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The Spiker was first encountered by UNSC forces when used by Jiralhanae forces during the initial skirmishes on Harvest in [[2525]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 345''</ref> and would remain a staple weapon of the Jiralhanae and the Covenant's shock troops<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=28445 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach ordnance - Spiker'']</ref> throughout the Human-Covenant War. The Type-25 Spiker was detested by the [[Sangheili]] due to its primitive origins, but the weapon was allowed to be serviced in low numbers<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''Chapter 15''</ref> and even augmented with Covenant technology.<ref name="EVG"/> | The Spiker was first encountered by UNSC forces when used by Jiralhanae forces during the initial skirmishes on Harvest in [[2525]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 345''</ref> and would remain a staple weapon of the Jiralhanae and the Covenant's shock troops<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=28445 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach ordnance - Spiker'']</ref> throughout the Human-Covenant War. The Type-25 Spiker was detested by the [[Sangheili]] due to its primitive origins, but the weapon was allowed to be serviced in low numbers<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''Chapter 15''</ref> and even augmented with Covenant technology.<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
Despite this, however, it would be rarely employed by front-line Covenant infantry during the war - only rising to prominence in late [[2552]] following the return of Jiralhanae as front line troops.<ref name="bnet"/><ref name="EVG"/> The weapon would be employed by Jiralhanae forces during the [[Siege of New Alexandria]] and [[Battle of Asźod]] during the [[Fall of Reach]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''campaign level [[Exodus]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''campaign level [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''campaign level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>, before later being | Despite this, however, it would be rarely employed by front-line Covenant infantry during the war - only rising to prominence in late [[2552]] following the return of Jiralhanae as front line troops.<ref name="bnet"/><ref name="EVG"/> The weapon would be employed by Jiralhanae forces during the [[Siege of New Alexandria]] and [[Battle of Asźod]] during the [[Fall of Reach]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''campaign level [[Exodus]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''campaign level [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''campaign level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>, before later being employed during the [[Battle of Earth]] by Jiralhanae reinforcements sent by the [[Prophet of Truth]] to [[Mombasa]].<ref name="odst">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref> Following the outbreak of the [[Great Schism]], the Spiker would be employed by Jiralhanae serving the Prophet of Truth on Delta Halo <ref name="BS19"/> and aboard the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]''<ref>'''[[Halo: Uprising]]'''</ref> and in his fleet during the later stages of the Battle for Earth and [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="h3">'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref> Following the base's re-activation, the UNSC tested captured Spikers at [[Outpost C9]] on Earth.<ref name="bnet"/> The Spiker would be one of many subjects of the report [[Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present]].<ref name="bnet"/> | ||
Spikers have seen proliferation in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]], with the weapons being widely employed by various Jiralhanae splinter factions including the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Last Light]]'''</ref>, [[Lydus' clan]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]'''</ref> and the Banished, the latter of whom seem to have their own variant of the weapon.<ref name="HW2"/> | Spikers have seen proliferation in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]], with the weapons being widely employed by various Jiralhanae splinter factions including the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Last Light]]'''</ref>, [[Lydus' clan]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]'''</ref> and the Banished, the latter of whom seem to have their own variant of the weapon.<ref name="HW2"/> |