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{{Weapon | {{Weapon infobox | ||
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This '''unidentified weapon''' was a handheld [[directed energy weapon]] created and used by the [[Forerunner]]s during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref> | This '''unidentified weapon''' was a handheld [[directed energy weapon|directed energy]] multiweapon created and used by the [[Forerunner]]s during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref name="origins">''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Origins]]</ref>{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-encyclopedia-extravaganza|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Encyclopedia Extravaganza|D=2|M=8|Y=2022}} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The weapon was a silver, claw-shaped device that generated a hard-light blade, capable of firing bolts of energy. When multiple weapons were used in conjunction, they could apparently combine their energy bolts to form a single large blade-like projectile that sliced through the air. | The weapon was a silver, claw-shaped device that generated a hard-light blade, capable of firing bolts of energy. When multiple weapons were used in conjunction, they could apparently combine their energy bolts to form a single large blade-like projectile that sliced through the air.{{Ref/Reuse|origins}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The means of activating the weapon is remarkably similar to that of the [[Sangheili]] [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]]. It is possible that the weapon inspired the operational design of the energy sword | The means of activating the weapon is remarkably similar to that of the [[Sangheili]] [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]]. It is possible that the weapon inspired the operational design and power supply of the energy sword. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:Old_HW_Armament.jpg|A group of Forerunner combatants armed with the weapon. | ||
File:Enc22-Glory.jpg|[[Glory-of-a-Far-Dawn]] wielding this weapon in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Forerunner|weapons|category=no}} | {{Forerunner|weapons|category=no}} | ||
[[Category:Forerunner weapons]] | [[Category:Forerunner weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Directed-energy weapons]] | [[Category:Directed-energy weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Unidentified content]] | |||