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{{Infobox/Fiction/Weapon/Series
|name=Needler
|image=[[File:H2A T33Needler.png|130px]]<br>One pattern of the Needler, most commonly referred to as a Type-33 needler.
|type=[[Subanese crystal-based weaponry]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EVGNeedleRifle|EVG|Section=Needle Rifle|Page=127}}
|series=Needler{{Ref/Book|Id=EVGNeedler|EVG|Section=Needler|Page=128}}
|description=[[Subanese crystal]] projectile weapon{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
|manufacturer=*[[Sacred Promissory]] (pre-Great Schism){{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
*[[Lodam Armory]] (post-Great Schism){{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVGNeedler|H4EVG|Section=Weapons, Needler|Page=85}}
|models=*[[Type-33 needler]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
*[[Type-56D needler]]{{Ref/Site|Id=HWNCF47|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=News, Canon Fodder|Page=Locke & Load|D=2|M=8|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load.html}}
|gameplay=[[Needler]]
|gallery=[[Needler/Gallery|Needler image gallery]]
|hidec=yes
}}
 
'''Needler''', also named '''Needler pistol''',{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=22}} is a name applied to a series of automatic [[Covenant]] [[weapons]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}} that launch chemically charged [[Subanese crystal]] designed to home in on a target.{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedleRifle}}
 
==Summary==
===Design details===
The needler is often seen with an upper cowling where the crystal ammunition exposed sticks out of. The stock of the weapon is often at the bottom of the weapon and doubles as the weapons power supply. The channel brace of the weapon is where the crystal ammunition is fired out of.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGNeedler}} When preparing to fire and launch the crystals, the needler breaks them, and charges their chemical mixture.{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
 
The needler is also considered unique among Covenant weapons in that it does not require [[Forerunner]] technology to fuction.{{Ref/Site|Id=HWUWNeedler|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needler|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Weapons|Page=Needler|D=2|M=8|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needler.html}}
 
===Ammunition===
{{Main|Subanese crystal}}
The needler makes use of [[Subanese crystal]] designed to home in onto targets as its ammunition.{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedleRifle}} When in the weapon the crystal is exposed above the weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}} Different variants of the weapon using calibrated shard of the crystal.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GTalon|H5G|Needler|Detail=Talon of the Lost}}
 
After the crystal shards have been charged and launched from needler, the shards home towards a target if one is present. If a shard hits a target it becomes chemically reactive and usually detonates,{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}} where if more than one shard is in a target it explodes in a "supercombine" chain reaction with the other shards.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUWNeedler}}
 
===Development history===
Prior to the Covenants formation, the [[Sangheili]] utilized Subanese Crystals, using it in unique ways.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUWNeedler}}
 
Prior to [[2552]], the needler was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]] on [[High Charity]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}} After the [[fall of High Charity]] during the [[Great Schism]], the manufacturing of the needler fell to [[Lodam Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGNeedler}}
 
===Usage===
The needler was a weapon favored by poorly trained Covenant soldiers due to its "supercombine" explosion.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUWNeedler}} Used throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], [[human]]ity recorded some needlers in [[2533]] in their [[Type classification system]] as the [[Type-33 needler]].
{{Ref/Site|Id=HBNT33Needler|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3needler|Site=Halo.Bungie.Net|Page=Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|D=12|M=10|Y=2014}}
 
After the Human-Covenant war the needler saw continued use, where humanity then proceeded to record more needlers in [[2556]] under Type-56, such as the [[Type-56D needler]].{{Ref/Reuse|HWNCF47}}
 
==Types==
===Type-33 needler===
{{Main|Type-33 needler}}
The "[[Type-33 needler|Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]]", also known as the "Type-33 needler", is a human term for a group of needlers that were seen across the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Game|Id=H2Needler|H2|Needler}}{{Ref/Game|Id=H3Needler|H3|Needler}}{{Ref/Game|Id=HRNeedler|HR|Needler}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
<gallery>
File:H3-NeedlerProfile.png|Type-33 needler
File:H2A T33Needler.png|Another chassis of the Type-33 needler
</gallery>
 
===Type-56 needler===
The "Type-56 needler" is a human term for a group of needlers that were started to be recorded in [[2556]].{{Ref/Reuse|HWNCF47}}
*[[Type-56D needler]]: This is a version of the needler that features a holographic [[Smart scope]] projector on its barrel.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GNeedler|H5G|Needler}}
**[[Hailstorm]]{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GHailstorm|H5G|Needler|Detail=Hailstorm}}
**[[Talon of the Lost]]{{Ref/Reuse|H5GTalon}}
<gallery>
File:H5G-Render-Needler.png|Type-56D needler
File:Halo 5 Needler Hailstorm.png|Hailstorm
File:H5G TOTL.png|Talon of the Lost.
</gallery>
 
===Unnamed variants===
====Unidentified needler (Halo: Combat Evolved)====
{{Main|Unidentified needler (Halo: Combat Evolved)}}
This variant of the needler was used by the Covenant during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] in late [[2552]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HCENeedler|HCE|Needler}}
<gallery>
File:Needler-HaloCE.png|Needler.
</gallery>
 
====Unidentified Needler (Halo Infinite)====
{{Main|Unidentified needler (Halo Infinite)}}
This variant of needler resembles the  has an ammo counter on the chassis. This variant was employed by the [[Banished]] during the [[Battle for Installation 07]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HInfNeedler|HInf|Needler}}
<gallery>
File:HINF-Needler.png|Needler
</gallery>
 
==Related arsenal==
===Weaponry===
*[[Type-31 needle rifle]]
*[[Blood of Suban]]
*[[Heavy needle cannon]]
*[[Shardstorm launcher]]
 
===Vehicles===
*[[Sword Warthog]]
 
==In-game information==
The Needler has appeared in several games in the Halo franchise.
<gallery widths="210px">
File:Needler-HaloCE.png|Unidentified Needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''}}
File:Needler-H2.png|Type-33 needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo 2]]''}}
File:H3-NeedlerProfile.png|Type-33 needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''}}
File:HReach-NeedlerSide.png|Type-33 needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo Reach]]'' and ''[[Halo 4]]''}}
File:H5G-Render-Needler.png|Type-56D needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''}}
File:HINF-Needler.png|Unidentified Needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo Infinite]]''}}
</gallery>
 
==Gallery==
{{Main|Needler/Gallery|l1=Needler image gallery}}
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:HCE_Needler_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Needler in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:HCE_Needler_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of the Needler in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Believe]]'' 
**''[[Enemy Weapon]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Homecoming]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
{{Col-2}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
{{Col-end}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{Covenant rifles}}
[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]
[[Category:Small arms]]

Revision as of 18:45, January 24, 2022

Needler
H2A T33Needler.png
One pattern of the Needler, most commonly referred to as a Type-33 needler.
Weapon information

Type:

Subanese crystal-based weaponry[1]

Series:

Needler[2]

Description:

Subanese crystal projectile weapon[2]

Production information

Manufacturer:

Model(s):

Real world

Gameplay page(s):

Needler

Gallery page(s):

Needler image gallery

 

Needler, also named Needler pistol,[5] is a name applied to a series of automatic Covenant weapons[2] that launch chemically charged Subanese crystal designed to home in on a target.[1]

Summary

Design details

The needler is often seen with an upper cowling where the crystal ammunition exposed sticks out of. The stock of the weapon is often at the bottom of the weapon and doubles as the weapons power supply. The channel brace of the weapon is where the crystal ammunition is fired out of.[3] When preparing to fire and launch the crystals, the needler breaks them, and charges their chemical mixture.[2]

The needler is also considered unique among Covenant weapons in that it does not require Forerunner technology to fuction.[6]

Ammunition

Main article: Subanese crystal

The needler makes use of Subanese crystal designed to home in onto targets as its ammunition.[1] When in the weapon the crystal is exposed above the weapon.[2] Different variants of the weapon using calibrated shard of the crystal.[7]

After the crystal shards have been charged and launched from needler, the shards home towards a target if one is present. If a shard hits a target it becomes chemically reactive and usually detonates,[2] where if more than one shard is in a target it explodes in a "supercombine" chain reaction with the other shards.[6]

Development history

Prior to the Covenants formation, the Sangheili utilized Subanese Crystals, using it in unique ways.[6]

Prior to 2552, the needler was manufactured by the Sacred Promissory on High Charity.[2] After the fall of High Charity during the Great Schism, the manufacturing of the needler fell to Lodam Armory.[3]

Usage

The needler was a weapon favored by poorly trained Covenant soldiers due to its "supercombine" explosion.[6] Used throughout the Human-Covenant War, humanity recorded some needlers in 2533 in their Type classification system as the Type-33 needler. [8]

After the Human-Covenant war the needler saw continued use, where humanity then proceeded to record more needlers in 2556 under Type-56, such as the Type-56D needler.[4]

Types

Type-33 needler

Main article: Type-33 needler

The "Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher", also known as the "Type-33 needler", is a human term for a group of needlers that were seen across the Human-Covenant War.[9][10][11][2]

  • Type-33 needler

    Type-33 needler

  • Another chassis of the Type-33 needler

    Another chassis of the Type-33 needler

Type-56 needler

The "Type-56 needler" is a human term for a group of needlers that were started to be recorded in 2556.[4]

  • Type-56D needler

    Type-56D needler

  • Hailstorm

    Hailstorm

  • Talon of the Lost.

    Talon of the Lost.

Unnamed variants

Unidentified needler (Halo: Combat Evolved)

Main article: Unidentified needler (Halo: Combat Evolved)

This variant of the needler was used by the Covenant during the Battle of Installation 04 in late 2552.[14]

  • Needler.

    Needler.

Unidentified Needler (Halo Infinite)

Main article: Unidentified needler (Halo Infinite)

This variant of needler resembles the has an ammo counter on the chassis. This variant was employed by the Banished during the Battle for Installation 07 in 2560.[15]

  • Needler

    Needler

Related arsenal

Weaponry

Vehicles

In-game information

The Needler has appeared in several games in the Halo franchise.

Gallery

Main article: Needler image gallery

Concept art

  • Concept art of the Needler in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    Concept art of the Needler in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • Concept art of the Needler in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    Concept art of the Needler in Halo: Combat Evolved.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo: The Essential Visual Guide - Needle Rifle, page 127
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo: The Essential Visual Guide - Needler, page 128
  3. ^ a b c Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide - Weapons, Needler, page 85
  4. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint - News, Canon Fodder, Locke & Load (Retrieved on Aug 2, 2021) [local archive] [external archive]
  5. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, chapter 22
  6. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint - Universe, Weapons, Needler (Retrieved on Aug 2, 2021) [local archive] [external archive]
  7. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Needler: Talon of the Lost
  8. ^ Halo.Bungie.Net, Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Retrieved on Oct 12, 2014) [archive]
  9. ^ Halo 2, Needler
  10. ^ Halo 3, Needler
  11. ^ Halo: Reach, Needler
  12. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, Needler
  13. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, Needler: Hailstorm
  14. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, Needler
  15. ^ Halo Infinite, Needler

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