Paint pellet gun

SPARTAN-062 firing paint pellet rounds from two SMGs during a mock battle.

The paint pellet gun is a UNSC weapon similar to "paintball" markers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by United Nation Space Command forces as a non-lethal way of training new recruits in basic combat tactics, or as a method of testing new equipment in combat situations without permanently damaging it.

A more advanced version of regular paint pellet is the tactical training round, a round that also tranquilizes the target.

Uses

Paint pellet guns were used by Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez and drill instructors of the SPARTAN-II Program to introduce the SPARTAN-II trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone. Paint pellet guns were used to snipe the Spartans during parade drills or other supposedly "safe" activities to teach them to keep vigilant during all situations. Such weapons were also used by the 340th ODST Combat Training Unit against Maria-062, when she tested John-117's Mark VI MJOLNIR armor in Seongnam, Korea. It is presumed that most testing facilities use marker guns instead of live ammunition, in order to avoid damaging prototype equipment.

Trivia

• This weapon was included in a special edition ODST figure produced by Joyride Studios. The action figure is covered in pink paint splatters.

Gallery

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  Red Team and Black Team using paint pellet guns during a Capture the Flag exercise.

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  One of the drill instructors for the SPARTAN-IIs using a paint pellet gun.

List of appearances

• Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
• Halo Graphic Novel
  • Armor Testing
• Halo: Blood Line
• Halo: Fall of Reach
  • Boot Camp