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File:HTMCC H2 SilencedSMG DualWield.png|[[Dual wielding]] the Silenced SMG (left) and the regular SMG (right).
File:HTMCC H2 SilencedSMG DualWield.png|[[Dual wielding]] the Silenced SMG (left) and the regular SMG (right).
File:HTMCC H2 SilencedSMG.png|The Suppressed SMG in-game in ''The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HTMCC H2 SilencedSMG.png|The Suppressed SMG in-game in ''The Master Chief Collection''.
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==Forerunner==
Several [[Sentinel]] weapons were seemingly cut from ''Halo 2''.
===Sentinel Needler===
{{Quote| The needler sentinel that was cut from the game dropped a sentinel arm weapon (identical in appearance to the beam weapon) that shot small red needles. It even had its own unique sentinelly, needly crosshair and pickup image.|David Candland speaks out about the Needler Sentinel.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive24.pl?read=697571|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Re: Sentinels with needlers?|Quote=Hmmm. Not quite. That appears to be a mod video. The needler sentinel that was cut from the game dropped a sentinel arm weapon (identical in appearance to the beam weapon) that shot small red needles. It even had its own unique sentinelly, needly crosshair and pickup image.|Quote=David Candland|D=25|M=10|Y=2021}}}}
During earlier stages of ''Halo 2'', the game was intended to include a [[Cut Halo 2 enemies#Needler Sentinel|Needler Sentinel]] as an enemy. This Sentinel variant was to be armed with a unique weapon, visually identical to the [[Sentinel beam]], that shot small red [[Subanese crystal|needles]], possibly similar to the [[pulse beam]]s employed by [[Enforcer]]s.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive24.pl?read=697541|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Re: Sentinels with needlers?|Quote=We used to have sentinels that dropped needler weapons but ended up cutting them. If you found one we missed, I would be very interested if you could verify it.|Quote=David Candland|D=25|M=10|Y=2021}} The weapon was to have its own unique crosshair and weapon pickup icons, which remain in the files of ''[[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|Halo 2 Vista]]'' alongside pickup text strings referencing the gun.
This Needler Sentinel enemy has little to do with the [[Needler Sentinel]] enemy included in ''Halo 2'', which was the result of an oversight by Bungie staff.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive24.pl?read=697604|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Re: Sentinels with needlers?|Quote=There was a time when we had a sentinel red needler weapon, but it looks like it did, in fact, get completely cut after all and that this little dude is some aberration of a different variety that our test team missed.|Quote=David Candland|D=25|M=10|Y=2021}}
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File:H2 SentinelNeedler Crosshair Icon.png|The crosshair icon for the Sentinel Needler.
File:H2 SentinelNeedler HUD Icon.png|The HUD icon for the charged bolt.
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===Sentinel Grenade Launcher===
Similarly to the Sentinel Needler, ''Halo 2'' game files mention a "Sentinel Grenade Launcher" in the text pickup strings. Some unused HUD icons remain in the files for the weapon, though little is known of its intended function or purpose.
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File:H2 SentinelGrenadeLauncher HUD Icon.png|The icon for the Sentinel Grenade Launcher in the HUD.
File:H2_SentinelGrenadeLauncher_Crosshair_Icon.png|A weapon crosshair in the game files, likely corresponding with the Sentinel Grenade Launcher.
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===Sentinel Enforcer Charged Bolt===
Little is known of this weapon, save for its name. Some unused HUD icons (shown below) likely correspond with the weapon.
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File:H2_SentinelChargedBolt_Crosshair_Icon.png|The presumed crosshair for the charged bolt.
File:H2 SentinelChargedBolt HUD Icon.png|The presumed HUD icon for the charged bolt.
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Revision as of 19:08, October 25, 2021

This page discusses elements of deleted material and cut content. Some information on the page is sourced from game files and may not be verifiable through external sources. Where possible, such information should be clearly-marked and replaced with a proper external source as soon as one is available.

During the development of Halo 2, a number of weapons were cut from the game's release.

Covenant

Disintegrator

A Covenant counterpart to the UNSC Flamethrower, the Disintegrator is featured in the Halo 2 Beta and can be spawned via modding. The weapons is untextured and fires flame-like particle effects - though in third-person the effects are more akin to a kind of red plasma. The weapon appears to have a cooldown bar of some kind around the reticule, though this is nonfunctional in the beta.[1]

Human

Flamethrower

Also found in the Halo 2 beta, the M7057 flamethrower first cut from Halo: Combat Evolved and later featured in Halo PC was similarly cut from Halo 2.[1] The weapon was eventually realised in Halo 3.

General-purpose machine gun (GPMG)

Although the M247 machine gun is featured in-game as a a support weapon, the general purpose machine gun (GPMG) was seemingly intended to also be available for use as a weapon in first-person. In the launch build of Halo 2, strings in the game files referenced the GPMG such as picking up and switching to the weapon. The weapon was not seen physically until the release of Halo 2 on PC as part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, when the GPMG was added to the game's shared directory, allowing it to be spawned in and used via modding.[2]

The GPMG is complete with firing, reload and melee animations, sound effects and firing particle effects, and features an altered model including a removable magazine and a buttstock not found on the original machine gun model.

Machine gun turret with grenade launcher

In early concept art and builds of Halo 2, the M247 machine gun was attached with an over-barrel 25mm grenade launcher.[3]

Silenced SMG

At one point in the development of Halo 2, the Suppressed SMG was intended for inclusion. The weapon features unique firing sound effects and particle effects alongside a suppressor on the barrel, though otherwise appears to inherit all the properties of the basic M7 SMG.[2] The M7S would later make its in-game debut in Halo 2 for Windows Vista as a weapon spawn on the map Example, before being prominently featured in Halo 3: ODST. The later release of Halo 2: Anniversary would see the Suppressed SMG included in the game's updated multiplayer component.

The release of Halo 2 on PC in The Master Chief Collection similarly added the Suppressed SMG to the game files, allowing it to be used through the use of modding.[2]

Forerunner

Several Sentinel weapons were seemingly cut from Halo 2.

Sentinel Needler

" The needler sentinel that was cut from the game dropped a sentinel arm weapon (identical in appearance to the beam weapon) that shot small red needles. It even had its own unique sentinelly, needly crosshair and pickup image."
— David Candland speaks out about the Needler Sentinel.[4]

During earlier stages of Halo 2, the game was intended to include a Needler Sentinel as an enemy. This Sentinel variant was to be armed with a unique weapon, visually identical to the Sentinel beam, that shot small red needles, possibly similar to the pulse beams employed by Enforcers.[5] The weapon was to have its own unique crosshair and weapon pickup icons, which remain in the files of Halo 2 Vista alongside pickup text strings referencing the gun.

This Needler Sentinel enemy has little to do with the Needler Sentinel enemy included in Halo 2, which was the result of an oversight by Bungie staff.[6]

Sentinel Grenade Launcher

Similarly to the Sentinel Needler, Halo 2 game files mention a "Sentinel Grenade Launcher" in the text pickup strings. Some unused HUD icons remain in the files for the weapon, though little is known of its intended function or purpose.

Sentinel Enforcer Charged Bolt

Little is known of this weapon, save for its name. Some unused HUD icons (shown below) likely correspond with the weapon.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Twitter, The Vengeful 'Vadam (@vengeful_vadam): "In the Halo 2 Beta, there were two cut weapons: -The Flamethrower, which would be repurposed to become the Halo 3 Flamethrower -The Disintegrator, a Covenant counterpart to the Flamethrower." (Retrieved on Sep 8, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c YouTube - Lord Zedd, Halo: MCC - Flying The Falcon in Halo 2 And More!
  3. ^ The Art of Halo, page 109
  4. ^ halo.bungie.org, Re: Sentinels with needlers?: "David Candland" (Retrieved on Oct 25, 2021) [archive]
  5. ^ halo.bungie.org, Re: Sentinels with needlers?: "David Candland" (Retrieved on Oct 25, 2021) [archive]
  6. ^ halo.bungie.org, Re: Sentinels with needlers?: "David Candland" (Retrieved on Oct 25, 2021) [archive]