(disclaimer, this post is from a warzone perspective, multiplayer isn’t a heavy factor in this post, also, this is purely my opinion and does not have to apply to you, I’d love to hear what you all thought)
Hello all
Many people, myself included enjoy using the mantis, but usually when theres a UNSC vehicle, theres a covenant counter part, the ghost to the mongoose, the banshee to the hornet, the wraith to the scorpion, ect… ect… but the mantis doesn’t seem to have an in game covenant counter part (neither does the warthog, but they had a revenant in halo reach, this is not what this post is about, though, it would be cool to see in halo 5). So, I was thinking that, if possible, (or in the next halo game) the covenant Locust walker could be added into the game, complete with its own special weapons and variants.
It would be more fragile than the mantis, but it could move faster, climb up short walls and barricades (due to its 4 legs, and its been seen climbing in halo wars) and have higher damage than the mantis. It would be more of an aggressive vehicle, rushing objectives to quickly take out groups of enemies or doing damage in a boss fight.
Here are some of the variants I had in mind
- duel plasma beams (similar to a sentinel beam) with a secondary plasma caster that can be charged
-rechargeable energy shields, weaker than a mantis’
- temple Locust (ultra rare)
- light gold
- extra armor with duel plasma cannons replacing the plasma beams
-charged plasma caster bolts launch high explosive needles (less explosive than a hydra missile) when it explodes
*Ultra Locust (Legendary)
light blue
- shoots explosive plasma cannon rounds (similar to an ultra ghost)
- secondary weapon fires fuel rod shots
- Stronger armor and shields
*sword locust (ultra rare)
- red
- fires needle rounds (similar to a sword warthog)
-Secondary weapon fires a beam rifle shot
- Shields have double strength
- scarab locust (Legendary mystic or just legendary)
-Dark blue
- primary weapon fires high powered plasma cannon rounds (similar to how the secondary weapon of a scarab worked
-secondary fires a small burst, low powered scarab beam, takes a while to recharge and has a small range before it becomes unstable and explodes
- higher armor, no shields
- slower speed due to how heavy it is, can still climb
- Spartan Locust (legendary)
- green
- Main weapon is a duel chaingun similar to a wasp
-Secondary weapon is a rail gun, which has to charge up before firing and reload after firing, cannot move while charging
- Stronger shields and armor
- Note, when taking down a Locust, you must take out the shields (by punching) before planting a grenade, this will mean it takes longer to take it down
Well, that’s my idea for the locust, an amazing vehicle which would be great to see in halo 5, have a wonderful day
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> (disclaimer, this post is from a warzone perspective, multiplayer isn’t a heavy factor in this post, also, this is purely my opinion and does not have to apply to you, I’d love to hear what you all thought)
> Hello all
>
> Many people, myself included enjoy using the mantis, but usually when theres a UNSC vehicle, theres a covenant counter part, the ghost to the mongoose, the banshee to the hornet, the wraith to the scorpion, ect… ect… but the mantis doesn’t seem to have an in game covenant counter part (neither does the warthog, but they had a revenant in halo reach, this is not what this post is about, though, it would be cool to see in halo 5). So, I was thinking that, if possible, (or in the next halo game) the covenant Locust walker could be added into the game, complete with its own special weapons and variants.
>
> It would be more fragile than the mantis, but it could move faster, climb up short walls and barricades (due to its 4 legs, and its been seen climbing in halo wars) and have higher damage than the mantis. It would be more of an aggressive vehicle, rushing objectives to quickly take out groups of enemies or doing damage in a boss fight.
>
> Here are some of the variants I had in mind
> * Locust (rare)
> -purple
> - duel plasma beams (similar to a sentinel beam) with a secondary plasma caster that can be charged
> -rechargeable energy shields, weaker than a mantis’
> * temple Locust (ultra rare)
> - light gold
> - extra armor with duel plasma cannons replacing the plasma beams
> -charged plasma caster bolts launch high explosive needles (less explosive than a hydra missile) when it explodes
> *Ultra Locust (Legendary)
> light blue
> - shoots explosive plasma cannon rounds (similar to an ultra ghost)
> - secondary weapon fires fuel rod shots
> - Stronger armor and shields
> *sword locust (ultra rare)
> - red
> - fires needle rounds (similar to a sword warthog)
> -Secondary weapon fires a beam rifle shot
> - Shields have double strength
> * scarab locust (Legendary mystic or just legendary)
> -Dark blue
> - primary weapon fires high powered plasma cannon rounds (similar to how the secondary weapon of a scarab worked
> -secondary fires a small burst, low powered scarab beam, takes a while to recharge and has a small range before it becomes unstable and explodes
> - higher armor, no shields
> - slower speed due to how heavy it is, can still climb
> * Spartan Locust (legendary)
> - green
> - Main weapon is a duel chaingun similar to a wasp
> -Secondary weapon is a rail gun, which has to charge up before firing and reload after firing, cannot move while charging
> - Stronger shields and armor
>
> * Note, when taking down a Locust, you must take out the shields (by punching) before planting a grenade, this will mean it takes longer to take it down
>
> Well, that’s my idea for the locust, an amazing vehicle which would be great to see in halo 5, have a wonderful day
Not a bad idea
Dies the Grunt Goblin count as a counterpart to a Mantis?
How can you possibly ask them to make something more fragile than the mantis? It already blows up after a few br shots. New vehicles in wwrxone would be cool I guess but I would not like to see to much of this in btb playlists.
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> How can you possibly ask them to make something more fragile than the mantis? It already blows up after a few br shots. New vehicles in wwrxone would be cool I guess but I would not like to see to much of this in btb playlists.
well, they put the wasp in, didn’t they? 
also, I don’t think that they would be adding into new maps, or pre existing ones
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> Does the Grunt Goblin count as a counterpart to a Mantis?
no, since players can’t enter the vehicle or drive it…
Seeing as the Halo wars and Halo universes merged then I think it’s possible.
Locusts were intended as anti-building machines though, so it would be better to see a newer model of sorts. I like your idea though. Another walker would be super cool.