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{{Weapon | {{Weapon Infobox | ||
|name = Loathsome Thing | |name = Loathsome Thing | ||
|image = [[File:Halo 5 Loathsome.png|350px]] | |image = [[File:Halo 5 Loathsome.png|350px]] | ||
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* [[Builder Security]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 98''</ref> | * [[Builder Security]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 98''</ref> | ||
* [[Prometheans]] | * [[Prometheans]] | ||
|length = {{Convert|115.5|cm|in|sp=us}} | |length = {{Convert|115.5|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/> | ||
|width = {{Convert|10.7|cm|in|sp=us}} | |width = {{Convert|10.7|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/> | ||
|height = {{Convert|34.1|cm|in|sp=us}} | |height = {{Convert|34.1|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/> | ||
|ammotype = Ionized particles | |ammotype = Ionized particles<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref> <ref name="VIS"/> | ||
|feed = 10 rounds<ref name="analysis">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA1DWXiLoI0 '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 5 | Scattershots Analysis'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/26/The-Halo-Bulletin-92612-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin 9.27.12'']</ref> | |feed = 10 rounds<ref name="analysis">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA1DWXiLoI0 '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 5 | Scattershots Analysis'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/26/The-Halo-Bulletin-92612-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin 9.27.12'']</ref> | ||
|rate = 140 rpm | |rate = 140 rpm<ref name="analysis"/> | ||
|range = Short to medium | |range = Short to medium | ||
|service = [[Forerunner-Flood War]]<br />[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |service = [[Forerunner-Flood War]]<br />[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
=== Design details === | === Design details === | ||
The ''Loathsome Thing'' is a named variant of the Z-180 CCR/AEM, with upgrades including a 10-round magazine, a faster rate of fire, faster reloading speed between projectiles, and a slightly higher damage output. Reusing the standard Scattershot's model, the ''Loathsome Thing'' is decorated with additional orange stripes covering the weapon, particularly around the front barrel area and the rest of the weapon's main body. | The ''Loathsome Thing'' is a named variant of the Z-180 CCR/AEM, with upgrades including a 10-round magazine, a faster rate of fire, faster reloading speed between projectiles, and a slightly higher damage output. Reusing the standard Scattershot's model, the ''Loathsome Thing'' is decorated with additional orange stripes covering the weapon, particularly around the front barrel area and the rest of the weapon's main body.<ref name="H5G"/> | ||
=== Service history === | === Service history === | ||
First introduced in the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the ''Loathsome Thing'' is known to have been drenched in the ichor of an uncountable number of [[Flood]] across | First introduced in the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the ''Loathsome Thing'' is known to have been drenched in the ichor of an uncountable number of [[Flood]] across hundred thousand different [[Flood hive|hives]].<ref name="REQ"/> | ||
In [[2558#October|October 2558]], two copies of the weapon were left in an area on [[Kamchatka]] that [[Fireteam Osiris]] passed through on their mission to recover [[Catherine Halsey]] from [[Jul 'Mdama]] and his [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant forces]].<ref name="Osiris">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - campaign level, ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref> The weapon was later integrated into [[War Games]] simulations for use by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. | In [[2558#October|October 2558]], two copies of the weapon were left in an area on [[Kamchatka]] that [[Fireteam Osiris]] passed through on their mission to recover [[Catherine Halsey]] from [[Jul 'Mdama]] and his [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant forces]].<ref name="Osiris">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - campaign level, ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref> The weapon was later integrated into [[War Games]] simulations for use by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="H5G"/> | ||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' === | === ''Halo 5: Guardians'' === | ||
The ''Loathsome Thing'' is a [[ | The ''Loathsome Thing'' is a [[special weapons|special weapon]] that can be found in the campaign mission ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''. | ||
The ''Loathsome Thing'' appears as an Ultra Rare Level 4 [[Requisition system|REQ]] that grants 150 REQ Points when sold. It has a faster rate of fire and slightly higher damage output compared to the normal Scattershot, as well as a 10-round magazine. These improvements make the ''Loathsome Thing'' a powerful weapon against multiple enemies up close, as it gives the enemies less time to react, although | The ''Loathsome Thing'' appears as an Ultra Rare Level 4 [[Requisition system|REQ]] that grants 150 REQ Points when sold. It has a faster rate of fire and slightly higher damage output compared to the normal Scattershot, as well as a 10-round magazine. These improvements make the ''Loathsome Thing'' a powerful weapon against multiple enemies up close, as it gives the enemies less time to react, although its overall range is unchanged from the normal Scattershot, making it unadvisable in medium-long-range combat. | ||
In [[Warzone|Warzone Firefight]], [[Knight Excavator]]s, Legendary [[Knight Battlewagon]] bosses that appear on the map [[Temple]], use the ''Loathsome Thing'' when confronted in close quarters. | In [[Warzone|Warzone Firefight]], [[Knight Excavator]]s, Legendary [[Knight Battlewagon]] bosses that appear on the map [[Temple (level)|Temple]], use the ''Loathsome Thing'' when confronted in close quarters. | ||
==== Changes from the Z-180 Scattershot ==== | ==== Changes from the Z-180 Scattershot ==== | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
=== | === Normal gallery === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing'' by [[Edward Buck]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign. | File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing'' by [[Edward Buck]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign. | ||
File:H5G-ValeBuck&LoathsomeThing.png|[[Olympia Vale]] and Edward Buck, each with a ''Loathsome Thing'', on Kamchatka. | File:H5G-ValeBuck&LoathsomeThing.png|[[Olympia Vale]] and Edward Buck, each with a ''Loathsome Thing'', on Kamchatka. | ||
File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing''. | File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing''. | ||
File:H5G-LoathsomeThing.png|A [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the ''Loathsome Thing'' on [[Stasis]]. | File:H5G-LoathsomeThing.png|A [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the ''Loathsome Thing'' on [[Stasis]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
