Hellbringers: Difference between revisions

|branch=[[UNSC Marine Corps]]<ref name="commsite"/>

|type=Specialized infantry<ref name="commsite"/>

|role=Anti-infantry<ref name="commsite"/>

{{Article quote|They know it’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it.<ref name="commsite"/>}}

The '''Hellbringers''' are an infantry specialization in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. Equipped with flamethrowers and deployed in two-person teams, Hellbringers are tasked with engaging entrenched infantry while suffering a high attrition rate.<ref name="commsite"/><ref name="plhellbringers">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Log]]: Hellbringers''</ref>

Inspired by the use of [[flamethrower]]s in the trenches during [[Wikipedia:World War I|World War I]], the Hellbringers are specialized infantry of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] outfitted with flamethrowers. Organized into [[squad]]s of two, Hellbringers serve as anti-infantry.<ref name="commsite"/> Hellbringers are effective against infantry, even those garrisoned within structures. However, these Marines are of limited use against armored vehicles. Regardless, Hellbringers have proven effective at neutralizing dug-in [[Covenant]] forces and sterilizing [[Flood]] infestations.<ref name="plhellbringers"/> Hellbringers are occasionally deployed to the battlefield via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]s.<ref name="hw2">''[[Halo Wars 2]]''</ref>

Flamethrower-armed personnel are not particularly common within the [[United Nations Space Command]]. As Hellbringers are deployed to engage only the most heavily entrenched enemies, these Marines tend to suffer heavy casualties.<ref name="commsite"/> As with all UNSC personnel who utilize flamethrowers in combat, Hellbringers are subjected to a battery of psychological analyses to determine their mental fitness for the role.<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 69''</ref> Hellbringers are generally regarded as brave, and "crazier" than most.<ref name="plhellbringers"/>

Hellbringers served aboard the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} under the command of [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Morgan Kinsano]] by the end of the [[Harvest Campaign]].<ref name="pax">[https://youtu.be/7g7VIGnl3Uc '''YouTube:''' ''PAX East 2017 - Halo Wars 2 Panel'']</ref> The Hellbringers aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'' participated in the [[Battle of Arcadia]] and the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]].<ref name="hw"/> While the ''Spirit of Fire'' attempted to return to human space [[Serina]] planned for the Hellbringers to eventually test [[cryonics|cryo]]-based weapons.<ref name="plcryotroopers"/> During the [[Banished]] [[Battle of Installation 00|occupation]] of [[Installation 00]] Hellbringers were used against Banished infantry and structures.<ref name="hw2"/>

{{Quote|Flamethrower comin’ in hot.|A Hellbringer aboard ''Spirit of Fire''<ref name="hw"/>}}

Hellbringers are qualified to maintain, operate, and deploy a number of specialist weapon systems in the UNSC arsenal. This includes a range of incendiary, thermobaric, energetic, chemical, and biological weapons that most UNSC personnel are not even aware of.<ref name="plcryotroopers">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Log]]: Cryo Troopers''</ref> Although the [[United Nations Space Command]] has adopted thermobaric munitions for deploying most incendiary weaponry, Hellbringers most often operate with [[flamethrower]]s. These flamethrowers are capable of doing damage to close-range targets in a wide area.<ref name="plhellbringers"/> During the first years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Hellbringers were often armed with the [[M6634 flamethrower]], a variant of the [[NA4 flamethrower]] that supports a wide variety of fuel mixtures for use in various atmospheric and gravitic conditions.<ref name="commsite"/> The M6634 may be outfitted with an underslung [[M301 grenade launcher|M301 40mm grenade launcher]] which is often used to fire [[flashbang grenade]]s; these grenades are used to incapacitate hostiles while the Marines move closer to engage.<ref name="hw"/> By [[2559]], Hellbringers aboard {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} utilized [[M7057 flamethrower]]s,<ref name="hw2"/> another, more modern variant of the NA4 flamethrower.<ref name="evg"/> These flamethrowers can be upgraded with dispersion nozzles that increase damage and size of the flame sheets.<ref name="plhellbringers"/>

Hellbringers wear a flame-retardant suit with an enclosed helmet that offers a wide field of view.<ref name="hw"/> Flamethrower fuel is stored in a cylindrical tank attached to the Hellbringers' backs.<ref name="plhellbringers"/> In addition to traditional flamethrowers, Hellbringers under Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Kinsano operate with [[M12 Warthog|Warthogs]] with a flamethrower installed in place of the typical machine gun. They also use an adapted [[HRUNTING Mark III Cyclops|Cyclops exoskeleton]] armed with two M7057 flamethrowers.<ref name="kinsano"/>