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{{Disambig header|the models in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4|the model introduced in Halo 5: Guardians|Type-56D needler}}
|name=Needler
|image=[[File:H2A-JohnNeedlers.jpg|350px]]
|type=[[Needle-based weaponry]]{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|EVG|Page=128}}
|series=Needler{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}
|description=[[Subanese crystal]] projectile weapon{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}
|manufacturer=*[[Sacred Promissory]] (pre-[[Great Schism]]){{Ref/Reuse|evg}}
*[[Lodam Armory]] (post-Great Schism){{Ref/Book|Id=h4evg|H4EVG|Page=85}}
|models=
*{{Pattern|Nahle'hax|needler}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p294|Enc22|Page=294}}
*{{Pattern|Posu'gelka|needler}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p479|Enc22|Page=479}}
*[[Type-33 needler]]{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}
*[[Type-56D needler]]{{Ref/Site|Id=cf47|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Locke & Load|D=2|M=8|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load.html}}
|hidec=yes
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{{Quote|Luckily—listen to me "luckily"—the needles only detonate when they’re embedded in living tissue. Now that’s lucky because it’s not gonna blow a hole in the wall you’re hiding behind or tear the tires off of the vehicle you’re trying to escape in.|Anonymous UNSC [[E2-BAG/1/7]] serviceman{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}}}
{{Quote|Anything stuck with enough needles will blow sky high—and if a Foxtrot is unlucky enough to be carrying grenades, those are gonna cook off too.|Anonymous serviceman}}


'''Needlers''', sometimes known as the '''Needler pistols''',{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=22}} are a class of single-handed, fully-automatic infantry specialized [[weapons]] developed by the [[Covenant]] that launch [[Subanese crystal]]line shards capable of homing in on targets.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} The Covenant and [[Covenant remnants|its remnants]] formally designated the needler as '''needle launcher''' or '''shard launcher''',{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p479}} while the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] has typically [[Type classification system|type-classified]] encountered needlers variants under the designations of '''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher''' ('''T-33 GML''') or '''Type-56 Guided Munitions Launcher''' ('''T-56 GML''').{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|cf47}}
'''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (T-33 GML)''', also known as the '''Needler''', is the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[Type classification system|type classification]] for six distinct patterns of a [[Covenant]] [[Needle-based weaponry|needle-based]] infantry automatic weapon.{{Ref/Book|Id=evg128|EVG|Page=128}} Although the six distinct patterns of the needlers possessed aesthetic and functional differences, their shared UNSC type designation suggests that they were all catalogued and classified in [[2533]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
===Design details===
===Design details===
[[File:HTMCC-H3ODST Rookie&Cop 3.jpg|thumb|275px|While Covenant infantry held the needler like a handgun, the needler's size necessitated humans to wield the weapon with two hands.]]
The Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher is a Covenant projectile weapon that fires long, sharp crystalline shards that are guided until they impale a target — hence the “needler” moniker. Several seconds after coming to rest in their target, the needles detonate, creating severe and, in most cases, fatal wounds. The Needler's top plate has 14 holes, with the needles protruding out of the holes. When the trigger is pulled, the needle is fed from the top into the "barrel" of the weapon and fired at high speed. The Type-33 GML is used by Covenant foot soldiers of nearly all types. [[Yanme'e]] are also fond of this weapon, and their efficiency with it is high as their flying capabilities and large numbers make the needles harder to dodge. When the trigger is held down, the rate at which the 'needles' are fired increases.
{{Quote|Anything stuck with enough needles will blow sky high—and if a Foxtrot is unlucky enough to be carrying grenades, those are gonna cook off too.|Anonymous UNSC E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}}}
 
While there are multiple known patterns of the needler, all patterns share the same general design, which revolves around the needler’s function to fire individual crystalline shards.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} The top of the weapon contains the needler's distinctive ammunition, [[Subanese crystal]]s, with the exposed needles protruding from holes in the upper cowling of the weapon chassis. The bottom of the weapon, which contains the power supply, doubles as a stock,{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} with an extended handguard on some design patterns.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} The two main components converge at the muzzle in front of the grip. The muzzle is situated between an upper and a lower channel brace; the channel braces extend outwards around the muzzle, presumably to prevent the muzzle from being blocked.{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}
Unlike most Covenant weaponry, the needler does not incorporate reverse-engineered [[Forerunner]] technology.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} The needler was one of the most unusual weapons in the Covenant arsenal and the least understood; how the weapon functions remains a mystery to human military experts and scientists. Like most Covenant weapons, the T-33 GML lacks any kind of electronic, physical or radiative connections between its "trigger" and firing mechanism.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref> However, post-war analysis and study have shown that the shards track their targets by homing in on the specific heat signatures of sighted targets.<ref name="Waypoint">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/Halo4Guide '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref> The physics behind the weapon were apparently not well known as joint human and Sangheili teams were known to be studying the weapon some time after the war.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141012145601/https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969311_Catalog-Interaction.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'' (post 2969311)]</ref>


===Ammunition===
===Ammunition===
[[File:HCE-NeedlerAmmo.png|thumb|left|150px|The container for blamite ammunition.]]
{{Main|Subanese crystal}}
{{Main|Subanese crystal}}
{{Quote|I caught three in the leg as I was diving behind a broken wall—they lodged right in there where the greave meets the boot. When they went off, it damn near broke my ankle and flung like little splinters of glass or crystal or whatever all up my left side—the corpsman was pulling [the shards] outta me for the better part of two hours.|Anonymous UNSC E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}}}
Razor-sharp crystalline projectiles made of Subanese crystal, or blamite, are fired from this elaborately designed Covenant weapon; it is widely believed that these needlers use heat or organic signatures to home in on targets, and may have some relation to the {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}} and the [[Plasma Pistol]]'s charged shots, which also react to living tissue and [[Sentinel]] mechanics. The needles appear to have some sort of "identify-friend/foe" function, as they will home in on hostile targets but not allies of the wielder. Once fired, a needle will seek its target until impact, entering the victim's body violently. After several seconds, the contents of the crystalline shard will detonate; injuries inflicted from the exploding shard are gruesome, as microscopic pieces of shrapnel can become embedded in tissue.
The needler fires shards of [[Subanese crystal]]—colloquially known as blamite—a pink crystalline substance mined from the interiors of [[Suban]], one of [[Sangheilios]]' two [[moon]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} The exposed crystals are held within the upper cowling of the weapon,{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} allowing the user to use the exposed shards as an improvised melee weapon.{{Ref/Game|HCE|Needler melee animation}}{{Ref/Game|HINF|Needler melee animation}}


Upon impaling a target, the crystalline shards become chemically reactive, and detonate after a few seconds.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p479}} Injuries inflicted from the exploding shards are gruesome, as microscopic pieces of crystals can become embedded in tissue.{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}} If multiple shards make contact with a living target in quick succession (i.e., previous shards have yet to detonate), then a chain reaction occurs—their chemical properties "supercombine" and the shards detonate simultaneously through a process known as “proximal resonance instability”,{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} causing an immediate and violent explosion that is almost always lethal.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p479}} While the shards are devastating to living tissue, they are relatively ineffective against [[energy shielding]],{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needler|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page= Universe - Weapons - Needler|D=21|M=04|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needler.html}} and ricochet off most surfaces, hence little risk of causing hull perforations.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} The properties of the shards can be modified through unspecified means; for example, certain variants of the needler fire calibrated crystalline shards that can embed in armor.{{Ref/Game|Id=talon|H5G|[[Talon of the Lost]] [[List of REQ cards#Weapons|REQ card]]|Quote=Sangheili miners and engineers continue to discover amazing new properties of the Subanese crystals used in Needler ammunition. Advanced Needler that fires carefully calibrated shards that can embed themselves in armor.}}
The crystalline projectile appears to contain some type of gas or energy, which is released upon impact with a target; after [[seven]] or more needles have struck a target in the same general area, the needles will react to each other, triggering an explosion that kills the victim instantly. The explosion of multiple needles is a result of proximal resonance instability.{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} When either a single or multiple needles detonate, they release crystal shrapnel, which can embed itself in nearby organisms; thus, friendly fire is often a necessary consideration in close-quarters combat.


===Operation===
==Nahle'hax-pattern needle launcher==
[[File:Journal Needler.png|thumb|200px|An exploded view of a needler, drawn by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]].]]
{{Main|Nahle'hax-pattern needler}}
{{Main|Needle-based weaponry}}
{{Quote|I don't know how it works, but it seems the needles can only follow you if they can "see" you.|Anonymous UNSC E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}}}
As with all Covenant [[needle-based weaponry]], the needler's inner mechanism break the crystals into needle-like shards, then launch the shards at targeted enemies.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} When the trigger is pulled, the needle is fed from the top and broken into shards. The needler notably features an additional magnetic auger within the weapon that catalyzes the shards by charging their chemical mixture;{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} the shards then become capable of tracking specific heat signatures of sighted targets.{{Ref/Site|Id=h4guide|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/halo4guide|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Covenant Weapons|D=27|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Covenant Weapons}} The shards are propelled through the barrel, out of the muzzle between the channel braces, and towards enemies.{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=337}} The user reloads by shaking the weapon once, prompting a new magazine of crystals to protrude from the chassis again. The magazine capacity of the needler varies within and across different patterns.{{Ref/Reuse|hrgameplay}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4gameplay}}


While it is believed that the Covenant had likely reverse-engineered the [[Forerunner]] [[shard cannon]] to create their own needle-based weaponry,{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=237}} the needler is considered unique among Covenant weapons in that it does not require Forerunner technology to function.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} The needler was one of the most unusual weapons in the Covenant arsenal and the least understood; by 2552, how the weapon functions still remains a mystery to human military experts and scientists, despite the weapon being encountered early on during the war.{{Ref/Site|Id=hrbnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25437|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach Ordnance Page|D=07|M=02|Y=2021}} According Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], the needler lacks any kind of electronic, physical, or radiative connections between its trigger and firing mechanism.{{Ref/Game|Id=journal|HR|Dr. Halsey's personal journal}} The physics behind the weapon were apparently not well known as joint human and Sangheili teams were known to be studying the weapon some time after the war.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969311_Catalog-Interaction.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Forums - Catalog Interaction (post 2969311)|D=14|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post #5}}
The ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needle launcher is designated as '''T-33 GML'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=294}}


===Development history===
==Battle of Installation 04 pattern==
{{Quote|It's about as close to a [[Wikipedia:fire-and-forget|fire-and-forget]] small arm that we're likely to ever see—and it ain't ours. This is why we're losing.|Anonymous UNSC E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}}}
{{Weapon infobox
Prior to the Covenant's formation, the [[Sangheili]] mined Subanese crystals from Suban, and grew to believe that even rudimentary scientific investigation into the crystals was tantamount to heresy. When they first began to incorporate the crystals into weaponry, the Sangheili knew how to manipulate and weaponize the crystal, but they lacked deeper understanding of its properties.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} The pre-Covenant weapons were unique, if poorly understood, and further study on these designs were mostly abandoned until the dissolution of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
|image=[[File:Needler-HaloCE.png|300px]]
|name=Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
|manufacturer=[[Sacred Promissory]]{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}
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|cost=
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|velocity=
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;Human-Covenant War
*[[Battle of Installation 04]]{{Ref/Reuse|hcegameplay}}
}}


Prior to [[2552]], the needler, along with most needle-based weaponry, was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]] on ''[[High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} After the [[fall of High Charity|fall of ''High Charity'']] during the [[Great Schism]], the manufacturing of the needler fell to [[Lodam Armory]],{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} and any understanding of the crystal from the [[San'Shyuum]] was lost with ''High Charity''{{'}}s record complexes.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}  
This pattern designated as '''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher''' was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}


After the Human-Covenant War, the needler remained in widespread use among the Covenant splinter factions;{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} despite the [[Blooding Years|conflicts]] raging on Sanghelios, most mining sites on Suban continued to produce ammunition for the needler.{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} There are renewed interests among Sangheili miners, engineers, and artisan-armorers in studying the properties of the crystals,{{Ref/Reuse|talon}} with pre-Covenant design patterns leading to new breakthroughs;{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} for example, the ''Hailstorm'' variant of the needler, which fires shards with stronger homing capabilities, was derived from a pre-Covenant weapon used during the volatile early-interstellar period of the Sangheili history.{{Ref/Reuse|cf47}}{{Ref/Game|Id=hailstorm|H5G|[[Hailstorm]] [[List of REQ cards#Weapons|REQ card]]|Quote=The Hailstorm owes much to a pre-Covenant weapon used during the volatile early-interstellar period of Sangheili history. Improved Needler which fires fast-moving crystal shards that exhibit strong homing behavior.}} In contrast, [[Banished]] warsmiths were unknowledgeable of the weapon's mechanisms, though the needler's gruesome and simple design meant there was no immediate desire to alter or improve its design.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p479}}
===Design details===
This needler pattern is characterized by an additional handguard around the grip between the cowlings. It also possesses a longer handguard extending from the lower cowling,{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}} though, unlike other needlers with this attribute, the handguard is angled downwards rather than curving upwards.{{Ref/Game|HCE|In-game model}}  
<gallery class=center>
File:Needler.png|The HUD icon for this T-33 GML pattern.
File:Needlers and Ammo.jpg|Scattered Needlers and their ammunition boxes.
</gallery>


===Usage===
===Usage===
{{Quote|First order of business when dealing with a hostile armed with a Needler is finding cover; second order of business is killing the Mike Foxtrot with the Needler.|Anonymous UNSC E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}}}
This pattern of the needler was commonly employed during the [[Battle of Installation 04|Battle]] of [[Installation 04]] by the forces deployed from the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]].{{Ref/Reuse|hcegameplay}} It was particularly popular among [[Special Operations Unggoy]] combating the [[Flood]].{{Ref/Level|HCE|Keyes (level)|Keyes}}{{Ref/Level|HCE|The Maw}}
Within the Covenant and [[Covenant remnants|its splinter factions]], the needler is classified as a specialized weapon,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} so it is employed by specialist troops, such as [[Storm]] shock troops,{{Ref/Game|Id=h4gameplay|H4|gameplay}} [[Stealth Sangheili]],{{Ref/Level|HW|Relic Interior}}, [[Special Operations Unggoy]],{{Ref/Level|HCE|The Maw}} and [[Kig-Yar Ranger]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|h4gameplay}} Outside of specialist roles, the needler is favored for its mechanical simplicity and, more importantly, its potential to inflict gruesome damage with negligible accuracy through a combination of the shards' tracking ability and the "supercombine" explosion when multiple shards hit a target in quick succession.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Subsequently, the needler is a common sight among the lower caste,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} like the [[Unggoy]], [[Kig-Yar]], and [[Yanme'e]],{{Ref/Game|Id=hrgameplay|HR|gameplay}} as well as poorly-trained soldiers,{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} like [[Minor]]s across different species.{{Ref/Reuse|hrgameplay}}{{Ref/Game|H3ODST|gameplay}}
<gallery class=center>
File:HCE Zuka Screenshot 6.jpg|Two SpecOps Unggoy firing their needlers in the wreckage of {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.
File:Keyes.jpg|[[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] notably used a needler after [[Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation|his recue]].
</gallery>
{{clear}}


Larger variants of the needler, better known as the [[needle cannon]], are adopted as anti-air weaponry mounted on both vehicles and weapon emplacements, like the {{Pattern|Bkowe'nei|Vampire}} and the {{Pattern|Kewu Umppi'pa'|citadel turret}}.{{Ref/Game|HW|gameplay}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=200}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=301}}
==Battle of Installation 05 pattern==
{{Weapon infobox
|image=[[File:Needler-H2.png|300px]]
|name=Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
|manufacturer=[[Sacred Promissory]]{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}
|type=[[Needler]]{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}{{Ref/Game|Id=h2manual|H2|[[Halo 2 manual#Covenant Weapons|Game manual]]}}
|cost=
|length=
|weight=
|width=
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|feed=30 shards/magazine{{Ref/Reuse|h2manual}}{{Ref/Game|Id=h2gameplay|H2|Gameplay}}
|ammotype=[[Subanese crystal]] shards{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}
|operation=
|rate =Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|h2gameplay}}
|velocity=
|range=
|service=
;Human-Covenant War
*[[Harvest campaign]]{{Ref/Level|HW|Relic Interior}}
*[[Battle of Mombasa]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2gameplay}}
*[[Raid on the Threshold gas mine]]{{Ref/Level|H2|The Arbiter}}{{Ref/Level|H2|The Oracle}}
*[[Battle of Installation 05]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2gameplay}}
*[[Fall of High Charity|Fall of ''High Charity'']]{{Ref/Reuse|h2gameplay}}
}}


Various needler patterns have been employed throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], and the UNSC has [[Type classification system|catalogued]] multiple patterns of needlers under the "[[Type-33 needler|Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]]" designation as early as [[2533]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} The needler was a subject of study among human military experts and scientists,{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} notably being one of the many Covenant weapons featured in [[Robert McLees (ship designer)|Doctor Robert McLees]]' publication ''[[Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=h3bnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3needler|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher - 9/6/2007|D=16|M=01|Y=2021}} During the [[Battle of Actium]] in [[2545]], the [[34th Armored Division]] recovered a ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler from the Covenant that was later displayed at [[Outpost Discovery]], an exploratory initiative launched by the UNSC after the war.{{Ref/Generic|Id=hod|[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]|Detail=[[Hall of History]] - [[:File:HOD Hall of History Needler plaque.jpg|Needler plaque]]}}  
This pattern designated as '''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher''' was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}


Following the [[Great Schism]] and the dissolution of the Covenant, the needler was inherited by its various splinter factions, and even found appeal among human [[piracy|pirates]] who considered the weapon flashy and intimidating.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} Previously uncatalogued needlers have been observed, with a needler variant employed by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] being recorded by the UNSC in [[2556]] under the [[Type-56D needler|Type-56D]] designation.{{Ref/Reuse|cf47}} The Banished also quickly adopted the needler; troops like [[Unggoy Conscript]]s and [[Unggoy Ultra|Ultras]], [[Kig-Yar Freebooter]]s, and [[Skirmisher]]s notably fielded the {{Pattern|Posu'gelka|needler}} during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p479}}{{Ref/Game|Id=hinfgameplay|HINF|gameplay}}
===Design details===
This needler pattern is characterized by upper and lower cowlings of congruent lengths.{{Ref/Game|H2|In-game model}}  


<gallery class=center>
===Usage===
File:HW-NeedlerElite.png|Being a specialized weapon, the needler was employed by specialist troops like the Stealth Sangheili.
This pattern of the needler was commonly employed by the forces deployed from the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] during the [[Battle of Mombasa]] and [[Battle of Installation 05]]. Members of [[Sesa 'Refumee]]'s [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|heretic faction]], especially the [[Heretic Unggoy|Unggoy]], favored this needler pattern as well.{{Ref/Reuse|h2gameplay}}
File:HTMCC-HR Needlers 2.jpg|The needler is a popular weapon among the Covenant's lower caste, like the Unggoy and Kig-Yar.
<gallery class=center>
File:HCE Zuka Screenshot 6.jpg|Special Operations Unggoy were typically armed with Needlers to combat the [[Flood]].
File:HW-NeedlerElite.png|A Stealth Sangheili wielding the Needler during the [[Harvest campaign]].
File:HTMCC-H3ODST DroneNeedler.jpg|The high mobility of a Yanme'e allows it to take advantage of the needler's tracking ability.
File:Heretic grunts.jpg|Two Unggoy fielding the Needler in the [[Threshold gas mine]].
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{clear}}
==Truth's fleet pattern==
{{Weapon infobox
|image=[[File:H3-NeedlerProfile.png|300px]]
|name=Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
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|cost=
|length=
*'''Overall''': {{Convert|57.8|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc09|Enc09|Page=323}}
*'''Barrel''': {{Convert|16.25|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}
|weight=
*'''Empty''': {{Convert|3.74|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}
*'''Loaded''': {{Convert|4.3|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}
|width=
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|ammotype=[[Subanese crystal]] shards{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}
|operation=
|rate =Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|h3gameplay}} (510 rounds/minute){{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}
|velocity=54 meter/second (177 feet/second){{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}
|range={{Convert|64|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}
|service=
;Human-Covenant War
*[[Battle of Mombasa]]{{Ref/Game|H3ODST|Gameplay}}
*[[Battle of Voi]]{{Ref/Reuse|h3gameplay}}
*[[Battle of Installation 00]]{{Ref/Reuse|h3gameplay}}
}}


==Known variants==
This pattern designated as '''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher''' was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}} It was nicknamed '''Pinkies''' and '''Shrimp Shooter'''.{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}
===''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler===
 
{{Main|Nahle'hax-pattern needler}}
===Design details===
The ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needle launcher, designated by ONI as "Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher", has multiple known chassis.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} This variant was commonly employed by the Covenant and its remnants.{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|hrgameplay}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4gameplay}}
This needler pattern is characterized by upper and lower cowlings of congruent lengths. In addition, there are purple light fixtures around the barrel and its adjoining channel braces.{{Ref/Game|H3|In-game model}}  
<gallery class=center>
 
File:HReach-NeedlerSide.png|The first chassis with blue lights on side of the upper cowling.
===Usage===
File:Enc22-Nahle'haxNeedler.png|The second chassis with metallic braces on the channel braces.
This pattern of the needler was commonly employed by the forces deployed from the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] during the [[Battle of Voi]] and the [[Battle of Installation 00]]{{Ref/Reuse|h3gameplay}}
File:H4-Needler.png|The third chassis with no lights on the side of the upper cowling.
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File:Yanme'e2.jpg|A [[Yanme'e Pupa]] (left) with the Needler during the [[Battle of Mombasa]].
File:HTMCC Avatar GruntMajor.png|An Unggoy Major wielding a Needler.
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===''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler===
==Trivia==
{{Main|Posu'gelka-pattern needler}}
{{Linkbox|gameplay=yes|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Type-33 Needler}}
The ''Posu'gelka''-pattern shard launcher has an ammo counter on the chassis. This variant was employed by the [[Banished]] during the [[Battle for Installation 07]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|hinfgameplay}}
*Instead of each needle on top of the Needler being pushed separately into the gun with each shot, every needle sinks into the weapon slightly for each shot fired. In ''Halo: Reach'', a needle sinks into the weapon every time one is fired.
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*It's never been shown how the Needler is reloaded, as ammunition is never seen being plugged into the weapon. Pressing the "reload" command merely causes the needles to extend from the holes, with no other action from the wielder's model. Grunts carrying the Needler may occasionally tap and shake the weapon as if to reload it.
File:HINF-Needler.png|''Posu'gelka''-pattern shard launcher.
*On the level ''[[Quarantine Zone]]'' in ''Halo 2'', there is [[Needler Sentinel|a lone Sentinel]] that fires Needler rounds and drops a Needler when it is destroyed.
*In ''Halo 3'', regardless of how many needles are loaded in the weapon, none will appear in the Needler's shadow.
*''[[Bungie.net]]'''s ''Halo 3'' statistics page claims that the Needler has thirty needles per magazine instead of the actual nineteen.
*In ''Halo 3'', killing five enemies with a Needler, in a ranked free-for-all match or campaign will reward the player with the [[Fear the Pink Mist]] achievement. In ''Halo 3: ODST'', killing ten Covenant soldiers with an explosion from the Needler in a single-player level or in Firefight will reward the player with the [[Pink and Deadly]] achievement. In ''Halo: Reach'' the player earns the [[A Spoonful of Blamite]] achievement for killing ten enemies with Needler explosions. Killing an opponent with a super-combine of the Needler's needles will grant the player a Super Detonation Medal in ''Halo 3'', Needler Kill Medal in ''Halo 3: ODST'' and a [[Needle Combine Kill Medal]] in ''Halo: Reach''.
*In ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', the Needler is referred to as a pistol. This may be because in the large hands of a Sangheili, it seems proportionally smaller.
*In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' level ''343 Guilty Spark'' and the ''Halo 2 Vista'' map ''[[Uplift]]'' are the only levels to feature Needler ammunition outside the Needler.
*When using Anniversary mode in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', dropped Needlers are always depicted as either being fully loaded or empty with no middle ground. However, when playing Classic mode, the number of needles can be seen indicating how many remained in the clip prior to the weapon being picked up.
*In the video [[Enemy Weapon]] at 0:22 in left side of the screen is a Type-33 Needler in a glass case with needles still visible on the weapon, indicating that it is still loaded.
 
==Gallery==
===''Halo: Combat Evolved''===
<gallery>
File:HCE_Needler_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Needler.
File:HCE_Needler_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of the Needler.
File:HCE EliteEarlyNeedler Screenshot.jpg|A [[Sangheili Minor]] wielding a needler in an early build.
File:HCE-Needler-FirstPerson.jpg|First-person view of the needler.
File:Curlback.png|An [[Unggoy Major]] wielding the needler.
File:HCE - CovSpecOps.jpg|A [[Special Operations Officer|SpecOps Sangheili]] wielding the needler.
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher===
===''Halo 2''===
{{Main|Type-33 needler}}
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The "[[Type-33 needler|Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]]", or shortened as T-33 GML, is ONI's type-classification for multiple needlers that were catalogued in [[2533]] and employed both during and after the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The designation includes the ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needle launcher.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}
File:Needler-H2.png|A profile view of the needler from ''[[Halo 2]]''.
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File:H2 e304 dualneedlers.jpg|First-person view of dual-wielding needlers in ''Halo 2'' multiplayer ''Capture the Flag''.
File:Needler-HaloCE.png|A T-33 GML model employed by [[Fleet of Particular Justice]].
File:H2-DualNeedlers-Gameplay.png|First-person view of dual-wielding needlers in ''Halo 2''.
File:Needler-H2.png|A T-33 GML model employed by [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]].
File:H2-SingleNeedler-Gameplay.png|First-person view of single-wielding a needler in ''Halo 2''.
File:H3-NeedlerProfile.png|A T-33 GML model employed by [[Truth's fleet]].
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===Type-56D Guided Munitions Launcher===
===''Halo 3''===
{{Main|Type-56D needler}}
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The "Type-56D Guided Munitions Launcher", or shortened as "Type-56D GML", is ONI's type-classification for multiple needlers that were catalogued in [[2556]].{{Ref/Reuse|cf47}}
File:Halo-3-20070923023617567.jpg|First-person view of the needler in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
*'''[[Type-56D needler]]''': This variant of the needler that features a holographic [[Smart scope]] projector on its chassis.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5G|H5G|gameplay}}
File:Needle.jpg|A needler shard in mid-flight in ''Halo 3''.
** '''[[Hailstorm]]''': This variant was derived from a pre-Covenant needle-based weapon employed by the Sangheili during their early-interstellar time period. The shards fired from this needler exhibit a stronger ability to home in on their targets.{{Ref/Reuse|hailstorm}}
File:H3-NeedlerShard.png|Close-up preview of a needler shard in ''Halo 3''.
** '''[[Talon of the Lost]]''': This variant of the needler fires carefully-calibrated shards capable of embedding to armor in addition to living tissue.{{Ref/Reuse|talon}}
File:Needler Halo 3.png|The needler in ''Halo 3''.
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File:Bnetneedler.jpg|Another shot of the ''Halo 3''-era needler.
File:H5G-Render-Needler.png|Type-56D needler
File:H3-NeedlerProfile.png|An in-game profile view of the needler from ''Halo 3''.
File:Halo 5 Needler Hailstorm.png|Hailstorm.
File:H5G TOTL.png|Talon of the Lost.
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==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
===''Halo: Reach''===
===Silver Timeline===
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{{Main|Silver Timeline}}
File:HR Needler Concept.jpg|Concept art for the ''Reach'' depiction of the needler.
[[File:HTV-Homecoming-FavoriteWeapon.jpg|thumb|Kai-125 holding a needler in [[Miranda Keyes/Silver|Dr. Keyes']] lab.|right|250px]]
File:Reach_MPBeta_Needler.png|A profile view of the needler in the [[Halo: Reach Beta|''Halo: Reach'' Multiplayer Beta]].
{{Quote|See these holes on the top plate? That's where the needle rounds are primed. You pull the trigger and somehow they just know how to target living tissue.|[[Kai-125]] explaining her favorite Covenant weapon.{{Ref/Film|Id=Homecoming|TV|Episode=Homecoming}}}}
File:Haloreachneedlerfp.png|A first-person view of the needler during the ''Halo: Reach'' Beta.
Designated as a "xenotech shard launcher", needlers are used by the Covenant during their war against humanity. They are particularly popular among the Unggoy.{{Ref/Marketing|TV|[[:File:HTV-NeedlerLondon.jpg|Display]] at [[Halo: The Television Series Season One#Paramount.2B UK launch|Paramount+ UK launch event]]}} [[Silver Team]] will occasionally scavenge needlers from dead enemies and use them against Covenant troops.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Homecoming}}
File:Halo-reach-20100428014705175.jpg|First-person view of the needler in the final build of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
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File:HReach-NeedlerSide.png|The final in-game side preview of the needler from ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HReach-Needler-Gameplay.jpg|First-person view of the needler in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Halo Reach Needler.png|The needler in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Journal_Needler.png|An exploded view of a needler, drawn by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]].
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==In-game information==
===''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''===
{{Main|Needler}}
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The needler is a staple across the ''Halo'' games, being introduced in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and appearing in every game ever since. It is a fully-automatic infantry weapon that fires slow-moving needle projectiles that can home in on enemies. In [[campaign]] and [[Firefight]], the needler is used by Unggoy, Kig-Yar, Yanme'e, Sangheili, Jiralhanae, and the Flood. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', it can be [[dual wielding|dual wielded]], though made impossible to do so in ''[[Halo 3]]''. In ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', the needler is [[Weapon class|classified]] as a submachine gun.
File:HCEA-TNR-Needler-FirstPerson.png|First-person view of the needler in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
File:HCEA-NeedlerHUD.png|HUD of the needler in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
File:Chyler needle.jpg|A needle embedded in [[Chyler Silva]]'s stomach in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''.
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==Gallery==
===''Halo 4''===
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Needlers}}
===Concept art and artwork===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HCE_Needler_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the needler in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:H4-Needler.png|Render of the needler in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:HCE_Needler_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of the needler in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:H4-T33NeedlerGML-FirstPerson.jpg|First-person view of the needler in ''Halo 4''.
File:HR Needler Concept.jpg|Concept art of the needler in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:H4-MP-Forge-T33NeedlerGML-HUD.jpg|The needler viewed in the HUD in ''Halo 4'' Forge.
File:H5GC-Needler.png|Concept art of the needler in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:Needler-HUD.png|HUD icon of the needler in ''Halo 4''.
File:HW Jackal Concept 2.jpg|''[[Halo Wars]]'' concept art featuring Kig-Yar armed with needlers and [[Particle beam rifle|beam rifles]].
File:H4-MP-NeedlerShard-Flight-01.jpg|A needler shard in mid-flight in ''Halo 4''.
File:Dutch surprise.png|An [[Unggoy Minor]] takes aim with a needler at [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] in ''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''.
File:H4-MP-NeedlerShard-Flight-02.jpg|Closeup detail of the needler shard in flight in ''Halo 4''.
File:BL Thon attacks Three.png|[[Otto-031]] firing a needler at [[Thon 'Talamee]] in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''.
File:H4-Reference-Needler.jpg|Reference model sheet of the needler in ''Halo 4''.
File:HE12 Deal Retract.jpg|Kig-Yar pirates wielding the needler in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:H4-Render-Needler.jpg|Orthographic views of the needler in ''Halo 4''.
File:HE23 Nyon attacks the vaults.png|[[Sali 'Nyon]] and a Sangheili firing their needlers in ''Halo: Escalation''.
File:Superstructure Assault.png|A Kig-Yar firing the needler in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
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===Screenshots===
===''Halo 2: Anniversary''===
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<gallery>
File:HCE EliteEarlyNeedler Screenshot.jpg|A Sangheili wielding the needler in an early build of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:H2ANeedler2.png|First-person view of the needler in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' campaign.
File:Curlback.png|An Unggor Major wielding the needler in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:H2ACP-NeedlerDualWieldHUD.png|First-person view while dual wielding.
File:Keyes.jpg|Captain [[Jacob Keyes]] wielding the needler in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:H2A-JohnNeedlers.jpg|John-117 duel-wielding needlers during the [[Battle of Installation 05]].
File:H2 Elite SpecOps.png|A [[Special Operations Officer|SpecOps Sangheili]] with the needler in ''Halo 2''.
File:H2AMP-NeedlerHUD.png|First-person view of the needler in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer.
File:Heretic grunts.jpg|A [[Heretic Unggoy]] wielding the needler in ''Halo 2''.
File:H2AMP-Needler.png|A Spartan using a needler on [[Stonetown]].
File:NarrowsBattle2.jpg|A Spartan firing the needler in ''Halo 3'' multiplayer.
File:H2AMP-NeedlerDualWieldHUD.png|First-person view while dual wielding.
File:HWgruntdeaconfullsquad.jpg|Grunt squad upgraded with needlers in ''Halo Wars''.
File:H2AMP-NeedlerDualWield.png|A Spartan dual wielding needlers.
File:HTMCC-H3ODST BruteNeedler.jpg|A Jiralhanae Minor wielding the needler in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:H2ANeedler.jpg|A Spartan using a T-33 needler on [[Shrine]].
File:H3ODST DroneMajor 3.jpg|A Yanme'e Major wielding the needler in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:Needler - Basic.jpg|A needler on [[Diamondback]] in ''Halo Online''.
File:HTMCC-HR Needlers.jpg|Various Covenant troops wielding the needler in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HTV-NeedlerLondon.jpg|Prop of the needler for ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.
File:H4 SpOps SniperAlley.jpg|A Kig-Yar Storm wielding the needler in ''Halo 4''.
File:HO-Spartans&Elites.png|A Sangheili dual wielding needlers in ''[[Halo Online]]''.
File:HTMCC-H2A NeedlerGrunt.jpg|An Unggoy Minor holding the needler in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' campaign.
File:H5G-Fred&T56D.png|[[Frederic-104]] using [[Smart-linking|smart scope]] on a needler in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-KigYarHeavy.png|A Kig-Yar wielding a needler in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:HINF SkirmisherClose.png|A Skirmisher with the needler ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF - Event - Noble Intention - 00003.jpg|A Spartan wielding the needler in ''Halo Infinite'' multiplayer.
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Revision as of 09:59, April 28, 2023

This article is about the models in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4. For the model introduced in Halo 5: Guardians, see Type-56D needler.

"Anything stuck with enough needles will blow sky high—and if a Foxtrot is unlucky enough to be carrying grenades, those are gonna cook off too."
— Anonymous serviceman

Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (T-33 GML), also known as the Needler, is the United Nations Space Command's type classification for six distinct patterns of a Covenant needle-based infantry automatic weapon.[1] Although the six distinct patterns of the needlers possessed aesthetic and functional differences, their shared UNSC type designation suggests that they were all catalogued and classified in 2533.

Overview

Design details

The Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher is a Covenant projectile weapon that fires long, sharp crystalline shards that are guided until they impale a target — hence the “needler” moniker. Several seconds after coming to rest in their target, the needles detonate, creating severe and, in most cases, fatal wounds. The Needler's top plate has 14 holes, with the needles protruding out of the holes. When the trigger is pulled, the needle is fed from the top into the "barrel" of the weapon and fired at high speed. The Type-33 GML is used by Covenant foot soldiers of nearly all types. Yanme'e are also fond of this weapon, and their efficiency with it is high as their flying capabilities and large numbers make the needles harder to dodge. When the trigger is held down, the rate at which the 'needles' are fired increases.

Unlike most Covenant weaponry, the needler does not incorporate reverse-engineered Forerunner technology.[2] The needler was one of the most unusual weapons in the Covenant arsenal and the least understood; how the weapon functions remains a mystery to human military experts and scientists. Like most Covenant weapons, the T-33 GML lacks any kind of electronic, physical or radiative connections between its "trigger" and firing mechanism.[3] However, post-war analysis and study have shown that the shards track their targets by homing in on the specific heat signatures of sighted targets.[4] The physics behind the weapon were apparently not well known as joint human and Sangheili teams were known to be studying the weapon some time after the war.[5]

Ammunition

Main article: Subanese crystal

Razor-sharp crystalline projectiles made of Subanese crystal, or blamite, are fired from this elaborately designed Covenant weapon; it is widely believed that these needlers use heat or organic signatures to home in on targets, and may have some relation to the Anskum-pattern plasma grenade and the Plasma Pistol's charged shots, which also react to living tissue and Sentinel mechanics. The needles appear to have some sort of "identify-friend/foe" function, as they will home in on hostile targets but not allies of the wielder. Once fired, a needle will seek its target until impact, entering the victim's body violently. After several seconds, the contents of the crystalline shard will detonate; injuries inflicted from the exploding shard are gruesome, as microscopic pieces of shrapnel can become embedded in tissue.

The crystalline projectile appears to contain some type of gas or energy, which is released upon impact with a target; after seven or more needles have struck a target in the same general area, the needles will react to each other, triggering an explosion that kills the victim instantly. The explosion of multiple needles is a result of proximal resonance instability.[6] When either a single or multiple needles detonate, they release crystal shrapnel, which can embed itself in nearby organisms; thus, friendly fire is often a necessary consideration in close-quarters combat.

Nahle'hax-pattern needle launcher

Main article: Nahle'hax-pattern needler

The Nahle'hax-pattern needle launcher is designated as T-33 GML.[7]

Battle of Installation 04 pattern

Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
Needler-HaloCE.png
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Sacred Promissory[1]

Type:

Needler[1][8]

Specifications

Ammunition type:

Subanese crystal shards[1]

Feed system:

20 shards/magazine[9]

Rate of fire:

Automatic[9]

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War
 

This pattern designated as Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher was manufactured by the Sacred Promissory.[1]

Design details

This needler pattern is characterized by an additional handguard around the grip between the cowlings. It also possesses a longer handguard extending from the lower cowling,[1] though, unlike other needlers with this attribute, the handguard is angled downwards rather than curving upwards.[10]

  • The HUD icon for this T-33 GML pattern.

    The HUD icon for this T-33 GML pattern.

  • Scattered Needlers and their ammunition boxes.

    Scattered Needlers and their ammunition boxes.

Usage

This pattern of the needler was commonly employed during the Battle of Installation 04 by the forces deployed from the Fleet of Particular Justice.[9] It was particularly popular among Special Operations Unggoy combating the Flood.[11][12]

Battle of Installation 05 pattern

Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
Needler-H2.png
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Sacred Promissory[1]

Type:

Needler[1][13]

Specifications

Ammunition type:

Subanese crystal shards[1]

Feed system:

30 shards/magazine[13][14]

Rate of fire:

Automatic[14]

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War
 

This pattern designated as Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher was manufactured by the Sacred Promissory.[1]

Design details

This needler pattern is characterized by upper and lower cowlings of congruent lengths.[18]

Usage

This pattern of the needler was commonly employed by the forces deployed from the Fleet of Sacred Consecration during the Battle of Mombasa and Battle of Installation 05. Members of Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction, especially the Unggoy, favored this needler pattern as well.[14]

Truth's fleet pattern

Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
H3-NeedlerProfile.png
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Sacred Promissory[1]

Type:

Needler[1][19][20]

Specifications

Length:

  • Overall: 57.8 centimetres (22.8 in)[19][21]
  • Barrel: 16.25 centimetres (6.40 in)[19]

Weight:

  • Empty: 3.74 kilograms (8.2 lb)[19][21]
  • Loaded: 4.3 kilograms (9.5 lb)[19][21]

Ammunition type:

Subanese crystal shards[1]

Feed system:

19 shards[21][22]

Rate of fire:

Automatic[22] (510 rounds/minute)[19]

Muzzle velocity:

54 meter/second (177 feet/second)[19]

Effective range:

64 metres (210 ft)[19][21]

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War
 

This pattern designated as Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher was manufactured by the Sacred Promissory.[1] It was nicknamed Pinkies and Shrimp Shooter.[21]

Design details

This needler pattern is characterized by upper and lower cowlings of congruent lengths. In addition, there are purple light fixtures around the barrel and its adjoining channel braces.[24]

Usage

This pattern of the needler was commonly employed by the forces deployed from the Prophet of Truth's fleet during the Battle of Voi and the Battle of Installation 00[22]

Trivia

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  • Instead of each needle on top of the Needler being pushed separately into the gun with each shot, every needle sinks into the weapon slightly for each shot fired. In Halo: Reach, a needle sinks into the weapon every time one is fired.
  • It's never been shown how the Needler is reloaded, as ammunition is never seen being plugged into the weapon. Pressing the "reload" command merely causes the needles to extend from the holes, with no other action from the wielder's model. Grunts carrying the Needler may occasionally tap and shake the weapon as if to reload it.
  • On the level Quarantine Zone in Halo 2, there is a lone Sentinel that fires Needler rounds and drops a Needler when it is destroyed.
  • In Halo 3, regardless of how many needles are loaded in the weapon, none will appear in the Needler's shadow.
  • Bungie.net's Halo 3 statistics page claims that the Needler has thirty needles per magazine instead of the actual nineteen.
  • In Halo 3, killing five enemies with a Needler, in a ranked free-for-all match or campaign will reward the player with the Fear the Pink Mist achievement. In Halo 3: ODST, killing ten Covenant soldiers with an explosion from the Needler in a single-player level or in Firefight will reward the player with the Pink and Deadly achievement. In Halo: Reach the player earns the A Spoonful of Blamite achievement for killing ten enemies with Needler explosions. Killing an opponent with a super-combine of the Needler's needles will grant the player a Super Detonation Medal in Halo 3, Needler Kill Medal in Halo 3: ODST and a Needle Combine Kill Medal in Halo: Reach.
  • In Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, the Needler is referred to as a pistol. This may be because in the large hands of a Sangheili, it seems proportionally smaller.
  • In Halo: Combat Evolved level 343 Guilty Spark and the Halo 2 Vista map Uplift are the only levels to feature Needler ammunition outside the Needler.
  • When using Anniversary mode in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, dropped Needlers are always depicted as either being fully loaded or empty with no middle ground. However, when playing Classic mode, the number of needles can be seen indicating how many remained in the clip prior to the weapon being picked up.
  • In the video Enemy Weapon at 0:22 in left side of the screen is a Type-33 Needler in a glass case with needles still visible on the weapon, indicating that it is still loaded.

Gallery

Halo: Combat Evolved

  • Concept art of the Needler.

    Concept art of the Needler.

  • Concept art of the Needler.

    Concept art of the Needler.

  • A Sangheili Minor wielding a needler in an early build.

    A Sangheili Minor wielding a needler in an early build.

  • First-person view of the needler.

    First-person view of the needler.

  • An Unggoy Major wielding the needler.

    An Unggoy Major wielding the needler.

  • A SpecOps Sangheili wielding the needler.

    A SpecOps Sangheili wielding the needler.

Halo 2

  • A profile view of the needler from Halo 2.

    A profile view of the needler from Halo 2.

  • First-person view of dual-wielding needlers in Halo 2 multiplayer Capture the Flag.

    First-person view of dual-wielding needlers in Halo 2 multiplayer Capture the Flag.

  • First-person view of dual-wielding needlers in Halo 2.

    First-person view of dual-wielding needlers in Halo 2.

  • First-person view of single-wielding a needler in Halo 2.

    First-person view of single-wielding a needler in Halo 2.

Halo 3

  • First-person view of the needler in Halo 3.

    First-person view of the needler in Halo 3.

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    A needler shard in mid-flight in Halo 3.

  • Close-up preview of a needler shard in Halo 3.

    Close-up preview of a needler shard in Halo 3.

  • The needler in Halo 3.

    The needler in Halo 3.

  • Another shot of the Halo 3-era needler.

    Another shot of the Halo 3-era needler.

  • An in-game profile view of the needler from Halo 3.

    An in-game profile view of the needler from Halo 3.

Halo: Reach

  • Concept art for the Reach depiction of the needler.

    Concept art for the Reach depiction of the needler.

  • A profile view of the needler in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.

    A profile view of the needler in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.

  • A first-person view of the needler during the Halo: Reach Beta.

    A first-person view of the needler during the Halo: Reach Beta.

  • First-person view of the needler in the final build of Halo: Reach.

    First-person view of the needler in the final build of Halo: Reach.

  • The final in-game side preview of the needler from Halo: Reach.

    The final in-game side preview of the needler from Halo: Reach.

  • First-person view of the needler in Halo: Reach.

    First-person view of the needler in Halo: Reach.

  • The needler in Halo: Reach.

    The needler in Halo: Reach.

  • An exploded view of a needler, drawn by Dr. Halsey.

    An exploded view of a needler, drawn by Dr. Halsey.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Halo 4

  • Render of the needler in Halo 4.

    Render of the needler in Halo 4.

  • First-person view of the needler in Halo 4.

    First-person view of the needler in Halo 4.

  • The needler viewed in the HUD in Halo 4 Forge.

    The needler viewed in the HUD in Halo 4 Forge.

  • HUD icon of the needler in Halo 4.

    HUD icon of the needler in Halo 4.

  • A needler shard in mid-flight in Halo 4.

    A needler shard in mid-flight in Halo 4.

  • Closeup detail of the needler shard in flight in Halo 4.

    Closeup detail of the needler shard in flight in Halo 4.

  • Reference model sheet of the needler in Halo 4.

    Reference model sheet of the needler in Halo 4.

  • Orthographic views of the needler in Halo 4.

    Orthographic views of the needler in Halo 4.

Halo 2: Anniversary

  • First-person view of the needler in Halo 2: Anniversary campaign.

    First-person view of the needler in Halo 2: Anniversary campaign.

  • First-person view while dual wielding.

    First-person view while dual wielding.

  • John-117 duel-wielding needlers during the Battle of Installation 05.

    John-117 duel-wielding needlers during the Battle of Installation 05.

  • First-person view of the needler in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.

    First-person view of the needler in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.

  • A Spartan using a needler on Stonetown.

    A Spartan using a needler on Stonetown.

  • First-person view while dual wielding.

    First-person view while dual wielding.

  • A Spartan dual wielding needlers.

    A Spartan dual wielding needlers.

  • A Spartan using a T-33 needler on Shrine.

    A Spartan using a T-33 needler on Shrine.

  • A needler on Diamondback in Halo Online.

    A needler on Diamondback in Halo Online.

  • Prop of the needler for Halo: The Television Series.

    Prop of the needler for Halo: The Television Series.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 128
  2. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named waypoint
  3. ^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint: Halo 4 Interactive Guide
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint: Catalog Interaction (post 2969311)
  6. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named h4evg
  7. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 294
  8. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, Game manual
  9. ^ a b c d Halo: Combat Evolved, Gameplay
  10. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, In-game model
  11. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Keyes
  12. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Maw
  13. ^ a b Halo 2, Game manual
  14. ^ a b c d e f Halo 2, Gameplay
  15. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Relic Interior
  16. ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Arbiter
  17. ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Oracle
  18. ^ Halo 2, In-game model
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h Bungie.net, Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher - 9/6/2007 (Retrieved on Jan 16, 2021) [archive]
  20. ^ Halo 3, Game manual
  21. ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 323
  22. ^ a b c d e Halo 3, Gameplay
  23. ^ Halo 3: ODST, Gameplay
  24. ^ Halo 3, In-game model

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