General Information:
Name: The Covenant name for this weapon is needle launcher or shard launcher. Although there are many variants of needlers, the UNSC has grouped them all under the same designation of Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (T-33 GML) or Type-56 Guided Munitions Launcher (T-56 GML).
Common names for the needler are Needler pistol, Pinkies and Shrimp Shooter.
In-game variants:
Pictures in gallery courtesy of Halopedia.
Known Mega variations:
Version 1 | Version 2 |
Version 1:
Dims: Length 1.25(in) or 3.175(cm) / Width at widest point: .5(in) or 1.27(cm)
Version 1.0 (Purple)
Item #: AM18150SX
Description: Molded in a hard purple plastic containing silver flake, this version has no paint applications.
This version of the needler was released with the following sets:
2011 | 96912 COVENANT ASSAULT UNIT
2011 | 99656 HALO CE COVENANT ELITE
Version 1.0 (Purple/Pink/Gray)
Item #: AS9693303
Description: Molded in a hard purple plastic containing silver flake, this version has pink paint applications on the needles and gray paint applications on the nose and several other places.
This version of the needler was released with the following sets:
2011 | 96933 COVENANT DROP POD: ELITE ZEALOT
2011 | 96957 BLUE TEAM: WEAPONS PACK (X2)
Version 2:
Dims: Length .75(in) or 1.905(cm) / Width at widest point: .5(in) or 1.27(cm)
This version is shorter than version 1 of the needler
Version 2.0 (Purple)
Item #: AM73779SX
Description: Molded in a hard purple plastic containing silver flake, this version has no paint applications.
This version of the needler was released with the following sets:
2024 | HZL07 HALO 2 CHARACTER PACK
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