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This '''unidentified energy sword pattern''' {{Type|1|Energy Weapon/Sword|EW/S}},{{Ref/Site|Id=bnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25438|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach Ordnance Page|D=7|M=2|Y=2021}} more commonly known as the '''energy sword''', is a [[Covenant]] melee weapon manufactured by the [[Merchants of Qikost]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} | This '''unidentified energy sword pattern''' {{Type|1|Energy Weapon/Sword|EW/S}},{{Ref/Site|Id=bnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25438|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach Ordnance Page|D=7|M=2|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint11|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/energy-sword/87ebf6e2-3874-4e5c-8133-b72c20a46d7f|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Energy sword|D=21|M=9|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Weapons#Energy Sword}} more commonly known as the '''energy sword''', is a [[Covenant]] melee weapon manufactured by the [[Merchants of Qikost]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
Within the [[Covenant]], this energy sword is a weapon typically carried by high-ranking Sangheili, like [[Sangheili Ultra]]s, [[Sangheili General]]s and [[Sangheili Zealot]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|hr}} Bloodblade of this variant were employed by the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=hh|HE|Headhunters (story)|Detail=motion comic}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=hp|TfS|Detail=[[Hunting Party]]}} | Within the [[Covenant]], this energy sword is a weapon typically carried by high-ranking Sangheili, like [[Sangheili Ultra]]s, [[Sangheili General]]s and [[Sangheili Zealot]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|hr}} Bloodblade of this variant were employed by the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=hh|HE|Headhunters (story)|Detail=motion comic}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=hp|TfS|Detail=[[Hunting Party]]}} Following the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the dissolution of the Covenant, this energy sword was inherited by its splinter factions, including the [[Sword of Sanghelios]],{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=1}}{{Ref/Reuse|hm}} [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]],{{Ref/Reuse|hm}} and [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=256}} | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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{{Main|Energy sword}} | {{Main|Energy sword}} | ||
This energy sword pattern is featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The energy sword is a powerful melee weapon in close-quarters combat, capable of killing most foes with a single strike. It is a power weapon that appears on some multiplayer maps. | This energy sword pattern is featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The energy sword is a powerful melee weapon in close-quarters combat, capable of killing most foes with a single strike. It is a power weapon that appears on some multiplayer maps. | ||
==Production notes== | |||
*In ''Halo: Reach'', the energy sword icon in the HUD features a different inner design from that of the in-game model. | |||
*In the remastered graphics of the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' campaign, the in-game model of the {{Pattern|Pelosus|energy sword}} was replaced by this unidentified energy sword pattern from ''Halo: Reach''. However, the remastered ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' cinematics still depicted the ''Pelosus''-pattern energy sword. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
=== | ===Halo: Reach=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HR EliteExecution Concept.png|Concept art of a Sangheili fighting with the energy sword | File:HR EliteExecution Concept.png|Concept art of a Sangheili fighting with the energy sword. | ||
File:ReachSchematic - Sword.png|The HUD icon for the energy sword | File:ReachSchematic - Sword.png|The HUD icon for the energy sword. Note the different inner blade design. | ||
File:Type_1_Energy_Sword_Reticle.jpg|First-person view of the energy sword in the ''Halo: Reach Beta''. | File:Type_1_Energy_Sword_Reticle.jpg|First-person view of the energy sword in the ''Halo: Reach Beta''. | ||
File:HR-EnergySword.jpg|First-person view of the energy sword in the final build | File:HR-EnergySword.jpg|First-person view of the energy sword in the final build. | ||
File:Sword Study HRB 1.jpg|Reference chart for the energy sword hilt | File:Sword Study HRB 1.jpg|Reference chart for the energy sword hilt. | ||
File:HR-T1EWS-EnergySword-RefChart.jpg|Reference chart of the energy sword | File:HR-T1EWS-EnergySword-RefChart.jpg|Reference chart of the energy sword. | ||
File:Charging Zealot.png|A Zealot wielding an energy sword | File:Charging Zealot.png|A Zealot wielding an energy sword. | ||
File:HR SixShootsZealot.jpg|A Zealot charges with an energy sword | File:HR SixShootsZealot.jpg|A Zealot charges with an energy sword. | ||
File:Gallery pic 3447 0 30030.jpg|A [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-III]] wielding an energy sword | File:Gallery pic 3447 0 30030.jpg|A [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-III]] wielding an energy sword. | ||
File:EliteSwordAssassination.jpg|[[Assassination]] between two Sangheili using the energy sword in multiplayer. | File:EliteSwordAssassination.jpg|[[Assassination]] between two Sangheili using the energy sword in multiplayer. | ||
File:Cartographer Zealot.jpg|A Zealot wielding | </gallery> | ||
===Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HTMCC-HCEA StealthEliteSword.png|A cloaked [[Stealth Sangheili]] with an energy sword sneaking up on marines. | |||
File:Lat 'Ravamee (Master Chief Collection).png|[[Lat 'Ravamee]] wielding the energy sword. | |||
File:Cartographer Zealot.jpg|A Zealot wielding the energy sword. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Halo 2: Anniversary=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H2A Terminals - Thel and Marine.png|Thel 'Vadamee wielding the energy sword in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]]. | |||
File:H2AHereticElite1.png|A [[Heretic Sangheili Major]] wielding the energy sword. | |||
File:H2A-SangheiliHonorGuard2.png|An Honor Guard wielding the energy sword. | |||
File:H2A-Spec Ops and Zealot.png|A Special Operations Officer and a Zealot wielding the energy swords | |||
File:H2AZealot.jpg|A Zealot wielding the energy sword. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Thel Ealen IV.png|Thel 'Vadam fighting with the energy sword in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | File:Thel Ealen IV.png|Thel 'Vadam fighting with the energy sword in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | ||
File:HM-FarStorm.jpg|[[Usze 'Taham]] fighting with the energy sword during [[Operation: FAR STORM]] in ''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo|Halo Mythos]]''. | File:HM-FarStorm.jpg|[[Usze 'Taham]] fighting with the energy sword during [[Operation: FAR STORM]] in ''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo|Halo Mythos]]''. | ||
File:HM-Battle of Sunaion.jpg|Members of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant using the energy sword during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] in ''Halo Mythos''. | |||
File:HTFSS ElitesVsBrutes.png|Silent Shadow members using the the energy sword in ''[[Hunting Party]]''. | File:HTFSS ElitesVsBrutes.png|Silent Shadow members using the the energy sword in ''[[Hunting Party]]''. | ||
File:Whitaker's last stand.jpg|A Sangheili Minor fighting with the energy sword in ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''. | File:Whitaker's last stand.jpg|A Sangheili Minor fighting with the energy sword in ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''. | ||
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*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{C|[[Prologue]] only}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||