Editing Bloodblade

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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=MCCCanonFodderMay2021|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}}

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|Halo: The Master Chief Collection|Halo 3|Detail=[[Skins (Halo 3)#Energy Sword|Halo 3 Energy Sword skin - Bloodblade]]}}{{Ref/Anthology|HE|Headhunters (short story)}}

Bloodblades were used by some [[Special Operations Officer|Special Operations]] [[Sangheili]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Book|Id=headH|Halo: Evolutions|Section=Headhunters|Detail=Motion comic}} such as the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Book|Halo: Tales from Slipspace|Section=Hunting Party}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=MCCCanonFodderMay2021}} 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}} 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}}

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.

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.

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.

===Illustrations===

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: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:H2AMP-RedEnergySwordHUD.png|First-person view of the Bloodblade 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:HINF Bloodblade 1.png|A Spartan using a Bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite'' multiplayer.