The Banished Arsenal: Manglers, Skewers, Ravagers, and Scrap Cannons

Banished weapons look like the organization that builds them: heavy, aggressive, improvised from multiple technological traditions, and designed to make violence unmistakable. This episode examines the Mangler, Skewer, Ravager, Scrap Cannon, and other weapons produced or modified through Banished workshops. The Mangler turns a brutal hand cannon into both firearm and close-combat weapon. The Skewer launches enormous spikes capable of threatening vehicles as well as infantry. The Ravager uses volatile plasma to attack targets and deny terrain, while heavy Scrap Cannons deliver sustained fire from weapons that appear assembled for raw battlefield effect rather than elegance. Banished engineers do not simply repaint Covenant equipment. They combine inherited alien technology, Jiralhanae preferences, scavenged materials, and practical experimentation into weapons suitable for raids, sieges, and occupation. Variants customized by war chiefs reinforce the organization’s decentralized culture. The Banished arsenal reflects their strategic philosophy: take whatever works, make it more dangerous, and ensure the enemy understands who brought it to the battlefield.