Editing Bloodblade

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name = Bloodblade
|image = [[File:HINF Bloodblade Crop.png|300px]]<br>The ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern bloodblade<br>[[File:H2A Render EnergySword-Infected.png|300px]]<br />The ''Pelosus''-pattern bloodblade
|manufacturer =
*[[Assembly Forges]] {{C|''Pelosus''-pattern}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=307}}
*[[Merchants of Qikost]] {{C|''Meluth'qelos''-pattern}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=482}}
|series =[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]]
|type = Handheld, single-handed sword
|cost = 
|variant =
|service =
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|length =Varies
|width =
|height =
|weight =
|ammotype = Superheated, shaped [[plasma]]{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/type-1-energy-sword|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Energy Sword|D=23|M=10|Y=2021}}
|feed-title = Energy capacity
|feed =100 battery units{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=349}}{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|EVG|Page=63}}
|operation = 
|rate = 
|velocity = 
|range = Melee
}}

A '''bloodblade'''{{Ref/Note|Sangheili blood is purple, so "bloodblade" may be a human-given name or named for the blood of humans (or Jiralhanae or San'Shyuum) killed by bearers of the swords.}} is the name provided to red-colored [[Energy sword (fiction)|fireblades]] used by the [[Covenant]] and [[Covenant remnants|its remnants]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CF114|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/art-of-wort|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Art of Wort|D=21|M=5|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=BF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/brute-force|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Brute Force|D=19|M=3|Y=2017}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
{{Main|Energy sword (fiction)}}
Bloodblades are energy swords that possess red-colored plasma blades instead of blue-colored ones. They are not exclusive to a specific pattern of fireblade, as they have been seen as {{Pattern|Meluth'qelos|fireblade}}s,{{Ref/Level|Id=hor|Hi|House of Reckoning}} {{Pattern|Pelosus|fireblade}}s,{{Ref/Reuse|h2amulti}}{{Ref/Reuse|hw2}} and two [[Unidentified energy sword pattern|unidentified patterns]].{{Ref/Game|Id=h3|MCC|Halo 3|Detail=[[Skins (Halo 3)#Energy Sword|Halo 3 Energy Sword skin - Bloodblade]]}}{{Ref/Anthology|Id=headH|Evo|Story=[[Headhunters (story)|Headhunters]]|Detail=motion comic}} In contrast with traditional energy swords—which often represent a Sangheili's martial prowess and honor—the bloodblade is more specifically seen as a symbol of fear.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF157|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-decennial-delights|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Decennial Delights|D=17|M=9|Y=2024}}

===Usage===
Bloodblades were used by assassins and [[Special Operations Officer|Special Operations]] [[Sangheili]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} such as the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF114}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF157}}{{Ref/Comic|TFS|Story=Hunting Party}} One of their known uses was at the [[Algolis]] [[Algolis Invasion|Invasion]] in [[2549]], during the [[Human-Covenant War]], in the attempted execution of [[Atriox]].{{Ref/Level|Id=hw2|HW2|A New Enemy}} They were also seen [[Mission to an unidentified moon|in the defense of a Covenant moon base]].{{Ref/Reuse|headH}} Bloodblades were also in use with the [[Banished]], with one being in the possession of [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] as his personal energy sword during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|hor}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF157}} After [[John-117]] defeated 'Rdomnai, the Spartan kept the Sangheili's personal Bloodblade as a memento.{{Ref/Site|Id=Support|URL=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/6882880281364-Halo-Infinite-Weapon-Equipment-and-Vehicle-Inventory-|Site=Halo Support|Page=Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory|D=05|M=05|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Reuse|forge}}

Bloodblades were also sometimes used in the UNSC's [[War Games]] simulation, like in [[Infection]] sessions.{{Ref/Game|Id=h2amulti|H2A|[[multiplayer]]}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-3-21-15-marching-on/bbac6734-f6bb-449e-8c79-0098a02c7884/posts?page=1#post6|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Marching On|D=10|M=02|Y=2020}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo 3''===
{{quote|Hidden. Active. Deadly. The Silent Shadow have been. The Silent Shadow remain.|In-game description{{Ref/Reuse|h3}}}}
The bloodblade is available in the ''Halo 3'' portion of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' as a [[Skins (Halo 3)|skin]] for the energy sword.

===''Halo 2: Anniversary''===
In ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' [[multiplayer]], the Bloodblade appears as the '''Infected Energy Sword''', sometimes shortened as '''Infected Sword'''. It is exclusively used by zombies in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''{{'}}s [[Infection]] mode.

===''Halo Infinite''===
{{quote|Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat.|In-game description{{Ref/Game|Id=forge|HINF|Forge - Elite Bloodblade description|Quote=Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat.}}}}
The '''Elite Bloodblade''' is a [[Legendary variant weapons|legendary weapon]] in the [[campaign]] of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. It can be acquired and wielded after the player has defeated [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] in ''[[House of Reckoning]]''. The difference with the standard energy sword is mostly in appearance; the blade features red coloration, and enemies slain by the bloodblade disintegrate like they would if killed by a [[Forerunner]] [[hard light]] weapon. It can be acquired at any [[Forward Operating Base]] following the completion of the level.

==Gallery==
===Illustrations===
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File:Roland's Death.jpg|[[Roland-B210]] is stabbed using a bloodblade in the ''[[Headhunters (story)|Headhunters]]'' motion comic.
File:HEvol - Elite SpecOps Sword.png|Bloodblades being used by active camouflaged [[Silent Shadow]] Sangheili.
File:RCSS.png|Silent Shadow using bloodblades in ''[[Hunting Party]]''.
File:Halo Rise of Atriox2.png|Atriox blocks the Executioner's bloodblade on the cover of ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 2|Halo: Rise of Atriox #2]]''.
File:Hroa2 objection.png|Atriox catches the Executioner's bloodblade in ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''.
File:Enc22 Silent Shadow.jpg|Artwork of a Silent Shadow Sangheili with a bloodblade for the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
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File:H2AMP-RedEnergySwordHUD.png|First-person view of the bloodblade in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2AMP-RedEnergySword.png|A Spartan using a bloodblade on [[Stonetown]] in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:HTMCC-H3 Bloodblade.png|A Sangheili with a bloodblade on [[Heretic]] in the ''Halo 3'' component of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HW2-RedSword.PNG|The Executioner [[Itho 'Hesiikee]] with a bloodblade in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Woah.png|[[Atriox]] blocks a bloodblade with his right hand in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HINF Bloodblade HUD.png|HUD of the bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF Bloodblade Attack.png|First-person view of killing an enemy with the bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF JegaRdomnai Swords.png|Jega 'Rdomnai wielding his personal bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF Jega Charging.png|Jega 'Rdomnai charges with a bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF Bloodblade 1.png|A Spartan using a bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite'' multiplayer.
File:AmongUs.png|A bloodblade in ''[[Wikipedia:Among Us|Among Us]]''.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{MCCo}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[Headhunters (story)|Headhunters]]'' {{C|Motion comic}} {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[Hunting Party]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''

==Notes==
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== Sources ==
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