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{{Weapon | {{Weapon Infobox | ||
|image=[[File:H4-Knight-BladeWeapon.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:H4-Knight-BladeWeapon.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Forerunner]] | |manufacturer=[[Forerunner]] | ||
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|affiliation=[[Promethean Knights]] | |affiliation=[[Promethean Knights]] | ||
|weight= | |weight= | ||
|length= | |length= | ||
|ammotype | |ammotype-title=Blade material | ||
|ammotype=Hard light | |||
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|operation= | |operation= | ||
|rate= | |rate= | ||
|velocity= | |velocity= | ||
|range=Close-quarters | |range=Close-quarters | ||
|service=[[Forerunner-Flood War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |service=[[Forerunner-Flood War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The | The '''hardlight blade''' is a [[Forerunner]] melee weapon composed entirely of [[hard light]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Official Game Guide|Halo 4 Prima Official Game Guide]]''' (Collector's Edition), page 57</ref> It is affixed to the arms of the [[Promethean Knight]]s of [[Requiem]]. | ||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
The blade performs similar to an [[Type-1 | The blade performs similar to an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] in that it can strip away [[energy shields]] and cut through armor with relative ease. The blade is unwieldable to players as the weapon disintegrates along with the rest of the body immediately after the Knights are defeated. However, it is usable by players when they are [[Assassination#Promethean_Knight|assassinating a Knight]], whereupon the player tears the blade-arm off the Promethian and uses it to stab its former owner in the chest for the kill. | ||
There are | ==Trivia== | ||
*There are 7 types of Hardlight Blades in the games, a unique type per Promethean Knight class (Basic, Lancer, Battlewagon, Commander, Marshal, and Strategos) | |||
*The 7th type functions differently from the others, as it starts as a closed up disc shape, and then hardlight extends from two ends. It is used by [[Warden Eternal]]. | |||
== Gallery == | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4-Concept-Chief-Knight.jpg|Concept art of the Master Chief fighting a Promethean Knight in close-quarters. | File:H4-Concept-Chief-Knight.jpg|Concept art of the Master Chief fighting a Promethean Knight in close-quarters. | ||
File:John-117 vs Promethean Knight.jpg|[[John-117]] fighting in close-quarters with a Promethean Knight. | File:John-117 vs Promethean Knight.jpg|[[John-117]] fighting in close-quarters with a Promethean Knight. | ||
File:H4-PrometheanKnight-HardlightBlade.jpg|In-game closeup of a Promethean Knight's hard-light blade. | File:H4-PrometheanKnight-HardlightBlade.jpg|In-game closeup of a Promethean Knight's hard-light blade. | ||
File:H4-PrometheanKnight-EliteKill.jpg|A Knight dispatches a [[ | File:H4-PrometheanKnight-EliteKill.jpg|A Knight dispatches a [[Sangheili Commander]]. | ||
File:H5G Locke-Promethean Hardlight blade.jpg|[[Jameson Locke]] faces off | File:H5G Locke-Promethean Hardlight blade.jpg|[[Jameson Locke]] faces off a Promethean construct wielding a Hardlight blade. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[Terminal | **''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminals]]'' | ||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | ||
== Sources == | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Forerunner|weapons|category=no}} | {{Forerunner|weapons|category=no}} | ||
[[Category:Forerunner weapons]] | [[Category:Forerunner weapons]] | ||
