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- "The Brute Stalkers would be proud."
- — Iratus during a War Games simulation.[3]
The Elutuzem-pattern long shooter,[1] also known as the stalker rifle, is a semi-automatic plasma rifle in service with the Banished.[2] It is the preferred weapon of Banished snipers and scouts, especially those closest to Atriox and Escharum.[1]
Design
Although the stalker rifle resembles the particle acceleration weapons used by the original Covenant, it differs in functionality and performance. The stalker rifle employs the same electromagnetic compositors as the M'tara-pattern focus rifle to launch bolts of superheated plasma at extraordinary distances. It contains a native-link system that allows for various optics configurations. Atriox's elite Jiralhanae Stalkers worked closely with the Merchants of Qikost to perfect this integrated sighting system.[1]
Gameplay
Halo Infinite
The Stalker Rifle is a semi-auto directed-energy weapon that serves as a hybrid between the Vostu-pattern carbine and the Sulok-pattern beam rifle. It is capable of venting, but if fired 7 times in a row without waiting, the Stalker Rifle will overheat. It is capable of killing a Spartan in 3 headshots in multiplayer. In the campaign, the Stalker Rifle is wielded exclusively by Kig-Yar Snipers, though if it dies, the weapon can be picked up by Sangheili and Jiralhanae.
Variants
- Stalker Rifle Ultra: An improved version of the stalker rifle with a faster firing rate. It can be fired 12 times before needing to vent.
Production notes
The stalker rifle was first revealed as a weapon included in with the Kig-Yar Sniper figure in the Halo Infinite line.[2] Certain aspects of its design bear a resemblance to components of the Gadulo-pattern needle rifle.
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The Stalker Rifle toy.
The Jackal Sniper figure.
A Kig-Yar Sniper aiming the Stalker Rifle, as seen in the Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Overview.
First-person view of the Stalker rifle.
2x zoom on the Stalker rifle.
6x zoom on the Stalker rifle.
First-person view of Stalker rifle overheating/
Third-person view of the Stalker rifle overheating in the hands of a SPARTAN-IV.
A Kig-Yar Sniper fires its Stalker Rifle from a distance.
John-117 holding a stalker rifle.
List of appearances
- Halo Infinite (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 479
- ^ a b c Twitter, Tom Garrett (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo Infinite, Personal AI dialogue
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