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The '''BR-PR''', which stands for [[BR55 Battle Rifle|'''Battle Rifle''']]''' and '''[[Plasma Rifle|'''Plasma Rifle''']], can be seen in the [[Halo 2|''Halo 2'']] level [[Sacred Icon (Level)|Sacred Icon]], during the cutscene [[Halo 2 Cinematic Cutscenes|Uncomfortable Silence]], where the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] is attacked by an [[Enforcer]] and is saved by a [[Phantom]]. However, the Phantom never really shoots. Instead, there is a combined [[weapon]] that shoots the Enforcer, as seen in this image. Sadly you cannot see it in the cutscene, for it can only be viewed when you pause the game and move the camera angle.


The Battle Rifle-Plasma Rifle, often abbreviated as the '''BR-PR''', is a unique weapon consisting of a [[BR55 Battle Rifle|'''Battle Rifle''']]''' attached to what appears to be a '''[[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|'''Plasma Rifle''']]. It appears in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level [[Sacred Icon]], during the level's opening cutscene [[List of Halo 2 Cinematic Cutscenes|Uncomfortable Silence]], where the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] is attacked by an [[Enforcer]] and is saved by [[Tartarus|Tartarus']] [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom]]. The weapon only appears off-screen, however, and as such it can only be seen if one moves the camera to a different angle by use of mods or other tools.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX5il1wjZkQ</ref>
==Reasoning==
If you look closely at the [[Phantom]],after and before the attack, you'll notice that it has no cannons on it. If the Phantom were to shoot the Enforcer by itself, it wouldn't stop shooting until the Enforcer was down, meaning it would continue to fire, until it disappears in the mist. It has no guns and the BR-PR appears it will only fire for a brief moment. The Phantom fires in a three-round burst just like the Battle Rifle.


==Overview==
==Trivia==
While the weapon itself is not normally seen, there are a few hints at its presence. The rate of fire is faster than that of an ordinary [[Heavy plasma cannon|Phantom Gun]]. The shots' point of origin is also partly visible at the edge of the screen and fires at both a different angle than the one the [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] is travelling at immediately afterwards and is also closer than the Phantom would be. Additionally, throughout the cutscene, the Phantom itself does not have its lateral guns deployed.
*This is similar to the [[Scarab Gun]], meaning that if you could pick up the BR-PR, it would be akin to a Phantom Gun of sorts.
 
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Like the [[Scarab Gun]], the BR-PR is a weapon that appears purely for cinematic effect, likely to make the shots appear more intense. Viewing the scene from a different angle reveals that the Phantom is actually dancing outside of view, while the weapon appears briefly to fire and disappears immediately after.
[[Category:Halo 2 Tricks and Cheats]]
 
==Phantom Turret==
Looking through the game files reveals that [[Sacred Icon]] contains a weapon aptly called the "phantom turret" as well as a file for a handheld version of it.<ref>https://youtu.be/8R6WsIT8QzI?t=2731</ref> It is not normally found on the level and can thus only be wielded by using mods. Just like the [[Scarab Gun]] the weapon appears as an ordinary plasma rifle that does not overheat and has a full, unlimited battery. The weapon fires shots like those of a Phantom's [[Heavy plasma cannon|cannons]], a [[Eeo'Pimu-pattern Shade|Shade turret]], or a [[Ruwaa-pattern Shadow|Shadow's]] [[Class-1 directed energy cannon#Type-29 Anti-Infantry Weapon Emplacement.2FMounted|turret]] but at an immediately higher rate. When looking in the game files, battle rifle in BR-PR actually works as a scenery object. This battle rifle is not actually a battle rifle,it is just an object used to hold the phantom plasma rifle. Without the battle rifle, the plasma rifle would fall.
 
Curiously, a separate but completely identical weapon called the "big needler" exists in the game files of the levels [[Outskirts]] and [[Delta Halo]].
 
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