Battle Rifle-Plasma Rifle: Difference between revisions

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The Battle Rifle-Plasma Rifle, often abbreviated as the '''BR-PR''', is a unique weapon consisting of a [[BR55 Battle Rifle|'''Battle Rifle''']]''' attached to what appears to be a '''[[type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|'''Plasma Rifle''']]. It appears in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level [[Sacred Icon]], during the level's opening cutscene [[List of Halo 2 Cinematic Cutscenes|Uncomfortable Silence]], where the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] is attacked by an [[Enforcer]] and is saved by [[Tartarus|Tartarus']] [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]]. The weapon only appears offscreen however and as such it can only be seen if one moves the camera to a different angle by use of mods or other tools. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX5il1wjZkQ</ref>

While the weapon itself is not normally seen there are a few hints at it's presence. The rate of fire is faster than that of an ordinary [[Heavy plasma cannon|Phantom Gun]]. The shots' point of origin is also partly visible at the edge of the screen and fires at both a different angle than the one the [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] is travelling at immediately afterwards and is also closer than the phantom would be. Additionally throughout the cutscene the phantom itself does not have it's lateral guns deployed.

Like the [[Scarab Gun]] the BR-PR is a weapon that appears purely for cinematic effect, likely to make the shots appear more intense. Viewing the the scene from a different angle reveals that the Phantom is actually dancing outside of view while the weapon appears briefly to fire and disappears immediately after.  

Looking through the game files reveals that [[Sacred Icon]] contains a weapon aptly called the "phantom turret" as well as a file for a handheld version of it. <ref>https://youtu.be/8R6WsIT8QzI?t=2731</ref> It is not normally found on the level and can thus only be wielded by using mods. Just like the [[Scarab Gun]] the weapon appears as an ordinary plasma rifle that does not overheat and has a full, unlimited battery. The weapon fires shots like those of a Phantom's [[Heavy plasma cannon|cannons]], a [[Type-27_Shade|Shade turret]], or a [[Type-29_Shadow|Shadow's]] [[Class-1_directed_energy_cannon#Type-29_Anti-Infantry_Weapon_Emplacement.2FMounted|turret]] but at an immediately higher rate. This weapon would thus be the Plasma Rifle half of the BR-PR leaving it unclear what function the Battle Rifle plays in the assembly.

Curiously a separate but completely identical weapon called the "big needler" exists in the game files of the levels [[Outskirts]] and [[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]].

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