Kestrel

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The Kestrel is a UNSC aircraft seen in the Halo 2 Collector's Edition disc that was cut from the game.

[edit] Deleted Material

Kestrel is part of the Deleted Material cut from the Halo game.

When developing the Halo games, Bungie and other developers such as Ensemble or Wingnut Interactive had to cut some content from the final games. As such, many aspects of the story, such as vehicles, gameplay, design, and even story elements, didn't make it into the final versions. Many of the elements have been confirmed by such material as videos and commentary on the Limited Edition Special DVD, interviews with developers, and released concept art.

[edit] Trivia

• Since the Kestrel is an aircraft, it may have had weapons similar to the Hornet's defense systems, such as the machine gun and missiles. It may also have been used to transport troops quickly if it were to have a troop bay, much like modern helicopters.
• The name Kestrel was also that of a cargo ship in Halo: The Cole Protocol.
• It was placed by modders into custom maps available only to Halo: Custom Edition.
• The Kestrel may have been an early version of the Hornet or Hawk, as both are quite similar looking.
• The name Kestrel was found in the Halo Combat Evolved game code.

Deleted Material
Deleted Levels	Forerunner Tank · Covenant Ship · Guardian Forest
Deleted Weapons	EMP Rifle · Machete · M179 Projectile · Gravity Rifle · Gravity Wrench
Deleted Vehicles (UNSC)	UNSC Shield Ship · Kestrel · Aardvark · AirCare Ambulance · Strike Fighter · Falcon · Fox Cannon · Cougar · Grackle · Rhino (Aircraft) · Doozy · Scorpion (Lash) · Scorpion (Venom) · 2 Tickets to the Gun Show
Deleted Vehicles (Covenant)	Air Artillery · Gorgon · Runner-class Transport
Deleted Species	Alien Trooper · Drinol · Special Purpose Sniper · Stalker · Psion · Rogue · Keelbug · Sentients · Blind Wolf · Jaggmaw Sawtail · Doberman Gator · Harvest Whale · Eel-snake creature
Deleted Flood Forms	Flood Juggernaut · Shielded Flood Carriers · Flood Infector Form · Flood Transport Form · Flood Stealth Form
Other	Body Bags · Drill grounds · Early Halo 2 Script