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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HCW|Post}} |
| {{Weapon infobox | | {{Ratings}} |
| |image=[[File:Curve Blade.png|300px]] | | {{Weapon Infobox |
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| |name=Curveblade | | |name=Curveblade |
| |manufacturer=Sangheili | | |manufacturer= |
| |type=Blade | | |type=Blade |
| |service=*pre-Covenant Sangheili era | | |era= |
| *[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| *post-War era
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| |affiliation=[[Sangheili]] | | |affiliation=[[Sangheili]] |
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| The '''curveblade''' is a [[Sangheili]] [[melee]] weapon.<ref name="Return">'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Return'', ''page 509''</ref><ref name="Waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/type-1-energy-sword '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Energy Sword'']</ref> The blade was historically used for hunting and [[martial arts|close-quarters combat]], becoming the standard in those roles long before the formation of the [[Covenant]], though variants of the ancient design continued to be used centuries later. The curveblade's design eventually developed into the Sangheili [[Burnblade]], which eventually developed into the [[Type-1 energy sword]], which was created through the reverse-engineering of [[Forerunner]] technology.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | | The '''Curveblade''' is a [[Sangheili]] [[melee]] weapon resembling a steel single-bladed [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]].<ref name="Return">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]],''' "[[The Return]]", ''page 509''</ref> This weapon was often used as a hunting knife and for personal defense, becoming the standard in those roles before the formation of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], though it continued to be used thousands of years later. |
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| The curveblade is a fairly simple weapon, consisting of a single blade and a right-angled handle. Though modern designs are made using metal, the curveblade was originally crafted from hardened resin, found in trees which lined the coastal territories of [[Sanghelios]].{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} The quartermoon blade was a long, curving knife that was based off of the curveblade and used by [[floatfighting|floatfighters]] in [[the Refuge]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 230''</ref>
| | A [[Unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster (The Return)|Sangheili shipmaster]] wielded a curveblade during his search for guidance on the [[Glassing|glassed]] human world of [[Kholo]] in [[2559]].<ref name="Return"/> |
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| Several ancient ceremonial curveblades were scattered throughout Sangheili ruins, and some were even used during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] in [[2558]].
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| A [[Unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Sangheili shipmaster]] wielded a curveblade during his search for guidance on the [[Glassing|glassed]] human world of [[Kholo]] in [[2559]].{{Ref/Reuse|Return}} | |
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| ==Ceremonial inscriptions==
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| Many ancient ceremonial curveblades were inscribed with ancient Sangheili proverbs on the hilt. Some examples of such proverbs include:
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| *"Words are most powerful before blades are drawn."
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| *"The sun warms those who stand before those who kneel in their shadows."
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| *"Strength comes from recognizing another's weakness."
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| *"When night falls, even the greatest [[colo]] herder, will still smell like a colo"
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| *"Do not ignore the words of those who saw the sun before you."
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| *"No blade is sharp enough to cut an unknown enemy."
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:Curveblade01.png|An unidentified Shipmaster wielding his curveblade. | | File:Curveblade01.png|An [[unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster (The Return)|unidentified Shipmaster]] with a curveblade. |
| File:Curveblade02.png|An unidentified Shipmaster attacking with his curveblade.
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| File:TheDuel Elite Concept.png|Concept art for a Sangheili soldier in ''[[The Duel]]'', wielding a weapon that appears similar to a Curveblade.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' |
| **''[[The Return]]'' {{1st}} | | **''[[The Return]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| | [[Category:Melee Weapons]] |
| [[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]] | | [[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]] |
