CEV:Needle Rifle
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| Needle Rifle | |
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Firing mode: |
Automatic |
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Medium to Long |
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Magazine size: |
20 rounds[1] |
| “ | The Needle Rifle fire heavy needler projectiles at high speed. It is most effective at medium to long range. Multiple direct hits in a short period will create a supercombine explosion.[2] | ” |
The Needle Rifle is a weapon featured in Halo: Campaign Evolved. It is one of nine new weapons included in Campaign Evolved that were not present in the original Halo: Combat Evolved.
Universe and lore[edit]
- Main article: Gadulo-pattern needle rifle
The Gadulo-pattern needle rifle is a marksman rifle used by soldiers in the Covenant military. It fires shards of Blamite. Unlike most needle weaponry the projectiles do not track targets, though if three such crystal shards embed in one target they detonate.
Gameplay[edit]
Counterparts[edit]
Campaign[edit]
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The Needle Rifle is a new weapon in Halo: Campaign Evolved, included for use in the game's Operation: METEORITE prequel levels alongside the Campaign Remix mode. It performs similarly to the Needle Rifle originally in Halo: Reach, acting as a medium-ranged burst-fire headshot-capable utility weapon.[1] The weapon is predominantly only featured in the prequel levels, though does show up in the main campaign in the level Keyes.
As in Reach, if three of the weapon's projectiles impact an unshielded enemy, they explode. This makes the weapon a great choice for use against Flood and Brute enemies.
Production notes[edit]
The Needle Rifle in Halo: Campaign Evolved was concepted by Halo Studios Lead Concept Artist Ajay Agrawal[3] and modelled by Senior Hard Surface Artist Michael Frank.[4]
Gallery[edit]
Development images[edit]
Concept art of the weapon.
The high-poly asset for the weapon.
The high-poly asset for the weapon.
The high-poly asset for the weapon.
The high-poly asset for the ammunition canister.
A render of the final asset.
A render of the final asset.
A render of the final asset.
Screenshots[edit]
First-person view of the Needle Rifle within Campaign Remix.
A Sacristan Elite wielding a Needle Rifle.
A Flood combat form wielding a Needle Rifle.
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b YouTube - The Vengeful 'Vadam, Halo Campaign Evolved: My Observations So Far (Retrieved on Jul 9, 2026)
- ^ Halo Support, Weapons & Vehicles in Halo: Campaign Evolved (Retrieved on Aug 17, 2026) [archive]
- ^ ArtStation, Concept Art for Halo: Campaign Evolved (Retrieved on Aug 18, 2026) [archive]
- ^ ArtStation, Halo: Campaign Evolved - Needle Rifle (Retrieved on Aug 17, 2026) [archive]
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