The M363 Remote Projectile Detonator, colloquially known as the Sticky Detonator, is a single-shot handheld explosive weapon. It is manufactured by Acheron Security and is used by the UNSC Defense Force.[1]
Overview
The M363 RPD is a low-profile single-shot weapon that launches a magnetically latched explosive, which the operator can remotely detonate when at a safe distance. Although previously manufactured in low quantities, this weapon’s size and ease-of-transportability has made it ubiquitous in the years which followed the Human-Covenant War. [2] The weapon has a fold-out screen on the left side which shows a motion tracker display from the view of the fired projectile.[3] Once fired, the projectile activates a strobe light indicating its status.[4]
Multiplayer
The Sticky Detonator can be used as a highly effective tactical weapon. While it is not overly effective at straight on engagement, it can be fired onto the floor of heavily traficked areas, or into vehicles, and then delay-detonated when an enemy appears. This strategy is best used with cloak, or with a faraway teammate (preferably a sniper) to spot when the targets arrive.
Trivia
- The weapon first appeared in Halo 4's Awakening announcement trailer, in which John-117 grabs an RPD floating in zero gravity and uses it to blow a piece of debris out of his way while escaping the exploding wreckage of the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.
- The sticky detonator has two melee animations: One is the standard "punch" animation used by similar pistol-like weapons. The other is a "backhand" smack.
- The weapon is referred to as the "Sticky Grenade Launcher" in the multiplayer carnage report.
- If motion tracker is disabled, the sticky detonator's will also be disabled.
Gallery
Concept art of the M363 Remote Projectile Detonator in Halo 4.
Detail of the weapon's magnetic explosive.
The sticky detonator in the Halo 4 teaser trailer.
A view of the weapon's overhead profile.
A series of stills depicting the M363's firing and operation.
John-117 reloads his M363 at the edge of the wreckage of the Forward Unto Dawn.
The weapon's reload animation.
First-person view of the sticky detonator. Note the screen showing the target's proximity to the projectile.
List of appearances
- Halo 4 (First appearance)
Sources
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