Editing Energy cutlass

{{Status|Canon}}
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|name=Energy cutlass
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|type=Melee weapon
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|length={{Convert|61|cm|in|disp=flip}}<ref name="enc319">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 329''</ref>
|ammotype=[[Subanese crystal]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|ammotype-title=Blade composition
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|range=Close-quarters 
|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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An '''energy cutlass''', or '''painglass saber''',{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=307}} is a [[Covenant]] [[melee]] weapon primarily used by the [[Kig-Yar]] for light skirmishes in close-quarter situations. It is an energized cutlass forged using a modified energy projector with a [[Subanese crystal]] shard that has been chemically treated and sharpened into a blade.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=6}} 

This bladed weapon is composed from a crystal shard from [[Suban]] and a complex arrangement of chemicals, [[plasma]], and alloys. Just like the shattering of a fired [[Needler]] round, the blade of a painglass saber can be made to explode when it is embedded in soft flesh{{Ref/Reuse|enc319}}, making it a terrifying and cruel weapon. Before detonation, the blade will begin to pulse with a rosy red color.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 130''</ref>

==Overview==
Referred to as ''[[Kig-Yar language|chiss-teh]]'' by the Kig-Yar,{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} these crystal blades are utilized by Kig-Yar soldiers as well as [[piracy|pirates]], as they make ideal weapons for [[boarding]] actions on hostile ships or in melee engagements in confined spaces.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 125''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|enc319}} Both [[Avery Junior Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] survived [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|an encounter]] with these deadly arms upon making first contact with the Kig-Yar of ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' in [[2525]]. Despite being pierced in his left thigh by a cutlass, Nolan Byrne managed to pull the blade out and even kill his alien attacker with its own weapon.{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=8}}

The [[Unggoy]] also use them, as seen during the fighting on the [[Tiara]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 366''</ref> Energy cutlasses were used by several Kig-Yar during the [[Battle of Ariel]] in [[2552#January|January 2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref> 

==Gallery==
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File:Helljumper - Energy cutlass.png|An energy cutlass being used to kill [[Campbell (ODST)|Campbell]].
File:HLW cutlass1.png|A [[Kig-Yar Storm]] wielding a painglass saber on [[Sephune III]] .
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File:HLW cutlass2.png|
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
*''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''

== Sources ==
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{{Covenant sidearms}}
{{Melee Weapons}}

[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]
[[Category:Needle weaponry]]