In the rendering above the claw arm is still on the left. Of course in matchmaking it makes sense as you use that arm to strike at Spartans. The choice to with up that arm from left to right is a little perplexing. All look dangerous with pincers and jagged edges. In the above pic the anatomy of the flood’s claw arm is shown in various forms. Perhaps when (and I do expect them to return), the flood are back in Halo, we’ll see some of these designs crop up again. They might be infection forms or carrier forms or even a means to disperse the flood through space? There’s a lot of variety there. We did not expect to see any kind of flood in this game as they had been effectively eradicated once again. So if you are craving to see them in a new format, I suggest getting those comics. Strangely enough, we DO see the classic long thin versions in the Halo Escalation comic books by Darkhorse. So, we’re stuck with this stunted beak version. I don’t expect 343 to go back to a previous version in the next game, sigh. See, this is why you do not just change designs to change them… As I said, everything else is great, but that head redesign just kills it for me. Since Halo 4’s launch, we’ve now had an in-universe explanation that this is yet another sub-species of Jackals. Yes, they look more fierce, but they’ve also lost their “lithe-ness”. I really don’t see why 343 felt the need to change that. I love everything about them, except for the head. The near final designs on the left of this image show various Jackal ranks. Though the taller and stunted beak is prominent. The largest one is closer to what we’ve had in previous games. Lastly for the Covies is the redesigned Jackal (Kig Yar). I do hope they make they’re way back in to the next one in some iteration. In any event, I don’t think any of us would want to mess with him. That shield he’s holding looks a lot like a Hunter’s shield.
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Perhaps this concept was to be that Brute. What’s curious about the above pic is that we didn’t get Brutes in the game, with exception to one cutscene.
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Thinking back to Halo CE, this looks like the natural progression for the armor of the minor. I definitely like the look of this elite. This is very close to the in-game version. It’s as if the artist (or someone directing them) were not sure of which color to go with, so they chose a hybridization of sorts. There is a slightly odd pairing of colors in this concept. The large ornamental helmet is more reminiscent of Elite helmet of high rank. I think I actually prefer the larger one. The larger one reminds me more of the Reach Zealot with a mix of Ultra as well. In this graphic you can see the near in-game version greyed out at the upper left corner. I was quite busy today.Īs you can see by the title, we’ll take a look at characters from Halo 4 that are either alien in nature of flood.