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[[File:HCE ForerunnerTank Concept.jpg|thumb|right|Concept art of the tank for ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.|250px]]
[[File:HCE ForerunnerTank Concept.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Concept art of the tank for ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=LehtoArt|game_fabricator|724348285700300800|Marcus Lehto|Quote=Found a Forerunner Tank sketch from 1998 in one of my old books. Was imagining something to contrast Covenant/UNSC|D=02|M=6|Y=2021}}]]
'''Forerunner Tank''' was a proposed vehicle in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''<ref name="medium">[https://medium.com/@Oozer3993/the-making-of-halo-how-combat-evolved-from-blam-part-1-f6b58fcc4ade '''Medium:''' ''The Making of Halo: How Combat Evolved from Blam!— Part 1'']</ref> and level in ''[[Halo 2]]''<nowiki />'s [[campaign]].
The '''Forerunner Tank''' was a proposed vehicle eventually cut from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.


== Description ==
During the later [[Development of Halo 2|development]] of ''[[Halo 2]]'', a [[campaign]] level known by the similar name of "[[Cut Halo 2 levels#forerunnertank|forerunnertank]]" was developed and eventually cut from the game.
===''Halo: Combat Evolved''===
The Forerunner Tank, as intended for the first ''[[Halo]]'' game, was concepted by [[Marcus Lehto]] as a heavy vehicle intended for use by the [[Forerunners]].{{Ref/Reuse|medium}} Whether the vehicle progressed beyond the concept phase or reached any active development is unknown.


===''Halo 2''===
==Description==
The level named Forerunner Tank was only revealed on the ''Halo 2'' [[cutscene]] commentary contained in the [[Halo 3 Legendary Edition|''Halo 3'' Legendary Edition]]'s Halo 2 cinematics commentary.<ref name="Commentary">'''[[Halo 3]] [[Halo 3 Legendary Edition|Legendary Edition]]''' - ''Essentials, Disc Two - [[Halo 2]] [[List of Halo 2 Cinematic Cutscenes|Cinematics]] Commentary''</ref> The purpose of the level was to tie in plot between the end of the level [[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]] and the cutscene after the end of the level [[Quarantine Zone]]. The level was said to be placed after the cutscene in Quarantine Zone where the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] is pushed down the index chamber by [[Tartarus]] and before the cutscene where the Arbiter meets the Master Chief and talks to the [[Gravemind]]. This level was supposed to be the Gravemind's introduction; in the level, the Gravemind's tentacles were going to slam down all around the player, and move behind doors like racing freight trains.
The Forerunner Tank, as intended for the first ''[[Halo]]'' game, was concepted by [[Marcus Lehto]] as a heavy vehicle intended for use by the [[Forerunners]]. Lehto designed the tank to contrasth the art direction of the existing [[Covenant]] and [[UNSC]] tanks, with the tank designed with a focus on asymmetry and unique forms.{{Ref/Reuse|LehtoArt}}{{Ref/Twitter|game_fabricator|724352358428221440|Marcus Lehto|Quote=Agreed - The upper left was built and focused on asymmetry and some sharper forms which kinda worked.|D=02|M=6|Y=2021}} Lehto visualised the vehicle as coloured an "off-white" like an "old skull", with weathered "dried blood-red" accent colours.{{Ref/Twitter|game_fabricator|724379857191206912|Marcus Lehto|Quote=I was thinking of off-white, like an old skull, with some weathered accent colors.|D=02|M=6|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Twitter|game_fabricator|724398518769577984|Marcus Lehto|Quote=Red, but like old blood that dried in the sun|D=02|M=6|Y=2021}}


The level would have described the [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s adventure through the bowels of [[Delta Halo]] before his eventual capture by the Gravemind; the "Forerunner Tank" providing the namesake of the level was only described as something "''... awesome, that blows things up, glows a lot from little windows and moves real fast.''" When asked why he wanted the Forerunner Tank in the game, Jason Jones' response was, "Awesomeness would ensue". The level's replacement was the short cutscene at the end of Regret; the level's removal resulted in the long series of different cutscenes between Quarantine Zone and [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]].
When firing, Lehto visualised that the vehicle would fire a short-burst energy beam projectile, with an additional burst emitting from the back of the vehicle to counter recoil.{{Ref/Twitter|game_fabricator|724379533168676865|Marcus Lehto|Quote=I was thinking of of an energy projectile, like a short beam burst, with a counter burst out the back for stabilization|D=02|M=6|Y=2021}}


== Trivia ==
Ultimately, a vehicle similar to this concept was modelled and implemented during the game's [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|early RTS builds]], and can be seen in several officially-released screenshots.  
In the ''Halo 2'' level [[Sacred Icon]], the gondola is a heavily modified piece of moving geometry originally intended for Forerunner Tank.


== Sources ==
==Gallery==
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File:Rts redone.png|The Forerunner Tank-like vehicle can be seen in the top-right of this screenshot.
File:Rts redone 2.png|The Forerunner Tank-like vehicle can be seen on the left of this screenshot.
</gallery>
 
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Concept art of the tank for Halo: Combat Evolved.[1]

The Forerunner Tank was a proposed vehicle eventually cut from Halo: Combat Evolved.

During the later development of Halo 2, a campaign level known by the similar name of "forerunnertank" was developed and eventually cut from the game.

Description

The Forerunner Tank, as intended for the first Halo game, was concepted by Marcus Lehto as a heavy vehicle intended for use by the Forerunners. Lehto designed the tank to contrasth the art direction of the existing Covenant and UNSC tanks, with the tank designed with a focus on asymmetry and unique forms.[1][2] Lehto visualised the vehicle as coloured an "off-white" like an "old skull", with weathered "dried blood-red" accent colours.[3][4]

When firing, Lehto visualised that the vehicle would fire a short-burst energy beam projectile, with an additional burst emitting from the back of the vehicle to counter recoil.[5]

Ultimately, a vehicle similar to this concept was modelled and implemented during the game's early RTS builds, and can be seen in several officially-released screenshots.

Gallery

  • The Forerunner Tank-like vehicle can be seen in the top-right of this screenshot.

    The Forerunner Tank-like vehicle can be seen in the top-right of this screenshot.

  • The Forerunner Tank-like vehicle can be seen on the left of this screenshot.

    The Forerunner Tank-like vehicle can be seen on the left of this screenshot.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Twitter, Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator): "Found a Forerunner Tank sketch from 1998 in one of my old books. Was imagining something to contrast Covenant/UNSC" (Retrieved on Jun 2, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ Twitter, Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator): "Agreed - The upper left was built and focused on asymmetry and some sharper forms which kinda worked." (Retrieved on Jun 2, 2021) [archive]
  3. ^ Twitter, Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator): "I was thinking of off-white, like an old skull, with some weathered accent colors." (Retrieved on Jun 2, 2021) [archive]
  4. ^ Twitter, Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator): "Red, but like old blood that dried in the sun" (Retrieved on Jun 2, 2021) [archive]
  5. ^ Twitter, Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator): "I was thinking of of an energy projectile, like a short beam burst, with a counter burst out the back for stabilization" (Retrieved on Jun 2, 2021) [archive]

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