Editing Hellbringers

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|image=[[File:HW2 Kinsano logo.png|150px]]<br>The Hellbringers' insignia.<br>[[File:HW2-VeterenHellbringers.jpg|300px]]<br>Hellbringers fighting [[Banished]] infantry during the [[Second Ark Conflict]].

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{{Article quote|They know it’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it.{{Ref/Reuse|commsite}}}}

The '''Hellbringers''' are specialized [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] that are part of the [[Special Tactics and Equipment Group]].{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg58|Enc22|Page=58}} Equipped with flamethrowers and deployed in two-person teams, Hellbringers are tasked with engaging entrenched infantry while suffering a high attrition rate.{{Ref/Reuse|commsite}}<ref name="plhellbringers">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Log]]: Hellbringers''</ref>

[[File:HW2 Kisano.png|thumb|250px|Morgan Kinsano and Hellbringers attacking.]]

Inspired by the use of [[flamethrower]]s in the trenches during [[Wikipedia:World War I|World War I]], the Hellbringers are specialized infantry of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] outfitted with flamethrowers. Organized into [[squad]]s of two, Hellbringers serve as anti-infantry.{{Ref/Reuse|commsite}} Hellbringers are effective against infantry, even those garrisoned within structures. However, these Marines are of limited use against armored vehicles. Regardless, Hellbringers have proven effective at neutralizing dug-in [[Covenant]] forces and sterilizing [[Flood]] infestations.{{Ref/Reuse|plhellbringers}} Hellbringers are occasionally deployed to the battlefield via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]s.<ref name="hw2">''[[Halo Wars 2]]''</ref>

Flamethrower-armed personnel are not particularly common within the [[United Nations Space Command]]. As Hellbringers are deployed to engage only the most heavily entrenched enemies, these Marines tend to suffer heavy casualties.{{Ref/Reuse|commsite}} As with all UNSC personnel who utilize flamethrowers in combat, Hellbringers are subjected to a battery of psychological analyses to determine their mental fitness for the role.<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 69''</ref> Hellbringers are generally regarded as brave, and "crazier" than most.{{Ref/Reuse|plhellbringers}}

Hellbringers served aboard the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} under the command of [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Morgan Kinsano]] by the end of the [[Harvest Campaign]].<ref name="pax">[https://youtu.be/7g7VIGnl3Uc '''YouTube:''' ''PAX East 2017 - Halo Wars 2 Panel'']</ref> The Hellbringers aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'' participated in the [[Battle of Arcadia]] and the [[Battle of Trove]].{{Ref/Reuse|hw}} While the ''Spirit of Fire'' attempted to return to human space [[Serina]] planned for the Hellbringers to eventually test [[cryonics|cryo]]-based weapons.{{Ref/Reuse|plcryotroopers}} During the [[Banished]] [[Battle of Installation 00|occupation]] of [[Installation 00]] Hellbringers were used against Banished infantry and structures.{{Ref/Reuse|hw2}}

{{Quote|Flamethrower comin’ in hot.|A Hellbringer aboard ''Spirit of Fire''{{Ref/Reuse|hw}}}}

Hellbringers are qualified to maintain, operate, and deploy a number of specialist weapon systems in the UNSC arsenal. This includes a range of incendiary, thermobaric, energetic, chemical, and biological weapons that most UNSC personnel are not even aware of.<ref name="plcryotroopers">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Log]]: Cryo Troopers''</ref> Although the [[United Nations Space Command]] has adopted thermobaric munitions for deploying most incendiary weaponry, Hellbringers most often operate with [[flamethrower]]s. These flamethrowers are capable of doing damage to close-range targets in a wide area.{{Ref/Reuse|plhellbringers}}  

 

Hellbringers wear a flame-retardant [[powered exoskeleton]] with an enclosed helmet that offers a wide field of view.{{Ref/YouTube|A04ZmY2UHgU|jungle_penguins|Halo Wars 2: UNSC Hellbringer All Quotes|Time=39|Quote=I feel like a tank in this thing! Does your exo chafe? Mine chafes.|Quotee=Hellbringer ambient dialogue|Detail=0:39}} Flamethrower fuel is stored in a cylindrical tank attached to the Hellbringers' backs.{{Ref/Reuse|plhellbringers}} Several design features of the Hellbringer armor were incorporated into the helmet of [[TORCHBEARER-class Mjolnir]], developed by [[Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HI|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Torchbearer - Helmet Description|Quote=TORCHBEARER adapts materials and design features from Hellbringer armor, with improvements only possible with GEN3 Mjolnir architecture.}}

 

In addition to traditional flamethrowers, Hellbringers under Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Kinsano operate with [[M12 Warthog|Warthogs]] with a flamethrower installed in place of the typical machine gun. They also use an adapted [[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Cyclops|Cyclops exoskeleton]] armed with two M7057 flamethrowers.{{Ref/Reuse|kinsano}}

A good strategy is to make Hellbringers ''en masse'' and then transport them into combat via [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]]. This helps cut their casualties when traveling, as they cannot defend themselves from long range. As a defensive strategy, many players lock their bases and train a large number of Hellbringers. If the enemy attacks with vehicles or aerial units, the Hellbringers cannot be harmed until released from the base. A good offensive strategy is to train the Hellbringers, as well as some [[M41 rocket launcher|RPG]]-upgraded Marines or [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] to protect them at range. Hellbringers are very useful against the [[Flood]], though doing so is a major liability: They become infected more quickly than ordinary Marines and, when infected, become Infected Flamethrowers. These units can be exceedingly dangerous to infantry and can kill [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] in seconds. The [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]] and the [[Avitus|Brute Chieftain]] are highly vulnerable to swarms of Hellbringers.

Hellbringers can be built by all UNSC leaders besides Serina at the [[Barracks]]. While they are effective against infantry and structures they do poorly against vehicles and cannot attack aircraft. In [[Blitz]], Hellbringers cost 20 energy, while Wild Hellbringers cost 40 energy.

*Weak against snipers and other units that are strong against infantry.

During combat, Hellbringers occasionally yell ''"Need a light?"'', a line also spoken by the [[starcraft:Firebat|Terran Firebat]], a similar flamethrower-wielding Marine infantry unit from ''[[starcraft:Starcraft|StarCraft]]''.

File:HW2-FlameWarthog.png|Blitz card of a Hellbringer gunning on a [[M12F Flame Warthog]].

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