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*As with most UNSC vehicles, the Rhino is named after [[Wikipedia:Rhinoceros|an animal]]. | *As with most UNSC vehicles, the Rhino is named after [[Wikipedia:Rhinoceros|an animal]]. | ||
*A lightning bolt is painted on the side of the Rhino's turret. This is likely a [[List of references to Greek mythology in the Halo series|reference]] to [[Wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]], the chief deity of the Greek pantheon, who is the namesake of the Rhino's cannon. Zeus used lightning bolts as weapons and as symbols of his power. | *A lightning bolt is painted on the side of the Rhino's turret. This is likely a [[List of references to Greek mythology in the Halo series|reference]] to [[Wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]], the chief deity of the Greek pantheon, who is the namesake of the Rhino's cannon. Zeus used lightning bolts as weapons and as symbols of his power. | ||
*Like its fellow artillery unit the Cobra, the Rhino's lockdown mode bears striking resemblance to the Terran [[starcraft:Siege Tank|siege tank]] from the ''StarCraft'' series. | *Like its fellow artillery unit the Cobra, the Rhino's lockdown mode bears striking resemblance to the Terran [[starcraft:Siege Tank|siege tank]] from the ''StarCraft'' series. | ||
*In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Rhinos that the player uses comes from the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, the vessel featured most prominently in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' as well as expanded media and briefly in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | *In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Rhinos that the player uses comes from the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, the vessel featured most prominently in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' as well as expanded media and briefly in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||