Elutuzem-pattern stalker rifle

Stalker rifle
Production overview
Type:	Rifle
Specifications
Ammunition type:	Plasma
Operation:	Semi-automatic
Service history
In service:	Post-Covenant War conflicts

The stalker rifle is a semi-automatic plasma rifle in service with the Banished.

Gameplay

Halo Infinite

The Stalker Rifle is a semi-auto directed-energy weapon that serves as a hybrid between the Covenant Carbine and the Beam Rifle. It is capable of venting, but if fired 7 times in a row without waiting, the Stalker Rifle will overheat. It is capable of killing a Spartan in 3 headshots in multiplayer. In the campaign, the Stalker Rifle is wielded exclusively by Kig-Yar Snipers, though if it dies, the weapon can be picked up by Sangheili and Jiralhanae.

Variants

• Stalker Rifle Ultra: An improved version of the stalker rifle with a faster firing rate. It can be fired 12 times before needing to vent.

Production notes

The stalker rifle was first revealed as a weapon included in with the Kig-Yar Sniper figure in the Halo Infinite line. Certain aspects of its design bear a resemblance to components of the Needle Rifle.

Gallery

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  The Stalker Rifle toy.

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  The Jackal Sniper figure.

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  A Kig-Yar Sniper aiming the Stalker Rifle, as seen in the Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Overview.

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  First-person view of the Stalker rifle.

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  2x zoom on the Stalker rifle.

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  6x zoom on the Stalker rifle.

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  Third-person view of the Stalker rifle overheating in the hands of a SPARTAN-IV.

List of appearances

• Halo Infinite (First appearance)