Does melee damage vary by weapon?

In the original Halo (and/or Anniversary), does your melee attack do a different amount of damage based on which weapon is equipped?

2 Answers

All the weapons do the same amount of melee damage. However they can vary in speed and accuracy (ease to hit the target).

The fastest weapons in melee are Plasma Pistol and Assault Rifle.
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By the way, maybe this is interesting for you: Double Melee Glitch

Two hits from anywhere other than directly behind were required for a kill on the original Halo multiplayer. If you caught someone from behind, you would instantly kill them. Otherwise, first melee takes off the shields, second hit was a kill.