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| |image=[[Image:H2_honorguard_pike.jpg|300px]] | | |image=[[File:H2_honorguard_pike.jpg|300px]] |
| |name=Energy Stave | | |name=Energy stave |
| |manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] | | |manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] |
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| |type=Melee Weapon | | |type=Melee weapon |
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| |size=Length: 527 centimeters (17.3 feet) | | |size=Length: 527 centimeters (17.3 feet) |
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| The '''Energy Stave''' is a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[melee]] [[Weapons|weapon]]. It is used exclusively by the [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Elite]] [[Honor Guard of the Covenant|Honor Guard]] and [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Brutes]] and [[Honor Guard Ultra]]. It is a long metal staff, and has a forked tip with a series of orange panels. | | The '''energy stave''' is a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ceremonial [[melee]] [[ordnance#Weapons|weapon]]. It is used exclusively by the [[Honor Guard]] [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae]] and [[Honor Guard Ultra|Light of Sanghelios]]. It is a long metal staff, and has a forked tip with a series of glowing panels.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref><ref name="grave">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> While regular Honor Guardsmen use more elaborate staves featuring ornate panels similar in color to the glowing armor panels of their wielders, [[Sangheili Minor]]s assigned to guard duties have been known to wield more ascetic versions of these weapons with more simplistic, blue-glowing panels.<ref name="wars">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Escape]]''</ref> |
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| These weapons are long staves with a spear-like end that is similar in color to the "glowing armor panels" of their wielders. Not much is known about these exotic weapons, except that they have a length of 527 centimeters (17.3 feet). They do not seem to have much of a combat purpose but more a ceremonial one, as the Honor Guard Elites will use [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]], [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]], and [[Type-51 Carbine|Covenant Carbines]] in real combat. However, they were used by [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] to subdue any [[Unggoy|Grunts]] and [[Kig-yar|Jackals]] that came too close to the [[Council Chamber]] during one of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s sermons regarding the discovery of the [[Activation Index|Sacred Icon]]. This weapon is never used in game-play by other characters.
| | The energy stave mostly serves a ceremonial purpose as opposed to a combat one; the stave has been used as an actual offensive weapon in rare cases only. The Honor Guard Sangheili mostly use [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifles]], [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Swords]], and [[Type-51 Carbine|Covenant Carbines]] in real combat. However, they were used by [[Jiralhanae]] to subdue any [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-yar]] that came too close to the [[Council Chamber]] during one of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s sermons regarding the discovery of the [[Activation Index|"Sacred Icon"]].<ref name="grave"/> |
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| ==Appearances==
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| ====[[Halo 2]]====
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| They can be seen in the hands of the [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Brute Honor Guard]] during both the opening and closing cinematic of the ''Halo 2'' level, [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]], but they are simply tossed aside, as the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] prefer other weaponry to protect the Hierarchs, and kill [[John-117|Master Chief]].
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| Also, after the replacement of the [[Sangheili|Elites]] in the Covenant Hierarchy, the weapon's religious significance died out. During the cutscene where the Brutes take power you see them fighting over the Energy Staves, meaning the Honor Guards that have the pikes could have a higher value or rank than Honor Guards who don't have them at all.
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| ===Novels===
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| It is also featured in the novelization [[Halo: Contact Harvest|Contact Harvest]] when the two [[San 'Shyuum]] go to the [[Prophet of Mercy|minister]] to recruit him as a Hierarch.
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| It can be seen in last sections of [[Halo: The Cole Protocol|''Halo: The Cole Protocol'']] as well, when Zhar approached the Prophets with an Energy Sword at hand. Not much else was written, except that plasma was created at the tip of the spear.
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| ===[[Halo Wars]]===
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| An early or different version of the weapon can be seen in a ''[[Halo Wars]]'' cinematic. It is not used in gameplay, only in cinematics. It can been seen in combat for the first time here, and their abilities are finally gauged.
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| In the cutscene, "Monsters", the weapon can be seen to cut though another pike as well as shear an [[Sangheili|Elite's]] armor. The stave can also been seen used as a thrown weapon to great effect. This suggests the weapon is relatively light, or it could just be the fact that a Spartan was throwing it. Also notable is that it was only the top section of the cut stave that was thrown.
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| This stave may have been completely remodeled into the one we see in ''Halo 2'' as many aspects have changed, so this cannot be trusted to assess the ''Halo 2'' era weapon. The changes from ''Halo Wars'' to ''Halo 2'' include the added details and the orange-glowing symmetrical appearance as opposed to the blue asymmetrical appearance in ''Halo Wars''.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery widths="150" orientation="portrait"> | | <gallery widths="150"> |
| File:HonorGuard02.jpg|A [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman]] holding an Energy Stave. | | File:HonorGuard02.jpg|A [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guard]] holding an energy stave. |
| File:Unknown covenant weapon.PNG|The Energy Stave in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', an earlier version of the one in ''[[Halo 2]]''. | | File:HW6.png|A group of Sangheili using energy staves in combat during the [[Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World]]. |
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| | | {{Appearances|Halo: Graphic Novel|Halo Wars|Halo: First Strike|Halo 2|Halo: Uprising|Halo 3|Halo 3: ODST|Halo Legends}} |
| | {{Melee Weapons}} |
| {{Covenant Weapons}} | | {{Covenant Weapons}} |
| {{Melee Weapons}}
| | [[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]] |
| {{Appearances|Halo: Graphic Novel|Halo Wars|Halo: First Strike|Halo 2|Halo: Uprising|Halo 3|Halo 3: ODST|Halo Legends}}
| | [[Category:Melee Weapons]] |
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