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*The plasma pistol was inspired by the "[[marathongame:Zeus Class Fusion Pistol|Zeus Class Fusion Pistol]]" from the [[Marathon (Video Game Series)|''Marathon'' series]]. Like the Fusion Pistol, the plasma pistol is a reasonable-damage single-shot weapon with an overcharge mode. However, the Fusion Pistol's overcharge was far more deadly in-game and could kill nearly any enemy in the game, with one limitation: if the gun was left overcharged for too long, it would explode violently, killing the wielder. | *The plasma pistol was inspired by the "[[marathongame:Zeus Class Fusion Pistol|Zeus Class Fusion Pistol]]" from the [[Marathon (Video Game Series)|''Marathon'' series]]. Like the Fusion Pistol, the plasma pistol is a reasonable-damage single-shot weapon with an overcharge mode. However, the Fusion Pistol's overcharge was far more deadly in-game and could kill nearly any enemy in the game, with one limitation: if the gun was left overcharged for too long, it would explode violently, killing the wielder. | ||
*In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', if the player remain idle while wielding a plasma pistol, [[John-117]] will pull the top off the pistol, showing what seems to be a power cell similar to a round of the [[ | *In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', if the player remain idle while wielding a plasma pistol, [[John-117]] will pull the top off the pistol, showing what seems to be a power cell similar to a round of the [[Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun|fuel rod gun]]. In ''Halo 3'', the same will happen if the player remain idle for a while; the playable character will flip it open and the player will be able to see the internal mechanisms of the pistol. | ||
*In the PC version of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', if the player has a modified controller with rapid-fire functionality, they can fire the plasma pistol as fast as the second highest turbo setting, which is as fast as the [[MA5B assault rifle|assault rifle]]. However, it overheats extremely fast. | *In the PC version of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', if the player has a modified controller with rapid-fire functionality, they can fire the plasma pistol as fast as the second highest turbo setting, which is as fast as the [[MA5B assault rifle|assault rifle]]. However, it overheats extremely fast. | ||
*In ''Halo 3'', it is the only [[dual-wield]]able weapon that does not cause less damage per shot when dual wielded than when single wielded. (26 head/body shots single- or dual-wielded to kill with normal shields; as compared with the [[M6G magnum|M6G]] that takes 5 head or 8 body single-wielded but 7 head or 11 body when dual-wielded). | *In ''Halo 3'', it is the only [[dual-wield]]able weapon that does not cause less damage per shot when dual wielded than when single wielded. (26 head/body shots single- or dual-wielded to kill with normal shields; as compared with the [[M6G magnum|M6G]] that takes 5 head or 8 body single-wielded but 7 head or 11 body when dual-wielded). | ||