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{{Quote| | {{Quote|The Jiralhanae have a game called 'tossers,' and humans do not like the sight of their companions' limbs being torn off. There are some who will reveal anything after helping a disabled companion eat, drink, and eliminate for a day.|[[Sangheili First Blade officer|First Blade]] [[Tel 'Szatulai]] on the effectiveness of tossers as an interrogation method.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS21}}}} | ||
'''Tossers''' is a [[Jiralhanae]] game that involves the dismemberment of unwilling prisoners or other subjects.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HR8|HRet|Chapter=8}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS21|HSS|Chapter=21}} It is concerned with knocking over opponents and the frequent loss of appendages results from the requirement that the unlucky subjects are tossed by their limbs.{{Ref/Twitter|TDenningauthor|1302312895129227264|Troy Denning|Quote=If I'm thinking of the right scene, not really. Tossers is more about knocking opponents over than distance.|D=06|M=09|Y=2020}}{{Ref/Twitter|TDenningauthor|1302313066864967682|Troy Denning|Quote=Also, you have to toss by a limb -- which is why so many come off.|D=06|M=09|Y=2020}} | |||
[[Castor]] and [[Orsun]], battle chiefs of the [[Bloodstars]], employed tossers in order to interrogate [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s of the [[21st Space Assault Battalion]] in [[2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS21}} The game continued to be enjoyed by Jiralhanae of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|HR8}} In [[2559]], [[Veta Lopis]] performed a mercy kill on the injured UNSC [[pilot]] [[Myklonas]] via way of a lethal [[polypseudomorphine]] injection to ensure that the pilot would not be subject to a brutal death at the hands of the Keepers in a game of tossers.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW1|HDW|Chapter=1}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:Gaming]] | [[Category:Gaming]] | ||
[[Category:Jiralhanae culture]] | [[Category:Jiralhanae culture]] |