H3ODST:Spike Grenade

Spike Grenade
Gameplay role
Faction:	Covenant (Brute)
Object type:	Equipment
Weapon class (?):	Grenade
Counterparts:	Human (UNSC) Frag Grenade Covenant Plasma Grenade Firebomb Grenade
Gameplay stats
Damage:	Grenade: 400 (attached only) x0.5 vs elite health, x0.5 vs stamina & shields Fragment: 60 * 20 pellets (1200 total), down to 50 * 20 pellets (1000 total) after bounce x0.5 vs stamina & shields
Splash damage:	Grenade: Detonation: 50 out to 0.5 wu, down to 25 at 1 wu (radius) x0.5 vs elite health, x0.5 vs stamina & shields Directional Detonation: 40 within a 3 wu by 7.5 degree cone, down to 20 within a 4 wu by 12.5 degree cone (radius) x0.5 vs elite health, x0.5 vs stamina & shields
Damage type (?):	Grenade: Detonation: explosion_small Attached Detonation: explosion_attached Directional Detonation: explosion_small Fragment: bullet_slow
Projectile effects:	Grenade: Attaches to units, Detonates 1s after coming to rest, no sooner than 1.6s after being thrown, Stuns AI Fragment: Detonates 1s after spawning
Projectile speed:	Grenade: 8.25 wu/s 120% gravity Fragment: 9 wu/s 20% gravity
Max range (?):	Fragment: 3.5 wu after bounce
Reserve ammo capacity:	3 grenades
Tag name (?):	claymore_grenade

The Spike Grenade is a grenade that was included in Halo 3: ODST. It is mostly identical to the original Spike Grenade that debuted in Halo 3, thanks to the two games' shared engine and tags.

Universe and lore

Main article: Jovokada Workshop spike grenade

In Halo 3: ODST, the spike grenade featured is the Jovokada Workshop spike grenade, manufactured by the Sacred Promissory and used by the Covenant military.

Gameplay

Counterparts

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  Frag Grenade

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  Plasma Grenade

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  Firebomb Grenade

Campaign and Firefight

The Spike Grenade in ODST performs essentially identically as its original iteration in Halo 3, thanks to the reused weapon tag. It is a grenade commonly used by Brute enemies, capable of sticking to almost any surface bar energy barriers and Bubble Shields—including environmental geometry and enemies. After a short fuse, the grenade explodes, throwing out shrapnel in a small area around the weapon. It is an instant kill against most infantry enemies save for Hunters and Brute Chieftains, the latter of whom have special armor which means that Spike Grenades can not stick to them.

The only major difference between the grenade in Halo 3 and ODST is that in ODST, thanks to the reduced strength of the ODST player versus a Spartan, the player throws the grenade slightly slower than in Halo 3; 8.5 wu/s and 120% gravity vs Halo 3's 10 wu/s and 90% gravity. Overall, the player can not throw the grenade as far or as fast. ODST's Spike Grenade also has some extra stats to help it affect the newly-implemented stamina system in a similar way to how it affected shields in Halo 3. Otherwise, the player in ODST is able to carry four Spike Grenades, from Halo 3's limit of two.

Gallery

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  A Brute Jumper Major prepares to throw a Spike Grenade.

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  A primed Spike Grenade emits a bright glow.

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  Spike Grenades being used in a battle.