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Wonimal's drop pod, as seen in Widow's Lair.

"Wonimal" is the callsign of a Human marine taking part in the First Invasion of Stroggos. Wonimal deployed from the Deimos, in the same battle group as Stepchild; his drop pod is present in the Ground Zero opening cinematic. His drop pod landed directly at the site of the Gravity Well that was trapping the Human fleet in orbit. Unfortunately, Wonimal's pod collided with the ground above the entryway and burrowed into it, ultimately slamming into the support wall from behind, so only the very tip of the pod was visible poking through a hole it made in the wall. Wonimal survived the impact; when Stepchild arrived at the Widow's Lair, Wonimal could be heard banging on the inside of the pod and asking to be released. Unfortunately, while an ally would certainly be helpful, there is no way for the player to free Wonimal - the player must press on and confront the Black Widow Guardian alone.

It can safely be assumed that Wonimal was killed by the explosion when Stepchild destroyed the Gravity Well with the Antimatter Bomb. After planting the device, Stepchild took a shuttle away from the Widow's Lair back to the Research Hangar and flew the Experimental Fighter into the atmosphere, but his escape was still a close thing. Wonimal, meanwhile, was trapped at the very epicentre of the blast.

Wonimal is named after Won Choi, a member of the development team.

In the 2023 remaster, the subtitles name a marine in Stepchild's battle group as "Geronimo"; it seems likely that this should have been Wonimal.

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Won Choi desperately crying for help
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