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Camouflage page notes (will organise properly later)

 * >In Halo Reach, there are four types of woodland camo that can spawn depending on soldier class (Rifleman, medic, heavy, radio) (https://imgur.com/a/kNWoa)
 * >3 Charlie have their own variant of camo (both in Patrol and in Winter Contingency)
 * >ODSTs and Bullfrogs have different patterns (https://imgur.com/a/GY5LR)
 * >Reach marines
 * All Reach same pattern, diff colours


 * >CEA marines
 * >HW2 Dazzle camos
 * >HW2 DLC Camos
 * >Hellspartan (lol) dazzle camo
 * >Halo 3 snow camo (avalanche)
 * >H3 marines
 * >H3 ODSTs (https://imgur.com/a/wJ46w)
 * >H5 REQ camos
 * >H4 Forest skin (HAZOP)
 * >H4 Arctic skin (BR)
 * >H4 marine skins (inc. ONI security - also include H5 ONI vehicles)
 * >Look at Spartan Assault and Escalation etc for Army trooper camos
 * >H4 Forest skin (HAZOP)
 * >H4 Arctic skin (BR)
 * >H4 marine skins (inc. ONI security - also include H5 ONI vehicles)
 * >Look at Spartan Assault and Escalation etc for Army trooper camos
 * >Look at Spartan Assault and Escalation etc for Army trooper camos


 * HW Marines (brown and snow)
 * H2A Marines and HW2 marines (https://imgur.com/a/kw9jC)

The Sniper Rifle, sometimes shortened to just Sniper or Snipes, is a human precision power weapon featured in all major Halo games, starting with Halo: Combat Evolved. It is a long-range weapon which typically has two levels of scope, and is best used to pick off enemies at a great distance. The Sniper deals a large amount of damage per shot, but has a slow rate of fire and usually only carries four shots per magazine.

Universe and lore
The Type-25 Brute plasma rifle is a Brute-specific variant of the Type-25 plasma rifle. The weapon is manufactured by the Sacred Promissory and other Jiralhanae gunsmiths, intended for use by Brute forces loyal to the Prophet of Truth during the Great Schism. The weapon is also employed by the Brute and Elite Enforcers of the Banished.

Overview
The Sniper Rifle is a powerful precision weapon, featured in every notable Halo game since the series' inception in Halo: Combat Evolved. Typically dark grey or black in color, the weapon features one of the longest barrels of any weapon, as well as a large boxy scope and a prominent stock, making it very easy to identify. It is capable of killing enemy players in as little as one or two shots depending upon accuracy, and deals a large amount of damage. To compensate for this, it has a slow rate of fire compared to most weapons, usually only carries four shots per magazine, and is very rare.

Unlock and acquisition requirements
In the majority of Halo games, the Sniper Rifle does not need to be unlocked, and is simply acquired by finding it on the map, or, in the case of some game modes or campaign missions, spawning with it. However, there are three notable exceptions:

Halo 5: Guardians
In Halo 5: Guardians, the Brute Plasma Rifle was introduced into the game in the Memories of Reach update, alongside two REQ variants. In Warzone, the weapon can only be acquired via the REQ system. To unlock the Brute Plasma Rifle, the player must acquire a Brute Plasma Rifle certification, an Uncommon REQ card that can be found randomly in all types of REQ packs. Upon receiving the certification, the player will also be given a number of Brute Plasma Rifle REQ cards, and will begin to randomly receive more when opening future packs. Each of these cards can be redeemed in a Warzone match to spawn a Brute Plasma Rifle, at the cost of. Doing so will consume the card. Alternatively, the cards can be sold for each.

REQ rarity:' Uncommon Energy cost: Sell price:

Variants
There are three variants of the Brute Plasma Rifle, all of which are REQ variants from Halo 5: Guardians.

End of the Line


"All good things must come to and end. Improved Sniper Rifle with reduced recoil, but emphasis on faster rate-of-fire has slightly reduced damage"

- REQ description

End of the Line is a Rare REQ variant of the Sniper Rifle, featured in Halo 5: Guardians. It boasts a faster rate of fire and significantly reduced recoil, but deals slightly less damage per shot - though it is still capable of killing an enemy player in two body shots or one headshot. Should the player have an End of the Line REQ card, the weapon can be acquired in Warzone via the REQ system for a cost of, or alternatively the card can be sold for.

REQ rarity: Rare Energy cost: Sale price:

Arrow of Time


"There's no going back. Advanced Sniper Rifle with extended magazine and heavy-duty cyberlink that prevents descope. Unfortunately, the weapon does have extra recoil to compensate for."

- REQ description

Arrow of Time is an Ultra-Rare REQ variant of the Sniper Rifle in Halo 5: Guardians. It features a larger magazine than the standard Sniper, with 6 shots instead of 4, and the player will not be descoped when shot whilst zoomed in with the weapon. However, it also has increased recoil compared to the normal Sniper Rifle. Its REQ card costs to use in-game, or can be sold for.

REQ rarity: Ultra-Rare Energy cost: Sale price:

Nornfang


"A master-crafter instrument of death and destruction. Mythic Sniper Rifle firing high explosive armor piercing (APHE) rounds that increases overall damage. In addition, Linda's modifications ensure the Motion Tracker is visible even when using Zoom."

- REQ description

Nornfang is a Mythic, Legendary REQ variant of the Sniper Rifle in Halo 5: Guardians, and is the personal sniper rifle of the SPARTAN-II Linda-058. The weapon fires rounds that explode on impact, dealing damage to any nearby enemies, and instantly killing them if hit directly. Additionally, when scoped in, the motion sensor will not be hidden while using Nornfang. To balance this out, the player gains the Damage Boost visual effect when they equip the weapon, making them very easy to spot. Nornfang can be requisitioned in Warzone for, provided the player has a spare Nornfang REQ card, or alternatively the card can be sold for.

REQ rarity: Legendary Mythic Energy cost: Sale price:

Nornfang also appears in Halo 5: Guardians' campaign. It can be found abandoned in the troop bay of the ONI Acrisius on the level Unconfirmed, and on the Blue Team missions in co-op, the player playing as Linda-058 will spawn with the weapon at the start of the level (but not upon respawning). However, in campaign, the weapon is significantly less powerful, retaining none of its bonus abilities from the multiplayer.

Counterparts
The most prominent counterpart to the Sniper Rifle is the Covenant's Beam Rifle, a long-range weapon with two levels of zoom, which is similar in operation to the Sniper Rifle. The Beam Rifle was first introduced in Halo 2, but has reappeared in several games since. It fires a beam of light with a practically instant travel time, which behaves similarly to a Sniper Rifle bullet; a hit to the body will remove an opponent's shields, whereas a headshot will instantly kill them. Unlike the Sniper, however, the Beam Rifle uses a battery system for its ammo, typically with ten shots in total, and the weapon cannot be reloaded. In most games, the weapon will overheat after two or three shots in rapid succession.

Another Covenant counterpart to the Sniper Rifle is the Focus Rifle, first introduced in Halo: Reach. Unlike the Sniper Rifle and Beam Rifle, the Focus Rifle fires a continuous beam not unlike that of the Sentinel Beam, which deals heavy damage to enemy units, but will overheat if fired continuously for too long. However, the Focus Rifle takes longer to kill enemies than the Sniper Rifle does, and the brightly colored beam will expose the location of the player. Like the Beam Rifle, the Focus Rifle uses a battery ammo system, and cannot be reloaded. It also has two zoom levels, similar to the Sniper and Beam Rifle.

The Forerunner counterpart to the Sniper Rifle is known as the Binary Rifle. This rifle operates using a similar ammunition system as the Sniper Rifle, albeit with two shots per magazine rather than four. It features two levels of zoom, just as the Sniper does, however with one major difference: whilst zoomed, a distinct red targeting laser will shine out from the barrel - even before the weapon is fired - which will alert enemies to the fact they're being targeted, and will also highlight the user's location. The projectile fired by the Binary Rifle varies by game. In Halo 4, it fires a bolt of light that travels instantaneously and will always immediately kill an enemy player regardless of where it hits them. In Halo 5: Guardians, it fires a continuous beam for a brief period of time, which deals very heavy damage and can easily kill an enemy player if held on them for long enough - though the strong recoil can make this difficult.

Gameplay
Gameplay info here

First-person shooters
FPS info here

Twin-stick shooters
Twin-stick info here (Spartan Assault, Spartan Strike, etc)

Real-time strategy games
Wars info here

Changes from Halo 2 to Halo 3 and ODST

 * Overall higher damage and slower fire rate.
 * New muzzle brake with front iron sight.
 * Handguard, body, and stock has been altered.
 * The scope now shows real-time with an LCD screen and infrared vision.
 * It now has a trigger guard.
 * The Sniper Rifle now has a new flat matte black color finish to it.
 * Recoil now affects accuracy.

Changes from Halo 3 and ODST to Halo: Reach

 * Increased damage against vehicles, destroying them with four to six rounds.
 * Has a thumbhole stock rather than a pistol grip.
 * Updated colors.
 * Scope is smaller.
 * Can neutralize a Scorpion tank in two shots, one to destroy the canopy, and a headshot to kill the now-exposed driver.

Changes from Halo: Reach to Halo 4

 * Spare ammunition reduced from 20 rounds to 16 (without ammo).
 * Reticle bloom reduced marginally.
 * Reloads slightly slower.

Changes from Halo 4 to Halo 5: Guardians

 * Zoom reduced to 4× and 9×.
 * While scoped in, the weapon's scope will glimmer bright white, giving away the user's position.
 * Noticeably higher bullet magnetism, increasing ease of use.
 * Anti-vehicle properties reduced.

Skins
While the Brute Plasma Rifle itself is not given particular skins in any Halo games, the Skins for Halo: Combat Evolved's Plasma Rifle in Halo: The Master Chief Collection allow the player to turn their Plasma Rifle into a Brute Plasma Rifle, with the aptly-named Brutal skin. Similar red coatings are available for the Plasma Pistol, Needler, Fuel Rod Cannon, Banshee and Ghost. These were added into the game with an update on July 14, 2020, alongside the beginning of Season 2: Spark and the launch of Halo 3 for PC. The Brutal skin for the Plasma Rifle does not affect the Plasma Rifle's gameplay stats.

Production notes
"Robert McLees is definitely the go-to guy for the gun stuff. I wanted to come up with an animation for the sniper scope, an 'idle cycle'. If you activate the scope, and then sit too long without doing anything, the animation would kick in periodically, just to keep things interesting... Simple, right...? He replied, 'No way. If you adjust your scope in the field, you're dead. Snipers don't do that.' That's how detailed his weapon designs are -- not just guns, but how they work, and how a sniper would fire them. Amazing."

- Animator William O'Brien, regarding the Robert McLees and his weapon designs for Halo 2.

The earlier games' depictions of the Sniper Rifle, notably those from Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, bear significant resemblance to and were likely inspired by the real-world Denel NTW-20, an anti-material rifle developed in the 1990s by Denel Mechem.

Robert McLees was known within Bungie for being the expert to consult when doing work related to the games' weapons during Halo 2's development. At one point, animator William O'Brien sought to create an idle animation for the Sniper Rifle, in which the player character would adjust the scope if the player zooms in and then remains idle for a while. McLees shot down this idea, stating that in reality, no sniper would ever adjust their scope on the field.

Trivia

 * In the original Xbox 360 version of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary the Sniper Rifle's reticle is far larger than it is in the original Halo: Combat Evolved on Xbox and PC. In the Halo: The Master Chief Collection version of Halo: CEA, the reticle returns to its original size.
 * In the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta, the scope shows the identity of the weapon's user as "ID-NOBLE6", regardless of who wields it. This is not present in the final build.

List of appearances

 * Halo 2
 * Halo 2: Anniversary
 * Halo 3
 * Halo 3: ODST
 * Halo 5: Guardians
 * Memories of Reach
 * Halo Online
 * Halo Wars 2