Vorpal Talon: Difference between revisions

{{Quote|Light as a feather when wielded with unrestrained malice. Advanced Energy Sword that provides additional thruster hangtime and two thruster evades per cooldown.|In-game description<ref name="REQ">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Requisition system]]''</ref>}}

The '''Vorpal Talon''' is a special variant of the [[Type-1 energy sword|Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword]]. It has a maroon handle and an orange-to-cyan gradient for the main blade coloring.<ref name="H5G">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Multiplayer]]''</ref>

== Background ==

The ''Vorpal Talon'' is a named variant of the T-1 EW/S, imbued with various upgrades from [[Spartan abilities|two thruster evades]] between cooldowns to increased jump height, longer stabilizer duration, increased lunge distance, and a built-in [[motion tracker]] that retains its visibility on the user's [[heads-up display|HUD]] even when using [[smart-linking|Smart-Link]], mirroring the built-in motion tracker of the ''[[Nornfang]]'' [[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle]]. It is described to be virtually weightless when its wielder uses it with unrestrained malice.<ref name="REQ"/>

In [[2558#October|October 2558]], [[Fireteam Osiris]], accompanied by [[031 Exuberant Witness]], discovered a copy of the ''Vorpal Talon'' in an area on [[Genesis]] that they passed through on their mission to rescue [[Blue Team]] from [[Cortana]]'s [[Cryptum]].<ref name="Guardians">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - campaign level, ''[[Guardians (level)|Guardians]]''</ref> The weapon was later integrated into [[War Games]] simulations for use by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="H5G"/>