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*In ''Halo 3'', the Sentinel beam performs greatly against the Flood, as [[Pod infector|Infection Form]]s will burst if they are even slightly touched by the beam. Human Flood combat forms will die instantly, though Elite and Brute forms may take longer to kill. Aim for the Infection Form embedded in their chest and one will kill it. Pure forms are tougher due to their evolved forms; [[Flood stalker form|Stalker forms]] and [[Flood ranged form|Ranged Form]]s will die by the time the weapon overheats whereas the [[Flood tank form|Tank Form]]s will require two long blasts to take down from the stomach. | *In ''Halo 3'', the Sentinel beam performs greatly against the Flood, as [[Pod infector|Infection Form]]s will burst if they are even slightly touched by the beam. Human Flood combat forms will die instantly, though Elite and Brute forms may take longer to kill. Aim for the Infection Form embedded in their chest and one will kill it. Pure forms are tougher due to their evolved forms; [[Flood stalker form|Stalker forms]] and [[Flood ranged form|Ranged Form]]s will die by the time the weapon overheats whereas the [[Flood tank form|Tank Form]]s will require two long blasts to take down from the stomach. | ||
*In ''Halo 3'', the Sentinel beam is very useful for taking down a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]]'s [[Jiralhanae power armor|power armor]] quickly and effectively. It is also great for taking down [[Kig-Yar|Jackals]] and their [[Kig-yar point defense gauntlet|shields]], as well as [[Unggoy|Grunts]]' armor, though it may overheat after prolonged firing. | *In ''Halo 3'', the Sentinel beam is very useful for taking down a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]]'s [[Jiralhanae power armor|power armor]] quickly and effectively. It is also great for taking down [[Kig-Yar|Jackals]] and their [[Kig-yar point defense gauntlet|shields]], as well as [[Unggoy|Grunts]]' armor, though it may overheat after prolonged firing. | ||
*In ''Halo: Infinite'', the Sentinel beam has been reimagined greatly. It now has a magazine that recharges in portions, | *In ''Halo: Infinite'', the Sentinel beam has been reimagined greatly. It now has a magazine that recharges in portions, is wielded both by Sentinels and [[Jiralhanae Captain|Brute Captains]], and can be given to Marines, in addition to being found in weapon racks. It is now a hardlight damage weapon that will disintegrate targets upon killing them. | ||
==Multiplayer== | ==Multiplayer== | ||