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{{Era|Forerunner|Post}}
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{{Weapon Infobox
{{Weapon infobox
|name = Loathsome Thing
|name = Loathsome Thing
|image = [[File:Halo 5 Loathsome.png|350px]]
|image = [[File:Halo 5 Loathsome.png|350px]]
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* [[Builder Security]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 98''</ref>
* [[Builder Security]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 98''</ref>
* [[Prometheans]]
* [[Prometheans]]
|length = {{Convert|115.5|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/>
|length = {{Convert|115.5|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|width = {{Convert|10.7|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/>
|width = {{Convert|10.7|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|height = {{Convert|34.1|cm|in|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/>
|height = {{Convert|34.1|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}
|ammotype = Ionized particles<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref> <ref name="VIS"/>
|ammotype = Ionized particles{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref>
|capacity =
|feed = 10 rounds<ref name="analysis">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA1DWXiLoI0 '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 5 | Scattershots Analysis'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/26/The-Halo-Bulletin-92612-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin 9.27.12'']</ref>
|feed = 10 rounds<ref name="analysis">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA1DWXiLoI0 '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 5 | Scattershots Analysis'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/26/The-Halo-Bulletin-92612-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin 9.27.12'']</ref>
|rate = 140 rpm<ref name="analysis"/>
|rate = 140 rpm{{Ref/Reuse|analysis}}
|optics =
|range = Short to medium
|range = Short to medium
|service = [[Forerunner-Flood War]]<br />[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|service = [[Forerunner-Flood War]]<br />[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
}}
}}
{{Quote|Stained in the ichor of uncountable foul parasites slain in a hundred thousand wretched hives. Improved Scattershot with increased damage, faster rate of fire, and extended magazine.|In-game description<ref name="REQ">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Requisition system]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|Stained in the ichor of uncountable foul parasites slain in a hundred thousand wretched hives. Improved Scattershot with increased damage, faster rate of fire, and extended magazine.|In-game description<ref name="REQ">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Requisition system]]''</ref>}}
The '''Loathsome Thing''' is a special variant of the [[Z-180 Scattershot|Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator]], which appears in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' as an Ultra Rare [[Requisition system|REQ]] variant of the Scattershot.<ref name="VIS">'''''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''''</ref> Reusing the standard Scattershot's chassis, the ''Loathsome Thing'' is decorated with additional orange stripes covering the weapon, particularly around the front barrel area and the rest of the weapon's main body.<ref name="H5G">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Multiplayer]]''</ref>
The '''Loathsome Thing''' is a special [[Z-180 Scattershot|Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator]].<ref name="VIS">'''''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''''</ref><ref name="H5G">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Multiplayer]]''</ref>


== Background ==
== Overview ==
The ''Loathsome Thing'' is a named variant of the Z-180 CCR/AEM, with upgrades including a 10-round magazine, a faster rate of fire, faster reloading speed between projectiles, and a slightly higher damage output. The weapon is known to have been drenched in the ichor of an uncountable number of [[Flood]] across hundred thousand different [[Flood hive|hives]].<ref name="REQ"/>
=== Design details ===
The ''Loathsome Thing'' is a named variant of the Z-180 CCR/AEM, with upgrades including a 10-round magazine, a faster rate of fire, faster reloading speed between projectiles, and a slightly higher damage output. Reusing the standard Scattershot's model, the ''Loathsome Thing'' is decorated with additional orange stripes covering the weapon, particularly around the front barrel area and the rest of the weapon's main body.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}


In [[2558#October|October 2558]], two copies of the weapon were left in an area on [[Kamchatka]] that [[Fireteam Osiris]] passed through on their mission to recover [[Catherine Halsey]] from [[Jul 'Mdama]] and his [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant forces]].<ref name="Osiris">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - campaign level, ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref> The weapon was later integrated into [[War Games]] simulations for use by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="H5G"/>
=== Service history ===
First introduced in the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the ''Loathsome Thing'' is known to have been drenched in the ichor of an uncountable number of [[Flood]] across a hundred thousand different [[Flood hive|hives]].{{Ref/Reuse|REQ}}
 
In [[2558#October|October 2558]], two copies of the weapon were left in an area on [[Kamchatka]] that [[Fireteam Osiris]] passed through on their mission to recover [[Catherine Halsey]] from [[Jul 'Mdama]] and his [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant forces]].<ref name="Osiris">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - campaign level, ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref> The weapon was later integrated into [[War Games]] simulations for use by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' ===
=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' ===
The ''Loathsome Thing'' is a [[special weapons|special weapon]] that can be found in the campaign mission ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''.
The ''Loathsome Thing'' is a [[Special weapons (Halo 5: Guardians)|special weapon]] that can be found in the campaign mission ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''.


The ''Loathsome Thing'' appears as an Ultra Rare Level 4 REQ that grants 150 REQ Points when sold. It has a faster rate of fire and slightly higher damage output compared to the normal Scattershot, as well as a 10-round magazine. These improvements make the ''Loathsome Thing'' a powerful weapon against multiple enemies up close, as it gives the enemies less time to react, although its overall range is unchanged from the normal Scattershot, making it unadvisable in medium-long-range combat.
The ''Loathsome Thing'' appears as an Ultra Rare Level 4 [[Requisition system|REQ]] that grants 150 REQ Points when sold. It has a faster rate of fire and slightly higher damage output compared to the normal Scattershot, as well as a 10-round magazine. These improvements make the ''Loathsome Thing'' a powerful weapon against multiple enemies up close, as it gives the enemies less time to react, although it retains its overall range from the Scattershot: 13.73&nbsp;m (45.05&nbsp;ft) in hipfire, 18.13&nbsp;m (59.48&nbsp;ft) with Smart-Link, and a maximum projectile range of 39.43&nbsp;m (129.36&nbsp;ft).


In [[Warzone|Warzone Firefight]], certain Legendary [[Promethean Knight|Knight]] bosses may spawn with the ''Loathsome Thing''.
In [[Warzone|Warzone Firefight]], [[Knight Excavator]]s, Legendary [[Knight Battlewagon]] bosses that appear on the map [[Temple]], use the ''Loathsome Thing'' when confronted in close quarters.


==== Changes from the Z-180 Scattershot ====
==== Changes from the Z-180 Scattershot ====
* Faster rate of fire.
* Faster rate of fire.
* Faster reloading speed between projectiles.
* Faster reloading speed between projectiles.
* Deals slightly more damage.
* Carries 10 rounds instead of 5.
* Carries 10 rounds instead of 5.
* Holds a maximum of 40 rounds (10 ready + 30 reserve).
* Holds a maximum of 40 rounds (10 ready + 30 reserve).


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
=== Normal gallery ===
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing'' by [[Edward Buck]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing'' by [[Edward Buck]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:H5G-LoathsomeThing FP firing.png|First-person view of Edward Buck firing the ''Loathsome Thing'' at a [[Promethean Crawler]].
File:H5G-ValeBuck&LoathsomeThing.png|[[Olympia Vale]] and Edward Buck, each with a ''Loathsome Thing'', on Kamchatka.
File:H5G-ValeBuck&LoathsomeThing.png|[[Olympia Vale]] and Edward Buck, each with a ''Loathsome Thing'', on Kamchatka.
File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing''.
File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing''.
File:H5G-LoathsomeThing.png|A [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the ''Loathsome Thing'' on [[Stasis]].
File:H5G-LoathsomeThing.png|A [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the ''Loathsome Thing'' on [[Stasis]].
File:H5G-KnightExcavator&LoathsomeThing.png|A Knight Excavator using the ''Loathsome Thing'' in a Warzone Firefight simulation on Temple.
</gallery>
</gallery>



Latest revision as of 21:33, August 2, 2024

Loathsome Thing
Halo 5 Loathsome.png
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Forerunner

Model series:

Z-180

Type:

Close Combat Rifle
Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator

Specifications

Length:

115.5 centimeters (45.5 in)[1]

Width:

10.7 centimeters (4.2 in)[1]

Height:

34.1 centimeters (13.4 in)[1]

Ammunition type:

Ionized particles[1][2]

Feed system:

10 rounds[3][4]

Rate of fire:

140 rpm[3]

Effective range:

Short to medium

Service history

In service:

Forerunner-Flood War
Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

"Stained in the ichor of uncountable foul parasites slain in a hundred thousand wretched hives. Improved Scattershot with increased damage, faster rate of fire, and extended magazine."
— In-game description[5]

The Loathsome Thing is a special Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator.[1][6]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The Loathsome Thing is a named variant of the Z-180 CCR/AEM, with upgrades including a 10-round magazine, a faster rate of fire, faster reloading speed between projectiles, and a slightly higher damage output. Reusing the standard Scattershot's model, the Loathsome Thing is decorated with additional orange stripes covering the weapon, particularly around the front barrel area and the rest of the weapon's main body.[6]

Service history[edit]

First introduced in the Forerunner-Flood war, the Loathsome Thing is known to have been drenched in the ichor of an uncountable number of Flood across a hundred thousand different hives.[5]

In October 2558, two copies of the weapon were left in an area on Kamchatka that Fireteam Osiris passed through on their mission to recover Catherine Halsey from Jul 'Mdama and his Covenant forces.[7] The weapon was later integrated into War Games simulations for use by Spartan-IVs aboard the UNSC Infinity.[6]

Gameplay[edit]

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

The Loathsome Thing is a special weapon that can be found in the campaign mission Osiris.

The Loathsome Thing appears as an Ultra Rare Level 4 REQ that grants 150 REQ Points when sold. It has a faster rate of fire and slightly higher damage output compared to the normal Scattershot, as well as a 10-round magazine. These improvements make the Loathsome Thing a powerful weapon against multiple enemies up close, as it gives the enemies less time to react, although it retains its overall range from the Scattershot: 13.73 m (45.05 ft) in hipfire, 18.13 m (59.48 ft) with Smart-Link, and a maximum projectile range of 39.43 m (129.36 ft).

In Warzone Firefight, Knight Excavators, Legendary Knight Battlewagon bosses that appear on the map Temple, use the Loathsome Thing when confronted in close quarters.

Changes from the Z-180 Scattershot[edit]

  • Faster rate of fire.
  • Faster reloading speed between projectiles.
  • Deals slightly more damage.
  • Carries 10 rounds instead of 5.
  • Holds a maximum of 40 rounds (10 ready + 30 reserve).

Gallery[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Halo 5: Guardians REQ cards[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]