Editing Cindershot

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name=Cindershot
|image=[[File:HINF CindershotCutout.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Ferrarius Assembler Vats]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=392}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CF141|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-didact-delights|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Didact's Delight|D=18|M=05|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Armory Infinitum#Backdraft Cindershot}}
|series=
|type=[[Grenade launcher]]-like [[hardlight]] projector{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|FF}}
|cost=
|variant=[[Backdraft Cindershot]]
|length={{Convert|42.1|in|cm|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width=
|height=
|weight=
|ammotype=[[Hardlight]] ionised particles{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|capacity=6 explosive bolts{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|feed=
|operation=Semi-automatic
|rate=
|velocity=
|optics=No magnification{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|range=
|service=
*[[Ecumene|Forerunner era]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
}}
{{Article quote|The Cindershot fires hard light projectiles with an embedded metastable energy charge that detonates when it hits vehicle or humanoid targets, while the main projectile continues on its path.{{Ref/Game|Id=forge|HINF|[[Forge]] - Cindershot description|Quote=The Cindershot fires hard light projectiles with an embedded metastable energy charge that detonates when it hits vehicle or humanoid targets, while the main projectile continues on its path.}}}}
The '''Cindershot''' is a [[hardlight]] [[grenade launcher]] designed and created for use by the [[Forerunner]]s.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=FF|Halo|1565686258944311299|Halo|Quote=Effectively a hard light grenade launcher, the Cindershot’s hyper-charged packets of splinter cores and their subsequent detonation is deadly in close and long-range engagements. When zoomed in, splinter cores can manually track targets too. #FictionFriday|D=02|M=09|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Game|Id=HINF|HINF|Cindershot in-game weapon}}{{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}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The Cindershot fires ionized particle grenades consisting of "hyper-charged splinter cores", which explode seconds after launching, damaging anything caught in its explosion.{{Ref/Reuse|FF}} When fired while the optics are engaged, the weapon is able to guide the projectile with its aim, allowing the operator to manually guide the projectile onto a target.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

When reloading, the front of the Cindershot is pulled back, allowing more hard-light grenades to move to the front of the barrel, before it snaps back to its original position.{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}

===Variants===
*'''[[Backdraft Cindershot]]''': A white-painted Cindershot variant which employs a modified firing core with three-phase sequential detonation.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} It deals significantly more damage per shot than its standard counterpart. Carried by [[Myriad]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]], though it's unknown how the [[Mgalekgolo]] pair used it in combat.
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File:HINF Cindershot Backdraft Crop.png|Backdraft Cindershot
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==In-game information==
{{Quote|Hardlight grenade launcher with a deadly, implosive blast. Can control projectile mid-flight while zoomed in.|Description from the Academy's Weapon Drills menu.{{Ref/Game|HI|Academy - Weapon Drills - Cindershot description}}}}
The Cindershot is a hardlight grenade launcher that serves a similar role to that of the {{Pattern|Tufasumo|plasma caster}}, but its explosion pulls in targets in close proximity. The projectile must ricochet from a surface once before detonating at the next point of impact. The Cindershot has an alt-fire mode that allows the projectile to follow the wielder's direction. The projectiles are capable of killing a Spartan in two direct explosions.

==Gallery==
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===Concept art===
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File:HINF-Concept-Cindershot1.jpg|Early concept art of the Cindershot.
File:HINF-Concept-Cindershot2.jpg|Concept art nearing the final design.
File:HINF-Concept-Cindershot3.jpg|Concept art focusing on the weapon's display.
File:HINF-Concept-Cindershot4.jpg|Finalized concept art of the Cindershot.
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===Screenshots===
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File:HINF-CindershotHUD.png|First-person view of the Cindershot.
File:HINF-Cindershootzoom.png|Zoom with the Cindershot.
File:HINF Cindershot Operation.png|A [[Spartan-IV]] holding the Cindershot.
File:HINF Cindershot Firing.png|The Cindershot firing.
File:HINF Cindershot Reload.png|The Cindershot being reloaded.
File:HINF Cindershot Projectile.png|A close-up of the Cindershot's projectile.
File:HINF MasterChief Cindershot.jpg|A Cindershot, held by [[John-117]].
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Flashpoint]]''

==Sources==
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{{Forerunner|weapons}}
[[Category:Forerunner weapons]]
[[Category:Grenade launchers]]