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H2:Energy Sword

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Energy Sword
Halo2-EnergySword.png
Unidentified energy sword pattern in Halo: Reach. Courtesy of User:Saphira and User:BaconShelf.

The Energy Swords in Halo 2 (top) and the campaign of Halo 2: Anniversary (bottom).

Gameplay role

Faction:

Covenant

Weapon class (?):

Melee

Effective range:

Close

Counterparts:

Human (UNSC)
Shotgun
Gameplay stats

Splash damage:

150 out to 0.5 wu (radius)

Damage type (?):

cutting

Battery:

SP: -10% per kill (10 uses)
-2.5% per kill vs flood forms and sentinel aggressors (40 uses)

MP: Infinite

Auto aim (?):

Blade: 6 degrees out to 6 wu

Handle: 6 degrees out to 1.5 wu

Sticky aim (?):

8 degrees out to 12 wu

Melee damage (?):

Blade: Slice Melee

Handle: Strike Melee

Tag name (?):

energy_blade [1]

energy_blade_useless [2]

 

The Energy Sword is a weapon that was first made usable in Halo 2. This page focuses on the original Halo 2 game and the campaign of Anniversary. Information on the Energy Sword found in the multiplayer component of Halo 2: Anniversary can be found here.

Universe and lore[edit]

Main articles: Pelosus-pattern energy sword, Unidentified energy sword pattern

In Halo 2, the Energy Sword featured is the Pelosus-pattern energy sword, and is one of the many energy sword variants used by the Covenant military.

In Halo 2: Anniversary, during gameplay, the energy sword takes on the appearance of the Unidentified energy sword pattern from Halo: Reach, while during the cutscenes, it takes on the appearance of the Pelosus-pattern energy sword, like in the original game.

Gameplay[edit]

Counterparts[edit]

Campaign[edit]

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Multiplayer[edit]

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Gallery[edit]

Halo 2[edit]

Halo 2: Anniversary campaign[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo 2 Editing Kit, game file tags\objects\weapons\melee\energy_blade\energy_blade.weapon
  2. ^ Halo 2 Editing Kit, game file tags\objects\weapons\melee\energy_blade\energy_blade_useless.weapon