Brute Weapons

Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade

Better known as the Spike Grenade, the Type-2 AP FG is a high-powered grenade packed with high-explosive. Bearing a slight resemblance to the German "Stiel-Handgrenate", but with a large amount of spikes on it, the spike grenade is much more deadly. Like the plasma grenade, the spike grenade is able to adhere to enemies and vehicles, but unlike the plasma grenade, the spike grenade will stick to any surface, by virtue of the massive spikes that give it its name. After roughly two seconds, the grenade will explode in a cone-shaped blast, launching nail-like shrapnel (That resemble to the Spiker's ammunition) at lethal speeds. This is a good grenade for ambushes as it sticks to walls. You can also shoot it once it gets stuck to a wall or ceiling to make it explode sooner.

Type-25 Grenade Launcher

The Brute Shot is a rocket-propelled grenade launcher exclusive to the Brutes. Two variants of it have been observed: one has a four-grenade magazine, and its grenades ricochet off angled surfaces, becoming unpredictable and deadly. The other has a larger magazine, and its grenades move faster, exploding on impact. While the two are so different in usage and power as to be different weapons, they are nearly identical to the untrained eye. This can also be counted as an anti-vehicle weapon and a "replacement" for a shotgun. This weapon was first encountered along with Brutes themselves on the huge Covenant space station the Unyielding Hierophant with which the Brutes used this weapon to effectively kill a fully-armored Spartan-II (Grace) in the book First Strike. Much like most Brute weapons, the Brute Shot is decorated by a large blade that is used in CQB (Close Quarters Battle).

Brute Plasma Rifle

Similar to the Plasma Rifle; however, the Brute Plasma Rifle differs in several ways. It is red as opposed to the blue on the normal Plasma Rifles, it has a quicker rate of fire at the cost of overheating much more quickly, and it makes a slightly different firing sound. Its damage, in fact, is slightly higher than the Plasma Rifle, however, the accuracy and quick overheat distinguish it from the Elite version. The Brute Plasma Rifle was used by the Brutes under close watch by the Elites. It is theorized that this was in fact a adaptation of the Elite's version. Brutes show an affinity for doing this with Elite technology, as In Halo: Contact Harvest It was replaced in Halo 3 by the Brute Spiker, possibly because it was too similar to the regular Plasma Rifle and did not resemble other Brute weapons such as the Brute Shot.

Type-25 Carbine

The effective replacement for the Brute Plasma Rifle. The Type-25 Carbine, is better known as the Spiker or Spike Rifle. The reason for this is easily apparent: instead of plasma or bullets, the weapon fires six-inch-long red hot spikes at a rapid rate. They cool like regular metal. A single well placed round can easily kill an unarmored human (as read in Halo: Contact Harvest). Although its primary use is suppression, similar to its UNSC counterpart, the M7 SMG, it is also a respectable weapon in its own right. While almost always used by Brutes due to its heavy weight, some Jackals have been known to use the weapon as a mid-range rifle. It was also wielded by the Prophet of Truth during a cut scene in Halo 3 in which Truth killed Miranda Keyes with the Spiker and Sergeant Johnson was forced to activate the rings. Like the Brute Shot, the Spiker features a double bladed melee attack, in this case utilizing two knife-like blades attached below the barrel. When dual-wielded with the SMG, it is an ultimate combo. In the level The Ark in Halo 3 on Legendary a grey Unggoy can be seen wielding a Spiker.

Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer

The Gravity Hammer is a weapon wielded only by Chieftain Brutes. It is something of a rank symbol, similar to the Energy Sword for Elites; only the most important Brutes are permitted to wield Hammers. Although unusable in Halo 2, the Gravity Hammer is a full-usable weapon in Halo 3, although it differs from Tartarus's Fist of Rukt. Unlike the target-specific sword, however, the hammer does area-effect damage, harming or even killing multiple enemies at once. The hammer has not always had the ability to distort gravity, for in Contact Harvest the hammer was only made of stone and could only be used as a blunt weapon. The "modern" hammer can distort gravity to some extent, repelling grenades, rockets(which with the hammer are hard to hit and have to be timed perfectly to send the rocket to space or away so it explodes without you being hurt), and even vehicles with a single blow but it must timed just right.

Type-52 Pistol

The Mauler is a Brute weapon, a mixture of revolver and a shotgun. While similar in theory and function to the UNSC M90 Shotgun, the Mauler is a lighter weapon that only requires one hand to wield. This means that stronger soldiers, in particular Spartans, can dual-wield the weapon to great effect. The Mauler shots do about half the damage of the human shotgun. A double-shot from a dual-wielded Mauler, or a shot and a quick melee, will kill an opponent with normal shields. It fires a spread-shot blast, and as a result has an extremely short range. A curved blade on the bottom allows for a potent melee attack. Maulers have a orange glow at the mouth of the gun, so try to take it out only at close range as enemies will tend to back off when they see you holding one, unless the enemies have a more powerful weapon, such as the Shotgun or Energy Sword. So the best strategy is to have a main weapon and then the mauler and when you are close enough that the main weapon doesn't work well pull it out and kill someone.

Firebomb

The Type-3 AP/AM IG, better known as the Firebomb, is a weapon apparently exclusive to the Brutes. A glowing orange cylinder, the Firebomb explodes on impact, releasing flaming explosive gel from its insides. This gel, which burns at over twenty-two thousand degrees Celsius, will quickly burn out, but anyone foolish enough to stand in the initial, eight-foot blast radius (or brave the flames it leaves behind) will easily be consumed by the extreme heat. You can, as with every other type of grenade, hold only two of these. This weapon works like a miniature napalm bomb.