NEEDLER

Oct 31, 2023

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Updated: 2 days ago

This post provides comprehensive information on every Needler released by Mega Bloks/Construx for their line of Halo buildable sets and action figures.

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:

Notes from Dr Halsey's journal
Concept art Halo: CE
Concept art Halo Reach
Concept art Halo Guardians
Nahle'hax-pattern needler
Pinpoint Needler
Type-33 Guided Munitions
Type-56D needler

Pictures in gallery courtesy of Halopedia.

Known Mega variations:

Version 1 | Version 2 |

Needler Version 1:

Dims:
- Length: 0.625(in)
- Height: 0.625(in) (including needles on top
- Width at widest point: .25(in)

Version 1.0 (Purple)

Needler v1.0: This post provides comprehensive information on every Needler released by Mega Bloks/Construx for their line of Halo buildable sets and action figures.

Item #: AM18150SX

Description: This iteration of the Needler is crafted from durable purple plastic with embedded silver flakes. It does not have any paint applications.

Appearances:

2011 | 96912 COVENANT ASSAULT UNIT
2011 | 99656 HALO CE COVENANT ELITE
2012 | 96982 COVENANT REVENANT ATTACK

Version 1.1 (Purple/Pink/Gray)

Needler v 1.1 This post provides comprehensive information on every Needler released by Mega Bloks/Construx for their line of Halo buildable sets and action figures.

Item #: AS9693303

Description: Crafted from durable purple plastic with embedded silver flakes, this version features pink paint accents on the needles and gray paint detailing on the muzzle and various other areas.