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The '''hardlight blade''' is a [[Forerunner]] melee weapon composed entirely of [[hard light]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Official Game Guide|Halo 4 Prima Official Game Guide]]''' (Collector's Edition), page 57</ref> It is affixed to the arms of the [[Promethean Knight]]s | The '''hardlight blade''' is a [[Forerunner]] melee weapon composed entirely of [[hard light]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Official Game Guide|Halo 4 Prima Official Game Guide]]''' (Collector's Edition), page 57</ref> It is affixed to the arms of several Forerunner combat constructs, most prominently the [[Promethean Knight]]s. | ||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
The blade performs similar to an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] in that it can strip away [[energy shields]] and cut through armor with relative ease. The blade is unwieldable to players as the weapon disintegrates along with the rest of the body immediately after the Knights are defeated. However, it is usable by players when they are [[Assassination#Promethean_Knight|assassinating a Knight]], whereupon the player tears the blade-arm off the | The blade performs similar to an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] in that it can strip away [[energy shields]] and cut through armor with relative ease. The blade is unwieldable to players as the weapon disintegrates along with the rest of the body immediately after the Knights are defeated. However, it is usable by players when they are [[Assassination#Promethean_Knight|assassinating a Knight]], whereupon the player tears the blade-arm off the Promethean and uses it to stab its former owner in the chest for the kill. | ||
There are 7 types of Hardlight Blades in the games, a unique type per [[Promethean Knight]] class (Basic, Lancer, Battlewagon, Commander, Marshal, and Strategos). The seventh type, used by the [[Warden Eternal]], functions differently from the others, as it starts as a closed up disc shape, and then hardlight extends from two ends. | |||
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File:H4-PrometheanKnight-HardlightBlade.jpg|In-game closeup of a Promethean Knight's hard-light blade. | File:H4-PrometheanKnight-HardlightBlade.jpg|In-game closeup of a Promethean Knight's hard-light blade. | ||
File:H4-PrometheanKnight-EliteKill.jpg|A Knight dispatches a [[Sangheili Commander]]. | File:H4-PrometheanKnight-EliteKill.jpg|A Knight dispatches a [[Sangheili Commander]]. | ||
File:H5G Locke-Promethean Hardlight blade.jpg|[[Jameson Locke]] faces off | File:H5G Locke-Promethean Hardlight blade.jpg|[[Jameson Locke]] faces off the [[Warden Eternal]] wielding a hardlight blade. | ||
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Revision as of 00:18, June 22, 2015
Template:Weapon Infobox The hardlight blade is a Forerunner melee weapon composed entirely of hard light.[1] It is affixed to the arms of several Forerunner combat constructs, most prominently the Promethean Knights.
Gameplay
The blade performs similar to an Energy Sword in that it can strip away energy shields and cut through armor with relative ease. The blade is unwieldable to players as the weapon disintegrates along with the rest of the body immediately after the Knights are defeated. However, it is usable by players when they are assassinating a Knight, whereupon the player tears the blade-arm off the Promethean and uses it to stab its former owner in the chest for the kill.
There are 7 types of Hardlight Blades in the games, a unique type per Promethean Knight class (Basic, Lancer, Battlewagon, Commander, Marshal, and Strategos). The seventh type, used by the Warden Eternal, functions differently from the others, as it starts as a closed up disc shape, and then hardlight extends from two ends.
Gallery
Concept art of the Master Chief fighting a Promethean Knight in close-quarters.
John-117 fighting in close-quarters with a Promethean Knight.
In-game closeup of a Promethean Knight's hard-light blade.
A Knight dispatches a Sangheili Commander.
Jameson Locke faces off the Warden Eternal wielding a hardlight blade.
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List of appearances
- Halo 4 (First appearance)
- Halo: Escalation
- Halo 5: Guardians
Sources
- ^ Halo 4 Prima Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition), page 57
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