Honor Guard Wraith

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Honor Guard Wraith Production information Technical specifications Engine unit(s) Boosted Gravity Propulsion Drive[1] Armament Plasma Mortar Usage Role(s) Main Battle Tank Era(s) Human-Covenant War Affiliation Honor Guard of the Covenant
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The Honor Guard Wraith is a Covenant vehicle and also a special in-game item, included in the Halo Wars Limited Edition ^[2].

It is a more ornamental version of the standard Wraith, similar to the Flame Decal Warthog. The only difference it has from the regular Wraith is its appearance is different, as it has a paint scheme that appears similar to the Halo 2 Sangheili Honor Guard armor, hence the name (Honor Guard Wraith).

It can be activated in the skulls section on the pause menu while playing the game; it cannot be taken off until the game has ended. Unfortunately, only the stripes appear when using it in play. As such, you need to obtain the right player colour in multiplayer in order for the design to look right.

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The Honor Guard Wraith is mostly the same in combat. Some think it is distinctly more powerful and faster. In the skulls menu, it claims that it is a "Unique variant of the Covenant Wraith". It is driven by experienced Honor Guard Elites, unlike regular Minor Elites, which should, technically, give it a drastic increase in combat efficiency, but for gameplay reasons it is only an aesthetic change.

After Title Update 2.0 the Honor Guard Wraith was made available in multiplayer matchmaking.

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1. ↑ Halo 2: Special Collector's Edition Manual, page 17
2. ↑ Halo Wars Limited Edition announcement.

Ground and Air Vehicles of the Covenant
Light Combat Units		Ghost • Spectre • Chopper
Armored Units		Prowler • Shadow • Wraith • Anti-Air Wraith • Honor Guard Wraith
Walkers		Locust • Scarab
Transport Aircraft		Spirit • Phantom
Combat Aircraft		Banshee • Vampire • Seraph
Other		Shade