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The '''energy cutlass''' is a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[melee]] weapon, primarily used by the [[Kig-yar]].
The '''energy cutlass''' is a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[melee]] weapon, primarily used by the [[Kig-Yar]].


The weapon consists of a shard of pink, glass-like crystal. They are used primarily to dispatch enemies in close-quarters fights, especially when boarding an enemy ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 125''</ref> They are similar to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[combat knife]]. These blades house a complex chemical mixture within them that causes the knife to explode into shards when embedded into a soft target, similar to a [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] round.
The weapon consists of a shard of pink, glass-like crystal. They are used primarily to dispatch enemies in close-quarters fights, especially when boarding an enemy ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 125''</ref> They are similar to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[combat knife]]. These blades house a complex chemical mixture within them that causes the knife to explode into shards when embedded into a soft target, similar to a [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] round.


The [[Unggoy]] also use them, as seen during the fighting on the [[Tiara]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 366''</ref>
The [[Unggoy]] also use them, as seen during the fighting on the [[Tiara]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 366''</ref> Energy cutlasses were used by several Kig-Yar during the [[Battle of Ariel]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref>  


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 16:03, April 10, 2014

Template:Weapon Infobox The energy cutlass is a Covenant melee weapon, primarily used by the Kig-Yar.

The weapon consists of a shard of pink, glass-like crystal. They are used primarily to dispatch enemies in close-quarters fights, especially when boarding an enemy ship.[1] They are similar to the UNSC combat knife. These blades house a complex chemical mixture within them that causes the knife to explode into shards when embedded into a soft target, similar to a Needler round.

The Unggoy also use them, as seen during the fighting on the Tiara during the First Battle of Harvest.[2] Energy cutlasses were used by several Kig-Yar during the Battle of Ariel in 2552.[3]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 125
  2. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 366
  3. ^ Halo: Helljumper, Issue #2

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