CE:Pistol
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| Pistol | |
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  The Pistols in Halo: Combat Evolved (top) and Anniversary (bottom). | |
| Gameplay role | |
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Faction: |
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Firing mode: |
Automatic |
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Effective range: |
Medium |
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Counterparts: |
As a pistol: As a utility weapon:
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| Gameplay stats (as of June 2021 MCC patch) | |
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Damage: |
25 [Note 1] |
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Projectile effects: |
Headshots |
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Projectile speed: |
300 wu/s |
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10 wu | |
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40 wu | |
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Rate of fire: |
3.5 rounds per second [Note 2] |
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SP: 0.2 to 0.4 degrees MP: 0.2 to 2 degrees [Note 3] | |
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Magazine size: |
12 rounds |
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Reserve ammo capacity: |
120 rounds (10 magazines) |
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3 degrees out to 30 wu | |
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6 degrees out to 30 wu | |
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Zoom: |
2x magnification |
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The Pistol is a weapon featured in Halo: Combat Evolved and its remaster, Combat Evolved Anniversary. It is one of the most famous weapons in both the original game and the Halo franchise as a whole, with variants having been featured in all subsequent games.
Information on the Pistol found in Halo: Campaign Evolved can be found here.
Universe and lore[edit]
- Main article: M6D magnum
In the original Combat Evolved, the Pistol featured is the M6D magnum; a magazine-fed 12.7x40mm handgun in the M6 series utilised by the UNSC Marine Corps and UNSC Navy.[2] It is upscaled compared to other variants in the M6 series. The M6Ds used in-game are officer's models, which feature a smart-linked KFA-2 sight.[3]
In Anniversary, the weapon's model was replaced with that of the M6G2 magnum from Halo 3, though in-game materials still refer to it using all of the original CE designations. Despite this, the original CE design is considered the canonical M6D in reference texts released since.[4] The cover art for Anniversary instead depicts Master Chief holding the M6G magnum from Halo: Reach.
Gameplay[edit]
Counterparts[edit]
Campaign[edit]
The Pistol is the first weapon given to the player on The Pillar of Autumn, and by extension the first weapon to be usable in a Halo game. It is an effective weapon maintaining usefulness in most situations, given its ability to one shot kill any character with an un-shielded head (or back in the case of Hunters). The Pistol is noticeably ineffective against Sentinels, especially those with energy shields. Unlike later games headshots have no effect on the Flood, if a combat form appears to die from a single hit it is actually feigning death and will stand back up again.
The Pistol is the secondary starting weapon on the levels Halo, The Silent Cartographer, Assault on the Control Room, 343 Guilty Spark, and The Library. The Pillar of Autumn is the only level where co-op players can respawn with the Pistol, and the The Truth and Reconciliation is the only level to lack the weapon entirely.