found in UNSC Argent Moon laboratory tanks?'']</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/halo-5-blue-team-mission-mystery/db5b6d95-7b91-47b1-a543-0c7e60c3ffa6/posts '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 5: Blue team mission Mystery'']</ref> They were considerably misshapen, and rested in the laboratory's tanks. It is unknown whether these creatures were related to the [[Kig-Yar]] subjects in the same room. They were likely the result of the experimental biological weapon developed aboard ''Argent Moon'', one of many projects descending from technology retrieved from the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/argent-moon '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Argent Moon'']</ref> The creatures were destroyed with the facility when [[Blue Team]] [[Raid on Argent Moon|sabotaged]] the station.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref>
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There were '''four creatures''' aboard the [[ONI]] research facility ''[[Argent Moon]]'', resting in the laboratory's tanks.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloStory/comments/4b4jvp/large_creatures_found_in_unsc_argent_moon/ '''Reddit''': ''Large creatures found in UNSC Argent Moon laboratory tanks?'']</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/halo-5-blue-team-mission-mystery/db5b6d95-7b91-47b1-a543-0c7e60c3ffa6/posts '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 5: Blue team mission Mystery'']</ref> The creatures were the highly mutated and misshapen bodies of [[asteroidea merozoite]] victims with a hereditary cellular condition known as [[Wikipedia:Delta-beta thalassemia|delta-beta thalassemia]]. Rather than dying shortly after infection like most victims, [[human]]s with this exceedingly rare genetic disorder would instead suffer grotesque skin over-growth and bone malformation, gradually transforming into something no longer recognizable as human.<ref>''Halo: Retribution'', Chapter 17</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/905509666750332928 ''Twitter'': Response by Troy Denning]</ref> The creatures were destroyed with the facility when [[Blue Team]] [[Raid on Argent Moon|sabotaged]] the station.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref>


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