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*The Spartan Laser is currently the most expensive weapon to produce known. It costs 218,000.00 [[cR]], more than the cost of four fully armed Warthogs, 134 [[MA5B]] Assault Rifles, or over 7,266 [[M9 Fragmentation Grenades]]. | *The Spartan Laser is currently the most expensive weapon to produce known. It costs 218,000.00 [[cR]], more than the cost of four fully armed Warthogs, 134 [[MA5B]] Assault Rifles, or over 7,266 [[M9 Fragmentation Grenades]]. | ||
*It is unclear how the W/AV M6 G/GNR was given the battlefield moniker ''Spartan'' Laser. It is possible that the first wielder of the weapon was a [[SPARTAN-II]] super-soldier. Another possible reason for the nomenclature is that Spartans are symbols of invincible death machines capable of destroying vast numbers of enemy equipment and personnel. It could also be because of the marked styling similarities between the weapon and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] armor of a [[SPARTAN-II]]. This is most easily seen during the cutscene that starts the [[Halo 3]] level [[The Covenant|The Covenant (Level)]]. At the end of the cutscene, when the [[Pelican]] containing the Master Chief touches down, the Master Chief is seen in the right side of the screen lifting a Spartan Laser off of a rack inbetween the seats and the troop bay door and shouldering the weapon, making a visual comparison between the Spartan Laser and the [[MJOLNIR Mark VI|Master Chief's armor]] easy. | *It is unclear how the W/AV M6 G/GNR was given the battlefield moniker ''Spartan'' Laser. It is possible that the first wielder of the weapon was a [[SPARTAN-II]] super-soldier. Another possible reason for the nomenclature is that Spartans are symbols of invincible death machines capable of destroying vast numbers of enemy equipment and personnel. It could also be because of the marked styling similarities between the weapon and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] armor of a [[SPARTAN-II]]. This is most easily seen during the cutscene that starts the [[Halo 3]] level [[The Covenant|The Covenant (Level)]]. At the end of the cutscene, when the [[Pelican]] containing the Master Chief touches down, the Master Chief is seen in the right side of the screen lifting a Spartan Laser off of a rack inbetween the seats and the troop bay door and shouldering the weapon, making a visual comparison between the Spartan Laser and the [[MJOLNIR Mark VI|Master Chief's armor]] easy. | ||
*The side of the weapon has the Norse symbol for "[[Wikipedia:Gungnir|Gungnir]]" etched into it, which was the mythical spear wielded by the god Odin in Norse Mythology. Gungnir was described as having the ability to always hit its mark. Part of the mythology is that Odin would hurl his spear over the doomed side of a battle. | *The side of the weapon has the Norse symbol for "[[Wikipedia:Gungnir|Gungnir]]" etched into it, which was the mythical spear wielded by the god Odin in Norse Mythology. Gungnir was described as having the ability to always hit its mark. Part of the mythology is that Odin would hurl his spear over the doomed side of a battle. This makes an obvious reference to the SPARTAN-II's MJOLNIR armor, named for Odin's son Thor's hammer. | ||
*The Spartan Laser seems to trail off forever when fired into the sky, much like the [[Sentinel Beam]]. The beam of both weapons does end, however, usually at the invisible walls of the playing area. The Laser beam on [[Sandtrap]] covers over 75% of the width of the area (fired at a 45 degree angle). | *The Spartan Laser seems to trail off forever when fired into the sky, much like the [[Sentinel Beam]]. The beam of both weapons does end, however, usually at the invisible walls of the playing area. The Laser beam on [[Sandtrap]] covers over 75% of the width of the area (fired at a 45 degree angle). | ||
*When you pick up a Spartan Laser that has a tens digit higher than 2 and a ones digit other than zero, you will be able to fire a 20% powered laser and another shot after that with the remaining charge. For example if you have 45% power left in your Spartan Laser, you can fire up to 3 shots including the 5% amount of power. The damage is still equal to the 20% | *When you pick up a Spartan Laser that has a tens digit higher than 2 and a ones digit other than zero, you will be able to fire a 20% powered laser and another shot after that with the remaining charge. For example if you have 45% power left in your Spartan Laser, you can fire up to 3 shots including the 5% amount of power. The damage is still equal to the 20% | ||