Character compatibility

Character compatibility is the set of animations for weapons that a particular player model has that basically decide what weapons that model can wield. Most of these animations are not used, however can be tested using modding. This does not include swapping the actual character models - for example, swapping Marine character models with Grunts allows Grunts to throw Frag Grenades. This only applies to swapping weapons, otherwise everyone could use every weapon. This information is not absolutely guaranteed to be accurate, as not all combinations have been tested, some have been assumed based on the results of other weapon wield tests.

Spartan
The Spartan II can use all weapons in Halo: Combat Evolved except the Energy Sword. The Fuel Rod Gun is only usable in Halo: PC.


 * MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
 * M6D Personal Defense Weapon System (Pistol)
 * M19 SSM Rocket Launcher (Rocket Launcher)
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
 * Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun &mdash; not to be confused with Fuel Rod Cannon, which is mounted on Covenant vehicles &mdash; is only usable in the PC version of the game)

UNSC Marine
Though there is no apparent reason why, the UNSC Marine cannot use the M6D Pistol or Plasma Pistol in the Halo: Combat Evolved game, even though it is in canon. They can not use the Rocket Launcher. (Test: Swap Assault Rifle meta to the Rocket Launcher in Assault on the Control room, and go to the outdoor part - not the bridge though. The three or so marines there - one will have a Needler, the other a Plasma Rifle, and one marine without a weapon at all because he can't use the Rocket Launcher).
 * MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
 * Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)

Unggoy

 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Unidentified fuel rod gun (Fuel Rod Gun)

Kig-Yar

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)

Sangheili
Elites can only use one-handed weapons (e.g. Plasma Rifle). For any other weapons, modding must be used to make the weapon one-handed.
 * M6D Personal Defense Weapon System (Pistol)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)

Hunter
The Hunter can only use the Hunter Fuel Rod that is mounted on its arm. In Halo game physics, it is actually a separate model, not part of the Hunter itself. This is technically a different weapon to the Fuel Rod that Grunts use, because they're different weapons in the coding.
 * Hunter Fuel Rod Variant (not to be confused with the Fuel Rod Gun or the Fuel Rod Cannon)

Spartan
The Spartan II can wield all weapons found in the game.
 * BR55 Battle Rifle (Battle Rifle)
 * M6C Magnum Sidearm (Pistol)
 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (SMG)
 * M19 SSM Rocket Launcher (Rocket Launcher)
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
 * Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * Type-50 particle beam rifle (Beam Rifle)
 * Type-51 Carbine (Covenant Carbine)
 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword (Energy Sword)
 * Type-25 Grenade Launcher (Brute Shot)
 * Sentinel Beam

Marine

 * BR55 Battle Rifle
 * M6C Magnum Sidearm
 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun
 * M19 SSM Rocket Launcher
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System
 * Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Materiel
 * M247 General Purpose Machine Gun
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher

Unggoy

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (only in Sacred Icon)
 * M6C Pistol (only in Sacred Icon)
 * Plasma Cannon
 * Plasma Cannon

Kig-Yar

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 * Type-51 Carbine
 * Type-50 particle beam rifle
 * BR55 Battle Rifle (only on Sacred Icon)
 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (only on Sacred Icon)
 * M6C Magnum Sidearm (only on Sacred Icon)

Yanme'e

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher

Hunter
As in all games, the Hunter are compatible only with the Hunter Fuel Rod Variant.

Jiralhanae

 * (Regular variant)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Brute variant)
 * Type-25 Grenade Launcher
 * Type-51 Carbine
 * BR55 Battle Rifle Seen on the level Gravemind
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System
 * Energy Stave

Sangheili
Like the Spartan, the Sangheili is compatible with all weapons in the game. Though the regular Sangheili usually do not carry the M9 fragmentation grenade, it is possible for the Arbiter to.
 * BR55 Battle Rifle (Battle Rifle)
 * M6C Magnum Sidearm (Pistol)
 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (SMG)
 * M19 SSM Rocket Launcher (Rocket Launcher)
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
 * Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
 * (Plasma Rifle and Brute variant)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * Type-51 Carbine (Carbine)
 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword (Energy Sword)
 * Energy Stave

San'Shyuum

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)

Spartan
The Spartan II can wield all weapons found in the game.
 * MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
 * BR55HB SR Battle Rifle (Battle Rifle)
 * M6G Magnum Sidearm (Pistol)
 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (SMG)
 * M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
 * Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
 * Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle (Spartan Laser)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * Type-50 particle beam rifle (Beam Rifle)
 * Type-51 Carbine (Covenant Carbine)
 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword (Energy Sword)
 * Type-25 Grenade Launcher (Brute shot)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-52 Pistol (Mauler)
 * gravity hammer (Gravity Hammer)

Marine

 * MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System
 * BR55HB SR Battle Rifle
 * M6G Magnum Sidearm
 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun
 * M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System
 * Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Materiel
 * Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle
 * AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher

Unggoy

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Plasma Cannon

Kig-Yar

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * Type-51 Carbine (Covenant Carbine)
 * Type-50 particle beam rifle (Beam rifle)

Yanme'e

 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)

Lekgolo
As in all games, the Lekgolo are compatible only with the Hunter Fuel Rod Variant.

Jiralhanae

 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-25 Grenade Launcher (Brute Shot)
 * gravity hammer (Gravity Hammer)
 * Type-52 Pistol (Mauler)
 * BR-55HB SR Battle Rifle

Sangheili
Like the Spartan, the Sangheili is compatible with all weapons in the game. Though the regular Sangheili usually do not carry the M9 fragmentation grenade, it is possible for the Arbiter to.
 * MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
 * BR55HB SR Battle Rifle (Battle Rifle)
 * M6G Magnum Sidearm (Pistol)
 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (SMG)
 * M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
 * Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
 * Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle (Spartan Laser)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword (Energy Sword)
 * Type-50 particle beam rifle (Beam Rifle)
 * Type-51 Carbine (Covenant Carbine)
 * Type-25 Grenade Launcher (Brute Shot)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-52 Pistol (Mauler)
 * gravity hammer (Gravity Hammer) Elites can only carry a Gravity Hammer, though not use it.

Spartan

 * M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (SMG)
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
 * Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle (Spartan Laser)

Marine

 * MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)

Unggoy

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)

Kig-Yar

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-50 particle beam rifle (Beam Rifle)
 * Type-51 Carbine (Covenant Carbine)

Sangheili

 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword (Energy Sword)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)

Jiralhanae

 * gravity hammer (Gravity Hammer)
 * Type-25 Grenade Launcher (Brute Shot)

Orbital Drop Shock Trooper

 * Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle (Spartan Laser)
 * M6C/SOCOM (Automag)
 * M7S Caseless Submachine Gun (Suppressed SMG)
 * MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
 * M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher (Rocket Launcher)
 * LAU-65D/SGM-151 (Missile Pod)
 * M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
 * Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * Type-50 particle beam rifle (Beam Rifle)
 * Type-51 Carbine (Covenant Carbine)
 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Type-25 Grenade Launcher (Brute shot)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-52 Pistol (Mauler)
 * gravity hammer (Gravity Hammer)

Jiralhanae

 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-25 Grenade Launcher(Brute Shot)
 * gravity hammer(Gravity Hammer)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle/Jiralhanae Variant (Brute Plasma Rifle)
 * Type-51 Carbine (Covenant Carbine)

Unggoy

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)

Kig-Yar

 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-50 particle beam rifle (Beam Rifle)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)

Spartan

 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
 * MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
 * M392 Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR)
 * M6G PDWS (Pistol)
 * M45 Tactical Shotgun (Shotgun)
 * Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
 * M319 Individual Grenade Launcher (Grenade Launcher)
 * M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon (Rocket Launcher)
 * Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle (Spartan Laser)
 * M247H Heavy Machine Gun (Machine Gun Turret)
 * Close Quarters Combat Weapon System (Combat Knife)
 * H-165 FOM (Target Locator)
 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * (Plasma Repeater)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-31 Rifle (Needle Rifle)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * Type-52 Special Applications Rifle (Focus Rifle)
 * (Concussion Rifle)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive (Plasma Launcher)
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword (Energy Sword)
 * gravity hammer (Gravity Hammer)
 * (Plasma Cannon)

UNSC Trooper

 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
 * MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
 * M392 Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR)
 * M6G PDWS (Pistol)
 * M45 Tactical Shotgun (Shotgun)
 * Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
 * M319 Individual Grenade Launcher (Grenade Launcher)
 * M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon (Rocket Launcher)
 * Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle (Spartan Laser)
 * M247H Heavy Machine Gun (Machine Gun Turret)
 * Close Quarters Combat Weapon System (Combat Knife)
 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * (Plasma Repeater)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-31 Rifle (Needle Rifle)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * Type-52 Special Applications Rifle (Focus Rifle)
 * (Concussion Rifle)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive (Plasma Launcher)
 * (Plasma Cannon)

Sangheili

 * M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
 * MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
 * M392 Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR)
 * M6G PDWS (Pistol)
 * M45 Tactical Shotgun (Shotgun)
 * Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
 * M319 Individual Grenade Launcher (Grenade Launcher)
 * M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon (Rocket Launcher)
 * Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle (Spartan Laser)
 * M247H Heavy Machine Gun (Machine Gun Turret)
 * Close Quarters Combat Weapon System (Combat Knife)
 * H-165 FOM (Target Locator)
 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * (Plasma Repeater)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-31 Rifle (Needle Rifle)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * Type-52 Special Applications Rifle (Focus Rifle)
 * (Concussion Rifle)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive (Plasma Launcher)
 * Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword (Energy Sword)
 * gravity hammer (Gravity Hammer)
 * (Plasma Cannon)

Unggoy

 * M6G PDWS (Pistol)
 * M247H Heavy Machine Gun (Machine Gun Turret)
 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive (Plasma Launcher)
 * (Plasma Cannon)

Kig-Yar
Note: Skirmishers also wield these weapons.
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * Type-52 Special Applications Rifle (Focus Rifle)
 * Type-31 Rifle (Needle Rifle)

Yanme'e

 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)

Jiralhanae

 * (Plasma Grenade)
 * (Plasma Rifle)
 * (Plasma Repeater)
 * Paegaas Workshop Spiker (Spiker)
 * Type-31 Rifle (Needle Rifle)
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
 * (Concussion Rifle)
 * (Fuel Rod Gun)
 * Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive (Plasma Launcher)
 * gravity hammer (Gravity Hammer)
 * (Plasma Cannon)