Character compatibility

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Character compatibility is the set of animations for weapons that a particular player model has that basically decide what weapons that model can wield. Most of these animations are not used, however can be tested using modding. This does not include swapping the actual character models - for example, swapping Marine character models with Grunts allows Grunts to throw Frag Grenades. This only applies to swapping weapons, otherwise everyone could use every weapon. This information is not absolutely guaranteed to be accurate, as not all combinations have been tested, some have been assumed based on the results of other weapon wield tests.

Halo: Combat Evolved

Spartan

The Spartan II can use all weapons in Halo: Combat Evolved except the Energy Sword. The Fuel Rod Gun is only usable in Halo: PC.

MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
M6D Personal Defense Weapon System (Pistol)
M19 SSM Rocket Launcher (Rocket Launcher)
M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Plasma Rifle)
Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade (Plasma Grenade)
M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (Fuel Rod Gun — not to be confused with Fuel Rod Cannon, which is mounted on Covenant vehicles — is only usable in the PC version of the game)

UNSC Marine

Though there is no apparent reason why, the UNSC Marine cannot use the M6D Pistol or Plasma Pistol in the Halo: Combat Evolved game, even though it is in canon. They can not use the Rocket Launcher. (Test: Swap Assault Rifle meta to the Rocket Launcher in Assault on the Control room, and go to the outdoor part - not the bridge though. The three or so marines there - one will have a Needler, the other a Plasma Rifle, and one marine without a weapon at all because he can't use the Rocket Launcher).

MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Plasma Rifle)
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)

Unggoy

Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade (Plasma Grenade)
Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Plasma Rifle)
Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (Fuel Rod Gun)

Kig-Yar

Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Plasma Rifle)
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)

Sangheili

Elites can only use one-handed weapons (e.g. Plasma Rifle). For any other weapons, modding must be used to make the weapon one-handed.

M6D Personal Defense Weapon System (Pistol)
Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Plasma Rifle)
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)

Hunter

The Hunter can only use the Hunter Fuel Rod that is mounted on its arm. In Halo game physics, it is actually a separate model, not part of the Hunter itself. This is technically a different weapon to the Fuel Rod that Grunts use, because they're different weapons in the coding.

Hunter Fuel Rod Variant (not to be confused with the Fuel Rod Gun or the Fuel Rod Cannon)

Halo 2

Spartan

The Spartan II can wield all weapons found in the game.

BR55 Battle Rifle (Battle Rifle)
M6C Magnum Sidearm (Pistol)
M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (SMG)
M19 SSM Rocket Launcher (Rocket Launcher)
M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Plasma Rifle)
Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
Type-50 Sniper Rifle System (Beam Rifle)
Type-51 Carbine (Covenant Carbine)
Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade (Plasma Grenade)
M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (Fuel Rod Gun)
Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword (Energy Sword)
Type-25 Grenade Launcher (Brute Shot)
Sentinel Beam

Marine

Unggoy

Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (only in Sacred Icon)
M6C Pistol (only in Sacred Icon)
Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon
Plasma Cannon
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle

Kig-Yar

Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
Type-51 Carbine
Type-50 Sniper Rifle System
BR55 Battle Rifle (only on Sacred Icon)
M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (only on Sacred Icon)
M6C Magnum Sidearm (only on Sacred Icon)

Yanme'e

Hunter

As in all games, the Hunter are compatible only with the Hunter Fuel Rod Variant.

Jiralhanae

Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Regular variant)
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Brute variant)
Type-25 Grenade Launcher
Type-51 Carbine
BR55 Battle Rifle Seen on the level Gravemind
M90 Close Assault Weapon System
Energy Stave

Sangheili

Like the Spartan, the Sangheili is compatible with all weapons in the game. Though the regular Sangheili usually do not carry the M9 fragmentation grenade, it is possible for the Arbiter to.

BR55 Battle Rifle (Battle Rifle)
M6C Magnum Sidearm (Pistol)
M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (SMG)
M19 SSM Rocket Launcher (Rocket Launcher)
M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Plasma Rifle and Brute variant)
Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
Type-51 Carbine (Carbine)
Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade (Plasma Grenade)
M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (Fuel Rod Gun)
Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword (Energy Sword)
Energy Stave

San 'Shyuum

Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)^[1]

Halo 3

Spartan

The Spartan II can wield all weapons found in the game.

MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System (Assault Rifle)
BR55HB SR Battle Rifle (Battle Rifle)
M6G Magnum Sidearm (Pistol)
M7/Caseless Submachine Gun (SMG)
M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher
M90 Close Assault Weapon System (Shotgun)
Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel (Sniper Rifle)
Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle (Spartan Laser)
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Plasma Rifle)
Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol (Plasma Pistol)
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (Needler)
Type-50 Sniper Rifle System (Beam Rifle)
Type-51 Carbine (Covenant Carbine)
Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade (Plasma Grenade)
M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade (Frag Grenade)
Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (Fuel Rod Gun)
Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword (Energy Sword)
Type-25 Grenade Launcher (Brute shot)
Type-25 Carbine (Spiker)
Type-52 Pistol (Mauler)
Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer (Gravity Hammer)

Marine

Lekgolo

As in all games, the Lekgolo are compatible only with the Hunter Fuel Rod Variant.

Jiralhanae

Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Plasma Rifle)
Type-25 Carbine (Spiker)
Type-25 Grenade Launcher (Brute Shot)
Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer (Gravity Hammer)
Type-52 Pistol (Mauler)
BR-55HB SR Battle Rifle^[2]

Sangheili

Like the Spartan, the Sangheili is compatible with all weapons in the game. Though the regular Sangheili usually do not carry the M9 fragmentation grenade, it is possible for the Arbiter to.