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Curiously, the Machine Pistol takes on the appearance of the campaign's SMG when held by red combat forms, despite retaining the properties of the Machine Pistol. However, the combat forms will still drop a normal Machine Pistol upon death.{{Ref/Reuse|SACoOp}} | Curiously, the Machine Pistol takes on the appearance of the campaign's SMG when held by red combat forms, despite retaining the properties of the Machine Pistol. However, the combat forms will still drop a normal Machine Pistol upon death.{{Ref/Reuse|SACoOp}} | ||
Due to only being available in one mode, in a relatively obscure ''Halo'' title, the Machine Pistols went largely unnoticed by the majority of the community, and by [[343 Industries]] themselves. The weapon was not acknowledged in any media outside of ''Spartan Assault'', nor was it mentioned in a [[Halo Community Update]] or [[Canon Fodder]] around the time of the release of the co-op mode. On one occasion in [[2018]], when asked, 343 Industries writer [[Kenneth Peters]] confessed to having forgotten they existed.{{Ref/Generic|[[Wikipedia:Discord|Discord]]|[[Sins of the Prophets]]|[[:File:NH-Discord Screenshot KenForgotMachinePistols.png|Q&A with Kenneth Peters]]|Quote=Ah had totally forgotten about the machine pistols|Quotee=[[Kenneth Peters]]}} Consequently, the weapon became a [[Wikipedia:Meme|meme]] among the [[Halopedia]] community, due to the absence of any substantial information on the subject. | Due to only being available in one mode, in a relatively obscure ''Halo'' title, the Machine Pistols went largely unnoticed by the majority of the community, and by [[343 Industries]] themselves. The weapon was not acknowledged in any media outside of ''Spartan Assault'', nor was it mentioned in a [[Halo Community Update]] or [[Canon Fodder]] around the time of the release of the co-op mode. On one occasion in [[2018]], when asked, 343 Industries] writer [[Kenneth Peters]] confessed to having forgotten they existed.{{Ref/Generic|[[Wikipedia:Discord|Discord]]|[[Sins of the Prophets]]|[[:File:NH-Discord Screenshot KenForgotMachinePistols.png|Q&A with Kenneth Peters]]|Quote=Ah had totally forgotten about the machine pistols|Quotee=[[Kenneth Peters]]}} Consequently, the weapon became a [[Wikipedia:Meme|meme]] among the [[Halopedia]] community, due to the absence of any substantial information on the subject. | ||
Following the release of [[Canon Fodder]] issue 128 in mid-[[2022]], Halopedia admin [[User:Dab1001|Dab1001]] joked on the Halopedia Discord server that Halopedia should collectively band together and all ask questions about the Machine Pistols in the next Canon Fodder Q&A. Canon Fodder writer [[Alex Wakeford]] jokingly encouraged this,{{Ref/Generic|[[Wikipedia:Discord|Discord]]|[[Halopedia]]|[[:File:NH-Discord Screenshot HaruspisFoolishlyEncouragesUs.png|conversation with Alex "Haruspis" Wakeford]]|Quote=dew it|Quotee=[[Alex Wakeford]]}} and so when the next call for Q&A questions was made, Halopedia users made several posts asking various questions about the weapon over both [[Wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]],{{Ref/Site|URL=https://old.reddit.com/r/HaloStory/comments/wpab9a/canon_fodder_qa_september_edition/|Site=Reddit|Page=r/HaloStory, Canon Fodder Q&A - September edition|D=07|M=10|Y=2022}} and [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].{{Ref/Twitter|haruspis|1559281317992341507|Alex Wakeford|D=07|M=10|Y=2022}} Users who submitted questions were awarded the "Machine Pistol Legion" role on the Discord server. Eventually, the Machine Pistols were expanded upon in Canon Fodder issue 133, in October 2022, initially with a humorous fakeout description involving [[Precursor]] [[neural physics]], intended to make the reader think the question would not be answered seriously, before progressing to a brief segment establishing the Machine Pistol as the [[M6/Z magnum]], manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} | Following the release of [[Canon Fodder]] issue 128 in mid-[[2022]], Halopedia admin [[User:Dab1001|Dab1001]] joked on the Halopedia Discord server that Halopedia should collectively band together and all ask questions about the Machine Pistols in the next Canon Fodder Q&A. Canon Fodder writer [[Alex Wakeford]] jokingly encouraged this,{{Ref/Generic|[[Wikipedia:Discord|Discord]]|[[Halopedia]]|[[:File:NH-Discord Screenshot HaruspisFoolishlyEncouragesUs.png|conversation with Alex "Haruspis" Wakeford]]|Quote=dew it|Quotee=[[Alex Wakeford]]}} and so when the next call for Q&A questions was made, Halopedia users made several posts asking various questions about the weapon over both [[Wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]],{{Ref/Site|URL=https://old.reddit.com/r/HaloStory/comments/wpab9a/canon_fodder_qa_september_edition/|Site=Reddit|Page=r/HaloStory, Canon Fodder Q&A - September edition|D=07|M=10|Y=2022}} and [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]].{{Ref/Twitter|haruspis|1559281317992341507|Alex Wakeford|D=07|M=10|Y=2022}} Users who submitted questions were awarded the "Machine Pistol Legion" role on the Discord server. Eventually, the Machine Pistols were expanded upon in Canon Fodder issue 133, in October 2022, initially with a humorous fakeout description involving [[Precursor]] [[neural physics]], intended to make the reader think the question would not be answered seriously, before progressing to a brief segment establishing the Machine Pistol as the [[M6/Z magnum]], manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} |