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{{Infobox/Weapon/Gameplay
|name=Pistol
|pagegamelabel=CE
|image=[[File:HCE-M6DMagnumPistol.png|150px]]<br>[[File:HCEA Magnum Crop.png|150px]]<br>The Pistols in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' (top) and ''Anniversary'' (bottom).
|faction=[[Human]] ([[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]])
|tier=[[Loadout weapon|Loadout]] [[Utility weapon]]
|class=[[Weapon types#Pistol|Pistol]]
|type=[[Weapon types#Kinetic|Bullet]]
|mode=Automatic
|range=Medium
|counterparts=
As a pistol:
;[[Covenant]]: [[CE:Plasma Pistol|Plasma Pistol]]
As a utility weapon:
<br>
:'''none'''
|patch=[[Series 7: Elite#June 23 patch notes (Version 1.2398.0.0)|June 2021 MCC patch]]
|damage=25{{Ref/Note|Id=damage|Spartans have 75 shield points, thus the pistol can deplete shields in 3 shots without damaging player health. However if the third shot is to the head region when this happens it will still kill the target due to the way the engine is programmed.}}<br>
x1.5 vs spartan health
|aoedamage=
|dmgtype=
|effects=Headshots
|projspeed=300 [[world unit|wu]]/s<br>
100% gravity
|hitscan=10 wu
|maxrange=40 wu
|rof=3.5 rounds per second{{Ref/Note|Id=rof|Due to how tickrate is rounded down, the rate of fire is ~3.33 rounds per second rather than 3.5.}}
|spread=SP: 0.2 to 0.4 degrees<br>(0.2 degrees min error)<br>(scales with zoom)
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MP: 0.2 to 2 degrees{{Ref/Note|Id=spread|Spread will only increase to its max value while the trigger is held, repeatedly pressing the trigger allows for accurate shots at max firerate.}}<br>(0 degrees min error)<br>(scales with zoom)
|recoil=
|mag=12 rounds
|maxammo=120 rounds (10 magazines)
|battery=
|heat=
|autoaim=3 degrees out to 30 wu<br>(scales with zoom)
|magnetism=6 degrees out to 30 wu<br>(scales with zoom)
|zoom=2x magnification
|melee=[[CE:Melee|Melee]]
|tagname=<code>pistol</code>
{{Ref/File|Id=HCEEKPistol|HCEEK|tags\weapons\pistol\pistol.weapon}}
}}
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The '''Pistol''' is a weapon featured in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and its remaster, ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|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 [[CEV:Pistol|here]].

==Universe and lore==
{{Main|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]].{{Ref/Book|Halo: Combat Evolved manual|Page=17}} 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 x2|KFA-2 sight]].{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=321}}

In ''Anniversary'', the weapon's model was replaced with that of the [[M6G2 magnum]] from ''[[Halo 3]]'', though [[CEA:Library#Pistol|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.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=165}} The cover art for ''Anniversary'' instead depicts Master Chief holding the [[M6G magnum]] from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.

==Gameplay==
===Counterparts===
<gallery widths="210px">
File:PlasmaPistol-HaloCE.png|link=CE:Plasma Pistol|'''[[CE:Plasma Pistol|Plasma Pistol]]'''
</gallery>

===[[Campaign]]===
The Pistol is the first weapon given to the player on [[CE:The Pillar of Autumn|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 [[CE:Halo|Halo]], [[CE:The Silent Cartographer|The Silent Cartographer]], [[CE:Assault on the Control Room|Assault on the Control Room]], [[CE:343 Guilty Spark|343 Guilty Spark]], and [[CE:The Library|The Library]]. The Pillar of Autumn is the only level where co-op players can respawn with the Pistol, and the [[CE:The Truth and Reconciliation|The Truth and Reconciliation]] is the only level to lack the weapon entirely.
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===[[Multiplayer]]===
When playing a default gametype the Pistol is the primary starting weapon for the maps [[Sidewinder]], [[Hang Em High]], [[Boarding Action]], [[Chiron TL-34]], [[Ice Fields]], [[Death Island]], [[Danger Canyon]], [[Infinity (Halo: Combat Evolved map)|Infinity]], [[Timberland]], and [[Gephyrophobia]]. It is the secondary starting weapon for the map [[Rat Race]], paired with the [[Assault Rifle]] taking the place of primary weapon.
Otherwise custom game settings can be edited to have the Assault Rifle and Pistol be the starting weapons on any map, which is the setting used with Classic Slayer Pro. It is capable of killing a fully shielded player in three shots to the head or five body shots.
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===Changes from Multiplayer to Campaign===
*Minimum error increased from 0 to 0.2 degrees.
*Error angle (max) decreased from 2 to 0.4 degrees.
*<code>elite energy shield</code> damage multiplier decreased from 1x to 0.8x.
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===Damage Modifiers===
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|}

==Skins==
In the ''Combat Evolved'' component of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', there are a number of [[Skins (Halo: Combat Evolved)|weapon skins]] for the Pistol.
{{:Skins (Halo: Combat Evolved)/Magnum}}
==Production notes==
{{Quote|In Halo, the pistol behaved more like a rifle than the assault rifle, and the assault rifle behaved more like a submachine gun. Now we have a rifle that behaves like a rifle, an SMG that behaves like an SMG, and a pistol that behaves like a pistol.|Robert McLees{{Ref/Book|Id=AOH103|AoH|Page=103}}}}
The ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' Pistol would go on to be a very influential and notorious weapon even amongst other video games. Its power both as a pistol and in comparison to ''Halo 1's'' other weapons lead players to both love and hate its perceived overpowered nature. This aspect has been the source of many parodies and internet memes, most of which were on the now shut down Machinima YouTube channel.{{Ref/YouTube|cO2IUa419A0|Detail=9:22|FiveLetterNames|Master Chief War Halo 3 Machinima}} For ''Halo 2's'' development Bungie sought to remedy these criticisms and have a weapon sandbox with roles better depicted through their visual designs. The Pistol tag was directly used to create the Battle Rifle which served as the sequel's utility weapon, while the Pistol model was used in the creation of the new Magnum.{{Ref/Reuse|AOH103}}{{Ref/Twitter|32nds|1564755511081603073|Jaime Griesemer|Quote=@haileyx24 @MaxHoberman After Halo 1 shipped everyone loved the Pistol but it didn’t make sense that it was more powerful than any rifle. So during H2 prepro I clicked ‘save as’ on the “pistol” tag and called it the “battle rifle” and the artists built a new model.|D=27|M=01|Y=2023}}

==Gallery==
===''Halo: Combat Evolved''===
<gallery>
File:M6d-pistol.jpg|A view of the M6D in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:M6D SAP.jpg|Front and Back views of the M6D.
File:Halo 1 pistol.png|A view of the M6D Pistol being held.
File:HCE-M6DMagnumPistol.png|An in-game profile view of the M6D from ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:HaloCE-M6DAmmopack.png|The ammunition pack for the M6D.
File:M6D fire.jpg|The M6D with its slide opened.
File:HTMCC-HCE Crewman&M6D.png|UNSC naval crewmen using M6Ds in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:HCE M6D FirstPerson.jpg|First-person view of the M6D in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:PistolScope-cropped.png|The 2× telescopic sight of an M6D Magnum Pistol from ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
</gallery>

===''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''===
<gallery>
File:HCEA-Concept-PoA-Chief-Profile.jpg|Concept art of Chief wielding a pistol.
File:HCEA MakeMyDay Concept.jpg|Concept art of Chief holding a pistol.
File:KeyesJohnsonCEA.png|Captain Keyes wielding a pistol in the mid-level cutscene on [[CE:343 Guilty Spark|343 Guilty Spark]].
File:HCEA Pistol.png|The pistol in the [[CEA:Library|Library]] codex.
</gallery>

==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

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