Resident Evil 4/Weapons and upgrades: Difference between revisions

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This is Leon's starting pistol.  Weak power, but when given its exclusive upgrade will cause critical hits from headshots (Either instantly killing a human enemy, or destroying the head and bringing the Plaga within to near-death) five times as often.  While it holds its own in the earliest sections of the game, it won't be long before bigger, bolder and all-round better guns start calling and this pea-shooter is sold and replaced. It's worth noting that regardless of the handgun you are equipped with, Leon will always be seen holding this gun in cutscenes where he is armed.

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A pistol that is able to pierce through two enemies at once (Five with the Exclusive Upgrade).  Any handgun ammo saved by the piercing ability, however, tends to be negated by the lowered Firepower.  It could be said that the gun's name may be a reference to the comic book anti-hero "The Punisher".  A special objective in the main game both allows you to have the Punisher for free if the 10 blue medallions are found and shot (dotted around the farm and the church perimeter), while shooting all 15 before visiting the Merchant allows you to buy it with a free firepower upgrade (which, in this case, is a clear upgrade to the original Handgun).  The best way to go is to upgrade this just marginally until you reach the castle and gain the Blacktail; but whatever pistol you choose won't affect you in the long run much (you can use the handgun all the way through if you want; not recommended).  You may buy this the first time you meet the Merchant.

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Modelled after the famous Mauser C-96, the Red9 is a large and, shot for shot, potentially the single highest firepower Pistol you may possess.  The drawback to this is the smallest magazine capacity, slowest reload time, slowest refire rate, poor recoil, and a larger inventory footprint (2x4) than all other pistols.  While a stock can be bought to negate the recoil, this increases the inventory footprint to 11 spaces (2x4 for the weapon, 1x3 for the stock).  The Red9's firepower surpasses any low-level shotgun with a maximum power of 6.5 (with the exclusive upgrade).  Some argue that the efficiency of ammo usage makes this a good weapon; you'd probably be best with a quick pistol and a powerful shotgun or magnum.  Choose this gun only if you like aiming over spraying, or if you'd like bit of a challenge.  You may buy this weapon once you find Ashley, and the stock just before the rope bridge.

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The last of the standard semi-auto handguns to appear, the Blacktail is the most well-rounded (and fastest non-burst firing when upgraded) pistol available.  It has the same reload time as the Handgun, fires even faster, has roughly twice the Firepower, and a larger magazine capacity.  However, it falls behind the Red9 in pure firepower, even after its Exclusive upgrade.  You may buy this weapon once you enter the castle.

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The Matilda takes on the form of a HK VP70 with attached stock which is also the same gun that Leon used in Resident Evil 2 when you found upgrade parts for his handgun.  It can be unlocked by beating the main game, purchasable immediately.  It has somewhat average Firepower (on par with the regular Handgun), reloads quickly, and can belch out its bursts very rapidly in groups of three, meaning that your enemies can be felled in a third of the time.  However, some gamers find that it really does nothing but eat up ammunition three times as fast.  With its Exclusive upgrade, it gains a 100 round magazine.  The Matilda occupies a 2x5 space (the largest for a pistol) in your inventory.

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The Shotgun is your basic shotgun, of course.  Average attack power, good spread.  Unfortunately, it tends to be slower than other weapons.  Good for knocking ganados off their feet.  The Exclusive upgrade for the Shotgun allows it to do full damage from any range.  You can pick up a free shotgun off the wall of the trap house, in Chapter 1-1 - and you will need it, to fend off Dr Salvador.

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The Riot Gun is a very, very slight improvement on the Shotgun.  Larger magazine capacity, same spread, slightly greater attack power (unless you fully upgrade both weapons, but then don't get the Exclusive upgrade on the Riot Gun).  It has a unique trait in that it actually aims slightly faster than other weapons (this is what "easy to handle" means).  You may buy the Riot Gun when you enter the Castle.

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An automatic, drum-fed shotgun.  The Striker is, in essence, the best of all worlds — highest attack power, highest refire rate, fastest reload, and a relatively massive magazine.  The Exclusive upgrade for this weapon is a 100 round magazine — perfect for those huge crowds.  The striker has a 5x2 inventory footprint.  You may buy the Striker from the merchant at the bottom of the spike trap.  

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This .45 calibre revolver-style Magnum is the single most powerful ammo-based weapon in the game.  Its Exclusive upgrade makes its Firepower skyrocket (50.0).  Unfortunately, the price for this is a slow reload even at maximum level, needing to pay for Exclusive upgrades in order to make it more effective than the Killer7, and the highest magazine size possible being 12 rounds; although you won't find excess amounts of ammo for this weapon.  Great weapon for bosses when maxed out.  You may buy the Broken Butterfly when you enter the Castle, or, when you are reunited with Ashley, you can find your way to a certain window that you can boost her through (also in the Castle).

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The Killer 7 is the second of the magnums - a m1911-style automatic with an attached scope.  The gun itself is a reference to another Capcom game called [[Killer7]]. While having no Exclusive Upgrade, the Killer7 is flatly superior to the Butterfly - the weapon does not kick as harshly, the raw firepower is superior, its magazine capacity is greater, and it reloads much, much faster.  The counterweight to this is the fact that the Killer7 possesses no Exclusive upgrade and you have to deal with more ammo in comparison with the Broken Butterfly.  Choosing between the two magnums is a preference between speed and power and how much money you're willing to part with.  You may buy the Killer7 at the first Merchant on the Island.

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* '''Initial cost''': Free!

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The Bolt-Action Rifle is the weapon for those who value power over any other statistic.  Reload?  Slow, especially if your magazine is not empty - as you have to pull back the bolt, then jam the cartridge in, then rework the bolt, then you will raise the weapon again.  Accuracy and re-fire?  The bolt-action will have you needing to re-aim after every shot, because you will lift your eye away from the scope to manually work the bolt and chamber the next round.  Magazine size starts at 5, and remains much smaller than the semi-auto.  In exchange for this, an Exclusive Bolt-Action will do as much damage as a fully-upgraded Killer7 magnum.  The Bolt-Action Rifle and its scope may be bought from the Merchant from your first visit.  The Bolt-Action rifle occupies a 9x1 space in your inventory. Note that a Rifle is not needed again until you reach the castle, so if you want, you can sell the Rifle back to the Merchant-earning some cash and making some room in your attache case!

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The Semi-auto rifle is the well-rounded rifle.  A high firing speed, a much faster reload (drop magazine, jam a new one in), no need to work the bolt, and magazine sizes starting at 10 rounds.  Until the Exclusive, the Semi-Automatic Rifle is also a far more powerful weapon, as well.  Instead of increasing the Firepower of the weapon, though, the Semi-Auto's firing rate rises to around two shots per second.  You may buy this weapon and its scope once you reach the Castle.  The Semi-auto rifle has a 7x2 inventory footprint.

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The TMP (Tactical Machine Pistol) is a submachine gun comparable with an Uzi.  It uses its own style of 9mm ammunition (100 to a box), has a very large magazine capacity, very, very rapid firing rate (yes, obvious, fully automatic weapon), and, unfortunately, compares unfavorably in raw power to the normal Handgun, even when given its Exclusive upgrade.  It occupies a 2x3 footprint in your inventory, and also has an optional stock (2x2 footprint).  If you choose to use the TMP, the stock is highly recommended, as it turns a highly inaccurate weapon into a fairly precise stream of bullets.  You may buy the TMP from the Merchant on your first meeting.  You may buy the stock from the Merchant on your second meeting.

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The Chicago Typewriter is a weapon that does 10 Firepower worth of damage per round, and is a fully automatic, devastating weapon with unlimited ammunition.  Strangely you are still able to reload the gun, but are not required to do so (although doing so while using Leon's mafia hitman outfit causes an amusing little animation).

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The '''Rocket Launcher''' is a single-use weapon that devastates anything it hits.  It costs 30,000 Pesetas to buy from the Merchant (You do find one in the Castle, however.)  No statistics are given for any of the launchers and thus are not available within the table.  Please note that the damage of the rocket launchers is actually a percentage, ranging from an unknown minimum to 100% damage on some enemies and bosses when hit dead on.  After using it once, Leon will automatically throw it away, and you will need to enter your inventory to choose a new weapon.  All rocket launchers are equipped with zoom scopes.  They devour 8x2 spaces in your inventory.  

There are three types of grenades.  All grenades take up a 2x1 space in your inventory.

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Hand Grenades are your stereotypical fragmentation grenade.  They explosively make life miserable for large groups of enemies.

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