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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
[[File:Type-25 DEP interior.jpg|thumb|275px|The upper firing coil inside an ''Eos'Mak''-pattern plasma pistol.]] | [[File:Type-25 DEP interior.jpg|thumb|275px|The upper firing coil inside an ''Eos'Mak''-pattern plasma pistol manufactured on [[Hesduros]].]] | ||
{{Quote|It’s just the right size and it feels good in your hands, but give me an [[M7 SMG|em seven]] or an em eh five any day of the week.|Anonymous UNSC E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}}} | {{Quote|It’s just the right size and it feels good in your hands, but give me an [[M7 SMG|em seven]] or an em eh five any day of the week.|Anonymous UNSC E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}}} | ||
The plasma pistol's origin dates as far back as the Sangheili society before their encounter with the [[San'Shyuum]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p291}} The weapon was initially reverse-engineered from a [[Forerunner]] device,{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} and, following the [[Writ of Union]], the plasma pistol saw improvements from the San'Shyuum that resulted in the weapon's distinctive scaled burst ability.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p291}} The weapon's success in the field has led to very few change in its design since the earliest models first enter production,{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} though this may also be the result of the San'Shyuum's restrictions over legacy designs,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p291}} which likely also informed the Covenant's centralized manufacturing control.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} That being said, there are cases of superficial and functional changes, as the most common plasma pistol design—the [[Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol|''Eos'Mak''-pattern]]—is associated with numerous sub-variants.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | The plasma pistol's origin dates as far back as the Sangheili society before their encounter with the [[San'Shyuum]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p291}} The weapon was initially reverse-engineered from a [[Forerunner]] device,{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} and, following the [[Writ of Union]], the plasma pistol saw improvements from the San'Shyuum that resulted in the weapon's distinctive scaled burst ability.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p291}} The weapon's success in the field has led to very few change in its design since the earliest models first enter production,{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} though this may also be the result of the San'Shyuum's restrictions over legacy designs,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p291}} which likely also informed the Covenant's centralized manufacturing control.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} That being said, there are cases of superficial and functional changes, as the most common plasma pistol design—the [[Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol|''Eos'Mak''-pattern]]—is associated with numerous sub-variants.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | ||
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==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | ||
[[File:HTV-PPpew.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Riz-028]] using | [[File:HTV-PPpew.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Riz-028]] using an ''Eos'Mak''-pattern plasma pistol to kill a Sangheili in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.]] | ||
===Silver Timeline=== | ===Silver Timeline=== | ||
{{Main|Silver Timeline}} | {{Main|Silver Timeline}} | ||
Plasma pistols are used by the Covenant against humanity.{{Ref/Film|Id=Contact|TV|Episode=Contact}}{{Ref/Film|Id=Reckoning|TV|Episode=Reckoning}} | Plasma pistols are used by the Covenant against humanity.{{Ref/Film|Id=Contact|TV|Episode=Contact}}{{Ref/Film|Id=Reckoning|TV|Episode=Reckoning}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{Linkbox| | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Plasma pistols}} | ||
* 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 all of the mainline ''Halo'' games (except ''Halo 4''), if the player remain idle while wielding a plasma pistol, the player character will pull the top off the pistol, showing the plasma pistol's upper firing coil. | * In all of the mainline ''Halo'' games (except ''Halo 4''), if the player remain idle while wielding a plasma pistol, the player character will pull the top off the pistol, showing the plasma pistol's upper firing coil. | ||
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*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | **''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' | |||
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*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | ||
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**''[[Reckoning]]'' | **''[[Reckoning]]'' | ||
**''[[Transcendence]]'' | **''[[Transcendence]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' | |||
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