Editing Pinpoint Needler

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name=Pinpoint Needler
|image={{Pageimage|HINF Pinpoint Needler 1.jpg}}[[File:HINF Needler Pinpoint Crop.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=479}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Lodham|Given that Lodam Armory is a known manufacturer of the Needler, it is likely that the "Lodham Armory" manufacturer mentioned in ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' is a misprint.}}
|series=[[Needler]]{{Ref/Game|Id=hinf|HInf|Gameplay}}
|type=[[Needle-based weaponry]]{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
|cost=
|variant=
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|weight=
|length={{Convert|73.5|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width=
|height=
|ammotype=[[Subanese crystal]]line shard{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
|capacity=
|feed=30 shards/magazine{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
|operation=
|rate=Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|velocity=
|optics=No magnification{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|range=
|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
}}
{{Article quote|Modified Needler with advanced target acquisition and lower supercombine requirement.{{Ref/Game|Id=forge|HINF|Forge - Pinpoint Needler description|Quote=Modified Needler with advanced target acquisition and lower supercombine requirement.}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Support|URL=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/6882880281364-Halo-Infinite-Weapon-Equipment-and-Vehicle-Inventory-|Site=Halo Support|Page=Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory|D=05|M=05|Y=2023}}}}
The '''Pinpoint Needler''' is a modified variant of the {{Pattern|Posu'gelka|shard launcher}}.{{Ref/Reuse|forge}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
{{Main|Posu'gelka-pattern needler}}
The Pinpoint Needler is a modified variant of the standard ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler. In addition to having a white chassis instead of the standard purple coloration, it features an expanded magazine of 30 shards and an advanced target acquisition ability. The shards fired from the Pinpoint Needler also have a lower "supercombine" requirement.{{Ref/Reuse|forge}}

===Usage===
The Pinpoint Needler was the personal [[keepsake|heirloom]] weapon of the [[Kig-Yar]] [[Vrak'is]], a former pirate queen. In [[2558]], [[Writh Kul]], a [[Skirmisher]] in the [[Banished]], played a game of [[liar's dice]] against  Vrak'is with the weapon as the wager. Although Writh Kul lost the game, Vrak'is, acknowledging her own waning need for the weapon, generously gifted the prized Pinpoint Needler to Writh Kul for her to wield within the Banished.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF156|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fleetcom-fiction|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fleetcom Fiction|D=14|M=8|Y=2024|LocalArchive=Armory Infinitum#Pinpoint Needler}} During the [[Battle for Zeta Halo|campaign]] on [[Installation 07]] in [[2559]]-[[2560]], Writh Kul used the weapon in a combat encounter with [[John-117]], though was ultimately defeated by the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]]. {{Ref/Game|HI|[[High Value Target]] dossier, Writh Kul}}{{Ref/Quest|Id=Hi|HI|Reformation|[[Writh Kul (mission)|Writh Kul]]}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo Infinite''===
In campaign, the Pinpoint Needler is a [[Legendary variant weapons|legendary weapon]] awarded to the player after defeating the [[High Value Target]], [[Writh Kul]]. The weapon can be acquired at any [[Forward Operating Base]] within the campaign. It can also be found in the open world on the mission [[The_Road_(level)|The Road]]. It exhibits an enhanced ability to track enemy targets and its shards can create a "supercombine" explosion at a lower threshold of numbers embedded in an enemy, triggering an explosion at 8 shards instead of 12 shards.{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}{{Ref/Reuse|forge}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HINF PinpointNeedler Icon.png|Pinpoint Needler icon in the HVT dossier menu.
File:HINF Writhview1.png|Writh Kul wielding the Pinpoint Needler.
File:HINF Pinpoint Needler first person POV.png|A first-person view of the Pinpoint Needler.
File:HINF Pinpoint Needler 1.jpg|A Spartan with the Pinpoint Needler in multiplayer.
File:HINF Pinpoint Needler 2.jpg|A Spartan sprinting with the Pinpoint Needler in multiplayer.
File:HINF Pinpoint Needler 3.jpg|A Spartan firing the Pinpoint Needler in multiplayer.
File:HI-PinpointNeedler TheRoad1.jpg|Location of the Pinpoint Needler on The Road.
File:HI-PinpointNeedler TheRoad2.jpg|Pinpoint Needler in campaign open world.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}}

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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{{Covenant rifles}}

[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]
[[Category:Small arms]]