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===Excavator=== | ===Excavator=== | ||
The <code>c excavator</code> is another weapon found in the 2000-era builds, and jokingly referred to as the "boring device".{{Ref/Reuse|Evolution}} The has a tilted, rotating magazine near the front. The Excavator would eventually form the basis for the design of the [[Type-52 Mauler|Mauler]] in ''Halo 3''.{{Ref/Book|Id=AoH3|AoH3|Page=61}} Although labelled in-game as a Covenant weapon (using the <code>c_</code> prefix) and visually reminiscent of the alien designs, the weapon is claimed in ''[[The Art of Halo 3]]'' to have been intended for use by the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|AoH3}} It is unknown whether this was actually the case, or simply the case of the developers misremembering the facts in the intervening seven years. | The <code>c excavator</code> is another weapon found in the 2000-era builds, and jokingly referred to as the "boring device".{{Ref/Reuse|Evolution}} The has a tilted, rotating magazine near the front. The Excavator would eventually form the basis for the design of the [[Type-52 Mauler|Mauler]] in ''Halo 3''.{{Ref/Book|Id=AoH3|AoH3|Page=61}} Although labelled in-game as a Covenant weapon (using the <code>c_</code> prefix) and visually reminiscent of the alien designs, the weapon is claimed in ''[[The Art of Halo 3]]'' to have been intended for use by the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|AoH3}} It is unknown whether this was actually the case, or simply the case of the developers misremembering the facts in the intervening seven years. | ||
The texture for the Excavator went on to be used as a placeholder texture for the Gravity Rifle and the Microwave Gun. | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:PXH Excavator Screenshot 1.png|The excavator held by the player. | File:PXH Excavator Screenshot 1.png|The excavator held by the player. | ||