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<center>''This article is about the [[Jiralhanae]] rank. For other uses see [[Stalker]].''</center> | |||
{{Unit infobox | {{Unit infobox|variant=Cov | ||
|variant=Cov | |name=Jiralhanae Stalker | ||
|name=Stalker | |||
|image=[[File:BruteStalker.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:BruteStalker.png|300px]] | ||
|species=[[Jiralhanae]] | |species=[[Jiralhanae]] | ||
|armament=[[Type-25 plasma rifle]] | |||
<br>[[Type-25 Brute plasma rifle]] | |||
<br>[[Type-25 Spiker]] | |||
<br>[[Type-25 Brute Shot]] | |||
<br>[[Type-3 firebomb]]s | |||
<br>[[Type-52 Mauler]] | |||
|equipment=[[Jiralhanae power armor]] | |||
<br>[[Cloaking]] | |||
<br>[[Radar Jammer]] | |||
|mission=Covert infiltration, reconnaissance, assassinations, enforcement | |mission=Covert infiltration, reconnaissance, assassinations, enforcement | ||
|role= | |role= | ||
Bodyguards, special operations | Bodyguards, special operations | ||
|notable= | |notable= | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]] | |affiliation=[[Covenant]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Stalker''' is a specialist [[:Category:Ranks|rank]] for [[Jiralhanae]] that are serving in the [[Covenant]]. They serve in covert roles in the Covenant, acting as spies or assassins.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsCampaignHalo3.aspx?gameid=20779] Bungie.net Stats</ref> UNSC intel on the Stalker corps was used by the [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]] in the production of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Stalker|Stalker]] variant.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 176''</ref> | ||
== | ==Description== | ||
Stalkers are commonly seen acting as spies and bodyguards for [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]s, however they have a far more covert role in the [[Covenant]]. On the battlefield, they can function as spies and assassins. Jiralhanae Stalkers often use their [[active camouflage]] to flank and ambush unsuspecting hostile forces. They also use [[radar jammer]]s to confuse enemies, before charging in with [[Type-52 Mauler]]s to finish them off.<ref name="HE145">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 145''</ref> | Stalkers are commonly seen acting as spies and bodyguards for [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]s, however they have a far more covert role in the [[Covenant]]. On the battlefield, they can function as spies and assassins. Jiralhanae Stalkers often use their [[active camouflage]] to flank and ambush unsuspecting hostile forces. They also use [[radar jammer]]s to confuse enemies, before charging in with [[Type-52 Mauler]]s to finish them off.<ref name="HE145">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 145''</ref> | ||
The Stalkers replaced the [[Stealth Sangheili]] after the [[Sangheili]] [[Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction|seceded]] from the [[Covenant]] during the [[Great Schism]]. | |||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
Stalkers are easily identified by their | Stalkers are easily identified by their gray-colored armor, which possess integrated circuitry for [[cloaking]] in their [[Jiralhanae power armor|power armor]] as well as their cyclops-like helmet with a bright red "eye" light. They often use radar jammers to confuse their enemies, and make heavy use of [[Type-3 firebomb]]s. Their main weapon seems to be the [[Type-25 plasma rifle]], though they are occasionally armed with [[Type-25 Spiker]]s or [[Type-52 Mauler]]s. | ||
They use their active camouflage to protect their Chieftains. Occasionally, Jiralhanae Stalkers are equipped with radar jammers to disrupt enemy intel systems. | They use their active camouflage to protect their Chieftains. Occasionally, Jiralhanae Stalkers are equipped with radar jammers to disrupt enemy intel systems.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''gameplay''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''gameplay''</ref> | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Stalkers often employ plasma rifles, | Stalkers often employ plasma rifles, Spikers, Maulers and incendiary grenades in battle. The added advantage of their cloaking devices is balanced out by their below-average armor and health for a Brute (a feature they share with the stealth elite); a Brute Stalker is about on par with a [[Jiralhanae Minor]] in terms of shielding strength and health. On [[Heroic]] difficulty it takes 24 assault rifle bullets to kill a Stalker; 8 shots to bring down their shield, and an additional 16 shots to kill them. | ||
Once you spot the distinctive visual disruption caused by their active camouflage, use your weapon and [[melee]] them. They will be stunned and temporarily visible. Follow up with more melees until they're dead. It is advisable to only attempt this when there are no enemies nearby. Charging a [[Type-25 plasma pistol|Plasma Pistol]] and firing at the | Once you spot the distinctive visual disruption caused by their active camouflage, use your weapon and [[melee]] them. They will be stunned and temporarily visible. Follow up with more melees until they're dead. It is advisable to only attempt this when there are no enemies nearby. Charging a [[Type-25 plasma pistol|Plasma Pistol]] and firing at the Brutes' movement shimmers will usually strip their power armor, making them visible. Also, they will be temporarily visible when they throw their firebomb grenades. | ||
If the | If the brute goes berserk, dodge the physical attacks and finish them off with a melee or headshot. On higher difficulties, it is advisable to use [[grenades]], as they will blow their cover, and they can be quickly finished off by an automatic weapon. Watch for enemy fire and destroy any [[radar jammer]]s you see deployed on the ground. Using the [[power drain]] will also strip their armor off, resulting in them being visible and having almost no shields. If the Stalker is standing on a glass floor, its feet should be visible. It is also effective to use a Spiker or [[Type-33 Needler|Needler]] as the spikes are visible when stuck in the Brute. Defeating them is the easiest way to get incendiary grenades. | ||
In ''ODST'', fighting Stalkers is much more straightforward. You are able to see them as yellow outlines in VISR mode, however, the outline color matches that of the terrain outlines, so they can theoretically still blend in if you don't watch yourself. Like all | In ''ODST'', fighting Stalkers is much more straightforward. You are able to see them as yellow outlines in VISR mode, however, the outline color matches that of the terrain outlines, so they can theoretically still blend in if you don't watch yourself. Like all Brutes in ''ODST'', they also sport full energy shielding that can withstand twice as much damage from projectile weaponry compared with those in ''Halo 3''. Besides these differences, it's mostly the same. One last thing is that they don't seem to know that you can see them, they may stand out in the open thinking that their camouflage prevents you from seeing them. In reality, it just makes them a big target. | ||
They are especially dangerous in ''ODST'' because of the generally dark conditions they are encountered in, though it becomes very easy to see them once [[VISR]] mode is toggled on. | They are especially dangerous in ''ODST'' because of the generally dark conditions they are encountered in, though it becomes very easy to see them once [[VISR]] mode is toggled on. | ||
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*It is easier to spot a Brute Stalker by looking for its feet, as their cloaking reveals their feet more than any part of their body. | *It is easier to spot a Brute Stalker by looking for its feet, as their cloaking reveals their feet more than any part of their body. | ||
*On the [[John-117 Monument]] created for the [[Believe]] marketing campaign, all of the battling Jiralhanae minus the Chieftains are Brute Stalkers. | *On the [[John-117 Monument]] created for the [[Believe]] marketing campaign, all of the battling Jiralhanae minus the Chieftains are Brute Stalkers. | ||
*On higher difficulties, a single Brute Stalker wielding a [[Type-25 Brute Shot|Brute Shot]] can be found at the second highest level of the [[Cartographer]] entrance on [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]], just after defeating the [[ | *On higher difficulties, a single Brute Stalker wielding a [[Type-25 Brute Shot|Brute Shot]] can be found at the second highest level of the [[Cartographer]] entrance on [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]], just after defeating the [[Type-47 Scarab|Scarab]]. | ||
*On the level [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]], the Brute Stalkers at the second tower guarding the Jiralhanae [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] can be easily spotted by a glitch in which the player stands behind the glass wall right after arriving in the elevator which "cuts" their active camouflage in half where their bottom half is revealed and the rest of their body remains camouflaged. | *On the level [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]], the Brute Stalkers at the second tower guarding the Jiralhanae [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] can be easily spotted by a glitch in which the player stands behind the glass wall right after arriving in the elevator which "cuts" their active camouflage in half where their bottom half is revealed and the rest of their body remains camouflaged. | ||
*In ''Halo 3: ODST'', cloaked Stalkers are visible in VISR in orange, which means that VISR systems label camouflaged objects as scenery. | *In ''Halo 3: ODST'', cloaked Stalkers are visible in VISR in orange, which means that VISR systems label camouflaged objects as scenery. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H3 Stalker Concept. | File:H3 - Stalker Concept.png|Concept art of the Stalker | ||
File:H3 - PartialInvisStalker.jpg|A Jiralhanae Stalker, partially | File:H3 - PartialInvisStalker.jpg|A Jiralhanae Stalker, partially invisible. | ||
File:Brute stalkers.jpg|A trio of Jiralhanae Stalkers | File:Brute stalkers.jpg|A trio of Jiralhanae Stalkers. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{ | <references/> | ||
{{Template:BruteRanks}} | |||
[[Category:Brutes]] | |||
[[Category:Covenant ranks]] | [[Category:Covenant ranks]] | ||
