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(Eh, I mean, they both have four legs a body and a head, but that's about where its similarity with a deer ends. Not really much reason to believe they're based off them.)
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[[File:HI Deer.jpg|thumb|350px|Deer-like creature]]
'''Deer''' are [[Wikipedia:Ungulate|ungulate]] [[Wikipedia:Mammal|mammal]]s of the [[Wikipedia:Taxonomy|taxonomic]] [[Wikipedia:Family (biology)|family]] ''[[Wikipedia:Deer|Cervidae]]''. While deer are indigenous to [[Earth]], both deer and '''deer-like creatures''' have been discovered by the [[United Nations Space Command]] on at least one [[Halo ring]]—[[Installation 07]].


An unidentified species of '''deer-like animal''' was found on the [[Halo Array|Halo ringworld]] [[Installation 07]].<ref name="HuiD">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 22''</ref>
==History==
Both deer and deer-like creatures were among those [[Conservation Measure|preserved]] by the [[Librarian]] against the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]].<ref name="CF9">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-array-with-words '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder - Array With Words'']</ref><ref name="WaypointLibrarian">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/librarian '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Librarian'']</ref> Following this destructive event deer were [[Reintroduction|reintroduced]] to [[Earth]] and both they and similar creatures were seeded upon at least one [[Halo]] ring.<ref name="HHITD1">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', ''Chapter 1''</ref><ref name="HODTRE">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', [[The Ring Experience]]</ref> Following the discovery of [[Installation 07]] by respected scientist Doctor [[Luther Mann]] just as [[2555]] was dawning, [[Vanessa|a]] form of deer-like creature was encountered by and befriended by Mann once he had joined the [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Zeta Halo project|initiative]] concerned with studying and occupying the ring.{{Ref/Reuse|HHITD1}}{{Ref/Note|''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', a traveling experience canonically set at some point between [[2554]] and [[2557]], includes an attraction called [[The Ring Experience|"The Ring Experience"]] which involves viewing a [[Wavespace|live]] feed from a [[OQ-45 Honeybee]] drone exploring a [[Halo ring]]. Multiple deer can be seen in the environment. The planet which the ring is shown orbiting discounts the possibility that it could be [[Installation 05|Delta]] or [[Gamma Halo]], and executive producer of The Ring Experience, Jason Ambler, believes it is supposed to be [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. If this is the case, the experience cannot be set any earlier than the point in [[2555]] when the [[Zeta Halo project|exploration]] of that installation began. Officially the identity of the installation shown in The Ring Experience is presently undefined by [[343 Industries]]. It should also be noted that the canonical dating of ''Outpost Discovery'' may be able to be further narrowed by a display which claims it is believed [[343 Guilty Spark]] was destroyed in [[2552]]. It was in late [[2555]] that the [[UNSC]] first learned of this [[monitor]]'s survival.}}<ref name="HR13">''[[Halo: Renegades]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref><ref name="TMOTRE">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', ''The Making of The Ring Experience''</ref>


==Overview==
==Anatomy, physiology, and behavior==
This species of [[List of animals|animal]], like all those found on the Halo Array, was collected and introduced to the Installation by the [[Forerunners]].<ref name="HuiD"/> Examples of this animal have been documented on Zeta Halo; it is unknown if they are found on other Installations.
[[File:HOD DEER.PNG|300px|thumb|Deer on a Halo ring]]
The deer-like creature befriended by Doctor Mann on [[Zeta Halo]] was small and named "[[Vanessa]]" by him, despite his inability to conclusively determine its sex.{{Ref/Reuse|HHITD1}} Every morning around the same time, Vanessa would show up around the same time and stare at him expectantly until he fed her with [[lettuce]], which she chowed down enthusiastically. Satisfied with the food, she would them take several steps forward so that Mann could rub her under the chin. This elicited a noise from Vanessa that sounded vaguely like the equivalent of a purr.{{Ref/Reuse|HHITD1}} 


These animals have been observed to be very docile. Physically, members of this species are small and are said to resemble [[Earth]]-native [[Wikipedia:Deer|Deer]]. These animals can make a noise that sounds vaguely like a purr. They are known to be herbivores.<ref name="HuiD"/>
==Production notes==
 
[[Wikipedia:Falcon's Treehouse|Falcon's Creative Group]] was tasked with recreating its own versions of the so-called "space deer" first featured in the [[2018]] [[Halo Infinite announcement trailer|trailer]] for ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|TMOTRE}} This was done so that they might be featured within "[[The Ring Experience]]" at ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''. According to [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1894114/ Jason Ambler], executive producer of the experience, the deer were primarily based on [[Wikipedia:Moose|moose]] but were given their own unique sorts of antlers. [[343 Industries]] reportedly wished for various creatures seen on the [[Halo ring]] in the experience to look as if they belonged on [[Earth]] but possess some features which made them look slightly alien as well.{{Ref/Reuse|TMOTRE}}
In March [[2552]], Doctors [[Luther Mann]] and [[Henry Lamb]] encountered an individual animal of this species on Zeta Halo, which Mann befriended and named "[[Vanessa]]".<ref name="HuiD"/>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[i love bees]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Sound only}}
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources|3}}


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

Latest revision as of 12:29, April 12, 2023

Deer-like creature

Deer are ungulate mammals of the taxonomic family Cervidae. While deer are indigenous to Earth, both deer and deer-like creatures have been discovered by the United Nations Space Command on at least one Halo ring—Installation 07.

History[edit]

Both deer and deer-like creatures were among those preserved by the Librarian against the firing of the Halo Array in 97,445 BCE.[1][2] Following this destructive event deer were reintroduced to Earth and both they and similar creatures were seeded upon at least one Halo ring.[3][4] Following the discovery of Installation 07 by respected scientist Doctor Luther Mann just as 2555 was dawning, a form of deer-like creature was encountered by and befriended by Mann once he had joined the Unified Earth Government initiative concerned with studying and occupying the ring.[3][Note 1][5][6]

Anatomy, physiology, and behavior[edit]

Deer on a Halo ring

The deer-like creature befriended by Doctor Mann on Zeta Halo was small and named "Vanessa" by him, despite his inability to conclusively determine its sex.[3] Every morning around the same time, Vanessa would show up around the same time and stare at him expectantly until he fed her with lettuce, which she chowed down enthusiastically. Satisfied with the food, she would them take several steps forward so that Mann could rub her under the chin. This elicited a noise from Vanessa that sounded vaguely like the equivalent of a purr.[3]

Production notes[edit]

Falcon's Creative Group was tasked with recreating its own versions of the so-called "space deer" first featured in the 2018 trailer for Halo Infinite.[6] This was done so that they might be featured within "The Ring Experience" at Halo: Outpost Discovery. According to Jason Ambler, executive producer of the experience, the deer were primarily based on moose but were given their own unique sorts of antlers. 343 Industries reportedly wished for various creatures seen on the Halo ring in the experience to look as if they belonged on Earth but possess some features which made them look slightly alien as well.[6]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Outpost Discovery, a traveling experience canonically set at some point between 2554 and 2557, includes an attraction called "The Ring Experience" which involves viewing a live feed from a OQ-45 Honeybee drone exploring a Halo ring. Multiple deer can be seen in the environment. The planet which the ring is shown orbiting discounts the possibility that it could be Delta or Gamma Halo, and executive producer of The Ring Experience, Jason Ambler, believes it is supposed to be Zeta Halo. If this is the case, the experience cannot be set any earlier than the point in 2555 when the exploration of that installation began. Officially the identity of the installation shown in The Ring Experience is presently undefined by 343 Industries. It should also be noted that the canonical dating of Outpost Discovery may be able to be further narrowed by a display which claims it is believed 343 Guilty Spark was destroyed in 2552. It was in late 2555 that the UNSC first learned of this monitor's survival.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Waypoint: Cannon Fodder - Array With Words
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint - Librarian
  3. ^ a b c d Halo: Hunters in the Dark, Chapter 1
  4. ^ Halo: Outpost Discovery, The Ring Experience
  5. ^ Halo: Renegades, Chapter 13
  6. ^ a b c Halo: Outpost Discovery, The Making of The Ring Experience
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