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The Energy Projector was first encountered during the [[Battle of Reach]], where it was used by a Covenant [[Covenant Supercruiser|Supercruiser]], a ship that was seen for the first time. It is more frequently seen several months later, where [[Regret's Carrier]] uses one to destroy the [[Prophet]]'s temple after he had been assassinated by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] on [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]]. In ''Halo 3'', parts of Eastern Africa, Kenya and the city of [[Voi]] were glassed by [[Rtas' Vadum]] to stop the [[Flood]] infestation.

The weapon can fire a thin beam of extremely powerful and energetic particles. It is possible to predict when it was about to fire as it typically charges the beam up before firing. The beam has an effective range of over 50,000 kilometres, longer even than that of a [[UNSC]] [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] gun used by [[Orbital Defense Platforms]]. It is described as looking like pulse lasers, but tinged silver white, which is compared to the scintillation effect that is seen when a Covenant ship's shields are hit. The long range allowed a ship armed with this weapon to 'snipe' targets during ship-to-ship combat, albeit less effectively. The weapon has been observed to gut UNSC ships from stem to stern, such as the Frigate [[Gettysburg]] over Reach.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref> It also seems to be able to expand in size, depending on the size of the ship. Regret's Carrier seemed perfectly capable of destroying the Main Temple ''without'' moving its beam. It just grew in size and diameter, although power was probably dispersed as it grew.

According to [[Fred-104]], only the "big ships have them." Ships of the {{Class|Reverence|Cruiser|}}, the [[Covenant Supercruiser]], and the [[Assault Carrier]] were known to wield this weapon. Other large ship classes, such as the [[Covenant Supercarrier]], are very likely to have it too. The [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] have them too, albeit they have only two projectors, located under the ships bow, and under its middle. The Prophet of Regret's cleansing beam acts as a mini-Energy Projector in ''Halo Wars''.

*The weapon's beam has a similar appearance to the Particle Beam Rifle's Beam, and also has a similar purpose: To land a precise shot into critical areas of the enemy, and works using the same principle: accelerate small amounts of mass to near light speed to burn through human ships or human heads.  

*This beam is never used in gameplay apart from in [[Halo Wars|''Halo Wars'']].

*In [[Halo 3]], on the level [[The Storm]], Covenant ships can be seen uncovering [[The Portal]] by [[Glassing|glassing]].

*In Halo Wars, the color of the Energy Projector in based on your team color.