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[[File:1221845548_Elites_duel_wielding_energy_swords.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Rtas 'Vadum]] and [[Kusovai]] dual-wielding energy swords while sparring.]] | [[File:1221845548_Elites_duel_wielding_energy_swords.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Rtas 'Vadum]] and [[Kusovai]] dual-wielding energy swords while sparring.]] | ||
The Type-1 energy sword is extremely devastating and powerful in close-quarters combat. A single strike can even penetrate the energy shield systems, armor, and flesh of a [[SPARTAN programs|Spartan]] or a Sangheili. This is due to the design of the weapon, which utilizes ionized gas rather than traditional shaped, solid matter—because the energy sword lacks any solid material in which to hold, or impale anything, the sword does not cut or carve in the traditional sense, but rather boils anything it comes into contact with.<ref name="enyc"/> | The Type-1 energy sword is an extremely devastating and powerful melee weapon when applied during in close-quarters combat. A single strike can even penetrate the energy shield systems, armor, and flesh of a [[SPARTAN programs|Spartan]] or a Sangheili. This is due to the design of the weapon, which utilizes ionized gas rather than traditional shaped, solid matter—because the energy sword lacks any solid material in which to hold, or impale anything, the sword does not cut or carve in the traditional sense, but rather boils anything it comes into contact with.<ref name="enyc"/> The Type-1 Energy Weapon's edge is therefore extremely volatile, being able to slice through even the toughest metals like a hot knife through butter, including ODST battle armour and the Titanium-A class plating of UNSC destroyers.<ref name="cole">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''' ''page 84''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 72''</ref> | ||
Injuries caused by the weapon are often gruesome. Stab wounds by the energy sword are, in most cases, fatal — as the blade passes through the body, the organs and tissues are cauterized by the extreme temperatures produced by the blades.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - '''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''', ''page 91''</ref> Body fluids in the area of the stab wound are flash-vaporized upon contact; organs within the area of the stab wounds can suffer life-threatening damage dependent upon which organs are struck. The effects of fluids trapped in organs or arteries and the expansion of heat could lead to ruptures or small explosions, causing additional damage to the victim. Because of the sword's sheer destructive power, dismemberment is another common form of fatality to victims, ranging from decapitation<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''' - '''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian''', ''page 101''</ref> to bodies being sliced in half.<ref name="cole"/><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 360''</ref> Loss of limbs is a common injury.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 30''</ref> Despite the weapon often cutting straight through its target, it is not uncommon for a body impaled on an energy sword to remain suspended (if briefly) on the blade. The sheer destructive power of the sword makes it a weapon to be feared on any battlefield and is known for its physiological effects on human soldiers.<ref name="enyc"/> | Injuries caused by the weapon are often gruesome. Stab wounds by the energy sword are, in most cases, fatal — as the blade passes through the body, the organs and tissues are cauterized by the extreme temperatures produced by the blades.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - '''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''', ''page 91''</ref> Body fluids in the area of the stab wound are flash-vaporized upon contact; organs within the area of the stab wounds can suffer life-threatening damage dependent upon which organs are struck. The effects of fluids trapped in organs or arteries and the expansion of heat could lead to ruptures or small explosions, causing additional damage to the victim. Because of the sword's sheer destructive power, dismemberment is another common form of fatality to victims, ranging from decapitation<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''' - '''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian''', ''page 101''</ref> to bodies being sliced in half.<ref name="cole"/><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 360''</ref> Loss of limbs is a common injury.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 30''</ref> Despite the weapon often cutting straight through its target, it is not uncommon for a body impaled on an energy sword to remain suspended (if briefly) on the blade. The sheer destructive power of the sword makes it a weapon to be feared on any battlefield and is known for its physiological effects on human soldiers.<ref name="enyc"/> | ||