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- "Semi-automatic hardlight weapon that fires six projectiles in a set pattern."
- — In-game description.[2]
The Heatwave is a semi-automatic hardlight projector once used by Warrior-Servants of the Forerunner military.[3][4]
Overview
Design details
The Heatwave fires energized shards of purple hardlight that are tuned to slice through living creatures, while bouncing off of dense terrain or architecture. It is equipped with two different firing modes, allowing its user to tune the weapon’s variable impact geometry on demand.[1][3] When in the first firing mode, both sides of the front cowling are extended outward, and it fires six projectiles in a horizontal pattern. The second firing mode has the side cowlings retract inward to fire the six projectiles in a vertical diamond pattern. In both modes, the projectiles can bounce off of hard surfaces like walls and ceilings. Upon imploding, the hardlight projectiles can disintegrate organic targets, like many Promethean weapons.[5][3]
Operational history
Designed by the Forerunners, the Heatwave was utilized by Warrior-Servants before the Halo Array's activtation and the ecumene's self-banishment from the galaxy.[1]
Gameplay
Halo Infinite
The Heatwave does relatively low damage per shot to enemy players, but combined with its high rate of fire and unique alternate firing mode, is a formidable power weapon in the hands of skilled players. A common strategy with the Heatwave is to combine a single shot with melee for quick kills. The weapon’s effectiveness is particularly dependent on how many bolts hit the intended target, as well as how far away the player is from the intended target.[3] The Heatwave is capable of ricocheting rounds like the Scattershot and piercing through targets like the Halo Infinite Sentinel Beam.
Variants
- Scatterbound Heatwave: A special Heatwave that has been painted white and its shots have good tracking against enemies after they bounce off the ground.
Production notes
The Heatwave was first revealed in the A New Generation multiplayer gameplay trailer, released on June 13, 2021.[5]
Gallery
A Mark VII-clad Spartan-IV wielding the Heatwave.
Another angle of the Heatwave.
The horizontal firing mode.
The vertical firing mode.
The effects of the weapon.
List of appearances
- Halo Infinite (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Preview Purview (Retrieved on Sep 29, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Infinite Multiplayer Tech Preview (September 2021)
- ^ a b c d e Halo Infinite Multiplayer Tech Preview
- ^ a b c Twitter, Jeff Easterling - Check out the Heatwave... (Retrieved on Jul 29, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b c A New Generation
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