Editing Domotos-pattern energy sword

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Title|''Domotos''-pattern energy sword}}
{{Weapon infobox
|image=[[File:H5G-EnergySword.png|300px]]
|name=''Domotos''-pattern fireblade
|manufacturer=
*[[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Book|Id=osfm|OSFM|Page=183}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=307}}
*[[Merchants of Qikost]]{{Ref/Site|Id=h4guide|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/halo4guide|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Covenant Weapons|D=27|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Covenant Weapons}}{{Ref/Book|Id=h4evg|H4EVG|Page=92}}{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint15|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/type-1-energy-sword|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Weapons - Energy Sword|D=23|M=10|Y=2021}}
|model=
|type=[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]]
|cost=
|length={{Convert|128.5|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|osfm}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}
|weight={{Convert|2.4|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|osfm}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
|width={{Convert|3.8|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint15}}
|height={{Convert|50.1|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint15}}
|capacity=
|feed=100 battery units{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}
|ammotype=Superheated, shaped plasma{{Ref/Reuse|osfm}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4guide}}
|operation=
|rate =
|velocity=
|optics=
|range=Short{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}
|service=
*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Film|Id=fud|H4FuD}}
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Game|Id=h4|H4|Gameplay}}{{Ref/Game|Id=h5g|H5G|Gameplay}}{{Ref/Game|Id=hw2|HW2|Gameplay}}
}}
The '''''Domotos''-pattern fireblade''' {{Type|1|Energy Weapon/Sword|EW/S}},{{Ref/Reuse|h4guide}} more commonly known as the '''energy sword''', is a [[Covenant]] melee weapon manufactured by [[Assembly Forges]] and the [[Merchants of Qikost]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint15}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
{{Main|Energy sword (fiction)}}
The ''Domotos''-pattern fireblade is one of the many energy sword variants manufactured by the Covenant. The ''Domotos''-pattern is characterized by its angular contour and a rectangular hole along the inner edge of either blades.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} The design for the blade's contour likely arose during the [[Writ of Union]], as murals recording the event in [[Nuusra]], [[Sanghelios]], depicted ancient [[San'Shyuum]] and ancient Sangheili sharing blades of the same design.{{Ref/Game|H5G|[[:File:Ruins Mural 5.png|Sangheili murals]]}}

===Usage===
Within the [[Covenant]], the ''Domotos''-pattern fireblade is a weapon typically carried by high-ranking Sangheili, like [[Sangheili Zealot]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|fud}} Following the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the dissolution of the Covenant, the ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword was inherited by its splinter factions, including the [[Banished]],{{Ref/Reuse|hw2}} the [[Sword of Sanghelios]],{{Ref/Novel|SoI|Detail=cover art}}{{Ref/Novel|HitD|Detail=cover art}} and [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}{{Ref/Reuse|h5g}} [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Leon-011]] carries a customized ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update - Know-Scope|D=29|M=09|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Game|HW2|[[:File:HW2-OmegaTeam&Mantis.png|In-game model]]}}
<gallery class=center>
File:FUD - ChenDeath.jpg|A cloaked Hesduros Zealot killing [[Junjie Chen]] with a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword during the [[Battle of Circinius IV]].
File:Hunters in the Dark full cover.jpg|Shipmaster [[N'tho 'Sraom]] using a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword during [[Operation: FAR STORM]].
File:HSOI - Rtas and Tul.jpg|[[Rtas 'Vadum]] wielding a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword during the [[Battle of the Prototype Halo installation]].
File:ValSaham.jpg|[[Orda Val 'Saham]] charging into battle with a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword during the [[Second Ark Conflict]].
</gallery>

==Variants==
*'''Necroplasma''' - A necroplasma is a green colored Energy sword.{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCCanonFodderMay2021|D=21|M=5|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/art-of-wort|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Art of Wort}} One version of the blade features a dull green blade that transitions to an inky black near the basket hilt and was used in War Games.{{Ref/Reuse|h5g}}
*'''[[Ravening Sliver]]''' - A blade with a deep blue hue and a green hilt.{{Ref/Reuse|h5g}}
*'''[[Vorpal Talon]]''' - A blade that produces an orange-to-cyan gradient. {{Ref/Reuse|h5g}}
<gallery class=center>
File:H5G greensword.png|A Necroplasma sword.
File:H5G Render EnergySword-RaveningSliver.png|Ravening Sliver.
File:H5G_VT_sword.png|Vorpal Talon.
</gallery>

==Gameplay==
{{Main|Energy sword}}
The ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword is featured in ''[[Halo 4]]'', ''[[Halo Online]]'',{{Ref/Game|HO|[[:File:Halo Online - screenshot.jpg|Screenshot]]}} and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. The energy sword is a powerful melee weapon in close-quarters combat, capable of killing most foes with a single strike. It is a power weapon that appears on some multiplayer maps.

In ''Halo 5 Guardians'', the Ravening Sliver can be swung faster than other energy swords, while the Vorpal Talon allows the user to have [[Spartan abilities|two thruster charges]] before recharging, as well as increased jump height, longer stabilizer duration of 4.95 seconds, increased lunge distance, and a built-in [[motion tracker]] that stays visible on the user's [[Heads-up display|HUD]] even while zoomed in, much like with [[Linda-058]]'s personal [[Nornfang]] [[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]]. This weapon can also be found as the second [[Special weapons (Halo 5: Guardians)|hidden weapon]] in the final campaign mission [[Guardians]].

==Trivia==
In ''Halo 5: Guardians'', the energy sword can turn Spartan charges into one-hit-kills if active. As the Spartan uses the sword to accomplish this, doing so consumes battery.

==Gallery==
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===''Halo 4''===
<gallery>
File:EnergySword-HUD.png|The HUD icon for the ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:H4-EnergySword.png|Profile view of the ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:H4 EliteZealot.png|Render of a Zealot wielding a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:H4-EnergySword-FirstPerson.jpg|First-person view of the ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:H4 Air Assault Sword.png|A [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] wielding the ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:HTMCC-H4 EliteRanger EnergySword 1.png|A [[Sangheili Ranger]] with a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:HTMCC-H4 EliteCommander EnergySword 1.png|A [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]] with a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:H4-Commander&Storm.png|A Commander with a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword in ''[[Spartan Ops]]''.
File:Thorne captured.png|A group of Sangheili Storm wielding ''Domotos''-pattern energy swords.
File:H4 SwishSwishStab.png|[[Paul DeMarco]] testing [[Gek 'Lhar]]'s energy sword. Note the slight difference with the holes being indents along the blades’s inner edge instead.
</gallery>

===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
<gallery>
File:H5GB-EnergySword.png|First-person view of the Energy Sword in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''.
File:H5GB-EnergySwordzoom.png|The Energy Sword being used with [[Spartan abilities#Smart Scope/Hover|smart scope]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''.
File:H5GB-EnergySwordcomparisons.png|A comparison between the standard Energy Sword and the Prophets' Bane in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''.
File:H5G-John&Sword.jpg|John-117 armed with an energy sword during the [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND|Raid on ''Argent Moon'']] in a ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' prerelease screenshot.
File:H5G-EnergySwordHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the energy sword by [[Frederic-104]] in campaign.
File:H5G-EnergySwordzoom-Campaign.png|Smart scope with the energy sword by Frederic-104 in campaign.
File:H5G-Fred&Sword.png|Frederic-104 armed with an energy sword on [[Genesis]].
File:H5G-Fred&EmptySword.png|Frederic-104 holding an empty energy sword in his hands.
File:H5G-VorpalTalonHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the Vorpal Talon by [[Edward Buck]] in the campaign.
File:H5G-EnergySwordHUD.png|First-person view of the ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:H5G-EnergySwordzoom.png|Smart scope with the ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:H5G-RaveningSliverHUD.png|First-person view of the ''Ravening Sliver''.
File:H5G-RaveningSliverSS.png|Smart scope with the ''Ravening Sliver''.
File:H5G-VorpalTalonHUD.png|First-person view of the Vorpal Talon.
File:H5G-VorpalTalonSS.png|Smart scope with the ''Vorpal Talon''. Notice that the motion tracker is still present.
File:H5G-InfectionSword.jpg|A Necroplasma sword.
File:H5G-InfectedSwordHUD.png|First-person view of a Necroplasma sword.
File:H5G - Freebooter with Energy Sword on Coliseum.png|A [[FREEBOOTER-class Mjolnir|Freebooter]]-clad Spartan-IV with an energy sword on [[Truth]].
File:H5G-RaveningSliver.png|A [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]]-clad Spartan-IV with the ''Ravening Sliver'' on [[Deadlock]].
File:H5G-VorpalTalon.png|A Centurion-clad Spartan with the ''Vorpal Talon''.
</gallery>

===''Halo Wars 2''===
<gallery>
File:HW2 HonorGuardMenu.png|The Honor Guard with a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword in the main menu.
File:PL Orda2.png|Orda Val 'Saham with a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:Halo Wars 2 Blitz Card Honr Guard.png|Blitz art of an Honor Guard wielding a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:HW2-Ripa&Butterflies.png|[[Ripa 'Moramee]] [[dual-wielding]] ''Domotos''-pattern energy swords.
File:Leon-011.png|Concept art of Leon-011 carrying a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
File:HW2 Terminus Leon.png|Leon-011 in-game unit with a ''Domotos''-pattern energy sword.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
* ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{1st}}
* ''[[Halo 4]]''
** ''[[Spartan Ops]]''
* ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
* ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
* ''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''
* ''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
** ''[[Fireteam Majestic Poker Night]]''
* ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: The Machine Breaks]]''

==Sources==
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