Editing Talk:Kemu-pattern Wraith

==Acronyms==
In response to Nighthammer asking what the acronyms on the Wraith's weapons mean, I'm going to guess "DEM" means "directed-energy mortar" and "DEWE" means "directed-energy weapon... something". [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 16:25, 8 January 2016 (EST)

:Yeah, you must be right with "DEM". I didn't think of that. As for "DEWE", maybe the second E is for "emplacement" à la the "Anti-Infantry Weapon Emplacement/Mounted" on the Shadow. --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 16:34, 8 January 2016 (EST)

::No need to guess. DEM and DEWE are both in the Halo 4 Visual Guide glossary (p228). Both are right as you have them here. -[[User:ScaleMaster117|ScaleMaster117]] ([[User talk:ScaleMaster117|talk]]) 22:17, 8 January 2016 (EST)

:::Oh sweet, thanks. We should make an acronym guide here on Halopedia to help readers (and us) with Halo's acronyms. --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 22:22, 8 January 2016 (EST)

:::If we do, what should we call it? [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 22:40, 8 January 2016 (EST)

::::We currently have [[Military acronyms|this (incomplete/outdated) article]]. However, the title should probably be more encompassing than "military". I'm thinking we could have a "List of acronyms" and maybe even have it written in an in-universe style. --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 22:44, 8 January 2016 (EST)

:::::We could even turn it into a more inclusive glossary page that doesn't just list acronyms but also serves as an aggregate for various in-universe terms that may or may not have their own pages (much like the glossary in the Halo 4 EVG). A lot of the pages in the categories [[:Category:Terms and phrases]] and [[:Category:Military Terminology|Military Terminology]] have little more than a couple of sentences worth of content (e.g. [[bandit]], [[situation report]], [[contact]], [[tactical operations center]], and [[drop zone]]) and some of the shorter pages with less potential expansion could well be merged into a single article that would cover both military jargon as well as other terms and phrases. Subjects that are deemed worthy of retaining their own pages could still be described with a sentence or two in the glossary, with a link to the actual article for a more elaborate description. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 11:12, 10 January 2016 (EST)

::::::Sounds like a good idea to me. I'd be willing to help with this (though I still don't own any of the EVGs). --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 11:17, 10 January 2016 (EST)

:::So we should call it "List of military terms and acronyms in Halo"? [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 16:29, 10 January 2016 (EST)

::::Personally, I would prefer it to be in-universe if possible. If not, then oh well. Perhaps just "List of military terms and acronyms"? I suppose DEM and DEWE would be considered military acronyms since it is ONI I believe that classifies them as such. --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 16:33, 10 January 2016 (EST)

:::::Or just "Glossary". Would be less of a mouthful anyway, and it wouldn't limit the scope to military terms. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 16:37, 10 January 2016 (EST)

::::::That would probably be a better way to put it. Maybe we could put a link to it on the main page or in the sidebar too. --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 16:41, 10 January 2016 (EST)