The Covenant selection of weapons and all that also kind of works in lore for Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. Like you said, they gotta take what they can get and looks like they weren't able to get all that much.
Ah Halo 4s Covenant armory. I love these. The shine, the sounds, the way the plasma looks .my only complaint is the Storm Rifle instead of the Plasma Rifle, and I don't hate the Storm Rifle, it's just not as unique
The first time I saw the harvester in Spartan ops I had trouble seeing it as a covenant creation and kept thinking it was some kind of hive seeder from destiny lol
@@amazingbro6723 Nah. The design was bad. I dislike the Covenant H4 and H5 designs because it looks too organic. Covenant tech is supposed to be advanced, but its just technology, not some weird techno-organic living-technology. The fact that so many confused it for a livign creature shows that its flawed. Covenant tech should look advanced, and alien, but distinctly technology, and not some living creature.
Unpopular opinion: I like to use the Storm Rifle. It kicks out Elite shields quickly, and its fun to use a straight-up plasma-gun. If it comes back in Halo Infinite, it needs a good redesign to make it feel seperate and destinct from the traditional plasma-rifle hopefully Banished-themed.
I actually really like the weapon, and prefer it over the OG Plasma Rifle, but I think the Plasma Repeater is the best out of the 3. That Plasma Carbine thing from Halo Infinite looks really good though
I CANT BELIEVE THAT (in lore) THE STORM RIFLE IS SUPERIOR TO THE PLASMA RIFLE I REALLY HOPE THEY BRING IT BACK IN INFINITE BUT GUESS WHAT? THE PARTICLE CARBINE IS PROBS A REPLACEMENT TO THE PLASMA RIFLE! HECK I EVEN LIKED THE PLASMA REPEATER!
I wouldn't really say that its superior in all aspects: - Storm Rifle easily overpowers the Plasma Rifle, but is definitely less accurate at range due to its bolts having a wider spread. - Plasma Rifle doesn't pack as much power as the Storm Rile, but is more accurate and gains the advantage of being able to be utilized at longer ranges. -Storm Rifle does more damage against amour and shields -Plasma Rifle uses less battery power, while the Storm rifle chews through its battery like melting butter I'd say that they both play different roles overall
When I saw this 20 min video I was just about to close it because of my lack of time, but once you started I just could not close the video until the end... AWESOME WORK, waiting for halo 5 armory videos.
I love these types of videos! Keep them coming bro! Would also love to see you do the same type of video but for ships like the carriers, cruisers, frigates etc that are featured in the games? Would that be possible?
As a kid, not having played Halo 2 but having watched Halo Legends, I always thought that the Lodam Elite was indeed Arbiter and that was part of his origin story
MOST DEFINITELY fraking enjoyed watching yet another AWESOME Halo Armory vid!!!!! I MOST DEFINITELY like the arsenal & vehicles of the Covenant. The Storm Rifle, Energy Sword, and the Gravity Hammer are 3 of my MOST favorites.
Yeah, and it had an interesting overheat mechanic where you trade accuracy for DPS, which is still quite unique. I still used the OG Plasma Rifle over it though since I'd pick the AR if I wanted flesh damage. Also quite salty Needle Rifle hasn't made a comeback yet. ...... Can't we just get Reach 2?
@@SuicidalRevolver Halo 4 had a LOT of precision weapons, so I can understand why the Needle Rifle was cut, but I'd love to see it. I think it'd be a nice fit in Infinite, where shot placement actually matters
Like, it makes some sense that the Covies tried to mimick the human way to make guns, like in the storm rifle and beam rifle. After all, they got their ass kicked by them.
The Arbiter ret-con was a pretty big one. In Halo 2 it was never implied that the Arbiter mantle was representative of shame. That bit of lore originated in Genesis, the graphic novel in the limited edition of Halo Wars that had an excerpt telling the origin story of Ripa 'Moramee, that game's Arbiter. But in Halo 2 it seemed implied that the use of the Arbiter mantle as a form of execution for Thel 'Vadamee was just Truth's clever way of keeping Thel around for a while, since he was a valuable asset. Lines like "Even on my knees I don't belong in their presence." - Thel 'Vadamee, "That armor suits you, but it cannot hide that mark." - Rtas 'Vadumee, and "I wondered who the Prophets would send to silence me. An Arbiter, I'm flattered." - Sesa 'Refumee. All imply that the mantle of Arbiter was considered prestigious to the Sangheili. I'm not sure whether I prefer the original Joe Staten lore, or the Eric Nylund ret-con that went on to become canon. Generally I tend to prefer both Joe Staten and Eric Nylund over all the other writers that have had their fingers in the Halo universe so it's tough to decide.
Halo 5 primer series is next. Me realizing that he would have to cover every REQ and normal weapon in the game. He may not and it may be split into different parts but it sounds scary how much he would have to cover.
Would have been interesting to see the more common swords in gameplay, maybe if you fail to kill an elite after taking down his shields, he'll pull out his sword and rush you, punishing you for not playing smart and aggressive, or giving you a relatively easy kill depending on the situation
10:45 I don't know if this the Mandela effect or whatever, but I could have SWORN Cortana siphons Chief's to the ghost for the infinite boost and you do the whole run shieldless.
Always felt that the covenant weapons in Halo 4 felt the most powerful. The plasma pistol feels like it does some real damage and isn't just a pew pew gun.
I think you missed something. The Covenant had these fairly big mortars deployed on Requiem, and can be seen in the latter half of Spartan Ops (I forget the specific mission).
And here I thought, the T-54 MDC Drop Pod was to avoid the hilariously absurd, yet annoyingly common occurrence of Players getting smushed by Drop Pods in Reach's Campaign and Firefight Modes. Silly me....... Jokes aside. Great vid, Halo Canon! By the way, do you have Discord?
Curious note about the Halo 4 Covenant remnants weapons They seem to bear failing/inefficient batteries resulting in significantly reduced fire capacity (ayy that lore excuse one can head canonize for the ammo reduction of Halo 4)
You know looking back, at least 343 kept a good chunk of the classic covenant arsenal. Unlike halo 5😅 but I mean the enemies themselves are something to not to be desired😂
@@HaloCanon cool. Also I’m working on a post Reach (game) fanfic where Noble 6 is saved at the last moment by an eccentric/borderline heretic shipmaster, but loses their left arm and eventually fight through the Great Schism together. The Shipmaster has a new arm built for 6 during that time. What Covenant tech/gadgets do you think could go into the arm?
@@HaloCanon I hadn’t considered an integrated plasma rifle/pistol. I have thought of an energy dagger (both on top and Assassin’s Creed style), a point defense gauntlet, active camo module, a and a grappling hook. Installation00 recommended a gravity manipulation device. And someone else recommended a flamethrower for Flood and an EMP cannon/launcher. Someone else recommended a food nipple for Grunts...
Man it feels like something wrong with storm rifle, i dont wanna give a shit, but storm rifle is actually an evolution of plasma reapeter cuz you can see it has a circle thing in middle of crosshair so sure it could be reapeter
There are various sources, though the most common are various guides that have come out over the years, notable the "Halo Essential Visual Guide" and Halo 4 Essential Visual Guide. Other stuff is from the in-game models themselves.
halo 4 had the best designs and story shame they feel the need to change everything to the point were they downgrade designs for the sake of change alone. kinda wondered if they fired or change the weapon design guy who supervised the designs.
I think it's fine, but Shade's have never been particularly interesting anyway. I think it just seems worse in Halo 4 because of how 343i focused on player abilities rather than environment interaction, so Players never really felt like they needed a Shade.
@@tTaseric I don't think any Halo game has particularly made players feel like they needed to use a Shade. The one exception would be Spartan Ops in Halo 4.
@@HaloCanon I mean more like, if you see a shade in Halo 2 or 3, you're probably gonna jump in it because it's useful, but you don't really need that extra firepower in Halo 4 if that makes sense?
@@tTaseric I get what you mean, but my experience has been the opposite. I never saw the Shade as useful in 2 or 3. In Spartan Ops, there are a few missions where they're very useful, especially in co-op.
I can imagine there being a alien species in the halo universe that just complains and cries about the changes that lodam armory made to the tech and weapons like how the toxic player side of the halo community do with 343
Say what you will about 343 but atleast they aren't gonna just it quits after releasing a game like anthem which was released a year till it was shut down because there was no point keeping it alive.
Nah. From what we've seen, Infinite will have a LOT of content at launch, and fans have been begging for more ODST-style spin-offs for years, so it seems to be the perfect solution since 343 can just make those. I'm not sure about the MP, but the Singleplayer content seems to be the most vast it's ever been in Halo
I like how you said the storm rifle and plasma pistol are superior over the older versions. Then you realize you have at max only 50 shots for both weapons if at full battery. Compared to the 500 shots one use to have for the older models. And then there's the rapidly draining overcharge shot for the pistol.
4:39 "the type 27 beam rifle specialises at long range"
literally just uses it in close combat effectively.
I can’t wait until Halo infinite is released and you Halo Canon to make an armory video on all the different weapons and equipment in that game.
The Covenant selection of weapons and all that also kind of works in lore for Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. Like you said, they gotta take what they can get and looks like they weren't able to get all that much.
Then you got the Banished just duct taping spikes onto everything
@@ItsButterBean1020 And making everything red.
@@ItsButterBean1020 welding
Misriah Armory looking at Lodam:
*”Finally a worthy opponent!”*
8:30 The Gravity Hammer also appears in a couple Spartan Ops missions
Ah Halo 4s Covenant armory. I love these. The shine, the sounds, the way the plasma looks .my only complaint is the Storm Rifle instead of the Plasma Rifle, and I don't hate the Storm Rifle, it's just not as unique
I'd never seen the Harvester before and my god it's terrifying.
Imagine seeing that thing coming over the hill to vaporise you
Shit would be scary
The first time I saw the harvester in Spartan ops I had trouble seeing it as a covenant creation and kept thinking it was some kind of hive seeder from destiny lol
I remember a lot of people thinking it was Precursor back when the trailer for the second half of Spartan Ops came out, lol
@@HaloCanon well, I liked the design
@@amazingbro6723 Nah. The design was bad. I dislike the Covenant H4 and H5 designs because it looks too organic. Covenant tech is supposed to be advanced, but its just technology, not some weird techno-organic living-technology. The fact that so many confused it for a livign creature shows that its flawed. Covenant tech should look advanced, and alien, but distinctly technology, and not some living creature.
@@jakespacepiratee3740 true but I like it still
@@HaloCanon You forgot one, it's the covenant artillery cannons from Spartans ops.
I really like the Covenant weapons in H4. There’s something for everyone.
Unpopular opinion: I like to use the Storm Rifle. It kicks out Elite shields quickly, and its fun to use a straight-up plasma-gun.
If it comes back in Halo Infinite, it needs a good redesign to make it feel seperate and destinct from the traditional plasma-rifle hopefully Banished-themed.
Me too
but the plasma rifle does the same thing with a better design in my opinion
@@ion1226 true but I do like both
I actually really like the weapon, and prefer it over the OG Plasma Rifle, but I think the Plasma Repeater is the best out of the 3.
That Plasma Carbine thing from Halo Infinite looks really good though
I CANT BELIEVE THAT (in lore) THE STORM RIFLE IS SUPERIOR TO THE PLASMA RIFLE
I REALLY HOPE THEY BRING IT BACK IN INFINITE BUT GUESS WHAT? THE PARTICLE CARBINE IS PROBS A REPLACEMENT TO THE PLASMA RIFLE!
HECK I EVEN LIKED THE PLASMA REPEATER!
In halo 5 it definetly is.
Also plasma repeater is pretty bad.
I wouldn't really say that its superior in all aspects:
- Storm Rifle easily overpowers the Plasma Rifle, but is definitely less accurate at range due to its bolts having a wider spread.
- Plasma Rifle doesn't pack as much power as the Storm Rile, but is more accurate and gains the advantage of being able to be utilized at longer ranges.
-Storm Rifle does more damage against amour and shields
-Plasma Rifle uses less battery power, while the Storm rifle chews through its battery like melting butter
I'd say that they both play different roles overall
@@uhagi6720 ya I see it as 2 separate weapon types that share a ballistic history. Not dissimilar to human weapons
Please never give up on ur channel, ur my favorite halo channel to watch. So much passion, please never leave us
Sad light battle cruiser noises.
They have a crew of 8
When I saw this 20 min video I was just about to close it because of my lack of time, but once you started I just could not close the video until the end... AWESOME WORK, waiting for halo 5 armory videos.
I love these types of videos! Keep them coming bro! Would also love to see you do the same type of video but for ships like the carriers, cruisers, frigates etc that are featured in the games? Would that be possible?
Definitely possible!
@@HaloCanon I forgot to ask: are you going to the same with halo 5 for armory and other stuff
As a kid, not having played Halo 2 but having watched Halo Legends, I always thought that the Lodam Elite was indeed Arbiter and that was part of his origin story
I kind of wonder what happened to him
@@ItsButterBean1020 would be a cool character to bring back
@@BotBruh448 it’d be sick if he ended up being a boss for the Banished
Imagine seeing him bust through the door like “you again?”
@@ItsButterBean1020 and you're given an energy sword to fight him again, although it goes against Infinite's freedom, it would be a really cool moment
Can't wait for Halo 5
Oh, that will be so long!
I agree
@@ninothebossproductions1613 if he's including dlc. It'll definitely be long. (Not that I'm complaining)
Cant wait man
Don't hold your breath. I won't say I'll never do it, but there aren't any plans for that at the moment.
Really love these videos, really appreciate the depth that goes into each weapon in each of these videos. Great job!
I swear his intro feels much smoother than 60fps
This is amazing and gives so much more substance and respect for the style of armor and weapons chosen for the different games.
Even as sparse as it is, it sure as heck doesn't feel that way.
Lodam is the Covenant version of Misriah
MOST DEFINITELY fraking enjoyed watching yet another AWESOME Halo Armory vid!!!!!
I MOST DEFINITELY like the arsenal & vehicles of the Covenant.
The Storm Rifle, Energy Sword, and the Gravity Hammer are 3 of my MOST favorites.
It's a shame the Plasma Rifle keeps getting replaced by "superior" designs, yet keeps getting worse from game to game...
The plasma repeater was cool cause it was alongside the rifle
And also was the best out of the replacements
Yeah, and it had an interesting overheat mechanic where you trade accuracy for DPS, which is still quite unique.
I still used the OG Plasma Rifle over it though since I'd pick the AR if I wanted flesh damage.
Also quite salty Needle Rifle hasn't made a comeback yet. ...... Can't we just get Reach 2?
@@SuicidalRevolver Halo 4 had a LOT of precision weapons, so I can understand why the Needle Rifle was cut, but I'd love to see it. I think it'd be a nice fit in Infinite, where shot placement actually matters
Like, it makes some sense that the Covies tried to mimick the human way to make guns, like in the storm rifle and beam rifle. After all, they got their ass kicked by them.
All we need now is Halo 4’s Promethean Armory and Halo 5’s different armories and we’re set!!!
The Arbiter ret-con was a pretty big one. In Halo 2 it was never implied that the Arbiter mantle was representative of shame. That bit of lore originated in Genesis, the graphic novel in the limited edition of Halo Wars that had an excerpt telling the origin story of Ripa 'Moramee, that game's Arbiter. But in Halo 2 it seemed implied that the use of the Arbiter mantle as a form of execution for Thel 'Vadamee was just Truth's clever way of keeping Thel around for a while, since he was a valuable asset.
Lines like "Even on my knees I don't belong in their presence." - Thel 'Vadamee, "That armor suits you, but it cannot hide that mark." - Rtas 'Vadumee, and "I wondered who the Prophets would send to silence me. An Arbiter, I'm flattered." - Sesa 'Refumee. All imply that the mantle of Arbiter was considered prestigious to the Sangheili.
I'm not sure whether I prefer the original Joe Staten lore, or the Eric Nylund ret-con that went on to become canon. Generally I tend to prefer both Joe Staten and Eric Nylund over all the other writers that have had their fingers in the Halo universe so it's tough to decide.
I don't care what any says the Storm Rifle is my favorite from the 343 games. Right next to the Forerunner Light Rifle.
Halo 4 probably has my favorite versions of the Covenant weapons
I loved the covenant armory! Keep it up
Finally! It's here! XD can't wait for the forerunners!
You, SameToken & Installation00 make the wait for Infinite worthwhile✌
Token and Installation00 have been making some great content!
It’s here!!!! It’s finally here!!!! Thank ya Jesus!! I’ve waited so long for this one!!
Halo 5 primer series is next.
Me realizing that he would have to cover every REQ and normal weapon in the game. He may not and it may be split into different parts but it sounds scary how much he would have to cover.
long live halo saild me and i love this Channel ..! ;)
IMO I think the T-27 is better looking than the T-50. And it still makes no sense why the Gravity Hammer was in the campaign and Spartan Ops
Would have been interesting to see the more common swords in gameplay, maybe if you fail to kill an elite after taking down his shields, he'll pull out his sword and rush you, punishing you for not playing smart and aggressive, or giving you a relatively easy kill depending on the situation
10:45 I don't know if this the Mandela effect or whatever, but I could have SWORN Cortana siphons Chief's to the ghost for the infinite boost and you do the whole run shieldless.
It is like exactly like that.
She does siphon his shields, but I'm fairly certain they give you shields anyway cus players kept dying too often
Always felt that the covenant weapons in Halo 4 felt the most powerful. The plasma pistol feels like it does some real damage and isn't just a pew pew gun.
Love these types of vids
The only Banshee's in gameplay to be able to float I think were the CE and 2 versions
Hey Halo Canon, off topic question, but do you have any plans on making a timeline video for the Battle of Earth?
I do! Can't say when that'll happen, but it'll happen.
@@HaloCanon Yesss!! Always felt that the battle of Earth could make for a decent spiritual sequel to Halo Reach
Ive been looking forward to this
I think you missed something. The Covenant had these fairly big mortars deployed on Requiem, and can be seen in the latter half of Spartan Ops (I forget the specific mission).
Yeah, I did.
Fuck and Yeah, I’ve been waiting for this.
Me too
the hammer doesnt appear once there are some easter eggs that give you it
And here I thought, the T-54 MDC Drop Pod was to avoid the hilariously absurd, yet annoyingly common occurrence of Players getting smushed by Drop Pods in Reach's Campaign and Firefight Modes. Silly me.......
Jokes aside. Great vid, Halo Canon! By the way, do you have Discord?
I do not at this time.
Dude I love the organization, and please do forerunner armory!!!
Curious note about the Halo 4 Covenant remnants weapons
They seem to bear failing/inefficient batteries resulting in significantly reduced fire capacity (ayy that lore excuse one can head canonize for the ammo reduction of Halo 4)
I like this theory
invest in Lodam Armory now!
Is it possible for the unsc to manufacture any of the covenant weapons yet?
Thank you for this
Oh hell yeah he hearted it
And another one! Hell yea!
I love it about halo 5
at minute 5:18 the elite did a hand stand hand stand elite
All that's left now is halo 5... Although I would like to see you do one on it.
You know looking back, at least 343 kept a good chunk of the classic covenant arsenal. Unlike halo 5😅 but I mean the enemies themselves are something to not to be desired😂
Halo Canon, Battle Rifle vs DMR? I asked Installation00 this and he says the BR while I prefer the DMR. What’s your choice?
BR is my choice, too. Specifically the BR-85
@@HaloCanon cool. Also I’m working on a post Reach (game) fanfic where Noble 6 is saved at the last moment by an eccentric/borderline heretic shipmaster, but loses their left arm and eventually fight through the Great Schism together. The Shipmaster has a new arm built for 6 during that time. What Covenant tech/gadgets do you think could go into the arm?
@@Michael_OBrian Energy dagger would be the most obvious choice, I think. An integrated plasma rifle would be cool, too.
@@HaloCanon I hadn’t considered an integrated plasma rifle/pistol. I have thought of an energy dagger (both on top and Assassin’s Creed style), a point defense gauntlet, active camo module, a and a grappling hook. Installation00 recommended a gravity manipulation device. And someone else recommended a flamethrower for Flood and an EMP cannon/launcher. Someone else recommended a food nipple for Grunts...
I love your content man!!!! Cant wait for Halo infinite is out!!!!
Do you have a photo of a forerunner guns
Are there brutes in Jul’s Covenant?
Man it feels like something wrong with storm rifle, i dont wanna give a shit, but storm rifle is actually an evolution of plasma reapeter cuz you can see it has a circle thing in middle of crosshair so sure it could be reapeter
Where do such specific stats, such as the exact size of the weapons, come from?
Probably the game manual. As thats where the older games stuff came from
There are various sources, though the most common are various guides that have come out over the years, notable the "Halo Essential Visual Guide" and Halo 4 Essential Visual Guide. Other stuff is from the in-game models themselves.
Nly way the T-51 IBC can fit 5 in there is if they stacked grunts on eachother
Are you gonna do a forerunner armory
That's next on the list :)
Love the vid
Hey narrator you keep using the word clip incorrectly compared to magazine. And it's Car-Been not carabineer.
Where did I use "clip" incorrect? I think I only used it in reference to the Fuel Rod Gun, which does use a clip.
Still Waiting for that halo point of light vid
That'll be towards the end of the month. As I dive into the entire plot, I try to let those wait so people can read the book.
@@HaloCanon Under stood
I have a question about halo 2 and 3. Can anyone answer it?
What's your question?
Would you you do a halo 5 armory or no
I don't have plans for it, but I won't say it'll never happen.
halo 4 had the best designs and story shame they feel the need to change everything to the point were they downgrade designs for the sake of change alone. kinda wondered if they fired or change the weapon design guy who supervised the designs.
boom
Anyone think the shade turret design is utterly boring in Halo 4 compared to other Halo’s
I think it's a solid call back to CE's Shade, though I find that one to be rather boring, too
I think it's fine, but Shade's have never been particularly interesting anyway. I think it just seems worse in Halo 4 because of how 343i focused on player abilities rather than environment interaction, so Players never really felt like they needed a Shade.
@@tTaseric I don't think any Halo game has particularly made players feel like they needed to use a Shade. The one exception would be Spartan Ops in Halo 4.
@@HaloCanon I mean more like, if you see a shade in Halo 2 or 3, you're probably gonna jump in it because it's useful, but you don't really need that extra firepower in Halo 4 if that makes sense?
@@tTaseric I get what you mean, but my experience has been the opposite. I never saw the Shade as useful in 2 or 3. In Spartan Ops, there are a few missions where they're very useful, especially in co-op.
I can imagine there being a alien species in the halo universe that just complains and cries about the changes that lodam armory made to the tech and weapons like how the toxic player side of the halo community do with 343
Jul playin in survival mode
I don't know If you're going to cover halo 5 or just pass on it!
I don't have any plans to at the moment, but never say never!
There a LOT of weapons in Halo 5, especially when considering how many 'personal' weapons there are, like Linda's Sniper etc.
Bro halo 4 feels like halo reach in terms, but it kinda feel like they made halo reach model worse in design
Ian
Yo
2 veiws 2 likes, as it should be
bad game dont like
Anyone else expecting Halo Infinite to play out like *Anthem*
Umm. No. Because Halo infinite will have a fully fleshed out SP and MP.
No lol
Say what you will about 343 but atleast they aren't gonna just it quits after releasing a game like anthem which was released a year till it was shut down because there was no point keeping it alive.
Nah. From what we've seen, Infinite will have a LOT of content at launch, and fans have been begging for more ODST-style spin-offs for years, so it seems to be the perfect solution since 343 can just make those.
I'm not sure about the MP, but the Singleplayer content seems to be the most vast it's ever been in Halo
I like how you said the storm rifle and plasma pistol are superior over the older versions. Then you realize you have at max only 50 shots for both weapons if at full battery. Compared to the 500 shots one use to have for the older models. And then there's the rapidly draining overcharge shot for the pistol.