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[[File:HINF BruteSniperFiringShockRifle.png|thumb|350px|A [[Jiralhanae Sniper]] firing a [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle|shock rifle]], the latest in the line of voltaic application devices.]] | [[File:HINF BruteSniperFiringShockRifle.png|thumb|350px|A [[Jiralhanae Sniper]] firing a [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle|shock rifle]], the latest in the line of voltaic application devices.]] | ||
'''Voltaic weaponry''',{{Ref/Note|The name "voltaic weaponry" was derived from the name "voltaic application devices", which was used in the ''Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)'' and the ''[[Armory Infinitum]]''{{'}}s shock rifle entry from [[Halo Waypoint]]'s [[Canon Fodder]]. "Shock weapon" has only been used as [[Weapon types#Shock|a gameplay terminology]].}} formally known as '''voltaic application devices''',{{Ref/Site|Id=CF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fly-me-to-the-blood-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fly Me to the Blood-Moon|D=27|M=11|Y=2023 | '''Voltaic weaponry''',{{Ref/Note|The name "voltaic weaponry" was derived from the name "voltaic application devices", which was used in the ''Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)'' and the ''[[Armory Infinitum]]''{{'}}s shock rifle entry from [[Halo Waypoint]]'s [[Canon Fodder]]. "Shock weapon" has only been used as [[Weapon types#Shock|a gameplay terminology]].}} formally known as '''voltaic application devices''',{{Ref/Site|Id=CF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fly-me-to-the-blood-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fly Me to the Blood-Moon|D=27|M=11|Y=2023}} refers to [[:Category:Directed-energy weapons|directed-energy weapons]] of [[Jiralhanae]] origin that weaponize [[Wikipedia:Electricity|electricity]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Voltaic weapons represent some of the only remaining technology used during the Jiralhanae's rich technological age prior to [[Great Immolation|the nuclear global war]] that left their homeworld [[Doisac]] in devastation.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p477|Enc22|Page=477}} Such weapons had been spoken of in stories commonly passed down to the Jiralhanae living on Doisac's three [[Natural satellite|moon]]s: [[Warial]], [[Teash]], and [[Soirapt]]. [[Banished]] Warmaster [[Atriox]] intended to research and revive these old technologies to once again weaponize them; as such, [[Sicatt Workshop]] was formed.{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} By [[2559]], Sicatt Workshop has designed a number of voltaic weapons, including the [[Sicatt Workshop Disruptor|Disruptor]] and the [[Sicatt Workshop dynamo grenade|dynamo grenade]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p483|Enc22|Page=483}} The latest invention was the [[Sicatt Workshop|shock rifle]], which was designed by technicians onboard ''[[Ghost of Barolon]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}} [[Vulcus]], a technician and a member of Sicatt Workshop's [[Alchemy Corps]], saw the technology as a template could be applied as weapons aboard Banished warships to overload enemy systems to aid in ramming and boarding maneuvers.{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} By early [[2560]], during the [[Battle of Suban]], the ''Ghost of Barolon'' was armed with an experimental volt piercer.{{Ref/Site|Id=Season5intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/reckoning-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Halo Infinite|Page=Reckoning Intel|D=20|M=11|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel#Season 5}} All three types of voltaic weapons were manufactured at the [[Armory of Reckoning]] during [[Battle for Zeta Halo|the Banished's occupation]] of [[Installation 07]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p483}} The Banished used [[Fusion coil#Shock coil|a special variant of fusion coils]] to store energy for voltaic weapons.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=440}} | Voltaic weapons represent some of the only remaining technology used during the Jiralhanae's rich technological age prior to [[Great Immolation|the nuclear global war]] that left their homeworld [[Doisac]] in devastation.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p477|Enc22|Page=477}} Such weapons had been spoken of in stories commonly passed down to the Jiralhanae living on Doisac's three [[Natural satellite|moon]]s: [[Warial]], [[Teash]], and [[Soirapt]]. [[Banished]] Warmaster [[Atriox]] intended to research and revive these old technologies to once again weaponize them; as such, [[Sicatt Workshop]] was formed.{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} By [[2559]], Sicatt Workshop has designed a number of voltaic weapons, including the [[Sicatt Workshop Disruptor|Disruptor]] and the [[Sicatt Workshop dynamo grenade|dynamo grenade]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p483|Enc22|Page=483}} The latest invention was the [[Sicatt Workshop|shock rifle]], which was designed by technicians onboard ''[[Ghost of Barolon]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}} [[Vulcus]], a technician and a member of Sicatt Workshop's [[Alchemy Corps]], saw the technology as a template could be applied as weapons aboard Banished warships to overload enemy systems to aid in ramming and boarding maneuvers.{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} By early [[2560]], during the [[Battle of Suban]], the ''Ghost of Barolon'' was armed with an experimental volt piercer.{{Ref/Site|Id=Season5intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/reckoning-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Halo Infinite|Page=Reckoning Intel|D=20|M=11|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel#Season 5}} All three types of voltaic weapons were manufactured at the [[Armory of Reckoning]] during [[Battle for Zeta Halo|the Banished's occupation]] of [[Installation 07]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p483}} The Banished used [[Fusion coil#Shock coil|a special variant of fusion coils]] to store energy for voltaic weapons.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=440}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=440}} | ||
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==List of voltaic weapons== | ==List of voltaic weapons== | ||
*[[Sicatt Workshop Disruptor]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}} | *[[Sicatt Workshop Disruptor]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}} | ||
*[[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}} | *[[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p477}} | ||
**[[Purging Shock Rifle]]{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} | **[[Purging Shock Rifle]]{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} | ||
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File:HINF VoltaicWeaponry.png|The shock rifle and Disruptor being used by a Jiralhanae Sniper and Unggoy Ultras, respectively. | File:HINF VoltaicWeaponry.png|The shock rifle and Disruptor being used by a Jiralhanae Sniper and Unggoy Ultras, respectively. | ||
File:HINF | File:HINF Unggoy Bouncer shooting disruptor.png|An [[Unggoy Ultra]] firing Disruptor next to a fusion coil for voltaic weaponry. | ||
File:HINF BruteSniperZapped.png|A Jiralhanae immobilized by multiple dynamos from a Disruptor. | File:HINF BruteSniperZapped.png|A Jiralhanae immobilized by multiple dynamos from a Disruptor. | ||
File:HINF Dynamo grenade effect 1.png|An Unggoy and a Jiralhanae immobilized by a dynamo grenade. | File:HINF Dynamo grenade effect 1.png|An Unggoy and a Jiralhanae immobilized by a dynamo grenade. | ||
File:HINF DynoVsGhost.png|A dynamo grenade's electrical surge disables a Ghost. | File:HINF DynoVsGhost.png|A dynamo grenade's electrical surge disables a Ghost. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||