Editing Z-180 Scattershot

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{{Weapon infobox

|manufacturer = [[Forerunner]]

|type = Close Combat Rifle<br />Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator

|affiliation = [[Forerunner]]

* [[Builder Security]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 98''</ref>

* [[Prometheans]]

|length = {{Convert|115.5|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

|width = {{Convert|10.7|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

|height = {{Convert|34.1|cm|in|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}

|ammotype = Ionized particles{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref>

|capacity =

|feed = 5 rounds<ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/26/The-Halo-Bulletin-92612-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin 9.27.12'']</ref>

|rate =

|optics =

|range = Short to medium

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[[Forerunner-Flood War]]<br />

[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]

The '''Scattershot''' {{ZClass|180|Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator|CCR/AEM}} is a [[Forerunner]] [[directed energy weapon|energy channel weapon]] that was originally used by [[Builder Security]] forces.<ref name="VIS">'''''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''''</ref><ref name="O+A">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/ordnance-armor/cbbca9b3-5108-41aa-aa21-9b523de68266 '''Halo 4 Official Site''' - ''Ordnance + Armor'']</ref> It is commonly carried by [[Promethean]] [[Knight Battlewagon]]s.

The Scattershot gained popular use by [[Builder Security]] who used it to engage the Flood during large scale evacuations of Forerunner planets.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 98''</ref> Effectively an exotic analogue to a human [[shotgun]], 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, and fires multiple individual projectiles, though its most remarkable attribute is that its rounds can ricochet off surfaces.{{Ref/Reuse|O+A}} As a weapon created to combat the [[Flood]] and prevent them from reusing corpses, it will disintegrate its targets if enough of the projectiles hit them at the same time.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35_pXjNsDUY '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 4 Flag Stabbing and Spartan Cosplay - Comic-Con 2012'']</ref>

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.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/e3-2012-halo-4-renders/600518a8-d6fd-4c01-9f46-d9a97fcd9cc1#imageNumber=1 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''E3 2012: Halo 4 Renders'']</ref> The Scattershot was manufactured and developed by [[Ferrarius Assembler Vats]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=391}}

 

* '''[[Loathsome Thing]]''': The ''Loathsome Thing'', stained in the ichor of an unaccountable number of Flood across hundred thousand different [[Flood hive|hives]], is an improved model with increased damage, a faster rate of fire of 140 RPM, faster reload speed, and a doubled magazine size.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref> This particular Scattershot also appears as the second [[Special weapons (Halo 5: Guardians)|hidden weapon]] in the mission [[Osiris (level)|Osiris]], appearing in a pair.<ref name="Osiris">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2Hxw9yKdLc '''YouTube''' - ''Loathsome Thing - Scattershot Variant - Halo 5 Hidden Item'']</ref>

* '''[[Didact's Signet]]''': The ''Didact's Signet'', handcrafted by the [[Ur-Didact]] to reward his most elite Prometheans, is an advanced model that fires a quartet of stronger, faster moving, and longer ranged projectiles compared to normal Scattershots. Its projectiles also have stronger tracking capabilities after ricocheting.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}} This particular Scattershot can be found as a hidden weapon in the mission [[The Breaking]].<ref name="TheBreaking">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZjS6dRau7g '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 5: Guardians Special Weapon "Didact's Signet" Mission 14 Location Guide'']</ref>

In ''Halo 4'', the Scattershot fills a role as a close-quarters power weapon, similar to the UNSC's [[M45 shotgun|M45D shotgun]]. The Scattershot differentiates with a faster rate of fire but a lower lethal range (though its effective range exceeds the shotgun's), and smaller magazine size and lower total ammunition carried.

In [[Slayer|Infinity Slayer]] the Scattershot is a relatively common Ordnance drop weapon. It also spawns at the start of match on several maps, such as [[Adrift]], [[Abandon]], and [[Haven]]. The weapon is best used in engagements where at extremely close range, such as the enclosed hallways of Adrift or out of the lifts on Abandon.  

In [[Dominion]] matches, although the Scattershot is a relatively rare ordnance drop and does not appear at all in Lockdown, it is still very useful, and, unsurprisingly, an excellent weapon for defending bases.

In ''Halo 5: Guardians'' the weapon performs more or less identically to its predecessor, with some major differences. First, the weapon now fires consistently, with the shots of the weapon forming a spread-X pattern, which is then constricted under smart scope's use, a stark difference to the ''Halo 4'' rendition's inconsistent output. In addition, bolts will track slightly, similar to other hardlight weapons in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', if bounced off a hard surface. This makes the Scattershot a brutal tool for controlling a point in Strongholds, protecting a flag in CTF, or cleaning out an Armory in Warzone. It should not, however, be utilized for long-range engagements past {{convert|10.3|m|ft|sp=us}}, as its range increase is not that dramatic.

Warzone variants include the Loathsome Thing, which features increased magazine size of 10 rounds, more damage, a faster reload time, and a higher rate of fire, and the Didact's Signet, which has higher projectile tracking on ricochets and increased range, including the ability to instantly kill targets up to {{convert|21|m|ft|sp=us}} away when scoped in.

In ''Halo: Spartan Strike'', the weapon can ricochet and has double the range of the M45D shotgun. When fired, it spreads six projectiles that can bounce off walls as long as it is inside the range of fire.

=== Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo 5: Guardians'' ===

* Hardlight rounds are now much tighter when fired, including a consistent shot pattern.

** All rounds disintegrate at the same time instead of one by one.

* Fires eight rounds instead of six.

* Can be [[Spartan abilities#Smart Scope|Smart Scope]]d for increased accuracy, which also alters the weapon's design.

* Firing rate decreased to 72 RPM (-1/3).

File:H4_ScattershotIncinCannon_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Scattershot and Incineration Cannon for ''[[Halo 4]]''.

 

File:Scattershot_blueprint.png|The HUD icon of the Z-180 from the HUD in an earlier build of ''Halo 4''.

File:H4 - Scattershot HUD icon.png|The HUD icon of the Z-180 from the HUD in the final build of ''Halo 4''.

File:H4 - HUD Scattershot.png|First-person view of the Z-180 in ''Halo 4''{{'}}s E3 2012 campaign demo.

File:H4-Scattershot-GlowFire-FirstPerson.jpg|The Scattershot's lines glowing in ''Halo 4''{{'}}s E3 2012 campaign demo.

File:H4-Z180HUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the Scattershot by [[John-117]] in the ''Halo 4'' campaign.

File:H4-MP-Z180ScattershotRifle-HUD.jpg|The Scattershot in multiplayer, on [[Haven]].

H4-MP-ScattershotRifle-HUD-Fire.jpg|The Scattershot being fired.

File:Halo4-OrdnanceDrop-Scattershot.jpg|The Scattershot as part of an Ordnance drop on Haven.

File:H5G-Z180.png|Render of the Scattershot in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.

File:H5G-Z180HUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the Scattershot by [[Frederic-104]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.

File:H5G-Z180 FP melee1.png|First-person view of John-117 doing a melee attack with the Scattershot.

File:H5G-Z180 FP melee2.png|Ditto, secondary melee animation.

File:H5G-Fred&Z180.png|Fred-104 using smart scope with the Scattershot on [[Genesis]].

File:H5G-John&Z180.png|John-117 wielding a Scattershot on Genesis.

File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing'' by [[Edward Buck]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.

File:H5G-ValeBuck&LoathsomeThing.png|[[Olympia Vale]] and Edward Buck, each with a ''Loathsome Thing'', on [[Kamchatka]].

File:H5G-DidactsSignetHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the ''Didact's Signet'' by Fred-104 in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.

File:H5G-Fred&DidactsSignet.png|Fred-104 with the ''Didact's Signet'' on Genesis.

File:H5G-LoathsomeThingHUD.png|First-person view of the ''Loathsome Thing''.

File:H5G-LoathsomeThing.png|A [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the ''Loathsome Thing'' on [[Stasis]].

File:H5G-DidactsSignet.png|A Centurion-clad Spartan-IV wielding the ''Didact's Signet'' on Stasis.

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