In Halo 1, some Elites eschewed carrying ranged weapons like plasma rifles or needlers, instead opting for the plasma sword, which was essentially a one-hit-kill weapon. It was first seen in the E3 2000 trailer, where it is used both by Elites and by the Master Chief.
Sadly, in Halo 1 the player was unable to pick up or wield this weapon, which evaporated after being dropped.
In Halo 2 campaign and multiplayer, this weapon can be used. It has a lock-on mode that delivers one-hit kills at close range. It cannot be dual wielded. In campaign mode, it has a battery than expires. In multiplayer it can be used indefinitely.
One may assume that the Master Chief will also be able to use the sword in campaign mode should he come across it, but so far information about most aspects of campaign mode is limited, so this has not been confirmed.
The sword is approximately 3 feet in length and was originally assumed to be purely ceremonial in nature.
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Anonymous (not verified)
Time limit on campaign mode
If you read Frankie's Guide to Swords update over at bungie.net then you will notice that he says that you can use the plasma sword as long as you would like in multiplayer, unlike campaign mode. Which means that the time allowed for use of the plasma sword in halo 2 single player is limited.
narcogen
not sure what kind of limit
In reply to: Time limit on campaign modeYes, but it's not sure what type of limit. For instance, perhaps you need to pick it up within a certain amount of time. Or perhaps you can only use it a certain number of times, or for a certain amount of time.
Time will tell :)
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Rampant for over five years.
Anonymous (not verified)
Ammo
It is much like a plasma pistol in the way it uses ammo. If you lock on and use the right trigger, it pulls a one-hit kill, depleting around 5-10 off of your ammo count. Normal melee takes away a singnificantlly less ammount.
Anonymous (not verified)
Re: Plasma Sword
[quote=narcogen]In Halo 1, some Elites eschewed carrying ranged weapons like plasma rifles or needlers, instead opting for the plasma sword, which was essentially a one-hit-kill weapon. It was first seen in the E3 2000 trailer, where it is used both by Elites and by the Master Chief.
Sadly, in Halo 1 the player was unable to pick up or wield this weapon, which evaporated after being dropped.
In Halo 2 multiplayer, this weapon can be used. It has a lock-on mode that delivers one-hit kills at close range. It cannot be dual wielded.
One may assume that the Master Chief will also be able to use the sword in campaign mode should he come across it, but so far information about most aspects of campaign mode is limited, so this has not been confirmed.[/quote]
The plasma sword may also be known as the bitch stick