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Though ''Killer Instinct''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s developers regard the character as an amalgamation of themes and traits from various Arbiters,<ref>[http://forums.ultra-combo.com/t/the-arbiter-s-trailer/5091/214 '''Killer Instinct Forums''': ''rukizzel explains who this Arbiter is'']</ref> he is clearly intended to be a stand-in for [[Thel 'Vadam]], the Arbiter introduced in ''[[Halo 2]]''. His default and alternate skins are recreations of 'Vadam's ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' and ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' appearances, respectively. The Arbiter claims to have encountered the [[Flood]] and killed the [[Prophet of Truth]], both key elements of 'Vadam's history. In his reveal trailer, he even uses 'Vadam's ''[[Halo 3]]'' catchphrase, "Were it so easy."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIxkQLaW0Ao Killer Instinct Arbiter Trailer]'</ref> | Though ''Killer Instinct''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s developers regard the character as an amalgamation of themes and traits from various Arbiters,<ref>[http://forums.ultra-combo.com/t/the-arbiter-s-trailer/5091/214 '''Killer Instinct Forums''': ''rukizzel explains who this Arbiter is'']</ref> he is clearly intended to be a stand-in for [[Thel 'Vadam]], the Arbiter introduced in ''[[Halo 2]]''. His default and alternate skins are recreations of 'Vadam's ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' and ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' appearances, respectively. The Arbiter claims to have encountered the [[Flood]] and killed the [[Prophet of Truth]], both key elements of 'Vadam's history. In his reveal trailer, he even uses 'Vadam's ''[[Halo 3]]'' catchphrase, "Were it so easy."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIxkQLaW0Ao Killer Instinct Arbiter Trailer]'</ref> | ||
Regardless of the skin used, the Arbiter is equipped with a [[ | Regardless of the skin used, the Arbiter is equipped with a [[Mosa-pattern carbine|Covenant carbine]], an [[energy sword]] (the [[Prophets' Bane]], the {{Pattern|Domotos|energy sword}}, or the [[unidentified energy sword pattern]]) and {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}s, and [[active camouflage]]. Using the default ''Halo 5: Guardians'' Kaidon skin arms the Arbiter with Thel 'Vadam's personal energy sword, [[Prophets' Bane]], though the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' skin uses a standard Type-1 energy sword. The player can also outfit the Arbiter with the combat harness from ''Halo 2: Anniversary'', the Ascetic armor from ''Halo 3'', the Ranger and Zealot harnesses from ''Halo: Reach'', and the Storm and Commander armors from ''Halo 4''.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-fighting-words '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Fighting Words'']</ref> | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||