M12 LRV

"Hey Simmons, what's the name of that Mexican lizard that eats all the goats? "

"That would be Chupacabra sir."

"Hey Grif, Chupathingy, how 'bout that? I like it. It's got a ring to it."

The Warthog is a Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (known as a "Warthog" in the Halo games) that belongs to the Red Team.

History
When the jeep first arrived as a shipment from Red Command, the Reds saw it as a death machine that they could use to kill the Blues. Sarge decided to call it the "Warthog" because "M12 LRV is too hard to say in conversations." Also, Sarge notices the "tusks" on the front of the vehicle, also supporting the name "Warthog." The Reds then proceeded to argue over whether they should call it the Warthog or the Puma.

The Warthog first saw combat shortly thereafter, when Tucker and Church went after Donut to reclaim their flag. Using the mounted chaingun, Simmons and Grif kept the Blues pinned down behind an outcropping of rocks for quite some time, thanks to the turret's seemingly unlimited supply of ammunition. However, their victory was short lived as Caboose drove up in a tank and blew up the Warthog.

After the Warthog was blown up Lopez was dispatched to fix the Warthog then later we found out that Lopez can control the Warthog as such it nearly killed Sarge with its machine gun, also later when Lopez was painted blue the reds foolishly tried to attack him with a warthog so he just disabled the warthog remotely.

A similar jeep was seen in Episode 99. The jeep was used to splatter a few Wyomings (by Grif) and to then gun them down (Sarge and Simmons). Only one was left alive from the surprise attack.

Different Jeeps
To date, the Reds have owned six different jeeps all at different times.


 * The first jeep was shipped to Red Base at the start of the series. When the group left Blood Gulch at the end of season two, the jeep was left behind. When they returned later on, in episode 59, Simmons was standing in the machine gunner position. It was also was seen in episode 62, cheering for the wrench as Donut was in the running for becoming Sarge's second in command after Simmons defected.
 * The second jeep was located by Donut and Caboose when they first arrive in the future. Sarge is able to repair it, make it run on solar power and they use it to return to Blood Gulch. It was later damaged in a battle with the Meta and they were forced to leave it behind.
 * The third jeep was acquired from Valhalla which they planned to use to sneak into Command. Left behind when Caboose suggested using a tank instead, while Washington and Church used the jeep.
 * The fourth jeep was acquired from Command to use for escape. However they failed to outrun the EMP and the jeep was disabled.
 * The fifth jeep, was given to the Reds as a reward from bringing Project Freelancer to justice. Currently stationed at Valhalla. It exploded when Sarge tried to add a new weapon to the Warthog.
 * The sixth jeep was built by the Reds and has a EMP launcher instead of a turret, which causes the jeep to be disabled for 10 seconds. Sarge ,Grif and Caboose took it to find Tucker. This jeep was disabled when Grif crashed it into a Behemoth while escaping a minefield.

Tejano Music
As a running gag throughout the series, the Puma/Warthog frequently plays Tejano (Spanish-Texan) folk music, much to the annoyance of all. This is probably because it is often repaired and driven by Lopez, who speaks Spanish. The one occasion the warthog played different music (which was country), which was when Church who was possessing Lopez at the time, activated the warthog’s remote control function. This caused the warthog to go on a short rampage at the Red Base, and almost kill Sarge. The song played is called :polkas y huapangos jaime y los chamacos- los dos laredos-acordeones. And can be downloaded here:

http://www.4shared.com/file/17534359/c61532e9/Polkas_y_Huapangos_-_Jaime_y_Los_Chamacos-_Los_Dos_Laredos-Acordeones.html

Throughout the series, the Warthog has managed to get destroyed, mutilated, or beaten since its arrival.