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Plasma Pistol
The Plasma Pistols in Halo: Combat Evolved (top) and Anniversary (bottom).
Gameplay role
Faction:	Covenant
Weapon tier (?):	Loadout weapon
Weapon class (?):	Pistol
Weapon type (?):	Plasma
Firing mode:	Semi-automatic Charge (manual release)
Effective range:	Close to medium
Counterparts:	Human (UNSC) Pistol
Weapon stats (as of June 2021 MCC patch)
Damage:	Primary: 16 to 20 (random) out to 20 wu, down to 10 after 50 wu (range) x0.6 vs spartans Charged: 70 x0.6 vs spartan health, EMPs shields
Projectile effects:	Primary: Stuns for 0.15s per hit Charged: Tracking, EMP
Projectile speed:	Primary: 25 wu/s out to 20 wu, down to 15 wu/s after 50 wu 10% gravity Charged: 15 wu/s out to 5 wu, down to 9 wu/s after 20 wu 29 degrees per second turning speed
Hitscan range (?):	Primary: ~0.833 wu Charged: 0.5 wu
Max range (?):	Primary: 50 wu Charged: 40 wu
Rate of fire:	Primary: 0 rounds per second Charged: 0.6s charge time
Spread (?):	0 degrees
Battery:	Primary: -0.2% per shot (500 shots) Charged: -11% per shot (10 shots)
Heat:	Primary: +16% per shot Charged: +100% per shot Cooldown: -65% per second
Auto aim (?):	5 degrees out to 20 wu
Sticky aim (?):	12 degrees out to 20 wu
Melee damage (?):	Melee
Tag name (?):	plasma pistol

The Plasma Pistol is a weapon featured in Halo: Combat Evolved and its remaster, Combat Evolved Anniversary. It is the standard weapon used by the Grunts throughout the game, and has since gone on to appear in all subsequent games in the series.

Information on the Plasma Pistol found in Halo: Campaign Evolved can be found here.

Universe and lore

Main article: Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol

In the original Combat Evolved, the Plasma Pistol featured is the Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol, the standard sidearm of the Covenant and known to the UNSC as the Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol.

In Anniversary, the weapon's model was replaced with that of the Plasma Pistol from Halo: Reach.

Gameplay

Counterparts

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  Pistol

Campaign

HUD icon for the Plasma Pistol.

The Plasma Pistol is the primary starting weapon on Two Betrayals, and the secondary starting weapon on Keyes. It will also always be the secondary weapon when respawning in co-op on every level after The Pillar of Autumn.

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Multiplayer

When playing a default gametype the Plasma Pistol is the primary starting weapon for the maps Battle Creek, Damnation, Prisoner, Derelict, Blood Gulch, Wizard, and Longest.

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Damage Modifiers

bolt

dirt	sand	stone	snow	wood	metal (hollow)	metal (thin)	metal (thick)	rubber	glass	force field	grunt	hunter armor	hunter skin	elite	jackal	jackal energy shield	engineer	engineer force field	flood combat form	flood carrier form	cyborg	cyborg energy shield	armored human	human	sentinel	monitor	plastic	water	leaves	elite energy shield	ice	hunter shield
0	0	0	0	0	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	1	2	1	0.5	0.5	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0.6	0.6	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

charged bolt

dirt	sand	stone	snow	wood	metal (hollow)	metal (thin)	metal (thick)	rubber	glass	force field	grunt	hunter armor	hunter skin	elite	jackal	jackal energy shield	engineer	engineer force field	flood combat form	flood carrier form	cyborg	cyborg energy shield	armored human	human	sentinel	monitor	plastic	water	leaves	elite energy shield	ice	hunter shield
0	0	0	0	0	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	1	4	1	0.5	0.5	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0.6	1	0.2	0.2	4	0	0	0	0	1.5	0	0

Skins

In the Combat Evolved component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, there are a number of weapon skins for the Plasma Pistol.

Plasma Pistol v • d • e
Icon	Name	Description	Unlock requirements
	Default	Default skin.	Unlocked by default
	Brutal	A Jiralhanae's best friend.	Series 2, Tier 11 ( 1)
	Schism	For those seeking redemption.	Series 2, Tier 58 ( 1)
	Zealot	Glory in an honorable death.	Series 2, Tier 60 ( 1)
	Ultra	The Evocati don't mess around.	Series 2, Tier 65 ( 1)

Production notes

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Gallery

Halo: Combat Evolved

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  Concept art of a Flood-infected Unggoy wielding an Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol.

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  Angled views of the Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol.

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  Two Kig-Yars armed with the Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol.

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  First-person view of an Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol being opened.

Halo: Combat Evolved (PC)

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  Render of a Kig-Yar wielding an Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol.

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  An Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol on the ground.

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  An Unggoy Major wielding the Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol.

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  First-person view of the Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol.

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  First-person view of an Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol overheating.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

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  An Unngoy Major with an Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol.

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  Two Unggoy wielding with Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistols.

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  A Kig-Yar Major armed with an Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol.

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  First-person view of the Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol on The Silent Cartographer.

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  John-117 overcharging the Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol.

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  First-person view of the Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol overheating.

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  First-person view of an Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol being opened.