Disruptive Grenade

The Z-971 directed-energy impact grenade, also known as Promethean Stun Grenade or most commonly Disruptive Grenade is a Forerunner impact that releases ionized particles upon impact.
== Overview ==
Like other Forerunner weapons, The Z-971 DEIG cauterizes the Flood forms by bombarding with ionized particles. The purpose of the Z-971 directed-energy impact grenade is to easily destroy light vehicles operated by the just by throwing at them and to breach doors, but it has unintended side effects causing living beings to be temporarily stunned or even permanently injured within the radius. Upon detonation, the disruptive grenade releases a shockwave of ionized particles.
Its ability to stun infantries gives this grenade a nickname "Promethean Stun Grenade" due to being used by Forerunners and it doubles as a stun grenade in-addition to anti-vehicle and door-breaching capability.
Its appearance resembles a retractable spiked ball that looks like a spherical object when inert and its spikes expands when activated. There are developed and manufactured by . As a Forerunner weapon, it can disintegrate anyone, especially already injured ones to prevent spread of the Flood.
== Gameplay ==
Disruptive Grenades immediately detonates on impact and it inflicts moderate immediate damage against vehicles, but low against infantries even on direct hits. As to fit the role of stun grenades, it not only inflict a disrupted status effect (only applies to infantries) that renders Spartans and other targets unable to throw grenades, use equipments or even sprint for three seconds, but it also makes vehicles vulnerable to damages from other weapons for short amount of time.
If the player manages to kill a Spartan with a Disruptive Grenade, it gives a Disrupted medal to the player.
As a Forerunner grenade, it can completely destroy placements like and and can disintegrate inanimate objects and in the campaign, there are used by and .
Category:Forerunner
Category:Forerunner weapons