Evolution of Covenant Weapons From Every Halo Game (1999 - NOW)

[@tomahawkm4687]

My first time picking up the needler as a kid and seeing how the crystals follow and then explode an enemy was the coolest thing ever in a game

[@5stargrim]

I have the same memory. Picking that up in campaign blew my mind, I’d use nothing but the needler if I could help it until ODST came out

[@4pixelgaming965]

Fax

[@redmist6630]

why is it called fuel rod gun? cuz it shoots fuel rods?

[@OMEGANEEDLER]

I know what you mean. It was my first gun that I fell in love with on my first play through of HALO 3, and it's purple pink myst was just so satisfying to see it was just pure shock and awe.

[@adnspiegel]

me realizing it took 3 needle rifle shots to kill a brute in halo reach. but when i played halo 3 i always hated the needler because 6 year old me didnt even know the crystals would explode

[@Juan_Dominguez]

I will never forgive them for replacing the Plasma Rifle, it's my favorite weapon

[@Zaczac111]

After the Energy Sword, the Plasma Rifle is the most iconic Covenant weapon.

[@trogo3402]

bungie butchered it from halo 2 onward, sad it had to be replaced

[@courdell7426]

Oh it's 10/10. The plasma rifle is clutch in matchmaking

[@CoolSmoovie]

A rifle being the size of a pistol scream alien and future. Making it actually look like a rifle sorta take away from that in my eyes

[@ItsWazzza]

@@CoolSmoovieIsn’t the Plasma Rifle a similar size to the MA40 AR?

[@inductivegrunt94]

It's really amazing to see the history of Covenant weapons throughout Halo's history. Seeing just how much all the returning weapons changed throughout the years and just how much the series advanced since just 3 usable weapons with one grenade to an entire arsenal rivaling the UNSC weapons in some cases. My favorite has to be the Plasma Rifle, it feels so nostalgic and duel wielding them felt great to uses, same goes for the Brute Plasma Rifle. I really just enjoyed using the Covenant weapons, it just gave a feeling of fighting fire with fire. It was just so much fun turning the enemies own weapons against them and just going to town on them. Very fun indeed.

[@Iukkiie]

Being lore accurate the covenant have always had better weapons compared to the UNSC. Now i get you probably ment you are actually able to use around as many covenant guns as there are UNSC but eh

[@KnightSlasher]

The best covenant weapon is honestly the plasma pistol because you can overcharge it to noob combo an elite, ironic the covenant's own weapon used against them, that or Halo 2 energy sword because sword flying is op

[@redmist6630]

I kinda liked the h1 plasma grenades more. they were more neon and had this cool plasma fountain that was like a half second smoke grenade and they didnt bounce, which made more sense

[@Mister_RandomGuychannel]

I loved the needle rifle the most, just a better dmr

[@xScruffyDaSasquatchx]

Hey Digsite member here. Macworld contained both the Fuel Rod Gun and Flak Cannon as two different launcher weapons. Also Plasma Rifle and Plasma Pistol were originally called Energy Carbine and Energy Pistol. Keep up the good work Rocket Sloth

[@AgtShadowWalker]

I started re-playing all the games with a friend, and they immediately attached themselves to the needler. Every time they spawned in, they were all "Where's my Needler? I need my needler." and got very upset when they didn't get their needler. I guess it's true, the needler is a very fun weapon.

[@I-like-Hugs-and-Fluffy-boys]

Yes, the Needler is a very fun weapon, but also very useful on hard difficulty (practically in every Halo). But honestly... again, as with many weapons of the Covenant, a well-balanced and thoughtful Needler was only in Halo CE 😞 (After all, in Halo 2 you can use two Needlers that make everything BOOM, and one Needler is too weak; in Halo 3 and ODST Needler was too easy to use, and required too few needles to kill; in Halo Reach, Needler was balanced with the detonation system... but did not do much with speed; and I don’t even want to talk about Halo 4 and 5... 😒) Oh, and one thing that started to piss me off, when replaying the games of the Halo franchise, is that even starting from Halo 2, there was too much LASER in the Halo games (Focus Rifle - ok; Covenant Carbine - already bad, but used to; Beam Rifle - just bad; Stalker Rifle - you bastards, it would be a good sniper rifle, but instead of a powerful long-range sniper there was no Rifle Shock, and no one liked the Magnum in Halo CE Multiplayer!) weapons in the Covenant arsenal? .. I just never liked LASER weapons ... they are sharp, most often powerful, long-range and do not require any getting used to weapons .. (Although Halo Infinite has Forerunner light weapons, but I will not count them, because they are interesting to use in spite of all other laser weapons 😅)

[@Falloutgamer347]

@@I-like-Hugs-and-Fluffy-boys the carbine, stalker and beam rifle are not laser weapons, the carbine has radioactive rounds and the other two are plasma based rifles. If i had to guess the beam rifle is some sort of plasma aswell but it really isnt a laser atleast. Only laser weapon in halo is the spartan laser

[@Robbie_Haruna]

@@Falloutgamer347 The beam rifle shoots ionized particle beam shots, so... yeah not lasers. Really not sure what he's going on about with lasers. It comes off like he wants to complain abou everything passed CE, but doesn't know fully what he's trying to complain about.

[@Falloutgamer347]

@@Robbie_Haruna huh, good to know. Yeah no clue what the point was honestly

[@josecarrilloii4036]

**Covenant Carbine*

[@castleguard_of_xbox360]

As a kid, I only ever played Halo 3, Halo 4 and Halo: Reach. I missed dual wielding when I wasn't playing Halo 3, but I absolutely adored the Focus Rifle and the Concussion Rifle. Good times 😊.

[@Spritzkrieg]

Been messing around with the mod tools, and I found out that the internal name of Halo 3's Mauler is in fact "Excavator." Also interesting, the Prowler was originally the thing named "Mauler"

[@agentmaryland1239]

Technically you forgot one weapon that really only gets used twice as far as I remember in Infinite and that's the Scrap Cannon that really only appears when spawned on a Chieftain.

[@Blama_]

man it sucked when going against those guys they could shoot for miles

[@theenderclops]

it is also in forge and on the pit

[@yodasanthedestroyer9497]

Technically he also forgot the blood blade and the dimniter of hope

[@ClonedGamer001]

Well, if we want to get _really_ technical, that's not a Covenant weapon, it's a Banished weapon, so not including it makes sense

[@agentmaryland1239]

@@ClonedGamer001 Well he still covered the other Banished weapons like the Stalker Rifle, so is the Scrap Cannon technically derived from repurposed Covenant weapons? Brute weapons on their own should technically count.

[@Venom-Boiii]

The Halo Reach plasma pistol was the absolute GOAT.

[@justinnyugen7015]

I vaguely remember there being a Plasma Caster too. It looked like the concussion rifle but shot stickies

[@ClonedGamer001]

Yep, in Halo 5. It was basically a combination of the Concussion Rifle and the Plasma Launcher from Reach, and it was better than both of them.

[@theandice8152]

@@ClonedGamer001 Imagine thinking one weapon that clearly no one remembers or gives a shit about is better than two weapons with entirely unique identities that people can still recall 13 years later lol

[@ClonedGamer001]

@@theandice8152 Whether or not a weapon was good has nothing to do with whether or not it was appreciated at the time nor if it was remembered later.

[@nicuzn1197]

I like to believe that the gravity hammer encountered in Halo 4's campaign was a tribute to the Didact from a Shipmaster (or even Jul M'Dama himself) and that being from a bested Brute Chieiftain.

[@Apogenezis]

18:40 - Pulse carbine makes 5-plasma clot shot

[@mikeroni]

The equipment in halo 3 was one of the best aspects of the sandbox really hope they can bring some of those back

[@harribarryyt4394]

Did they not bring back equipment in Infinite?

[@mikeroni]

@@harribarryyt4394 they brought back a good amount, just a ton others I’ve missed for awhile. Grav lifts would be my number 1 I think. Just want to be able to recreate old custom games with them

[@YouTubeCensors]

Agreed. Infinity needs them

[@HaloDarkKnight117]

Did you forget about the Plasma Caster in Halo 5, it was pretty much a blue Concussion Rifle

[@TheHaloHedgehog]

Yep, they did

[@luigibrostudios3390]

I believe the plasma pistol is the only reason Reach's elites on legendary were beatable. those things were actually quite difficult, and sometimes fun to fight.

[@itsfunkupop9786]

My favorite covenant weapons so fare are halo halo CE and 2 plasma rifle, and halo infinite ones. Although halo 5 weapons in general have my favorite designs. Nice video!

[@plibbo9849]

forgot the plasma caster from halo 5, I liked how it differed from the plasma launcher with it focusing much more on area denial. Also i think the reach style launcher was used in firefight because it sat a lot better on the grunts but was then changed to the plasma caster, i think because it works just like the plasma caster does.

[@trevtravel]

Plasma caster is super cool, especially with the secondary explosions.

[@redmist6630]

Its charge was way better in almost all circumstances than the normal shots and cheaper

[@troy11144]

Anyone else feel like the brute shot was insanely satisfying to use😂

[@jaydentorres7483]

The pulse carbine is underrated

[@TherapyGel]

It really is. I'm so glad no one picks it up in ranked.

[@thebrainbuiider]

The halo 2 fuel rod can also track enemy players at red reticle. (Heat seekers)or(plasma pistol charges)

[@ZillaJr2005]

20:25 My two favorite Covenant weapons are definitely the Needler and Energy Sword.

[@Sharkaiju]

A Hunter with a Plasma Flamethrower sounds so cool and awesome. I want it, I want it so bad. Please I need a mod of this. I always thought a Plasma Flamethrower was a missed opportunity back in Halo 3. And giving it to hunters would make so much sense.

[@TheRealMinotaur667]

What about the Shock Rifle in Infinite? You skipped it. Mentioned the Disruptor, but skipped the mighty Shock Rifle.

[@skydolphincnv95]

seeing that those pre CE covenant weapon were real content gives me a new found respect for the Combat Revolved modders.

[@randomxiava787]

Been watching since 2019 and I still love this channel!

[@williamstorck1542]

I always watch you're uploads Thanks guys and keep up the entertaining work

[@diogobarao9992]

Funny that out of all those cool weapons, non comes close to the MA5C and M6D! Those 2 will be in my heart forever

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

Favorite Covenant weapons for me are definitely the Carbine and Beam Rifle.

[@worsethanyouthink]

Halo reach jetpacks also had a different model both on the character and when swapped with another equipment.

[@Metalsluga_]

Rocket sloth, m8, whatever you do, don't EVER leave halo and move to something like cod you are the GOAT

[@jetkirby3981]

Plasma Rifle has a special place in my heart, being a kid and wondering how Master Chief knew how to use it

[@chronomize]

Forgot shade turrets. My favourite iteration of those was the CE version

[@caraleehacking8895]

4:40 the plasma in ce had an emp against shielding and could destroy an oversheild very quickly but other games cut it from the plasma grenade

[@everalannajera]

I remember using the fuel rod back on halo combat evolve on mcc. I was surprised I was able to pick it up idk if it was a glitch or some special conditions but I remember getting it.

[@Robbie_Haruna]

Were you in multiplayer?

[@cohvar7629]

"Some have stood the test of time" 0:15 *The reality check I got when I attempted to use a plasma pistol on a scorpion tank in halo infinite...*

[@legendmaster8799]

Just thought I’d mention both the flamethrower and the fuel rod gun were in the MCC long before it came to the pc

[@josecarrilloii4036]

Out of all the Covenant weapons in the series overall, I like the *Covenant Carbine* since *"Halo 2 [Anniversary]" (2004; 2014)* the most. But in all seriousness, *MY* go-to standard loadout in the series overall is the *Battle Rifle* since "Halo 2" -- particularly the *Misriah Armory BR55HB-SR Battle Rifle* in *"Halo 3" (2007)* -- and the *MA5 Series I.C.W.S. Assault Rifle* from the *MA5B* in *"Halo: Combat Evolved [Anniversary]" (2001; 2011)* to the *2nd-gen MA5D* in *"Halo 5: Guardians" (2015).*

[@ARandomSpecOp]

U forgot to mention that the plasma rifle in ce could stun enemies if fired enough, and sadly this feature never came back. Also the halo 2 brute shot had extra melee damage that was almost as good as the energy sword

[@Belfilcouple]

In halo 3 you also have that immunity shield that you can get if you kill that brute chief in one shot. And also in multiplayer

[@Captain_Yata]

I've always adored the Plasma Repeater and Focus Rifle

[@MyNameKeys]

I do miss the original plasma rifle, but Infinite’s pulse carbine is my favourite derivative of the OG plasma rifle. The stalker rifle and ravager are brilliant too

[@thewaxman8751]

The skewer is awesome it’s like loading a mini tank Dart and cocking it like a nerf gun

[@Danosauruscrecks]

The alien weapons were always my favourite. In my mind the spartan i made was a covenant weapons specialist. I always preferred them they were just really unique and interesting to me

[@RosheenQuynh]

My favs are the Needler and the Grav Ham. I'd KILL for a hybrid of both, tbh...

[@Dysomniah]

I wish the Plasma repeater made a comeback with the exact same precision/damage as the AR. Just for a fun variation Same with the Needle Riffle from Reach, looked and felt so dope !

[@HelljumperE7ZJ]

The disrupter and shock rifle are more classified as Endless weapons

[@yaroslav7458]

no, they're banished design. it's just that the banished gave them to the skimmers

[@HelljumperE7ZJ]

​@yaroslav7458 Now I would believe that if it wasn't for the Harbringer's boss fight using similar electrical attacks

[@caboosefigueroa4781]

My favorite was the plasma rifle come combat evolve through reach

[@LNYT2024]

id say the fuel rod gun is the Covenant's most powerful hand weapon. Edit: id also say the needler is too overpowered for a few needles because if you have too many in you or any of the aliens then it explodes that enemy or yourself, whoever got shot.

[@critterdude]

Love the needler and love this channel!!!!

[@NYG5]

The Halo CE plasma pistol is arguably the second best normal weapon in the game. High accuracy, the fire rate is as fast as you can pull the trigger, overcharge effect, higher health damage than the plasma rifle, shorter overheat time, twice as much battery strength as the rifle, more common to find. Seems to trigger hitstuns more often too. Great at suppressing enemies and for slowly whittling down Elite shields when overcharge shots wont hit, and great at health killing as well. It's only real downgrade from the plasma rifle was slower projectiles and the inability to just hold down the trigger for automatic fire. In my last legendary playthrough I found it more useful than the plasma rifle and was constantly in my rotation through all 10 levels.

[@hshwhajsndn3633]

You should do evolution of custom games in halo

[@BiggestPlastic]

3:11 an energy weapon that could shoot

[@lilwayne00991]

The beam weapon in Halo infinite is savage

[@dianavespid937]

H4-H5G Storm Rifle is such a good design, definitely better than the similar Ill fated Plasma Repeater at least

[@LateNightHalo]

The storm rifle is one of the least creative covenant designs in the series, wym? It’s just a blue, human assault rifle. From the stock to the grip to the ammo counter on the top. Very boring/generic design. The plasma repeater is more identifiable as Halo covenant technology.

[@dianavespid937]

@@LateNightHalo Plasma Repeater looked like a Plasma Rifle with a cog to me being completely honest, very redundant compared to the original Plasma Rifle in design and use, its also one of the few Covenant weapons that have no merchandise whatsoever.

[@Justins_TieDefender]

I have a sweet spot for the Needle Rifle, Brute Shot, Mangler, Disruptor, and Revenger personally

[@lonelyyclone4238]

I still wouldve preferred the plasma repeater over the one we got in Infinite

[@БелыйКузнецов]

So the bubble sheild is unsc equipment? The blades as bipods solidified my theory that it was brute technology.

[@The_Ethereum]

I personally love the Needle rifle. The fact it’s only in reach is shameful.

[@bmo5852]

Didn't Halo 5 have a plasma caster, where you could charge it up and as you did it would look like a crossbow

[@theironknightyt4612]

Love this channel

[@mujigant]

This is more just reading the list of weapons than discussing their development and evolution

[@Gast4307]

Bros got gamer fart 9000

[@yugene-lee]

Fun fact: The Mauler in Halo 3 has a file name Excavator. Behind the scenes, that's what it's referred to, "Excavator." Sound familiar from 1999?

[@yusifyusif1629]

nice video

[@XxFarrinxXv2]

"you know you're a noob in halo if you think the noob combo is a gift from god". Rocket, what old halo video is that quote from?

[@ThatJonathan]

My personal favorite is the energy sword

[@aant429]

my favorite is the focus rifle its just so fun to shoot

[@realmofrandom3696]

halo infinite has a fun campaign the likes of which I haven't enjoyed since halo reach, but there is a lot of weapons and vehicles missing that according to canon lore, should be there. any brute weapon that was in previous games should be there, the banished are mostly brutes, there is no logical reason for them to ditch the brute spikers and brute shots when those are weapons originally designed by brutes and were a favorite of brutes. why was the gravity hammer, a weapon only used by a relatively small number of high ranking brutes, kept by the banished, but then the spiker that would have been used by every single brute at some point or another, was for some reason abandoned. the fuel rod cannon, where is it? the banished do not have a ranged explosive weapon in infinite, there is the unstable skewer, but thats a variant of the standard weapon, and the skewer is considered a sniper weapon and the banished use it like one, the lack of any kind of ranged explosive ordinance is is a huge surprise by a military standpoint, how are you supposed to deal with tanks? technically speaking, the banished should be using ALL covenant weapons featured in other games. Its made quite clear by the presence of a banished facility that is actively cutting up UNSC vehicles and equipment that the banished are scavenger and make use of any materials, supplies, and equipment they find. given that the covenant have collapsed there should be tons and tons of old covenant weapons leftover from the war. Atriox has a ODST chest plate making up a portion of his armor, why in the name of the great journey are they not making use of every single piece of covenant military hardware they can find? you could cover a planet in a nice shade of metallic purple with al the military surplus leftover from the covenant after their collapse, but the the banished armory isnt much bigger than that of halo 2, but at least the covenant of halo two had a proper rocket launcher!

[@Arrrash]

Yo sick sword fight

[@capnc4ke]

You forgot the Plasma Caster in Halo 5. One of the most fun weapons in the sandbox in my opinion

[@Loch_Ness_Lachster]

Halo 3 does have a brute plasma rifle, it’s on icebox, where it would have been on Turf in halo 2

[@Blazenov]

1:33 Me: *Sees the excavator* Also Me: “No way… is that the mauler!?”

[@KeatonPlaysGames]

Hey, I was wondering if you can kill an elite on Assault On The Control Room (before you find the marines next to that spiral ramp thing) before he enters the wraith. I always see the elite run to the wraith and wonder, “Hey, can I kill that guy before he gets in?” If it doesn’t work they probably made him invincible 😂

[@daylinkapec-allen7044]

That damn concussion rifle was an absolute menace. And not because of damage just because it gives a concussion effect and it was annoying

[@benjaminbertrand1259]

“So, err, this gun kinda, err. And then this one was err, and blue flames and stuff, kinda, err.”

[@Blama_]

I still stand by the fact that the skewer shouldve pinned enemies to walls like dead space

[@kylemurdock4197]

Woah when did you get that new hat?

[@ShadySliver17]

The H1 Assault Rifle will always have a place in my heart but I mostly prefer either the Carbine or BR

[@DanielCornwall519]

Favorite to use per game: -Halo 1: Plasma Rifle, Needler -Halo 2: Carbine, Energy Sword -Halo 3: Carbine, Beam Rifle -Halo 4: Needler, Beam Rifle -Halo 5: Carbine, Beam Rifle -Halo Infinite: Mangler, Stalker Rifle, and towards the end the Bloodblade 😏

[@choco_polus]

Base weapons: Halo 3 plasma pistol, gravity hammer Halo CE plasma rifle, needler Halo 5 carbine Halo 2 energy sword Weapon variants from Halo 5: Blood of Suban (needler carbine) Rain of Oblivion (automatic carbine) Void's Tear (black hole plasma pistol) Scourge of Fire (plasma caster that shots two stickies at once and you could spam it)

[@notinuse203]

Halo 5 had a secured weapons called golf stick it was like gravity hammer but speed buffed ad demage debuffed

[@YasonYou]

Bubble shields are forerunner tech. The land mines are unsc tech.

[@purefrost671]

1:31 that could be the mauler from halo 3 looks similar

[@gordonfreeman98]

You forgot the plasma caster from Halo 5, but the rest is all present 😎

[@chrisreilly1290]

Skewer is my favorite I think lol what can I say, I love that sucker

[@proftregret6184]

Beam rifle was iconic

[@YouTubeCensors]

Hate the 343 Covenant weapons in Halo 4-5 They're not awful in 6/infinity but still not my favorite

[@HeartTribe]

If brute shields in 3 don't recharge did the regen field they throw do anything for them?

[@loopsbruther411]

His favorite flavor is therussianbadgers flavor lmao, I really need to try it someday

[@MixMatch]

9:26 no way the halo 3 energy sword is in halo 3 And 14:54 we got reach weapons removed but halo 4 weapons are in halo 4

[@trevtravel]

Elites would also use armor lock in Reach - you said Brutes and maybe that was just a mistake - I can't remember a Brute going into armor lock, but I remember the big white elites doing it.

[@emmitanderson9379]

Nice gamer support cups

[@pyroknight_Å]

The excavator is the origin of the Brute's [mauler] gun from Halo 3

[@josephlewis2483]

Y’all missed the halo 5 gernade launcher thing for the covenate y’all needed to add that

[@TrickyPanda65]

We went from soul to soulless

[@thebrainbuiider]

Don’t forget bayonets on brute weapons like the brute shot.

[@sparkthedragon]

i wonder if the exivator (i cant spell lol) became the mauler, they look kinda similar and look like they shoot similarly too

[@chrisreilly1290]

Honestly did not know the plasma rifle was in Halo 5

[@thegaspoweredmidget117]

Have you guys ever thought about making videos on earlier iterations of games such as halo ce 1749