Editing Loathsome Thing

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name = Loathsome Thing
|image = {{Pageimage|H5G-LoathsomeThing.png}}[[File:Halo 5 Loathsome.png|350px]]
|manufacturer = [[Forerunner]]
|series = Z-180
|type = Close Combat Rifle<br />Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator
|affiliation = [[Forerunner]]
* [[Builder Security]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 98''</ref>
* [[Prometheans]]
|length = {{Convert|115.5|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|width = {{Convert|10.7|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|height = {{Convert|34.1|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|ammotype = Ionized particles{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref>
|capacity =
|feed = 10 rounds<ref name="analysis">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA1DWXiLoI0 '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 5 | Scattershots Analysis'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/26/The-Halo-Bulletin-92612-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin 9.27.12'']</ref>
|rate = 140 rpm{{Ref/Reuse|analysis}}
|optics =
|range = Short to medium
|service = [[Forerunner-Flood War]]<br />[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
}}
{{Quote|Stained in the ichor of uncountable foul parasites slain in a hundred thousand wretched hives. Improved Scattershot with increased damage, faster rate of fire, and extended magazine.|In-game description<ref name="REQ">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Requisition system]]''</ref>}}
The '''Loathsome Thing''' is a special [[Z-180 Scattershot|Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator]].<ref name="VIS">'''''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''''</ref><ref name="H5G">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Multiplayer]]''</ref>

== Overview ==
=== Design details ===
The ''Loathsome Thing'' is a named variant of the Z-180 CCR/AEM, with upgrades including a 10-round magazine, a faster rate of fire, faster reloading speed between projectiles, and a slightly higher damage output. Reusing the standard Scattershot's model, the ''Loathsome Thing'' is decorated with additional orange stripes covering the weapon, particularly around the front barrel area and the rest of the weapon's main body.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}

=== Service history ===
First introduced in the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the ''Loathsome Thing'' is known to have been drenched in the ichor of an uncountable number of [[Flood]] across a hundred thousand different [[Flood hive|hives]].{{Ref/Reuse|REQ}}

In [[2558#October|October 2558]], two copies of the weapon were left in an area on [[Kamchatka]] that [[Fireteam Osiris]] passed through on their mission to recover [[Catherine Halsey]] from [[Jul 'Mdama]] and his [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant forces]].<ref name="Osiris">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - campaign level, ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref> The weapon was later integrated into [[War Games]] simulations for use by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}

== Gameplay ==
=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' ===
The ''Loathsome Thing'' is a [[Special weapons (Halo 5: Guardians)|special weapon]] that can be found in the campaign mission ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''.

The ''Loathsome Thing'' appears as an Ultra Rare Level 4 [[Requisition system|REQ]] that grants 150 REQ Points when sold. It has a faster rate of fire and slightly higher damage output compared to the normal Scattershot, as well as a 10-round magazine. These improvements make the ''Loathsome Thing'' a powerful weapon against multiple enemies up close, as it gives the enemies less time to react, although it retains its overall range from the Scattershot: 13.73&nbsp;m (45.05&nbsp;ft) in hipfire, 18.13&nbsp;m (59.48&nbsp;ft) with Smart-Link, and a maximum projectile range of 39.43&nbsp;m (129.36&nbsp;ft).

In [[Warzone|Warzone Firefight]], [[Knight Excavator]]s, Legendary [[Knight Battlewagon]] bosses that appear on the map [[Temple]], use the ''Loathsome Thing'' when confronted in close quarters.

==== Changes from the Z-180 Scattershot ====
* Faster rate of fire.
* Faster reloading speed between projectiles.
* Deals slightly more damage.
* Carries 10 rounds instead of 5.
* Holds a maximum of 40 rounds (10 ready + 30 reserve).

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing'' by [[Edward Buck]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:H5G-LoathsomeThing FP firing.png|First-person view of Edward Buck firing the ''Loathsome Thing'' at a [[Promethean Crawler]].
File:H5G-ValeBuck&LoathsomeThing.png|[[Olympia Vale]] and Edward Buck, each with a ''Loathsome Thing'', on Kamchatka.
File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing''.
File:H5G-LoathsomeThing.png|A [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the ''Loathsome Thing'' on [[Stasis]].
File:H5G-KnightExcavator&LoathsomeThing.png|A Knight Excavator using the ''Loathsome Thing'' in a Warzone Firefight simulation on Temple.
</gallery>

=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ cards ===
<gallery>
File:REQ card - Loathsome Thing.jpg|''Loathsome Thing''.
</gallery>

== List of appearances ==
* ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}

== Sources ==
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{{Forerunner|weapons|category=no}}

[[Category:Forerunner weapons]]