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Energy cutlass

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This article is about the Kig-Yar weapon. For other uses, see Knife.
Energy cutlass
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Production overview

Type:

Melee

Specifications

Length:

24 inches (61 cm)[1]

Blade composition:

Blamite

Effective range:

Melee

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War

 

The energy cutlass is a Covenant melee weapon, primarily used by the Kig-Yar for light skirmishes in close-quarter situations. Used by Kig-Yar soldiers and pirates alike, the energy cutlass is considered to be very useful during boarding actions on hostile ships or in melee engagements in confined spaces.[1]

The weapon is composed of a complex arrangement of chemicals, plasma, alloys, and a shard of blamite.[1] They are used primarily to dispatch enemies in close-quarters fights, especially when boarding an enemy ship.[2] 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 Type-33 Needler round. Before it explodes, the blade will begin to pulse with a rosy red color.[3]

The Unggoy also use them, as seen during the fighting on the Tiara during the First Battle of Harvest.[4] Energy cutlasses were used by several Kig-Yar during the Battle of Ariel in January 2552.[5]

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia, page 329
  2. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 125
  3. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 130
  4. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 366
  5. ^ Halo: Helljumper, Issue #2