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[[File:FoRBoot Camp2 - Sam.jpg|thumb|230px|A soldier preparing to stun [[Samuel-034]] with a Humbler.]]
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The '''humbler stun device''', often called a "'''shock stick'''", is a purple or blue colored, non-lethal electrical baton weapon used by the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[law enforcement]] agencies mostly for "motivating" and/or subduing others in a temporarily painful way, but with no long-lasting effects.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 319''</ref> The humbler temporarily shorts out its victim's nervous system, generally resulting in loss of voluntary urinary functions.<ref>[[Media:ILB Shock sticks.ogg|ILB_Shock_sticks.ogg]]</ref><ref name="Harvest44">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 44''</ref>
[[Image:Humbler.jpg|thumb|A Humbler wielded by an [[ODST]].]]
 
The '''Humbler Stun Device''' is a silver colored, nonlethal electrical baton [[weapon]] used by the [[UNSC]] [[Marines]] and police mostly for "motivating" and/or subduing others in a painful way, but with no long-lasting effects. The ''humbler'', often called a "shock stick"<ref>[[Media:shock_sticks.ogg|shock_sticks.ogg]]</ref>
==Use==
temporarily shorts out it's victim's nervous system, generally resulting in loss of voluntary urinary functions.<ref>Halo: Contact Harvest, page 44</ref>
When the [[SPARTAN-II program]] candidates first arrived at [[Reach]] in [[2517]], the batons were used by [[Franklin Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Mendez]] to "motivate" them at first, though they soon grew to cooperate with him and the devices were not needed.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 51-53''</ref>
 
The humbler was also used by [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] interrogators on [[Insurrectionist]] prisoners.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest44}} They are also utilised occasionally by ONI agents.<ref>'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''',''Episode 11''</ref>
 
They were also used by bouncers at a [[Chicago]] [[Dog and Pony|club]], at which they tried to use the devices on an intoxicated [[Avery Johnson|Sgt. Avery Johnson]].{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest44}}
 
An [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] attempted to use a humbler on [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Maria-062]] during her testing of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mark VI armor]] in [[Songnam]] on [[Earth]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[Armor Testing]]''</ref>


When the [[Spartan]] children first arrived at [[Reach]] in [[2517]], the batons were used by [[Chief Petty Officer Mendez]] to "motivate" them at first, though they soon grew to cooperate with him and the devices were not needed.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Chapter 4.</ref>
[[Naomi-010]] used a humbler or a similar device to subdue [[Jul 'Mdama]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''pages 232-233''</ref>


The Humbler Stun Device was also used by [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] interrogators on [[Insurrectionist]] prisoners.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>  
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Humbler.jpg|A humbler wielded by an [[ODST]].
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They were also used by bouncers at a [[Chicago]] club, at which they tried to use the devices on [[Johnson|Sgt. AJ Johnson]].<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 44</ref>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[Armor Testing]]
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''


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