Energy cutlass
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Melee |
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24 inches (61 cm)[1] |
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Effective range: |
Melee |
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The energy cutlass is a Covenant melee weapon, primarily used by the Kig-Yar for light skirmishes in close-quarter situations. Used by Kig-Yar soldiers and pirates alike, the energy cutlass is considered to be very useful during boarding actions on hostile ships or in melee engagements in confined spaces.[1]
The weapon is composed of a complex arrangement of chemicals, plasma, alloys, and a shard of blamite.[1] They are used primarily to dispatch enemies in close-quarters fights, especially when boarding an enemy ship.[2] They are similar to the UNSC combat knife. These blades house a complex chemical mixture within them that causes the knife to explode into shards when embedded into a soft target, similar to a Type-33 Needler round. Before it explodes, the blade will begin to pulse with a rosy red color.[3]
The Unggoy also use them, as seen during the fighting on the Tiara during the First Battle of Harvest.[4] Energy cutlasses were used by several Kig-Yar during the Battle of Ariel in January 2552.[5]
Gallery[edit]
An energy cutlass being used to kill Campbell.
A Kig-Yar Storm wielding an energy cutlass on Sephune III .
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Contact Harvest (First appearance)
- Halo: Helljumper
- Halo: Lone Wolf
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia, page 329
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 125
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 130
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 366
- ^ Halo: Helljumper, Issue #2
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