S-2 Traxus Cargo Transporter

S-2 Forklift
Production information
Manufacturer	Traxus Heavy Industries
Product line	Forklift
Model	S-2 Traxus Cargo Transporter
Technical information
Length	6.1 Meters (19.8ft)
Complement	4 Fusion cores or 1 Crate or 2 Single Crates or 6 Pallets
Crew	1 Driver
Usage
Role(s)	Cargo Transport
Era(s)	Human-Covenant war
Affiliation	United Nations Space Command

My brave warrior princess, riding her fearless fork-lift!

— Jonas, joking that it'd take a forklift to carry him out of Mombasa.

The S-2 Traxus Cargo Transporter, commonly referred to as the Forklift, is a civilian vehicle used by Traxus Heavy Industries.

Design details

As a cargo transport, the S-2 is simple and utilitarian in design. Powered by propane, it is used for lifting and transporting crates and boxes that are too heavy to transport by hand. Throughout Halo 3, however, it was never seen doing its duty, as its civilian operators had either evacuated or were killed by the Covenant.

Production notes

In Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, it is a scenery item and can be found in many levels, both in campaign and multiplayer, and is a Forge object.

Along with other civilian vehicles, the forklift was made drivable by the player in Halo: Reach. Although forklifts travel relatively slowly, at its top speed it is capable of splattering a Sangheili General. Its speed, coupled with a lack of any defensive capabilities, makes the vehicle practically useless in gameplay. It is, however, extremely explosive, and when positioned properly, can act as an improvised explosive device within the campaign as well as firefight. The forklift in Halo: Reach originally had the ability to raise and lower its tines, but it was cut (rather ironically) due to being "crazy and pointless".

Trivia

• The S-2 can be only seen in two campaign levels in Halo 3, Crow's Nest and The Storm.
• A drivable forklift appears in every campaign level in Halo: Reach.
• It appears in only one firefight map in Halo: Reach: Courtyard.
• Interestingly, the Forklift in Halo: Reach bears the GUNGNIR symbol.
• Strangely, in Halo: Reach, if one explodes after being shot by a player and kills enemies, it will count the kills as splatters.
• Players as Sangheili in firefight are able to drive these as well; they cannot be hijacked, though.
• Forklifts can be used effectively as a mobile explosive. A useful tactic is to position a forklift in a chokepoint with an unexploded grenade from a grenade launcher beneath it and wait until an enemy player walks within range.
• In 2 Halo 4 maps, Landfall and Perdition, that there are Forklifts, but are unable to be driven.
• Aboard the UNSC Infinity, two of the new types can be found in the beginning of the mission Shutdown, again, they cannot be driven.

Gallery

The S-2 in use, as seen in Halo: Reach.

"Forklifts never die. They're just Missing in Action."

Halo 4 forklift, as seen in Perdition

Appearances

• Halo 3 (First appearance)
• Halo 3: ODST
  • Sadie's Story (Mentioned only)
• Halo: Reach
• Halo 4