Z-180 Scattershot

The Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator, commonly known as the scattershot, is a Forerunner energy channel weapon.

Overview
The scattershot was first used as a close-range defensive weapon toward the end of the Forerunner-Flood war. The scattershot is extremely dangerous in relatively close quarters, though its most remarkable attribute is a schismatic dispersal effect that can cause hard-surfaced corridors to ricochet with its energy beams.

Design details
The weapon bears the hallmarks of Forerunner design: highly angular and metallic. It appears to be held together, at least partly, by energy fields as indicated by its self-assembly process and floating sights. Orange highlights can be seen while the weapon is self-assembling and throughout the casing once assembly is complete; these highlights grow brighter when the weapon is fired. The weapon receives five energy cells from a breach-loaded compartment.

As a weapon created to combat the Flood and prevent them from reusing corpses, biomass will disintegrate when shot at. However, Promethean Knights are also known to be susceptible to the disintegration.

List of appearances

 * Reclaimer Trilogy
 * Halo 4