CE:Shotgun

Shotgun
The Shotguns in Halo: Combat Evolved (top) and Anniversary (bottom).
Gameplay role
Faction:	Human (UNSC)
Weapon tier (?):	Shotgun (weapon set)
Weapon class (?):	Rifle
Weapon type (?):	Bullet
Firing mode:	Automatic
Effective range:	Close to medium
Counterparts:	Covenant Energy Sword
Gameplay stats
Damage:	18 to 25 (random) * 15 pellets (270 to 375 total) out to 1.5 wu, down to 8 (range) * 15 pellets (120 total) after 3 wu
Projectile speed:	140 wu/s out to 1.5 wu, down to 100 wu/s after 3 wu 100% gravity
Hitscan range (?):	~4.66 wu
Max range (?):	40 wu
Rate of fire:	1 round per second
Spread (?):	10 degrees
Magazine size:	12 rounds (1 round per reload)
Reserve ammo capacity:	72 rounds (6 magazines)
Auto aim (?):	6 degrees out to 15 wu
Sticky aim (?):	12 degrees out to 15 wu
Melee damage (?):	Melee
Tag name (?):	shotgun

The Shotgun is a weapon featured in Halo: Combat Evolved and its remaster, Combat Evolved Anniversary. It has since gone on to appear in nearly all subsequent games in the series.

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

Universe and lore

Main article: M90 shotgun

In the original Combat Evolved, the Shotgun featured is the M90 shotgun.

In Anniversary, the weapon's model was replaced with that of the M45E shotgun from Halo: Reach, 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 M90 in reference texts released since.

Gameplay

Counterparts

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  Energy Sword

Campaign

The Shotgun's HUD icon.

The Shotgun is the secondary starting weapon on the level Two Betrayals. It is also the primary starting weapon on The Library, but only when playing on Easy.

Like the Assault Rifle, the Shotgun has a flashlight mounted below the barrel, which can be used in the campaign to illuminate dark spaces.

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Multiplayer

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Damage Modifiers

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	0	1	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1.5	1.75	1	0.5	1	1	0.5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Skins

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

Shotgun v • d • e
Icon	Name	Description	Unlock requirements
	Default	Default skin.	Unlocked by default
	Great Journey	Don't worry... I know what the aliens like.	Series 2, Tier 8 ( 1)