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{{Title|''Ruwaa''-pattern Shadow}}
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{{Disambig header|Covenant ground transport introduced in Halo 2|other vehicles of the Shadow family|Shadow}}
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The '''''Ruwaa''-pattern Light Transport'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=276}} {{Type|29|Troop/Vehicle Transport|T/VT}},{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} or more commonly the '''Shadow''', is a [[Covenant]] ground transport vehicle.


The '''Shadow''' is a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] heavy ground transport vehicle, exclusive to ''[[Halo 2]]''. Although players are unable to drive it, the turret is usable.
==Overview==
===Design details===
The Shadow is a Covenant light troop transport vehicle analogous to human armored personnel carriers such as the [[M650 Mastodon]]. The vehicle is broadly arch-shaped, with the driver cabin located at the vehicle's front and protected by heavy frontal armor, with a turret located on the top. The centre of the arch boasts powerful [[gravitic]] fields capable of hosting a single [[Ghost]], equipment or a small bench seating eight passengers. Unlike the front, the sides of the vehicle have virtually no armor, and are completely exposed to enemy fire.{{Ref/Game|Id=H2|H2|Shadow in-game model}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Book|Halo 2 manual|Page=19|LocalArchive=:H2_Human_Manual.pdf}}{{Ref/Book|Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition manual|Page=17|LocalArchive=:H2_Covenant_Manual.pdf}}


==Description==
===Armament===
The Shadow is a dedicated troop transport vehicle, similar to the [[UNSC]] [[M12 Warthog Armored Personnel Carrier|Warthog]]. As such, it is not an offensive vehicle, and due to its speed, it can be characterised as slow and cumbersome. However, it possesses a powerful defensive plasma turret, which is used solely for defense, rather than offense. It is placed at its top; the vehicle itself can be easily outmaneuvered by smaller vehicles such as the [[Warthog]] or [[Ghost (Vehicle)|Ghost]]. Its heavy armor is its best defense against attack and is the reason for its slow speed.
The Shadow is equipped with a {{Pattern|Mamua'uda|Shade}} turret, mounted on the aft of the vehicle. Aside from this, any passengers riding on the vehicle are able to contribute their own firepower to the vehicle's defense.{{Ref/Reuse|H2}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


The vehicle itself is almost always manned by a [[Sangheili]] driver and a gunner. Shadows encountered so far have been observed transporting one unmanned Ghost and therefore had a crew complement of only two. Infantry transport versions are typically able to carry approximately eight passengers, though the exact number varies depending on their species. Although the transport bay is exposed, it is unknown if these passengers could lend their own firepower to the Shadow's defense.
===Usage===
Due to the vehicle's minimal armor coverage, the Shadow is typically deployed by the Covenant as rear-echelon light equipment and personnel transport. This makes the Shadow a vital component in Covenant occupation efforts, and the vehicle's extremely fast top speed in open terrain allows it to serve as a rapid deployment vehicle for such tasks. During extended travel, the crew may take turns defending the Shadow from atop the arch, or from their seated positions below.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


==Operation==
==Operational history==
Shadows are the Covenant's main method of moving large numbers of troops around ground based battlefields. They have one driver, a gunner and up to eight occupants, depending on the species of the passengers. The Shadow's purpose have gained it the "Covenant Bus" nickname.
T-29 Shadows were used by the Covenant during the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552]] as a troop and prisoner transport.{{Ref/Level|H2|Outskirts}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=Uprising|HU}} They continued service in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era, with the [[Banished]] making extensive use of them during the [[Operation: WOLFE|conflict]] on [[Reach]] in [[2559]].{{Ref/Novel|HSoR|Chapter=4}}


The Shadow also doubles as a small vehicle transporter and is outfitted to carry Ghosts. However, their main purpose is to deploy infantry; mainly Elites, [[Brutes]], [[Grunts]], and [[Jackals]]; straight into the fight. For point defense, they are equipped with a heavy Plasma Cannon<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'' Instruction Manual</ref> which appears to be of the same design as the [[Shade]] turret in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', but fires [[plasma]] bolts identical to those of the [[Shielded Plasma Cannon]] in ''Halo 2'', but are faster.
==Production notes==
The Shadow's design dates back to the original [[2000]]-era builds of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', when the game was still intended to be a third-person shooter. At this time, the vehicle was simply known as <code>c ground transport</code>, and had a noticeably blockier appearance. The vehicle was ultimately one of [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles|many vehicles]] cut from ''Combat Evolved'', later making its in-game debut in ''[[Halo 2]]''{{'}}s [[Outskirts]] level.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=Shadow|game_fabricator|1413299559875235841|Marcus Lehto|Quote=Yes, at that time it was just called "c ground transport"|D=09|M=7|Y=2021}} The original ''Combat Evolved'' design for the vehicle was later canonised as the {{Pattern|Adsk|Shadow}}.


Unlike the Shielded Plasma Cannon, this mounted plasma version seems to need a period of time to 'cycle up' to maximum firing rate (similar to the [[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] on the [[Warthog]]). This maximum fire rate is superior to that of both the portable [[Plasma Cannon]] and the Shielded Plasma Cannon turret. It can lay down a torrent of plasma fire that is deadly to infantry and vehicles alike.
Interestingly, during the original ''Combat Evolved'' era, another vehicle was intended for inclusion under the name of the Shadow. This vehicle was also similarly-cut, and ultimately also revived in ''Halo 2'' - ultimately renamed as the [[Wuzum-pattern Spectre|Spectre]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Origin|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=630|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The Origin of Halo|D=18|M=1|Y=2021}} The original ''Combat Evolved'' design was later canonised as the {{Pattern|Wuchek|Spectre}}.


Through [[modding]], the Shadow can also have the ability to boost, much like the Ghost and the [[Spectre]]. The Shadow's boost gives it a hard time stopping after deployed for a few seconds. Akin to the Ghost and especially the Spectre, it also can pop "wheelies" through the A button.
==Trivia==
 
*In the level [[Outskirts]], a total of [[Seven|7]] Shadows can be found.
==Shadow in Combat==
*''Halo 2''{{'}}s files show the Shadow as being hijackable and drivable, but this is not possible to do in the base game. Using mods, these mechanics can be accessed. Additionally, there are two versions of the Shadow, one which transports Ghosts (seen in-game) and another which transports infantry.
[[File:Shadow02.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Shadow on an underground Mombasa highway.]]
The Shadow is a bulky, heavily armored vehicle and as such is able to take an immense amount of punishment before succumbing to damage. The Shadow may endure multiple internal explosions that rock its entire chassis or lift it from the floor while under intense fire. However, it will continue moving in spite of this.
 
Therefore it is advisable to focus all attentions on the driver of the Shadow. Often the gunner must be dealt with first but due to the exposed nature of its position this will pose little problem (the Shadow's gunner will fire at a slow rate, though if you hop in the gunner seat, the rate of fire is increased dramatically if you continue to fire over a period of time). The turret has the capable and comparable power of a [[Phantom]]'s guns, but can shoot faster and at a greater rate and distance.
 
Once incapacitated, the Shadow will drop its load on the ground. Like all Covenant vehicles, the Shadow, once taken down, will experience a secondary detonation. This is by far the largest of all such critical damage reactions of any Covenant vehicle (excluding the [[Scarab]]), resulting in an immense explosion. The explosion has the ability to catapult the vehicle into the air, sometimes even culminating in a roll-over.
 
However, if you simply cannot take out the gunner, all you have to do is charge up to the very back and just fire while pushing against it. This way, you're inflicting heavy damage while avoiding the deadly turret, which can't hit you at this angle.
 
==In-Game Limitations==
[[File:Passengershadow.JPG|170px|right|thumb|Passengers in Shadow.]]
[[File:117inshadow.JPG|170px|right|thumb|Master Chief shown using a Shadow in this unused animation.]]
Unlike almost all other land-based vehicles in ''Halo 2'', the Shadow is not a pilot-able (except the turret) vehicle for the player. This makes it only useful as a placed turret, albeit a very powerful one. The Shadow is exclusive to the level [[Outskirts (Level)|Outskirts]], where [[John-117]] must destroy a convoy of them. The turret funtions similar to the [[Shade|Covenant Shade plasma turret]], but with one difference: it "spins up" to an extremely high rate of fire when used continuously, similar to the Human turrets.


The Shadows in ''Halo 2'' are always seen transporting Ghosts, never infantry, but the seat bearing Shadows can be unlocked via a modded [[Xbox]]. It was discovered to be a drivable vehicle in the ''Halo 3 Beta'' code, although Shadows are never encountered in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
==Gallery==
 
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== Character Compatibility ==
<gallery>
*Sangheili
File:PXH SeraphShadow.png|The ''Halo: Combat Evolved''-era Shadow alongside the [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles#Covenant tank|Covenant tank]].
*Unggoy have an animation, but it is not used in actual gameplay. However, they can be seen in the Halo 2 E3 2003 Demo.
File:H2_Shadow_Concept.jpg|''Halo 2'' concept art.
*Kig-Yar (Animation only)
File:H2_Shadow_Concept_2.jpg|''Halo 2'' concept art.
*Jiralhanae (Animation only)
File:H2_Shadow_Concept_3.jpg|''Halo 2'' concept art.
*[[SPARTAN II]]s do have the driving animation, but the game disables entry into the seat (without [[modding]] the map file). It is able to be boarded in ''[[Halo 2 Vista]]'' Multiplayer Mode.
File:H2 E3 Demo Shadows.jpg|The Shadow in the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]].
 
File:H2_Shadow_Front.png|The Shadow in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
==Trivia==
File:H2-T29ShadowTVT-AngleSide2.png|The Shadow in ''Halo 2''.
*The Shadow was originally going to be in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' as a Covenant version of the Warthog, but was cut when [[Bungie]] decided it would be a first-person shooter.{{Verify source}}
File:H2-T29ShadowTVT-SideProfile.png|Side view of the Shadow in ''Halo 2''.
*The Shadow is only seen in the ''Halo 2'' level Outskirts transporting Ghosts in the New Mombasa tunnel.
File:H2_Shadow_Underground.jpg|A Shadow on an [[NM 105 E|underground Mombasa highway]].
*In ''[[Halo: Uprising]]'', the Shadows were used to take civilian prisoners to the stadium in [[Cleveland]].
File:H2-T29ShadowTVT-Side.png|The Shadow troop carrier.
*It also made an appearance in the ''Second Sunrise Over Mombasa'' story from the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''.
File:H2_Shadow_Passengers.jpg|[[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]] passengers riding A Shadow.
*In the level Outskirts, there are a total of [[7]] Shadows. This could be another '7' reference.
File:HU Shadows.png|Shadows in [[Old Cleveland]] in ''[[Halo: Uprising]]''.
*The Shadow is drivable and hijackable if modded. Additionally there are two versions, one which transports Ghosts (seen in-game) and another which transports infantry.
File:H2A-pavel-belov-shadow.jpg|Concept art of the Shadow for ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
*It was believed that, by landing on the back of a moving Shadow and meleeing the gunner out of his seat, that you could man the turret while the Shadow was in transit with the driver still alive. However, this was found to be false since the option to man the turret only appears if the Shadow's driver is killed.
File:H2A Shadow Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of the Shadow for ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
*The Shadow's turret uses one of the fastest-firing plasma cannons in the Covenant, it can easily been seen as the Covenant equivalent to the [[M41 LAAG]].
File:H2ACampaign ShadowConvoy.png|A convoy of Shadows move through Mombasa's highways in the mission [[Outskirts]] on [[Halo 2]].
File:H2A T29Shadow TroopTransport.png|The troop transport variant with updated Halo 2: Anniversary graphics.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[Second Sunrise over New Mombasa]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
==Related Pages==
*[[M12 Warthog Armored Personnel Carrier|Warthog]] - UNSC Equivalent


{{Covenant Vehicles}}
{{Covenant Ground Vehicles}}
[[Category:Covenant Vehicles]]
[[Category:Covenant vehicles]]

Latest revision as of 18:01, July 29, 2023

This article is about Covenant ground transport introduced in Halo 2. For other vehicles of the Shadow family, see Shadow.
Ruwaa-pattern Light Transport
H2A T29-TVT.png
Production information

Manufacturer:

Assembly Forges[1][2][3]

Technical specifications

Length:

13.8 meters (45.4 ft)[2][3]

Width:

7.6 meters (24.9 ft)[2][3]

Height:

6.77 meters (22.2 ft)[2][3]

Mass:

69.75 metric tons (68.65 LT; 76.89 ST)[4][3]

Maximum speed:

66 miles per hour (106 km/h)[2]

Armament:

One Type-29 Anti-Infantry Weapon Emplacement/Mounted[2][3]

Crew:

Complement:

Usage

In service:

Human-Covenant War

Role(s):

Ground transport for vehicles and infantry

Affiliation:

Covenant[2]

 

The Ruwaa-pattern Light Transport[3] (UNSC Type classification: Type-29 Troop/Vehicle Transport, T-29 T/VT),[1] or more commonly the Shadow, is a Covenant ground transport vehicle.

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The Shadow is a Covenant light troop transport vehicle analogous to human armored personnel carriers such as the M650 Mastodon. The vehicle is broadly arch-shaped, with the driver cabin located at the vehicle's front and protected by heavy frontal armor, with a turret located on the top. The centre of the arch boasts powerful gravitic fields capable of hosting a single Ghost, equipment or a small bench seating eight passengers. Unlike the front, the sides of the vehicle have virtually no armor, and are completely exposed to enemy fire.[5][3][6][7]

Armament[edit]

The Shadow is equipped with a Mamua'uda-pattern Shade turret, mounted on the aft of the vehicle. Aside from this, any passengers riding on the vehicle are able to contribute their own firepower to the vehicle's defense.[5][3]

Usage[edit]

Due to the vehicle's minimal armor coverage, the Shadow is typically deployed by the Covenant as rear-echelon light equipment and personnel transport. This makes the Shadow a vital component in Covenant occupation efforts, and the vehicle's extremely fast top speed in open terrain allows it to serve as a rapid deployment vehicle for such tasks. During extended travel, the crew may take turns defending the Shadow from atop the arch, or from their seated positions below.[3]

Operational history[edit]

T-29 Shadows were used by the Covenant during the Battle of Earth in 2552 as a troop and prisoner transport.[8][9] They continued service in the post-war era, with the Banished making extensive use of them during the conflict on Reach in 2559.[10]

Production notes[edit]

The Shadow's design dates back to the original 2000-era builds of Halo: Combat Evolved, when the game was still intended to be a third-person shooter. At this time, the vehicle was simply known as c ground transport, and had a noticeably blockier appearance. The vehicle was ultimately one of many vehicles cut from Combat Evolved, later making its in-game debut in Halo 2's Outskirts level.[11] The original Combat Evolved design for the vehicle was later canonised as the Adsk-pattern Shadow.

Interestingly, during the original Combat Evolved era, another vehicle was intended for inclusion under the name of the Shadow. This vehicle was also similarly-cut, and ultimately also revived in Halo 2 - ultimately renamed as the Spectre.[12] The original Combat Evolved design was later canonised as the Wuchek-pattern Spectre.

Trivia[edit]

  • In the level Outskirts, a total of 7 Shadows can be found.
  • Halo 2's files show the Shadow as being hijackable and drivable, but this is not possible to do in the base game. Using mods, these mechanics can be accessed. Additionally, there are two versions of the Shadow, one which transports Ghosts (seen in-game) and another which transports infantry.

Gallery[edit]

Main-Legendary.png See our gameplay information related to Ruwaa-pattern Shadow on its gameplay page.
Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.
  • The Halo: Combat Evolved-era Shadow alongside the Covenant tank.

    The Halo: Combat Evolved-era Shadow alongside the Covenant tank.

  • Halo 2 concept art.

    Halo 2 concept art.

  • Halo 2 concept art.

    Halo 2 concept art.

  • Halo 2 concept art.

    Halo 2 concept art.

  • The Shadow in the Halo 2 E3 demo.

    The Shadow in the Halo 2 E3 demo.

  • The Shadow in Halo 2.

    The Shadow in Halo 2.

  • The Shadow in Halo 2.

    The Shadow in Halo 2.

  • Side view of the Shadow in Halo 2.

    Side view of the Shadow in Halo 2.

  • A Shadow on an underground Mombasa highway.

    A Shadow on an underground Mombasa highway.

  • The Shadow troop carrier.

    The Shadow troop carrier.

  • Unggoy and Kig-Yar passengers riding A Shadow.

    Unggoy and Kig-Yar passengers riding A Shadow.

  • Shadows in Old Cleveland in Halo: Uprising.

    Shadows in Old Cleveland in Halo: Uprising.

  • Concept art of the Shadow for Halo 2: Anniversary.

    Concept art of the Shadow for Halo 2: Anniversary.

  • Concept art of the Shadow for Halo 2: Anniversary.

    Concept art of the Shadow for Halo 2: Anniversary.

  • A convoy of Shadows move through Mombasa's highways in the mission Outskirts on Halo 2.

    A convoy of Shadows move through Mombasa's highways in the mission Outskirts on Halo 2.

  • The troop transport variant with updated Halo 2: Anniversary graphics.

    The troop transport variant with updated Halo 2: Anniversary graphics.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 172
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo Waypoint, Shadow (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2021) [archive]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 276
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 246
  5. ^ a b Halo 2, Shadow in-game model
  6. ^ Halo 2 manual, page 19
  7. ^ Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition manual, page 17
  8. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Outskirts
  9. ^ Halo: Uprising
  10. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 4
  11. ^ Twitter, Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator): "Yes, at that time it was just called "c ground transport"" (Retrieved on Jul 9, 2021) [archive]
  12. ^ Bungie.net, The Origin of Halo (Retrieved on Jan 18, 2021) [archive]

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