Editing Meluth'qelos-pattern energy sword

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Title|''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword}}
{{Weapon infobox
|image=[[File:HINF EnergySword Crop.png|300px]]
|name=''Meluth'qelos''-pattern fireblade
|manufacturer=[[Merchants of Qikost]]{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=482}}
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|type=[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]]
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|weight={{Convert|2.4|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
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|feed=100 battery units{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11|Enc11|Page=349}}{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|EVG|Page=63}}
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{{Article quote|The Energy Sword is the iconic weapon of Elite warriors; a shaped-plasma blade that combines elegance and lethality in a single instrument. It is utterly lethal in close combat, slicing through, shields, armor, and bone with equal ease.{{Ref/Game|Id=forge|HINF|Forge - Energy Sword description|Quote=The Energy Sword is the iconic weapon of Elite warrior; a shaped-plasma blade that combines elegance and lethality in a single instrument. It is utterly lethal in close combat, slicing through, shields, armor, and bone with equal ease.}}}}
The '''''Meluth'qelos''-pattern fireblade''', more commonly known as the '''energy sword''', is a [[Covenant]] melee weapon manufactured by [[Merchants of Qikost]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
{{Main|Energy sword (fiction)}}
The ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern fireblade is one of the many energy sword variants manufactured by the Covenant and inherited by the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}

===Usage===
The ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern fireblade is a weapon carried by high-ranking Sangheili in the Banished; during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]], it saw extensive use among [[Sangheili Ultra|Ultras]], [[Sangheili Warlord|Warlords]], Sangheili [[Special Operations Officer]]s, and [[Honor Guard]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}} It is one of the more common designs adopted by the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}

==Variants==
*'''[[Bloodblade]]''': As with many other patterns of energy swords, the ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword can be customized as a bloodblade, with red-colored plasma.{{Ref/Level|HI|House of Reckoning}} [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] carried one as his personal energy sword.{{Ref/Game|HINF|Forge - Elite Bloodblade description|Quote=Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat.}}
*'''[[Duelist Energy Sword]]''': A cobalt-colored ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword with a white hilt and a lightweight frame, granting the user increased movement speed.{{Ref/Game|HINF|Forge - Duelist Energy Sword description|Quote=Lightweight frame allows for increased agility.}} It was used by [[Okro 'Vagaduun]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]].{{Ref/Reuse|hinf}}
<gallery class=center>
File:HINF Bloodblade Crop.png|''Meluth'qelos''-pattern Bloodblade
File:HINF DuelistEnergySword Crop.png|Duelist Energy Sword
</gallery>

==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
[[File:HTV-Contact-Closeupstab.jpg|thumb|250px|A Sangheili killing [[Jin Ha]] with a ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword.]]
===Silver Timeline===
{{Main|Silver Timeline}}
''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy swords are used by Covenant Sangheili against humanity.

==Gameplay==
{{Main|Energy sword}}
The ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword is featured in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. The energy sword is a powerful melee weapon in close-quarters combat, capable of killing most foes with a single strike.

==Gallery==
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File:HINF XGS2020 Sangheili Energy Sword.png|John-117 getting ready to lunge at a Sangheili in the [[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Trailer|Campaign Gameplay Trailer]]. 
File:HINF Energy Sword final version.png|A side view of the energy sword.
File:HINF Banished Elite.png|[[Chak 'Lok]] holding a ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword.
File:HINF SangheiliWarlord.png|A [[Sangheili Warlord]] wielding a ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword.
File:HINF Banished-Spec-Ops-Elite.jpg|A Sangheili Special Operations Officer wielding a ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword.
File:HINF JegaRdomnai Swords.png|[[Jega 'Rdomnai]] with a ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern Bloodblade and [[Ghostpierce]].
File:HINF Duelist Sword Unggoy Assault.png|First-person view of John-117 swinging a Duelist Energy Sword against an Unggoy.
File:HINF_Yoroi-class Mjolnir 3.png|A [[Kabuto]]-clad Spartan wielding a ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword in ''[[A New Generation]]''.
File:HINF_Multiplayer Reveal 2021-7.png|A Spartan in combat with a ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword.
File:HINF Frag Toss.png|A Spartan throws a grenade while wielding a ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern energy sword.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
* ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Contact]]''

==Sources==
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{{Covenant sidearms}}
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[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]
[[Category:Infantry plasma weapons]]