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[[File:HCD - MX-8.png|300px | [[File:HCD - MX-8.png|300px|thumb|Bricks of MX-8 are easily moldable in order to increase their applicability.{{Ref/Reuse|HCD3}}]] | ||
{{Quote|These should do the trick.|John-117 suggests using MX-8 and a Covenant plasma grenade to create a powerful explosion.}} | {{Quote|These should do the trick.|John-117 suggests using MX-8 and a Covenant plasma grenade to create a powerful explosion.}}{{Ref/Reuse|HCD3}} | ||
'''MX-8''' is a form of explosive used in mining operations. | '''MX-8''' is a form of explosive used in mining operations.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HCD3|HCD|Issue=3}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
MX-8 explosives have been known to be produced to resemble the shape and size of a brick. | MX-8 explosives have been known to be produced to resemble the shape and size of a brick.{{Ref/Reuse|HCD3}} MX-8 was used at the mining settlement known as [[Black Reef]] on the [[Outer Colony]], [[Alpha Corvi II]]. On [[2525#December|December 3, 2525]], the [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]] combined a brick of MX-8 with a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}} in order to blast through three meters of rock so he and two other [[Spartan]]s could rescue [[Linda-058|the fourth member]] of [[Blue Team|their team]] on the other side.{{Ref/Reuse|HCD3}} Its successor, the [[MX-10 mini-brick]], was employed in a similar manner during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp35|RP|35}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'' | ||
**[[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 3|Issue #3]] {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Explosives]] | [[Category:Explosives]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:01, February 6, 2024
Bricks of MX-8 are easily moldable in order to increase their applicability.[1]
- "These should do the trick."
- — John-117 suggests using MX-8 and a Covenant plasma grenade to create a powerful explosion.[1]
MX-8 is a form of explosive used in mining operations.[1]
Overview[edit]
MX-8 explosives have been known to be produced to resemble the shape and size of a brick.[1] MX-8 was used at the mining settlement known as Black Reef on the Outer Colony, Alpha Corvi II. On December 3, 2525, the Spartan-II John-117 combined a brick of MX-8 with a Covenant Anskum-pattern plasma grenade in order to blast through three meters of rock so he and two other Spartans could rescue the fourth member of their team on the other side.[1] Its successor, the MX-10 mini-brick, was employed in a similar manner during the Battle for Zeta Halo.[2]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Collateral Damage
- Issue #3 (First appearance)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Halo: Collateral Damage, issue 3
- ^ Halo: The Rubicon Protocol, chapter 35
