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| |name=Energy cutlass
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| |type=Melee weapon
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| |length={{Convert|61|cm|in|disp=flip}}<ref name="enc319">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 329''</ref>
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| |ammotype=[[Subanese crystal]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
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| An '''energy cutlass''', or '''painglass saber''',{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=307}} is a [[Covenant]] [[melee]] weapon primarily used by the [[Kig-Yar]] for light skirmishes in close-quarter situations. It is an energized cutlass forged using a modified energy projector with a [[Subanese crystal]] shard that has been chemically treated and sharpened into a blade.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=6}} | | An '''Energy Cutlass''' is a [[Kig-Yar]] [[melee]] [[weapon]]. It is a shard of glass-like crystal and is pink in color. The Jackals use them primarily to dispatch enemies in close-quarters fights, especially when boarding an enemy ship.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref> They are similar to the [[UNSC]] [[Combat Knife]]. These blades house a complex chemical mixture within them that causes the knife to explode into shards when embedded into a soft target, similar to a [[Needler]] round. These blades may be relics from an earlier time for the Kig-Yar culture or simply outdated Covenant weaponry that has since been removed or replaced by new weaponry. |
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| This bladed weapon is composed from a crystal shard from [[Suban]] and a complex arrangement of chemicals, [[plasma]], and alloys. Just like the shattering of a fired [[Needler]] round, the blade of a painglass saber can be made to explode when it is embedded in soft flesh{{Ref/Reuse|enc319}}, making it a terrifying and cruel weapon. Before detonation, the blade will begin to pulse with a rosy red color.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 130''</ref>
| | == Trivia == |
| | *It is speculated that the Energy Cutlass is actually a round from the Needler, or at least made from the same material. |
| | *[[Grunts]] also use them, as seen during the fighting on the [[Tiara]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. |
| | *The Energy Cutlass was believed to have been a new weapon used by Kig-yar in ''[[Halo 3]]'', but was found out just to be a myth once the game was released. |
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| ==Overview== | | == References == |
| Referred to as ''[[Kig-Yar language|chiss-teh]]'' by the Kig-Yar,{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} these crystal blades are utilized by Kig-Yar soldiers as well as [[piracy|pirates]], as they make ideal weapons for [[Naval boarding|boarding]] actions on hostile ships or in melee engagements in confined spaces.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 125''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|enc319}} Both [[Avery Junior Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] survived [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|an encounter]] with these deadly arms upon making first contact with the Kig-Yar of ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' in [[2525]]. Despite being pierced in his left thigh by a cutlass, Nolan Byrne managed to pull the blade out and even kill his alien attacker with its own weapon.{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=8}}
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| The [[Unggoy]] also use them, as seen during the fighting on the [[Tiara]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 366''</ref> Energy cutlasses were used by several Kig-Yar during the [[Battle of Ariel]] in [[2552#January|January 2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref>
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:Helljumper - Energy cutlass.png|An energy cutlass being used to kill [[Campbell (ODST)|Campbell]].
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| File:HLW cutlass1.png|A [[Kig-Yar Storm]] wielding a painglass saber on [[Sephune III]] .
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| File:HLW machete.png|
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| File:HLW cutlass2.png|
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''
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| == Sources ==
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| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| {{Covenant sidearms}}
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| {{Melee Weapons}} | | {{Melee Weapons}} |
| | | [[Category:The Covenant]] |
| [[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]] | | [[Category:Melee Weapons]] |
| [[Category:Needle weaponry]] | |
