Pattern-2 Composite Sword

The Pattern-2 Composite Sword,^[1] more commonly known as the machete, was a melee weapon that was originally planned to be included in Halo: Combat Evolved. It was deleted before the final game was released; the final product has no melee-specific weaponry, the player can perform a 'pistol whip' or 'butt slam' attack with any weapon.

The machete shown on the Normal, Heroic, and Legendary difficulty icons for the Halo games appears to have been modeled after the Pattern-2 Composite Sword.

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The machete being wielded by the Master Chief in a pre-Xbox build of Halo.
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Pattern-2 Composite Sword.
Early concept art of John-117, featuring the Pre-Xbox Halo machete.
The crossed machetes on the Heroic difficulty icon for Halo: Reach.

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^ Twitter: Marcus Lehto @game_fabricator ("Here's an old one. Early Halo build. Did you know that the hilt on the back was originally a retractable sword?")

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