A showcase of the ambient "cymatic burst" that's visible when the engine is boosting.
The "Icicle Rush" Sparrow was one of the first sparrows that I had the pleasure of doing custom VFX for when I joined Bungie. I really enjoyed the Stasis VFX language, and wanted to create a sparrow engine trail based off of it. The result is what you see here, along with additional ambient effects for this particular sparrow.
Special Thanks:
Mark Flieg, James Croley, and Travis Treadway: Rewards VFX Team
Dave Samuel: Systems VFX Lead
Ryan Choi: Hard-Surface
Michael Climer: Hard-Surface Lead
And to everyone else at Bungie who helped support me and contributed to this wonderful world. "Teams are stronger than heroes".