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Paint pellet rounds being fired from an SMG.

SPARTAN-062 firing paint pellet rounds from two SMGs during a mock battle.

The paint pellet gun is a UNSC weapon similar to "paintball" markers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by United Nation Space Command forces as a non-lethal way of training new recruits in basic combat tactics, or as a method of testing new equipment in combat situations without permanently damaging it.

A more advanced version of regular paint pellet is the tactical training round, a round that also tranquilizes the target.

Uses

Paint pellet guns were used by Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez and drill instructors of the SPARTAN-II Program to introduce the SPARTAN-II trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.^[1] Paint pellet guns were used to snipe the Spartans during parade drills or other supposedly "safe" activities to teach them to keep vigilant during all situations. Such weapons were also used by the 340th ODST Combat Training Unit against Maria-062, when she tested John-117's Mark VI MJOLNIR armor in Seongnam, Korea.^[2] It is presumed that most testing facilities use marker guns instead of live ammunition, in order to avoid damaging prototype equipment.

Trivia

This weapon was included in a special edition ODST figure produced by Joyride Studios. The action figure is covered in pink paint splatters.

Gallery

Red Team and Black Team using paint pellet guns during a Capture the Flag exercise.
One of the drill instructors for the SPARTAN-IIs using a paint pellet gun.

List of appearances

Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
Halo Graphic Novel
- Armor Testing
Halo: Blood Line
Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp

Sources

^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 47
^ Halo Graphic Novel, page 65

[1] Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 47

[2] Halo Graphic Novel, page 65

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-[[File:Tacticaltrainingrounds.jpg|thumb|[[Spartan-062]] firing paint pellet rounds from two SMGs during a [[Armor Testing|mock battle]].]]
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 The '''paint pellet gun''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapon similar to "paintball" markers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by United Nation Space Command forces as a non-lethal way of training new recruits in basic combat tactics, or as a method of testing new equipment in combat situations without permanently damaging it.
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 ==Uses==
-Paint pellet guns were used by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and drill instructors of the [[SPARTAN-II Program]] to introduce the [[SPARTAN-II]] trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 47''</ref> Paint pellet guns were used to snipe the SPARTANs during parade drills or other supposedly "safe" activities to teach them to keep vigilant during all situations. Such weapons were also used by the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] during a test of [[John-117]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]] in [[Seongnam]], [[Korea]].<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 65''</ref> It is presumed that most testing facilities use marker guns instead of live ammunition, in order to avoid damaging prototype equipment.
+Paint pellet guns were used by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and drill instructors of the [[SPARTAN-II Program]] to introduce the SPARTAN-II trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 47''</ref> Paint pellet guns were used to snipe the Spartans during parade drills or other supposedly "safe" activities to teach them to keep vigilant during all situations. Such weapons were also used by the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] against [[Maria-062]], when she tested [[John-117]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]] in [[Seongnam]], [[Korea]].<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 65''</ref> It is presumed that most testing facilities use marker guns instead of live ammunition, in order to avoid damaging prototype equipment.
 ==Trivia==
-*This weapon was included in a special edition [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] figure produced by [[Joyride Studios]]. The figure is covered in pink paint splatters.
+*This weapon was included in a special edition [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] figure produced by [[Joyride Studios]]. The [[Joyride Studios/Halo 2 Exclusives#ODST|action figure]] is covered in pink paint splatters.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="160">
-File:BL Black vs Red.png|[[Red Team]] and [[Black Team]] using paint pellet guns during a Capture the Flag exercise.
+File:BL Black vs Red.png|[[Red Team]] and [[Team Black|Black Team]] using paint pellet guns during a Capture the Flag exercise.
 File:FoR_paint_pellet_gun.png|One of the drill instructors for the SPARTAN-IIs using a paint pellet gun.
 </gallery>