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[[File:MA5 Torch.png|thumb|The flashlight, or torch, is located under the barrel of the MA5 Series and on the left side on M90 Shotguns.]]
'''Flashlights''' are small, usually portable devices, also [[weapon attachment|attachable]] on weapons, which project a beam of light to aid vision in darkened areas.

Flashlights are quite common in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] for combat in lowly-lit environments. Some armor systems, including the [[ODST armor|ODST]], [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] and [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor|SPI]] armors do not require flashlights due to the [[night vision device]]s and [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]] systems they possess. Many UNSC [[weapons]] also have under-mounted flashlights below the barrel. In addition, most variants of MJOLNIR armor have a built-in flashlight on the helmet (in addition to night vision). Some [[Covenant]] armors have flashlights as well, such as that integrated into the [[Arbiter body armor|armor]] of the [[Arbiter]].

==Gameplay==
While the MJOLNIR armor canonically possesses various visual modes, including night vision, this technology is unusable in many of the games in which a flashlight is the player's only means of providing illumination in dark areas.
===Halo: Combat Evolved===
[[File:Halo CE Flashlight.jpg|thumb|200px|A HUD view of the flashlight featured in Halo: Combat Evolved.]]
In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the flashlight was originally intended to be only usable while carrying the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B Assault Rifle]] or [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|M90 Shotgun]], both of which have built in flashlights mounted beneath the barrel. However, this was eventually changed. The only flashlight usable in the game is that mounted on the right side of the MJOLNIR Mark V helmet, which can be used at any time. This change was incomplete at release, as the flashlight's beam will still swing with the gun's movement while [[melee]]-attacking or reloading. [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] can be seen to use the gun-mounted flashlights on the level [[The Truth and Reconciliation]]. The MJOLNIR Mark V's flashlight has a limited battery pack which will slowly deplete while in use and recharge while turned off. The flashlight turns off when it has been activated for around a minute. Pressing the flashlight button while zooming in with a Sniper Rifle activates the rifle's night vision feature instead.
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===Halo 2===
[[File:Halo_2_Flashlight.jpg|thumb|200px|The flashlight illuminating a Sangheili warrior in Halo 2.]]
The MJOLNIR Mark VI armor in ''Halo 2'' also contains a built-in flashlight. However, unlike the flashlight in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', it no longer has a limited battery and can be used for any length of time. However, it also has a light sensor which causes it to turn off automatically in well-lit areas, such as outdoors. Although the assault rifle is absent from the game, the Shotgun still possesses its underbarrel flashlight, although it cannot be used and no Marines are ever seen doing so.
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===Halo 3===
The flashlight functions in much the same way in ''Halo 3'' as it did in ''Halo 2''. Like in ''Halo: CE'', both the Assault Rifle and Shotgun possess inbuilt flashlights. However, the Shotgun's flashlight is now mounted on the weapon's left side rather than underneath the barrel. As before, neither are usable and only the light built into the armor functions. Unlike ''Halo 2'', however, the flashlight in ''Halo 3'' does not turn itself off in well-lit conditions, and can be left on indefinitely without any negative side-effects. The Arbiter, controlled by Player 2 in [[Cooperative Play|Co-Op]] mode, has a light source built into the armor over his left shoulder and it functions identically to the Master Chief's light. [[N’tho ‘Sraom|N'tho 'Sraom]] and [[Usze ‘Taham|Usze 'Taham]], Player 3 and 4's characters, respectively, do not appear to possess any light-emitting feature at all, however the players can still toggle a light on and off, and this light functions identically to those used by the Master Chief and the Arbiter.

===Halo: Reach===
No player-armor integrated flashlight appears in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', instead being replaced by a usable helmet-integrated [[night vision device]]. The flashlight, however, still appears as weapon attachments on the [[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System|MA37 Assault Rifle]] and on the [[M45 Tactical Shotgun]].

==Trivia==
*The light of the flashlight can be used to easily spot opponents using [[active camouflage]], since the light reflects off of them. This is most noticeable in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', and when the contrast is turned up high, [[Stealth Sangheili|Stealth Elites]] can be clearly seen. The same concept works for Multiplayer.
*In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', when a SPARTAN reloads his weapons or melees, the light moves with the gun rather than staying where it is, suggesting that the helmet light has no effect and is merely cosmetic.
*In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', if a player acquires Active Camouflauge and have the flashlight turned on, not only does the flashlight have no visual effect, it also negates the effect of the camouflauge to enemies. So when using camouflauge always remember to turn off the flashlight.
*The flashlight was only usable in [[Multiplayer]] in ''Halo: CE'' and its PC counterpart. In ''Halo 2'', the same button is used for voice chat in Multiplayer and the flashlight cannot be used. In ''Halo 3'', the controls moved to the D-pad and in Multiplayer activates chat or forge mode. ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> replacement of the Flashlight, known as [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]] mode, is usable in the [[Firefight]] multiplayer game-type, being the only flashlight-derivative that can be used in multiplayer. This is the first example ever seen of a regular soldier having more advanced technology than a Spartan-II. The flashlights on the shotgun and the assault rifle remain, but they are not usable. [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] has a helmet-mounted flashlight, but it is never seen being used. It is probably used for specific functions such as bomb defusing, although this is not shown in-game.
*In Monitor mode in [[Forge]], looking at a surface may reveal a built-in light, shining out of the Monitor's single eye, which may have been created to shine in front of shadows to see better. It is not present if the player sets the monitor camouflage to 'good'.

==Gallery==
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File:Halo_3_Flashlight.jpg|An over-the-shoulder view of the flashlight used by [[John-117|Master Chief]] in [[Halo 3]].
File:Halo3_113461274_Full.jpg|A close-up of [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s helmet which has integrated dual flashlights on either side of the visor as it appears in [[Halo 3]].
File:Halo_3_Flashlight2.jpg|A [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]]'s flashlight illuminates the darkness mounted upon an [[MA5C assault rifle]] in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' campaign level [[Tsavo Highway]].
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==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[i love bees]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[Breaking Quarantine]]''
**''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
*''[[The Life]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
**''[[Sadie's Story]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
**''[[Homecoming]]''
**''[[Prototype]]''
**''[[The Babysitter]]''
**''[[The Package]]''
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*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Pariah]]''
**''[[Dirt]]''
**''[[Blunt Instruments]]''
**''[[The Mona Lisa]]''
**''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]''
**''[[Human Weakness]]''
**''[[The Return]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}}
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
**''[[Birth of a Spartan]]''
**''[[Patrol]]''
**''[[Deliver Hope]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]''
*''[[The Commissioning]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
*''[[Scanned]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
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