Weapon concepts for Halo 4: Forerunner Tech (nerve disrupters, etc.)

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These are a few ideas I had for Forerunner weaponry. They’re a bit exotic, but I’d like to see weapons that are a little more interesting than “small gun that shoots lasers”, “medium gun that shoots lasers faster” and “large gun that shoots lasers the fastest”.
So, without further ado, my thoughts:

Nerve-disrupter: Canonically speaking, the Halos only kill sentient life because they disrupt higher nerve function (essentially they fry the brains out of anything with the equivalent to a frontal lobe). This would be an incredibly powerful weapon, so why wouldn’t the technology be integrated into infantry warfare? It would work like a chargeable shotgun: a quick trigger pull would create a narrow, short-ranged pulse that would only kill from a few meters away. However, if the trigger is held, it would increase the range and diameter of the shot. Chances are it would be strictly hit-and-miss, since the pulse would have the ability to pass clean through armor.

Gene disintegration beam: This could be incorporated into the sentinel beam, or an equivalent weapon. This weapon’s function is essentially to destroy genetic material, ripping apart nucleic acids at the molecular level. However, unlike the nerve-disrupter, it simultaneously fires a white-hot plasma beam, and must puncture armor plating if it is to do any damage. Chances are it would only be tailored to one type of nucleic acid, though. That way, it would be less powerful against enemies whose genetic material does not match, and would basically dissolve whatever enemy it was customized to destroy, most likely the Flood.

Liquid projectile rifle: A small firearm, similar in general size and build to a submachine gun or an MA5K, which loads in liquid metal capsules and fires them in quick bursts of 7 rounds. When traveling through the air, they would remain in a semi-liquid state until they came into contact with a solid surface, at which point they would solidify and cause damage. As a fluid, they could pass cleanly through energy shielding, and apply damage directly to the target’s health. The drawbacks would be that it would fire inaccurately (anything past mid-range and the rounds disintegrate), and that the rounds themselves would not be as effective damage-wise as more conventional solid projectiles.

What do you guys think? If you’ve got any new ideas or would like to add onto my ideas, I’d be more than happy to hear.

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And another one:

needle gun: similar to the needler-like weapon attached to the big sentinels in halo 2. The rounds would follow a parabolic arc similar to the fuel rod gun, but would be fully automatic with a large magazine capacity (but no supercombine/organic matter-seeking). This would be excellent as a suppressive weapon, raining down dozens of razor-sharp red crystals at a time onto hapless enemies. It would be about the size of a spartan laser, and would load somewhere between 50 and 70 rounds per magazine (using it as a stationary gun might also be a viable option).

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Since the Covenant seem to not be a part of Halo 4, I think some of the more iconic Covie weapons should be “remade” in Forerunner form. The Covie’s technology was heavily inspired by that of the Forerunners. Thats a fact. Maybe we could get some of our favs back, like: the Needler, the Plasma Pistol, the Plasma Rifle, the Jackal Shield (for enemies, maybe usable?), the Plasma Grenade…

Seriously, Halo without a plasma grenade will be tough (I’m still a full supporter of change, though)…

What do I mean? Here are some examples:

  1. Hard Light(?) Sidearm-

The plasma pistol equivalent: the longer you hold the stronger the shot, best against shields…
The weapon could resemble the one shown in Halo Legends- Origins. I though, if they could make bridges of hard light, maybe they could use it as some sort of weapon. Probably a dumb idea but what the hell?

  1. Gravity Grenade-

Plasma grenade equivalent- sticks and explodes after a few seconds…
This grenade will attach itself into whatever it comes into contact with using some gravity technology and then emit a pulse of strong gravity to tear the victim apart. Since H4 will have some destructibility in environments maybe this will be a good weapon for that…

  1. Stunning Needle Shooter-

Needler equivalent- shoots organic seeking needles that explode when enough are hit…
These needles are blue (just for awesomeness). Essentially this gun is as the same as possibly, because its very iconic and all that. The one addition is that the needles are weaker, but stun enemies. Essentially the only way to kill is by supercombinenig but it takes a little longer (nerf) and yet its a little easier.

Essentially, most weaps should be new… But some of the most iconic Covi weaps and Vehicles should return in some shape or form. I would add a Ghost to that list along with the weaps I stated before.

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Good point! I certainly wouldn’t want to lose the classics, though I’d still like to see some variance.

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I agree that the core Covie weapons will probably be remade in Forerunner form (Plasma Pistol, Grenade, Sword.) along with new ones.

I also reckon they’ll remake the Covie enemies in Forerunner form as well but that’s a different story.

Tracker: SMG-type energy weapon capable of “locking on” to a target; shots will then curve towards the enemy. Think along the lines of the Plasma launcher. Brillant for enemies behind cover or around a corner.

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As I think Cortana said in Origins 1 of Halo Legends the Forerunners were known for their plasma and laser weapons.

I think we should get those guns shown in the video where the five forerunners combine their shots. They are kind of like energy swords the way they get in to their full gun form and they shoot like a very loose and wiggly plasma laser, maybe if we have someone close to us that is with the same gun and shooting at the same target the shots will combine.

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> And another one:
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> needle gun: similar to the needler-like weapon attached to the big sentinels in halo 2. The rounds would follow a parabolic arc similar to the fuel rod gun, but would be fully automatic with a large magazine capacity (but no supercombine/organic matter-seeking). This would be excellent as a suppressive weapon, raining down dozens of razor-sharp red crystals at a time onto hapless enemies. It would be about the size of a spartan laser, and would load somewhere between 50 and 70 rounds per magazine (using it as a stationary gun might also be a viable option).

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honestly, somthing like the weapon from cowboys vs aliens would be cool

http://teenskepchick.org/files/2011/08/Cowboys-vs-Aliens-Comic-Con.jpg

(sorry if link doesnt work, i liked the old layout better :frowning: )

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I’m liking these ideas, Slake. Personally, I hope we get loads of new Forerunner weapons. I think it’s safe to say the Forerunners play an even bigger role in Halo 4 than ever before based on what hints and info we have.

I’d also like to see Precursor weapons. For some reason, I imagine Precursor weapons would be mostly black, red and almost organic-looking. Every faction needs their own color-scheme and flavor in a Halo game. I’m probably way off about that look for Precursor tech though. At this point, I’ve only heard bits and pieces about them. Maybe after I read Cryptum, I’ll have a better understanding. First I have some other books I need to finish.

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> I’m liking these ideas, Slake. Personally, I hope we get loads of new Forerunner weapons. I think it’s safe to say the Forerunners play an even bigger role in Halo 4 than ever before based on what hints and info we have.
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> I’d also like to see Precursor weapons. For some reason, I imagine Precursor weapons would be mostly black, red and almost organic-looking. Every faction needs their own color-scheme and flavor in a Halo game. I’m probably way off about that look for Precursor tech though. At this point, I’ve only heard bits and pieces about them. Maybe after I read Cryptum, I’ll have a better understanding. First I have some other books I need to finish.

For some reason, I imagine them as looking like the Romulan weaponry from the 2009 Star Trek movie.

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Thank you very much! I always appreciate compliments. However, I’m not sure if Precursors would carry “weapons” as we know them… as a matter of fact, I’m pretty sure the Flood is closer to a Precursor weapon than any firearm would be. But, hey, who knows? It’s always a possibility.

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> Thank you very much! I always appreciate compliments. However, I’m not sure if Precursors would carry “weapons” as we know them… as a matter of fact, I’m pretty sure the Flood is closer to a Precursor weapon than any firearm would be. But, hey, who knows? It’s always a possibility.

Yeah, that’s why I was thinking their weapons would be “organic-looking.” We don’t know very much about them, but they definitely had some type of weaponry because they fought rose to power before creating The Flood.

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True. Well, I’m sure that in the event that we actually come into contact with precursors in Halo 4, 343i will give us a better hint as to what their technology is really like.