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"Getting ready for a barrage."

— A Blisterback pilot during the Battle of Installation 00.^[1]

The Blisterback is a hexapedal heavy air vehicle designed and used by the Banished.

Design details

The Blisterback is designed to alternate between two modes: On the ground the Blisterback enters a lockdown mode, stabilizing itself before its carapace splits open, revealing a battery of long range Anniilator siege missiles for ground targets. It can then exit lockdown mode to become airborne, closing the rocket carapace and tucking its legs underneath its body to perform a vertical take—off and enabling the use of its medium range plasma cannon to bombard enemy ground and air targets.^[2]

Operational history

Blisterbacks were deployed by the Banished during the group's conflict with the crew of the Template:UNSCship on Installation 00 in May 2559.^[1] Multiple Blisterbacks were used in an attempt to stop UNSC forces led by Douglas-042 and Alice-130 from reinforcing UNSC troops on Installation 04C.^[3] More Blisterbacks were deployed in an attempt to seize control of the Halo's control room from Ellen Anders, but were likely destroyed when Anders' used the ring's gravity anchors to launch the Banished forces into space.^[4]

Gameplay

Halo Wars 2

Info: Heavy Air, Can deploy to become artillery unit on ground
Tier: 3
Cost: Population 8, Supplies 700, Power 50

Blisterbacks in Halo Wars 2 can be built by all Banished leaders at an Apex. In Blitz Blisterbacks cost 120 energy and Enduring Blisterbacks cost 160 energy.

Gallery

Blisterback render comparison to Atriox.
Blisterback "annihilator" missiles in Know Your Enemy.
A falling SOEIV destroying a Blisterback.
Concept art of the Blisterback for Halo Wars 2.
A Blisterback with its missile hatches closed in Halo Wars 2.
A Blisterback with its missile compartments exposed.
A Blisterback on Installation 00.
A deployed Blisterback launching missiles.
Blisterbacks land on Installation 04C
Atriox stands before his army, including multiple Blisterbacks.
Blitz card of a Blisterback
Blitz card of an Enduring Blisterback.

List of appearances

Know Your Enemy (First appearance)
Halo Wars 2

Sources

^ ^a ^b Halo Wars 2
^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PL
^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, The Foundry
^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Last Stand

Template:Covenant Vehicles

[HW2-1] Halo Wars 2

[PL-2] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PL

[The_Foundry-3] Halo Wars 2, campaign level, The Foundry

[Last_Stand-4] Halo Wars 2, campaign level, Last Stand

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-|armament=[[Annihilator missile|Annihilator missiles]]<ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref>
+|armament=[[Annihilator missile|Annihilator siege missiles]]
-<br>[[Heavy plasma cannon]]
+<br>Medium [[plasma cannon]]<ref name="PL">'''Halo Wars 2''': [[Phoenix Logs#Banished Units|Phoenix Logs]] - Blisterback</ref>
 |complement=
 |era=
 |affiliation=[[Banished|The Banished]]<ref name="HW2"/>
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-{{Quote|Getting ready for a barrage.|A Blisterback pilot during the [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)|Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="HW2"/>}}
+{{Quote|Getting ready for a barrage.|A Blisterback pilot during the [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)|Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref>}}
-The '''Blisterback''' is a hexapedal vehicle used by the [[Banished]]. While it is classified as a heavy air unit, its purpose is to be deployed onto the ground as a mobile missile battery. The back is split into six pieces that open up to reveal the missile launchers inside.<ref name="HW2"/>
+The '''Blisterback''' is a hexapedal heavy air vehicle designed and used by the [[Banished]].
+==Design details==
+The Blisterback is designed to alternate between two modes: On the ground the Blisterback enters a lockdown mode, stabilizing itself before
+its carapace splits open, revealing a battery of long range Anniilator siege missiles for ground targets. It can then
+exit lockdown mode to become airborne, closing the rocket carapace and tucking its legs underneath its body to perform a vertical take—off and enabling the use of its medium range plasma cannon to bombard enemy ground and air targets.<ref name="PL"/>
 ==Operational history==
-Blisterbacks were deployed by the [[Banished]] during the group's [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)|conflict]] with the crew of the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} on [[Installation 00]] in [[2559]]<ref name="HW2"/>
+Blisterbacks were deployed by the Banished during the group's [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)|conflict]] with the crew of the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} on [[Installation 00]] in May [[2559]].<ref name="HW2"/> Multiple Blisterbacks were used in an attempt to stop UNSC forces led by [[Douglas-042]] and [[Alice-130]] from reinforcing UNSC troops on [[Installation 04C]].<ref name="The Foundry">'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level, ''[[The Foundry]]''</ref> More Blisterbacks were deployed in an attempt to seize control of the Halo's [[control room]] from [[Ellen Anders]], but were likely destroyed when Anders' used the ring's [[Gravity anchor|gravity anchor]]s to launch the Banished forces into space.<ref name="Last Stand">'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level, ''[[Last Stand]]''</ref>
 ==Gameplay==
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 File:Unidentified covenant walker 1.jpg|A Blisterback on [[Installation 00]].
 File:Unidentified covenant walker 2.jpg|A deployed Blisterback launching missiles.
+File:HW2-Banished-03.jpg|Blisterbacks land on Installation 04C
+File:HW2-Banished-02.jpg|Atriox stands before his army, including multiple Blisterbacks.
+File:HW2 Blitz Blisterback.png|Blitz card of a Blisterback
+File:HW2 Blitz Enduring Blisterback.png|Blitz card of an Enduring Blisterback.
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