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|image = [[File:HINF Bloodblade Crop.png|300px]]<br>The ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern Bloodblade<br>[[File:H2A Render EnergySword-Infected.png|300px]]<br />The ''Pelosus''-pattern Bloodblade
|image = [[File:HINF Bloodblade Crop.png|300px]]<br>The ''Meluth'qelos''-pattern bloodblade<br>[[File:H2A Render EnergySword-Infected.png|300px]]<br />The ''Pelosus''-pattern bloodblade
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*[[Assembly Forges]] {{C|''Pelosus''-pattern}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=307}}
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A '''Bloodblade'''{{Ref/Note|Sangheili blood is purple, so "bloodblade" may be a human-given name or named for the blood of humans (or Jiralhanae or San'Shyuum) killed by bearers of the swords.}} is the name provided to red-colored [[Energy sword (fiction)|fireblades]] used by the [[Covenant]] and [[Covenant remnants|its remnants]].{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCCanonFodderMay2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/art-of-wort|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Art of Wort|D=21|M=5|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=BF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/brute-force|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Brute Force|D=19|M=3|Y=2017}}
A '''bloodblade'''{{Ref/Note|Sangheili blood is purple, so "bloodblade" may be a human-given name or named for the blood of humans (or Jiralhanae or San'Shyuum) killed by bearers of the swords.}} is the name provided to red-colored [[Energy sword (fiction)|fireblades]] used by the [[Covenant]] and [[Covenant remnants|its remnants]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CF114|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/art-of-wort|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Art of Wort|D=21|M=5|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=BF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/brute-force|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Brute Force|D=19|M=3|Y=2017}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
===Design details===
===Design details===
{{Main|Energy sword (fiction)}}
{{Main|Energy sword (fiction)}}
Bloodblades are energy swords that possess red-colored plasma blades instead of blue-colored ones. They are not exclusive to a specific pattern of fireblade, as they have been seen as {{Pattern|Meluth'qelos|fireblade}}s,{{Ref/Level|Id=hor|Hi|House of Reckoning}} {{Pattern|Pelosus|fireblade}}s,{{Ref/Reuse|h2amulti}}{{Ref/Reuse|hw2}} and two [[Unidentified energy sword pattern|unidentified patterns]].{{Ref/Game|Id=h3|Halo: The Master Chief Collection|Halo 3|Detail=[[Skins (Halo 3)#Energy Sword|Halo 3 Energy Sword skin - Bloodblade]]}}{{Ref/Anthology|HE|Headhunters (short story)}}
Bloodblades are energy swords that possess red-colored plasma blades instead of blue-colored ones. They are not exclusive to a specific pattern of fireblade, as they have been seen as {{Pattern|Meluth'qelos|fireblade}}s,{{Ref/Level|Id=hor|Hi|House of Reckoning}} {{Pattern|Pelosus|fireblade}}s,{{Ref/Reuse|h2amulti}}{{Ref/Reuse|hw2}} and two [[Unidentified energy sword pattern|unidentified patterns]].{{Ref/Game|Id=h3|MCC|Halo 3|Detail=[[Skins (Halo 3)#Energy Sword|Halo 3 Energy Sword skin - Bloodblade]]}}{{Ref/Anthology|Id=headH|Evo|Story=[[Headhunters (story)|Headhunters]]|Detail=motion comic}} In contrast with traditional energy swords—which often represent a Sangheili's martial prowess and honor—the bloodblade is more specifically seen as a symbol of fear.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF157|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-decennial-delights|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Decennial Delights|D=17|M=9|Y=2024}}


===Usage===
===Usage===
Bloodblades were used by some [[Special Operations Officer|Special Operations]] [[Sangheili]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Book|Id=headH|Halo: Evolutions|Section=Headhunters|Detail=Motion comic}} such as the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Book|Halo: Tales from Slipspace|Section=Hunting Party}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=MCCCanonFodderMay2021}} One of their known uses was at the [[Algolis]] [[Algolis Invasion|Invasion]] in [[2549]], during the [[Human-Covenant War]], in the attempted execution of [[Atriox]].{{Ref/Level|Id=hw2|HW2|[[A New Enemy]]}} They were also seen [[Mission to an unidentified moon|in the defense of a Covenant moon base]].{{Ref/Reuse|headH}} Bloodblades were also in use with the [[Banished]], with one being in the possession of [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] as his personal energy sword during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|hor}} After [[John-117]] defeated 'Rdomnai, the Spartan kept the Sangheili's personal Bloodblade as a memento.{{Ref/Site|Id=Support|URL=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/6882880281364-Halo-Infinite-Weapon-Equipment-and-Vehicle-Inventory-|Site=Halo Support|Page=Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory|D=05|M=05|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Reuse|forge}}
Bloodblades were used by assassins and [[Special Operations Officer|Special Operations]] [[Sangheili]],{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} such as the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF114}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF157}}{{Ref/Comic|TFS|Story=Hunting Party}} One of their known uses was at the [[Algolis]] [[Algolis Invasion|Invasion]] in [[2549]], during the [[Human-Covenant War]], in the attempted execution of [[Atriox]].{{Ref/Level|Id=hw2|HW2|A New Enemy}} They were also seen [[Mission to an unidentified moon|in the defense of a Covenant moon base]].{{Ref/Reuse|headH}} Bloodblades were also in use with the [[Banished]], with one being in the possession of [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] as his personal energy sword during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|hor}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF157}} After [[John-117]] defeated 'Rdomnai, the Spartan kept the Sangheili's personal Bloodblade as a memento.{{Ref/Site|Id=Support|URL=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/6882880281364-Halo-Infinite-Weapon-Equipment-and-Vehicle-Inventory-|Site=Halo Support|Page=Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory|D=05|M=05|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Reuse|forge}}


Bloodblades were also sometimes used in the UNSC's [[War Games]] simulation, like in [[Infection]] sessions.{{Ref/Game|Id=h2amulti|H2A|[[multiplayer]]}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-3-21-15-marching-on/bbac6734-f6bb-449e-8c79-0098a02c7884/posts?page=1#post6|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Marching On|D=10|M=02|Y=2020}}
Bloodblades were also sometimes used in the UNSC's [[War Games]] simulation, like in [[Infection]] sessions.{{Ref/Game|Id=h2amulti|H2A|[[multiplayer]]}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-3-21-15-marching-on/bbac6734-f6bb-449e-8c79-0098a02c7884/posts?page=1#post6|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Marching On|D=10|M=02|Y=2020}}
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===''Halo 3''===
===''Halo 3''===
{{quote|Hidden. Active. Deadly. The Silent Shadow have been. The Silent Shadow remain.|In-game description{{Ref/Reuse|h3}}}}
{{quote|Hidden. Active. Deadly. The Silent Shadow have been. The Silent Shadow remain.|In-game description{{Ref/Reuse|h3}}}}
The Bloodblade is available in the ''Halo 3'' portion of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' as a [[Skins (Halo 3)|skin]] for the energy sword.
The bloodblade is available in the ''Halo 3'' portion of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' as a [[Skins (Halo 3)|skin]] for the energy sword.


===''Halo 2: Anniversary''===
===''Halo 2: Anniversary''===
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===''Halo Infinite''===
===''Halo Infinite''===
{{quote|Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat.|In-game description{{Ref/Game|Id=forge|HINF|Forge - Elite Bloodblade description|Quote=Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat.}}}}
{{quote|Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat.|In-game description{{Ref/Game|Id=forge|HINF|Forge - Elite Bloodblade description|Quote=Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat.}}}}
The '''Elite Bloodblade''' is a [[Legendary variant weapons|legendary weapon]] in the [[campaign]] of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. It can be acquired and wielded after the player has defeated [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] in ''[[House of Reckoning]]''. The difference with the standard energy sword is mostly in appearance; the blade features red coloration, and enemies slain by the Bloodblade disintegrate like they would if killed by a [[Forerunner]] [[hard light]] weapon. It can be acquired at any [[Forward Operating Base]] following the completion of the level.
The '''Elite Bloodblade''' is a [[Legendary variant weapons|legendary weapon]] in the [[campaign]] of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. It can be acquired and wielded after the player has defeated [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] in ''[[House of Reckoning]]''. The difference with the standard energy sword is mostly in appearance; the blade features red coloration, and enemies slain by the bloodblade disintegrate like they would if killed by a [[Forerunner]] [[hard light]] weapon. It can be acquired at any [[Forward Operating Base]] following the completion of the level.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Illustrations===
===Illustrations===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Roland's Death.jpg|[[Roland-B210]] is stabbed using a Bloodblade in the ''[[Headhunters (story)|Headhunters]]'' motion comic.
File:Roland's Death.jpg|[[Roland-B210]] is stabbed using a bloodblade in the ''[[Headhunters (story)|Headhunters]]'' motion comic.
File:HEvol - Elite SpecOps Sword.png|Bloodblades being used by active camouflaged [[Silent Shadow]] Sangheili.
File:HEvol - Elite SpecOps Sword.png|Bloodblades being used by active camouflaged [[Silent Shadow]] Sangheili.
File:RCSS.png|Silent Shadow using Bloodblades in ''[[Hunting Party]]''.
File:RCSS.png|Silent Shadow using bloodblades in ''[[Hunting Party]]''.
File:Halo Rise of Atriox2.png|Atriox blocks the Executioner's bloodblade on the cover of ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 2|Halo: Rise of Atriox #2]]''.
File:Halo Rise of Atriox2.png|Atriox blocks the Executioner's bloodblade on the cover of ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 2|Halo: Rise of Atriox #2]]''.
File:Hroa2 objection.png|Atriox catches the Executioner's bloodblade in ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''.
File:Hroa2 objection.png|Atriox catches the Executioner's bloodblade in ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''.
File:Enc22 Silent Shadow.jpg|Artwork of a Silent Shadow Sangheili with a Bloodblade for the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.
File:Enc22 Silent Shadow.jpg|Artwork of a Silent Shadow Sangheili with a bloodblade for the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H2AMP-RedEnergySwordHUD.png|First-person view of the Bloodblade in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2AMP-RedEnergySwordHUD.png|First-person view of the bloodblade in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2AMP-RedEnergySword.png|A Spartan using a Bloodblade on [[Stonetown]] in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2AMP-RedEnergySword.png|A Spartan using a bloodblade on [[Stonetown]] in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:HTMCC-H3 Bloodblade.png|A Sangheili with a Bloodblade on [[Heretic]] in the ''Halo 3'' component of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HTMCC-H3 Bloodblade.png|A Sangheili with a bloodblade on [[Heretic]] in the ''Halo 3'' component of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HW2-RedSword.PNG|The Executioner [[Itho 'Hesiikee]] with a bloodblade in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-RedSword.PNG|The Executioner [[Itho 'Hesiikee]] with a bloodblade in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Woah.png|[[Atriox]] blocks a bloodblade with his right hand in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Woah.png|[[Atriox]] blocks a bloodblade with his right hand in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HINF Bloodblade HUD.png|HUD of the Bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF Bloodblade HUD.png|HUD of the bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF Bloodblade Attack.png|First-person view of killing an enemy with the Bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF Bloodblade Attack.png|First-person view of killing an enemy with the bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF JegaRdomnai Swords.png|Jega 'Rdomnai wielding his personal Bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF JegaRdomnai Swords.png|Jega 'Rdomnai wielding his personal bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF Jega Charging.png|Jega 'Rdomnai charges with a Bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF Jega Charging.png|Jega 'Rdomnai charges with a bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF Bloodblade 1.png|A Spartan using a Bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite'' multiplayer.
File:HINF Bloodblade 1.png|A Spartan using a bloodblade in ''Halo Infinite'' multiplayer.
File:AmongUs.png|A Bloodblade in ''[[Wikipedia:Among Us|Among Us]]''.
File:AmongUs.png|A bloodblade in ''[[Wikipedia:Among Us|Among Us]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 05:27, October 3, 2024

Bloodblade
A crop of the Bloodblade in Halo Infinite.
The Meluth'qelos-pattern bloodblade
H2A Render EnergySword-Infected.png
The Pelosus-pattern bloodblade
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Model series:

Energy sword

Type:

Handheld, single-handed sword

Specifications

Length:

Varies

Ammunition type:

Superheated, shaped plasma[3]

Energy capacity:

100 battery units[4][5]

Effective range:

Melee

Service history

In service:

 

A bloodblade[Note 1] is the name provided to red-colored fireblades used by the Covenant and its remnants.[6][7]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

Main article: Energy sword (fiction)

Bloodblades are energy swords that possess red-colored plasma blades instead of blue-colored ones. They are not exclusive to a specific pattern of fireblade, as they have been seen as Meluth'qelos-pattern fireblades,[8] Pelosus-pattern fireblades,[9][10] and two unidentified patterns.[11][12] In contrast with traditional energy swords—which often represent a Sangheili's martial prowess and honor—the bloodblade is more specifically seen as a symbol of fear.[13]

Usage[edit]

Bloodblades were used by assassins and Special Operations Sangheili,[3] such as the Silent Shadow.[6][13][14] One of their known uses was at the Algolis Invasion in 2549, during the Human-Covenant War, in the attempted execution of Atriox.[10] They were also seen in the defense of a Covenant moon base.[12] Bloodblades were also in use with the Banished, with one being in the possession of Jega 'Rdomnai as his personal energy sword during the Battle for Zeta Halo in 2560.[8][13] After John-117 defeated 'Rdomnai, the Spartan kept the Sangheili's personal Bloodblade as a memento.[15][16]

Bloodblades were also sometimes used in the UNSC's War Games simulation, like in Infection sessions.[9][17]

In-game information[edit]

Halo 3[edit]

"Hidden. Active. Deadly. The Silent Shadow have been. The Silent Shadow remain."
— In-game description[11]

The bloodblade is available in the Halo 3 portion of Halo: The Master Chief Collection as a skin for the energy sword.

Halo 2: Anniversary[edit]

In Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer, the Bloodblade appears as the Infected Energy Sword, sometimes shortened as Infected Sword. It is exclusively used by zombies in Halo 2: Anniversary's Infection mode.

Halo Infinite[edit]

"Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat."
— In-game description[16]

The Elite Bloodblade is a legendary weapon in the campaign of Halo Infinite. It can be acquired and wielded after the player has defeated Jega 'Rdomnai in House of Reckoning. The difference with the standard energy sword is mostly in appearance; the blade features red coloration, and enemies slain by the bloodblade disintegrate like they would if killed by a Forerunner hard light weapon. It can be acquired at any Forward Operating Base following the completion of the level.

Gallery[edit]

Illustrations[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

  • First-person view of the bloodblade in Halo 2: Anniversary.

    First-person view of the bloodblade in Halo 2: Anniversary.

  • A Spartan using a bloodblade on Stonetown in Halo 2: Anniversary.

    A Spartan using a bloodblade on Stonetown in Halo 2: Anniversary.

  • A Sangheili with a bloodblade on Heretic in the Halo 3 component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

    A Sangheili with a bloodblade on Heretic in the Halo 3 component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

  • The Executioner Itho 'Hesiikee with a bloodblade in Halo Wars 2.

    The Executioner Itho 'Hesiikee with a bloodblade in Halo Wars 2.

  • Atriox blocks a bloodblade with his right hand in Halo Wars 2.

    Atriox blocks a bloodblade with his right hand in Halo Wars 2.

  • HUD of the bloodblade in Halo Infinite.

    HUD of the bloodblade in Halo Infinite.

  • First-person view of killing an enemy with the bloodblade in Halo Infinite.

    First-person view of killing an enemy with the bloodblade in Halo Infinite.

  • Jega 'Rdomnai wielding his personal bloodblade in Halo Infinite.

    Jega 'Rdomnai wielding his personal bloodblade in Halo Infinite.

  • Jega 'Rdomnai charges with a bloodblade in Halo Infinite.

    Jega 'Rdomnai charges with a bloodblade in Halo Infinite.

  • A Spartan using a bloodblade in Halo Infinite multiplayer.

    A Spartan using a bloodblade in Halo Infinite multiplayer.

  • A bloodblade in Among Us.

    A bloodblade in Among Us.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Sangheili blood is purple, so "bloodblade" may be a human-given name or named for the blood of humans (or Jiralhanae or San'Shyuum) killed by bearers of the swords.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 307
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 482
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Energy Sword (Retrieved on Oct 23, 2021) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 349
  5. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 63
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Art of Wort (Retrieved on May 21, 2021) [archive]
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Brute Force (Retrieved on Mar 19, 2017) [archive]
  8. ^ a b Halo Infinite, campaign level House of Reckoning
  9. ^ a b Halo 2: Anniversary, multiplayer
  10. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, campaign level A New Enemy
  11. ^ a b Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Halo 3: Halo 3 Energy Sword skin - Bloodblade
  12. ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - Headhunters: motion comic
  13. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Decennial Delights (Retrieved on Sep 17, 2024) [archive]
  14. ^ Halo: Tales from Slipspace - Hunting Party
  15. ^ Halo Support, Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory (Retrieved on May 5, 2023) [archive]
  16. ^ a b Halo Infinite, Forge - Elite Bloodblade description: "Once the personal Energy Sword of Jega 'Rdomnai—now a hard-won memento of his defeat."
  17. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Marching On (Retrieved on Feb 10, 2020) [archive]

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