Promethean Crawler: Difference between revisions

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{{Forerunner Infobox

|length = {{Convert|204.8|cm|ftin}} - {{Convert|234.7|cm|ftin}}<ref name="H4EVG"/>

|width = {{Convert|347|lb|kg|disp=flip}} - {{Convert|371|lb|kg|disp=flip}}<ref name="H4EVG"/>

Crawlers are small, quadrupedal machines capable of both ranged and close-quarters combat, using a built-in [[Z-110 Boltshot]]<ref name="gi"/> as their primary weapon; this weapon disintegrates targets to prevent their biomass from being co-opted by the [[Flood]].<ref name="gameplay"/> Unlike the majority of [[Forerunner]] automatons, they lack [[anti-gravity technology|anti-gravity capabilities]] of any kind and instead rely on their four legs for locomotion. They are however capable of vertically scaling structures and leaping great heights in order to get tactical advantage. Crawlers are ferociously aggressive, having been specifically designed to hunt down and eliminate any foreign threats, their inorganic nature making them immune to Flood infection.<ref name="gameplay"/> They travel in large packs and work together to destroy enemies by overwhelming them from every conceivable angle, relying on skirmishing tactics.<ref name="characters"/>

The [[Ur-Didact]] originally designed the Crawlers for his Prometheans to use against a number of infantry threats, and, eventually, the [[Flood]]. They were created to target and destroy organic matter, overcoming their enemies with numbers.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''"[[Promises to Keep]]"'', ''page 109''</ref> It has also been theorized that they were sent into Flood strongholds to soften their infantry numbers before more valuable assets were sent in.<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 50''</ref> Numerous Crawlers were encountered by [[UNSC]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] personnel on the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] in mid-[[2557]] during the [[Battle of Requiem]], and later during the [[Requiem campaign]] in [[2558|February 2558]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''[[Spartan Ops]]''</ref> Crawlers also accompanied the Didact during his [[Skirmish on Installation 03|attack]] on the human forces on [[Installation 03]] and at the [[Composer's Forge]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 8|Issue #8]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue #9]]''</ref> By October 2558, Crawlers had been taken control by [[Cortana]] and the [[Warden Eternal]] to serve in the [[Created]], during which Crawlers sported a dark gray body color with bright red highlights.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>

Crawlers exhibit animal-like behaviors. They can be found "sleeping" outside of combat, scratching themselves with a back leg similar to wolves or dogs, and even showing distress by whining if kept isolated from other Crawlers.<ref name="Guardians">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Guardians (level)|Guardians]]''</ref>

File:H4 - Pawn turnaround.jpg|Concept art of the Promethean Crawler for ''[[Halo 4]]''.

File:Halo Escalation 13.jpg|Promethean Crawlers on the cover of ''[[Halo: Escalation #13]]''.

File:Group 256.png|A pack of Crawlers supported by [[Promethean Soldier|Soldiers]] on [[Pinnacle Station]].

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