Editing Veporokk Workshop Ravager

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name=Veporokk Workshop Plasma Tosser
|image=[[File:HINF RavagerCutout.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Forge of Torograd]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|series=
|type=[[Directed-energy weapon|Directed-energy launcher]]{{Ref/Game|Id=HINF|HINF|Gameplay}}
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|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
*[[Second Ark Conflict]]{{Ref/Reuse|Sac}}
*[[Operation: WOLFE]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR19|HSoR|Chapter=19}}
*[[Battle for Zeta Halo]]{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}
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|ammotype=Incendiary [[plasma]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
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|feed=100 units{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|operation=Semi-automatic/charged{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
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{{Article quote|The Ravager is a Banished weapon that fires three-round bursts of unstable plasma. Unlike many Banished weapons, it has limited collateral damage with its normal firing mode, but direct hits will cause large amounts of damage. Holding down the trigger charges up an unstable projectile that leaves a burning pool of plasma at the impact point.{{Ref/Game|Id=forge|HINF|[[Forge]] - Ravager description|Quote=The Ravager is a Banished weapon that fires three-round bursts of unstable plasma. Unlike many Banished weapons, it has limited collateral damage with its normal firing mode, but direct hits will cause large amounts of damage. Holding down the trigger charges up an unstable projectile that leaves a burning pool of plasma at the impact point.}}}}
The '''Veporokk Workshop Plasma Tosser''',{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=477}} also known as the '''Ravager''', is a weapon in service with the [[Banished]]. It is capable of launching plasma and features a blade at the end of the weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}{{Ref/Reuse|forge}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Support|URL=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/6882880281364-Halo-Infinite-Weapon-Equipment-and-Vehicle-Inventory-|Site=Halo Support|Page=Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory|Quote=Fires short streams of volatile plasma that causes a small amount of splash damage. By holding down the trigger, a charged plasma shot will fire one projectile that leaves a burning pool of plasma where it impacts.|D=05|M=05|Y=2023}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The Ravager was manufactured by the [[Forge of Torograd]] and developed by the Veporokk workshop.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} The Ravager has a profile and design similar to the [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]]. Unlike the Spiker, the Ravager is a [[directed-energy weapon]], firing red [[plasma]] incendiary bolts at targets. Once fired, the plasma incendiary rounds travel in a shallow arc,{{Ref/Reuse|SOR19}} though can be affected by the presence of [[anti-gravity technology]]. When impacting a surface, the incendiary splashes the plasma around the point of impact.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR20|HSoR|Chapter=20}} They are also capable of melting through the [[Titanium-A armor]] of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|MJOLNIR GEN3]].{{Ref/Reuse|SOR20}}

Like many Jiralhanae weapons, the Ravager has a blade mounted under the weapon's barrel. However, the Ravager is unique in that it fires plasma rather than physical projectiles.{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}

===Development history===
The Ravager is a weapon of [[Jiralhanae]]—and Banished—design.{{Ref/Reuse|forge}} It was relatively newly-introduced in [[2559]], to the point that [[Blue Team]] were unfamiliar with the design.{{Ref/Reuse|SOR19}}

===Usage===
The weapon was employed by the [[Gray Guards]] serving the Banished during [[Operation: WOLFE]].{{Ref/Reuse|SOR20}} The Ravager is capable of being used in an anti-vehicle and anti-air capacity, with Banished troops using them to shoot down at least one [[F-41 Broadsword]] during Operation: WOLFE.{{Ref/Reuse|SOR19}} It was also employed by at least one of the [[Sangheili]] troops involved in the [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|raid]] on ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' during the [[Second Ark Conflict]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sac|HSoR|Part=Adjunct|Detail=[[Sacrifice]]}} It was also employed by Escharum's forces during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict on Zeta Halo]].

===Variants===
*'''[[Ravager Rebound]]''': A modified variant of the Ravager which fires plasma projectiles that can bounce off surfaces before detonating.{{Ref/Game|HINF|[[Forge]] - Ravager Rebound description|Quote=Modified Ravager that fires bouncing projectiles with multiple secondary detonations.}} Used by [[Arthoc]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]].{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}
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File:HINF Ravager Rebound Crop.png|Ravager Rebound
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==In-game information==
===''Halo Infinite''===
{{Article quote|Burst-fire globs of punishing plasma. Charge to unleash a blast that leaves a damaging area of effect.{{Ref/Game|HI|Academy - Weapon Drills - Ravager description}}}}
The Ravager fires plasma in three round bursts, and its plasma arcs after it is fired from the weapon. If the player continuously fires the weapon without waiting, the Ravager will eventually need to be vented so it can be used again. It also has an alt-fire mode that deals damage in an area, but at the expense of overheating the weapon entirely, similar to the [[Type-54 plasma pistol|Plasma Pistol]].{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}} In the campaign, the Ravager is wielded by [[Jiralhanae Officer]]s, [[Sangheili Enforcer]]s, and [[Sangheili Warlord]]s.

==Production notes==
According to [[:Category:Images by Sam Brown|Sam Brown]], the concept artist who designed the weapon, the Ravager was originally intended to be a [[Forerunner]] weapon. The filename for the initial Forerunner concept art suggests that it might have been called the "Slagmaker." Brown's portfolio post additionally refers to the weapon as the "Provoker" in its upload name, indicating this may have been another name considered for the weapon during production.{{Ref/Site|Id=Sam|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/NGaPxg|Site=ArtStation|Page=Sam Brown - Provoker|D=29|M=1|Y=2022}}

==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Veporokk Workshop Ravager}}
===Concept art and illustrations===
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File:HINF Concept ForerunnerRavager.jpg|Initial concept sketches for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' of the Ravager when it was a Forerunner weapon.
File:HINF Concept RavagerSketches.jpg|Concept art exploration of the Ravager, now as a Banished weapon.
File:HINF Concept FinalRavager.jpg|Finalized concept art of the Ravager.
File:HDW Castor.png|[[Castor]] with a Ravager in ''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''.
</gallery>

===Development images===
<gallery>
File:HINF Pre-Release Ravager Render.png|A pre-release render of the Ravager in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF DropPod Brute.png|A [[Jiralhanae]] Captain wielding the weapon in a pre-release build of ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HI Screenshot Ravager.png|A close-up of a Ravager being held by a Jiralhanae.
File:HINF XGS 2020 Ravager Heads Up Display.png|First person view of the Ravager.
File:HINF XGS2020 Jiralhanae Ravager.png|A Jiralhanae Captain wielding the weapon in the [[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Trailer|Campaign Gameplay Trailer]].
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===Screenshots===
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HINF Ravager HUD.png|HUD of the Ravager.
File:HINF Ravager AOE fire.png|The Ravager's area-of-effect blast.
File:HINF Ravager Blast.png|A Ravager's bolts impacting an [[M808C Scorpion]].
File:HINF-BehemothB.png|A Spartan's Ravager venting.
File:HINF Ravager Overheat.png|A Spartan venting the Ravager.
File:HINF Banished Brute Captain no helmet.png|A Jiralhanae Captain wielding the Ravager.
File:HINF Sangheili Enforcer Ravager.png|A Sangheili Enforcer firing a Ravager.
File:HINF Sangheili Warlord closeup.png|A Sangheili Warlord carrying a Ravager.
File:HINF Sangheili Warlord Ravager fire.png|A Sangheili Warlord firing a Ravager.
File:HINF RavagerArc.png|A Jiralhanae Captain firing a Ravager at an arc.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Sacrifice]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]''
*''[[Halo: The Third Life]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:Infantry plasma weapons]]
[[Category:Incendiary weapons]]
[[Category:Jiralhanae weapons]]
[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]