Editing Energy dagger

{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:HR - Energy dagger.png|300px|thumb|An energy dagger used by a Sangheili of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] with a [[Od'wagra-pattern combat harness|''Od'wagra''-pattern combat harness]].]]
'''Energy daggers''' are energy melee weapon employed by the [[Sangheili]] warriors.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=307}} They are frequently mounted on the wrist of most [[Sangheili harness|Sangheili combat armor]], and are used to carry out [[assassination]]s.{{Ref/Game|Id=RE|HR|Gameplay and in-game 3D model data}} These daggers were only used by a handful of [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]]s, though it is unclear as to why they were not ubiquitous.{{Ref/Book|Id=HOSFP183|Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual|Page=183}}

==Overview==
The energy dagger is the Sangheili adaptation of the [[Forerunner]] ''[[misericordia]]'' blade-tools.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} The design bears much resemblance to the [[energy sword (fiction)|energy sword]]. Unlike the energy sword, however, it ends in a single point as opposed to the dual prongs of the energy sword. It appears to be mounted to a device worn on the wrists of the user. It is possible to use two daggers simultaneously, with one on each wrist.{{Ref/Reuse|RE}}

==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
===Silver Timeline===
{{Main|Silver Timeline}}
During the attack on [[Eridanus II]] by the Covenant Kig-Yar infantry made use of energy daggers alongside their [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|shield]]s.{{Ref/Film|Id=HTVShow|Film=Halo: The Television Series|Story=Halo: The Television Series|StoryLinkText=Season 1|Episode=Reckoning}}

==Trivia==
*The shape of the energy dagger is very similar to the real-life combat weapon, the katara. It was a South Asian weapon and status symbol, similar to the energy sword's symbolization of status among the Elites.

*When playing a custom game (normal or [[Firefight]]), the dagger will not appear for Elite-on-Spartan assassinations, but the dagger will appear if the same match is watched in [[Theater]] mode.

*The dagger will also not appear if more than one player is playing on the same console. Because the Elite's fingers also do not move in splitscreen matches, the Elite will appear to use their fingers and claws instead.

*The energy dagger was the weapon that a [[Sangheili Zealot]] used to stab [[Noble Six]] at the ending of the level [[Lone Wolf]] in [[Halo: Reach]]

*It bears some resemblance in both appearance and function to the Hidden Blade from the Assassin's Creed series and the Omni Blade in the Mass Effect series.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:ReachSangheili.png|A Sangheili with energy dagger extended in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:Energy Blade.jpg|A Sangheili using an energy dagger against an opposing Sangheili in a multiplayer match.
File:Reach MP SpireAssassinate.jpg|A Sangheili Minor using an energy dagger to assassinate a SPARTAN.
File:EliteSpartanAssassination.jpg|A Sangheili Zealot using an energy dagger in an assassination.
File:Dual Daggers.jpg|A Sangheili Zealot with both daggers deployed.
File:HTV-Reckoning Jackals.png|Kig-Yar using energy daggers against UNSC Marines in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season One]]''
**''[[Reckoning]]''
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Reach (TV Series)|Reach]]''
**''[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]''
**''[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]''

==Sources==
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