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{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{Weapon infobox | {{Weapon infobox | ||
|name = Bloodblade | |name = Bloodblade | ||
|image | |image = [[File:HINF Bloodblade Crop.png|300px]]<br>The ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern Bloodblade<br>[[File:H2A Render EnergySword-Infected.png|300px]]<br />The ''Pelosus''-pattern Bloodblade | ||
|manufacturer = | |manufacturer = | ||
|series =[[ | *[[Assembly Forges]] {{C|''Pelosus''-pattern}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=307}} | ||
*[[Merchants of Qikost]] {{C|''Meluth'qelos''-pattern}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=482}} | |||
|series =[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]] | |||
|type = Handheld, single-handed sword | |type = Handheld, single-handed sword | ||
|cost = | |cost = | ||
|variant = | |variant = | ||
|service = | |service = | ||
|length = | *[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |||
|length =Varies | |||
|width = | |width = | ||
|height = | |height = | ||
|weight = | |weight = | ||
|ammotype = | |ammotype = Superheated, shaped [[plasma]]{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/type-1-energy-sword|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Energy Sword|D=23|M=10|Y=2021}} | ||
|feed-title = Energy capacity | |feed-title = Energy capacity | ||
|feed = | |capacity = | ||
|feed =100 battery units{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=349}}{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|EVG|Page=63}} | |||
|operation = | |operation = | ||
|rate = | |rate = | ||
|velocity = | |velocity = | ||
|optics = | |||
|range = Melee | |range = Melee | ||
}} | }} | ||
A '''Bloodblade'''{{Ref/Note|Sangheili blood is purple, so "bloodblade" may be a human-given name or named for the blood of humans (or Jiralhanae or San'Shyuum) killed by bearers of the swords.}} is the name provided to red colored [[ | A '''Bloodblade'''{{Ref/Note|Sangheili blood is purple, so "bloodblade" may be a human-given name or named for the blood of humans (or Jiralhanae or San'Shyuum) killed by bearers of the swords.}} is the name provided to red-colored [[Energy sword (fiction)|fireblades]] used by the [[Covenant]] and [[Covenant remnants|its remnants]].{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCCanonFodderMay2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/art-of-wort|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Art of Wort|D=21|M=5|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=BF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/brute-force|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Brute Force|D=19|M=3|Y=2017}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
Bloodblades are not exclusive to a specific pattern of fireblade, as they have been seen as {{Pattern|Meluth'qelos|fireblade}}s{{Ref/Level|Id=hor|Hi|House of Reckoning}} | {{Main|Energy sword (fiction)}} | ||
Bloodblades are energy swords that possess red-colored plasma blades instead of blue-colored ones. They are not exclusive to a specific pattern of fireblade, as they have been seen as {{Pattern|Meluth'qelos|fireblade}}s,{{Ref/Level|Id=hor|Hi|House of Reckoning}} {{Pattern|Pelosus|fireblade}}s,{{Ref/Reuse|h2amulti}}{{Ref/Reuse|hw2}} and two [[Unidentified energy sword pattern|unidentified patterns]].{{Ref/Game|Id=h3|Halo: The Master Chief Collection|Halo 3|Detail=[[Skins (Halo 3)#Energy Sword|Halo 3 Energy Sword skin - Bloodblade]]}}{{Ref/Anthology|HE|Headhunters (short story)}} | |||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
Bloodblades were used by some [[Special Operations Officer|Special Operations]] [[Sangheili]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Book|Id=headH|Halo: Evolutions|Section=Headhunters|Detail=Motion comic}} such as the [[Silent Shadow]]{{Ref/Book|Halo: Tales from Slipspace|Section=Hunting Party}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=MCCCanonFodderMay2021}} | Bloodblades were used by some [[Special Operations Officer|Special Operations]] [[Sangheili]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Book|Id=headH|Halo: Evolutions|Section=Headhunters|Detail=Motion comic}} such as the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Book|Halo: Tales from Slipspace|Section=Hunting Party}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=MCCCanonFodderMay2021}} One of their known uses was at the [[Algolis]] [[Algolis Invasion|Invasion]] in [[2549]], during the [[Human-Covenant War]], in the attempted execution of [[Atriox]].{{Ref/Level|Id=hw2|HW2|[[A New Enemy]]}} They were also seen [[Mission to an unidentified moon|in the defense of a Covenant moon base]].{{Ref/Reuse|headH}} Bloodblades were also in use with the [[Banished]], with one being in the possession of [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] as his personal energy sword during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|hor}} After [[John-117]] defeated 'Rdomnai, the Spartan kept the Sangheili's personal Bloodblade as a memento.{{Ref/Site|Id=Support|URL=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/6882880281364-Halo-Infinite-Weapon-Equipment-and-Vehicle-Inventory-|Site=Halo Support|Page=Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory|D=05|M=05|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Reuse|forge}} | ||
Bloodblades were also sometimes used in the UNSC's [[War Games]] simulation, like in [[Infection]] sessions.{{Ref/Game|Id=h2amulti|H2A|[[multiplayer]]}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-3-21-15-marching-on/bbac6734-f6bb-449e-8c79-0098a02c7884/posts?page=1#post6|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Marching On|D=10|M=02|Y=2020}} | |||
==In-game information== | |||
===''Halo 3''=== | |||
{{quote|Hidden. Active. Deadly. The Silent Shadow have been. The Silent Shadow remain.|In-game description{{Ref/Reuse|h3}}}} | |||
The Bloodblade is available in the ''Halo 3'' portion of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' as a [[Skins (Halo 3)|skin]] for the energy sword. | |||
== | ===''Halo 2: Anniversary''=== | ||
In ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' [[multiplayer]], the Bloodblade appears as the '''Infected Energy Sword''', sometimes shortened as '''Infected Sword'''. It is exclusively used by zombies in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''{{'}}s [[Infection]] mode. | |||
===''Halo Infinite''=== | |||
{{quote|Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat.|In-game description{{Ref/Game|Id=forge|HINF|Forge - Elite Bloodblade description|Quote=Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat.}}}} | |||
The '''Elite Bloodblade''' is a [[Legendary variant weapons|legendary weapon]] in the [[campaign]] of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. It can be acquired and wielded after the player has defeated [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] in ''[[House of Reckoning]]''. The difference with the standard energy sword is mostly in appearance; the blade features red coloration, and enemies slain by the Bloodblade disintegrate like they would if killed by a [[Forerunner]] weapon, albeit the visual effects carrying a red than orange coloration. It can be acquired at any [[Forward Operating Base]] following the completion of the level. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Illustrations=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:Roland's Death.jpg|[[Roland-B210]] is stabbed using a Bloodblade in the ''[[Headhunters (story)|Headhunters]]'' motion comic. | ||
File: | File:HEvol - Elite SpecOps Sword.png|Bloodblades being used by active camouflaged [[Silent Shadow]] Sangheili. | ||
File:RCSS.png|Silent Shadow using Bloodblades in ''[[Hunting Party]]''. | File:RCSS.png|Silent Shadow using Bloodblades in ''[[Hunting Party]]''. | ||
File:Halo Rise of Atriox2.png|Atriox blocks the Executioner's bloodblade on the cover of ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 2|Halo: Rise of Atriox #2]]''. | |||
File:Hroa2 objection.png|Atriox catches the Executioner's bloodblade in ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''. | |||
File:Enc22 Silent Shadow.jpg|Artwork of a Silent Shadow Sangheili with a Bloodblade for the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H2AMP-RedEnergySwordHUD.png|First-person view of the Bloodblade in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. | |||
File:H2AMP-RedEnergySword.png|A Spartan using a Bloodblade on [[Stonetown]] in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. | |||
File:HTMCC-H3 Bloodblade.png|A Sangheili with a Bloodblade on [[Heretic]] in the ''Halo 3'' component of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''. | |||
File:HW2-RedSword.PNG|The Executioner [[Itho 'Hesiikee]] with a bloodblade in ''Halo Wars 2''. | File:HW2-RedSword.PNG|The Executioner [[Itho 'Hesiikee]] with a bloodblade in ''Halo Wars 2''. | ||
File:HW2-Woah.png|[[Atriox]] blocks a bloodblade with his right hand. | File:HW2-Woah.png|[[Atriox]] blocks a bloodblade with his right hand in ''Halo Wars 2''. | ||
File: | File:HINF JegaRdomnai Swords.png|Jega 'Rdomnai wielding his personal Bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''. | ||
File: | File:HINF Bloodblade 1.png|A Spartan using a Bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite'' multiplayer. | ||
File:AmongUs.png|A Bloodblade in ''Among Us''. | File:AmongUs.png|A Bloodblade in ''[[Wikipedia:Among Us|Among Us]]''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | *''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||