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Scatterbound Heatwave

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Scatterbound Heatwave
A crop of the Scatterbound Heatwave weapon.
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Ferrarius Assembler Vats[1]

Model series:

Shotgun-like hardlight projector[2]

Type:

Heatwave

Specifications

Length:

77 centimeters (30.4 in)[1]

Ammunition type:

Hardlight ionized particles[1][3]

Feed system:

8 shots[1]

Rate of fire:

Semi-automatic[1][4]

Service history

In service:

 
Fires modified and repurposed Z-180 rounds which seek targets after a ricochet.[4][6]

The Scatterbound Heatwave is a variant of the Heatwave.[1][5]

Overview

Design details

Main article: Heatwave

The Scatterbound Heatwave is variant of the standard Heatwave. In addition to having a white chassis, its fires modified and repurposed Z-180 Scattershot rounds, which seek out targets after a ricochet.[5]

Usage

In the Forerunner era, the Scatterbound Heatwave was notably employed by a Warrior-Servant warrior, Salient-Lance.[7] Millennia later, the weapon was used by Wraithmaster Ordo 'Mal, a Sangheili in the Banished during the campaign on Installation 07 in 2559-2560.[8] During the campaign, he used the weapon in a combat encounter with John-117, though was defeated by the Spartan.[9]

In-game information

In campaign, the Scatterbound Heatwave is a legendary weapon awarded to the player after defeating the High Value Target, Ordo 'Mal. The weapon can be acquired at any Forward Operating Base within the campaign. It fires projectiles that travel faster and seek out targets after bouncing off surfaces.[5] It can also be found in a secret tunnel near Outpost Tremonious that is guarded by a cloaked Elite.

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 392
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Preview Purview (Retrieved on Sep 29, 2021) [archive]
  3. ^ Halo Support, Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory: "Semi-automatic hardlight shotgun that shoots six projectiles side-by-side in a line. The player can toggle between and vertical or horizontal shot alignment using the zoom button." (Retrieved on May 5, 2023) [archive]
  4. ^ a b Halo Support, Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory: "Fires modified and repurposed Z-180 rounds which seek targets after a ricochet." (Retrieved on May 5, 2023) [archive]
  5. ^ a b c d Halo Infinite, gameplay
  6. ^ Halo Infinite, Forge - Scatterbound Heatwave description: "Fires modified and repurposed Z-180 rounds which seek targets after a ricochet."
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Didact's Domain (Retrieved on Feb 3, 2023) [archive]
  8. ^ Halo Infinite, High Value Target dossier, Ordo 'Mal
  9. ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Reformation: Ordo 'Mal