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===Submachine gun=== | ===Submachine gun=== | ||
The SMG (referred to in UI as the '''12.7mm MP-99 Para'''{{Ref/Reuse|Names}}) is an [[Wikipedia:Submachine gun|SMG]] originally slated to appear in ''Halo''. The weapon's concept was later revived in ''Halo 2'' as the [[M7 SMG]]. The SMG in the 1999-era builds sports a side-loaded magazine akin to a [[Wikipedia:Sten|Sten]], which holds 50 [[12.7x40mm| | The SMG (referred to in UI as the '''12.7mm MP-99 Para'''{{Ref/Reuse|Names}}) is an [[Wikipedia:Submachine gun|SMG]] originally slated to appear in ''Halo''. The weapon's concept was later revived in ''Halo 2'' as the [[M7 SMG]]. The SMG in the 1999-era builds sports a side-loaded magazine akin to a [[Wikipedia:Sten|Sten]], which holds 50 [[12.7x40mm|12.7]] rounds, with at least one spare. | ||
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File:PXH SMG Screenshot 1.png|The SMG being used by the player. | File:PXH SMG Screenshot 1.png|The SMG being used by the player. | ||
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While ''Combat Evolved'' ultimately did ship with a diverse set of weapons, these final designs went through a large amount of iteration throughout the game's progression from strategy to shooter. This section covers the early iterations and radical redesigns that some of the weapons went through, before ending up at the versions ultimately found in the final release. | While ''Combat Evolved'' ultimately did ship with a diverse set of weapons, these final designs went through a large amount of iteration throughout the game's progression from strategy to shooter. This section covers the early iterations and radical redesigns that some of the weapons went through, before ending up at the versions ultimately found in the final release. | ||
===Assault rifle=== | ===Assault rifle=== | ||
Early revisions of the [[MA5B assault rifle]] seemingly take influence from a number of sources, including the [[marathongame:MA-75 Assault Rifle/Grenade Launcher|MA–75B assault rifle]] from the ''[[Marathon]]'' series and the [ | Early revisions of the [[MA5B assault rifle]] seemingly take influence from a number of sources, including the [[marathongame:MA-75 Assault Rifle/Grenade Launcher|MA–75B assault rifle]] from the ''[[Marathon]]'' series and the [[avp:M41A Pulse Rifle|M41A Pulse Rifle]] from ''Aliens'' - a film which ''Halo'' is heavily [[List of references to Aliens in the Halo series|based upon]]. Some of these early RTS and third-person era assault rifles also displayed obvious outward similarities to the [[Wikipedia:Objective Individual Combat Weapon|Objective Individual Combat Weapon]] (OICW) program which was active in the 1990s (around the time ''Halo'' began development) and the [https://starshiptroopers.fandom.com/wiki/Morita_Assault_Rifle Morita assault rifle] from 1997's ''Starship Troopers'' - the former of which likely inspired the MA5's in-universe designation "Individual Combat Weapon System" (ICWS), while the latter was similarly-influential on the ''Halo'' series as ''Aliens''. This early OICW-inspired design can be seen firing an underbarrel [[grenade launcher]]. | ||
The assault rifle design would gradually evolve throughout the rest of 1999 into a design more familiar to fans of the final game. PC Gamer's October 1999 issue would run a piece showcasing an updated screenshot with an assault rifle bearing much heavier resemblance to the final iteration.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=pcgamerusoct99|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Halo Press Scans|Detail=PC Gamer October 1999|D=06|M=04|Y=2022}} This version of the assault rifle has a black steel frame and green furniture, similar to the ''Aliens'' M41 rifle, and has the addition of a secondary magazine located in front of the trigger - presumably used to reload the grenade launcher.{{Ref/Mag|Magazine=PC Gamer|Year=1999|Month=December|Issue=77|Page=8-9|Title=Your First Look at HALO}} A version of the assault rifle later seen in the third-person builds of ''Halo'' boasted the name '''MA-5 ICW/30mm CGL''' (possibly standing for something akin to ''Model A-5 Individual Combat Weapon/30mm Caseless Grenade Launcher''). | The assault rifle design would gradually evolve throughout the rest of 1999 into a design more familiar to fans of the final game. PC Gamer's October 1999 issue would run a piece showcasing an updated screenshot with an assault rifle bearing much heavier resemblance to the final iteration.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=pcgamerusoct99|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Halo Press Scans|Detail=PC Gamer October 1999|D=06|M=04|Y=2022}} This version of the assault rifle has a black steel frame and green furniture, similar to the ''Aliens'' M41 rifle, and has the addition of a secondary magazine located in front of the trigger - presumably used to reload the grenade launcher.{{Ref/Mag|Magazine=PC Gamer|Year=1999|Month=December|Issue=77|Page=8-9|Title=Your First Look at HALO}} A version of the assault rifle later seen in the third-person builds of ''Halo'' boasted the name '''MA-5 ICW/30mm CGL''' (possibly standing for something akin to ''Model A-5 Individual Combat Weapon/30mm Caseless Grenade Launcher''). | ||
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File:Pre_xbox_magnum.png|Another look at the first iteration of the Magnum. | File:Pre_xbox_magnum.png|Another look at the first iteration of the Magnum. | ||
File:PXH_ChiefVElites_Screenshot.jpg|A 1999-era Master Chief firing the first pistol iteration. | File:PXH_ChiefVElites_Screenshot.jpg|A 1999-era Master Chief firing the first pistol iteration. | ||
File:PXH NavalCrew Pistols Screenshot.png| | File:PXH NavalCrew Pistols Screenshot.png|Un-armoured Marines holding the second pistol iteration. | ||
File:HCE_SgtLehtoLuger_Screenshot.jpg|A Marine sergeant holding the Luger-based design in a 2000-era screenshot for PC Gamer magazine. | File:HCE_SgtLehtoLuger_Screenshot.jpg|A Marine sergeant holding the Luger-based design in a 2000-era screenshot for PC Gamer magazine. | ||
File:HCE_HumanCombatForm_Concept.jpg|Early 2000-era concept art of a [[Flood combat form]] depicting this Luger-based design. | File:HCE_HumanCombatForm_Concept.jpg|Early 2000-era concept art of a [[Flood combat form]] depicting this Luger-based design. | ||