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{{Quote|These are genuine Qikost swords. Their blades are ever fine and true.|[[Vertikus]], a Sangheili weapons dealer<ref name="bc41">'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 41''</ref>}} | |||
{{Quote|These are genuine Qikost swords. Their blades are ever fine and true.|[[Vertikus]], a Sangheili weapons dealer | The '''burnblade''' was a [[Sangheili]] sword common in the [[Covenant]]'s early history. They were manufactured by Sangheili living on [[Sanghelios]]' [[moon]] of [[Qikost]]. Burnblades were forged from metal and heated from within to deal devastating damage to targets. When active, the intense heat caused the weapon's metal blade to glow red from within. At a short distance, the burnblade's heat could scorch the exposed skin of any nearby individual.<ref name="bc41"/> Burnblades were powered by a charger within the sword, and activated by a button on the hilt. The blade charred what it did not cut without cauterizing.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 115''</ref> | ||
The '''burnblade''' was a [[Sangheili]] sword common in the [[Covenant]]'s early history. They were manufactured by | |||
While seemingly long-abandoned by the mainline Sangheili | While seemingly long-abandoned by the mainline Sangheili, burnblades continued to be in use by the Sangheili [[Ussans]] of [[the Refuge]] colony well into the modern times. By [[2552]], few of the burnblades in the colony remained functioning.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 206''</ref> The weapons were used in the Ussan [[floatfighting]] sport, though lethal attacks were generally avoided.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 281''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Melee Weapons}} | {{Melee Weapons}} | ||
{{Covenant | {{Covenant Weapons}} | ||
[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]] | [[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]] |