Editing Vestige Carbine

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|name=Vestige Carbine
|image={{Pageimage|HINF CF164 VestigeCarbine.jpg}}[[File:HINF VestigeCarbine Crop.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=*[[Covenant]] {{C|Third Age of Reclamation}}
*[[Swords of Sanghelios]] {{C|Modern time}}
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*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|FallUpdate}}
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|capacity=20 rounds{{Ref/Game|Id=Weapon|HINF|Vestige Carbine in-game weapon}}
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|operation=Semi-automatic
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{{Article quote|Unearthed arcana from The Third Age of Reclamation. This semi-automatic weapon can fire rapidly and accurately, allowing it to deal damage at medium range.{{Ref/Game|Id=bench|HI|Weapon customization|Vestige Carbine - Description|Quote=Unearthed arcana from The Third Age of Reclamation. This semi-automatic weapon can fire rapidly and accurately, allowing it to deal damage at medium range.}}{{Ref/Game|Id=forge|HINF|Forge|Forge - Vestige Carbine description|Quote=Unearthed arcana from The Third Age of Reclamation. This semi-automatic weapon can fire rapidly and accurately, allowing it to deal damage at medium range.}}}}
The '''Vestige Carbine''' is a type of [[Covenant carbine]] developed by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Site|Id=FallUpdate|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/fall-update-2025-halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Fall Update 2025|D=01|M=08|Y=2025}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The Vestige Carbine has an elongated barrel, much thicker than other carbine patterns, and appears almost claw-like.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF164|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-falcon-fiction-flight|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Falcon Fiction Flight|D=06|M=08|Y=2025|LocalArchive=Armory Infinitum#Vestige Carbine}} Instead of the cylindrical magazine used by the ''Vostu''- and ''Mosa''-pattern carbines, it uses an angular magazine inserted just behind the scope; this magazine lacks a holographic display to indicate the number of rounds left.

===Usage===
The Vestige Carbine was first introduced early in the empire's history in the [[Ages of Reclamation|Third Age of Reclamation]], most notably used by warriors onboard {{Pattern|Mjern|agricultural support ship}}s. Four Vestige Carbines were recovered from a sealed [[San'Shyuum]] vault on [[Qikost]] by [[Sangheili]] [[artisan-armorer]]s [[Oebrin 'Chava]] and [[Silset 'Chava]] in [[2560#January|January 2560]]. The duo intended to preserve one original model and modify two other models, leaving the fourth as a gift for their escort, [[Spartan]] [[Abalan]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF164}} With the rediscovery of the Vestige Carbine, they would be pressed into service by the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]].{{Ref/Reuse|FallUpdate}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo Infinite''===
The Vestige Carbine was added ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' in the [[Fall Update]] during Operation: [[Shadows (Operation)|Shadows]]. It has a 20-round magazine size and a maximum ammo capacity of 100 rounds. It kills in 7-10 shots (6 shots to break the shields and 4 unshielded bodyshots or 1 headshot).{{Ref/Reuse|FallUpdate}}{{Ref/Site|Id=ShadowsLaunch|https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/shadows-operation-launch|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Operation: Shadows Out Now|D=08|M=08|Y=2025}}

==Production notes==
{{Main|Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Particle beam rifle}}
The Vestige Carbine's design is based on multiple cut iterations of the particle beam rifle originally developed for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.{{Ref/Twitter|Unyshek|1951615463542419698|John Junyszek|Quote=good eye! that CE concept was part of the team's inspiration for the new Carbine model 💚}} The Vestige Carbine reuses the animations for the [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle]].

==Gallery==
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File:PXH CovenantRifle Screenshot 1.jpg|The Vestige Carbine's design is based on a cut iteration of ''Combat Evolved''{{'}}s beam rifle.
HINF VestigeCarbine HUD.png|HUD view of the Vestige Carbine.
File:HINF VestigeCarbine Screenshot 06.png|The view through the scope of the Vestige Carbine.
File:HINF PK Shadows 061.jpg|A Spartan holding a Vestige Carbine.
File:HINF SangheiliMercenaryVestigeCarbine Screenshot.png|A [[Sangheili Mercenary]] holding a Vestige Carbine.
File:HINF PK Shadows 091.jpg|The Vestige Carbine in the ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' menu.
File:HINF PK Shadows 059.jpg|A Spartan with a Vestige Carbine.
File:HINF VestigeCarbine Screenshot 03.png|A Spartan firing their Vestige Carbine. 
File:HINF VestigeCarbine Screenshot 04.png|A close up view of the scope of the Vestige Carbine. 
File:HINF VestigeCarbine Screenshot 05.png|A Spartan's customised Vestige Carbine. 
File:HINF PK Shadows 037.png|A number of Spartans wielding Vestige Carbines.
File:HINF Vestige Carbine Customize.jpg|A customized Vestige Carbine using the Warmaster's Prize coating.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
**''[[Fall Update]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Covenant rifles}}
[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]