Z-250 lightrifle: Difference between revisions

{{Era|Forerunner|Post}}

{{Weapon Infobox

|image = [[File:H5G-Lightrifle.png|300px]]

|length = {{Convert|125.7|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name=H4EVG>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 99''</ref>

|width = {{Convert|10.1|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="H4EVG"/>

|height = {{Convert|32|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="H4EVG"/>

|weight = {{Convert|13.2|kg|lb|sp=us}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/light-rifle '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Universe: LightRifle'']</ref>

|ammotype = Light mass<ref name="intel">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-ca/intel/inteldetail/c753212e-e69b-4abe-a7e0-b1184fe1bded/lightrifle '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo 4 Intel: Lightrifle'']</ref>

The '''Z-250 Directed Energy Engagement Weapon''' ('''Z-250 DEEW''')<ref name="gi">'''GameInformer''', ''October 2012 edition'' (digital content)</ref>, also known as the '''LightRifle''', is a [[Forerunner]] [[Directed energy weapon|energy channel weapon]].<ref name="demo">'''[[Halo 4 E3 2012 Stage Demo]]'''</ref>

=== Operational history ===

The LightRifle is a precision weapon originally used during the [[human-Forerunner war]]s. Warrior-Servant marksmen utilized them in large sieges on human redoubts. The weapon served well against the humans' particle rifles.<ref name="H4EVG"/> [[Armiger]]s stationed on [[Installation 00]] used lightrifles against human and Sangheili forces during [[Operation: FAR STORM]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'''</ref> The [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[Promethean Knight]] units encountered on [[Requiem]] and on [[Installation 03]] utilized the Z-250. A small number of [[Sangheili]] members within [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] and [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]]s aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} also utilized the Z-250 during the [[Requiem Campaign]].<ref>'''Spartan Ops'''</ref> It is ranked a Rare REQ in [[Warzone]] simulations, and is available at [[Requisition system|Level 4 energy]] while giving 100 REQ points if sold. During the [[Mission to Mount Kilimanjaro]], [[343 Guilty Spark]] used in a Z-250 in his [[armiger]] body to bring down a rocky overhang on [[Fireteam Apollo]] and an ONI team as a distraction to help the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' crew to escape. As Spark was only aiming for a distraction, no one was seriously hurt and the crew managed to escape using a [[teleportation grid|translocation pad]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]'''</ref>

The lightrifle fires luminescent orange hardlight rounds. It is a scoped, mid-range to long-range weapon that normally fires a three-shot burst with one pull of the trigger. When zoomed in, however, it fires a single high-powered concentrated shot that consumes three units of ammunition. It holds 36 units per magazine; however this provides 12 shots while zoomed in. Functionally, the weapon employs componential particle acceleration to fire beams of hard light particles at a high speed and with pinpoint accuracy.<ref name="intel"/> Using the diffused combination of particle acceleration and hardened photonic matter, it is capable of dropping individual shielded enemies such as [[Sangheili|Elites]], [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartans]], [[Promethean Knight]]s, and [[Promethean Soldier]]s in a few well placed shots.<ref name="H4EVG"/>

The rifle possesses an angular design and metallic casing. It features a stock, a firing grip, a stabilizing firing grip, a scope and a light mass channel.<ref name="H4EVG"/> It appears to be held together, at least partly, by energy fields as indicated by its self-assembly process and floating sights. Orange lights are present while the weapon is self-assembling and throughout the casing once assembly is complete; there is also a column of orange-colored energy that runs through the light mass channel.<ref name="H4EVG"/> Hard light highlights stream along the sides of the weapon while it is fired. The sight through the scope is tinted orange and is approximately a 4× zoom. It features integrated targeting optics.<ref name="H4EVG"/>

* '''[[Barbed Lance]]''': The ''Barbed Lance'', an improved Z-250 with faster rate of fire and larger magazine carrying up to 16 rounds, is classified as an Ultra-Rare REQ in Warzone simulations and available at Level 4 energy while giving 150 REQ points if sold.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>

* '''[[Dying Star]]''': The ''Dying Star'', an advanced Z-250 designed for combat against [[Flood pure form]]s, fires adhesive pulsewave explosives; three nearby explosions will prove fatal to even a shielded Spartan. The Dying Star's explosive rounds also disintegrate enemies upon landing a killing blow. However, it has a reduced magazine size of 8 rounds as opposed to 12. In Warzone simulations, the Dying Star is a Legendary REQ that requires Level 5 energy.<ref name="H5G"/>

<gallery>

In ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' the lightrifle is no longer capable of a three-round burst like the battle rifle, and instead fires single shots like its ''Halo 4'' rendition's scoped-in mode. The weapon remains aesthetically similar to its ''Halo 4'' version with a change to the scope and a pair of cylindrical components under-slung near the muzzle. However, utilizing the smart scope on the weapon now causes the beam to spread out slightly, allowing for easier hits on moving or distant targets, and reduces the required shots to kill from four to three, assuming the final round is a headshot. Its fire rate drops dramatically while scoped however, making landing that final round more difficult than would be expected. In gameplay, it is significantly harder to find, as there are fewer [[Promethean]]s using them than in ''Halo 4'', also due to the fact that [[Promethean Soldier]]s can switch to [[Z-130 Suppressor|Suppressors]] if players get too close to them.

* The red reticle range of the LightRifle now matches the DMR's Turbo-era range.

=== Normal gallery ===

File:H4 Terminal Didact Librarian Knights.jpg|Promethean Knights armed with lighrifles in the ''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Halo 4 terminals]]''.

File:Escalation - Installation03Skirmish.png|Promethean Knights armed with lightrifles during the [[Skirmish on Installation 03]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.

File:H5G-FathomZ250.jpg|First-person view of the lightrifle in a ''Halo 5: Guardians'' screenshot, released during June of 2015.

File:H5G-Z250HUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the LightRifle by [[Fred-104]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.

File:Lightrifle.png|LightRifle.

File:Dyingstar.png|''Dying Star''.

** ''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminals]]''

*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''

<references/>