Alien Pistol

The Alien Pistol is a medium-sized rail firing pistol used as a sidearm by the Usurpation Forces, introduced in Plazma Burst 2. It is one of the three available pistols to usable in the Campaign, this weapon has very low damage per shot, but fires rails.

Characteristics

 * Fires weak, hitscan rails at an average rate of fire.
 * Rails lose hitscan properties while underwater, but can regain them when they resurface.
 * Rails can ricochet off of a Shieldnade.

Prior to Version 1.17:


 * Fires two bullets per shot at an average rate of fire.

Appearance
The Alien pistol is very different in shape from the other two pistols. It is the same color of dark yellow as the Usurpation Soldiers and the Alien Rifle. This pistol slopes forward and down near the front, and has a small blue section for a barrel. The back of the gun breaks into two sections that surrounds the shooter's arms and branch out, acting like a trigger guard; the receiver is triangular and points towards the front end of the weapon. There is a small, invisible red light on the upper back of the gun that blinks red in between shots. Unlike other pistols, this gun does not feature a red laser sight.

Campaign location
The Alien Pistol can be found only on levels 1 and 2 of the campaign, thus making this gun very rare in the campaign. There are only a total of 6 Alien Pistols in the campaign, and these guns can only ever be seen being carried by a group of Minor Usurpation Soldiers. This gun can be bought from the Equipment Shop for $600 credits and upgraded for $250 credits. When fully upgraded, this pistol costs $1350 credits. The Alien Pistol is the least expensive pistol to purchase.

Trivia

 * Before the Version 1.17 update it fired two regular bullets similar to that of the Alien Shotgun, and had a different appearance. It also sounded exactly like the Pistol C-01p.


 * The older version couldn't penetrate walls.


 * This is the second most expensive pistol when fully upgraded, behind the Pistol C-01p.


 * The Alien Pistol is the cheapest pistol to purchase.


 * It is considered by many players to be the worst gun in the game. Due to its poor combat performance, the Alien Pistol has become a subject of ridicule, jokes, and parodies.


 * When upgraded to level 2, it actually downgrades to a less effective weapon than the unupgraded version. It is unclear whether or not this is a mistake made by the developer when programming the weapon. When upgraded to level 3, this problem is solved.


 * The older version and the newer version of the Alien Pistol will both be included in Plazma Burst 2.5.


 * The Alien Pistol can be a good choice when playing on Impossible mode, as its rails travel instantly, and cannot be deflected.