Needler Sentinel
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The "Needler Sentinel" refers to a specific Aggressor Sentinel Eliminator with an incorrectly assigned weapon that can be found in the Halo 2 campaign level Quarantine Zone.
Overview[edit]
Unlike other Sentinels found in the game, this Sentinel fires Needler rounds rather than the conventional Sentinel beam and when destroyed, it drops a Needler.
Halo 2 was at one point going to feature an Aggressor Sentinel variant wielding a Sentinel Needler that fired red needle projectiles similar to those used by the Enforcer Sentinels. However, they were removed by the time the game released, with only trace UI elements relating to the weapon remaining in the game's files.[1] Due to an oversight by Bungie staff, an Eliminator was mistakenly given a Covenant Needler while having its weapon assigned.[2]
It's unclear if the Sentinel in question was intended to be the cut variant and the wrong 'Needler' was selected or if it was just the result of a misclick and the similarity to the cut variant is entirely coincidental.
Gallery[edit]
The Needler Sentinel in Halo 2.
The remains of the Needler Sentinel, including the Needler it drops.
Sources[edit]
- ^ halo.bungie.org: Re: Sentinels with needlers? (Evil Otto: "We used to have sentinels that dropped needler weapons but ended up cutting them. If you found one we missed, I would be very interested if you could verify it.")
- ^ halo.bungie.org: Re: Sentinels with needlers? (Dojorkan: "I wouldnt[sic] say its[sic] a glitch, just a mistake. Say of[sic] they use a drop down box to select a weapon from the list of weapons, his mouse could have simply slipped and selected a needler.")
