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===Usage===
===Usage===
Within the [[Covenant]], this energy sword is a weapon typically carried by high-ranking Sangheili, like [[Sangheili Ultra]]s, [[Sangheili General]]s and [[Sangheili Zealot]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|hr}} Bloodblade of this variant were employed by the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=hh|HE|Headhunters (story)|Detail=motion comic}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=hp|TfS|Detail=[[Hunting Party]]}} Following the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the dissolution of the Covenant,  this energy sword was inherited by its splinter factions, including the [[Swords of Sanghelios]],{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=1}}{{Ref/Reuse|hm}} [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]],{{Ref/Reuse|hm}} and [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=256}}
Within the [[Covenant]], this energy sword is a weapon typically carried by high-ranking Sangheili, like [[Sangheili Ultra]]s, [[Sangheili General]]s and [[Sangheili Zealot]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|hr}} Bloodblade of this variant were employed by the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=hh|HE|Headhunters (story)|Detail=motion comic}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=hp|TfS|Detail=[[Hunting Party]]}} Following the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the dissolution of the Covenant,  this energy sword was inherited by its splinter factions, including the [[Swords of Sanghelios]],{{Ref/Reuse|hm}}{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=1}} [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]],{{Ref/Reuse|hm}} and [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=256}}


==Variants==
==Variants==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Halo: Reach===
===''Halo: Reach''===
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File:HR EliteExecution Concept.png|Concept art of a Sangheili fighting with the energy sword.
File:HR EliteExecution Concept.png|Concept art of a Sangheili fighting with the energy sword.
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===Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary===
===''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''===
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File:HTMCC-HCEA StealthEliteSword.png|A cloaked [[Stealth Sangheili]] with an energy sword sneaking up on marines.
File:HTMCC-HCEA StealthEliteSword.png|A cloaked [[Stealth Sangheili]] with an energy sword sneaking up on marines.
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===Halo 2: Anniversary===
===''Halo 2: Anniversary''===
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File:H2A Terminals - Thel and Marine.png|Thel 'Vadamee wielding the energy sword in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]].
File:H2A Terminals - Thel and Marine.png|Thel 'Vadamee wielding the energy sword as a Zealot in [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]].
File:H2A-ArbiterTerminalsSword.png|Thel 'Vadamee wielding the energy sword as the Arbiter in terminals.
File:H2AHereticElite1.png|A [[Heretic Sangheili Major]] wielding the energy sword.
File:H2AHereticElite1.png|A [[Heretic Sangheili Major]] wielding the energy sword.
File:H2A-SangheiliHonorGuard2.png|An Honor Guard wielding the energy sword.
File:H2A-SangheiliHonorGuard2.png|An Honor Guard wielding the energy sword.
File:H2A-Spec Ops and Zealot.png|A Special Operations Officer and a Zealot wielding the energy swords
File:H2A-Spec Ops and Zealot.png|A Special Operations Officer and a Zealot wielding the energy swords.
File:H2AZealot.jpg|A Zealot wielding the energy sword.
File:H2AZealot.jpg|A Zealot wielding the energy sword.
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Revision as of 08:11, October 23, 2022

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Unidentified energy sword pattern in Halo: Reach. Courtesy of Venture Jones
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Merchants of Qikost[1]

Type:

Energy sword

Specifications

Length:

126.8 centimetres (49.9 in)[1][2]

Weight:

2.36 kilograms (5.2 lb)[2]

Ammunition type:

Superheated, shaped plasma[1]

Feed system:

100 battery units[1]

Effective range:

Short[1]

Service history

In service:

 

This unidentified energy sword pattern (UNSC Type classification: Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword, T-1 EW/S),[5][6] more commonly known as the energy sword, is a Covenant melee weapon manufactured by the Merchants of Qikost.[1]

Overview

Design details

Main article: Energy sword (fiction)

This unidentified energy sword is one of the many energy sword variants manufactured by the Covenant. It is characterized by a widened gap between the two blades above its hilt.[1][3] The exact mechanism by which the energy sword functions was still under investigation by United Nations Space Command in 2552.[5]

Usage

Within the Covenant, this energy sword is a weapon typically carried by high-ranking Sangheili, like Sangheili Ultras, Sangheili Generals and Sangheili Zealots.[3] Bloodblade of this variant were employed by the Silent Shadow.[7][8] Following the Human-Covenant War and the dissolution of the Covenant, this energy sword was inherited by its splinter factions, including the Swords of Sanghelios,[4][9] Jul 'Mdama's Covenant,[4] and Servants of the Abiding Truth.[10]

Variants

  • Bloodblade - As with many other patterns of energy swords, this energy sword pattern can be customized as a bloodblade, with red-colored plasma.[7][8]

Gameplay

Main article: Energy sword

This energy sword pattern is featured in Halo: Reach. The energy sword is a powerful melee weapon in close-quarters combat, capable of killing most foes with a single strike. It is a power weapon that appears on some multiplayer maps.


Production notes

  • In Halo: Reach, the energy sword icon in the HUD features a different inner design from that of the in-game model.
  • In the remastered graphics of the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and the Halo 2: Anniversary campaign, the in-game model of the Pelosus-pattern energy sword was replaced by this unidentified energy sword pattern from Halo: Reach. However, the remastered Halo 2: Anniversary cinematics still depicted the Pelosus-pattern energy sword.

Gallery

Halo: Reach

  • Concept art of a Sangheili fighting with the energy sword.

    Concept art of a Sangheili fighting with the energy sword.

  • The HUD icon for the energy sword. Note the different inner blade design.

    The HUD icon for the energy sword. Note the different inner blade design.

  • The energy sword in the Halo: Reach Beta.

    The energy sword in the Halo: Reach Beta.

  • First-person view of the energy sword in the Halo: Reach Beta.

    First-person view of the energy sword in the Halo: Reach Beta.

  • First-person view of the energy sword in the final build.

    First-person view of the energy sword in the final build.

  • Reference chart for the energy sword hilt.

    Reference chart for the energy sword hilt.

  • Reference chart of the energy sword.

    Reference chart of the energy sword.

  • A Zealot wielding an energy sword.

    A Zealot wielding an energy sword.

  • A Zealot charges at SPARTAN-B312 with an energy sword.

    A Zealot charges at SPARTAN-B312 with an energy sword.

  • A Sangheili Field Marshal prepares to swing down his energy sword.

    A Sangheili Field Marshal prepares to swing down his energy sword.

  • A Spartan-III wielding an energy sword.

    A Spartan-III wielding an energy sword.

  • Assassination between two Sangheili using the energy sword in multiplayer.

    Assassination between two Sangheili using the energy sword in multiplayer.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

  • A cloaked Stealth Sangheili with an energy sword sneaking up on marines.

    A cloaked Stealth Sangheili with an energy sword sneaking up on marines.

  • Lat 'Ravamee wielding the energy sword.

    Lat 'Ravamee wielding the energy sword.

  • A Zealot wielding the energy sword.

    A Zealot wielding the energy sword.

Halo 2: Anniversary

  • Thel 'Vadamee wielding the energy sword as a Zealot in terminals.

    Thel 'Vadamee wielding the energy sword as a Zealot in terminals.

  • Thel 'Vadamee wielding the energy sword as the Arbiter in terminals.

    Thel 'Vadamee wielding the energy sword as the Arbiter in terminals.

  • A Heretic Sangheili Major wielding the energy sword.

    A Heretic Sangheili Major wielding the energy sword.

  • An Honor Guard wielding the energy sword.

    An Honor Guard wielding the energy sword.

  • A Special Operations Officer and a Zealot wielding the energy swords.

    A Special Operations Officer and a Zealot wielding the energy swords.

  • A Zealot wielding the energy sword.

    A Zealot wielding the energy sword.

Artwork

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 63
  2. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 349
  3. ^ a b c Halo: Reach, Gameplay
  4. ^ a b c Halo Mythos
  5. ^ a b Bungie.net, Halo: Reach Ordnance Page (Retrieved on Feb 7, 2021) [archive]
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Energy sword (Retrieved on Sep 21, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]
  7. ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - Headhunters (story): motion comic
  8. ^ a b Halo: Tales from Slipspace: Hunting Party
  9. ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 1
  10. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 256

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