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"So special"

— Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide

Special weapons are unique weapons hidden in the campaign missions of Halo 5: Guardians.^[1] These are weapons that are also featured in War Games simulations and via the requisition system for use in Warzone. Seven campaign missions in the game feature such weapons.

Note that this page does not include the Co-op-only Oathsworn or the Legendary-only Easter egg-unlockable Prophets' Bane.

Locations[edit]

Osiris[edit]

Open Hand - Found on top of a ledge on the left, near where Armiger Soldiers are first encountered.
Loathsome Thing - Found in a pair on ledges by where the Kraken is first sighted, one on the left and another on the right.

Open Hand.
Loathsome Thing.

Blue Team[edit]

Blaze of Glory - Found on a ledge by the mission intel pad containing Test Results: Asteroidea 59B, just before the catwalk to Central Control when leaving the assembly bay.

Blaze of Glory.

Unconfirmed[edit]

Nornfang - Found inside Blue Team's ONI Acrisius Prowler, on the right side.

Nornfang.

Reunion[edit]

Talon of the Lost - Upon reaching the second group of Covenant, climb the rocks on the right. The weapon is hidden below the ledge, where a weapons crate housing fuel rod cannons is located.
Pool of Radiance - Before crossing the light bridge that will trigger the second cutscene, climb the rocks on the left and find the weapon against the cliff wall at the back.
River of Light - Found in the valley where the Warden Eternal is fought, hidden in a crevice on the far end and in the right wall.
Twin Jewels of Maethrillian - Found in the cave where Cortana leads the Spartans of Blue Team to the Gateway. It is on top of the largest rock pillar on the left path, on the opposite side from where the Phaetons are parked.

Talon of the Lost.
Pool of Radiance.
River of Light.
Twin Jewels of Maethrillian.

Genesis[edit]

Light of Urs - Found by a ledge after the first bridge and by Kit Pitlimp's dead body and a Covenant data disc housing Kit Pitlimp's Adventure Log 4/4.
Spitfire - Found on a ledge nearby a terminal with mission intel, after the vacant Ultra Wraith and the first crashed Pelican.
The Answer - Found in a pair just before the Warden Eternal duo fight, with one on the left of the entrance to the Gateway by a crashed Pelican and the other on the right by a set of UNSC crates.

Light of Urs.
Spitfire.
The Answer.

The Breaking[edit]

Didact's Signet - Found on a ledge after the first lift, just before the next section that spawns another pack of Promethean Crawlers.

Didact's Signet.

Guardians[edit]

White Scar - Found behind burning wreckage to the right in the first site where Covenant and Prometheans are fought.
Vorpal Talon - Found on a ledge in front of the Alpha Core.
Twin Jewels of Maethrillian - Found on a ledge overlooking the Epsilon Core.

White Scar.
Vorpal Talon.
Twin Jewels of Maethrillian.

Trivia[edit]

The special weapons are also affected by the Famine skull.

Sources[edit]

^ Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide Collector's Edition, page 61

[1] Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide Collector's Edition, page 61

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 {{Quote|So special|''Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide''}}
-'''Special weapons''' are unique weapons hidden in the [[campaign]] missions of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide]] Collector's Edition''', ''page 61''</ref> These are weapons that are also available in [[War Games]] simulations and via the [[requisition system]] for use in [[Warzone]]. [[Seven]] campaign missions in the game feature such weapons.
+'''Special weapons''' are unique weapons hidden in the [[campaign]] missions of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide]] Collector's Edition''', ''page 61''</ref> These are weapons that are also featured in [[War Games]] simulations and via the [[requisition system]] for use in [[Warzone]]. [[Seven]] campaign missions in the game feature such weapons.
-Note that this page does not include the [[Cooperative play|Co-op]]-only [[Oathsworn]] or the [[Legendary]]-exclusive [[Prophets' Bane]].
+Note that this page does not include the [[Cooperative play|Co-op]]-only ''[[Oathsworn]]'' or the [[Legendary]]-only [[Flaming knives on Osiris|Easter egg-unlockable]] ''[[Prophets' Bane]]''.
 == Locations ==
 === [[Osiris (level)|Osiris]] ===
-* [[Z-110 Boltshot|Open Hand]] - Found on top of a ledge near where [[Promethean Soldier]]s are first encountered.
+* ''[[Open Hand]]'' - Found on top of a ledge on the left, near where [[Armiger Soldier]]s are first encountered.
-* [[Z-180 Scattershot|Loathsome Thing]] - Found in a pair on ledges by where the [[Type-55 Kraken|Kraken]] is first sighted, one on the left and another on the right.
+* ''[[Loathsome Thing]]'' - Found in a pair on ledges by where the [[Shuul'se-pattern Kraken|Kraken]] is first sighted, one on the left and another on the right.
+<gallery>
+H5G-OpenHandHUD-Campaign.png|''Open Hand''.
+H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD-Campaign.png|''Loathsome Thing''.
+</gallery>
 === [[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]] ===
-* [[M45 shotgun|Blaze of Glory]] - Found on a ledge by a mission intel pad, just before the catwalk to Central Control when leaving the assembly bay.
+* ''[[Blaze of Glory]]'' - Found on a ledge by the mission intel pad containing [[Mission Intel#Test Results: Asteroidea 59B|Test Results: Asteroidea 59B]], just before the catwalk to Central Control when leaving the assembly bay.
+<gallery>
+H5G-BOGHUD-Campaign.png|''Blaze of Glory''.
+</gallery>
 === [[Unconfirmed]] ===
-* [[Nornfang]] - Found inside [[Blue Team]]'s [[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']] [[Winter-class prowler|Prowler]].
+* ''[[Nornfang]]'' - Found inside [[Blue Team]]'s [[ONI Acrisius|ONI ''Acrisius'']] [[Winter-class prowler|Prowler]], on the right side.
+<gallery>
+H5G-NornfangHUD-Campaign.png|''Nornfang''.
+</gallery>
 === [[Reunion]] ===
-* [[Type-56 needler|Talon of the Lost]] - Upon reaching the second group of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]], climb the rocks on the right. The weapon is hidden below the ledge where [[Type-58 fuel rod cannon|fuel rod cannons]] in a weapon crate are.
+* ''[[Talon of the Lost]]'' - Upon reaching the second group of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]], climb the rocks on the right. The weapon is hidden below the ledge, where a weapons crate housing [[Gespu-pattern fuel rod gun|fuel rod cannons]] is located.
-* [[Type-58 fuel rod cannon|Pool of Radiance]] - Before crossing the [[light bridge]] that will trigger the second cutscene, climb the rocks on the left and find the weapon against the cliff wall at the back.
+* ''[[Pool of Radiance]]'' - Before crossing the [[light bridge]] that will trigger the second cutscene, climb the rocks on the left and find the weapon against the cliff wall at the back.
-* [[River of Light]] - Found in the valley where the [[Warden Eternal]] is fought, hidden in a crevice on the far end and in the right wall.
+* ''[[River of Light]]'' - Found in the valley where the [[Warden Eternal]] is fought, hidden in a crevice on the far end and in the right wall.
-* [[Z-750 binary rifle|Twin Jewels of Maethrillian]] - Found in the cave where [[Cortana]] leads the Spartans of Blue Team to the [[Gateway]]. It is on top of the largest rock pillar on the left path, on the opposite side from where the [[Z-1800 Phaeton|Phaetons]] are parked.
+* ''[[Twin Jewels of Maethrillian]]'' - Found in the cave where [[Cortana]] leads the Spartans of Blue Team to the [[Gateway]]. It is on top of the largest rock pillar on the left path, on the opposite side from where the [[Phaeton]]s are parked.
+<gallery>
+H5G-TOTLHUD-Campaign.png|''Talon of the Lost''.
+H5G-PORHUD-Campaign.png|''Pool of Radiance''.
+H5G-ROLHUD-Campaign.png|''River of Light''.
+H5G-TJOMHUD-Campaign.png|''Twin Jewels of Maethrillian''.
+</gallery>
 === [[Genesis (level)|Genesis]] ===
-* [[Type-58 fuel rod cannon|Light of Urs]] - Found by a ledge after the first bridge and by a dead [[Unggoy|Grunt]] with mission intel.
+* ''[[Light of Urs]]'' - Found by a ledge after the first bridge and by [[Kit Pitlimp]]'s dead body and a Covenant data disc housing [[Mission Intel#Kit Pitlimp's Adventure Log 4/4|Kit Pitlimp's Adventure Log 4/4]].
-* [[Type-54 plasma pistol|Spitfire]] - Found on a ledge nearby a terminal with mission intel, after the vacant [[Type-58 Wraith|Wraith]] and the first crashed [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]].
+* ''[[Spitfire]]'' - Found on a ledge nearby a terminal with mission intel, after the vacant [[Kemu-pattern Wraith|Ultra Wraith]] and the first crashed [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]].
-* [[M739 SAW|The Answer]] - Found in a pair just before the Warden Eternal duo fight, with one on the left of the entrance by a crashed Pelican and the other on the right.
+* ''[[The Answer]]'' - Found in a pair just before the Warden Eternal duo fight, with one on the left of the entrance to the Gateway by a crashed Pelican and the other on the right by a set of UNSC crates.
+<gallery>
+H5G-LOUHUD-Campaign.png|''Light of Urs''.
+H5G-SpitfireHUD-Campaign.png|''Spitfire''.
+H5G-TheAnswerHUD-Campaign.png|''The Answer''.
+</gallery>
 === [[The Breaking]] ===
-* [[Z-180 Scattershot|Didact's Signet]] - Found on a ledge after the first lift, just before the next section where another pack of [[Promethean Crawler]]s will spawn.
+* ''[[Didact's Signet]]'' - Found on a ledge after the first lift, just before the next section that spawns another pack of [[Promethean Crawler]]s.
+<gallery>
+H5G-DidactsSignetHUD-Campaign.png|''Didact's Signet''.
+</gallery>
+=== [[Guardians]] ===
+* ''[[White Scar]]'' - Found behind burning wreckage to the right in the first site where Covenant and [[Promethean]]s are fought.
+* ''[[Vorpal Talon]]'' - Found on a ledge in front of the Alpha Core.
+* ''[[Twin Jewels of Maethrillian]]'' - Found on a ledge overlooking the Epsilon Core.
+<gallery>
+H5G-WhiteScarHUD-Campaign.png|''White Scar''.
+H5G-VorpalTalonHUD-Campaign.png|''Vorpal Talon''.
+H5G-TJOMHUD-Campaign1.png|''Twin Jewels of Maethrillian''.
+</gallery>
-=== [[Guardians (level)|Guardians]] ===
+== Trivia ==
-* [[Type-53 plasma caster|White Scar]] - Found behind burning wreckage in the first site where Covenant are fought.
+* The special weapons are also affected by the [[Halo 5: Guardians skulls#Famine|Famine]] skull.
-* [[Type-1 energy sword|Vorpal Talon]] - Found on a ledge in front of the first gravity core.
-* [[Z-750 binary rifle|Twin Jewels of Maethrillian]] - Found on a ledge overlooking a gravity core.
 == Sources ==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
 {{Easter Egg|H5}}
-[[Category:Halo 5: Guardians Easter Eggs]]
+[[Category:Halo 5: Guardians Easter eggs]]
 [[Category:Collectibles]]