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|type=[[Needle-based weaponry]]{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|EVG|Page=128}}

|series=Needler{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}

|description=[[~~Subanese crystal~~]] projectile weapon{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}

|description=''[[Kemuksuru]]'' 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}}

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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}}}}

'''Needlers''', sometimes known as '''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}} Nicknames for the needler include '''Pinkies''' and '''Shrimp Shooter'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc09|Enc09|Page=323}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=337}}

'''Needlers''', sometimes known as '''Needler pistols''',{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=22}} are a class of single-handed, fully-automatic infantry specialized [[weapons]] developed by the [[Covenant]] that launch ''[[kemuksuru]]'' 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}} Nicknames for the needler include '''Pinkies''' and '''Shrimp Shooter'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc09|Enc09|Page=323}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=337}}

==Overview==

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===Ammunition===

[[File:HCE-NeedlerAmmo.png|thumb|left|150px|The container for ~~blamite~~ ammunition.]]

[[File:HCE-NeedlerAmmo.png|thumb|left|150px|The container for ''kemuksuru'' ammunition.]]

{{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}}}}

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 sharpened ends of the exposed shards as an improvised melee weapon.{{Ref/Game|HCE|Needler melee animation}}{{Ref/Game|HINF|Needler melee animation}}

The needler fires shards of ''[[kemuksuru]]''{{Ref/Novel|Id=BftBM|Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon}}—colloquially known as blamite or Subanese crystal—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 sharpened ends of 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.}}

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===Development history===

{{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}}}}

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, though their designs demonstrated the Sangheili’s poor understanding of the crystals, and further study on these designs were mostly abandoned until the dissolution of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}

Prior to the Covenant's formation, the [[Sangheili]] mined ''kemuksuru'' 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, though their designs demonstrated the Sangheili’s poor understanding of the crystals, and further study on these designs were mostly abandoned until the dissolution of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}

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}}

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 |type=[[Needle-based weaponry]]{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|EVG|Page=128}}
 |series=Needler{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}
-|description=[[Subanese crystal]] projectile weapon{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}
+|description=''[[Kemuksuru]]'' 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}}
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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}}}}
-'''Needlers''', sometimes known as '''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}} Nicknames for the needler include '''Pinkies''' and '''Shrimp Shooter'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc09|Enc09|Page=323}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=337}}
+'''Needlers''', sometimes known as '''Needler pistols''',{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=22}} are a class of single-handed, fully-automatic infantry specialized [[weapons]] developed by the [[Covenant]] that launch ''[[kemuksuru]]'' 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}} Nicknames for the needler include '''Pinkies''' and '''Shrimp Shooter'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc09|Enc09|Page=323}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=337}}
 ==Overview==
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 ===Ammunition===
-[[File:HCE-NeedlerAmmo.png|thumb|left|150px|The container for blamite ammunition.]]
+[[File:HCE-NeedlerAmmo.png|thumb|left|150px|The container for ''kemuksuru'' ammunition.]]
-{{Main|Subanese crystal}}
+{{Main|Kemuksuru}}
 {{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}}}}
-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 sharpened ends of the exposed shards as an improvised melee weapon.{{Ref/Game|HCE|Needler melee animation}}{{Ref/Game|HINF|Needler melee animation}}
+The needler fires shards of ''[[kemuksuru]]''{{Ref/Novel|Id=BftBM|Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon}}—colloquially known as blamite or Subanese crystal—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 sharpened ends of 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.}}
@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 ===Development history===
 {{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}}}}
-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, though their designs demonstrated the Sangheili’s poor understanding of the crystals, and further study on these designs were mostly abandoned until the dissolution of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
+Prior to the Covenant's formation, the [[Sangheili]] mined ''kemuksuru'' 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, though their designs demonstrated the Sangheili’s poor understanding of the crystals, and further study on these designs were mostly abandoned until the dissolution of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
 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}}