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 Early revisions of the [[MA5B assault rifle]] seemingly take influence from a number of sources, including the [[marathongame:MA-75 Assault Rifle/Grenade Launcher|MA–75B assault rifle]] from the ''[[Marathon]]'' series and the [https://alienanthology.fandom.com/wiki/M41A_Pulse_Rifle|M41A Pulse Rifle] from ''Aliens'' - a film which ''Halo'' is heavily [[List of references to Aliens in the Halo series|based upon]]. Some of these early RTS and third-person era assault rifles also displayed obvious outward similarities to the [[Wikipedia:Objective_Individual_Combat_Weapon|Objective Individual Combat Weapon]] (OICW) program which was active in the 1990s (around the time ''Halo'' began development) and the [https://starshiptroopers.fandom.com/wiki/Morita_Assault_Rifle Morita assault rifle]] from 1997's ''Starship Troopers'' - the former of which likely inspired the MA5's in-universe designation "Individual Combat Weapon System" (ICWS), while the latter was similarly-influential on the ''Halo'' series as ''Aliens''. This early OICW-inspired design can be seen firing an underbarrel [[grenade launcher]].
-The assault rifle design would gradually evolve throughout the rest of 1999 into a design more familiar to fans of the final game. PC Gamer's October 1999 issue would run a piece showcasing an updated screenshot with an assault rifle bearing much heavier resemblance to the final iteration.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=pcgamerusoct99|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Halo Press Scans|DEtail=PC Gamer October 1999|D=06|M=04|Y=2022}} This version of the assault rifle has a black steel frame and green furniture, similar to the ''Aliens'' M41 rifle, and has the addition of a secondary magazine located in front of the trigger - presumably used to reload the grenade launcher.{{Ref/Mag|Magazine=PC Gamer|Year=1999|Month=December|Issue=77|Page=8-9|Title=Your First Look at HALO}}
+The assault rifle design would gradually evolve throughout the rest of 1999 into a design more familiar to fans of the final game. PC Gamer's October 1999 issue would run a piece showcasing an updated screenshot with an assault rifle bearing much heavier resemblance to the final iteration.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.org/pressscans/display.html?scan=pcgamerusoct99|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Halo Press Scans|DEtail=PC Gamer October 1999|D=06|M=04|Y=2022}} This version of the assault rifle has a black steel frame and green furniture, similar to the ''Aliens'' M41 rifle, and has the addition of a secondary magazine located in front of the trigger - presumably used to reload the grenade launcher.{{Ref/Mag|Magazine=PC Gamer|Year=1999|Month=December|Issue=77|Page=8-9|Title=Your First Look at HALO}} A version of the assault rifle later seen in the third-person builds of ''Halo'' boasted the name '''MA-5 ICW/30mm CGL''' (possibly standing for something akin to ''Model A-5 Individual Combat Weapon/30mm Caseless Grenade Launcher'').
 <gallery>
 File:HCE MA5B Concept.jpg|Early 1998-era concept art by [[Robert McLees]].
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 File:HCE Marines Concept 2.png|1999 concept art by Shi Kai Wang - the Marines here showcase more recognisable designs for the assault rifle.
 File:HCE CornerPeek.jpg|Master Chief using the 1999-era assault rifle.
+File:PXH ThirdPersonAR.png|Master Chief using the assault rifle in the 1999-era builds of ''Halo''.
+File:HCE Gamestar2000 Cover.jpg|The MA5B on the cover of ''Gamestar'' magazine in 2000. By this time, the assault rifle resembled the final iteration in all but colour scheme.
+File:MA5B.png|The MA5B seen in the final game.
+</gallery>
+===Shotgun===
+The Shotgun can be first seen in 1999-era third-person builds, though little gameplay has been shown of it. In the HUD seen in these builds, the weapon is labelled the '''WSTE-M90 sacs''', named in reference to the [https://marathongame.fandom.com/wiki/WSTE-M5_Combat_Shotgun WSTE-M5 Combat Shotgun] featured in ''Marathon 2''. The WST name would later make its way into ''Halo'' canon with the lore given for the [[M90A shotgun]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'', with [[Weapon System Technologies]] manufacturing numerous pieces of equipment for the UNSC. The 1999-era shotgun held five shells in its magazine, with at least one extra round in reserve.
+The shotgun would make a few minor changes between 1999 and 2000, predominantly graphical enhancements on the same basic design. From here, it would remain largely unchanged until final release in 2001 - save for a re-designation from the WSTE-M90 sacs to the [[M90 shotgun|M90 Close Assault Weapon System]] (CAWS). It is likely that the CAWS acronym was inspired by the real-world [[Wikipedia:AAI CAWS|AAI CAWS]] and [[Wikipedia:Heckler_%26_Koch_HK_CAWS|H&K CAWS]] shotguns, both predominant during the 1980s and 1990s.
+<gallery>
+File:Prexbox shotty.png|The 1999-era shotgun.
+File:PXH ThirdPerson WeaponsEngineer.png|An early iteration of the shotgun can be seen in this 1999-era UI.
+File:HCE CGWCover.jpg|The shotgun in 2000.
+File:Early Render Of Engineers.jpg|2000-era Master Chief aiming the shotgun at an Engineer.
+File:HCE_MarineShotgun.jpg|A Marine using the shotgun.
+File:Shotgun2.jpg|Master Chief holding the 2000-era shotgun.
+File:HCE 343 Guilty Spark Marine holding a M90.jpg|A Marine holding the shotgun in the final game.
 </gallery>