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I've suggested a rename since the current title is fanon. The best description given in the novel is "crystal cutlass". I'm not quite sure the weapon from Helljumper is one of these but artistic license could be a factor.
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(I've suggested a rename since the current title is fanon. The best description given in the novel is "crystal cutlass". I'm not quite sure the weapon from Helljumper is one of these but artistic license could be a factor.) |
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{{Rename|Blamite cutlass}} | |||
{{Weapon Infobox | {{Weapon Infobox | ||
| image=[[File:Jackal_Energy_Cutlass.png|250px]] | | image=[[File:Jackal_Energy_Cutlass.png|250px]] | ||
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| service=[[Human-Covenant War]] | | service=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
| affiliation=[[Covenant | | affiliation=[[Covenant]] | ||
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The '''energy cutlass''' is a [[Covenant]] [[melee]] weapon, primarily used by the [[Kig-Yar]]. | The '''energy cutlass''' is a [[Covenant]] [[melee]] weapon, primarily used by the [[Kig-Yar]]. | ||
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The weapon consists of a shard of [[Blamite|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.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 130''</ref> | The weapon consists of a shard of [[Blamite|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.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 130''</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> | 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#January|January 2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||