Editing Needler

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Infobox/Fiction/Weapon/Series
|name=Needler
|image=[[File:H2A T33Needler.png|130px]]<br>One pattern of the Needler, most commonly referred to as a Type-33 needler.
|type=[[Subanese crystal-based weaponry]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EVGNeedleRifle|EVG|Section=Needle Rifle|Page=127}}
|series=Needler{{Ref/Book|Id=EVGNeedler|EVG|Section=Needler|Page=128}}
|description=[[Subanese crystal]] projectile weapon{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
|manufacturer=*[[Sacred Promissory]] (pre-Great Schism){{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
*[[Lodam Armory]] (post-Great Schism){{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVGNeedler|H4EVG|Section=Weapons, Needler|Page=85}}
|models=*[[Type-33 needler]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
*[[Type-56D needler]]{{Ref/Site|Id=HWNCF47|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=News, Canon Fodder|Page=Locke & Load|D=2|M=8|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load.html}}
|hidec=yes
}}

'''Needler''', also named '''Needler pistol''',{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=22}} is a name applied to a series of automatic [[Covenant]] [[weapons]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}} that launch chemically charged [[Subanese crystal]] designed to home in on a target.{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedleRifle}}

==Summary==
===Design details===
The needler is often seen with an upper cowling where the crystal ammunition exposed sticks out of. The stock of the weapon is often at the bottom of the weapon and doubles as the weapons power supply. The channel brace of the weapon is where the crystal ammunition is fired out of.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGNeedler}} When preparing to fire and launch the crystals, the needler breaks them, and charges their chemical mixture.{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}

The needler is also considered unique among Covenant weapons in that it does not require [[Forerunner]] technology to fuction.{{Ref/Site|Id=HWUWNeedler|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needler|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Weapons|Page=Needler|D=2|M=8|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needler.html}}

===Ammunition===
{{Main|Subanese crystal}}
The needler makes use of [[Subanese crystal]] designed to home in onto targets as its ammunition.{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedleRifle}} When in the weapon the crystal is exposed above the weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}} Different variants of the weapon using calibrated shard of the crystal.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GTalon|H5G|Needler|Detail=Talon of the Lost}}

After the crystal shards have been charged and launched from needler, the shards home towards a target if one is present. If a shard hits a target it becomes chemically reactive and usually detonates,{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}} where if more than one shard is in a target it explodes in a "supercombine" chain reaction with the other shards.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUWNeedler}}

===Development history===
Prior to the Covenant's formation, the [[Sangheili]] mined Subanese Crystals, using it in unique ways.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUWNeedler}}

Prior to [[2552]], the needler was manufactured by the [[Sacred Promissory]] on [[High Charity]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}} After the [[fall of High Charity]] during the [[Great Schism]], the manufacturing of the needler fell to [[Lodam Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGNeedler}}

===Usage===
The needler was a weapon favored by poorly trained Covenant soldiers due to its "supercombine" explosion.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUWNeedler}} Used throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], [[human]]ity recorded some needlers in [[2533]] in their [[Type classification system]] as the [[Type-33 needler]].
{{Ref/Site|Id=HBNT33Needler|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3needler|Site=Halo.Bungie.Net|Page=Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|D=12|M=10|Y=2014}}

After the Human-Covenant war the needler saw continued use, where humanity then proceeded to record more needlers in [[2556]] under Type-56, such as the [[Type-56D needler]].{{Ref/Reuse|HWNCF47}}

==Types==
===Type-33 needler===
{{Main|Type-33 needler}}
The "[[Type-33 needler|Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]]", also known as the "Type-33 needler", is a human term for a group of needlers that were seen across the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Game|Id=H2Needler|H2|Needler}}{{Ref/Game|Id=H3Needler|H3|Needler}}{{Ref/Game|Id=HRNeedler|HR|Needler}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
<gallery>
File:Needler-HaloCE.png||Type-33 needler{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
File:H3-NeedlerProfile.png|Type-33 needler
File:H2A T33Needler.png|Another chassis of the Type-33 needler
</gallery>

===Type-56 needler===
The "Type-56 needler" is a human term for a group of needlers that were started to be recorded in [[2556]].{{Ref/Reuse|HWNCF47}}
*[[Type-56D needler]]: This is a version of the needler that features a holographic [[Smart scope]] projector on its barrel.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GNeedler|H5G|Needler}}
**[[Hailstorm]]{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GHailstorm|H5G|Needler|Detail=Hailstorm}}
**[[Talon of the Lost]]{{Ref/Reuse|H5GTalon}}
<gallery>
File:H5G-Render-Needler.png|Type-56D needler
File:Halo 5 Needler Hailstorm.png|Hailstorm
File:H5G TOTL.png|Talon of the Lost.
</gallery>

===Unidentified Needler (Halo Infinite)===
{{Main|Unidentified needler (Halo Infinite)}}
This variant of needler has an ammo counter on the chassis. This variant was employed by the [[Banished]] during the [[Battle for Installation 07]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HInfNeedler|HInf|Needler}}
<gallery>
File:HINF-Needler.png|Needler
</gallery>

==Related arsenal==
===Weaponry===
*[[Type-31 needle rifle]]
*[[Blood of Suban]]
*[[Heavy needle cannon]]
*[[Shardstorm launcher]]

===Vehicles===
*[[Sword Warthog]]

===Aerial vehicles===
*[[Vampire]]

==In-game information==
The Needler has appeared in several games in the Halo franchise.
<gallery widths="210px">
File:Needler-HaloCE.png|Type-33 needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVGNeedler}}
File:Needler-H2.png|Type-33 needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo 2]]''}}
File:H3-NeedlerProfile.png|Type-33 needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''}}
File:HReach-NeedlerSide.png|Type-33 needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo Reach]]'' and ''[[Halo 4]]''}}
File:H5G-Render-Needler.png|Type-56D needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''}}
File:HINF-Needler.png|Unidentified Needler<br/>{{Small|''[[Halo Infinite]]''}}
</gallery>

==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Needlers}}
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:HCE_Needler_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Needler in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:HCE_Needler_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of the Needler in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Believe]]''  
**''[[Enemy Weapon]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Homecoming]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
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*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
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==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{Covenant rifles}}
[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]
[[Category:Small arms]]