Editing Nakata'vho-pattern plasma repeater

{{Title|''Nakata'vho''-pattern plasma repeater}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the infantry weapon|other weapons named plasma repeater|Plasma repeater (disambiguation)}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name=''Nakata'vho''-pattern rifle
|image=[[File:HReach-PlasmaRepeaterLeftSide.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Iruiru Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=144}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=290}}
|model=''Nakata'vho''-pattern{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|type=[[Plasma weaponry|Plasma weapon]]
|cost=
|feed=100 battery units{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|weight=
|length={{Convert|97.4|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|ammotype=[[Plasma|Superheated plasma]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|operation=
|rate=Moderate-fast to very slow (overheating)
|velocity=
|range=
|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]<br>[[Merg Vol's Covenant faction]]
}}
The '''''Nakata'vho''-pattern rifle''',{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} {{Type|51|Directed Energy Rifle/Improved|DER/I}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Bnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25439|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach - Ordnance Page|D=30|M=12|Y=2019}} more commonly known as the '''plasma repeater''', is a [[plasma]]-based [[directed-energy weapon]] used by the [[Covenant]], issued to [[Sangheili]] as well as [[Jiralhanae]] shock troops.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''Nakata'vho''-pattern plasma repeater resembles the {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} in shape, though with an elongated mid-section and stock, allowing the repeater to be shouldered more like a traditional rifle as opposed to the plasma rifle's more submachine gun-like hold. While the Sangheili tend to stabilize the weapon by holding its elongated section, the Jiralhanae holds the weapon midsection with both hands.{{Ref/Game|HR|gameplay}} The middle of the weapon features the circuit emitter,{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} a revolving cylinder that slowly ramps up its rate of fire over time, starting with lower rates and accelerating to an extremely high rate of fire in a short period of time.{{Ref/Game|Id=HR|HR|Plasma repeater in-game weapon}}

Unlike its forebears, the plasma repeater features a manual venting trigger that allows its operator to release thermal buildup, dispersing it through shuttered ports on the side of the weapon. This allows the operator more precision and control over the weapon, at the cost of the traditional format which dominated the majority of the [[Covenant]]'s history.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Development history===
The ''Nakata'vho''-pattern plasma repeater was designed and manufactured by [[Iruiru Armory]] as an improvement over the venerable plasma rifle, as one of many efforts done by Covenant manufacturers in an attempt to improve performance over the plasma rifle. Results were generally mixed, though the plasma repeater proved the most effective in this endeavor.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} As of late [[2552]], the weapon was suspected by [[UNSC]] officials to be new to the Covenant arsenal or specific to only one of the Covenant's military arms, having only been sighted in the field relatively recently at the time.{{Ref/Reuse|Bnet}} In truth, the weapon had been encountered by [[2537]] at the earliest, during [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]].{{Ref/Book|Id=HM78|HM|Page=78}} However, none of the [[Spartan-III]]s who participated in the mission would survive, and therefore the plasma repeater would remain unrecorded until later in the war.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO83|GoO|Page=83}}

===Usage===
Although it had entered Covenant service by 2537,{{Ref/Reuse|HM78}} the plasma repeater primarily saw use from 2552 onward, and in limited numbers. Many [[Sangheili]] preferred its use over more traditional plasma rifles due to its precision and the control it offered.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Operational history==
The ''Nakata'vho''-pattern plasma repeater had been adopted by the Covenant military in some capacity by 2537, being fielded by Sangheili during their [[Operation: PROMETHEUS|failed defence]] of shipyards on asteroid [[K7-49]].{{Ref/Reuse|HM78}} The weapon was notably employed by Sangheili and [[Jiralhanae]] shock trooper forces during the [[Fall of Reach]] in 2552.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} It would continue to go on to be used by the Covenant's [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]], with [[Merg Vol's Covenant]] employing it during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2555]]{{Ref/Game|HSA|Plasma repeater in-game weapon}} and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] employing it in the battles of [[Battle of Installation 03|Installation 03]] and [[Battle of New Phoenix|New Phoenix]].{{Ref/Game|HSS|Plasma repeater in-game weapon}} The plasma repeater continued to see use even into late [[2559]], with [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s security detail employing the weapon as they escorted him from [[High Gathering|a gathering]] of several key [[kaidon]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out1|Out|Chapter=1}}

==Gameplay==
===''Halo: Reach''===
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In Halo: Reach, the Plasma Repeater appears alongside its smaller cousin, the [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|Plasma Rifle]], almost similar to how the [[MA5C assault rifle|MA5C Assault Rifle]] appeared alongside the [[M7 SMG]] in [[Halo 3]]. The Plasma Repeater can be used from close to medium range and has a faster rate of fire than the Plasma Rifle, but loses accuracy and rate of fire the longer you fire the weapon. The bloom of the weapon when firing can make this a difficult weapon to use. This is a common default loadout for Elites in certain modes of Multiplayer. Halo: Reach is the only first person shooter Halo game that the Plasma Repeater is featured in, and it would be replaced in role by the [[Kelos'vaarda-pattern storm rifle|Storm Rifle]] in the next Halo titles.
===''Halo: Spartan Assault''===
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In [[Halo: Spartan Assault]], the Plasma Repeater was the only fully automatic plasma weapon available for the Covenant, as the Plasma Rifle was unusable and the Storm Rifle was not present. With the change in gameplay with Spartan Assault being a top-down shooter, the Plasma Repeater became incredibly accurate and did not overheat. It served as a common Covenant weapon on the battlefield and as the counterpart to the [[MA5D assault rifle|MA5D Assault Rifle]].
===''Halo: Spartan Strike''===
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The rifle also appears in [[Halo: Spartan Strike]] and is nearly identical to its Spartan Assault counterpart. This is the last Halo game to include the plasma repeater as a usable weapon.

==Differences from the plasma rifle==
*Each shot of the plasma repeater is .5% of the battery, making a total of 200 shots possible. Each shot from the [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|plasma rifle]] is .25%, for a total of 400 shots possible. 
*The plasma repeater takes 18 shots to kill a fully shielded [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]], while only 16 are needed with the plasma rifle. 
*The plasma repeater does the same damage per bolt to both health and shields; the plasma rifle does more damage per bolt against shields, but less against health.
*The bolts fired from the plasma repeater travel faster than those of the plasma rifle (at 50.00 meters, the repeater's shots take .5 seconds to reach the target, while the plasma rifle's take .6 seconds). 
*The bolts of the plasma repeater have a purple hue, in contrast to the blue hue of those from the plasma rifle. 
*The firing rate of the plasma repeater decreases over time; the plasma rifle's increases.  
*The plasma repeater can be manually vented, either all at once or in several intervals, while the plasma rifle is forced to vent excess heat all at once. 
*The plasma repeater features aim assist for the [[Sangheili|Elites]], but the plasma rifle lacks this.

==Trivia==
{{Other languages
|fr={{Tooltip|''Le répétiteur à plasma''|The plasma tutor (erroneous)}} in the ''Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta''.<br>
{{Tooltip|''Le répéteur plasma''|The plasma repeater}} in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
}}
*Unlike most plasma weapons in the ''Halo'' franchise, the plasma repeater actually does the same damage to a player's health as it does to a player's shields.
*The plasma repeater actually never overheats, building up heat which slows its rate of fire and increases accuracy until it is either vented or runs out of battery. This makes it one of the few battery-operated Covenant weapons to not be burdened with a necessary cool-down.
*There is an odd event that can be performed on the plasma repeater. In a Custom Game, Firefight or Forge, set Infinite Ammo to "Bottomless Clip", so it never loses fire rate due to overheating. Get a plasma repeater and fire it non-stop. The reticle will bloom far beyond the center of the screen. Once the reticle blooms to a certain point, it will reset itself to the middle of the screen again, repeating the process, but faster. After enough time, the reticle will simply be stuck in the center. Ceasing fire will cause the reticle to follow these steps in reverse. Not overheating gives the weapon one of the fastest fire rates in ''Halo: Reach''.
*Page 333 of the ''Halo: Reach'' official guide incorrectly calls the plasma repeater the T51 DER/'''1''' rather than the T51 DER/'''I'''.
*In ''Halo: Spartan Assault'' and ''Halo: Spartan Strike'', the weapon is only used by Elite Minors. When used by the player, it carries a maximum of 200 shots.

==Gallery==
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===Concept art and illustrations===
<gallery>
File:HR PlasmaRepeater Concept 1.jpg|Concept art for the plasma repeater.
File:HR_PlasmaRepeater_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art for the plasma repeater.
File:HR_PlasmaRepeater_Concept_3.jpg|Concept guidance paintover for an earlier revision of the plasma repeater's model.
File:HW2_Spiker_Concept_2.jpg|''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' concept art depicting a Plasma Repeater modified to serve the Jiralhanae aesthetic of the [[Banished]].
File:Battle at the Arid Sea.png|Members of [[Merg Vol|Merg Vol's]] [[Merg Vol's Covenant|Covenant]] using plasma repeaters during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
File:FS cover full.jpg|A Spartan-II using a plasma repeater on the cover of ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''.
File:HM-MLGSIII.png|A [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Minor|Minor]] using a plasma repeater against a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
</gallery>
===Developmental images===
<gallery>
File:HR PlasmaRepeater HiPoly Render.jpg|The high-poly source asset for the weapon.
File:HR PlasmaRepeater Wireframe Render.jpg|The in-game model.
File:Halo-reach-20100428015237984.jpg|First-person view of the plasma repeater during the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta|''Halo: Reach'' Multiplayer Beta]].
File:Reach 1492182 Full.jpg|Another first-person view of the plasma repeater during the ''Halo: Reach'' Multiplayer Beta.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:Plasmarepeater.png|Promotional image of the plasma repeater in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Plasma_Repeater_Cropped.png|Angled view of the plasma repeater in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Halo-reach-20100910095056454.jpg|First-person view of the plasma repeater in ''Halo: Reach'' campaign.
File:HTMCC-HR EliteOfficer&Repeater 1.png|A Sangheili Officer wielding the plasma repeater.
File:HTMCC-HR EliteRanger&Repeater.png|A Sangheili Ranger firing the plasma repeater.
File:HTMCC-HR BruteCap&Repeater.png|A Jiralhanae Captain wielding the plasma repeater.
File:HTMCC-HR BruteMinor&Repeater 1.png|A Jiralhanae Minor wielding the plasma repeater.
File:RepeaterVent.jpg|A player venting the plasma repeater in ''Halo: Reach'' multiplayer.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{C|2010 edition cover only}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''

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