HRUNTING Mark III (B) Exoskeleton



"One of the new units that was revealed in the recent GamePro feature on Halo Wars was the UNSC Cyclops. People who’ve played our games may remember Age of Mythology, which allowed players to use the mythological Cyclops unit. The unit name is a nod to that game, and the fun we had with that unit. The GamePro article described the Cyclops in Halo Wars as a “gigantic bipedal mech”, which is something of a hyperbole. This naturally brought on nightmare-ish imagery to some Halo fans of a MechWarrior style machine of war with missile and guns on it. That’s really not the case. The idea of the Cyclops is simply a re-purposed piece of equipment. It’s not a giant fighting machine, it’s not actually not much larger than your average Spartan, and certainly smaller than something like a Scorpion. These mechanical suits house a man who operates it, and they would normally be put to work moving around supplies, ammunition, or doing the heavy lifting on construction projects. When the Covenant come knocking though, you’ve got to fend them off with whatever you have at your disposal, including these awkward looking things. We don’t feel that a guy in a mechanical suit (Spartan anyone? Mark I?) is a big stretch for the UNSC."

- Thunder, from halowars.com

The Cyclops is a bipedal exoskeleton used by the UNSC Marine Corps during at least the early years of the Human-Covenant War. It is used for logistical purposes such as carrying ammunition and supplies, as well as helping with construction, but can be re-purposed for combat. From available information, the Cyclops seems to be a heavy melee infantry unit, using its powerful mechanical arms to deal destructive blows to enemy units and buildings alike. It seems to possess realistic hands as well as a jump pack that enables it to leap into the air.

Trivia

 * It was based on the Cyclops unit from another Ensemble game, Age of Mythology, an actual Cyclops. Both are based upon the creatures from Greek mythology of the same name.
 * The Unit is, most likely, in some form, some kind of variation or off shoot of the Mark I-III Prototype exoskeleton.
 * To date, the Cyclops is the only UNSC vehicle not named after a real animal.
 * The Cyclops looks similair to the mech suits in the game Lost Planet.