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The '''energy cutlass''' is a [[Covenant]] [[melee]] weapon, primarily used by the [[Kig-Yar]] for light skirmishes in close-quarter situations. Used by Kig-Yar soldiers and [[piracy|pirates]] alike, the energy cutlass is considered to be very useful during boarding actions on hostile ships or in melee engagements in confined spaces.{{Ref/Reuse|enc319}}
The '''painglass saber''', known by [[Kig-Yar]] as ''[[Kig-Yar language|chiss-teh]]'',{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=307}} is a [[Covenant]] [[melee]] weapon primarily used by the Kig-Yar for light skirmishes in close-quarter situations. It is an energized cutlass forged using a modified energy projector with a [[Subanese crystal]] shard that has been chemically treated and sharpened into a blade.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=6}} Used by Kig-Yar soldiers and [[piracy|pirates]] alike, they are considered to be very useful during [[boarding]] actions on hostile ships or in melee engagements in confined spaces.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 125''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|enc319}}


The weapon is composed of a complex arrangement of chemicals, [[plasma]], alloys, and a shard of [[blamite]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc319}} They are used primarily to dispatch enemies in close-quarters fights, especially when [[boarding]] an enemy ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 125''</ref> They are similar to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[combat knife]]. These blades house a complex chemical mixture within them that causes the knife to explode into shards when embedded into a soft target, similar to a [[Type-33 Needler]] round. Before it explodes, the blade will begin to pulse with a rosy red color.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 130''</ref>
The weapon is composed of a complex arrangement of chemicals, [[plasma]], alloys, and a crystal shard from [[Suban]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc319}} These blades house a complex chemical mixture within them that causes the blade to explode into shards when embedded into a soft target, similar to a fired [[Needler]] round. Before it explodes, the blade will begin to pulse with a rosy red color.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 130''</ref>


The [[Unggoy]] also use them, as seen during the fighting on the [[Tiara]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 366''</ref> Energy cutlasses were used by several Kig-Yar during the [[Battle of Ariel]] in [[2552#January|January 2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref>  
The [[Unggoy]] also use them, as seen during the fighting on the [[Tiara]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 366''</ref> Energy cutlasses were used by several Kig-Yar during the [[Battle of Ariel]] in [[2552#January|January 2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref>  
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File:Helljumper - Energy cutlass.png|An energy cutlass being used to kill [[Campbell (ODST)|Campbell]].
File:Helljumper - Energy cutlass.png|An energy cutlass being used to kill [[Campbell (ODST)|Campbell]].
File:HLW cutlass1.png|A [[Kig-Yar Storm]] wielding an energy cutlass on [[Sephune III]] .
File:HLW cutlass1.png|A [[Kig-Yar Storm]] wielding a painglass saber on [[Sephune III]] .
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