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{{Title|''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler}} | {{Title|''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler}} | ||
{{Center|For other needler patterns with the same Type-33 designation, see [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]].}} | |||
{{Weapon infobox | {{Weapon infobox | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:H2A T33Needler.png|300px]]<br/>One known chassis of the ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler. | ||
|name=''Nahle'hax''-pattern needle launcher | |name=''Nahle'hax''-pattern needle launcher | ||
|manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=294}} | |manufacturer= | ||
*[[Sacred Promissory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=evg128|EVG|Page=128}} | |||
*[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Site|Id=h4guide|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/cc0ca7e4-ef99-477b-90ef-3560e026e925/needler|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Weapons: Needler|D=01|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Covenant Weapons}}{{Ref/Book|Id=h4evg|H4EVG|Page=85}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=294}} | |||
|model= | |model= | ||
|type=[[Needler]] | |type=[[Needler]]{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/needler|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Needler|D=27|M=01|Y=2021}} | ||
|cost= | |cost= | ||
|length={{Convert|73|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | |length={{Convert|73|cm|in|sigfig=3}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}-{{Convert|74.3|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11p337|Enc11|Page=337}} | ||
|weight= | |weight={{Convert|3.7|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | ||
|width= | |width={{Convert|21.6|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | ||
|height= | |height={{Convert|53|cm|in|sigfig=3}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | ||
|ammotype=[[Subanese crystal]] shards{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | |ammotype=4.8-6.3mm [[Subanese crystal]] shards{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | ||
|feed=22 shards/magazine{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | |capacity= | ||
|feed= | |||
;Varies{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}} | |||
*22 shards/magazine{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Game|Id=h4gameplay|H4|Gameplay}} | |||
*24 shards/magazine{{Ref/Reuse|enc11p337}} | |||
*30 shards/magazine{{Ref/Game|H2A|Gameplay}} | |||
|operation= | |operation= | ||
|rate = Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | |rate = Automatic{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Game|Id=hrgameplay|HR|Gameplay}} | ||
|velocity= | |velocity= | ||
|range= | |optics= | ||
|service= | |range=Close to medium{{Ref/Game|HR|Id=hrmanual|[[Halo: Reach manual|Game manual]]}} | ||
|service= | |||
;Human-Covenant War{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=hod|[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]|Detail=[[Hall of History]] - [[:File:HOD Hall of History Needler plaque.jpg|Needler plaque]]}}{{Ref/Level|H2A|Gravemind (level)|Gravemind}} | |||
*[[Battle of Circinius IV]]{{Ref/Film|Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn}} | |||
*[[Fall of Reach]]{{Ref/Reuse|hrgameplay}} | |||
;[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |||
*[[Battle of Requiem]]{{Ref/Reuse|h4gameplay}} | |||
*[[Requiem Campaign]]{{Ref/Reuse|h4gameplay}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''Nahle'hax''-pattern needle launcher''' {{Type|33|Guided Munitions Launcher|GML}},{{Ref/Reuse|hod}} is a [[Covenant]] infantry weapon manufactured by [[Lodam Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | The '''''Nahle'hax''-pattern needle launcher''' {{Type|33|Guided Munitions Launcher|GML}},{{Ref/Reuse|hrmanual}}{{Ref/Reuse|hod}}{{Ref/Site|Id=hrbnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25437|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach Ordnance Page|D=07|M=02|Y=2021}} is a [[Covenant]] infantry weapon originally manufactured by [[Sacred Promissory]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|evg128}} Following the [[Fall of High Charity|Fall]] of ''[[High Charity]]'', the needler is manufactured by [[Lodam Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
{{Main|Needler}} | {{Main|Needler}} | ||
The ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler is | The ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler has multiple known chassis. They are all characterized by a longer handguard extending from the lower cowling that curves upwards and a thumbhole in the grip.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} One variant of the chassis is slightly longer; it has a small blue light on either side of the upper cowling, and a row of three triangle lights between the upper cowling and the grip.{{Ref/Game|HR|In-game model}} A second variant has four metallic braces, rather than four glowing lines, that connect the cowlings to the channel braces on either side of the weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} A third variant has no small blue lights on either side of the upper cowling, and a row of three trapezoid lights between the upper cowling and the grip. This third variant’s chassis has either navy blue or purple coloration.{{Ref/Game|H4|In-game model}}{{Ref/Game|H2A|In-game model}} | ||
<gallery class=center> | |||
File:HReach-NeedlerSide.png|The first variant with blue lights on side of the upper cowling. | |||
File:Enc22-Nahle'haxNeedler.png|The second variant with metallic braces on the channel braces. | |||
File:H4-Needler.png|The third variant with no lights on the side of the upper cowling. | |||
File:Journal_Needler.png|An exploded view of the needler, drawn by Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{clear}} | |||
===Usage=== | |||
The ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler was employed by the [[Covenant]] and observed by the [[United Nations Space Command]] as early as [[2533]], as indicated by its UNSC designation [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]]. During the [[Battle of Actium]] in [[2545]], the [[34th Armored Division]] recovered a ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler from the Covenant that was later displayed at [[Outpost Discovery]], an exploratory initiative launched by the United Nations Space Command.{{Ref/Reuse|hod}} This pattern of the needler was notably employed during the [[Fall of Reach]] by [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] forces deployed in [[Eposz]],{{Ref/Reuse|hrgameplay}} and, after the war, it was employed by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] during the [[Battle of Requiem]] and the [[Requiem Campaign]]{{Ref/Reuse|h4gameplay}} | |||
<gallery class=center> | |||
File:HTMCC-HR Needlers.jpg|The needler employed by [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Unggoy]]. | |||
File:HR SinovietAmbush.jpg|A [[Yanme'e]] firing the needler at [[SPARTAN-B312]]. | |||
File:H4-SO-JackalStorm.jpg|A [[Kig-Yar Storm]] with the needler during the Requiem Campaign. | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== | ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | ||
===Silver Timeline=== | |||
{{Main|Silver Timeline}} | |||
[[File:HTV-Homecoming-FavoriteWeapon.jpg|thumb|Kai-125 holding a needler in [[Miranda Keyes/Silver|Dr. Keyes']] lab.|right|250px]] | |||
{{Quote|See these holes on the top plate? That's where the needle rounds are primed. You pull the trigger and somehow they just know how to target living tissue.|[[Kai-125/Silver|Kai-125]] explaining her favorite Covenant weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Homecoming}}}} | |||
Needlers are used by the Covenant during their war against humanity. [[Silver Team/Silver|Silver Team]] will occasionally scavenge needlers from dead Covenant and use them against Covenant troops.{{Ref/Film|Id=Homecoming|TV|Episode=Homecoming}} | |||
{{clear}} | |||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
*During the [[Halo: Reach Beta|''Halo: Reach'' Multiplayer Beta]], the lights on the ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler are colored green instead of blue. | |||
*Although its design is derived from the needler from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the variant of the ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler with metallic braces appears exclusively in in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' pre-rendered cinematics produced by [[Blur Studio]] for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', as the in-game model of the needler was replaced by the needler from ''[[Halo 4]]''. The propmakers for ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' were later given Blur's high poly model to create the prop for display during the event. | |||
* In the #Halo101 video series on the official ''Halo'' account, the {{Pattern| Posu'gelka|needler}} was mislabelled as the ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=halo101|Halo|1778453018033156368|Halo|Quote=Pink mist incoming 💘 The Needler is a stunning crystalline firearm, firing homing projectiles that embed into targets before exploding, dealing devastating damage. #Halo101}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | ||
=== | ===''Halo: Reach''=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:HR Needler Concept.jpg|Concept art of the needler. | ||
File:Reach_MPBeta_Needler.png|A profile view of the needler in the [[Halo: Reach Beta|''Halo: Reach'' Multiplayer Beta]]. | |||
File:Haloreachneedlerfp.png|A first-person view of the needler during the ''Halo: Reach'' Beta. | |||
File:ReachSchematic - Needler.png|HUD icon of the needler. | |||
File:Halo Reach Needler.png|An angled view of the needler in the final build. | |||
File:Halo-reach-20100428014705175.jpg|A first-person view of the needler during a multiplayer match the final build. | |||
File:HReach-Needler-Gameplay.jpg|A first-person view of the needler in the final build of the campaign. | |||
File:Needler - Basic.jpg|The needler from ''Halo: Reach'' being used in the cancelled ''[[Halo Online]]''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== | ===''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''=== | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:HCEA-TNR-Needler-FirstPerson.png|Pre-release image of the needler in first-person view. | |||
File:HCEA-NeedlerHUD.png|A first-person view of the needler. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===''Halo 4''=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H4 Alpha EarlyNeedler.jpg|The needler in ''Halo 4'' Alpha. | |||
File:H4-Reference-Needler.jpg|Reference model sheet of the needler. | |||
File:H4-Render-Needler.jpg|Orthographic views of the needler. | |||
File:H4-T33NeedlerGML-FirstPerson.jpg|A first-person view of the needler. | |||
File:H4-MP-Forge-T33NeedlerGML-HUD.jpg|A first-person view of the needler in Forge. | |||
File:Needler-HUD.png|HUD icon of the needler. | |||
File:H4-MP-NeedlerShard-Flight-01.jpg|A needler shard mid-flight. | |||
File:H4-MP-NeedlerShard-Flight-02.jpg|Closeup detail of the needler shard in flight. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===''Halo 2: Anniversary''=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HTMCC-H2A NeedlerGrunt.jpg|An [[Unggoy Minor]] wielding a ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler. | File:HTMCC-H2A NeedlerGrunt.jpg|An [[Unggoy Minor]] wielding a ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler. | ||
File:HTMCC-H2A NeedlerJohn.jpg|[[John-117]] takes aim with the ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler. | File:HTMCC-H2A NeedlerJohn.jpg|[[John-117]] takes aim with the ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler. | ||
File:H2ANeedler2.png|First-person view of the needler in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' campaign. | |||
File:H2ACP-NeedlerDualWieldHUD.png|A first-person view while dual wielding in campaign. | |||
File:H2A-JohnNeedlers.jpg|John-117 duel-wielding needlers during the [[Battle of Installation 05]]. | |||
File:H2AMP-NeedlerHUD.png|A first-person view of the needler in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer. | |||
File:H2AMP-Needler.png|A Spartan using a needler on [[Stonetown]]. | |||
File:H2AMP-NeedlerDualWieldHUD.png|A first-person view while dual wielding. | |||
File:H2AMP-NeedlerDualWield.png|A Spartan dual wielding needlers. | |||
File:H2ANeedler.jpg|A Spartan firing a needler on [[Shrine]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===''Halo: Fireteam Raven''=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HFR Needler Render 1.jpg|A render of the ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler in ''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''. | |||
File:HFR Needler Render 2.jpg|A render of the ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler in ''Halo: Fireteam Raven''. | |||
File:HFR Needler Render 3.jpg|A render of the ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler in ''Halo: Fireteam Raven''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Other=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HOD Hall of History Needler.jpg|The ''Nahle'hax''-pattern needler prop held by a staff member at ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''. | |||
File:HTV-NeedlerLondon.jpg|Prop of the needler for ''[[Halo: The Television Series Season One]]''. | |||
File:HTV-Halo-BlurryDualWiedling.png|[[Talia Perez]] dual wielding needlers in ''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | |||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' | *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season One]]'' | |||
**''[[Homecoming (TV Series)|Homecoming]]'' | |||
**''[[Reckoning]]'' | |||
**''[[Transcendence]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
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[[Category:Needle weaponry]] |
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One known chassis of the Nahle'hax-pattern needler. | |
Production overview | |
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4.8-6.3mm Subanese crystal shards[1][4][5] |
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Close to medium[10] |
Service history | |
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The Nahle'hax-pattern needle launcher (UNSC Type classification: Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher, T-33 GML),[10][11][14] is a Covenant infantry weapon originally manufactured by Sacred Promissory during the Human-Covenant War.[1] Following the Fall of High Charity, the needler is manufactured by Lodam Armory.[4]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
- Main article: Needler
The Nahle'hax-pattern needler has multiple known chassis. They are all characterized by a longer handguard extending from the lower cowling that curves upwards and a thumbhole in the grip.[4] One variant of the chassis is slightly longer; it has a small blue light on either side of the upper cowling, and a row of three triangle lights between the upper cowling and the grip.[15] A second variant has four metallic braces, rather than four glowing lines, that connect the cowlings to the channel braces on either side of the weapon.[4] A third variant has no small blue lights on either side of the upper cowling, and a row of three trapezoid lights between the upper cowling and the grip. This third variant’s chassis has either navy blue or purple coloration.[16][17]
An exploded view of the needler, drawn by Dr. Catherine Halsey.
Usage[edit]
The Nahle'hax-pattern needler was employed by the Covenant and observed by the United Nations Space Command as early as 2533, as indicated by its UNSC designation Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher. During the Battle of Actium in 2545, the 34th Armored Division recovered a Nahle'hax-pattern needler from the Covenant that was later displayed at Outpost Discovery, an exploratory initiative launched by the United Nations Space Command.[11] This pattern of the needler was notably employed during the Fall of Reach by Fleet of Valiant Prudence forces deployed in Eposz,[9] and, after the war, it was employed by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant during the Battle of Requiem and the Requiem Campaign[7]
A Yanme'e firing the needler at SPARTAN-B312.
A Kig-Yar Storm with the needler during the Requiem Campaign.
Non-canon and dubious canon appearances[edit]
Silver Timeline[edit]
- Main article: Silver Timeline
- "See these holes on the top plate? That's where the needle rounds are primed. You pull the trigger and somehow they just know how to target living tissue."
- — Kai-125 explaining her favorite Covenant weapon.[18]
Needlers are used by the Covenant during their war against humanity. Silver Team will occasionally scavenge needlers from dead Covenant and use them against Covenant troops.[18]
Production notes[edit]
- During the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta, the lights on the Nahle'hax-pattern needler are colored green instead of blue.
- Although its design is derived from the needler from Halo: Reach, the variant of the Nahle'hax-pattern needler with metallic braces appears exclusively in in Halo 2: Anniversary pre-rendered cinematics produced by Blur Studio for Halo 2: Anniversary, as the in-game model of the needler was replaced by the needler from Halo 4. The propmakers for Halo: Outpost Discovery were later given Blur's high poly model to create the prop for display during the event.
- In the #Halo101 video series on the official Halo account, the Posu'gelka-pattern needler was mislabelled as the Nahle'hax-pattern needler.[19]
Gallery[edit]
Browse more images in this article's gallery page. |
Halo: Reach[edit]
A profile view of the needler in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.
The needler from Halo: Reach being used in the cancelled Halo Online.
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary[edit]
Halo 4[edit]
Halo 2: Anniversary[edit]
An Unggoy Minor wielding a Nahle'hax-pattern needler.
John-117 takes aim with the Nahle'hax-pattern needler.
First-person view of the needler in Halo 2: Anniversary campaign.
John-117 duel-wielding needlers during the Battle of Installation 05.
A Spartan using a needler on Stonetown.
A Spartan firing a needler on Shrine.
Halo: Fireteam Raven[edit]
A render of the Nahle'hax-pattern needler in Halo: Fireteam Raven.
Other[edit]
The Nahle'hax-pattern needler prop held by a staff member at Halo: Outpost Discovery.
Prop of the needler for Halo: The Television Series Season One.
Talia Perez dual wielding needlers in Halo: The Television Series Season Two.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- Halo 4
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Halo: Initiation
- Halo: Escalation
- Halo 2: Anniversary
- Halo Mythos
- Halo: Collateral Damage
- Halo: Fireteam Raven
- Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual
- Halo: Battle Born
- Halo: Outpost Discovery
- Halo: The Television Series Season One
- Halo: The Television Series Season Two
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 128
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Weapons: Needler (Retrieved on May 1, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
- ^ a b c d e f g Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 85
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 294
- ^ a b c d e f g Halo Waypoint, Universe - Needler (Retrieved on Jan 27, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 337
- ^ a b c d Halo 4, Gameplay
- ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, Gameplay
- ^ a b c Halo: Reach, Gameplay
- ^ a b Halo: Reach, Game manual
- ^ a b c Halo: Outpost Discovery: Hall of History - Needler plaque
- ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level Gravemind
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- ^ Bungie.net, Halo: Reach Ordnance Page (Retrieved on Feb 7, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo: Reach, In-game model
- ^ Halo 4, In-game model
- ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, In-game model
- ^ a b Halo: The Television Series, episode Homecoming
- ^ Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "Pink mist incoming 💘 The Needler is a stunning crystalline firearm, firing homing projectiles that embed into targets before exploding, dealing devastating damage. #Halo101"
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