Editing Razor's Edge

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name = Razor's Edge
|image = [[File:H5G-Razor's Edge render.png|300px]]
|manufacturer = [[Forerunner]]
|series = Z-130
|type = Directed Energy Automatic Weapon
|affiliation = 
[[Forerunner]]
* [[Prometheans]]
|length = {{Convert|94.2|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 97''</ref>
|width = {{Convert|15|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|height = {{Convert|36|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|weight = {{Convert|6.4|kg|lb|sp=us}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/suppressor '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Universe: Suppressor'']</ref>
|ammotype = Metastable energy shards{{Ref/Reuse|REQ}}
|capacity =
|feed = 48 rounds
|rate = 420 RPM {{C|maximum}}
|velocity = 
|operation = Coil set architecture
|optics =
|range =  Medium
|service = [[Forerunner-Flood war]] <br /> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
}}
{{Quote|As extinction loomed, desperation led the Forerunners to experiment with volatile derivations of hard light. Advanced Suppressor firing fast-moving metastable energy shards. If multiple shards strike a target they will create a "supercombine" explosion.|In-game description<ref name="REQ">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Requisition system]]''</ref>}}
The '''Razor's Edge''' is a special variant of the [[Z-130 Suppressor|Z-130 Directed Energy Automatic Weapon]].<ref name="H5G">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Multiplayer]]''</ref>

== Overview ==
=== Design details ===
The ''Razor's Edge'' is a named variant of the Z-130 DEAW, modified to fire metastable energy shards similar in operation to the [[Subanese crystal]]s found in weapons like the [[Type-56D needler|needler]]. Its chassis is based on the regular Z-130's except that the main weapon color is now dark gray with orange and turquoise stripes painted around the weapon's main body and grip area.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}

=== Service history ===
The ''Razor's Edge''{{'}}s first use was towards the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], where the Forerunners faced their extinction from the [[Flood]] and became desperate, eventually resorting to experimenting with volatile derivations of [[hard light]]. These experiments eventually led to the inception of weapons like the ''Razor's Edge''.{{Ref/Reuse|REQ}}

In late [[2558]], the ''Razor's Edge'' was integrated into the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s [[War Games]] simulations for use by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]].{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}

== Gameplay ==
=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' ===
The ''Razor's Edge'', a Rare Level 3 [[Requisition system|REQ]] that grants 100 REQ Points when sold, operates exactly identically to a normal Suppressor albeit with the added supercombine functionality of the Needler (six shards result in a supercombine) along with the ability to directly damage heavy armor. However, out of all the supercombine-capable weapons in the game, the ''Razor's Edge'' has the tightest supercombine time window, lasting only 0.9 seconds. In addition, the ''Razor's Edge'' has a lower rate of fire in comparison to the lesser Suppressor models, with only a maximum of 1 round / 0.7 seconds (420 RPM). Despite these drawbacks, the ''Razor's Edge'' is the most powerful of the Suppressors, as it has a very high round count (maximum 288) and can deal decent damage to vehicles and heavy armor, even serving as an alternative to the ''[[Talon of the Lost]]'' if the player is running short on their supply of the latter weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}} The ''Razor's Edge'' has an increaesd overall range from the normal Suppressor, with 42.05&nbsp;m (137.96&nbsp;ft) in hipfire and 58.88&nbsp;m (193.18&nbsp;ft) with Smart-Link.<ref name="analysis">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sETQ0tXHS0w '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 5 | Suppressors Analysis'']</ref>

Unlike the other supercombine-capable weapons in the game, the ''Razor's Edge''{{'}}s supercombine explosions also disintegrate any dead bodies within their blast radius.

==== Changes from the Z-130 Directed Energy Automatic Weapon ====
* Shoots metastable energy shards that create a supercombine explosion if six of them strike a target within 0.9 seconds.
* Red reticle range increased.
* Vertical recoil reduced.
* Rate of fire reduced to a maximum of 1 round / 0.7 seconds.
* Exudes a white glowing light from the top of the weapon, which glows brighter when it is zoomed in.
* Reverts back to the 48 round magazine of the ''[[Halo 4]]'' rendition of the Suppressor.
** Can hold up to 240 reserve rounds.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:H5G-RazorsEdgeHUD.png|First-person view of the ''Razor's Edge'' in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-RazorsEdge.png|A [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the ''Razor's Edge''.
File:H5G-RazorsEdgeSS.png|Third-person view of the ''Razor's Edge'' engaged in smart scope.
</gallery>

=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ cards ===
<gallery>
File:REQ card - Razor's Edge.jpg|''Razor's Edge''.
</gallery>

== Sources ==
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[[Category:Forerunner weapons]]