Z-130 Suppressor: Difference between revisions

{{Era|Forerunner|Post}}

|manufacturer = [[Forerunner]] origin

|length = {{Convert|94.2|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/>

|width = {{Convert|15|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/>

|height = {{Convert|36|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/>

|weight = {{Convert|6.4|kg|lb|sp=us}}<ref name="universe"/>

|ammotype = Light mass<ref name="Halo 4 guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-ca/intel/inteldetail/1c9974e9-40cd-4059-bbd3-902d29651fec/suppressor '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo 4 Intel'']</ref>

[[Kradal conflicts]]<ref name="VIS"/> <br />

[[Human-Forerunner wars]]<ref name="VIS"/><br />

The '''Z-130 Directed Energy Automatic Weapon''' ('''Z-130 DEAW'''),<ref name="hb927">[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/26/The-Halo-Bulletin-92612-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin 9.27.12'']</ref> also called the '''Suppressor''', is a fully automatic [[Forerunner]] energy weapon.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1rdfWjD5zU&feature=plcp '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 Exile PAX 2012 CTF Gameplay!'']</ref> It is usually utilized by the [[Promethean]]s.<ref name="The Halo Bulletin: 8.15.12">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/08/15/The-Halo-Bulletin-81512.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Bulletin 8.15.12'']</ref>

=== Service history ===

The Suppressor was first introduced during the [[Kradal conflicts]]. It gained prominence during the [[human-Forerunner war]] and the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 97''</ref> The Suppressor is a fully automatic weapon employing a conventional coil set architecture that fires bolts of [[hard light]] in rapid succession. Its high rate of fire and efficiency against the [[Flood]] led to its widespread use among the Forerunner warriors during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], particularly when attempting to retake vessels captured by the Flood; however, it is similarly effective against all organic matter.<ref name="Halo 4 guide"/> Thousands of years later, the Suppressor's coil set design was reverse-engineered by the [[Covenant]] for many of their weapons.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/suppressor '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Universe: Suppressor'']</ref>

The weapon possesses an angular design and metallic casing. It appears to be held together, at least partly, by energy fields as indicated by its self-assembly process. Orange highlights can be seen while the weapon is self-assembling and throughout the casing once assembly is complete; these highlights grow brighter when the weapon is fired.<ref name="hb927"/>

=== Song of Peace ===

In the chaotic final days of the Forerunner ecumene an unfortunate number of the [[Librarian]]'s [[Conservation Measure]] operations required military intervention to complete. The ''Song of Peace'' is an upgraded Suppressor with a faster rate of fire, a larger magazine holding 48 rounds, and reduced recoil.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>

As extinction loomed, desperation led the Forerunners to experiment with volatile derivations of hard light. The ''Razor's Edge'' is an advanced Suppressor firing fast-moving metastable energy shards and carrying 48-round magazines. If multiple shards strike a target in 0.9 seconds, they will create a "supercombine" explosion, similar to [[blamite]], but with the ability to cause targets to disintegrate.<ref name="H5G"/>

 

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=== Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo 5: Guardians'' ===

* Accuracy and effective range significantly increased.

* Shots now track enemies and home in onto weak points, similar to the [[Type-56 needler|Needler]] and [[Z-110 Boltshot|Boltshot]].

* Rate of fire significantly decreased to 368 RPM, requiring a short period before reaching maximum fire rate of 500 RPM, down by 40.5% from ''Halo 4''.

* If Bottomless Clip is enabled in a Custom Game in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', then the Suppressor will fire only at its starting speed and be unable to reach its maximum firing rate.<ref>[http://imgur.com/a/hiq10 '''Imgur''' - ''After seeing how Forerunner weapons morph when Smart-Link ("aim down sights") is used...'']</ref>

=== Normal gallery ===

File:H4-SO-SuppressorRifle-FirstPerson.jpg|First-person view of the Suppressor in ''Spartan Ops''.

File:H4-Z130Suppressor-Firing.jpg|The lines of the Z-130 Suppressor glows as it fires.

File:Z-130_reloading.jpg|A Z-130 being reloaded.

File:HE-Blue-3.jpg|[[John-117]] using a Suppressor during the [[Skirmish on Installation 03]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.

File:H5G-Z130HUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the Suppressor by [[Fred-104]] in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' campaign.

File:H5G-SOPHUD.png|First-person view of ''Song of Peace''.

File:H5G-SOP.png|A Spartan wielding ''Song of Peace''.

File:H5G-RazorsEdgeHUD.png|First-person view of ''Razor's Edge''.

File:H5G-RazorsEdge.png|A Spartan wielding ''Razor's Edge''.

File:Halo Renegades cover.jpg|An Armiger with a Suppressor on the cover of ''[[Halo: Renegades]]''.

File:H4-SuppressorRifleSkin.png|SHA(Shatter) Skin.

File:Suppressor Refractive skin.jpg|RFC(Refractive) Skin.

File:H4-Z130SuppressorRifle-SteelSkin.png|MCN(Mechanical) Skin.

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