H2:Brute Plasma Rifle

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Brute Plasma Rifle
The Brute Plasma Rifles in Halo 2 (top) and Halo 2: Anniversary's campaign (bottom).
Gameplay role
Faction:	Covenant (Brute)
Weapon tier (?):	Dual wield weapon
Weapon class (?):	Pistol
Weapon type (?):	Plasma
Firing mode:	Automatic
Effective range:	Close to medium
Counterparts:	Human (UNSC) SMG Covenant Needler Plasma Rifle Forerunner Sentinel Beam Eliminator Beam
Gameplay stats
Damage:	10, down to 6 (dual) x0.35 vs spartan & elite health, x1.5 vs shields x0.75 dual wield damage
Damage type (?):	plasma_slow
Projectile speed:	14 wu/s
Hitscan range (?):	~0.466 wu
Max range (?):	40 wu
Rate of fire:	8 to 11 rounds per second
Spread (?):	Single: 0.25 to 0.75 degrees (0 degrees min error) Dual: 1 to 2.5 degrees (0.5 degree min error)
Battery:	-0.25% per shot (400 shots)
Heat:	Generation: +15% per shot Cooldown: -85.25% per second Overheated: -35% per second
Auto aim (?):	6 degrees out to 12 wu
Sticky aim (?):	9 degrees out to 18 wu
Melee damage (?):	Strike Melee
Tag name (?):	brute_plasma_rifle.weapon

The Brute Plasma Rifle is a weapon featured in Halo 2 and its remaster, Halo 2: Anniversary.

This page focuses on the Brute Plasma Rifle found in the original Halo 2 game and the campaign of Anniversary. Information on the Plasma Rifle found in the multiplayer component of Halo 2: Anniversary can be found here.

Universe and lore

Main article: Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle

The Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle is a more aggressive variant of the standard plasma rifle developed by the Sacred Promissory for issue to Brute warriors. In Halo 2: Anniversary the weapon's model is that of the Plasma rifle from Halo: Reach, albeit with a red tint.

Gameplay

Counterparts

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  Plasma Rifle
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  Needler
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  SMG
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  Sentinel Beam
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  Eliminator Beam

Campaign

In the campaign of Halo 2 the Brute Plasma Rifle only becomes available in the level Gravemind, near the end of the game, after which point it is available in every level. It is exclusively wielded by Brutes alongside their Brute Shots and Carbines.

Befitting the Brutes' aggressive nature, the weapon has a faster rate-of-fire and time-to-overheat than the standard Plasma Rifle. As with the regular Plasma Rifle the weapon can be dual wielded.

Multiplayer

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