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{{Title|''Kelos'vaarda''-pattern storm rifle}}
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{{Weapon Infobox
{{Weapon infobox
|image=[[File:H4-StormRifle.png|400px]]
|name=''Kelos'vaarda''-pattern Rifle
|manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]
|image=[[File:H5G-Storm Rifle.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=86}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/storm-rifle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Storm Rifle|D=4|M=1|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=291}}
|series=
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|type=Rifle
|type=[[Directed-energy weapon]]
|cost=
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|variant=
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*[[Blissful Slumber]]
|service=
*[[Fury (Storm rifle)|Fury]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]
|service=[[Blooding Years]]<br/>
|weight=
[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
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|length={{Convert|47.1|in|cm}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|ammotype=
|width={{Convert|6|in|cm}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|height={{Convert|12.2|in|cm}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|weight={{Convert|17.4|lb|kg|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|ammotype=Superheated [[plasma]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|capacity=100 battery units/200 shots{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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|optics=No magnification;{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} integrated [[Holography|holographic]] reflex sights{{Ref/Game|Id=H5G|H5G|Storm Rifle in-game weapon}}
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The '''''Kelos'vaarda''-pattern Rifle'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} {{Type|55|Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced|DER/A}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Guide|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/4b7890c0-4bd2-4dbb-8998-4f72b2000677/storm-rifle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Weapons: Storm Rifle|D=01|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Covenant Weapons}} more commonly known as the '''Storm Rifle''', is [[directed-energy weapon]] developed and primarily used by the [[Sangheili]].


The '''Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced''' ('''T55 DER/A'''), commonly known as the '''Storm rifle''', is a [[Sangheili]] [[directed energy weapon]].<ref name="O+A">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/ordnance-armor/cbbca9b3-5108-41aa-aa21-9b523de68266 '''Halo Official Site''': ''ORDNANCE + ARMOR'']</ref>
==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''Kelos'vaarda''-pattern was created to be a successor to and direct evolution of the widely used {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}};{{Ref/Game|H4|Loadout|Loadout customization - Primary Weapon - Storm Rifle description|Quote=Fully automatic energy weapon widely considered the successor to the traditional Plasma Rifle.}} however, it is more similar to the {{Pattern|Nakata'vho|plasma repeater}}, itself an upgrade of the T25, in both form and function. The weapon features such modifications as a rotating modular coil set, a high-mounted cooling shroud, and an extended barrel, which improve upon the features of the standard plasma rifle it replaced the role of.{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}


==History==
===Variants===
Designed by [[Lodam Armory]] in the wake of the [[Great Schism]], the T55 was in use by [[2553]]<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', page ''???''</ref> and saw use during [[Sangheili]] civil conflicts following the [[Human-Covenant War]]'s conclusion. The T55 DER/A is considered to be a successor to and direct evolution of the widely used [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle]];<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Storm rifle armory description''</ref> however, it is more similar to the [[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved]], itself an upgrade of the T25, in both form and function. The weapon features such modifications as a modular coil set, a high-mounted cooling shroud, and an extended barrel, which improve upon the features of the standard Plasma Rifle it replaced.<ref name="O+A"/>
*'''[[Fury (Storm rifle)|Fury]]''': Ancient Sangheili script carved on the plasma generator casing is a curse aimed at any wielder without bloodstained hands. ''Fury'' is an improved Storm Rifle with improved heat dissipation and better accuracy. It is classified as an [[Requisition system|Uncommon REQ]] and can be summoned in [[Warzone]] at Level 2 energy while giving 75 REQ points if sold.{{Ref/Game|Id=Fury|H5G|[[Fury (Storm rifle)|Fury]] [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]|Quote=Ancient Sangheili script carved on the plasma generator casing is a curse aimed at any wielder without bloodstained hands. Improved Storm Rifle with improved heat dissipation and better accuracy.}}
*'''[[Blissful Slumber]]''': There is no rest for the weary merchants of death who labor to feed the fires of war on Sanghelios. ''Blissful Slumber'' is an advanced Storm Rifle with increased damage and knockback on hit. Each plasma bolt has an arcing trajectory and detonates on impact, causing a small secondary explosion with a damage radius of 2.75 meters.  It is classified as a Rare REQ and can be summoned in Warzone at Level 3 energy while giving 100 REQ points if sold.{{Ref/Game|Id=Blissful|H5G|[[Blissful Slumber]] REQ card|Quote=There is no rest for the weary merchants of death who labor to feed the fires of war on Sanghelios. Advanced Storm Rifle with increased damage and knockback on hit. Each plasma bolt detonates on impact, causing a small secondary explosion.}}
<gallery class=center>
File:H5G-Fury.png|Fury
File:H5G-BlissfulSlumber.png|Blissful Slumber
</gallery>


==Speculation==
===Development history===
{{Conjecture}}
After decades of success with armor systems, [[Lodam Armory]] branched out into creating weaponry, with their first desire being to fashion a multi-role rifle meant to replace the {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} within the Covenant ranks. The result would be the Storm Rifle, a directed energy rifle that carried with it the heritage of Lodam's [[Storm harness]]. While the baseline Storm Rifle wouldn’t be fully catalogued and designated until [[2555]] by the UNSC, its existence spans decades, and in that time, Lodam Armory produced several experimental and enhanced variants.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFR|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-fury-s-road|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fury's Road|D=12|M=12|Y=2018}} Earlier iterations of the weapon were often more specialized and employed by Storm-class units within the [[Covenant]]. Eventually, the design was improved by Lodam Armory by [[2553]]{{Ref/Novel|TTW}} and saw use during [[Sangheili]] civil conflicts following the [[Human-Covenant War]]'s conclusion.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Locke & Load|D=2|M=8|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load.html}}
The "storm" in the weapon's name may refer to the weapon's function: "sturmgewehr", the German word for assault rifle, literally means "storm rifle". This may allude to the weapon's role as an analog to the human [[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5D assault rifle]].


It is interesting to note that despite being the predecessor to the [[Plasma Rifle]], the Storm Rifle is actually less effective at removing shields. It takes the Plasma Rifle approximately 6 plasma bolts to take down shields. The Storm Rifle takes approximately 10 plasma bolts.
[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] both use the Type-55 as their standard-issue weapon. The [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]]s deployed aboard the UNSC Infinity also use the Storm Rifle as part of their on-mission loadouts, despite it being of non-UNSC origin.{{Ref/Game|H4|Infinity (mode)|Infinity}}<!--The briefing packet included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition confirms that certain gameplay mechanics from Infinity, such as loadouts and Spartan Rating, are also used in-universe.--> It is ranked a Common REQ in [[Warzone]] simulations, and is available at [[Requisition system|Level 1 energy]] while giving 50 REQ points if sold.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5|H5G|gameplay}}


It is also odd that the Storm would be able to obtain such technology to produce something as advanced as the Storm Rifle, as most of the Storm's other weapons and vehicles in their arsenal are much older, dating back as far as the fall of Reach. One would think that a more widely used weapon among the Sangheili such as the Plasma Rifle would be much more easily obtained than new technology for a weapon like the Storm Rifle.
== Gameplay ==
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=== Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo 5: Guardians'' ===
* Fire rate increased. Time to overheat raised accordingly.
* Increased damage, killing a fully-shielded Spartan in 6 bolts instead of 12.
* Smart-scope functionality, allowing for more accurate fire.
* Battery capacity has been cut by at least 50%.


{{Conjecture end}}
== Trivia ==
* "Storm Rifle" is a literal translation of the German "sturmgewehr". The [[Wikipedia:StG 44|StG-44]] was the first assault rifle to see widespread deployment during the latter stages of World War II.
* The [[Sangheili Ranger]] [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2#Elite Ranger|action figure]] included a code for unlocking the "''Chill''" skin for the storm rifle in ''Halo 4''.
* Strangely, the Storm Rifle does not count toward automatic loadout weapon commendations in ''[[War Games]]'', despite its predecessors all being considered automatic and its firing system being so.
* The weapon's reticule is similar in both appearance and bloom behavior to the {{Pattern|Nakata'vho|plasma repeater}} from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The weapons' firing styles are also similar, though the Storm Rifle lacks the "fire through overheat" feature that the Plasma Repeater has.
* It is possible to use equipment while the Storm Rifle is venting, which has lead to a tactic combining it with the Thruster Pack, whereupon the user fires till it overheats, jets to the side or in reverse to avoid incoming fire, and then re-engages their target with the now-cooled weapon.


==Gallery==
== Gallery ==
=== Concept art and illustrations ===
<gallery>
File:H4 Carbine Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of the storm rifle for ''Halo 4''.
File:H4 Carbine Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of the storm rifle for ''Halo 4''.
File:H4 Carbine Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of the storm rifle for ''Halo 4''.
File:StormEliteMerc.png|A Sangheili Storm with a Storm Rifle during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:HW2_Spiker_Concept_2.jpg|''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' concept art depicting a modified Storm Rifle brandishing the Jiralhanae aesthetic of the [[Banished]].
</gallery>
=== ''Halo 4'' ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Spops Zealot.jpg|A [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]] using a Storm Rifle against a [[Sangheili Zealot]].
File:H4-Reference-StormRifle.jpg|Reference model sheet for the Storm Rifle.
File:H4-StormRifle-HUDView.jpg|The Storm rifle as seen in a [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV's]] HUD.
File:H4 StormRifle Concept 2.jpg|Another reference sheet.
File:2821575-gallery.jpg|[[John-117]] using a Storm rifle.
File:H4-StormRifle.png|The Type-55 Storm Rifle in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-T55StormRifle-RightSide.png|In-game right side view of a Type-55 Storm Rifle in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-T55StormRifle-AltLeftSide.png|Alternate left side view of a Type-55 Storm Rifle.
File:2821575-gallery.jpg|[[John-117]] using a Storm Rifle aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.
File:H4-StormRifleOverheat.png|The Storm Rifle overheating in John-117's hands.
File:Spops Zealot.jpg|A Spartan-IV using a Storm Rifle against a [[Sangheili Zealot]] during the [[Requiem Campaign]].
File:H4-StormRifle-HUDView.jpg|First-person view of the Storm Rifle on [[Haven]] in ''Halo 4''{{'}}s multiplayer.
File:Covenantweaponry 1920x1080.jpg|Detail of the Storm Rifle's coil set.
File:Covenantweaponry 1920x1080.jpg|Detail of the Storm Rifle's coil set.
File:H4-T55DERA-StormRifle-Infobox.jpg|''Halo 4'' Infobox.
</gallery>
=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' ===
<gallery>
File:H5G-StormRifleHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the Storm Rifle by [[Frederic-104]] in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' campaign.
File:H5G-StormRiflezoom-Campaign.png|[[Spartan abilities#Smart Scope/Hover|Smart scope]] with the Storm Rifle by John-117 in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:H5G-StormRifleOverheat.png|The Storm Rifle overheating in Fred-104's hands.
File:H5G-Fred&StormRifle.png|Fred-104 with a Storm Rifle on [[Genesis]].
File:H5G-StormRifleHUD.png|First-person view of the Storm Rifle on [[Riptide]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-StormRiflezoom.png|Smart scope with the Storm Rifle in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-T55SS.png|The holographic sight on the Storm Rifle.
File:H5G-StormRifleOverheat-ThirdPerson.png|A [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]]-clad Spartan-IV with an overheated Storm Rifle on [[Antifreeze]].
File:H5G-BlissfulSlumberHUD.png|First-person view of ''Blissful Slumber'' on [[Battle of Noctus]].
File:H5G-BlissfulSlumberattack.png|An [[ANUBIS-class Mjolnir|Anubis]]-clad Spartan-IV firing ''Blissful Slumber'' at a {{Pattern|Karo'wark|Ghost}}.
</gallery>
=== ''Halo 4'' skins ===
<gallery>
File:H4 - Chill skin (transparent).png|CHL(Chill) skin in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-T55StormRifle-SteelSkin.png|CMP(Compression) skin in ''Halo 4''.
</gallery>
=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ cards ===
<gallery>
File:H5G-REQ-Fury.png|''Fury''.
File:H5G-REQ-BlissfulSlumber.png|''Blissful Slumber''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
== List of appearances ==
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{1st}}
* ''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
* ''[[Halo 4]]''
** ''[[Spartan Ops]]''
* ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
* ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
* ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
* ''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
== Sources ==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{Covenant Weapons}}
{{Covenant rifles}}
[[Category:Halo 4]]
[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]
[[Category:Infantry plasma weapons]]
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