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<center>''Were you looking for the [[Sangheili | <center>''Were you looking for the [[Sangheili point defense gauntlet]]?''</center> | ||
[[File:Jackal Point Defense Gauntlet.jpg|thumb|200px|A deactivated | [[File:Jackal Point Defense Gauntlet.jpg|thumb|200px|A deactivated point defense gauntlet being carried by a [[Jackal]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''.]] | ||
'''Point | '''Point defense gauntlets''',<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3needler '''Bungie.net:''' ''Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher : 9/6/2007'']</ref> also known as '''Jackal shield units''',<ref name="GoO">'''[[Halo: Ghost of Onyx]]''', ''page 16''</ref> are arm-held energy shields mainly used by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Kig-Yar]] for protection from enemy fire or close- to mid-range explosions. | ||
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*High-ranked [[Skirmisher]]s also use a variant of the shield gauntlet on each wrist. | *High-ranked [[Skirmisher]]s also use a variant of the shield gauntlet on each wrist. | ||
*The shield now floats in front of the gauntlet, as opposed to being attached to a circular emitter. | *The shield now floats in front of the gauntlet, as opposed to being attached to a circular emitter. | ||
*Higher ranked Jackals have | *Higher-ranked Jackals have shields that start red and turn blue as they deplete, the opposite of previous games blue-to-red. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||