H2:Plasma Pistol

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Plasma Pistol
The Plasma Pistols in Halo 2 (top) and Anniversary (bottom).
Gameplay role
Faction:	Covenant
Weapon tier (?):	Loadout weapon
Weapon class (?):	Pistol
Firing mode:	Semi-automatic Charge (manual release)
Effective range:	Close to medium
Counterparts:	Human (UNSC) Magnum

The Plasma Pistol is a weapon featured in Halo 2 and its remaster, Halo 2: 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.

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

Universe and lore

Main article: Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol

In the original Halo 2, 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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  Magnum

Campaign

The Plasma Pistol is one of the most common weapons found throughout Halo 2. It is most commonly seen in the hands of Grunt enemies. The weapon has had a notable change from its original iteration in Halo: Combat Evolved; it is now capable of being dual wielded, allowing it to be paired with either another Plasma Pistol or any other dual wield-capable weapon. It can be paired with a Magnum for a particularly effective Noob Combo, using the Plasma Pistol's charged shot to strip energy shielding and the Magnum to headshot vulnerable enemies. Otherwise, the weapon's main change is that it does less damage than in Combat Evolved.

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Multiplayer

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Production notes

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Gallery

Halo 2

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  Angled view of the Plasma Pistol.

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  A Spartan dual wielding Plasma Pistols.

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  An Unggoy Heavy wielding the Plasma Pistol.

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  A Kig-Yar Minor illuminated by the glow of an Plasma Pistol.

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  First-person view of an Plasma Pistol being opened.

Halo 2: Anniversary campaign

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  The Plasma Pistol in Anniversary.

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  First-person view of the Plasma Pistol in Halo 2: Anniversary campaign.

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  First-person view of dual-wielding Plasma Pistols in Halo 2: Anniversary campaign.

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  Walpole wielding a Plasma Pistol in Another Day at the Beach.

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  Two Grunt Minors firing their Plasma Pistol in Halo 2: Anniversary campaign.

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  Sangheili Minors dual-wielding Plasma Pistols in Halo 2: Anniversary campaign.

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  A Special Operations Grunt with a Plasma Pistol in Halo 2: Anniversary campaign.