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*This is the first weapon players receive in the trilogy, on the level the ''[[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]]'' from [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]. | *This is the first weapon players receive in the trilogy, on the level the ''[[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]]'' from [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]. | ||
*Ironically, though the M6D is the most powerful of the M6 handgun series, in game it is referred to as simply "a pistol," while the M6C, which is considerably less powerful, is called "a magnum." The term magnum is generally applied to powerful handguns, such as the Desert Eagle, implying that the C is more powerful than the D. Anyone who has used the weapon will know that this is untrue. It has been said by many critics that the M6D Pistol was massively overpowered, since it could destroy a vehicle with one or two magazines. It was mentioned during an episode of the [[Bungie]] Podcast that there was an internal debate about how powerful the M6D should have been. It was stated that the weapon was supposed to be weaker, but an employee made a last-minute code change that gave the pistol its power.{{Verify_source}} | *Ironically, though the M6D is the most powerful of the M6 handgun series, in game it is referred to as simply "a pistol," while the M6C, which is considerably less powerful, is called "a magnum." The term magnum is generally applied to powerful handguns, such as the Desert Eagle, implying that the C is more powerful than the D. Anyone who has used the weapon will know that this is untrue. It has been said by many critics that the M6D Pistol was massively overpowered, since it could destroy a vehicle with one or two magazines. It was mentioned during an episode of the [[Bungie]] Podcast that there was an internal debate about how powerful the M6D should have been. It was stated that the weapon was supposed to be weaker, but an employee made a last-minute code change that gave the pistol its power.{{Verify_source}} | ||
**One of the comments on the weapon changes in ''Halo 2'' revolved around the fact that in ''Halo 1'', "the assault rifle handled like an SMG and the pistol handled like a rifle." In ''Halo 2'', the altered weapon loadout featured "a [[Battle Rifle|rifle]] that handles like a rifle, a [[M6C Personal Defense Weapon System|pistol]] that handles like a pistol, and an [[SMG]] that handles like an SMG."{{Verify source}} | |||
*The M6D has Japanese Kanji (the character "[[Seven]]") written on it. | *The M6D has Japanese Kanji (the character "[[Seven]]") written on it. | ||
*One shot to the exposed orange flesh of a [[Hunter]] will result in a kill, no matter what difficulty setting. | *One shot to the exposed orange flesh of a [[Hunter]] will result in a kill, no matter what difficulty setting. | ||