Landmine

Were you also looking for the Brute landmine or the Trip Mine from Halo 3? This landmine is a stationary explosive device.

Halo: Reach
"What’s a landmine? Should be obvious, right? A small, metal platter with a flashing red bulb perched on top like a violent, blood-soaked maraschino cherry on a death-dealing sundae. You’d have to be some kind of moran not to instantly know you need to steer clear."

- Urk.

In Halo: Reach, these landmines may be placed in Forge mode. They serve as an integral part of the Race gametype. It functions similarly to the Trip Mine equipment from Halo 3. The landmine is able to kill a fully shielded player, unlike the Trip Mine, which only takes out a player's shields.

Unlike the Trip Mine, the Landmine is not activated solely by motion. Thus, trying to crouch walk slowly over a Landmine will detonate it. Landmines can be activated by proximity. If you drive close enough to one, it will explode after a short delay. This can be used to stop any player following close behind you. Oddly enough, however, Evading over a trip mine will not detonate it, and the mine may even be thrown into the air from the impact.

Halo 2: Anniversary
In Halo 2: Anniversary forge there is an EMP variant of the landmine. The light in the center is blue for this variant.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Reach
 * Halo 4
 * Halo 2: Anniversary
 * Halo 5: Guardians