Plasma Gun
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Plasma Guns, or Plasma Launchers,(Omega Recon Reports) were projectile weapons designed to fire high-intensity plasma. Heroes tracking down escaped villains were equipped with Plasma Guns for their solo missions, and some had modified versions of the weapons to suit their needs.
Functionality
The Plasma Gun is a variation of the Meteor Blaster, but it is slightly shorter and has a bulkier top half. Designed to mimic the effects of lightning, the Plasma Gun used current sheets that enhance resistance and increase the buildup of energy within the gun for a desired shot, which results in a large explosion and radiation outpour. It shoots high-intensity plasma (Is this from a Lego Magazine in 2012?) that way.
There are various kinds of Plasma Guns. Some of them are modified for the Heroes' certain parts of Mission: Catch 'Em and Cuff 'Em. Daniel Rocka's jetpack and the Battle Machines have variations of the Plasma Gun.
Known Heroes
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| Name | Modification | Status |
| William Furno | Attached a harpoon to the launcher, and tuned it to function underwater, at the cost of projectile speed. Shoots fire.[SM1][Episode 10] | Out of use |
| Nathan Evo | Enhanced by his Tank Arm. | Out of use |
| Mark Surge | Shoots electrical energy blasts. | Out of use |
| Natalie Breez | None | Out of use |
| Daniel Rocka | Modified as a Crossbow. | Out of use |
| Dunkan Bulk | None | Out of use |
| Preston Stormer | Can track an enemy via their specific heat signature.(Shown in the September-October 2012 issue of the Lego Magazine) Shoots ice to freeze targets.[Episode 10] | Out of use |
| Julius Nex | None[FO:MSG] | Out of use |
| Jimi Stringer | Modified as a Sonic Blaster. | Out of use |
Example Usage
In Breakout: Part 1, Surge fired his Plasma Gun at Splitface.
Set Information
The Plasma Gun was included in all nine Hero sets of 2012, with modifications in several of the Heroes' designs. Two different pieces form to make a ball shooter; the top piece is brand new to the wave, whereas the bottom piece is a redesigned version of launcher pieces included in previous waves. The bottom piece is also used in the 2012 villain sets' guns. 6222 CORE HUNTER, released in summer 2012 also uses a gun called the Plasma Shooter, which is of the same design as the Plasma Gun, but it has a red spike and a bandolier.
44014 JET ROCKA's jetpack in 2013 has two Plasma Guns, which are called "Plasma Shooters" in the set's LEGOshop.com description.
The Battle Machines in 2014 also have Plasma Guns, which are called "Goo Shooters" in their sets' LEGOshop.com descriptions.
Trivia
- In Episode 6: Savage Planet Part 1, Stringer 3.0 said that he had a "plasma gun" in his claw weapon, but it does not look like a Plasma Gun, and its blasts look like a Sonic Boom Weapon's.
- The unnamed Alpha 1 Team rookie has two Plasma Guns.(questionable canonicity)
- According to Meet the Heroes, Stormer's Plasma Gun has an ultra-powerful bolt shooter.
- The villain Core Hunter uses a gun similar to a Plasma Gun called the Plasma Shooter, according to his LEGOshop.com description. Though using the same pieces and bearing a similar name, the Plasma Shooter is distinct from the Plasma Gun featured in the Hero sets of 2012, as it has a red spike and a bandolier. The weapon also exists before the Plasma Guns were made.[SM1]
- Some of the Hero sets' Plasma Guns are also called "Plasma Shooters" in their LEGOshop.com descriptions. The Plasma Gun is called the "Plasma Shooter" by HeroFactory.com, and a picture of Nex's Plasma Gun was used to represent this, though it is ultimately a Plasma Gun, according to Face Off: Makuro's Secret Guidebook.
- In Secret Mission 1: The Doom Box, Secret Mission 3: Collision Course, and Secret Mission 5: Mirror World, the Plasma Guns are called "Plasma Weapons" and "Plasma Blasters".
- While the Crossbow, Sound Blaster, Rocka's jetpack, and the Battle Machines' Goo Shooters are not called "Plasma Guns" in their LEGOshop.com descriptions, HeroFactory.com, and Face Off: Makuro's Secret Guidebook, it is implied that they are variations of the Plasma Gun.
External links
- Plasma Gun/"Plasma Shooter" on HeroFactory.com (archived)
- Aquajet Pack and Furno's Plasma Gun on HeroFactory.com (archived)
