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'''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (T-33 GML)''', also known as the '''Type-33 Needler''', is the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[Type classification system|type classification]] for four distinct patterns of the [[Needler]], a [[Covenant]] [[Needle-based weaponry|needle-based]] infantry automatic weapon that launch [[Subanese crystal]]line shards capable of homing-in on targets.{{Ref/Book|Id=evg128|EVG|Page=128}} Although the four distinct patterns of the Needlers possessed aesthetic and functional differences, their shared UNSC type designation suggests that they were all catalogued and classified in [[2533]].
| image=[[Image:Bnetneedler.jpg|300px]]
| name=Needler
| manufacturer=[[Covenant]]
| model=Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
| type=Munitions Launcher
| cost=
| size=[[Halo 1]]/[[Halo 3]]: Handheld, Two Handed<br/>
[[Halo 2]]: Handheld, One Handed, [[Dual Wield]]able
*Needler (Halo 1)
**length: 66.8 centimeters
**width: 20 centimeters
**height: 60 centimeters
*Needler (Halo 2)
**length: 57.9 centimeters
*Needler (Halo 3)
**Length (o/a): 57.8 cm (22.75 in.)
**Length (barrel): 16.25 cm (6.4 in.)
**Weight (empty): 3.74 kg (8.25 lbs)
**Weight (loaded): 4.3 kg (9.5 lbs)
| damage per hit= Variable - Low to Instant Kill
*7 DU (Halo 1)<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Games/HaloPC/page.aspx?section=Guides&subsection=WeaponsVehiclesPages&page=2 Bungie.net's summary of Halo PC weapons]</ref>
| magazine= *Halo 1: 20 needles
*Halo 2: 30 needles
*Halo 3: 19 needles
| maxammo= *Halo 1: 100 needles
*Halo 2: 120 needles
**Dual-wielding: 240 needles
*Halo 3: 95
| fire= Automatic
| ammotype= Crystalline Explosive Projectiles
| operation= Unknown
| rate of fire= 510 rnds/min (Halo 3)
| velocity= 54 m/s (177 f/s)
| accuracy= High (Homing)
| range=Short-Medium Range
*75 meters (250 ft)
| era=
| counterpart=
*Halo 1: [[MA5B Assault Rifle]]  
*Halo 2: [[MA5B Assault Rifle]]
*Halo 3: [[MA5C Assault Rifle]]
| counterwep=
*At Close Range: [[Energy Sword]], [[Shotgun]], [[Gravity Hammer]]
*At Medium Range: [[Battle Rifle]], [[Covenant Carbine]], [[M6D]]
| affiliation=[[Covenant]]
}}


{{Article Quote|First order of business when dealing with a hostile armed with a needler is finding cover; second order of business is killing the mike foxtrot with the needler.|Anonymous serviceman}}
==''Nahle'hax-pattern'' needle launcher==
{{Main|Nahle'hax-pattern needler}}
The ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needle launcher is designated as '''T-33 GML'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=294}}{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}} This variant was commonly employed by the Covenant and its remnants.{{Ref/Game|HR|gameplay}}{{Ref/Book|Id=h4evg|H4EVG|Page=85}}{{Ref/Game|H4|gameplay}}
<gallery class=center>
File:HReach-NeedlerSide.png|The first chassis with blue lights on side of the upper cowling.
File:Enc22-Nahle'haxNeedler.png|The second chassis with metallic braces on the channel braces.
File:H4-Needler.png|The third chassis with no lights on the side of the upper cowling.
</gallery>


The '''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher'''<ref>http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3needler</ref>, more commonly known as the '''Needler''', is a [[Covenant]] infantry [[weapon]] that fires a glowing pink homing projectile capable of doing lethal damage. Once [[7]] "needles" embed themselves into an enemy, they explode, killing the enemy in almost all encounters.
==Fleet of Particular Justice variant==
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==Summary==
This pattern designated as '''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher''' was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}
'''The Needler''' is an extremely unusual [[Covenant]] weapon that fires pink, translucent, crystalline projectiles. It is most often wielded by [[Grunts]], [[Elites]], [[Drones]] , and sometimes even [[Jackals]] have been seen utilizing this weapon. [[Enforcers]] also have a larger version of the Needler mounted on themselves, along with one [[Sentinel]] by mistake.


Its razor sharp crystalline projectiles are fired from this elaborately designed [[Covenant]] weapon; it is widely believed that they use heat or organic signatures to home in on targets. Although easily deflected by [[energy shields]], the needles cause a chemical reaction in close proximity resulting in an explosive effect.<ref>[http://halo3.com halo3.com]</ref>After a number of needles ([[7]] or more) have entered a hostile combatant, they will shatter and explode, causing massive internal damage that always results in death and sending micro shrapnel through the air.
===Design details===
This Needler pattern is characterized by an additional handguard around the grip between the cowlings. It also possesses a longer handguard extending from the lower cowling,{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}} though, unlike other Needlers with this attribute, the handguard is angled downwards rather than curving upwards.{{Ref/Game|HCE|In-game model}}
<gallery class=center>
File:Needler.png|The HUD icon for this T-33 GML pattern.
File:Needlers and Ammo.jpg|Scattered Needlers and their ammunition boxes.
</gallery>


[[Image:1208118989_Needlers_and_Ammo.jpg‎|left|thumb|250px|Needlers and their ammunition.]]
===Usage===
This pattern of the Needler was commonly employed during the [[Battle of Installation 04|Battle]] of [[Installation 04]] by the forces deployed from the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]].{{Ref/Reuse|hcegameplay}} It was particularly popular among [[Special Operations Unggoy]] combating the [[Flood]].{{Ref/Level|HCE|Keyes (level)|Keyes}}{{Ref/Level|HCE|The Maw}}
<gallery class=center>
File:Curlback.png|An [[Unggoy Major]] wielding the Needler.
File:HCE Zuka Screenshot 6.jpg|Two SpecOps Unggoy firing their Needlers in the wreckage of {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.
File:Keyes.jpg|[[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] notably used a Needler after [[Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation|his rescue]].
</gallery>
{{clear}}


===Advantages===
==Fleet of Sacred Consecration variant==
This weapon fires enemy-tracking needles that embed themselves in the flesh of a target before exploding to cause damage. The rate of fire increases with continuous fire. If seven or more needles accumulate in the target, the needles' combined strength will create a large explosion, killing the target and causing splash damage to other nearby enemies. Needles can penetrate the energy [[shields]] of Elites, [[Sentinels]], and [[Spartans]], but bounce off [[Jackal Personal Arm Shields]]. They are especially useful against the [[Brutes]] in ''[[Halo 2]]'''s [[Campaign]] mode if many needles hit the Brute. In addition, the secondary explosions often kill surrounding enemies. For example, if you fire an entire clip into a charging [[Flood]] horde, then you will finish over half of them through secondary explosions of the needler.
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*[[Fall of High Charity|Fall of ''High Charity'']]{{Ref/Reuse|h2gameplay}}
}}


In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', the Needler can be useful for taking out several enemies clumped together; the first seven shots will kill the enemy and the rest of a clip will set off secondary explosions. In Campaign, the explosions will set off grenades, making the Needler very deadly against groups of enemies or powerful foes such as the Elites. It is also a good weapon in tight corridors, were it is impossible for enemies to dodge the needles by moving left or right, or any wide places with little to no cover.
This pattern designated as '''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher''' was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}


In ''Halo 2'', the only game in the trilogy where you can [[dual-wield]] the weapon (which suggests that a lighter model is used in that game), the effectiveness and rate of fire of the needlers can be increased by firing them "out of phase". This is accomplished when the user begins firing one of his needlers a fraction of a second before the other, and continues to fire them in full-auto so that the shots from each weapon are fired in a "one-two punch" pattern. You can tell when the pattern is just right because the guns will sound as if they are firing much more rapidly. This allows for a more constant and consistent stream of fire. Since each needle is in its own slot in the firing sequence, the failure of one needle to impact the target no longer means that two will fail.
===Design details===
This Needler pattern is characterized by upper and lower cowlings of congruent lengths.{{Ref/Game|H2|In-game model}}


In ''[[Halo 3]]'', the Needler is more powerful than ever before. With a faster rate of fire, greater accuracy, quicker projectiles, better homing capabilities and higher damage, the Needler has been improved in virtually every area. As the Needler now behaves more like a rifle than an [[SMG]], it can no longer be dual-wielded. However, it's no longer necessary to do so. [[Frankie]] has been quoted as saying that the Needler is now nearly a power weapon on its own.
===Usage===
This pattern of the Needler was commonly employed by the forces deployed from the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] during the [[Battle of Mombasa]] and [[Battle of Installation 05]]. Members of [[Sesa 'Refumee]]'s [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|heretic faction]], especially the [[Heretic Unggoy|Unggoy]], favored this Needler pattern as well.{{Ref/Reuse|h2gameplay}}
<gallery class=center>
File:HW-NeedlerElite.png|A Stealth Sangheili wielding the Needler during the [[Harvest campaign]].
File:Heretic grunts.jpg|Two Unggoy fielding the Needler in the [[Threshold gas mine]].
</gallery>
{{clear}}


When playing the ''Halo 3'' Campaign, until reaching [[Legendary]], it will not be considered as too much of a powerful weapon, but when it is, it's one of the best weapons to kill Brutes and many other opponents such as the [[Flood]]. It only takes those seven needles, even on higher difficulties, and the homing makes it practically unaffected by the difficulty setting. Most [[skulls]] do not alter the needler's effectiveness. The only skull that makes it less effective is Tough Luck, as enemies are liable to dodge the homing needles.
==Truth's fleet pattern==
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*[[Battle of Voi]]{{Ref/Reuse|h3gameplay}}
*[[Battle of Installation 00]]{{Ref/Reuse|h3gameplay}}
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===Disadvantages===
This pattern designated as '''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher''' was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}
[[Image:H3_needler_sm.gif|thumb|right|250px|A side profile of the Needler]]


The needles that are fired are quite slow, and are very ineffective against [[vehicles]]. The needles also take time to hit/explode on the target, leaving the target time to move in and inflict some of the explosive splash damage on the shooter. This is best illustrated when dealing with the Flood or a [[Zealot]] wielding an [[Energy Sword]]. It is nearly impossible to hit [[Active Camouflage|invisible]] enemies with the Needler because in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'', it does not home in on invisible targets, but in ''Halo 3'' the Needler is able to home in on camouflaged [[Brutes]]. The learning curve of the "lead" needed to hit strafing targets is also high. And when faced with experienced opponents in multiplayer (who often randomize their strafing patterns) the weapon is almost always overshadowed by better, more reliable options. An enemy who goes in a circular path will always dodge the Needler rounds-you can empty clips into the air and not hit him/her. Against larger and more heavily armored opponents, such as [[Hunters]], the Needler is generally ineffective. The Needler also proves ineffective against [[Jackal|Jackals]] because the needles will simply bounce off the shields. Unless one can fire sideways with the Jackal caught unawares, any other weapon is preferable to take them down. In addition, the needles themselves do not inflict much damage, and that only the general explosion inside the enemy will kill them. Therefore, combinations of shooting/[[melee]]ing to get a kill are not ideal with this weapon. Also, this means that, in  [[Halo 2]], the Needler should be dual wielded only with another Needler. In addition, the Needler is more or less useless against enemies with protection (ex. the Hunter's shield). The reason is that the needles will bounce harmlessly away. Only if you aim extremely carefullly will you be able to hit them at all, much less fill them up. [[Covenant]] species in this category include Hunters and Jackals.
===Design details===
This Needler pattern is characterized by upper and lower cowlings of congruent lengths. In addition, there are purple light fixtures around the barrel and its adjoining channel braces.{{Ref/Game|H3|In-game model}}


==Description and Appearance==
===Usage===
While the Needler appeared in the original ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the individual crystalline needles were used as a hand to hand weapon in the novel, [[Halo: Contact Harvest]]. It made a return in ''Halo 2'', and was made a bit less powerful with the advent of dual wielding. However, after ''Halo 2'''s 1.1 [[multiplayer]] patch, the weapon was toned down even more. The weapon returns in ''Halo 3''. This time it is not dual-wieldable, but the weapon has been significantly rebalanced to allow it to stand on its own; it is one of the most effective medium-ranged weapons in the game, especially when used against Brutes or Flood.
This pattern of the Needler was commonly employed by the forces deployed from the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] during the [[Battle of Voi]] and the [[Battle of Installation 00]]{{Ref/Reuse|h3gameplay}}
<gallery class=center>
File:BL Thon attacks Three.png|[[Otto-031]] firing a Needler at [[Thon 'Talamee]] during the [[Battle of Line Installation 1-4]].
File:HTMCC-H3ODST DroneNeedler.jpg|A [[Yanme'e Ultra]] firing a Needler during the [[Battle of Mombasa]].
File:HTMCC-H3ODST BruteNeedler.jpg|A [[Jiralhanae Minor]] with a Needler during the Battle of Mombasa.
</gallery>
{{clear}}


===Changes from Halo: Combat Evolved to Halo 2===
==Trivia==
[[Image:1210496382 1203957011 926632 20071030 screen015.jpg|thumb|right|An [[Elite]] armed with a Needler.]]
*On the ''Halo 2'' level ''[[Quarantine Zone]]'', there is [[Needler Sentinel|a lone Sentinel]] that fires Needler rounds and drops a Needler when it is destroyed.
*Weapon appears to be smaller compared to the player.
*In ''Halo 3'', regardless of how many needles are loaded in the weapon, none will appear in the Needler's shadow.
*In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the gun, as well as the needles before and after firing, had a slight blue tinge to them, this is all but eliminated.
*''[[Bungie.net]]''{{'}}s ''Halo 3'' statistics page claims that the Needler has thirty needles per magazine instead of the actual nineteen.
*It is wielded far less often by enemy Elites and Grunts.
*In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'' and the ''Halo 2 Vista'' map ''[[Uplift]]'' are the only levels to feature Needler ammunition outside the Needler.
*The magazine size is increased to thirty needles. Maximum amount of magazines remains the same.
*When using Anniversary mode in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', dropped Needlers are always depicted as either being fully loaded or completely depleted. However, when playing Classic mode, the number of needles can be seen indicating how many remained in the magazine prior to the weapon being picked up.
*Explosion has significantly less pressure wash to harm those nearby.
*Only one explosion is needed to kill any covenant enemy; in Halo: CE, up to three were needed to kill high ranking elites on difficulties as low as [[Normal]].
*Needles fly faster.
*Only one explosion will go off within an enemy, in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' multiple explosions could go off in one body, even after death.
*The melee attacks are faster than in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
*Slower rate of fire in ''Halo 2''.
*Melee animation is different,and seems to do less damage.


=== Changes from Halo 2 to Halo 3===
==Gallery==
*Reticle must be red in order for the needles to seek.
===''Halo: Combat Evolved''===
*Magazine size has been decreased to 19 rounds.
<gallery>
*Rate of fire has been dramatically increased.
File:HCE_Needler_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Needler.
*Needles appear to travel faster.
File:HCE_Needler_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of the Needler.
*Weapon can no longer be dual wielded.  
File:HCE EliteEarlyNeedler Screenshot.jpg|A [[Sangheili Minor]] wielding a Needler in an early build.
*Will Never be wielded by [[Elites]] unless you give them one.
File:HCE-Needler-FirstPerson.jpg|First-person view of the Needler.
File:HCE - CovSpecOps.jpg|A [[Special Operations Officer|SpecOps Sangheili]] wielding the Needler.
</gallery>


== UNSC Remarks ==
===''Halo 2''===
"I don’t know how it works, but it seems the needles can only follow you if they can see you."
<gallery>
File:Needler-H2.png|A profile view of the Needler.
File:H2 Elite SpecOps.png|A SpecOps Sangheili wielding the Needler.
File:Heretic grunt.jpg|An [[Heretic Unggoy]] with the Needler.
File:H2-DualNeedlers-Gameplay.png|First-person view of dual-wielding Needlers.
File:H2-SingleNeedler-Gameplay.png|First-person view of single-wielding a Needler.
File:H2 e304 dualneedlers.jpg|First-person view of dual-wielding Needlers in multiplayer.
</gallery>


"Anything stuck with enough needles will blow sky high—and if a Foxtrot is unlucky enough to be carrying grenades, those’re gonna cook off too."
===''Halo 3''===
 
<gallery>
“I caught three in the leg as I was diving behind a broken wall—they lodged right in there where the greave meets the boot. When they went off it damn near broke my ankle and flung like little splinters of glass or crystal or whatever all up my left side—the corpsman was pulling the shards outta me for the better part of two hours.”
File:Bnetneedler.jpg|Promotional image of the Needler.
 
File:Needler Halo 3.png|An angled view of the Needler.
“Luckily—listen to me “luckily”—the needles only detonate when they’re embedded in living tissue. Now that’s lucky because it’s not gonna blow a hole in the wall you’re hiding behind or tear the tires off of the vehicle you’re trying to escape in.”
File:H3-NeedlerProfile.png|A profile view of the Needler.
 
File:Halo-3-20070923023617567.jpg|A first-person view of the Needler.
“It’s about as close to a fire-and-forget small arm that were likely to ever see—and it ain’t ours. This is why we’re losing.”
File:Needler123.jpg|A Spartan firing the Needler in multiplayer.
 
File:Halo-3-legendary-map-pack--20080408000202983.jpg|A barrage of blamite shards in multiplayer.
“First order of business when dealing with a hostile armed with a Needler is finding cover; second order of business is killing the mike foxtrot with the Needler.”
</gallery>
 
==Character Compatibility==
*[[Sgt. Johnson]]
*[[Captain Keyes]]
*[[Elites]]
*[[Spartans]]
*[[Brutes]] (have animation but not used)
*[[Drones]]
*[[Grunts]]
*[[Marines]]
*[[Flood]] [[Combat Form|Combat Form (Human)]]
*[[Flood]] [[Combat Form|Combat Form (Elite)]]
*[[Needler Sentinel |Sentinel]] (Bungie error)
 
== Trivia==
*Archie Gates made four songs about the Needler weapon.
*In [[Halo 3]] and [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], Elites do not use Needlers as much as they did in [[Halo 2]].
*It is highly speculated that the Needler was inspired by Half-Life 1's Hive Hand (The one that spits out bee-like insects) due to its similar ability to lock on to enemies in a homing manner.{{Fact}}
*In the [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] instruction book there are Needler blueprints under the Plasma Rifle blueprints.
*It takes seven or more needles to set off the full explosion and kill targets such as Spartans or Elites. This is another early incarnation of [[Bungie]]'s fascination with the number [[7]].
*In Halo: Combat Evolved on Easy difficulty, it is possible to kill a Hunter using a Needler, but it takes exactly three clips of ammunition to do so.
*In the [[Sacred Icon (Level)|Sacred Icon]] in the first [[Enforcer]] fight behind the Gondola there are three overloaded Needlers with 135 ammo each.
*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] and Sgt.Johnson are the only main [[UNSC]] characters that use a Needler in-game.
*The only level in all three games of the [[Halo]] trilogy where Needler ammunition can be found outside of the weapon is [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]] in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
*In ''Halo 3'', if you look at your shadow while holding a Needler (regardless of how many needles are protruding from the top) there will not be any needles visible in the top of the Needler in your shadow. This is to compensate with simple reloading, third person etc animations.
*In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the needles appear bluish-pink when in the Needler, although they've always been pink when shot.
*In ''Halo 3'', the force of the Needler explosion was reduced along with the multiple explosions of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2''.
*Its color has also been changed to that of a [[Plasma Grenade]] from the red-pink of the original invention.
*If you shoot a weapon in ''Halo 3'' with at least seven needles, then quickly pick it up while still firing, the weapon will explode and you will die. This glitch counts as a suicide.
*A second suicide method is to crouch on a floor that rebounds needler shots, aim at your foot, and eventually, through continual fire (About 4 clips) you will die.
*A third, faster way to commit suicide is to walk into a fence and your arms and the needler will be outside of the fence and your chest will be against the fence. The needles actually fire from further back from the needler about where the fence is. You will die before your clip runs out and the last 3-4 shots will not explode.
*In ''Halo 3'''s [[Forge]] mode, there's a minor Glitch where if you set the weapon's Spare ammunition clips to two, the Needler will have three spare clips instead.
*The Needler is incorrectly labeled as having 30 needles per clip, instead of the actual 19.
*''Halo 2'' is the only game in which you can dual-wield needlers.
*Needlers cause two types of damage. ''Penetration'', getting hurt on impact of the crystalline needles, and ''Explosive'', implosion and explosion of needles wedged in the body.
*The Needler is [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]]'s next-to trademark weapon, the other being the [[Energy Sword]].
*The Needler is one of the few Covenant projectiles that use re-loadable ammunition. The others are the [[Fuel Rod Gun]], the [[Carbine]], the [[Spiker]], the [[Mauler]] and the [[Brute Shot]]. This is of course simple speculation, as the UNSC has not found a way to reload the battery of any plasma weapon.
*In [[Halo Custom Edition]], there are approximately four ways to reload a needler.
*There is a glitch in [[Halo 2]] where you can get a [[Jackal]] to fire a Needler, but no needles will come out. To read more, go to [[Charging needler glitch| this page]].
*imSuck the machinima producer made a music video about the needler.
*The Needler is thought to be non Dual-wieldable in [[Halo 3]] because it was too powerful so instead Bungie upgraded its power and speed to compensate for it being non Dual-wieldable, so to compensate they added the [[Spiker]] and the [[Mauler]].
*In [[Halo 3]] if you kill five enemies in a row with the Needler you will obtain the achievement "[[Fear the Pink Mist]]."
*Some players amid Halo 3's multiplayer discern the Needler as a cheap way of getting a simple kill as it does not require much talent to aim a homing weapon.
*It is possible to hit the needles in a needler and hear a ping sound
*There is a [[Sentinel]] that fires needler rounds and when destroyed it drops a needler. It is found on the level [[Quarantine Zone]].
*in halo [[ghosts of Onyx]] the needler is actually revealed to be a pistol
 
== Related Links ==
*[[Covenant Weapons]]
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*[[Energy Cutlass]]
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==Images==
===''Halo Wars''===
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Image:Halo3 Spartan-needler-01.jpg|A Spartan in [[EVA]] armor wields the needler.
File:HW Jackal Concept 2.jpg|Concept art featuring Kig-Yar armed with Needlers and [[Particle beam rifle|beam rifles]].
Image:Needler-1.jpg|Dual Wielding the Needler.
File:HW deacon.jpg|An Unggoy [[Deacon]] with the Needler.
Image:GruntUltra03.jpg|Grunts are often seen with the needler.
Image:Needler Halo 3.jpg|The Halo 3 Needler.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Believe]]'' 
**''[[Enemy Weapon]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Homecoming]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Homecoming (TV Series)|Homecoming]]''
**''[[Reckoning]]''
**''[[Transcendence]]''
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Latest revision as of 18:19, August 16, 2023

This article is about the models in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3. For other variants of the Needler, see Needler.

Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (T-33 GML), also known as the Type-33 Needler, is the United Nations Space Command's type classification for four distinct patterns of the Needler, a Covenant needle-based infantry automatic weapon that launch Subanese crystalline shards capable of homing-in on targets.[1] Although the four distinct patterns of the Needlers possessed aesthetic and functional differences, their shared UNSC type designation suggests that they were all catalogued and classified in 2533.

Nahle'hax-pattern needle launcherEdit

Main article: Nahle'hax-pattern needler

The Nahle'hax-pattern needle launcher is designated as T-33 GML.[2][1] This variant was commonly employed by the Covenant and its remnants.[3][4][5]

  • The first chassis with blue lights on side of the upper cowling.

  • The second chassis with metallic braces on the channel braces.

  • The third chassis with no lights on the side of the upper cowling.

Fleet of Particular Justice variantEdit

Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Sacred Promissory[1]

Type:

Needler[1][6]

Specifications

Ammunition type:

Subanese crystalline shards[1]

Feed system:

20 shards/magazine[7]

Rate of fire:

Automatic[7]

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War
 

This pattern designated as Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher was manufactured by the Sacred Promissory.[1]

Design detailsEdit

This Needler pattern is characterized by an additional handguard around the grip between the cowlings. It also possesses a longer handguard extending from the lower cowling,[1] though, unlike other Needlers with this attribute, the handguard is angled downwards rather than curving upwards.[8]

  • The HUD icon for this T-33 GML pattern.

  • Scattered Needlers and their ammunition boxes.

UsageEdit

This pattern of the Needler was commonly employed during the Battle of Installation 04 by the forces deployed from the Fleet of Particular Justice.[7] It was particularly popular among Special Operations Unggoy combating the Flood.[9][10]

Fleet of Sacred Consecration variantEdit

Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Sacred Promissory[1]

Type:

Needler[1][11]

Specifications

Ammunition type:

Subanese crystal shards[1]

Feed system:

30 shards/magazine[11][12]

Rate of fire:

Automatic[12]

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War
 

This pattern designated as Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher was manufactured by the Sacred Promissory.[1]

Design detailsEdit

This Needler pattern is characterized by upper and lower cowlings of congruent lengths.[16]

UsageEdit

This pattern of the Needler was commonly employed by the forces deployed from the Fleet of Sacred Consecration during the Battle of Mombasa and Battle of Installation 05. Members of Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction, especially the Unggoy, favored this Needler pattern as well.[12]

Truth's fleet patternEdit

Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
 
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Sacred Promissory[1]

Type:

Needler[1][17][18]

Specifications

Length:

  • Overall: 57.8 centimetres (22.8 in)[17][19]
  • Barrel: 16.25 centimetres (6.40 in)[17]

Weight:

  • Empty: 3.74 kilograms (8.2 lb)[17][19]
  • Loaded: 4.3 kilograms (9.5 lb)[17][19]

Ammunition type:

Subanese crystalline shards[1]

Feed system:

19 shards[19][20]

Rate of fire:

Automatic[20] (510 rounds/minute)[17]

Muzzle velocity:

54 meter/second (177 feet/second)[17]

Effective range:

64 metres (210 ft)[17][19]

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War
 

This pattern designated as Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher was manufactured by the Sacred Promissory.[1]

Design detailsEdit

This Needler pattern is characterized by upper and lower cowlings of congruent lengths. In addition, there are purple light fixtures around the barrel and its adjoining channel braces.[24]

UsageEdit

This pattern of the Needler was commonly employed by the forces deployed from the Prophet of Truth's fleet during the Battle of Voi and the Battle of Installation 00[20]

TriviaEdit

  • On the Halo 2 level Quarantine Zone, there is a lone Sentinel that fires Needler rounds and drops a Needler when it is destroyed.
  • In Halo 3, regardless of how many needles are loaded in the weapon, none will appear in the Needler's shadow.
  • Bungie.net's Halo 3 statistics page claims that the Needler has thirty needles per magazine instead of the actual nineteen.
  • In Halo: Combat Evolved level 343 Guilty Spark and the Halo 2 Vista map Uplift are the only levels to feature Needler ammunition outside the Needler.
  • When using Anniversary mode in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, dropped Needlers are always depicted as either being fully loaded or completely depleted. However, when playing Classic mode, the number of needles can be seen indicating how many remained in the magazine prior to the weapon being picked up.

GalleryEdit

Halo: Combat EvolvedEdit

Halo 2Edit

  • A profile view of the Needler.

  • A SpecOps Sangheili wielding the Needler.

  • An Heretic Unggoy with the Needler.

  • First-person view of dual-wielding Needlers.

  • First-person view of single-wielding a Needler.

  • First-person view of dual-wielding Needlers in multiplayer.

Halo 3Edit

  • Promotional image of the Needler.

  • An angled view of the Needler.

  • A profile view of the Needler.

  • A first-person view of the Needler.

  • A Spartan firing the Needler in multiplayer.

  • A barrage of blamite shards in multiplayer.

Halo WarsEdit

  • Concept art featuring Kig-Yar armed with Needlers and beam rifles.

  • An Unggoy Deacon with the Needler.

List of appearancesEdit

SourcesEdit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 128
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 294
  3. ^ Halo: Reach, gameplay
  4. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 85
  5. ^ Halo 4, gameplay
  6. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, game manual
  7. ^ a b c d Halo: Combat Evolved, gameplay
  8. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, In-game model
  9. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Keyes
  10. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Maw
  11. ^ a b Halo 2, game manual
  12. ^ a b c d e f Halo 2, gameplay
  13. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Relic Interior
  14. ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Arbiter
  15. ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Oracle
  16. ^ Halo 2, In-game model
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h Bungie.net, Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher - 9/6/2007 (Retrieved on Jan 16, 2021) [local archive] [external archive]
  18. ^ Halo 3, game manual
  19. ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 323
  20. ^ a b c d e Halo 3, gameplay
  21. ^ Halo: Helljumper, issue 4
  22. ^ Halo: Blood Line, issue 4
  23. ^ Halo 3: ODST, gameplay
  24. ^ Halo 3, In-game model

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